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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0106
§ 3975.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.107
§ 9034.107. FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with the City of Richmond to perform firefighting services in the district on the same terms that the municipality provides firefighting services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. The district, with voter approval, may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for capital costs required under the contract, including:

(1) the construction and purchase of facilities, land, and equipment; and

(2) the provision of adequate water supply.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 49.351(g), (h), and (i), Water Code, if the district contracts with the City of Richmond to provide firefighting services in the district, the district is not required to submit a fire plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.111
§ 9016.111. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain:

(1) outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code;

(2) in the corporate limits of the municipality as those limits exist on September 1, 2011; or

(3) outside the county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.054
§ 43.054. WIDTH REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not annex a publicly or privately owned area, including a strip of area following the course of a road, highway, river, stream, or creek, unless the width of the area at its narrowest point is at least 1,000 feet.

(b) The prohibition established by Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) the boundaries of the municipality are contiguous to the area on at least two sides;

(2) the annexation is initiated on the written petition of the owners or of a majority of the qualified voters of the area; or

(3) the area abuts or is contiguous to another jurisdictional boundary.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality with a population of 21,000 or more located in a county with a population of 100,000 or more may annex a publicly owned strip or similar area following the course of a road or highway for the purpose of annexing territory contiguous to the strip or area if the territory contiguous to the strip or area was formerly used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility.
Tex. Water Code § 17.772 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.772
§ 17.772. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The board may use flood control funds to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for purposes of structural and nonstructural flood control and the development of floodplain management plans.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.103
§ 509.103. ACCESS TO KNOWN MINOR'S PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A known minor's verified parent may submit a request to a digital service provider to:

(1) review and download any personal identifying information associated with the minor in the possession of the digital service provider; and

(2) delete any personal identifying information associated with the minor collected or processed by the digital service provider.

(b) A digital service provider shall establish and make available on the digital service provider's digital service a method by which a known minor's parent or guardian may make a request for access under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.053
§ 1044.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary an application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.363 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.363
§ 2301.363. REQUIRED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A dealer that sells or exchanges a motor home or a towable recreational vehicle subject to inspection under Chapter 548, Transportation Code, shall notify the buyer in writing at the time of the sale or exchange that the motor vehicle is subject to inspection requirements.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.003
§ 2251.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b) are met.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.101
§ 622.101. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A single motor vehicle used exclusively to transport chile pepper modules, seed cotton, cotton, cotton burrs, or equipment used to transport or process chile pepper modules or cotton, including a motor vehicle or burr spreader, may not be operated on a highway or road if the vehicle is:

(1) wider than 10 feet and the highway has not been designated by the commission under Section 621.202;

(2) longer than 48 feet; or

(3) higher than 14 feet 6 inches.

(b) A single motor vehicle that transports agricultural products under Subsection (a) must be registered under Section 504.505.

(c) A truck-tractor operated in combination with a semitrailer and used to transport seed cotton or cotton may not be operated on a highway or road if the vehicle is higher than 14 feet 6 inches.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.026
§ 713.026. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND PROPERTY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 713.027, 713.0271, and 713.028, a trustee of a fund established under this subchapter or a member of the commissioners court or any other elected county officer may not pay or use public funds or county employees, equipment, or property to maintain a neglected or unkept public or private cemetery.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a county if:

(1) the county owned the cemetery from September 1, 1976, through January 1, 1979; or

(2) the county used county funds, employees, equipment, or property to maintain a county-owned cemetery during 1976.

(c) A county described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) may continue to own the cemetery or to provide maintenance for the cemetery that qualified the county for the exception if the county files with the secretary of state a certified copy of a commissioners court order certifying that the county qualifies to own or maintain a cemetery under this section. The order must be kept in a register entitled "County-Owned and -Operated Cemeteries."
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.9052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.9052
§ 39.9052. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric cooperative shall consider adopting and implementing energy efficiency programs that reduce the cooperative's annual growth in demand in a manner consistent with standards established in the state for other utilities.

(b) Beginning April 1, 2012, an electric cooperative that had retail sales of more than 500,000 megawatt hours in 2005 must report each year to the State Energy Conservation Office, on a standardized form developed by the office, information regarding the combined effects of the energy efficiency activities of the electric cooperative from the previous calendar year, including the electric cooperative's annual goals, programs enacted to achieve those goals, and any achieved energy demand or savings goals.

(c) The State Energy Conservation Office shall provide the reports made under Subsection (b) to the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System. The laboratory shall calculate the energy savings and estimated pollution reductions that resulted from the reported activities.

(d) The energy systems laboratory shall share the results of the analysis with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.059
§ 8506.059. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, officer, agent, or employee of the authority may not be directly or indirectly interested in a contract for the purchase of any property or construction of any work by or for the authority.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a felony punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $10,000;

(2) confinement in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one year or more than 10 years; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.107
§ 1046.107. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.059 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.059
§ 5.059. NAME OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a professional limited liability company or foreign professional limited liability company must contain:

(1) the phrase "professional limited liability company"; or

(2) an abbreviation of that phrase.

(b) A professional limited liability company or foreign professional limited liability company formed before September 1, 1993, the name of which complied with the laws of this state on the date of formation but does not comply with this section, is not required to change its name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8389.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8389 / Section 8389.002
§ 8389.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Jefferson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.154
§ 8101.154. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land and easements to carry out any power conferred by this chapter.

(b) The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The board shall determine the amount of and character of interest in land and easements to be acquired.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.054
§ 2309.054. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including licensing standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.151
§ 1107.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator, under the direction of the board, shall prepare an annual budget.

