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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.0045 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0045
§ 62.0045. CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may designate the office of the sheriff of the county or may, through interlocal agreement, designate the office of a chief of police of a municipality in that county to serve as a mandatory countywide registration location for persons subject to this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person subject to this chapter is required to perform the registration and verification requirements of Articles 62.051 and 62.058 and the change of address requirements of Article 62.055 only with respect to the centralized registration authority for the county, regardless of whether the person resides in any municipality located in that county. If the person resides in a municipality, and the local law enforcement authority in the municipality does not serve as the person's centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority, not later than the third day after the date the person registers or verifies registration or changes address with that authority, shall provide to the local law enforcement authority in that municipality notice of the person's registration, verification of registration, or change of address, as applicable, with the centralized registration authority.

(c) This section does not affect a person's duty to register with secondary sex offender registries under this chapter, such as those described by Articles 62.059 and 62.153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.111
§ 1039.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract must be made in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 420.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.015
§ 420.015. ASSESSMENT OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The legislature may appropriate funds for a third-party assessment of the sexually oriented business industry in this state and provide recommendations to the legislature on how to further regulate the growth of the sexually oriented business industry in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.111
§ 8878.111. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) acquire by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other legal means a water treatment or supply system, or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, or any interest of the authority, inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(2) design, finance, operate, maintain, or construct a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority and provide water services inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(3) lease or sell a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority that the authority constructs or acquires inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(4) contract with any person to operate or maintain a water treatment or supply system the person owns; or

(5) acquire water rights under any law or permit.

(b) The authority may contract, according to terms and conditions the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous, with a person outside the authority's boundaries:

(1) to allow the person, or the person's well, to be included in a groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented wholly or partly by the authority or in a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates;

(2) to sell water to the person; or

(3) to sell the person available excess capacity or additional capacity of the authority's water treatment or supply system.

(c) The authority by rule may require that the plans and specifications of water lines to be constructed within the authority that are designed or intended to serve more than one district or more than one person owning or holding a well permit issued by the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district be approved by the authority before the commencement of construction of the water lines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.004
§ 3825.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The present and prospective traffic congestion in the district and the safety of pedestrians and the limited availability of funds require the promotion and development of public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, and the district will serve the public purpose of securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a community; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests, as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.133 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.133
§ 214.133. ACTIVITY PROHIBITED WITHIN BUILDING LINE.
Status: in_force

In the area between a street and a building line established under this subchapter for the street, the erection, re-erection, reconstruction, or substantial repair of a structure is prohibited.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.059
§ 6902.059. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer at the first meeting of the board in March of each year or at any time necessary to fill a vacancy.

(b) The board shall elect the president and vice president from among the directors. The president and vice president shall serve for terms of one year.

(c) The offices of secretary and treasurer:

(1) may be held by one person; and

(2) are not required to be held by a director.

(d) The board may appoint as assistant board secretary one or more persons who are not directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.059
§ 563.059. DEPOSIT OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the treasurer of the board shall deposit all revenue from a system operated and managed by the board to the credit of one or more separate accounts in the county depository.

(b) The treasurer may deposit amounts set aside for the payment or security of obligations issued on behalf of the board with the paying agent as provided by the order authorizing the issuance of the obligations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.605 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.605
§ 2054.605. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

A provision of this code, other than this chapter, does not apply to alternative health benefit coverage as described by Section 2054.601 unless alternative health benefit coverage is expressly mentioned in the other law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.505 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.505
§ 56A.505. NOTIFICATION OF RIGHT TO NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Not later than immediately following the conviction of a defendant for an offense described by Article 56A.502, the attorney who represented the state in the prosecution of the case shall notify in writing a victim or witness described by Article 56A.503(a) of the victim's or witness's right to receive notice under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.094 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.094
§ 111.094. FORFEITURE OF CHARTER OF FOREIGN CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a foreign corporation that is a common purchaser violates a provision of this subchapter, Subchapter C, F, or G of this chapter, or Sections 111.004, 111.025, 111.131 through 111.133, 111.136, 111.137, or 111.140 of this code or a valid rule promulgated by the commission under these provisions, the attorney general may bring suit in a district court of Travis County to cancel the permit of the corporation and enjoin and forever prohibit the corporation from doing business in this state.

