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Tex. Tax Code § 162.1155 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.1155
§ 162.1155. DUTY TO REPORT SUBSEQUENT SALES OF TAX-FREE GASOLINE PURCHASED FOR EXPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who purchases or removes gasoline tax-free under Section 162.104(a)(4) or (7) and before export sells the gasoline in this state tax-free to a person who holds a license under Section 162.105(1), (2), (3), (4), or (6) shall report that transaction to the comptroller as required by this section. If the gasoline is subsequently sold one or more times in this state before export and tax-free to a person who holds a license under Section 162.105(1), (2), (3), (4), or (6), each seller shall report the transaction to the comptroller as required by this section.

(b) Each person who sells tax-free gasoline in this state in a transaction described by Subsection (a) must provide to the comptroller:

(1) the bill of lading number issued at the terminal;

(2) the terminal control number;

(3) the date the gasoline was removed from the terminal;

(4) the number of gallons invoiced; and

(5) any other information required by the comptroller.

(c) The sales invoice for each transaction described by Subsection (a) must include:

(1) the name of the seller and purchaser; and

(2) the original bill of lading number.

(d) A person required to report a transaction under Subsection (a) shall report the transaction on a form prescribed by the comptroller and with the return required by Section 162.114.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.452 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.452
§ 45A.452. PLEA; APPEARANCE BY DEFENDANT AND PARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of Subchapter K, this article applies to a defendant who has not had the disabilities of minority removed and has been:

(1) charged with an offense other than an offense under Section 43.261, Penal Code, if the defendant is younger than 17 years of age; or

(2) charged with an offense under Section 43.261, Penal Code, if the defendant is younger than 18 years of age.

(b) The judge or justice shall:

(1) take the defendant's plea in open court; and

(2) issue a summons to compel the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator to be present during:

(A) the taking of the defendant's plea; and

(B) all other proceedings relating to the case.

(c) If the court is unable to secure the appearance of the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator by issuing a summons, the court may, without the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator present, take the defendant's plea and proceed against the defendant.

(d) If the defendant resides in a county other than the county in which the alleged offense occurred, the defendant may, with approval of the judge of the court of original jurisdiction, enter a plea, including a plea under Article 45A.401, before a judge in the county in which the defendant resides.

(e) A justice or municipal court shall endorse on the summons issued to a parent an order to appear personally at a hearing with the defendant. The summons must include a warning that the failure of the parent to appear is a Class C misdemeanor and may result in arrest.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.035
§ 2205.035. AIRCRAFT LEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by interagency contract may lease state-owned aircraft to a state agency.

(b) A state agency that is the prior owner or lessee of an aircraft has the first option to lease that aircraft from the department.

(c) The lease may provide for operation or maintenance by the department or the state agency.

(d) A state agency may not expend appropriated funds for the lease of an aircraft unless the department executes the lease or approves the lease.

(e) A state agency may not use money appropriated by the legislature to rent or lease aircraft except from the department or as provided by Subsection (f). For purposes of this subsection and Subsection (f), payments of mileage reimbursements provided for by the General Appropriations Act are not rentals or leases of aircraft.

(f) If the department determines that no state-owned aircraft is available to meet a transportation need that has arisen or that a rental or lease of aircraft would reduce the state's transportation costs, the department shall authorize a state agency to expend funds for the rental or lease of aircraft, which may include a helicopter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.104
§ 566.104. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for a suit under this subchapter is in Travis County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.057
§ 1301.057. TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION; EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before terminating a contract with a preferred provider, an insurer shall:

(1) provide written reasons for the termination; and

(2) if the affected provider is a practitioner, provide, on request, a reasonable review mechanism, except in a case involving:

(A) imminent harm to a patient's health;

(B) an action by a state medical or other physician licensing board or other government agency that effectively impairs the practitioner's ability to practice medicine; or

(C) fraud or malfeasance.

(b) The review mechanism described by Subsection (a)(2) must incorporate, in an advisory role only, a review panel selected in the manner described by Section 1301.053(b) and must be completed within a period not to exceed 60 days.