(b) The budget must be approved by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.041
§ 1372.041. REFUSAL TO ACCEPT RESERVATION BY ISSUER.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may:

(1) refuse to accept a reservation if the amount of state ceiling available is less than the amount for which the issuer applied; or

(2) refuse to accept a reservation for any amount if the reservation is granted after September 23.

(b) The amount of available state ceiling is subject to the grant of a reservation to each succeeding issuer eligible to be granted a reservation of that available state ceiling in the order of priority under this subchapter.

(c) An issuer's refusal to accept a reservation does not affect the issuer's order of priority for a subsequent grant of a reservation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.106
§ 1064.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.41 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.41
§ 12.41. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES OUTSIDE THIS CODE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, any conviction not obtained from a prosecution under this code shall be classified as follows:

(1) "felony of the third degree" if imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or another penitentiary is affixed to the offense as a possible punishment;

(2) "Class B misdemeanor" if the offense is not a felony and confinement in a jail is affixed to the offense as a possible punishment;

(3) "Class C misdemeanor" if the offense is punishable by fine only.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.154
§ 1029.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year.

(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the audit shall be filed:

(1) with the comptroller; and

(2) at the district office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.253
§ 366.253. SURETY BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before beginning a term, each director shall execute a surety bond in the amount of $25,000, and the secretary and treasurer shall execute a surety bond in the amount of $50,000.

(b) Each surety bond must be:

(1) conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of office;

(2) executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state; and

(3) filed with the secretary of state's office.

(c) The authority shall pay the expense of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.118 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.118
§ 431.118. LIABILITY OF MANUFACTURER FOR ADVERTISING CERTAIN VACCINES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "advertise" means a media communication, including through television, radio, print, the Internet, digital or electronic media, product placement, promotion by an influencer in exchange for compensation, or other manner of paid promotion, a vaccine manufacturer purchases to promote the manufacturer's vaccine. The term does not include:

(1) any discussion between a health care provider and the provider's patient or written materials a health care provider provides to a patient concerning a vaccine; or

(2) any posters, decorations, or other materials or promotional items concerning a vaccine that are displayed in or made available by a health care facility, health care provider's office, or other clinical setting.

(b) A manufacturer is liable to an individual if:

(1) the manufacturer advertises a vaccine in this state; and

(2) the advertised vaccine causes harm or injury to the individual.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an individual may bring an action under this section not later than the third anniversary of the date the cause of action accrues.

(d) A court shall award a claimant who prevails in an action brought under this section:

(1) actual damages; and

(2) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.047 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.047
§ 171.047. RIGHTS OF PARTY AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the agreement to arbitrate, a party at the hearing is entitled to:

(1) be heard;

(2) present evidence material to the controversy; and

(3) cross-examine any witness.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2701
§ 25.2701.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.2701. 1ST MULTICOUNTY COURT AT LAW (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan Counties have a multicounty statutory county court composed of those counties, the 1st Multicounty Court at Law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0105
§ 8008A.0105. 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, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.009
§ 263.009. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by a decision of the board under this chapter is entitled to appeal as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51B.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.002
§ 51B.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.204
§ 121.204. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Each day of each violation of a safety standard adopted under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200,000, except that the maximum penalty that may be assessed for any related series of violations may not exceed $2 million. The penalty is payable to the state.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2603
§ 54.2603. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A full-time magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the commissioners court of Tom Green County. The salary may not be less than an amount equal to the salary, supplements, and allowances paid to a justice of the peace of Tom Green County as set by the annual budget of Tom Green County.

(b) A magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.

(c) The salary of a part-time magistrate is equal to the per-hour salary of a full-time magistrate. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,080 work-hour year. The judges of the courts trying criminal cases in Tom Green County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid.
Tex. Government Code § 2259.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2259 / Section 2259.062
§ 2259.062.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2259.062. PAYMENT SOURCE FOR GROUP: STATE AGENCY OR INSTITUTION. A state agency or institution may make a payment under a risk retention group agreement from any source, including a legislative appropriation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.076
§ 51.076. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of Sections 51.071 through 51.072 and 51.074 through 51.075 of this code shall prevent the state from instituting legal proceedings necessary:

(1) to enforce a forfeiture;

(2) to recover the full amount of principal and interest that may be owed to the state at the time the forfeiture occurred; or

(3) to protect another right to the land.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.301
§ 801.301. LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide:

(1) that each type of license under this chapter is valid for a term of one year or two years; and

(2) for the renewal of a license.

(b) The board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(c) For a year in which the license expiration date is changed, the board shall prorate license fees on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Government Code § 402.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.029
§ 402.029. NOTICE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each child support case in which the attorney general provides services.

(b) The attorney general shall provide each party or the party's attorney of record with written notice of the name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the assistant attorney general who is the attorney of record in the case.

(c) Not later than the seventh day after the date of a change, the attorney general shall provide each party or the party's attorney of record with written notice of a change in the name, address, telephone number, or facsimile number of the assistant attorney general who is the attorney of record in the case.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.052
§ 1103.052. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine members as follows:

(1) the executive secretary of the Veterans' Land Board or the executive secretary's designee; and

(2) eight members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(A) four members who are certified or licensed appraisers actively engaged in the practice of appraising real property; and

(B) four public members who qualify for appointment based on their recognized business ability.

(b) The executive secretary of the Veterans' Land Board or the executive secretary's designee is a voting member of the board.

(c) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall ensure that:

(1) a single appraisal organization is not overrepresented on the board;

(2) the board is independent of a trade association, profession, or industry; and

(3) the board represents:

(A) the diverse geographic areas of the state; and

(B) a cross-section of disciplines in the field of real estate appraisal.

(d) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to:

(1) the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of the appointee; or

(2) the appointee's membership in an appraisal organization.