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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.362 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.362
§ 5.362. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt a schedule of sanctions that may be imposed on a license or permit holder for violations of this code or rules adopted under this code. In adopting the schedule of sanctions, the commission shall ensure that the severity of the sanction imposed is appropriate to the type of violation that is the basis for disciplinary action.

(b) For each violation for which a license or permit may be suspended, the schedule of sanctions must include the number of days a permit or license would be suspended and the corresponding civil penalty under Section 11.64.

(c) In determining the appropriate sanction for a violation under the schedule, the commission or administrator shall consider:

(1) the type of license or permit held by the person who committed the violation;

(2) the type of violation;

(3) any aggravating or ameliorating circumstances concerning the violation; and

(4) the license or permit holder's previous violations of this code.

(d) The schedule must:

(1) allow deviations from the schedule for clearly established mitigating circumstances, including circumstances listed in Section 11.64(c), or aggravating circumstances; and

(2) include a list of the most common violations by members of the manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing tiers of the alcoholic beverage industry and the sanctions assessed for those violations.

(e) The commission shall develop policies to guide commission staff in determining the circumstances when it is appropriate to deviate from the schedule of sanctions. The policies must identify the circumstances when approval is required in order to deviate from the schedule.

(f) The commission shall make the schedule of sanctions available to the public, including by posting the schedule on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0502
§ 7917A.0502. 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. Finance Code § 11.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.103
§ 11.103. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the finance commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 11.102;

(2) does not maintain during service on the finance commission the qualifications required by Section 11.102;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 11.102 or 11.1021;

(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 finance commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the finance commission.

(b) If the banking commissioner, savings and mortgage lending commissioner, or consumer credit commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the banking commissioner, savings and mortgage lending commissioner, or consumer credit commissioner shall notify the presiding officer of the finance commission 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 banking commissioner, savings and mortgage lending commissioner, or consumer credit commissioner shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the finance commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

(c) The validity of an action of the finance commission is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a member of the finance commission existed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.104
§ 7907.104. 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, 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. Education Code § 29.085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.085
§ 29.085. LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM FOR STUDENT PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may provide an integrated program of educational and support services for students who are pregnant or who are parents.

(b) The program shall include:

(1) individual counseling, peer counseling, and self-help programs;

(2) career counseling and job readiness training;

(3) day care for the students' children on the campus or at a day-care facility in close proximity to the campus;

(4) transportation for children of students to and from the campus or day-care facility;

(5) transportation for students, as appropriate, to and from the campus or day-care facility;

(6) instruction related to knowledge and skills in child development, parenting, and home and family living; and

(7) assistance to students in the program in obtaining available services from government agencies or community service organizations, including prenatal and postnatal health and nutrition programs.

(c) The district shall solicit recommendations for obtaining community support for the students and their children from organizations for parents of students in the district and from other community organizations.

(d) School districts may operate shared services arrangement programs under this section.

(e) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall distribute funds for programs under this section. In distributing those funds, the commissioner shall give preference to school districts that received funds for a program under this section for the preceding school year and then to the districts that have the highest concentration of students who are pregnant or who are parents. To receive funds for a program under this section, a school district must apply to the commissioner. A program established under this section is required only in school districts in which the program is financed by funds distributed under this subsection and any other funds available for the program.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.007
§ 185.007. EFFECT OF FINAL REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by other law, without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a person subject to a final and enforceable removal or prohibition order issued by the banking commissioner, or by another state, federal, or foreign financial institution regulatory agency, may not:

(1) serve as a director, officer, or employee of a state trust company, state bank, or holding company of a state bank, or as a director, officer, or employee with financial responsibility of any other entity chartered, registered, permitted, or licensed by the banking commissioner under the laws of this state while the order is in effect;

(2) directly or indirectly participate in any manner in the management of such an entity;

(3) directly or indirectly vote for a director of such an entity; or

(4) solicit, procure, transfer, attempt to transfer, vote, or attempt to vote a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to voting rights in such an entity.

(b) The person subject to the order remains entitled to receive dividends or a share of profits, return of contribution, or other distributive benefit from an entity identified in Subsection (a)(1) with respect to voting securities in the entity owned by the person.

(c) If voting securities of an entity identified in Subsection (a)(1) cannot be voted under this section, the voting securities are considered to be authorized but unissued for purposes of determining the procedures for and results of the affected vote.

(d) Participants of a limited trust association in which a participant has been finally removed or prohibited from participation in the state trust company's affairs under this subchapter shall elect a board of managers.

(e) This section and Section 185.008 do not prohibit a removal or prohibition order that has indefinite duration or that by its terms is perpetual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.102
§ 3856.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.251
§ 8343.251. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.202
§ 8210.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Montgomery County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.013
§ 63.013. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of a hearing to consider establishing the dune protection line shall be published at least three times in the newspaper with the largest circulation in the county. The notice shall be published not less than one week nor more than three weeks before the date of the hearing.

(b) Notice shall be given to the commissioner not less than one week nor more than three weeks before the hearing.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.305 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.305
§ 121.305.
Status: in_force

Sec. 121.305. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) An administrative penalty may be assessed under Section 121.304 only after a gas utility charged under Section 121.304 has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.

(b) If a public hearing is held, the railroad commission shall make findings of fact and shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the penalty amount warranted by the violation, incorporating, if appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.

(c) If appropriate, the railroad commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under Section 121.304.

(d) If a gas utility charged under Section 121.304 fails to take advantage of the opportunity for a public hearing, an administrative penalty may be assessed by the railroad commission after it has determined:

(1) that a violation occurred; and

(2) the penalty amount warranted by the violation.

(e) After assessing an administrative penalty, the railroad commission shall issue an order requiring the penalty to be paid.