(c) The insurer shall provide to the affected practitioner:

(1) the panel's recommendation, if any; and

(2) on request, a written explanation of the insurer's determination, if that determination is contrary to the panel's recommendation.

(d) On request, an insurer shall provide to a practitioner whose participation in a preferred provider benefit plan is being terminated:

(1) an expedited review conducted in accordance with a process that complies with rules established by the commissioner; and

(2) all information on which the insurer wholly or partly based the termination, including the economic profile of the preferred provider, the standards by which the provider is measured, and the statistics underlying the profile and standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993A / Section 7993A.0202
§ 7993A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Andrew Faubion;

(2) Stephen Hallmark;

(3) Dave Ciarella;

(4) Ben Agee; and

(5) Kelly Prewitt.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7993A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7993A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7993A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.202
§ 1038.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1038.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Education Code § 54.224 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.224
§ 54.224. RESIDENT TUITION FOR STUDENTS IN MILITARY-RELATED PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person enrolled at an institution of higher education is entitled to pay tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person is:

(1) enrolled and in good standing in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program;

(2) enrolled in a corps of cadets, including a corps of cadets at a senior military college; or

(3) enrolled in a corps of midshipmen.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.254 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.254
§ 305.254. EFFECT OF ORDER REQUIRING NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) An order requiring a personal representative to give a new bond has the effect of suspending the representative's powers.

(b) After the order is entered, the personal representative may not pay out any of the estate's money or take any other official action, except to preserve estate property, until the new bond is given and approved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8339.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8339 / Section 8339.102
§ 8339.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district 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. Government Code § 44.343 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.343
§ 44.343. WICHITA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shall perform the other duties that are conferred by general law on district and county attorneys.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.111
§ 1008.111. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Property Code § 240.105 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.105
§ 240.105. DISCLAIMER OF INTEREST CREATED BY BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "beneficiary designation" means an instrument, other than an instrument creating a trust, naming the beneficiary of:

(1) an annuity or insurance policy;

(2) an account with a designation for payment on death;

(3) a security registered in beneficiary form;

(4) a pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or other employment-related benefit plan; or

(5) any other nonprobate transfer at death.

(b) In the case of an interest created by a beneficiary designation that is disclaimed before the designation becomes irrevocable, the disclaimer must be delivered to the person making the beneficiary designation.

(c) In the case of an interest created by a beneficiary designation that is disclaimed after the designation becomes irrevocable:

(1) a disclaimer of an interest in personal property must be delivered to the person obligated to distribute the interest; and

(2) a disclaimer of an interest in real property must be recorded in the official public records of the county where the real property that is the subject of the disclaimer is located.
Tex. Education Code § 54.614 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.614
§ 54.614. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW.
Status: in_force

The board is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, and the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.004
§ 8337.004. 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. Government Code § 2304.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.072
§ 2304.072. LOAN TO BE SECURED.
Status: in_force

A housing rehabilitation loan must be secured as required by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.103
§ 7927.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.051
§ 1108.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine directors elected by place.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, directors serve staggered two-year terms with the terms of four or five directors expiring each year as appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 24.438 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.438
§ 24.438.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.438. 261ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.158
§ 11003.158. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of a resolution or deed of trust authorizing or securing bonds issued by the district, the district may sell, lease, rent, trade, or otherwise dispose of property that the board considers is not needed for a district purpose.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.055
§ 11.055. SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall order the plaintiff to furnish security for the benefit of the moving defendant if the court, after hearing the evidence on the motion, determines that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant.

(b) The court in its discretion shall determine the date by which the security must be furnished.

(c) The court shall provide that the security is an undertaking by the plaintiff to assure payment to the moving defendant of the moving defendant's reasonable expenses incurred in or in connection with a litigation commenced, caused to be commenced, maintained, or caused to be maintained by the plaintiff, including costs and attorney's fees.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 102.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.001
§ 102.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Convalescent and nursing home" means an institution licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Home health services" means the provision of health service for pay or other consideration in a patient's residence regulated under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Alternate care" means services provided within an elderly individual's own home, neighborhood, or community, including:

(A) day care;

(B) foster care;

(C) alternative living plans, including personal care services; and

(D) supportive living services, including attendant care, residential repair, or emergency response services.