(b) If the corporation is found guilty by the court before whom the action is brought, the permit may be cancelled and the injunction may be granted, provided the cancellation and injunction are in addition to all other penalties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.203
§ 621.203. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle, other than a truck-tractor, may not be longer than 45 feet.

(b) A motor bus as defined by Section 502.001 that is longer than 35 feet but not longer than 45 feet may be operated on a highway if the motor bus is equipped with air brakes and has either three or more axles or a minimum of four tires on the rear axle.

(c) The limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) does not apply to a house trailer or towable recreational vehicle or a combination of a house trailer or towable recreational vehicle and a motor vehicle. A house trailer or towable recreational vehicle and motor vehicle combination may not be longer than 65 feet.

(d) In this section, "house trailer" and "towable recreational vehicle" have the meanings assigned by Section 541.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7916.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7916 / Section 7916.103
§ 7916.103. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0104
§ 8019A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8019A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.460 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.460
§ 101.460. DISCONTINUANCE OR SETTLEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A derivative proceeding may not be discontinued or settled without court approval.

(b) The court shall direct that notice be given to the affected members if the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement may substantially affect the interests of other members.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0614 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.0614
§ 1956.0614. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may revoke the registration of a dealer if the commissioner concludes that the dealer has violated this chapter or an order issued by the commissioner to enforce this chapter. The commissioner shall recite the basis of the decision in an order revoking the registration.

(b) If the commissioner proposes to revoke a registration, the dealer is entitled to a hearing before the commissioner or a hearings officer, who shall propose a decision to the commissioner. The commissioner or hearings officer shall prescribe the time and place of the hearing. The hearing is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) A dealer aggrieved by a ruling, order, or decision of the commissioner is entitled to appeal to a district court in the county in which the hearing was held. An appeal under this subsection is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.4013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4013
§ 51.4013. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall credit verified military service, training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other than examination requirements, for a license issued by the department.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.06
§ 21.06. ALLEGATION OF VENUE.
Status: in_force

When the offense may be prosecuted in either of two or more counties, the indictment may allege the offense to have been committed in the county where the same is prosecuted, or in any county or place where the offense was actually committed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 953.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 953 / Section 953.158
§ 953.158. VOIDING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a legal service contract holder terminates a legal service contract in accordance with Section 953.157 and the holder has not sought legal services under the contract before the contract is terminated, the contract is void.

(b) A legal service contract holder may void the legal service contract at a later time as provided by the contract.

(c) If a legal service contract is voided, the company shall refund to the legal service contract holder or credit to the account of the legal service contract holder the full purchase price of the contract. If the company does not pay the refund or credit the legal service contract holder's account before the 46th day after the date the contract is voided, the company is liable to the legal service contract holder for a penalty each month an amount remains outstanding. The monthly penalty may not exceed 10 percent of the amount outstanding.

(d) The right to void a legal service contract is not transferable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.060
§ 651.060. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The attorney general shall designate at least one employee of the attorney general's office to advise the commission and to represent the commission in legal proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 514, Sec. 2, and Ch. 364, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.005
§ 8256.005. ANNEXATION INTO CITY OF GUNTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district is annexed by the City of Gunter into the corporate limits of that municipality before the date of the election held to confirm the creation of the district, the district is not dissolved and shall continue in full force and effect.

(b) Any future annexation or inclusion of additional territory into a district governed by this chapter may not occur unless the City of Gunter is allowed to voluntarily annex the same territory into the municipality's corporate limits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0310
§ 3939.0310. RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, finance, and operate rail facilities and improvements for freight, commuter, or other rail purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.034
§ 265.034. AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall act through resolutions adopted by the board. The affirmative vote of four directors is required to adopt a resolution.

(b) The board is a joint agent of the county and the municipality for hospital purposes and shall act solely for the joint benefit of the county and the municipality. However, the board shall act independently in the exercise of powers, duties, and functions under this subchapter.

(c) The board may appoint or employ any agent, employee, or official that the board considers necessary or advisable to carry out any power, duty, or function of the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.031
§ 116.031. LICENSE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by commission rule, a person shall be required to obtain a license from the commission to engage in any of the following activities:

(1) work that includes the assembly, repair, testing, sale, installation, or subframing of CNG cylinders or LNG containers for use in this state;

(2) systems work that includes the installation, modification, or servicing of CNG or LNG systems for use in this state, including the installation, modification, or servicing by any person, except a political subdivision, of a CNG or LNG motor fuel system or mobile fuel system on a vehicle used in the transportation of the general public; or

(3) product work that includes the sale, storage, transportation for delivery, or dispensing of CNG or LNG in this state.

