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Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.005
§ 131.005. ANNUAL REPORTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The chief apiary inspector shall make an annual report to the director giving a detailed account of inspection activities, receipt and use of funds, and compliance actions brought under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(4), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.005
§ 3815.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1476, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3815.105 or its predecessor statute, former Section 376.479, Local Government Code, as added by Chapter 1476, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 1476, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Education Code § 75.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 75 / Section 75.205
§ 75.205. COACHING EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The institute shall establish a coaching education program to be administered by The University of Texas Sport Sciences Institute.

(b) A program established under this section must address:

(1) the development of coaching philosophies consistent with local school district and school board goals;

(2) sport psychology that emphasizes coaching techniques, including communication, that motivate and reinforce the efforts of athletes;

(3) sport pedagogy that studies how athletes learn athletic skills and how to best teach athletes skills for sports;

(4) sport physiology, including principles of training, fitness for sport, nutrition for athletes, and development of training programs;

(5) sport management, including team management, risk management, and working within the context of an overall school program;

(6) training in other relevant subjects and skills, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid instruction and certification;

(7) knowledge of and adherence to applicable federal, state, and local rules, including rules concerning gender equity and discrimination;

(8) knowledge of the essentials of character development and character education; and

(9) the development of the student athlete as a positive peer role model.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 136.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 136 / Section 136.008
§ 136.008. INCOME FROM LOAN.
Status: in_force

All income received on a loan made with money received under the program is the property of the development corporation. Income received on a loan includes the payment of interest by a borrower and the administrative fees assessed by the development corporation.
Tex. Property Code § 240.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.009
§ 240.009. POWER TO DISCLAIM; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; WHEN IRREVOCABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be effective, a disclaimer must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) declare the disclaimer;

(3) describe the interest or power disclaimed;

(4) be signed by the person making the disclaimer; and

(5) be delivered or filed in the manner provided by Subchapter C.

(b) A partial disclaimer may be expressed as a fraction, percentage, monetary amount, term of years, limitation of a power, or any other interest or estate in the property.

(c) A disclaimer is irrevocable on the later of the date the disclaimer:

(1) is delivered or filed under Subchapter C; or

(2) takes effect as provided in Sections 240.051-240.056.

(d) A disclaimer made under this chapter is not a transfer, assignment, or release.

(e) A disclaimer of an interest in property made by an individual must contain a statement under penalty of perjury regarding whether the disclaimant is a child support obligor whose disclaimer is barred under Section 240.151(g). An individual's failure to include the statement does not invalidate a disclaimer if the disclaimer is not barred under Section 240.151(g).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 342 / Section 342.005
§ 342.005. VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may punish an owner or occupant of property in the municipality who violates an ordinance adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 83.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.003
§ 83.003. CLERK FOR LESS-THAN-COUNTYWIDE ELECTIONS HELD AT COUNTY EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a less-than-countywide election ordered by the commissioners court, county judge, county board of school trustees, or any other county authority and held at county expense, the county clerk is the early voting clerk unless the authority appoints a person other than the county clerk.

(b) To be eligible for appointment as early voting clerk under this section, a person must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that the appointee must be a qualified voter of the county and is not required to be a qualified voter of any other particular territory.
Tex. Education Code § 130.302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.302
§ 130.302. BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS; GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board may authorize public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs as provided by this subchapter. Offering a baccalaureate degree program under this subchapter does not otherwise alter the role and mission of a public junior college.
Tex. Government Code § 311.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.005
§ 311.005. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply unless the statute or context in which the word or phrase is used requires a different definition:

(1) "Oath" includes affirmation.

(2) "Person" includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity.

(3) "Population" means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census.

(4) "Property" means real and personal property.

(5) "Rule" includes regulation.

(6) "Signed" includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.

(7) "State," when referring to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory, and insular possession of the United States and any area subject to the legislative authority of the United States of America.

(8) "Swear" includes affirm.

(9) "United States" includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America.

(10) "Week" means seven consecutive days.

(11) "Written" includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures.

(12) "Year" means 12 consecutive months.

(13) "Includes" and "including" are terms of enlargement and not of limitation or exclusive enumeration, and use of the terms does not create a presumption that components not expressed are excluded.

(14) "Boy" means a child of the male sex.

