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Tex. Local Government Code § 212.050 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.050
§ 212.050. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears that a violation or threat of a violation of this subchapter or a plan, rule, or ordinance adopted under this subchapter or consistent with this subchapter exists, the municipality is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief against the person who committed, is committing, or is threatening to commit the violation.

(b) A suit for injunctive relief may be brought in the county in which the defendant resides, the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs, or any county in which the municipality is wholly or partly located.

(c) In a suit to enjoin a violation or threat of a violation of this subchapter or a plan, rule, ordinance, or other order adopted under this subchapter, the court may grant the municipality any prohibitory or mandatory injunction warranted by the facts including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a plan, rule, or ordinance adopted under this subchapter or consistent with this subchapter within the limits of the municipality. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

(e) A suit under this section shall be given precedence over all other cases of a different nature on the docket of the trial or appellate court.

(f) It is no defense to a criminal or civil suit under this section that an agency of government other than the municipality issued a license or permit authorizing the construction, repair, or alteration of any building, structure, or improvement. It also is no defense that the defendant had no knowledge of this subchapter or of an applicable plan, rule, or ordinance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.070 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.070
§ 534.070. USE OF PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local mental health authority that receives prospective payment funds shall submit to the department a quarterly report that clearly identifies how the provider or program used the funds during the preceding fiscal quarter.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the form of the report, the specific information that must be included in the report, and the deadlines for submitting the report.

(c) The department may not provide prospective payment funds to a local mental health authority that fails to submit the quarterly reports required by this section.

(d) In this section, "prospective payment funds" means money the department prospectively provides to a local mental health authority to provide community services to certain persons with mental illness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.003
§ 3836.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Austin County and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, agriculture, viniculture, irrigation, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Austin County from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or any city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 121.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 121 / Section 121.003
§ 121.003. REFERRAL AGENCY PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

A referral agency may not:

(1) refer a consumer to a senior living community in which the referral agency has an ownership, management, or financial interest;

(2) hold a power of attorney for a consumer or hold a consumer's property in any capacity;

(3) knowingly refer a consumer to a senior living community that is unlicensed and is not exempt from licensing under applicable law;

(4) collect a referral fee when a consumer transfers from one property of a senior living community to another property of the same senior living community unless the consumer has engaged the referral agency to help facilitate the consumer's transfer to another property and the referral agency provided the consumer more than one referral; or

(5) collect a referral fee after the expiration of the referral according to the contract between the referral agency and the senior living community.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.355 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.355
§ 407A.355. DEFICITS; INSOLVENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "insolvent" means:

(1) the inability of a group to pay the group's outstanding lawful obligations as they mature in the regular course of business; or

(2) that the group's liabilities exceed the group's assets, determined without reducing liabilities by any reserve discount.

(b) If the assets of a group are at any time insufficient to enable the group to discharge its legal liabilities and other obligations and to maintain the reserves required under this chapter, the group shall make up the deficiency or levy an assessment on its members for the amount needed to make up the deficiency.

(c) In the event of a deficiency in any fund year, the deficiency shall be made up immediately from:

(1) surplus from a fund year other than the current fund year;

(2) administrative funds;

(3) assessments of the membership, if ordered by the group; or

(4) any alternate method that the commissioner approves or directs.

(d) The commissioner shall be notified before any transfer of surplus funds from one fund year to another under Subsection (c).

(e) If the group fails to assess its members or to otherwise make up a deficit, the commissioner shall order the group to do so. If the commissioner determines that the group is in a hazardous financial condition, the commissioner may take action as provided by Article 21.28-A, Insurance Code, and may order the group to rectify the condition through an alternate method under Subsection (c)(4). The group is considered an insurer only for purposes of Article 21.28-A, Insurance Code. Otherwise, to the extent of a conflict between this chapter and that article, this chapter prevails.

(f) If the group fails to make the required assessment of its members after the commissioner's order under Subsection (e), or if the deficiency is not fully made up, the group shall be deemed to be insolvent.

