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Tex. Human Resources Code § 114.013 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.013
§ 114.013. COORDINATION OF RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall coordinate resources for individuals with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families. In coordinating those resources, the commission shall consult with appropriate state agencies.

(b) As part of coordinating resources under Subsection (a), the commission shall:

(1) collect and distribute information and research regarding autism and other pervasive developmental disorders;

(2) conduct training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or another pervasive developmental disorder in the course of their employment, including school, medical, and law enforcement personnel, and personnel of the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(3) coordinate with local entities that provide services to an individual with autism or another pervasive developmental disorder; and

(4) provide support for families affected by autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.

(c) The commission shall ensure that training and development activities under this section are:

(1) evidenced-based;

(2) applicable to the professional role of each type of personnel to be trained under Subsection (b)(2); and

(3) instructive regarding means of effectively communicating and engaging with individuals with limited social or verbal abilities.

(d) At least once every five years, in consultation with an institution of higher education, the commission shall revise the materials and methods for the training and development activities to be provided under Subsection (b)(2).
Tex. Tax Code § 113.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.003
§ 113.003. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may execute, certify, authenticate, or sign any instrument authorized under this chapter to be issued by the comptroller or under the comptroller's authority with a facsimile signature and seal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.107
§ 3893.107. APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for:

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

(2) the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and

(3) the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.004
§ 7936.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7936.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.106
§ 8825.106. ADDITIONAL FEE; SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

In addition to a fee imposed under Section 8825.105, the district may impose a reasonable fee or surcharge for an export fee using one of the following methods:

(1) a fee negotiated between the district and the transporter; or

(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed 17 cents for each thousand gallons for water used.
Tex. Government Code § 51.942 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.942
§ 51.942. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall adopt:

(1) rules and procedures for the distribution of funds under this subchapter; and

(2) rules and procedures for imposing sanctions, including the reduction or cancellation of funding.

(b) Funds may be distributed only to nonprofit organizations that provide basic civil legal services to persons meeting the income eligibility requirements established by the supreme court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0607 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0607
§ 3984.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3984.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3984.0604(c)(2).
Tex. Government Code § 615.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.103
§ 615.103. BURIAL WITH UNIFORM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state;

(2) a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is employed by the state, including any state agency or any institution of higher education under Section 61.003, Education Code;

(3) an individual listed in Section 615.003(7); or

(4) an individual listed in Section 615.003(10) or (11) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state.

(b) If an individual listed in Subsection (a) dies and is to be buried in the individual's uniform, the employing governmental entity shall provide the uniform at no cost.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8502.013 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8502 / Section 8502.013
§ 8502.013. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the authority, and it is not authorized, to mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest in property, or to acquire any property or interest subject to a mortgage or conditional sale; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed as preventing the pledging of the revenues of the authority as provided by this chapter.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the sale, release, or other disposition of property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest in property, by the authority or through any court proceedings or otherwise; provided, however, that the authority may sell for cash any property or interest if the board by affirmative vote of 11 of its members determines that the property or interest is not necessary to the business of the authority and approves the terms of the sale. Except by sale as expressly authorized by this section, authority property or interest may not come into the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of any person, firm, or corporation other than a public authority created under the laws of the state.

(c) All authority property is exempt from forced sale, and nothing in this chapter authorizes the sale of any of the property of the authority under a judgment rendered in a suit, and a sale of that kind is prohibited.

(d) Notwithstanding any restrictions or provisions in this section or in this chapter, the authority, acting by a majority vote of the board, may construct or purchase, from any person, firm, or corporation (referred to in this subsection as "customer") with which the authority has contracted to sell hydroelectric power, transmission lines and other property used or to be used by the customer for the transmission of or in connection with power purchased or to be purchased from the authority. The authority may lease all or any portion of that property to the customer for all or a portion of the time during the term of the hydroelectric power purchase contract. The lease may contain provisions that are valid and enforceable giving the lessee the right to purchase from the authority all or any portion of the property at or within the time specified in the lease and for a price and on terms and conditions specified in the lease; provided, however, that the price may not be less than the depreciated value, determined in the manner prescribed in the lease, plus one percent of the original cost of the property.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.003
§ 4001.003. SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this title are severable. If any provision of this title is declared void or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this title would have been enacted notwithstanding such judicial determination of the invalidity of the provision, and the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.053
§ 4004.053. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be registered, a dealer or investment adviser must submit to the commissioner a sworn application that must be in the form the commissioner prescribes and must state:

(1) the applicant's principal place of business;

(2) the location of the applicant's principal place of business and all branch offices of the applicant in this state;

(3) the name or style of doing business and the address of the applicant;

(4) the name, residence, and business address of each person interested in the business as a principal, officer, director, or managing agent of the applicant's business, specified by capacity and title;

(5) the general plan and character of the applicant's business;

(6) the period the applicant has been engaged in the business; and

(7) the places at which the applicant has engaged in the business.