(15) "Father" means a parent of the male sex.

(16) "Female" and "woman" mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova.

(17) "Girl" means a child of the female sex.

(18) "Male" and "man" mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.

(19) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex.

(20) "Sex" means an individual's biological sex, either male or female.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.052
§ 8143.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.0355 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.0355
§ 158.0355. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding before the commission under this subchapter, the chairman of the commission shall, on request of a person described by Subsection (b):

(1) administer oaths; and

(2) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of documentary material.

(b) The affected employee, the county attorney, or a designee of the employee or the county attorney may request the chairman of the commission to subpoena any books, records, documents, papers, accounts, or witnesses that the requestor considers relevant to the case. The request must be made before the 10th day before the date a commission proceeding will be held.

(c) An oath administered under this section has the same force and effect as an oath administered by a magistrate in the magistrate's judicial capacity.

(d) A response to a subpoena duces tecum under this section is considered to have been made under oath.

(e) A person who is subpoenaed commits an offense if the person fails to appear as required by the subpoena. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.601 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.601
§ 151.601. SUIT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may bring an action in a court of this state, another state, or the United States to collect an amount of the taxes imposed by this chapter that is due and unpaid, including penalties and interest. The action shall be prosecuted by the attorney general.
Tex. Water Code § 54.238 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.238
§ 54.238. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Developer" means a person who owns a tract of land within a district and who has divided or proposes to divide the tract into two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality, or to lay out suburban, building, or other lots, and to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts.

(2) "Facilities" means improvements constructed by a developer for a district.
Tex. Government Code § 403.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.023
§ 403.023. CREDIT, CHARGE, AND DEBIT CARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may adopt rules relating to the acceptance of credit, charge, and debit cards for the payment of fees, taxes, and other charges assessed by state agencies. The rules may:

(1) authorize a state agency to accept credit, charge, or debit cards for a payment if the comptroller determines the best interests of the state would be promoted;

(2) authorize or require a person that uses a credit, charge, or debit card to pay a processing fee to the state agency that accepts the card for a payment; and

(3) authorize a particular state agency to accept credit, charge, or debit cards for a payment without providing the same authorization to other state agencies.

(b) The comptroller may adopt rules relating to the use of credit or charge cards by state agencies to pay for purchases. The rules may:

(1) authorize a state agency to use credit or charge cards if the comptroller determines the best interests of the state would be promoted;

(2) authorize a state agency to use credit or charge cards to pay for purchases without providing the same authorization to other state agencies; and

(3) authorize a state agency to use credit or charge cards to pay for purchases that otherwise may be paid out of the agency's petty cash accounts under Subchapter K.

(c) The comptroller may not adopt rules about a particular state agency's acceptance of credit or charge cards for a payment if the rules would affect a contract that the agency has entered into that is in effect on September 1, 1993. The comptroller may not adopt rules about a particular state agency's acceptance of charge or debit cards for a payment if the rules would affect a contract that the agency has entered into that is in effect on September 1, 1999.

(d) The comptroller may not adopt rules about a particular state agency's acceptance or use of credit, charge, or debit cards if another law specifically authorizes, requires, prohibits, or otherwise regulates the acceptance or use.

(e) In this section, "state agency" means:

(1) a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college;

(2) the legislature or a legislative agency; or

(3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.108
§ 6906.108. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The district may appoint and determine the duties, tenure, qualifications, and compensation of district officers and employees, as well as any agent, professional advisor, or counselor, including any financial consultant, accountant, attorney, architect, engineer, appraiser, or financing expert, considered necessary or advisable by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.002
§ 1113.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Wilbarger County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the powers and responsibilities provided by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0313 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0313
§ 3975.0313. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code. A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3975.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(e) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3975.0602 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 13.506 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.506
§ 13.506. PLUMBING FIXTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) After January 1, 2003, before an owner of an apartment house, manufactured home rental community, or multiple use facility or a manager of a condominium may implement a program to bill tenants for submetered or allocated water service, the owner or manager must:

(1) meet the standards prescribed by Section 372.002, Health and Safety Code, for sink or lavatory faucets, faucet aerators, and showerheads; and

(2) perform a water leak audit of each dwelling unit or rental unit and each common area and repair any leaks found.

