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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.158
§ 3802.158. OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project; and

(2) of the plans and specifications of the improvement project to be financed by the bond.

(d) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston of a capital improvements budget for a specified period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.006 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.006
§ 311.006. RESTRICTIONS ON COMPOSITION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: repealed

(a) A municipality may not designate a reinvestment zone if:

(1) more than 30 percent of the property in the proposed zone, excluding property that is publicly owned, is used for residential purposes; or

(2) the total appraised value of taxable real property in the proposed zone and in existing reinvestment zones exceeds:

(A) 25 percent of the total appraised value of taxable real property in the municipality and in the industrial districts created by the municipality, if the municipality has a population of 100,000 or more; or

(B) 50 percent of the total appraised value of taxable real property in the municipality and in the industrial districts created by the municipality, if the municipality has a population of less than 100,000.

(b) A municipality may not change the boundaries of an existing reinvestment zone to include property in excess of the restrictions on composition of a zone described by Subsection (a).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032, Sec. 21, eff. June 17, 2011.

(d) For purposes of this section, property is used for residential purposes if it is occupied by a house having fewer than five living units, and the appraised value is determined according to the most recent appraisal rolls of the municipality.

(e) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a reinvestment zone designated under Section 311.005(a)(4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.004
§ 1043.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hopkins County.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.67 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.67
§ 101.67. PRIOR APPROVAL OF MALT BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an authorized licensee may ship or cause to be shipped into the state, import into the state, manufacture and offer for sale in the state, or distribute, sell, or store in the state any malt beverages, the licensee must register the malt beverages with the commission. The registration application must include a certificate of label approval issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for the product.

(b) Only a brewer's or nonresident brewer's licensee, or a brewpub licensee may apply to register malt beverages with the commission.

(c) This section does not apply to the importation of malt beverages for personal consumption and not for sale.

(d) On registration of a certificate of label approval issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the commission shall approve the product under this section and issue a letter to that effect to the licensee unless the commission determines the product, despite having a valid federal certificate of label approval, would create a public safety concern, create a cross-tier violation, or otherwise violate this code.

(d-1) If the commission approves the product, the commission shall issue a certificate of approval upon receipt of a fee in an amount that is sufficient to cover the cost of administering this section. A copy of the certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the commission.

(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives an application for registration of a product under this section, the commission shall either approve or deny the registration application. If the commission denies the application for a product with a valid federal certificate of label approval or fails to act on the application within the time required by this subsection, the licensee submitting the application is entitled to an administrative hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(f) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for:

(1) accepting federal certificates of label approval for registration under this section;

(2) registering alcoholic beverage products that are not eligible to receive a certificate of label approval issued by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; and

(3) registering alcoholic beverage products during periods when the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has ceased processing applications for a certificate of label approval.

(g) The commission shall consider the nutrition label requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration and the alcohol label requirements of the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in developing the label requirements to register products described by Subsection (f)(2).

(h) The rules adopted under this section may not require testing for alcohol content as part of the process for registering an alcoholic beverage with the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.025
§ 154.025. DISBURSEMENTS TO PERSONS WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "debt" includes delinquent taxes, fines, fees, and indebtedness arising from written agreements with the county. The term includes delinquent property taxes whether reduced to judgment or not.

(b) If notice of indebtedness has been filed with the county auditor and county treasurer evidencing the indebtedness of a person to the state, the county, or a salary fund, a warrant may not be drawn on a county fund in favor of a person, or an agent or assignee of a person, until:

(1) the county treasurer, or the county auditor in a county without a county treasurer, notifies in writing the person owing the debt that the debt is outstanding; and

(2) the debt is paid.

(c) A county may apply any funds the county owes a person to the outstanding balance of debt for which notice is made under Subsection (b)(1), if the notice includes a statement that the amount owed by the county to the person may be applied to reduce the outstanding debt.

(d) A county may include a notice in its forms, bonds, or other agreements stating that the county may offset payments to a person in accordance with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0304
§ 8094.0304. 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. Finance Code § 341.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.104
§ 341.104. REGULATION OF CREDIT UNIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The credit union commissioner shall enforce this subtitle relating to the regulation of state credit unions operating under this subtitle.

