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Tex. Occupations Code § 555.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 555 / Section 555.010
§ 555.010. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

The identity of a person who reports to or assists the board under Section 555.002(c) and a document that could disclose the identity of that person are confidential and are not considered public information for the purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.152
§ 2151.152. OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal, county, or state law enforcement official may determine compliance with a provision of Subchapter C, other than Section 2151.104, in conjunction with the commissioner and may institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this chapter.

(b) A municipal, county, or state law enforcement official may enter and inspect without notice any amusement ride at any time to ensure public safety.

(c) The operator of an amusement ride shall immediately provide the inspection certificate and the insurance policy required by Section 2151.101 to a municipal, county, or state law enforcement official requesting the information. A photocopy of the inspection certificate or insurance policy may be provided instead of the certificate or policy.

(d) Performance or nonperformance by a municipal, county, or state law enforcement official of any action authorized by this chapter is a discretionary act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 810.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 810 / Section 810.009
§ 810.009. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

The department and each participating state agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on the implementation and administration of this chapter. The memorandum must specify each agency's roles and duties with respect to establishing and maintaining the search engine.
Tex. Water Code § 65.207 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.207
§ 65.207. PUBLICATION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall publish a substantive statement of each rule and the penalty for its violation once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the district is located.

(b) The substantive statement shall be condensed as far as possible to intelligently explain the purpose to be accomplished or the act forbidden by each rule.

(c) The notice must advise that breach of a rule will subject the violator to a penalty and that the full text of each rule is on file in the principal office of the district at which it may be read by any interested person.

(d) Any number of rules may be included in one notice.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.186 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.186
§ 225.186. CORPORAL DAVID ANTHONY GENTRY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Highway 6 bridge over the Brazos River in Knox County is designated as the Corporal David Anthony Gentry Memorial Bridge.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Corporal David Anthony Gentry Memorial Bridge and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the bridge.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.4014 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4014
§ 51.4014. LICENSE APPLICATION FROM INMATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (a-1), the department may accept an application from an applicant who is an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice except that the department may not issue the license until the applicant has been released.

(a-1) The department may issue a license to an applicant who is an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and who is enrolled in or has completed an educational program described by Section 53.0211(b-1)(2) before the applicant has been released.

(b) This section does not limit the ability of the department to determine or verify the applicant's eligibility for the license or to issue a provisional or restricted license in accordance with other law.
Tex. Water Code § 11.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.152
§ 11.152. ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS.
Status: in_force

In its consideration of an application for a permit to store, take, or divert water in excess of 5,000 acre feet per year, the commission shall assess the effects, if any, on the issuance of the permit on fish and wildlife habitats and may require the applicant to take reasonable actions to mitigate adverse impacts on such habitat. In determining whether to require an applicant to mitigate adverse impacts on a habitat, the commission may consider any net benefit to the habitat produced by the project. The commission shall offset against any mitigation required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Parts 320-330 any mitigation authorized by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.405 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.405
§ 772.405. AUDIT OF SERVICE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may require at the county's expense an audit of a local exchange service provider collecting fees or surcharges under this subchapter. The audit must be limited to the collection and remittance of money collected under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.518 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.518
§ 9.518. CLAIM CONCERNING INACCURATE OR WRONGFULLY FILED RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person named as a debtor or a secured party may file an information statement with respect to a record if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.

(b) An information statement must:

(1) identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;

(2) indicate that it is an information statement; and

(3) provide the basis for the person's belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person's belief that the record was wrongfully filed.

(c) The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.

(d) Filing of an information statement is not effective as an amendment to a filed financing statement and is not sufficient to effect a change in the manner in which the filing office has indexed a financing statement or information contained in a financing statement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.160
§ 1034.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1034.111, 1034.201, 1034.204, and 1034.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8235.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8235 / Section 8235.004
§ 8235.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.061
§ 17.061. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Agent" includes a servant, employee, heir, legal representative, executor, administrator, or guardian.

(2) "Chairman" means the chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission.

