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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.029
§ 822.029. DISPOSITION OF FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee collected for the registration of a dog shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund of the county and used only to:

(1) defray the cost of administering this subchapter in the county, including the costs of registration and the identification tags; and

(2) reimburse the owner of any sheep, goats, calves, or other domestic animals or fowls killed in the county by a dog not owned by the person seeking reimbursement.

(b) Reimbursement under Subsection (a)(2) shall be made on the order of the commissioners court only on satisfactory proof of the killing.

(c) The commissioners court shall determine the amount and time of reimbursement. If there is insufficient money in the fund to reimburse all injured persons in full, reimbursement shall be made on a pro rata basis.

(d) The county treasurer shall keep an accurate record showing all amounts received into and paid from the fund.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.267 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.267
§ 131.267. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PERMITS AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

A person who wilfully and knowingly violates a condition of a permit issued under this chapter or fails or refuses to comply with an order issued under Section 131.264 of this code or an order incorporated in a final decision issued by the commission under this chapter, on conviction by a district court, shall be punished by a criminal penalty of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year or by both.
Tex. Government Code § 434.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.203
§ 434.203. COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall designate a women veterans coordinator for this state.

(b) The coordinator or the coordinator's designee shall serve as a liaison between state and federal agencies and organizations that provide benefits and services to women veterans.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.031 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.031
§ 59.031. PRICING AND PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 59.027(b) or Subchapter F, Chapter 60, an electing company may exercise pricing flexibility in accordance with this section, including the packaging of any regulated service such as basic local telecommunications service with any other regulated or unregulated service or any service of an affiliate. The electing company may exercise pricing flexibility 10 days after providing an informational notice to the commission, to the office, and to any person who holds a certificate of operating authority in the electing company's certificated area or areas or who has an effective interconnection agreement with the electing company. Pricing flexibility includes all pricing arrangements included in the definition of "pricing flexibility" prescribed by Section 51.002(7) and includes packaging of regulated services with unregulated services or any service of an affiliate.

(b) An electing company, at the company's option, shall price each regulated service offered separately or as part of a package under Subsection (a) at either the service's tariffed rate or at a rate not lower than the service's long run incremental cost. The commission shall allow a company serving fewer than one million access lines to establish a service's long run incremental cost by adopting, at that company's option, the cost studies of a larger company for that service that have been accepted by the commission.

(c) An affected person, the office on behalf of residential or small commercial customers, or the commission may file a complaint alleging that an electing company has priced a regulated service in a manner that does not meet the pricing standards of this subchapter. The complaint must be filed before the 31st day after the company implements the rate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0102
§ 300C.0102. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall deposit all mandatory payments received by a district in the local provider participation fund created by the district under Chapter 300A.

(b) The board may designate one or more banks as the depository for the district's local provider participation fund.

(c) The board may withdraw or use money in the district's local provider participation fund only for a purpose authorized under this chapter.

(d) All funds collected under this chapter shall be secured in the manner provided for securing other funds of the local governments that created the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0403
§ 3984.0403. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.404 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.404
§ 251.404. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A suit for involuntary termination of a cooperative association organized under this chapter may be instituted for the causes and prosecuted in the manner provided by Chapter 11. The assets of a cooperative association that is involuntarily terminated shall be distributed in accordance with Section 251.403.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993 / Section 7993.054
§ 7993.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.041
§ 1702.041. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrator is responsible for the administration of this chapter under the direction of the public safety director. The chief administrator shall perform duties as prescribed by the public safety director.

(b) The chief administrator is a full-time employee of the department. A committee member may not serve as chief administrator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.202
§ 8356.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1614 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1614
§ 152.1614. GIFT, GRANT, OR DONATION TO MCLENNAN COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The McLennan County Juvenile Board may accept a gift, grant, or donation from a public or private source for any lawful purpose, including support of a local enrichment of juvenile services program.

(b) The juvenile board shall place a donation of money under Subsection (a) in a special fund that is:

(1) subject to all reporting or procedural requirements of the county auditor; and

(2) audited annually by the county auditor.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the juvenile board is not required to establish or adopt a budget for expenditures under the special fund described by this section.

(d) The special fund described by Subsection (b) may be used only to pay expenses of and related to programs, services, and items approved by the juvenile board.

(e) An expenditure from the special fund described by Subsection (b) must comply with the requirements of Chapter 262, Local Government Code, that apply to the juvenile board's other expenditures.
Tex. Education Code § 29.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.057
§ 29.057. FACILITIES; CLASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bilingual education and special language programs must be located in the regular public schools of the district rather than in separate facilities.

(b) Students enrolled in bilingual education or a special language program shall be placed in classes with other students of approximately the same age and level of educational attainment. The school district shall ensure that the instruction given each student is appropriate to the student's level of educational attainment, and the district shall keep adequate records of the educational level and progress of each student enrolled in the program.

(c) The maximum student-teacher ratio shall be set by the agency and shall reflect the special educational needs of students enrolled in the programs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.203
§ 551.203. TERMINATION FOR FRAUD OR MISREPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may terminate the coverage of an enrolled customer under a portable electronics insurance policy for fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining coverage or in the presentation of a claim under the coverage.