(b) The official exercising authority over federal credit unions equivalent to the authority exercised by the credit union commissioner may enforce this subtitle relating to the regulation of a federal credit union operating under this subtitle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.008
§ 130.008. LIABILITY OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

If the comptroller or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles determines that the county tax assessor-collector has accepted payment for fees and taxes to be remitted to that department in violation of Section 130.004 or that more than two percent of the fees and taxes to be received from the assessor-collector are not remitted because of the acceptance of checks that are not honored by the drawee bank or of credit card invoices that are not honored by the credit card issuer, the department may notify the assessor-collector that the assessor-collector may not accept a check or credit card invoice for the payment of any fee or tax to be remitted to that department. A county tax assessor-collector who accepts a check or credit card invoice for the payment of a fee or tax, after notice that the assessor-collector may not receive a check or credit card invoice for the payment of fees or taxes to be remitted to a department, is liable to the state for the amount of the check or credit card invoice accepted.
Tex. Government Code § 556.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 556 / Section 556.0055
§ 556.0055. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or private entity that receives state funds may not use the funds to pay:

(1) lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient of the funds;

(2) a person or entity that is required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305;

(3) any partner, employee, employer, relative, contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity described by Subdivision (2); or

(4) a person or entity that has been hired to represent associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other government policies.

(b) A political subdivision or private entity that violates Subsection (a) is not eligible to receive additional state funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.051
§ 1454.051. EQUAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer that reimburses a physician or health care provider for reproductive health or oncology services provided to women must reimburse the physician or provider in an amount at least equal to the annual average compensation per hour or unit that would be paid in the service area to a physician or provider for the same medical, surgical, hospital, pharmaceutical, nursing, or other similar resources used to provide the services if the resources would be used to provide health services exclusively to men or to the general population.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.355
§ 205.355. REQUIRED DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 205.301(a)(2), a license to practice acupuncture shall be denied or, after notice and hearing, revoked if the applicant or license holder violates Section 205.301(a)(1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.154
§ 574.154. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a person described by Section 574.151 may not participate in a research program in the inpatient mental health facility unless:

(1) the patient provides written consent to participate in the research program under a protocol that has been approved by the facility's institutional review board; and

(2) the institutional review board specifically reviews the patient's consent under the approved protocol.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0301
§ 525.0301. BIENNIAL REFERENCE GUIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) publish a biennial reference guide describing available public health and human services in this state; and

(2) make the guide available to all interested parties and agencies.

(b) The reference guide must include a dictionary of uniform terms and services.
Tex. Estates Code § 1056.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.051
§ 1056.051. ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person interested in the estate of an incapacitated person files with the judge a written complaint made under oath alleging that the guardian is about to remove the estate or a part of the estate outside of the state, the judge may order a writ of attachment to issue, directed "to any sheriff or any constable within the State of Texas." The writ must order the sheriff or constable to:

(1) seize the estate or a part of the estate; and

(2) hold that property subject to further court order.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ of attachment directed to the sheriff or constable of a specific county in this state is not defective if the writ was properly executed within that county by the sheriff or constable to whom the writ is directed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 56.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 56 / Section 56.001
§ 56.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.

(2) "Fund" means the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.152
§ 455.152. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist, or massage therapy instructor if the person is an individual and has been convicted of, entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or received deferred adjudication for:

(1) an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, or Section 21.02, 21.09, 21.11, 21.12, 21.15, 21.16, 21.165, 21.18, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, 25.02, 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.04, 43.041, 43.05, 43.25, 43.26, or 43.262, Penal Code;

(2) criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation under Section 15.01, 15.02, or 15.03, Penal Code, if the intended offense is an offense described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) an offense under federal law or the laws of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Subdivision (1) or (2).A person is not eligible for a license as a massage establishment, massage school, massage therapist, or massage therapy instructor if the person is an individual and has been convicted of, entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or received deferred adjudication for:

(1) an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, or Section 43.021, 43.03, 43.031, 43.032, 43.04, 43.041, or 43.05, Penal Code;

(2) an offense under federal law or the laws of another state containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.314 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.314
§ 601.314. LIMIT ON ACCESS TO INVESTIGATION FILES.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall prohibit or limit access to an investigation file relating to a person subject to an informal proceeding in the manner provided by Sections 164.007(c) and 601.275.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.87 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.87
§ 17.87. FINAL INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after the day that the going out of business sale ends, the permit holder shall file with the chief appraiser a final inventory. The final inventory must include:

(1) the name and address of the permit holder;

(2) a statement of the disposition of the items listed in the original inventory that were not sold during the going out of business sale and the name and address of any person purchasing those items after the ending date of the sale; and

(3) a description of the place where the sale was held.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.105
§ 1158.105. REPORT; EVIDENCE OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A successful bid or contract for the sale of estate personal property shall be reported to the court. The laws regulating the approval or disapproval of a sale of real estate apply to the sale, except that a conveyance is not required.

