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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.066 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.066
§ 1105.066. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) keep an accurate account of all board meetings and proceedings; and

(2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records and accounts, including all contracts, notices, duplicate vouchers, and duplicate receipts.

(b) The information described by Subsection (a) shall be open to public inspection at the district's principal office at all reasonable times.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.128 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.128
§ 144.128. PURCHASE, SALE, OR TRANSPORTATION OF TATTOOED LIVESTOCK WITHOUT CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed;

(2) without consent of the owner, transports over the highways of this state any livestock on which a registered tattoo mark has been placed; or

(3) aids in the commission of an act under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 12 years.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.012 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.012
§ 43.012. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who serves as a child-care or child-placing agency administrator without the license required by this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0301
§ 8152.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.045 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.045
§ 186.045. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person providing telephone service commits an offense if the person:

(1) distributes copies of a telephone directory subject to Section 186.044(a) from which the notice required by that section is wilfully omitted; or

(2) wilfully fails to enclose in telephone bills the notice required by Section 186.044(b).

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500.
Tex. Government Code § 442.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.011
§ 442.011. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter or Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each day of violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation. If the party seeking a civil penalty demonstrates the same violation occurred on more than one day, it is presumed that the person committed a violation on each intervening day between the days of violation, including the days on which a violation was demonstrated.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.602 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.602
§ 12.602. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Applicant" means a person who has applied for a new or renewal permit.

(2) "Final conviction" means a final judgment of guilt, the granting of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion, or the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.053
§ 73.053. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, or other legal or commercial entity. The term does not include a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.161
§ 3841.161. CITIES NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of League City is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.101
§ 3881.101. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project described by that chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 63.331 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.331
§ 63.331. DISAPPROVAL OF FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

If the commission refuses to approve the tax rolls, it shall hold hearings on all items not approved in the manner provided for the board of equalization.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.351 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.351
§ 53.351. PROVISIONS NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not:

(1) prohibit a cooperative from filing for a new service or a rate change under another applicable provision of this title; or

(2) affect the application of a provision of this title not directly related to:

(A) establishing rates; or

(B) the authority of the commission to require a cooperative to file a report required under this title or the commission's rules.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the commission may conduct a review under Subchapter D.
Tex. Water Code § 57.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.020
§ 57.020. APPEAL OF DISMISSAL OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

If at the hearing on the petition the commissioners court enters an order dismissing the petition, the petitioners or any one of them or any taxpayer in the district may appeal the order to the district court of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.006
§ 1114.006. CONSUMER NOTICE DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall adopt or approve model documents to be used for consumer notices under this chapter.

(b) The department may develop model documents under this section, or the commissioner may approve model documents developed by insurers or published by national organizations recognized by the commissioner.
Tex. Election Code § 254.262 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.262
§ 254.262. TRAVEL EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

A direct campaign expenditure consisting of personal travel expenses incurred by a person may be made without complying with Section 254.261.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.074
§ 105.074. PAYMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The funds of the municipality may be paid out of a depository only at the direction of a designated officer.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (g), a designated officer may draw a check on a depository only on a warrant signed by the mayor and attested by the secretary of the municipality.

(c) If there is sufficient money in a fund in a depository against which the proper authority has drawn a warrant, the designated officer on presentation of the warrant shall draw a check on the depository in favor of the legal holder of the warrant, retain the warrant, and charge the warrant against the fund on which it is drawn. The designated officer may not draw a warrant on a fund in a depository unless the fund has sufficient money to pay the warrant.

(d) A designated officer may not draw a check on any funds designated in the depository services contract as time deposits until notice has been given and the notice period has expired under the terms of the contract with the depository.

(e) The mayor and secretary of the municipality may not draw a warrant on a special fund in a depository or under the control of the designated officer that was created to pay the bonded indebtedness of the municipality other than to pay the principal of or interest on the indebtedness or to invest the fund as provided by law.

(f) The designated officer may not pay or draw a check to pay money out of a special fund that was created to pay the bonded indebtedness of the municipality other than to pay the principal of or interest on the indebtedness or to invest the fund as provided by law.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (b) through (f), the governing body of a municipality may adopt procedures:

(1) governing the method by which the designated officer is authorized to direct payments from the funds of the municipality on deposit with a depository;

(2) governing the method of payment of obligations of the municipality, including payment by check, draft, wire transfer, or other method of payment mutually acceptable to the municipality and the depository; and

(3) the governing body determines are necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of the payment process.

(h) If a municipality adopts procedures in accordance with Subsection (g), a copy of the adopted procedures shall be filed with the depository. The designated officer and the depository shall agree upon record-keeping safeguards and other measures necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of the payment process. The safeguards must be approved by the governing body of the municipality if the governing body finds that the safeguards are consistent with and do not contravene the procedures adopted under Subsection (g).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973A / Section 7973A.0306
§ 7973A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983A / Section 7983A.0202
§ 7983A.0202. 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. Family Code § 160.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.002
§ 160.002. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

If a provision of this chapter conflicts with another provision of this title or another state statute or rule and the conflict cannot be reconciled, this chapter prevails.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.208 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.208
§ 11.208. PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT SERVING VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "veteran" means a person who has served in the United States armed forces.

