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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.108
§ 8325.108. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY OF WEATHERFORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The City of Weatherford may annex part of the territory of the district into its corporate limits without annexing all of the territory of the district under an agreement entered into before the effective date of the Act creating this chapter between the City of Weatherford and the landowners of the land being annexed. The district continues in existence following annexation of part of the territory of the district as described by this subsection.

(b) The district shall be dissolved and its debts and obligations assumed by the City of Weatherford in accordance with Chapter 43, Local Government Code, including Sections 43.075 and 43.0715, on annexation of all of the territory of the district by the City of Weatherford, provided that:

(1) water, sanitary sewer, and drainage improvements, and roads have been constructed to serve at least 95 percent of the territory of the district; or

(2) the board adopts a resolution consenting to the dissolution of the district.

(c) If all of the territory of the district is annexed by the City of Weatherford but the conditions under Subsection (b) have not been met, the City of Weatherford may dissolve the district by resolution only on or after the 20th anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, a contract ("Allocation Agreement") between the City of Weatherford and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of all the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city, may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property in the district may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on the property.
Tex. Property Code § 82.058 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.058
§ 82.058. LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The limited common elements and the provisions of the declaration relating to the right to use the limited common elements may not be altered without the consent of each affected unit owner and the owner's first lien mortgagee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the declaration, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration, executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made. The persons executing the amendment shall deliver it to the association, which shall record it at the expense of the reallocating unit owners.

(c) A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element may not be allocated except pursuant to the declaration made in accordance with Section 82.055(7). The allocation shall be made by amendment to the declaration.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.255 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.255
§ 39.255. USE OF REVENUES FOR UTILITIES WITH NO STRANDED COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility that does not have stranded costs described by Section 39.254 shall be permitted to use any positive difference under the report required by Section 39.257(b) on capital expenditures to improve or expand transmission or distribution facilities, or on capital expenditures to improve air quality, as approved by the commission. Any such capital expenditures shall be made in the calendar year immediately following the year for which the report required by Section 39.257 is calculated. The capital expenditures shall be reflected in any future proceeding under this chapter to set transmission or distribution rates as a reduction to the utility's transmission and distribution invested capital, as approved by the commission.

(b) To the extent that positive differences under the report required by Section 39.257(b) are not used for capital expenditures, the amounts shall be flowed back to the electric utility's Texas jurisdictional customers through the power cost recovery factor.

(c) This section applies only to the use of positive differences under the report required by Section 39.257(b) for each year during the freeze period.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.012
§ 2256.012.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2256.012. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: BANKER'S ACCEPTANCES. A bankers' acceptance is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the bankers' acceptance:

(1) has a stated maturity of 270 days or fewer from the date of its issuance;

(2) will be, in accordance with its terms, liquidated in full at maturity;

(3) is eligible for collateral for borrowing from a Federal Reserve Bank; and

(4) is accepted by a bank organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state, if the short-term obligations of the bank, or of a bank holding company of which the bank is the largest subsidiary, are rated not less than A-1 or P-1 or an equivalent rating by at least one nationally recognized credit rating agency.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.909 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.909
§ 39.909. PLAN AND REPORT OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "small business" and "historically underutilized business" have the meanings assigned by former Section 481.191, Government Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2015.

(b) Before January 1, 2000, each electric utility shall develop and submit to the commission a comprehensive five-year plan to enhance diversity of its workforce in all occupational categories and to increase contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. The plan must consist of:

(1) the electric utility's historical and current performance with regard to workforce diversity and contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses;

(2) initiatives that the electric utility will pursue in these areas over the period of the plan;

(3) a listing of programs and activities the electric utility will undertake to achieve each of those initiatives; and

(4) a listing of the business partnership initiatives the electric utility will undertake to facilitate small and historically underutilized business entry into the electric energy market as generators and retail energy providers taking into account opportunities for contracting and joint ventures.

(c) Each electric utility shall submit an annual report to the commission and the legislature relating to its efforts to improve workforce diversity and contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. The report must be submitted on October 1 of each year or may be included as part of any other annual report submitted by the electric utility to the commission. The report must include:

(1) the diversity of the electric utility's workforce as of the time of the report;

(2) the electric utility's level of contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses;

(3) the specific progress made under the plan under Subsection (b);

(4) the specific initiatives, programs, and activities undertaken under the plan during the preceding year;

(5) an assessment of the success of each of those initiatives, programs, and activities;

(6) the extent to which the electric utility has carried out its initiatives to facilitate opportunities for contracts or joint ventures with small and historically underutilized businesses; and

(7) the initiatives, programs, and activities the electric utility will pursue during the next year to increase the diversity of its workforce and contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.047
§ 597.047. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other state law, a person licensed by this state to provide services related to health care or to the treatment or care of a person with an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or a mental illness shall provide to the committee members any information the committee requests that is relevant to the client's need for a proposed treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0402
§ 8075.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8075.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.007
§ 242.007. CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever possible, the department shall use the services of and consult with state and local agencies in carrying out its responsibility under this chapter.