(g) If a group is liquidated, the commissioner shall secure release of the security deposit and levy an assessment on the members of the group in an amount determined necessary by the commissioner to discharge all liabilities of the group, including the reasonable cost of liquidation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.007
§ 611.007. REVOCATION OF CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a patient or a patient's legally authorized representative may revoke a disclosure consent to a professional at any time. A revocation is valid only if it is written, dated, and signed by the patient or legally authorized representative.

(b) A patient may not revoke a disclosure that is required for purposes of making payment to the professional for mental health care services provided to the patient.

(c) A patient may not maintain an action against a professional for a disclosure made by the professional in good faith reliance on an authorization if the professional did not have notice of the revocation of the consent.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.103 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.103
§ 49A.103. INQUEST POWERS AND DUTIES OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE APPLY TO MEDICAL EXAMINER; CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the commissioners court of a county establishes an office of medical examiner, all powers and duties of justices of the peace in that county relating to a death investigation or an inquest transfer to the office of medical examiner.

(b) A subsequent general law relating to a duty of a justice of the peace in a death investigation or inquest applies to the medical examiner in that county only to the extent that the law is not inconsistent with this subchapter, Article 49A.152, or Article 49A.251, and those provisions prevail over a law or a part of law that otherwise conflicts with those provisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.155
§ 1107.155. WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

A warrant against district money does not require the signature of the county clerk of Titus County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0105
§ 3982.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Election Code § 127.1311 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.1311
§ 127.1311. ANNOUNCING UNOFFICIAL RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), unofficial election results shall be released as soon as they are available after the polls close.

(b) The presiding judge of the central counting station, in cooperation with the county clerk, may withhold the release of unofficial election results until the last voter has voted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.105
§ 8262.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district and a political subdivision may enter into a contract for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party to approve the contract.

(b) The district may pay for an obligation incurred by such a contract by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.

(c) The district may deliver the district's bonds to the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States, or to this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state, that entered into a contract with the district.
Tex. Property Code § 221.075 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.075
§ 221.075. CIVIL PENALTY FOR LATE STATEMENT; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a written request filed with the commission by a managing entity before the date on which the statement required by Section 221.074 must be made available, the commission for good cause shown may grant the managing entity an extension of no more than 30 days in which to provide the statement.

(b) If the statement required by Section 221.074 is late and an extension has not been granted under Subsection (a), the managing entity required to provide the statement is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed:

(1) $500 per day for each of the first 10 days that the statement is late; and

(2) $1,500 per day for each day after the 10th day, until the managing entity has complied with Section 221.074.

(c) In no event shall the civil penalties exceed $30,000 for any one statement period.

(d) A managing entity may not assess against or collect from the purchasers of a timeshare property the amount of a penalty incurred under this section.

(e) If it appears that a managing entity has violated Section 221.074, the attorney general may institute an action for injunctive relief, a civil penalty, or both.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.102
§ 353.102. AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the family allowance must be sufficient for the maintenance of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children for one year from the date of the decedent's death.

(b) The allowance must be fixed with regard to the facts or circumstances then existing and the facts and circumstances anticipated to exist during the first year after the decedent's death.

(c) The allowance may be paid in a lump sum or in installments, as ordered by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.153
§ 8431.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.303
§ 3950.303. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 1333.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1333 / Section 1333.001
§ 1333.001. BOND REVOCATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality shall order an election to determine whether to revoke bonds unsold for 10 years or more after the date the bonds are authorized to be issued if the governing body receives a petition signed by a number of registered property tax paying voters equal to 10 percent of the property tax paying voters voting in the most recent municipal election.

(b) The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that allows sufficient time for compliance with any requirements established by law.

(c) A municipality shall hold the election in the same manner as an election to issue bonds in the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 659.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.019
§ 659.019. PART-TIME AND HOURLY EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In computing the salary of a part-time or hourly employee, the rate of pay must be proportional to the rate authorized by the General Appropriations Act for full-time employment in the same classified position, or if the position is not under the state's position classification plan, for full-time employment in the applicable exempt position.