(b) An application filed under this section must contain additional information relating to the previous history, record, associations, and present financial condition of the applicant as the commissioner may require or as necessary to enable the commissioner to determine whether the sale of any securities the applicant proposes to issue or deal in would result in fraud.

(c) An application must be accompanied by a certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that establishes the good reputation of:

(1) the applicant; and

(2) the directors, officers, copartners, or principals of the applicant.

(d) For an applicant that is a corporation organized under the laws of another state, territory, or government or that will have the applicant's principal place of business therein, the application must be accompanied by a copy of the corporation's:

(1) articles of incorporation or similar organizational instrument, and all amendments to the document or instrument, as applicable, certified by the appropriate officer of the corporation or of the state or other jurisdiction in which the corporation is organized;

(2) regulations; and

(3) bylaws.

(e) For an applicant that is a limited partnership, the application must be accompanied by either:

(1) a copy of the articles of copartnership or similar organizational instrument of the partnership; or

(2) a verified statement of the partnership's plan of doing business.

(f) For an applicant that is an unincorporated association or organization under the laws of another state, territory, or government or is an unincorporated association or organization that has its principal place of business therein, the application must be accompanied by a copy of the association's or organization's articles of association, trust agreement, or other form of organization.

(g) The commissioner shall:

(1) prescribe the application form to be used by an applicant under this section; and

(2) provide copies of the application form for registration to all persons who seek to submit an application to register as a dealer or investment adviser.
Tex. Election Code § 52.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.034
§ 52.034. NAME ON BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE.
Status: in_force

A candidate's name may not appear more than once on the ballot except as a candidate for:

(1) two or more offices that are permitted by law to be held by the same person; or

(2) the office of president or vice-president of the United States and another office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314 / Section 314.008
§ 314.008. EXCLUSIONS; AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter specifically excludes ground and/or air ambulance services.

(b) The executive commissioner shall have the authority to adopt rules to implement the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.102
§ 8849.102. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN WELLS FROM REGULATION.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt a rule exempting a well that is not capable of producing more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater a day from a permit requirement, a fee, or a restriction on production.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.159 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.159
§ 9.159. PROCESS IN STATE ACTION.
Status: in_force

Citation in an action for the involuntary revocation of a foreign filing entity's registration under this subchapter shall be issued and served as provided by law.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.502 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.502
§ 12.502. PENALTY IF OFFENSE COMMITTED ON PREMISES OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Postsecondary educational institution" means:

(A) an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(B) a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001, Education Code.

(2) "Premises" means real property and all buildings and appurtenances pertaining to the real property.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if it is shown on the trial of an offense under Section 21.07, 21.08, or 21.15 that the offense was committed in a location that was on the premises of a postsecondary educational institution, the category of punishment for the offense is increased to a higher category of offense as follows:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor is increased to a Class B misdemeanor;

(2) a Class B misdemeanor is increased to a Class A misdemeanor;

(3) a Class A misdemeanor is increased to a state jail felony; and

(4) a state jail felony is increased to a felony of the third degree.

(c) For an offense otherwise punishable under Subsection (b), if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has been previously convicted twice of an offense under Section 21.07, 21.08, or 21.15 for which the punishment was increased under Subsection (b), the category of punishment for the offense is increased to a higher category of offense as follows:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor is increased to a Class A misdemeanor;

(2) a Class B misdemeanor is increased to a state jail felony;

(3) a Class A misdemeanor is increased to a felony of the third degree; and

(4) a state jail felony is increased to a felony of the second degree.

(d) If the punishment scheme for an offense under Section 21.07, 21.08, or 21.15 contains a specific enhancement provision increasing punishment to a higher minimum term of punishment than the minimum term required by the applicable higher category of offense prescribed by Subsection (b) or (c), the specific enhancement provision controls over this section.

