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Tex. Transportation Code § 551.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.101
§ 551.101. RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle under this subtitle, unless:

(1) a provision of this chapter alters a right or duty; or

(2) a right or duty applicable to a driver operating a vehicle cannot by its nature apply to a person operating a bicycle.

(b) A parent of a child or a guardian of a ward may not knowingly permit the child or ward to violate this subtitle.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.102
§ 522.102. IMPLIED CONSENT TO TAKING OF SPECIMEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in this state is considered to have consented, subject to Chapter 724, to the taking of one or more specimens of the person's breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of analysis to determine the person's alcohol concentration or the presence in the person's body of a controlled substance or drug.

(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 724, one or more specimens may be taken at the request of a peace officer who, after stopping or detaining a person driving a commercial motor vehicle, has probable cause to believe that the person was driving the vehicle while having alcohol, a controlled substance, or a drug in the person's system.

(c) This section and Section 522.103 apply only to a person who is stopped or detained while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8257.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8257 / Section 8257.0602
§ 8257.0602. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.01
§ 43.01. DISCHARGING JUDGMENT FOR FINE.
Status: in_force

(a) When the sentence against an individual defendant is for fine and costs, he shall be discharged from the same:

(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;

(2) when remitted by the proper authority;

(3) when he has remained in custody for the time required by law to satisfy the amount thereof; or

(4) when the defendant has discharged the amount of fines and costs in any other manner permitted by this code.

(b) When the sentence against a defendant corporation or association is for fine and costs, it shall be discharged from same:

(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;

(2) when the execution against the corporation or association has been fully satisfied; or

(3) when the judgment has been fully satisfied in any other manner.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.306
§ 1477.306. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXATION; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or holder of a bond issued under this subchapter is not entitled to demand payment of the principal of or interest on the bond from money raised by taxation.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a demand for payment from hotel occupancy taxes that are pledged under Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the payment of the bond.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.212 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.212
§ 156.212. MAINTENANCE AND LOCATION OF OFFICES.
Status: in_force

If a residential mortgage loan company maintains an office separate and distinct from the company's main office, whether located in this state or not, that conducts mortgage business with consumers of this state or regarding residential real estate in this state, the company shall apply for, pay a fee of $50 for, and obtain an additional license to be known as a branch office license for each additional office to be maintained by the company.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.028
§ 13.028. STANDARD WEIGHT PER BUSHEL FOR CERTAIN COMMODITIES.
Status: in_force

If the following commodities are sold by the bushel and no agreement is made by the parties as to the measurement or weight, the bushel shall consist of the listed number of pounds:
Tex. Government Code § 2054.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.032
§ 2054.032. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the department workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must cover an annual period, be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.

(c) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.163 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.163
§ 1509.163. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, any transaction related to the bond, and profits made in the sale of the bond are exempt from taxation by this state or by a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Property Code § 209.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.013
§ 209.013. AUTHORITY OF ASSOCIATION TO AMEND DEDICATORY INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A dedicatory instrument created by a developer of a residential subdivision or by a property owners' association in which the developer has a majority of the voting rights or that the developer otherwise controls under the terms of the dedicatory instrument may not be amended during the period between the time the developer loses the majority of the voting rights or other form of control of the property owners' association and the time a new board of directors of the association assumes office following the loss of the majority of the voting rights or other form of control.

(b) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that violates this section is void and unenforceable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.301
§ 1004.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.104
§ 8446.104. 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, zoning and 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. Business Organizations Code § 21.704 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.704
§ 21.704. BYLAWS OF CLOSE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A close corporation does not need to adopt bylaws if provisions required by law to be contained in the bylaws are contained in the certificate of formation or a shareholders' agreement.

(b) A close corporation that does not have bylaws when it terminates its status as a close corporation under Section 21.708 shall immediately adopt bylaws that comply with Section 21.057.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01546 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01546
§ 30.01546.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.01546. JOINT COURTS: CREATION. (a) The governing body of the city may contract with one or more municipalities that have municipal courts of record to establish a joint municipal court of record to serve the contracting municipalities.

(b) A joint municipal court of record created under this section replaces each municipality's individual municipal court of record.
Tex. Election Code § 203.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 203 / Section 203.001
§ 203.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the offices of state senator and state representative.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.002
§ 713.002. LOCAL TRUST FOR CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that owns or operates a cemetery or has control of cemetery property may act as a permanent trustee for the perpetual maintenance of the lots and graves in the cemetery.

(b) To act as a trustee, a majority of the municipality's governing body must adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the municipality's willingness and intention to act as a trustee. When the ordinance or resolution is adopted and the trust is accepted, the trust is perpetual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.051
§ 7932.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7932.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. INTERNAL REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2301.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.052
§ 2301.052. REGULATION OF POLICY FORMS AND ENDORSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code and except as provided by this section, Subchapter A applies to an insurer with respect to insurance policy forms and endorsements for personal automobile insurance and residential property insurance.

(b) An insurer may continue to use an insurance policy form or endorsement promulgated, approved, or adopted under Article 5.06 or 5.35 before June 11, 2003, on written notification to the commissioner that the insurer will continue to use the form or endorsement.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.102
§ 94.102. APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENTS TO LOAN INSTALLMENTS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, a savings bank shall apply:

(1) a prepayment of principal to the final installment of the obligation until the final installment is fully paid; and

(2) additional prepayments to installments in the inverse order of their maturity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.008
§ 1001.008. DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties, the board may accept a donation or contribution in any form, including real or personal property, money, materials, or services.

(b) The board may not accept a donation or contribution from an entity or association of entities that it regulates.