(b) The department may cooperate with local public health officials of a county or municipality in carrying out this chapter and may delegate to those officials the power to make inspections and recommendations to the department in accordance with this chapter.

(c) The department may coordinate its personnel and facilities with a local agency of a municipality or county and may provide advice to the municipality or county if the municipality or county decides to supplement the state program with additional rules required to meet local conditions.
Tex. Finance Code § 34.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 34 / Section 34.302
§ 34.302. AMENDMENT OF DEPOSIT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A bank and its account holder may amend the deposit contract by agreement or as permitted by Subsection (b) or other law.

(b) A bank may amend a deposit contract by mailing a written notice of the amendment to the account holder, separately or as an enclosure with or part of the account holder's statement of account or passbook. The notice must include the text and effective date of the amendment. The bank is required to deliver the notice to only one of the account holders of a deposit account that has more than one account holder. The effective date may not be earlier than the 30th day after the date of mailing the notice unless the amendment:

(1) is made to comply with a statute or rule that authorizes an earlier effective date;

(2) does not reduce the interest rate on the account or otherwise adversely affect the account holder; or

(3) is made for a reason relating to security of an account.

(c) Except for a disclosure required to be made under Section 34.303 or the Truth in Savings Act (12 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.) or other federal law, before renewal of an account a notice of amendment is not required under Subsection (b) for:

(1) a change in the interest rate on a variable-rate account, including a money market or negotiable order of withdrawal account;

(2) a change in a term for a time account with a maturity of one month or less if the deposit contract authorizes the change in the term; or

(3) a change contemplated and permitted by the original contract.

(d) An amendment under Subsection (b) may reduce the rate of interest or eliminate interest on an account without a maturity date.

(e) Amendment of a deposit contract made in compliance with this section is not a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Section 17.41 et seq., Business & Commerce Code).
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0102
§ 111.0102. SUIT CHALLENGING COLLECTION ACTION.
Status: in_force

Venue for and jurisdiction of a suit that challenges or is for the purpose of avoiding a comptroller collection action or state tax lien in any manner is exclusively conferred on the district courts of Travis County.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.077 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.077
§ 345.077. REINSTATEMENT OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

After a demand for payment in full under a retail installment contract, the retail buyer and holder may agree to reinstate the contract and may amend the contract under Section 345.070.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.251
§ 502.251.
Status: in_force

Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.157
§ 1086.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.203
§ 3843.203. ASSESSMENT IN PART OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

An assessment may be imposed on only a part of the district if only that part will benefit from the service or improvement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.110
§ 372.110. ORDER PROHIBITING OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ON TOLL PROJECT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity, by order of its governing body, may prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle on a toll project of the toll project entity if:

(1) the registered owner of the vehicle has been finally determined to be a habitual violator; and

(2) the toll project entity has provided notice of the prohibition order to the registered owner.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(2) must be sent by first class mail to the registered owner at an address under Section 372.106(b) at least 10 days before the date the prohibition order takes effect and is presumed received on the fifth day after the date the notice is mailed.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law governing the confidentiality of electronic toll collection customer account information, the order described in Subsection (a) may include the registered owner's name, the city and state of residence, and the license plate number of the nonpaying vehicle.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle on a toll project in violation of an order issued under Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.708 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.708
§ 151.708. SELLING WITHOUT PERMIT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or officer of a corporation commits an offense if the person or corporation engages in business as a retailer in this state without a permit required by this chapter or after the permit is suspended.

(b) A first offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person or officer has previously been finally convicted of one offense under this section, on conviction the person or officer shall be punished for a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $2,000.

(d) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person or officer has previously been finally convicted of two offenses under this section, on conviction the person or officer shall be punished for a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $4,000.

(e) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the person or officer has previously been finally convicted of three or more offenses under this section, on conviction the person or officer shall be punished for a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both the fine and confinement.