(b) The court's order confirming the sale of estate personal property:

(1) vests the right and title of the ward's estate in the purchaser who has complied with the terms of the sale; and

(2) is prima facie evidence that all requirements of the law in making the sale have been met.

(c) The guardian of the estate, on request, may issue a bill of sale without warranty to the purchaser of estate personal property as evidence of title. The expense of the bill of sale if requested must be paid by the purchaser.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.106 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.106
§ 21.106. AGREEMENT LIMITING AUTHORITY OF AND SUPPLANTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholders' agreement authorized by this subchapter that limits the discretion or powers of the board of directors or supplants the board of directors relieves the directors of, and imposes on a person in whom the discretion or powers of the board of directors or the management of the business and affairs of the corporation is vested, liability for an act or omission of the person in accordance with Subsection (b).

(b) A person on whom liability for an act or omission is imposed under this section is liable in the same manner and to the same extent as a director on whom liability for an act or omission is imposed by this code or other law.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.201
§ 349.201. CORRECTION RESULTING IN NO LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not liable to an obligor for a violation of this subtitle if:

(1) not later than the 60th day after the date on which the person actually discovered the violation, the person corrects the violation as to that obligor by:

(A) performing the required act; or

(B) refunding the amount in excess of the amount authorized by law; and

(2) the person gives to the obligor written notice of the violation as provided by Section 349.204 before the obligor:

(A) gives written notice of that violation; or

(B) files an action alleging that violation.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "actually discovered" refers to the time of the discovery of the violation in fact and not to the time when an ordinarily prudent person, through reasonable diligence, could or should have discovered or known as a matter of law or fact of the violation. Actual discovery of a violation in one transaction may constitute actual discovery of the same violation in other transactions if the violation actually discovered is of such a nature that it would necessarily be repeated and would be clearly apparent in the other transactions without the necessity of examining all of the other transactions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.004
§ 240.004. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in a district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this subchapter. The court may grant appropriate relief.
Tex. Education Code § 39.022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.022
§ 39.022. INSTRUCTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure school accountability for student achievement that achieves the goals provided under Section 4.002, the agency shall create and implement an instructionally supportive statewide assessment program that:

(1) provides for progress monitoring;

(2) is balanced, innovative, and streamlined; and

(3) is based on essential knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under Section 28.002.

(b) The primary objective of an instructionally supportive assessment program created and implemented under this section is to benefit the students of this state.

(c) The agency shall consider the importance of maintaining stability in the instructionally supportive assessment program when modifying the program.

(d) It is the policy of this state that the instructionally supportive assessment program be designed to:

(1) provide information regarding student academic achievement and learning progress to:

(A) public schools for the purpose of improving student instruction;

(B) students, parents, and teachers for the purpose of guiding learning objectives; and

(C) education researchers for the purpose of comparing student academic achievement and learning progress data at the national and statewide levels;

(2) evaluate the achievement level and learning progress of each assessed student in reading language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies;

(3) provide information to the agency for the purpose of making decisions regarding public school accountability, campus recognition, and the improvement of public school operations and management;

(4) identify the educational strengths and needs of individual students and the readiness of those students to be promoted to the next grade level or to graduate from high school;

(5) assess whether educational goals and curricular standards are being met at the campus, district, and state levels;

(6) provide information to help evaluate and develop educational programs and policies; and

(7) provide instructional staff with immediate, actionable, and useful information regarding student achievement of standards and benchmarks that may be used to improve the staff's delivery of student instruction.

(e) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall administer assessment instruments as required under this chapter in accordance with the instructionally supportive assessment program.

(f) The instructionally supportive assessment program may be referred to as the Student Success Tool.
Tex. Government Code § 481.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.504
§ 481.504. SECURITY FOR LOANS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other security provided by law, if a defense community defaults on a loan, a state agency making a loan to the defense community for a project described by Section 481.502(a) may foreclose under a loan agreement in the manner provided by law for foreclosure and liquidate any collateral provided under the loan agreement to recover any outstanding debt.