(b) Termination of coverage under this section may not be effective before the 15th day after the date the insurer provides the customer notice of the termination.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.323 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.323
§ 151.323. CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the receipts from the sale, use, or other consumption in this state of:

(1) long-distance telecommunications services that are not both originated from and billed to a telephone number or billing or service address within Texas;

(2) access to a local exchange telephone company's network by a regulated provider of telecommunications services; and

(3) broadcasts, other than cable television service, by commercial radio or television stations licensed or regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) The exemption provided by this section does not apply to mobile telecommunications services.
Tex. Government Code § 24.947 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.947
§ 24.947. REAPPORTIONMENT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

Any judicial reapportionment order adopted by the board must be approved by a record vote of the majority of the membership of both the senate and house of representatives before the order can become effective and binding.
Tex. Election Code § 272.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 272 / Section 272.001
§ 272.001. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Bilingual election materials printed in English and Spanish shall be used in elections in this state as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0402
§ 7923A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7923A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Education Code § 62.098 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.098
§ 62.098. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each eligible institution that receives money under this subchapter in a state fiscal year shall prepare a report at the end of that fiscal year describing the manner in which the institution used the money. The institution shall include in the report information regarding the use of money spent in that fiscal year that was received under this subchapter in a preceding fiscal year.

(b) The institution shall deliver a copy of the report to the coordinating board and the Legislative Budget Board not later than December 1 after the end of the fiscal year. The Legislative Budget Board may establish requirements for the form and content of the report.

(c) The institution shall include in the report information on the use or other disposition of money the institution previously received from the Texas excellence fund or the university research fund, if the institution spent money from either of those funds in the fiscal year of the report.
Tex. Government Code § 72.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.036
§ 72.036. TRAINING ON EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The office shall develop and annually provide a training program to educate and inform judges on the components of the pilot program established under Section 493.034.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.204
§ 507.204. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the executive council. The rules adopted under this section must:

(1) distinguish between categories of complaints;

(2) ensure that a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration;

(3) require that the executive council be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the complaint;

(4) ensure that the person who files a complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and

(5) prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and prescribe the procedures for the executive council to obtain the services of a private investigator.

(b) The executive council shall:

(1) dispose of a complaint in a timely manner; and

(2) establish a schedule for conducting each phase of the disposition of a complaint that is under the control of the executive council not later than the 30th day after the date the executive council receives the complaint.

(c) The executive council shall notify the parties to a complaint of the projected time requirements for pursuing the complaint.

(d) The executive council shall notify the parties to a complaint of any change in the schedule not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.

(e) The executive director shall notify the executive council of a complaint that is unresolved after the time prescribed by the executive council for resolving the complaint so that the executive council may take necessary action on the complaint.

(f) The executive council shall assign priorities and investigate complaints based on:

(1) the severity of the conduct alleged in the complaint; and

(2) the degree of harm to public health and safety.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.08 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.08
§ 31.08. TAX CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of any person, a collector for a taxing unit shall issue a certificate showing the amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and any known costs and expenses under Section 33.48 due the unit on a property according to the unit's current tax records. If the collector collects taxes for more than one taxing unit, the certificate must show the amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and any known costs and expenses under Section 33.48 due on the property to each taxing unit for which the collector collects the taxes. The collector shall charge a fee not to exceed $10 for each certificate issued. The collector shall pay all fees collected under this section into the treasury of the taxing unit that employs the collector.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), if a person transfers property accompanied by a tax certificate that erroneously indicates that no delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest are due a taxing unit on the property or that fails to include property because of its omission from an appraisal roll as described under Section 25.21, the taxing unit's tax lien on the property, including, if applicable, the tax lien securing the payment of any delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest that are subsequently determined to be due the taxing unit on the property because a residence homestead exemption was erroneously allowed for the property and was subsequently canceled, is extinguished and the purchaser of the property is absolved of liability to the taxing unit for delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest on the property or for taxes based on omitted property. The person who was liable for the tax for the year the tax was imposed or the property was omitted remains personally liable for the tax and for any penalties or interest.

(c) A tax certificate issued through fraud or collusion is void.

(d) A tax certificate that accompanies a transfer of property and erroneously indicates that no delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest are due a taxing unit on the property because a residence homestead exemption was erroneously allowed for the property and was subsequently canceled does not extinguish the tax lien securing the payment of any delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest that are subsequently determined to be due the taxing unit on the property if the chief appraiser or the collector for a taxing unit determines that the transfer of the property occurred between:

(1) two individuals who are related within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code;

(2) an employer and an employee;

(3) a parent company and a subsidiary of that parent company; or

(4) a trust and a beneficiary of that trust.
Tex. Government Code § 44.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.161
§ 44.161. DENTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Denton County must be at least 28 years old, must have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years, and must have been a resident of Denton County for at least three years before his election or appointment.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district and inferior courts of Denton County, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall represent Denton County in any court in which the county has pending business. This subsection does not prevent the county from retaining other legal counsel in a civil matter as it considers appropriate.

(d) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Denton County relating to criminal or civil matters involving the county or state that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(e) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(f) The Commissioners Court of Denton County may, in its discretion, supplement the compensation paid by the state to the criminal district attorney. The supplemental compensation paid by the county shall be paid from the officers' salary fund of the county if that fund is adequate. If that fund is not adequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary funds from the general funds of the county to the officers' salary fund.

(g) The criminal district attorney may not engage in the private practice of law, whether or not he receives compensation for that practice.

(h) The criminal district attorney, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the office, may appoint the assistant criminal district attorneys, investigators, stenographers, clerks, and other personnel that the Commissioners Court of Denton County may authorize. The salaries of the members of the staff of the criminal district attorney shall be paid in equal monthly or bimonthly installments from the officers' salary fund of the county.

(i) The legislature may provide the supplemental funds to the criminal district attorney it considers necessary for supplementation of his staff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.106
§ 1058.106. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The board, on behalf of the district, may enter into a construction contract that exceeds the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after advertising in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330, Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330, Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330, Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330, Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 330, Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.205
§ 301.205. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.