(3) "Motor vehicle" includes a motorcycle.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.184 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.184
§ 111.184. DISCRETION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission has reasonable latitude in establishing and adjusting competitive rates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.302
§ 1020.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 50 cents on each $100 valuation of the taxable property in the district, unless the tax rate is increased as provided by Section 1020.303.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.085 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.085
§ 541.085. ADVERTISEMENTS RELATING TO PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS.
Status: in_force

It is sufficient for an insurer to use the term "PPO plan" in advertisements when referring to a preferred provider benefit plan offered under Chapter 1301.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.204
§ 375.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter may be refunded or otherwise refinanced by the issuance of refunding bonds under terms or conditions determined by order or resolution of the board. Refunding bonds may be issued in amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on bonds to be refunded, at maturity or on any redemption date, and to provide for the payment of costs incurred in connection with the refunding.

(b) The refunding bonds shall be issued in the manner provided by this chapter for other bonds.
Tex. Family Code § 234.0091 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.0091
§ 234.0091. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) On request, the state disbursement unit shall provide to an obligor or obligee a copy of the record of child support payments maintained by the unit. The record must include the amounts and dates of all payments received from or on behalf of the obligor and disbursed to the obligee.

(b) An obligor or obligee may request that the Title IV-D agency investigate an alleged discrepancy between the child support payment record provided by the state disbursement unit under Subsection (a) and the payment records maintained by the obligor or obligee. The obligor or obligee making the request must provide to the Title IV-D agency documentation of the alleged discrepancy, including a canceled check or other evidence of a payment or disbursement at issue.

(c) The Title IV-D agency shall respond to a request under Subsection (b) not later than the 20th day after the date the agency receives the request. If, after an investigation, the agency determines that the child support payment record maintained by the state disbursement unit should be amended, the state disbursement unit shall immediately make the required amendment to the record and notify the obligor or obligee who made the request under Subsection (b) of that amendment.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00139 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00139
§ 30.00139. APPELLATE COURT CLERK.
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties, the city clerk serves as the appellate court clerk.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.258 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.258
§ 363.258. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk.

(b) If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk, order a referendum to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the political subdivision on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.

(c) The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum. The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0101
§ 7968A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 236.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1683.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1683 / Section 1683.002
§ 1683.002. HIGHER EDUCATION HEALTH BENEFITS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A postsecondary educational institution may offer in this state higher education health benefits. A postsecondary educational institution that offers higher education health benefits under this chapter may not require a student to enroll in the benefits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.052
§ 885.052. CONTROL OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "control" has the meaning described by Sections 823.005 and 823.151.

(b) Control of a fraternal benefit society must be ultimately vested in the membership as provided by this chapter. Control of a fraternal benefit society may be exercised by lodges and a supreme governing body elected under Section 885.054.

(c) The methods provided by this section for exercising control over a fraternal benefit society are exclusive.

(d) Chapter 823 applies to a fraternal benefit society. Each change in control of a fraternal benefit society must be consistent with the nature of a fraternal benefit society as specified by this section, Sections 885.051, 885.053, and 885.054, and other applicable law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.123 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.123
§ 141.123. WARNINGS.
Status: in_force

If the service determines that a violation of this chapter is of a minor nature and that the public interest will be served and protected by the issuance of a written warning, the service may issue the warning instead of proceeding to condemn the feed, reporting the violation for prosecution, or taking other administrative action.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 150.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 150 / Section 150.004
§ 150.004. LIABILITY FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR DURING EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a certified municipal inspector who provides inspection services if the services:

(1) are authorized by the scope of the inspector's:

(A) national model code group certification; or

(B) plumbing inspector's license under Chapter 1301, Occupations Code;

(2) are provided voluntarily and without compensation or the expectation of compensation from any source;

(3) are in response to and provided during the duration of a proclaimed state of emergency under Section 433.001, Government Code, or a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code;

(4) are provided at the request or with the approval of a federal, state, or local public official acting in an official capacity in response to the proclaimed state of emergency or declared disaster, including a law enforcement official, public safety official, or building inspection official; and

(5) are related to a structure, building, premises, piping, or other system, either publicly or privately owned.