(b) A license obtained by a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity extends to the entity's employees who are performing CNG or LNG work, provided that each employee is qualified and registered as required by rules adopted by the commission.

(c) No license is required by an original vehicle manufacturer or a subcontractor of such manufacturer for the installation and sale of a new CNG or LNG system when such system is installed on a new original vehicle fueled by CNG or LNG.

(d) The commission by rule may provide for the annual registration of all individuals performing CNG-related or LNG-related activities who are exempt from the licensing requirements of the commission. Employees of a political subdivision are not required to be licensed or registered under this chapter.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules providing for the registration of persons engaged in the manufacture of CNG cylinders or LNG containers for use in this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.079 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.079
§ 171.079. EXEMPTION--ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative corporation incorporated under Chapter 161, Utilities Code, that is not a participant in a joint powers agency is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0056
§ 9075.0056. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

On approval of the voters in the defined area, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.604 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.604
§ 1101.604. MANAGEMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall hold money credited to the trust account in trust to carry out the purpose of the trust account.

(b) Money credited to the trust account may be invested in the same manner as money of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, except that an investment may not be made that would impair the liquidity necessary to make payments from the trust account as required by this subchapter.

(c) Interest from the investments shall be deposited to the credit of the trust account.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1577), Sec. 28(6), eff. January 1, 2024.
Tex. Property Code § 92.157 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.157
§ 92.157. SECURITY DEVICES REQUESTED BY TENANT.
Status: in_force

(a) At a tenant's request made at any time, a landlord, at the tenant's expense, shall install:

(1) a keyed dead bolt on an exterior door if the door has:

(A) a doorknob lock but not a keyed dead bolt; or

(B) a keyless bolting device but not a keyed dead bolt or doorknob lock; and

(2) a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar if the door is an exterior sliding glass door without a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar.

(b) At a tenant's request made before January 1, 1995, a landlord, at the tenant's expense, shall install on an exterior door of a dwelling constructed before September 1, 1993:

(1) a keyless bolting device if the door does not have a keyless bolting device; and

(2) a door viewer if the door does not have a door viewer.

(c) If a security device required by Section 92.153 to be installed on or after January 1, 1995, without necessity of a tenant's request has not been installed by the landlord, the tenant may request the landlord to immediately install it, and the landlord shall immediately install it at the landlord's expense.
Tex. Local Government Code § 160.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 160 / Section 160.006
§ 160.006. NO RETALIATION OR REPRISAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may not be made subject to retaliation, reprisal, or discrimination on account of having exercised any right or participated in any procedure established by this chapter. A supervisor or management official may not be made subject to retaliation, reprisal, or discrimination because of any grievance adjustment offered under this chapter to an employee with a grievance or because of testifying on any employee's behalf during a grievance procedure under this chapter.

(b) A district court of appropriate venue may enjoin a violation of this section. The court may order, in addition to other relief, the mandatory reinstatement and the payment of back pay for individuals discharged, suspended, or demoted in violation of this section.

(c) An individual suffering retaliation, reprisal, or discrimination in violation of this section is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees as a result of successful court action regarding the retaliation, reprisal, or discrimination.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.023 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.023
§ 62.023. SALE BY TAXIDERMIST.
Status: repealed

(a) If the owner of a lawfully taken game animal or game bird, including the head or hide of a lawfully taken game animal or game bird that has been mounted or tanned, has not claimed the mounted game animal, game bird, or head or the tanned hide within 90 days after notification by a taxidermist or tanner, the taxidermist or tanner may sell the mounted game animal, game bird other than a migratory game bird, or head or tanned hide for the amount due for labor performed.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992, Sec. 32(2), eff. June 18, 2005.

(c) A taxidermist or tanner selling a mounted game animal, game bird, or head or tanned hide under this section shall maintain, until the second anniversary of the completion of the taxidermy or tanning, documentation of the identity of the person who left the game animal, game bird, head, or hide for taxidermy or tanning. Documentation under this section may include a hunting tag, wildlife resource document, or cold storage record.