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Tex. Water Code § 7.195 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.195
§ 7.195. SUMMONS AND ARREST.
Status: in_force

(a) After a complaint is filed or an indictment or information presented against a private corporation under this subchapter, the court or clerk shall issue a summons to the corporation. The summons shall be in the same form as a capias except that:

(1) it shall summon the corporation to appear before the court named at the place stated in the summons;

(2) it shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the complaint, indictment, or information; and

(3) it shall provide that the corporation appear before the court named at or before 10 a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 20 days after it is served with summons, except when service is made on the secretary of state, in which instance the summons shall provide that the corporation appear before the court named at or before 10 a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 30 days after the secretary of state is served with summons.

(b) No individual may be arrested upon a complaint, indictment, or information against a private corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0353
§ 548.0353. USE OF PROGRAM GRANT.
Status: in_force

A rural hospital or rural health clinic awarded a grant under this subchapter may use grant money to:

(1) purchase equipment necessary for implementing a telemedicine medical service;

(2) modernize the hospital's or clinic's information technology infrastructure and secure information technology support to ensure an uninterrupted two-way video signal that is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191);

(3) pay a service fee to a pediatric tele-specialty provider under an annual contract with the provider; or

(4) pay for other activities, services, supplies, facilities, resources, and equipment the commission determines necessary for the hospital or clinic to use a telemedicine medical service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.092
§ 242.092. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "home" means a nursing or convalescent home.
Tex. Government Code § 411.262 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.262
§ 411.262. UNSOLVED CRIMES INVESTIGATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The unsolved crimes investigation program is an investigative program within the department.

(b) The program is a function of the Texas Rangers and will be commanded by the chief of the Texas Rangers.

(c) The director may employ commissioned peace officers and noncommissioned employees to perform duties required of the program.

(d) To be eligible for employment under this section, a peace officer must be a sergeant or higher-ranked officer of the Texas Rangers and must have two or more years of experience in the investigation of homicides or other major felonies.

(e) To be eligible for employment under this section, a noncommissioned employee must meet the experience, training, and educational qualifications set by the director as requirements for investigating or assisting in the investigation of an unsolved crime.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.043 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.043
§ 76.043. EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Registration of a pesticide expires on the second anniversary of the date of its approval or renewal except that the department shall by rule adopt a system under which registrations expire on various dates during the year.

(b) A person who applies for renewal of registration shall include in the renewal application only information that is different from the information furnished at the time of the most recent registration or renewal.

(c) A registration in effect on its expiration date for which a renewal application has been filed and renewal fee has been paid continues in effect until the department notifies the applicant that the registration has been renewed or denied renewal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 343.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 343 / Section 343.012
§ 343.012. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person violates Section 343.011(b); and

(2) the nuisance remains unabated after the 30th day after the date on which the person receives notice from a county official, agent, or employee to abate the nuisance.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the defendant is punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both.

(d) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.

(e) The court shall order abatement of the nuisance if the defendant is convicted of an offense under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.105
§ 3941.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 53.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.012
§ 53.012. REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The prosecuting attorney shall promptly review the circumstances and allegations of a referral made under Section 53.01 for legal sufficiency and the desirability of prosecution and may file a petition without regard to whether probable cause was found under Section 53.01.

(b) If the prosecuting attorney does not file a petition requesting the adjudication of the child referred to the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney shall:

(1) terminate all proceedings, if the reason is for lack of probable cause; or

(2) return the referral to the juvenile probation department for further proceedings.

(c) The juvenile probation department shall promptly refer a child who has been returned to the department under Subsection (b)(2) and who fails or refuses to participate in a program of the department to the prosecuting attorney for review of the child's case and determination of whether to file a petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.101
§ 8318.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.107
§ 1033.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power or duty conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960A / Section 7960A.0202
§ 7960A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Kim Wood;

(2) Natalie Davis;

(3) Shannon Watson;

(4) Jeff Ebersole; and

(5) Kimberly Whitaker.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7960A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7960A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7960A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 24.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 24 / Section 24.025
§ 24.025. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality shall hold at least one regular monthly meeting.

(b) The mayor or two commissioners may call special meetings as necessary to attend to municipal business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8024A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8024A / Section 8024A.0201
§ 8024A.0201. EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY BY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the district may enter into a written contract with an owner of undeveloped property in the district to exclude the property from the district on terms and conditions the board considers advantageous for the district.

(b) The district may issue an order excluding the property from the district only if the terms and conditions of the contract are satisfied. The district shall record a copy of the order in the real property records of Harris County.

(c) Except as provided by the contract described by Subsection (a) and Section 8024A.0202, on issuance of the order, the excluded property is no longer part of the district and is not entitled to any services from the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.110 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.110
§ 154.110. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall issue a permit to a distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer if the comptroller:

(1) has received an application and fee, if required;

(2) believes that the applicant has complied with Section 154.101; and

(3) determines that issuing the permit will not jeopardize the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(b) The permit shall be issued for a designated place of business, except as provided by Section 154.117.

(c) The permits are nonassignable.