(b) A certified municipal inspector who provides the services to which this section applies is not liable for civil damages, including personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss related to the inspector's act, error, or omission in the performance of the services, unless the act, error, or omission constitutes:

(1) gross negligence; or

(2) wanton, wilful, or intentional misconduct.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.305 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.305
§ 375.305. HEARING ON CREATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not earlier than the 60th day or later than the 30th day before the date the governing body of the municipality creates the authority, the governing body of the municipality shall hold two public hearings to consider the creation of the proposed authority. The municipality must publish notice of each public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the proposed authority at least seven days before each public hearing.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must state:

(1) the name of the proposed authority;

(2) the date, time, and place for the public hearing;

(3) the boundaries of the proposed authority, including a map of the proposed authority; and

(4) the powers of the proposed authority, including the power to levy assessments and to impose a sales and use tax.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.505 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.505
§ 2054.505. SAFETY CONSULTATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of a policy, the policyholder shall obtain a safety consultation required under Section 2054.504 from a safety consultant. The safety consultant must be:

(1) the company;

(2) the division; or

(3) a professional source approved for that purpose by the division.
Tex. Government Code § 510.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 510 / Section 510.001
§ 510.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision.

(2) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

(3) "State council" means the Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.
Tex. Property Code § 161.057 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.057
§ 161.057. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A fiduciary who deposits securities in a clearing corporation is liable to the beneficial owner of the securities for a loss resulting from the acts or omissions of the clearing corporation. This subchapter does not affect a liability between the fiduciary and the clearing corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0152
§ 147.0152. FAILURE TO HAVE PERMIT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person acts as an e-cigarette retailer and:

(1) receives or possesses e-cigarettes without having a permit;

(2) receives or possesses e-cigarettes without having a permit posted where it can be easily seen by the public; or

(3) sells e-cigarettes without having a permit.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8447.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8447 / Section 8447.053
§ 8447.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2105
§ 1603.2105. STUDENT PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A student enrolled in a school licensed under Subchapter E-3 must hold a permit stating the student's name and the name of the school.

(b) The department shall issue a student permit to an applicant who submits an application to the department for a student permit accompanied by the required fee.

(c) A separate application is required for each enrollment. The application fee applies only to the first enrollment. The department may not charge the application fee for any later enrollment.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.52 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.52
§ 102.52. RIGHTS OF DISTRIBUTORS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in Section 102.51 limits or alters the right of a holder of a general or branch distributor's license to sell malt beverages to any other holder of a general or branch distributor's license, except that a distributor who has purchased malt beverages from another distributor may distribute and sell the malt beverages only within a territory for which the brewer of the brand has designated that it may be sold by the general or branch distributor making the purchase.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 490.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 490 / Section 490.052
§ 490.052. INFORMED CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before receiving an investigational drug, biological product, or device, an eligible patient must sign a written informed consent. If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent, guardian, or conservator may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.

(b) The commissioner may prescribe a form for the informed consent required under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.153
§ 8887.153. DISTRICT DEBT.
Status: in_force

The district may incur all indebtedness necessary to the achievement of the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2702.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2702 / Section 2702.051
§ 2702.051. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the closing or settlement of:

(1) a residential real property transaction regulated by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-533); or

(2) a real property transaction if the closing or settlement is not actually handled by:

(A) a title insurance company, a title insurance agent, or an attorney for a title insurance company or title insurance agent; or

(B) a representative of a title insurance company, a title insurance agent, or an attorney for a title insurance company or title insurance agent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.101
§ 228.101. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for certification must file the application in the form prescribed by the comptroller. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $7,500.

(b) The application must include an audited balance sheet of the applicant, with an unqualified opinion from an independent certified public accountant, as of a date not more than 35 days before the date of the application.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.0091 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.0091
§ 103.0091. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the day activity and health services facility residents.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit a person from continuing a violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter;

(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of a facility without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(c) The attorney general may institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department.

(d) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the facility is located or in Travis County.
Tex. Water Code § 68.252 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.252
§ 68.252. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A district may provide for payment of all expenses incurred in its establishment, administration, and operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.059 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.059
§ 40.059. FEES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule may set and the department may collect appropriate fees in the administration and delivery of services.