(f) Not later than the 30th day after the date an order is issued finding that a violation described under Section 121.304 occurred, the railroad commission shall inform the gas utility found in violation of the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.138 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.138
§ 1301.138. APPLICABILITY TO ENTITIES CONTRACTING WITH INSURER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a person described by Section 1301.109.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.133 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.133
§ 191.133. ENTRY WITHOUT CONSENT.
Status: in_force

No person who is not the owner, and does not have the consent of the owner, proprietor, lessee, or person in charge, may enter or attempt to enter on the enclosed land of another and intentionally injure, disfigure, remove, excavate, damage, take, dig into, or destroy any historical structure, monument, marker, medallion, or artifact, or any prehistoric or historic archeological site, American Indian or aboriginal campsite, artifact, burial, ruin, or other archeological remains located in, on, or under any private land within the State of Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 130.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.353
§ 130.353. WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public junior college may offer, or may enter into an agreement with a school district, organization, or other person that operates a high school to offer, workforce continuing education courses other than learning framework courses, basic employability courses, and basic learning skills courses to a person who:

(1) is enrolled in high school on the completion of the person's sophomore year;

(2) is enrolled in a school that is not formally organized as a high school and is at least 16 years of age; or

(3) is attending high school while incarcerated, is at least 16 years of age, and is not eligible for release from incarceration before the person's 18th birthday.

(b) This section does not prohibit a public junior college from offering community interest continuing education courses using local funds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.008
§ 61.008. NOXIOUS WEED CONTENT.
Status: in_force

The department by rule may classify noxious weeds and establish the rate allowed or prohibit the inclusion of a noxious weed in a container of agricultural or vegetable seed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.005
§ 8126.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49, 53, and 54, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.01
§ 27.01. INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The primary pleading in a criminal action on the part of the State is the indictment or information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.154
§ 801.154. GRANT OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall grant a petition for issuance or reinstatement of a certificate of authority under this subchapter if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the petition would be in the public interest and that justice would best be served by granting the petition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 332.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 332 / Section 332.004
§ 332.004. FINANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county may pay costs and expenses of carrying out this subchapter from its general revenues or from other revenues provided by law for the establishment or the operation of parks and recreational facilities.

(b) Municipalities and counties jointly exercising the powers by this subchapter may agree on the manner and method of division of costs and expenses.

(c) Renumbered as V.T.C.A. Local Government Code, Sec. 445.022 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 8.02, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.005
§ 6912.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the authority by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.2515 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.2515
§ 205.2515. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 205.2025.

(b) The acupuncture board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 205.2025 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior renewal of a license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 423.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 423 / Section 423.053
§ 423.053. AUTHORITY TO DEPOSIT MONEY IN ACCOUNT OF REINSURER.
Status: in_force

A reinsurance agreement between a domestic insurer and an affiliate, as described by Section 823.003, must specifically authorize the deposit of money from premiums to the account of the affiliate that assumes the reinsurance.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.154 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.154
§ 4.154.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.154. FILING FEES: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. For a filing by or for a limited liability company, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under Section 4.152.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0921 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0921
§ 152.0921. GILLESPIE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Gillespie County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.002
§ 772.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 772.002. INFORMATION RELATING TO COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) This section applies only to a district created under this chapter that collects a 9-1-1 emergency service fee from a service supplier or business service user. This section does not apply to an incumbent local exchange company as defined in Section 51.002, Utilities Code.

(b) The board of managers of a district by order may require a service supplier or business service user to provide to the district any information the board requires so long as that information and the format requested are readily available for the service provider's records to determine whether the service provider or business service user is correctly billing and collecting the 9-1-1 emergency service fee and remitting the fee to the district. The information required from a service provider under this subsection may include:

(1) the number of local exchange access lines that the service provider has in the district; and

(2) the number of those local exchange access lines that the Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line under Section 771.063.

(c) The district shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided under this section that a service provider or business service user claims is confidential for competitive purposes. The confidential information is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(d) The district may bring suit to enforce this section or to collect fees billed and collected by a service provider or business service user but not remitted to the district. In a proceeding to collect unremitted fees, a sworn affidavit of the district specifying the amount of unremitted fees is prima facie evidence that the fees were not remitted and of the amount of the unremitted fees.

(e) The Public Utility Commission of Texas may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Utilities Code, against a service provider who is a person regulated under the Utilities Code if the person:

(1) does not provide information required by a district under this section; or

(2) bills and collects a 9-1-1 emergency service fee as required by this chapter but does not remit the fee to the appropriate district.
Tex. Water Code § 61.239 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.239
§ 61.239. SINKING FUND INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may invest the sinking fund in county, municipal, district, or other bonds approved by the attorney general.
Tex. Transportation Code § 397.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 397 / Section 397.002
§ 397.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Automotive wrecking and salvage yard" means a lot or tract of land on which three or more abandoned, discarded, junked, wrecked, or worn-out automotive vehicles are kept for the purpose of dismantling or wrecking to extract parts, components, and accessories for use in an automotive repair or rebuilding business or for sale.

(2) "Person" means an individual, corporation, or association.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.083 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.083
§ 407.083. PAYMENT OF INSURANCE AGENT'S COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit a certified self-insurer from paying a commission to an insurance agent licensed in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.252
§ 1041.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.024
§ 13.024. STANDARD FOR LIQUID CAPACITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The standard unit of measure of capacity for liquids is the gallon.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all other measures of capacity for liquids are derived from the gallon by continual division by two, making half gallons, quarts, pints, half pints, and gills.

(c) A mechanism or machine that is adapted to measure and deliver liquid by volume and that indicates fractional parts of a gallon shall indicate the fractional parts either in terms of binary submultiple subdivisions or in terms of tenths of a gallon.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.