(4) "Person providing services" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other private or public entity providing convalescent and nursing home services, home health services, or alternate care services.

(5) "Elderly individual" means an individual 60 years of age or older.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.105
§ 1118.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) The board shall:

(1) publish the rules in book form; and

(2) provide copies to interested persons on request at district expense.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.051
§ 520.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 501.002.

(2) "Motor vehicle title service" means any person that for compensation directly or indirectly assists other persons in obtaining title documents by submitting, transmitting, or sending applications for title documents to the appropriate government agencies.

(3) "Title documents" means motor vehicle title applications, motor vehicle registration renewal applications, motor vehicle mechanic's lien title applications, motor vehicle storage lien title applications, motor vehicle temporary registration permits, motor vehicle title application transfers occasioned by the death of the title holder, or notifications under Chapter 683 of this code or Chapter 70, Property Code.

(4) "Title service license holder" means a person who holds a motor vehicle title service license or a title service runner's license.

(5) "Title service record" means the written or electronic record for each transaction in which a motor vehicle title service receives compensation.

(6) "Title service runner" means any person employed by a licensed motor vehicle title service to submit or present title documents to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Water Code § 27.104 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.104
§ 27.104. EFFECT OF PERMIT ON CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The fact that a person has a permit issued under this chapter does not relieve him from any civil liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.302
§ 1099.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 40 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.013 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.013
§ 33.013. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits office shall compile and maintain a current list of emergency food providers in the area served by the local supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits office and refer individuals who need food to local programs that may be able to provide assistance.

(b) The commission shall establish regional or statewide toll-free telephone hotlines to provide emergency food information and to refer needy individuals to local programs that may be able to provide assistance. The commission shall publish the telephone number for referrals in the emergency telephone numbers section of local telephone books. The commission shall display this telephone number in all of its offices.

(c) Where emergency food programs do not exist, the commission shall assist community groups in establishing emergency food assistance programs.

(d) The commission may establish other local, regional, or statewide programs to provide emergency food information and referral services where needed and where none presently exist.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Land office" means the General Land Office.

(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2-a) "Committee" means the Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee.

(3) "Board" means the School Land Board.

(4) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation which is public or private and profit or nonprofit, trust, or political subdivision or agency of the state.

(5) "Coastal area" means the geographic area comprising all the counties in Texas which have any tidewater shoreline, including that portion of the bed and water of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas.

(6) "Coastal public land" means all or any portion of state-owned submerged land, the water overlying that land, and all state-owned islands or portions of islands in the coastal area.

(7) "Island" means any body of land surrounded by the water of a saltwater lake, bay, inlet, estuary, or inland body of water within the tidewater limits of this state and shall include man-made islands resulting from dredging or other operations.

(8) "Management program" means the coastal management program provided by this chapter.

(9) "Seaward" means the direction away from the shore and toward the body of water bounded by the shore.

(10) "Structure" means any structure, work, or improvement constructed on, affixed to, or worked on coastal public land, including fixed or floating piers, wharves, docks, jetties, groins, breakwaters, artificial reefs, fences, posts, retaining walls, levees, ramps, cabins, houses, shelters, landfills, excavations, land canals, channels, and roads.

(11) "Submerged land" means any land extending from the boundary between the land of the state and the littoral owners seaward to the low-water mark on any saltwater lake, bay, inlet, estuary, or inland water within the tidewater limits, and any land lying beneath the body of water, but for the purposes of this chapter only, shall exclude beaches bordering on and the water of the open Gulf of Mexico and the land lying beneath this water.

(12) "Littoral owner," in this chapter only, means the owner of any public or private upland bordered by or contiguous to coastal public land.

(13) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 96, Sec. 19(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(14) "Coastal zone" means the portion of the coastal area located within the boundaries established by the coastal management program under Section 33.053(a)(1).

(15) "Network" means the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.001
§ 202.001. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may maintain state highways.

(b) A county is:

(1) not liable for expenses associated with the maintenance of a state highway; and

(2) not responsible for the supervision of a state highway.