(b) A part-time employee is subject to Subchapter K and to the leave without pay provisions of Section 659.085.

(c) The comptroller may adopt rules to determine the hourly rate of an employee paid on an hourly basis.
Tex. Government Code § 419.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.008
§ 419.008. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission may adopt rules for its internal management and control and for the administration of its powers and duties.

(b) The commission shall perform the duties assigned to the commission under this chapter or other law.

(c) The commission shall perform duties assigned by law to the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education.

(d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and contributions from private individuals or foundations and from the federal government.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 709), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.

(f) The commission may appoint advisory committees to assist it in the performance of its duties. A member of an advisory committee appointed by the commission or otherwise appointed under this chapter may not receive compensation for service on the advisory committee. A member appointed under this chapter is entitled to receive reimbursement, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act, for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing services as a member of the advisory committee. Members appointed under this chapter shall serve six-year staggered terms but may not be appointed to more than two consecutive terms.
Tex. Election Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. RESIGNING OR DECLINING OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be effective, a public officer's resignation or an officer-elect's declination must be in writing and signed by the officer or officer-elect and delivered to the appropriate authority for acting on the resignation or declination. The authority may not refuse to accept a resignation.

(b) If the authority to act on a resignation or declination is a body, the resignation or declination may be delivered to the presiding officer of the body or to its clerk or secretary.

(c) An officer-elect who intends to qualify for the office but desires to resign at a subsequent date may submit a resignation in the same manner as an officer who has assumed office, and the vacancy may be filled in the same manner as if the resignation had been submitted after the officer-elect assumed office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.114
§ 3001.114. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire or dispose of property in any manner, including by:

(1) conveyance;

(2) mortgage; or

(3) lease, as lessor or lessee.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.104
§ 509.104. MINOR IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

If a minor is in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, the department may designate the minor's caregiver or a member of the department's staff to perform the functions of the minor's parent or guardian under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 48.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.04
§ 48.04. POWER TO REMIT FINES AND FORFEITURES.
Status: in_force

The Governor shall have the power to remit forfeitures of bail bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.149 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.149
§ 141.149. RULES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The service shall adopt rules that conform to but are not more strict than current good manufacturing practices as established under 21 U.S.C. Section 360b for the use of drugs in the manufacture, processing, and packaging of commercial feed unless the service determines that those practices are not appropriate to conditions existing in this state.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under Subsection (a). An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 731.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 731 / Section 731.102
§ 731.102. EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

An inspection conducted under Section 731.101 must:

(1) as applicable, include the following items of an assembled vehicle:

(A) frame, chassis, and any structural components of the vehicle;

(B) wheel assembly;

(C) brake system, including each brake and power brake unit;

(D) steering system, including power steering; and

(E) front seat belts in vehicles that contain seat belt anchorages; and

(2) include an evaluation of the structural integrity of the assembled vehicle and, as applicable, the connection points of the:

(A) frame, chassis, or body;

(B) steering system;

(C) drive train; and

(D) suspension.
Tex. Education Code § 22.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.106
§ 22.106. USE OF DESIGNATED COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

An employee may use compensation designated for health care supplementation under this subchapter for any employee benefit, including depositing the designated amount into a cafeteria plan in which the employee is enrolled or using the designated amount for health care premiums through a premium conversion plan.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6005
§ 2306.6005. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board and may not be a division employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing.

(c) A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board or act as the general counsel to the Manufactured Housing Board or the division if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the division.
Tex. Election Code § 102.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 102 / Section 102.005
§ 102.005. MARKING AND SEALING BALLOT.
Status: in_force

A late ballot must be marked and sealed by the voter in the same manner as an early voting ballot voted by mail.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.215 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.215
§ 162.215. RETURNS AND PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each person who is liable for the tax imposed by this subchapter, a terminal operator, and a licensed distributor shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar month.

(b) A motor fuel transporter, interstate trucker, and dyed diesel fuel bonded user shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter.

(c) The return required by this section shall be accompanied by a payment for the amount of tax reported due.

(d) An aviation fuel dealer is not required to file a return.