(b) The department may select and cooperate with one or more nonprofit partners that exclusively serve veterans to promote hunting and fishing by those veterans. A selection under this section must be approved by the commission.

(c) A veteran who is a resident of this state and who is served by a nonprofit selected under Subsection (b) may:

(1) hunt on one day without holding a hunting license required under Chapter 42 if accompanied by a representative of the nonprofit partner who holds the appropriate license; and

(2) fish on one day without holding a fishing license required under Chapter 46 if accompanied by a representative of the nonprofit partner who holds the appropriate license.

(d) The commission by rule shall establish:

(1) criteria under which the department may select a nonprofit partner under this section; and

(2) guidelines under which a representative of or a veteran served by a nonprofit partner may engage in hunting or fishing activities under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.154
§ 1051.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.053
§ 371.053. VERIFICATION OF APPLICANT'S NET ASSETS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner cannot verify that an applicant meets the net assets requirement of Section 371.072, the commissioner may require a finding, including a current balance sheet, by an independent certified public accountant that:

(1) the accountant has reviewed the applicant's books and records; and

(2) the applicant meets the net assets requirement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.618 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.618
§ 2210.618. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A public security issued under this subchapter, any transaction relating to the public security, and profits made from the sale of the public security are exempt from taxation by this state or by a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.107 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.107
§ 353.107. SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall, as soon as the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims are returned and approved or the affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims is filed, order the sale of estate property for cash in an amount that will be sufficient to raise the amount of the family allowance, or a portion of that amount, as necessary, if:

(1) the decedent had no personal property that the surviving spouse, the guardian of the decedent's minor children, or the guardian of the decedent's adult incapacitated child or other appropriate person acting on behalf of the adult incapacitated child is willing to take for the family allowance, or the decedent had insufficient personal property; and

(2) there are not sufficient estate funds in the executor's or administrator's possession to pay the amount of the family allowance or a portion of that amount, as applicable.

(b) Property specifically devised to another may be sold to raise cash as provided by Subsection (a) only if other available property is insufficient to pay the family allowance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0201
§ 7930A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7930A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0049 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0049
§ 111.0049. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

A taxpayer may appeal the revocation or suspension of a permit or license under Section 111.0046 and 111.0047 of this code in the same manner that appeals are made from a final deficiency determination.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.115 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.115
§ 2052.115. PROMOTER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

For each promoted event, a promoter shall:

(1) assure that all contestants scheduled to participate are licensed before the event;

(2) provide that an ambulance, serviced by at least two emergency medical technicians, is present on the premises where the event is held;

(3) provide for a physical examination of each contestant that complies with rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) comply with all commission rules.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.051
§ 21.051. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age the employer:

(1) fails or refuses to hire an individual, discharges an individual, or discriminates in any other manner against an individual in connection with compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; or

(2) limits, segregates, or classifies an employee or applicant for employment in a manner that would deprive or tend to deprive an individual of any employment opportunity or adversely affect in any other manner the status of an employee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.0105 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.0105
§ 75.0105. DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES; CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE CLEANUP SUBACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.

(b) The cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount is a subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account. The subaccount consists of money deposited to the subaccount under this section.

(c) The department shall set aside 20 percent of the fees collected under this chapter. That money shall be deposited to the credit of the cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account and may be used only for the cleanup of illegal or abandoned cultivated oyster mariculture equipment and related debris in public water.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.204 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.204
§ 11.204. PLAN.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide to each nonprofit partner a copy of the plan developed under Section 11.104.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.153
§ 3826.153. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.020 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.020
§ 2033.020. VENUE FOR PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

Venue for the prosecution of an offense under this subtitle is in Travis County or in a county in which an element of the offense occurred.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.401
§ 2203.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "act" includes a ruling or decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.002
§ 8398.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Travis County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 53.13 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.13
§ 53.13. CORPORATE POWERS.
Status: in_force

An authority is a body politic and corporate having the power of perpetual succession. It shall have a seal; it may sue and be sued; and it may make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.106
§ 334.106. CONSUMMATION OF RENTAL.
Status: in_force

A rental of a motor vehicle occurs in the municipality or county in which transfer of possession of the motor vehicle occurs.
Tex. Election Code § 20.122 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.122
§ 20.122. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an original marriage license is returned to the licensees after being recorded, the county clerk shall also deliver to the licensees by mail two voter registration application forms.

(b) The county clerk shall use the official form prescribed by the secretary of state.

(c) The application forms must be accompanied by a notice informing the licensees that the applications may be submitted in person or by mail to the voter registrar of the county in which they reside or in person to a volunteer deputy registrar for delivery to the voter registrar of the county in which they reside.

(d) The county clerk may maintain a written record indicating that a registration application was delivered to a licensee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.103
§ 8284.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in the county in which the district is located; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.067
§ 1205.067. MILEAGE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If an action under this chapter is brought in a county other than Travis County, the issuer shall pay any mileage or travel expense of the attorney general or an assistant attorney general in the amount this state allows to an official of this state for travel on official business.

(b) A claim for an expense under Subsection (a):

(1) must be filed in duplicate with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending; and

(2) shall be taxed as a cost against the issuer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.154
§ 454.154. 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.