(f) Each day a person or an officer of a corporation operates a business without a permit or with a suspended permit is a separate offense under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.051
§ 1371.051. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

As authorized and approved by the governing body of an issuer, the governing body may issue, sell, and deliver an obligation to:

(1) finance a project cost;

(2) refund an obligation issued in connection with an eligible project; or

(3) finance all or part of a payment owed or to be owed on:

(A) the establishment of a credit agreement; or

(B) the settlement or termination, at maturity or otherwise, of a credit agreement, whether the settlement or termination occurs:

(i) at the option of the issuer or the other party to the credit agreement; or

(ii) by operation of the terms of the credit agreement.
Tex. Education Code § 51B.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.251
§ 51B.251. REVIEW OF EDUCATION SOFTWARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The council, in coordination with the coordinating board, shall:

(1) conduct a thorough review of the use of testing, tutoring, or other education software owned or controlled by a foreign adversary or a company domiciled or headquartered in a foreign adversary; and

(2) publish a list of prohibited software on the coordinating board's Internet website.

(b) An institution of higher education may not enter into or renew a contract to provide testing, tutoring, or other education software included on the list published under Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.009
§ 203.009. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the department and describing the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the department. The department shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.157
§ 4001.157. OBTAINING CERTAIN COMMISSIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A temporary license holder may not obtain a commission on a sale made to a person who has a family, employment, or business relationship with the temporary license holder.

(b) An agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization may not knowingly pay, directly or indirectly, to a temporary license holder, and a temporary license holder may not receive or accept, a commission on the sale of a contract of insurance or membership covering:

(1) the temporary license holder;

(2) a person related to the temporary license holder by consanguinity or affinity;

(3) a person who is or has been during the past six months the temporary license holder's employer, either as an individual or as a member of a partnership, association, firm, or corporation; or

(4) a person who is or has been during the past six months an employee of the temporary license holder.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.079 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.079
§ 2155.079. BUYING UNDER CONTRACT ESTABLISHED BY AGENCY OTHER THAN COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall adopt rules specifying the circumstances under which it is advantageous for the state to allow a state agency to purchase goods or services under a contract made by another state agency other than the comptroller, including as provided under Subchapter I.

(b) If comptroller rules allow other agencies to make purchases under a contract entered into by an agency using delegated purchasing authority, the agency purchasing under delegated authority may offer the goods or services available under the contract to other agencies only if the agency first:

(1) establishes that the goods or services being offered under its contract are not available under a contract administered by the comptroller; and

(2) informs the comptroller of the terms of the contract and the capabilities of the vendor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 661.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 661 / Section 661.003
§ 661.003. OFFENSES RELATING TO NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) operates or rides as a passenger on a motorcycle on a public street or highway; and

(2) is not wearing protective headgear that meets safety standards adopted by the department.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person carries on a motorcycle on a public street or highway a passenger who is not wearing protective headgear that meets safety standards adopted by the department.

(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) or (b) that at the time the offense was committed, the person required to wear protective headgear was at least 21 years old and had successfully completed a motorcycle operator training and safety course under Chapter 662 or was covered by a health insurance plan providing the person with medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a collision while operating or riding on a motorcycle. A peace officer may not arrest a person or issue a citation to a person for a violation of Subsection (a) or (b) if the person required to wear protective headgear is at least 21 years of age and presents evidence sufficient to show that the person required to wear protective headgear has successfully completed a motorcycle operator training and safety course or is covered by a health insurance plan as described by this subsection.

(c-1) A peace officer may not stop or detain a person who is the operator of or a passenger on a motorcycle for the sole purpose of determining whether the person has successfully completed the motorcycle operator training and safety course or is covered by a health insurance plan.

(c-2) The Texas Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard proof of health insurance for issuance to persons who are at least 21 years of age and covered by a health insurance plan described by Subsection (c).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.

(h) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $50.

(i) In this section, "health insurance plan" means an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy, insurance agreement, evidence of coverage, group hospital services contract, health maintenance organization membership, or employee benefit plan that provides benefits for health care services or for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a collision.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.705 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.705
§ 452.705. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the time and place of the public hearings on the creation of the authority, including a description of the territory proposed to be included in the authority, shall be published, beginning at least 30 days before the date of the hearing, once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county of each principal municipality or contiguous municipality.

(b) The creating entities shall give a copy of the notice to the Texas Transportation Commission and the comptroller.
Tex. Education Code § 61.3021 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.3021
§ 61.3021. REVIEW OF DEGREE NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a process for reviewing and approving a degree conferred by a person described by Section 61.302(11)(B) or (C). The review process must include a determination by the board whether the degree is the equivalent of a degree granted by a private postsecondary educational institution or other person in accordance with the person's accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency or with the person's certificate of authority under this subchapter.

(b) The board may charge an applicant for a review under this section a fee in an amount the board determines will cover the cost of conducting the review.