(b) Not later than the first anniversary of the date an owner of an apartment house, manufactured home rental community, or multiple use facility or a manager of a condominium begins to bill for submetered or allocated water service under Subsection (a), the owner or manager shall:

(1) remove any toilets that exceed a maximum flow of 3.5 gallons of water per flushing; and

(2) install toilets that meet the standards prescribed by Section 372.002, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a manufactured home rental community owner who does not own the manufactured homes located on the property of the manufactured home rental community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.054
§ 4501.054. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the mayor of the City of Palestine or a member of the city council of the City of Palestine designated by the mayor; and

(2) the mayor of the City of Rusk or a member of the city council of the City of Rusk designated by the mayor.

(b) A nonvoting director is not counted in determining the board quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0401
§ 7904A.0401. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 57.260 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.260
§ 57.260. LEVY OF TAXES ON BENEFIT BASIS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district levies taxes on the benefit basis, the commissioners court of each county in which any portion of that district is located shall levy and have assessed and collected taxes on all taxable property inside the district, based on the net benefits which the commissioners of appraisement find will accrue to each piece of property from the improvements described in the engineer's report or other authorized improvements.

(b) The taxes shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds, as it is due, and to raise an amount to create a sinking fund sufficient to discharge and redeem the bonds at maturity.

(c) The levy for each year throughout the life of the bond issue may be made at the time the bonds are issued and shall be the rate of levy for each year until it is modified.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.102
§ 228.102. QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

To qualify as a certified capital company:

(1) the applicant must have, at the time of application for certification, an equity capitalization of at least $500,000 in unencumbered cash or cash equivalents;

(2) at least two principals or persons employed to manage the funds of the applicant must have at least four years of experience in the venture capital industry; and

(3) the applicant must satisfy any additional requirement imposed by the comptroller by rule.
Tex. Education Code § 130.451 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.451
§ 130.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(3) "Program," unless the context indicates otherwise, means the Opportunity High School Diploma program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 417.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 417 / Section 417.001
§ 417.001. THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee or legal beneficiary may seek damages from a third party who is or becomes liable to pay damages for an injury or death that is compensable under this subtitle and may also pursue a claim for workers' compensation benefits under this subtitle.

(b) If a benefit is claimed by an injured employee or a legal beneficiary of the employee, the insurance carrier is subrogated to the rights of the injured employee and may enforce the liability of the third party in the name of the injured employee or the legal beneficiary. The insurance carrier's subrogation interest is limited to the amount of the total benefits paid or assumed by the carrier to the employee or the legal beneficiary, less the amount by which the court reduces the judgment based on the percentage of responsibility determined by the trier of fact under Section 33.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, attributable to the employer. If the recovery is for an amount greater than the amount of the insurance carrier's subrogation interest, the insurance carrier shall:

(1) reimburse itself and pay the costs from the amount recovered; and

(2) pay the remainder of the amount recovered to the injured employee or the legal beneficiary.

(c) If a claimant receives benefits from the subsequent injury fund, the division is:

(1) considered to be the insurance carrier under this section for purposes of those benefits;

(2) subrogated to the rights of the claimant; and

(3) entitled to reimbursement in the same manner as the insurance carrier.

(d) The division shall remit money recovered under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the subsequent injury fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.308 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.308
§ 1051.308. INTERN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board shall allow a graduate student engineer enrolled in an accredited architectural professional degree program in this state to enroll concurrently in the intern development program required by board rules before an applicant may take the examination under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.152
§ 1001.152. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency posting of each nonentry level position with the board at least 10 days before the date of any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations of the board's employees based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay authorized by the executive director must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Election Code § 102.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 102 / Section 102.001
§ 102.001. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified voter is eligible to vote a late ballot as provided by this chapter if the voter has a sickness or physical condition described by Section 82.002 that originates on or after the day before the last day for submitting an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

(b) In this chapter, "late ballot" means a ballot voted under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY, MARITAL HISTORY, AND BASIC RIGHTS INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An international matchmaking organization shall disseminate to a recruit the criminal history record information and marital history information of a client and the basic rights information not later than the 30th day after the date the organization receives the criminal history record information and the marital history information from the client.

(b) The international matchmaking organization shall provide the information to the recruit in the recruit's native language. The organization shall pay the costs incurred to translate the information.