(c) The board by rule may delegate acceptance of donations or contributions under $500, or not otherwise required to be acknowledged in an open meeting, to the executive director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.001
§ 3951.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2102.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.002
§ 2102.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a contract:

(A) between a performing rights society and a broadcaster licensed by the Federal Communications Commission; or

(B) with a cable operator, programmer, or other transmission service;

(2) conduct engaged in for the enforcement of Section 641.054 and, to the extent applicable, Section 641.056, Business & Commerce Code; or

(3) the owner of a copyright of a motion picture or an audiovisual work.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.065
§ 552.065. ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) By ordinance, the governing body of the municipality may:

(1) assess not more than nine-tenths of the estimated cost of improvements against the benefitted property and the owners of that property;

(2) provide the time, terms, and conditions of payment and defaults of the assessments; and

(3) prescribe the interest rate on the assessment, not to exceed 10 percent a year.

(b) The governing body may issue in the name of the municipality assignable certificates in evidence of assessments levied under this section that declare the lien on the property and the liability of the owners whether named correctly or not. The governing body may set the terms and conditions of those certificates. If a certificate substantially states that the required proceeding relating to improvements referred to in the certificate has been held in compliance with law and that all the prerequisites to the fixing of an assessment lien against the property described in the certificate and the personal liability of the owner of the property have been performed, the certificate is prima facie evidence of all the matters recited in the certificate, and further proof is not required. In a suit on an assessment or reassessment in evidence of which a certificate may be issued under this subchapter, it is sufficient to allege the substance of the recitals in the certificate and that those recitals are true. Further allegations with reference to the proceedings relating to the assessment or reassessment are not necessary.

(c) An assessment against benefitted property under this section is collectable with interest, cost of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees. The assessment is a first and prior lien on the assessed property and the lien takes effect on the date that a notice of proposed improvements is made under Section 552.067. The lien is superior to any other lien or claim except a state, county, school district, or municipal property tax lien. The assessment is a personal liability and charge against the owners of the assessed property on the date on which the lien takes effect, whether or not the owners are named in a notice, instrument, certificate, or ordinance provided for under this subchapter.

(d) The municipality may make assessments against several parcels of benefitted property in one assessment if the parcels are owned by the same person. The municipality may jointly assess benefitted property owned jointly by one or more persons.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.212
§ 1104.212. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day before the date of a contested case hearing, the board shall personally deliver or send by certified mail notice of the hearing to the parties to the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.201
§ 1509.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that owns and operates a portion of a toll bridge over the Rio Grande.
Tex. Government Code § 57.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 57 / Section 57.022
§ 57.022. CERTIFICATION; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall certify an applicant who passes the appropriate examination prescribed by the department and who possesses the other qualifications required by rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall provide for:

(1) the qualifications of certified court interpreters;

(2) training programs for certified court interpreters each of which is managed by the department or by a public or private educational institution;

(3) the administration of examinations;

(4) the form for each certificate and procedures for renewal of a certificate;

(5) the fees for training, examinations, initial certification, and certification renewal;

(6) continuing education programs under this subchapter;

(7) instructions for the compensation of a certified court interpreter and the designation of the party or entity responsible for payment of compensation; and

(8) administrative sanctions enforceable by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.201
§ 8146.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8146.104 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8146.104 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(e) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8146.104 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Water Code § 13.143 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.143
§ 13.143. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A utility may implement as part of its billing process a program under which the utility collects from its customers a voluntary contribution, including a voluntary membership or subscription fee, on behalf of a local library, a volunteer fire department, or an emergency medical service.

(b) A utility that collects contributions under this section shall provide each customer at the time that the customer first becomes a customer, and at least annually thereafter, a written statement:

(1) describing the procedure by which the customer may make a contribution with the customer's bill payment;

(2) designating the local library, volunteer fire department, or emergency medical service to which the utility will deliver the contribution;

(3) informing the customer that a contribution is voluntary; and

(4) describing the deductibility status of the contribution under federal income tax law.

(c) A billing by the utility that includes a voluntary contribution under this section must clearly state that the contribution is voluntary and that it may be deducted from the billed amount.

(d) The utility shall promptly deliver contributions that it collects under this section to the designated local library, volunteer fire department, or emergency medical service, except that the utility may keep from the contributions an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) the utility's expenses in administering the contribution program; or

(2) five percent of the amount collected as contributions.

(e) Amounts collected under this section are not rates and are not subject to regulatory assessments, late payment penalties, or other utility-related fees and are not required to be shown in tariffs filed with the regulatory authority.
Tex. Family Code § 201.208 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.208
§ 201.208. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES AND VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not limit the authority of a presiding judge to assign a judge eligible for assignment under Chapter 74, Government Code, to assist in processing cases in a reasonable time.

(b) The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region may assign a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of an associate judge appointed under this subchapter only if:

(1) the associate judge is temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties because of absence resulting from:

(A) illness;

(B) injury;

(C) disability;

(D) personal emergency;

(E) military service;

(F) vacation; or

(G) attendance at a continuing legal education program;

(2) the associate judge requests assistance due to a heavy workload or a pandemic-related emergency; or

(3) a vacancy occurs in the position of associate judge.

(c) The presiding judge of an administrative judicial region may assign a visiting associate judge under Subsection (b) during the period the associate judge is unable to perform the associate judge's duties, during the period assistance is needed to manage the associate judge's workload, or until another associate judge is appointed to fill the vacancy.

(d) A person is not eligible for assignment under this section unless the person has served as a master or associate judge under this chapter, a district judge, or a statutory county court judge for at least two years before the date of assignment.

(e) A visiting associate judge assigned under this section is subject to each provision of this chapter that applies to an associate judge serving under a regular appointment under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge assigned under this section is entitled to compensation, to be determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions, through use of funds under this subchapter. A visiting associate judge is not considered to be a state employee for any purpose.

(f) Section 2252.901, Government Code, does not apply to the assignment of a visiting associate judge under this section.