(e) A previous conviction may be used for purposes of enhancement under this section or under another provision of Subchapter D, Chapter 12, but not under both this section and the other provision.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.005
§ 4005.005. INSURANCE COMPANY SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the sale of a security made by or on behalf of an insurance company that:

(1) is subject to the supervision or control of the Texas Department of Insurance; and

(2) owns the security as a legal and bona fide investment.

(b) A sale or offer for sale under Subsection (a) is not exempt from this title if the sale or offer is made or intended to be made directly or indirectly for the benefit of another company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.126 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.126
§ 361.126. DISPOSAL OF DEMOLITION WASTE FROM ABANDONED OR NUISANCE BUILDING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a building that has been:

(1) abandoned or found to be a nuisance;

(2) acquired by the county or municipality by means of:

(A) bankruptcy;

(B) tax delinquency; or

(C) condemnation; and

(3) previously owned by a person not financially capable of paying the costs of the disposal of demolition waste at a permitted solid waste disposal facility, including transportation of the waste to the facility.

(b) The commission may issue a permit by rule to authorize the governing body of a county or municipality with a population of 12,000 or less to dispose of demolition waste from a building if the disposal occurs on land that:

(1) the county or municipality owns or controls; and

(2) would qualify for an arid exemption under commission rules.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules under Section 361.024 to control the collection, handling, storage, processing, and disposal of demolition waste under this section to protect public and private property, rights-of-way, groundwater, and any other right that requires protection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.255
§ 366.255. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

Each director is entitled to reimbursement for the director's actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the director's duties. A director is not entitled to any additional compensation for the director's services.
Tex. Penal Code § 43.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.06
§ 43.06. ACCOMPLICE WITNESS; TESTIMONY AND IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to an offense under this subchapter may be required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense.

(b) A party to an offense under this subchapter may not be prosecuted for any offense about which he is required to furnish evidence or testify, and the evidence and testimony may not be used against the party in any adjudicatory proceeding except a prosecution for aggravated perjury.

(c) For purposes of this section, "adjudicatory proceeding" means a proceeding before a court or any other agency of government in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of specified parties are determined.

(d) A conviction under this subchapter may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.
Tex. Government Code § 24.485 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.485
§ 24.485.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.485. 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 339th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.14
§ 28.14. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF CORPORATIONS HOLDING MIXED BEVERAGE PERMITS.
Status: in_force

When two or more corporations which have substantially similar ownership and which hold mixed beverage permits issued by the commission merge or consolidate and pay to the commission a $100 fee for each licensed premises, the surviving corporation shall succeed to all the privileges of such corporations in the permits held by such corporations provided the surviving corporation is qualified to hold such permits under this code. For purposes of this section, two corporations have substantially similar ownership if 90 percent or more of both corporations is owned by the same persons.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.032
§ 93.032. PERMISSIBLE VARIATIONS.
Status: in_force

The standards established under this subchapter may be varied to the extent that:

(1) there may be a 10 percent difference in size between the citrus fruit on the top and the citrus fruit in the interior of a pack; and

(2) there may be a 3 percent difference in quantity between the actual count in a pack and the count prescribed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.151
§ 8299.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8299.201.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.25 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.25
§ 21.25. WHEN INDICTMENT HAS BEEN LOST, ETC.
Status: in_force

When an indictment or information has been lost, mislaid, mutilated or obliterated, the district or county attorney may suggest the fact to the court; and the same shall be entered upon the minutes of the court. In such case, another indictment or information may be substituted, upon the written statement of such attorney that it is substantially the same as that which has been lost, mislaid, mutilated, or obliterated. Or another indictment may be presented, as in the first instance; and in such case, the period for the commencement of the prosecution shall be dated from the time of making such entry.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.309
§ 885.309. NONFORFEITURE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The value of a nonforfeiture benefit provided under a benefit certificate issued before January 1, 2001, must comply with the law applicable to the certificate immediately before that date.

(b) The value of a nonforfeiture benefit provided under a benefit certificate issued on or after January 1, 2001, is computed as provided under:

(1) the provisions of Chapters 1105 and 1107 applicable to life insurance companies issuing policies containing similar benefits; and

(2) the applicable tables required by those chapters.
Tex. Family Code § 71.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 71 / Section 71.005
§ 71.005. HOUSEHOLD.
Status: in_force

"Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.202
§ 8000.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board 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.