(d) The permit must indicate the type of permit that it is and authorize the sale of cigarettes in this state, except as provided by Section 154.1015(j). The permit must show that it is revocable and shall be forfeited or suspended if the conditions of issuance, provisions of this chapter, or rules of the comptroller are violated.
Tex. Government Code § 417.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 417 / Section 417.0051
§ 417.0051. FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, through the state fire marshal:

(1) shall use pertinent and timely facts relating to fires to develop educational programs and disseminate materials necessary to educate the public effectively regarding methods of fire prevention and safety; and

(2) may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.255 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.255
§ 85.255. QUALIFIED FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A laboratory facility that conducts testing of a specimen collected with a home collection kit for HIV infection testing must comply with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Section 263a).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.58 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.58
§ 17.58. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the administration of this subchapter the consumer protection division may accept assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any act or practice which violates this subchapter from any person who is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in the act or practice. The assurance shall be in writing and shall be filed with and subject to the approval of the district court in the county in which the alleged violator resides or does business or in the district court of Travis County.

(b) The acceptance of an assurance of voluntary compliance may be conditioned on the stipulation that the person in violation of this subchapter restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of acts or practices which violate this subchapter.

(c) An assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of prior violation of this subchapter. However, unless an assurance has been rescinded by agreement of the parties or voided by a court for good cause, subsequent failure to comply with the terms of an assurance is prima facie evidence of a violation of this subchapter.

(d) Matters closed by the filing of an assurance of voluntary compliance may be reopened at any time. Assurances of voluntary compliance shall in no way affect individual rights of action under this subchapter, except that the rights of individuals with regard to money or property received pursuant to a stipulation in the voluntary compliance under Subsection (b) of this section are governed by the terms of the voluntary compliance.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.411 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.411
§ 451.411. RESULTS OF ELECTION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes received in an election to increase or decrease the rate of an authority's sales and use tax favor the proposition, the rate change takes effect as provided by Section 451.412.

(b) The authority shall send a notice of the election and a certified copy of the order canvassing the results of the election to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller. The authority shall file a notice and a certified copy of the order in the deed records of each county in which the authority is located in the same manner as the results of a confirmation election are filed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.007
§ 440.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 431.009(c), Chapter 431 applies to a person or product regulated under this chapter, including a frozen dessert manufacturer, a frozen dessert, an imitation frozen dessert, a product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, and a mix for one of those products.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.004
§ 6912.004. AUTHORITY TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 20, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter G, Chapter 53, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.104 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.104
§ 245.104. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a process to request the reconsideration of an extension order issued by a panel under Section 245.102.

(b) The process to request reconsideration must provide that:

(1) a child, a parent, guardian, or designated advocate of a child, an employee of the department, or a person who provides volunteer services at a department facility may submit a request for reconsideration of an extension order;

(2) the person submitting the request for reconsideration of an extension order must state in the request the reason for the request;

(3) after receiving a request for reconsideration of an extension order, the panel shall reconsider an extension order that:

(A) extends the child's stay in the custody of the department by six months or more; or

(B) combined with previous extension orders will result in an extension of the child's stay in the custody of the department by six months or more;

(4) the panel's reconsideration of an extension order includes consideration of the information submitted in the request; and

(5) the panel shall send a written reply to the child, the parent, guardian, or designated advocate of the child, and the person who made the request for reconsideration of an extension order that includes an explanation of the panel's decision after reconsidering the extension order, including an indication that the panel has considered the information submitted in the request.

(c) The department shall create a form for a request for reconsideration of an extension order that is clear and easy to understand. The department shall ensure that a child may request assistance in completing a request for reconsideration of an extension order.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.174 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.174
§ 87.174. APPLICABILITY OF THIS SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:

(1) gas produced from a common reservoir that contains both sweet and sour gas which was being lawfully used for the manufacture of carbon black under the provisions of the source law codified in Subchapters D and E of this chapter at the time of the passage of the source law for this section; or

(2) gas from gas wells located in these reservoirs which were entitled to be so used under the provisions of the source law codified in Subchapters D and E of this chapter at the time of the passage of the source law for this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2381 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2381
§ 152.2381. UVALDE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Uvalde County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Uvalde County.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Uvalde County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 150E.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 150E / Section 150E.001
§ 150E.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Digital network" and "transportation network company" have the meanings assigned by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code.

(2) "Network vehicle" means a land motor vehicle that:

(A) is available on a digital network;

(B) is of the following type:

(i) black car or other for hire; or

(ii) private passenger, pickup truck, or cargo van;

(C) is designed to operate primarily on a public road;

(D) has at least four wheels; and

(E) has seating for not more than eight passengers, including the driver.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.154
§ 2254.154. ATTORNEY GENERAL; COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may require state agencies to obtain outside legal services through a competitive procurement process, under conditions prescribed by the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.112
§ 9016.112. PROHIBITION ON DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may not divide into two or more districts.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.155
§ 37.155. APPLICATION OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A contract approved by the commission between retail electric utilities that designates areas and customers to be served by the utilities:

(1) is valid and enforceable; and

(2) shall be incorporated into the appropriate areas of certification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8213.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8213 / Section 8213.003
§ 8213.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8213.024 before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Brazoria County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014.
Tex. Estates Code § 21.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 21 / Section 21.002
§ 21.002. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 22.027 or 1002.023, Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of a provision of this code.

(b) This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code.
Tex. Family Code § 160.605 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.605
§ 160.605. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which:

(1) the child resides or is found;

(2) the respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or

(3) a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father's estate has been commenced.
Tex. Election Code § 123.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.003
§ 123.003. RESTRICTING VOTING SYSTEM TO PARTICULAR ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The authority adopting a voting system may restrict its use to any one or more elections.