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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 371.110 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 371 / Section 371.110
§ 371.110. CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 7.052 and 7.102, Water Code, a person that violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation.

(b) The commission or the attorney general at the request of the commission may bring a suit under Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Water Code, to recover the penalty.

(c) A local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the violation occurred may bring suit to recover the penalty.

(d) The violation described by Subsection (a) also is subject to an administrative penalty. The commission may recover the administrative penalty in a proceeding conducted as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 7, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.206
§ 3854.206. IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 3854.207, the district may impose an impact fee for an authorized purpose as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.025
§ 154.025. LIEN TO SECURE PAYMENT OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "collecting agent" means a person who pays or who is liable for payment of the tax imposed under Section 154.022 and who is not the consumer of the cigarettes on which the tax is imposed.

(b) A collecting agent is an agent of the state for the purpose of collecting the cigarette tax for the state.

(c) A collecting agent has a lien on:

(1) cigarettes on which the collecting agent has paid or is liable for the payment of the tax imposed under Section 154.022; and

(2) the proceeds from the sale of the cigarettes.

(d) The lien under this section attaches to all cigarettes purchased from a collecting agent and all proceeds from the sale of the cigarettes on the date that the cigarettes are sold by the collecting agent. An action by the collecting agent or any other person is not required to perfect the lien.

(e) The lien under this section takes priority over any other lien on the cigarettes purchased from a collecting agent and the proceeds from the sale of the cigarettes, except the preferred state tax lien under Section 154.413.

(f) A collecting agent may enforce a lien under this section through any legal proceeding, including a proceeding under Title 11, U.S.C., and assertion of an administrative priority claim to the extent that the lien does not adequately protect the collecting agent.

(g) A prior demand is not required to commence an action to enforce a lien under this section.

(h) In an action to enforce a lien under this section, a court may prevent the resale of any cigarettes on which a collecting agent has the lien by any appropriate order, including the seizure of the cigarettes by an appropriate legal officer through attachment, sequestration, or other procedure. It is not a defense to the granting of injunctive relief by the court that remedies at law, including a suit for damages, are available.

(i) A court shall distribute money received from the foreclosure of a lien under this section in the following order:

(1) payment of all costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by a collecting agent to enforce the lien;

(2) payment of taxes on the cigarettes purchased from the collecting agent and subject to the lien, including not only the taxes on the cigarettes and proceeds subject to the foreclosure but also the taxes on all cigarettes for which the collecting agent has not received payment in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the collecting agent and the person to whom the collecting agent sold the cigarettes; and

(3) any remaining money to the person against whom the lien operates.

(j) A lien under this section may not be waived if the tax payment that is secured by the lien has not been paid to the collecting agent. A purported waiver of the tax payment is void.

(k) To the extent allowed by law, the priority claim of the comptroller under 11 U.S.C. Section 507(d) for taxes imposed by Section 154.022 is assigned to the collecting agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.205
§ 1026.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 37.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 37 / Section 37.12
§ 37.12. INSPECTION OF RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "officer" means a representative of the commission, the attorney general, or an assistant or representative of the attorney general.

(b) If an officer wishes to examine the books, accounts, records, minutes, letters, memoranda, documents, checks, telegrams, constitution and bylaws, or other records of a nonresident seller's permittee, he shall make a written request to the permittee or his duly authorized manager or representative or, if the permittee is a corporation, to any officer of the corporation. An officer may examine the records as often as he considers necessary.

(c) When a request for an examination is made, the person to whom it is directed shall immediately allow the officer to conduct the examination, and the person shall answer under oath any question asked by the officer relating to the records.

(d) The officer may investigate the organization, conduct, and management of any nonresident seller's permittee and may make copies of any records which in the officer's judgment may show or tend to show that the permittee has violated state law or the terms of his permit.

(e) An officer may not make public any information obtained under this section except to a law enforcement officer of this state or in connection with an administrative or judicial proceeding in which the state or commission is a party concerning the cancellation or suspension of a nonresident seller's permit, the collection of taxes due under state law, or the violation of state law.

(f) The commission shall cancel or suspend a nonresident seller's permit in accordance with this code if a permittee or his authorized representative fails or refuses to permit an examination authorized by this section or to permit the making of copies of any document as provided by this section, without regard to whether the document is inside or outside the state, or if the permittee or his authorized representative fails or refuses to answer a question of an officer incident to an examination or investigation in progress.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.026
§ 320.026. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A park commissioner is entitled to compensation for all necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of park commissioner duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.044
§ 265.044. PARITY AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS.
Status: in_force

The directors may provide in the authorization of the revenue bonds for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms set by the board in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds.
Tex. Tax Code § 34.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 34 / Section 34.02
§ 34.02. DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of a tax sale under Section 33.94, 34.01, or 34.0101 shall be applied in the order prescribed by Subsection (b). The amount included under each subdivision of Subsection (b) must be fully paid before any of the proceeds may be applied to the amount included under a subsequent subdivision.

(b) The proceeds shall be applied to:

(1) the costs of advertising the tax sale;

(2) any fees ordered by the judgment to be paid to an appointed attorney ad litem;

(3) the original court costs payable to the clerk of the court;

(4) the fees and commissions payable to the officer conducting the sale;

(5) the expenses incurred by a taxing unit in determining necessary parties and in procuring necessary legal descriptions of the property if those expenses were awarded to the taxing unit by the judgment under Section 33.48(a)(4);

(6) the taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney's fees that are due under the judgment; and

(7) any other amount awarded to a taxing unit under the judgment.

(c) If the proceeds are not sufficient to pay the total amount included under any subdivision of Subsection (b), each participant in the amount included under that subdivision is entitled to a share of the proceeds in an amount equal to the proportion its entitlement bears to the total amount included under that subdivision.

(d) The officer conducting a sale under Section 33.94, 34.01, or 34.0101 shall pay any excess proceeds after payment of all amounts due all participants in the sale as specified by Subsection (b) to the clerk of the court issuing the warrant or order of sale.

(e) In this section, "taxes" includes a charge, fee, or expense that is expressly authorized by Section 32.06 or 32.065.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.204
§ 451.204. CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may:

(1) plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, improve, maintain, operate, regulate, protect, and police the regional economic development facility portion of a station or terminal complex; or

(2) agree with any person for the execution, in whole or part, of the activities described by Subdivision (1).

(b) An agreement made under Subsection (a)(2) is not effective unless the governing body of the principal municipality in the authority approves the agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1955.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1955 / Section 1955.053
§ 1955.053. FEES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule may impose a fee to cover the cost of administering the program. The executive commissioner shall set fees for issuing or renewing a certification or accreditation in amounts designed to allow the department to recover from the certification and accreditation holders all of the department's direct and indirect costs in administering and enforcing this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.160
§ 3896.160. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.

(b) Bonds or other obligations that are secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless the bonds and the imposition of the taxes are approved by:

(1) a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose; and

(2) the governing body of the city.

(c) The district shall hold an election required by this section in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.006
§ 1008.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Property Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. TRUSTS SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subtitle, a "trust" is an express trust only and does not include:

(1) a resulting trust;

(2) a constructive trust;

(3) a business trust; or

(4) a security instrument such as a deed of trust, mortgage, or security interest as defined by the Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Government Code § 854.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.103
§ 854.103. STANDARD SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The standard service retirement annuity payable under this subtitle is the sum of a member's prior service annuity and current service annuity.

(b) A standard service retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of a retiree.
Tex. Government Code § 607.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.059
§ 607.059. PROHIBITED PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

No payment shall be made to the subsequent injury fund under Section 403.007, Labor Code, for any death resulting from a disease or illness presumed to have been contracted in the course and scope of employment under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.002
§ 9050.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.003
§ 8887.003. FINDING OF BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property in the district benefit from the:

(1) creation of the district;

(2) carrying out of the purposes for which the district was created; and

(3) acquisition and construction of improvements to carry out those purposes.

(b) The district is necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0706 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0706
§ 8511.0706. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Authority bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by an election at which a majority of the votes cast favor the bond issuance. The election must be held in accordance with Section 8511.0602.

(b) The authority may issue bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes without an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.002
§ 1901.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to:

(1) an insurer authorized to write or engaged in writing professional liability insurance for a physician or health care provider; and

(2) a rating organization acting on behalf of an insurer described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.081 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.081
§ 147.081.
Status: in_force

Sec. 147.081. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE: NOTICE TO CURE OR CORRECT. (a) It is an affirmative defense to liability in an action if:

(1) the claimant was notified in the manner provided by Section 147.082 that the computer product or computer service product may manifest computer date failure;

(2) the claimant was offered a cure or correction for the computer date failure; and

(3) the offered cure or correction would have avoided the harm to the claimant caused by the computer date failure.

(b) In addition to the requirement of Subsection (a), to establish the affirmative defense provided by this section:

(1) if the claimant's action involves a recent consumer product, the defendant must prove that the charge, if any, for the cure or correction did not exceed the reasonable charges for the delivery and installation of the product or items needed to cure or correct the computer date failure; or

(2) if the claimant's action involves a computer product or computer service product that is not a recent consumer product, the defendant must prove that the charge, if any, for the cure or correction did not exceed the reasonable and necessary costs to develop, produce, deliver, and install the product or items needed to cure or correct the computer date failure.

(c) If the cure or correction described by Subsection (a) is designed to cure or correct a computer date failure for only a limited period of time, that cure or correction does not entitle a person to a defense to liability for harm caused by the computer date failure after the period of time expires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.004
§ 8328.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.065
§ 68.065. BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an objection to an application for a rate change is not received by any commissioner within the period provided by Section 68.064(a), the board shall act on the application without further proceedings.

(b) If a hearing is held as provided by Section 68.064, the board shall grant, deny, or modify the application after receipt of the evidence offered by the parties and arguments and briefs requested by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.407 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.407
§ 451.407.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.407. RATE DECREASE: SALES AND USE TAX. The board may:

(1) decrease by order the authority's sales and use tax rate; or

(2) order an election to decrease the rate.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.0762 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0762
§ 43.0762. REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt regulations necessary to administer this subchapter, including any provision, limitation, or prohibition necessary to manage and protect game birds occurring naturally in the wild.
Tex. Government Code § 444.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.008
§ 444.008. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may meet at the times and places within the state that the commission designates.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 821 / Section 821.053
§ 821.053. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish the requirements and procedures for administering sodium pentobarbital to euthanize an animal in the custody of an animal shelter.

(b) A person may administer sodium pentobarbital to euthanize an animal in the custody of an animal shelter only in accordance with the requirements and procedures established by department rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0306
§ 8068.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 8068.0303.
Tex. Family Code § 152.307 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.307
§ 152.307. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

If a proceeding for enforcement under this subchapter is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under Subchapter C, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.102
§ 3926.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by Subchapter C-1 or activities in support of or incidental to those projects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.101
§ 9047.101. 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 § 1095.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.113
§ 1095.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8207.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8207 / Section 8207.004
§ 8207.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.056
§ 205.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the acupuncture board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 205.051 and 205.052;

(2) does not maintain during service on the acupuncture board the qualifications required by Sections 205.051 and 205.052;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 205.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled acupuncture board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.

(b) The validity of an action of the acupuncture board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of an acupuncture board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of an acupuncture board member exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the acupuncture board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest officer of the acupuncture board, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.