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Tex. Government Code § 404.095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.095
§ 404.095. ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a state agency that during the preceding state fiscal year collected or received more than $50 million in fees, fines, penalties, taxes, charges, gifts, grants, donations, and other funds, excluding federal grants and interest and dividend income.

(b) If during the preceding state fiscal year a person paid a state agency a total of $500,000 or more in a category of payments and the agency reasonably anticipates that during the current state fiscal year the person will pay the agency $500,000 or more in a category of payments, the state agency shall require the person to transfer payment amounts due to the agency in that category, on or before the date the payment is due, by one of the means of electronic funds transfer approved by the comptroller. For the purposes of this section, each of the following is a separate category of payments to a state agency:

(1) fees;

(2) fines;

(3) civil penalties;

(4) taxes, with each type of tax specified by the comptroller being considered a separate category; and

(5) other payments to the state agency, excluding extraordinary payments such as gifts, grants, donations, interest and dividend income, and one time surcharges.

(c) A state agency by rule may require a person other than a person subject to Subsection (b) to transfer all payment amounts due in a category of payments to the agency on or before the date the payment is due by electronic funds transfer.

(d) A person's failure to transfer payment amounts by electronic funds transfer may result in the assessment of a penalty by the state agency in an amount equal to five percent of the payment amount.

(e) The comptroller shall adopt rules specifying approved means of electronic funds transfer and specifying the types of taxes constituting separate categories. A person's failure to comply with the rules may result in the assessment of a penalty by the state agency in an amount equal to five percent of the payment amount.

(f) To the extent of any conflict between this section and another law specifying the time or manner of making a payment to the agency, this section controls. This section does not affect a law specifying the time for the filing of a return or other report related to the payment.

(g) A state agency may not require payment by electronic funds transfer of a protested tax payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.003
§ 3831.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district and a political subdivision of this state under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 60.413 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.413
§ 60.413. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a district or port authority officer or employee commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates a provision of this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

(b) A district or port authority officer or employee commits an offense if the person makes or authorizes separate, sequential, or component purchases to avoid the competitive bidding or proposal procedure requirements of Section 60.404 or 60.405 of this code. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.134 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.134
§ 55.134. COMPLAINTS AND ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) investigate complaints relating to the use of an automated dial announcing device; and

(2) enforce this subchapter.

(b) A local exchange company that receives a complaint relating to the use of an automated dial announcing device shall send the complaint to the commission. The commission by rule shall prescribe the procedures and requirements for sending a complaint to the commission.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.04
§ 28.04. CHANGE IN CORPORATE CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) A mixed beverage permit held by a corporation may not be renewed if the commission or administrator finds that legal or beneficial ownership of over 50 percent of the stock of the corporation has changed since the time the original permit was issued.

(b) The commission or administrator may adopt reasonable rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(c) A corporation which is barred from renewing a permit because of this section may file an application for an original permit and may be issued an original permit if otherwise qualified.

(d) This section does not apply to a change in corporate control:

(1) brought about by the death of a shareholder if the shareholder's surviving spouse or descendants are the shareholder's successors in interest; or

(2) brought about when legal or beneficial ownership of over 50 percent of the stock of the corporation has been transferred:

(A) to a person who possesses the qualifications required of other applicants for permits and is currently an officer of the corporation and has been an officer of the corporation ever since the date the original permit was issued; or

(B) if the permittee notifies the commission, on completed forms and attachments prescribed by the commission, of the proposed transfer prior to the date the transfer is to become effective and the commission does not find that circumstances exist that would be grounds for the denial of a renewal of the permit under Section 11.46 and provided the ownership of the corporation immediately after the transfer satisfies the requirements of this code.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant any property right to any permit or construed to prevent the commission from suspending or canceling a permit at any time after notice and hearing for a violation of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 706.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 706 / Section 706.006
§ 706.006. PAYMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who fails to appear for a complaint or citation for an offense described by Section 706.002(a) shall be required to pay a reimbursement fee of $10 for each complaint or citation reported to the department under this chapter, unless:

(1) the person is acquitted of the charges for which the person failed to appear;

(2) the charges on which the person failed to appear were dismissed with prejudice by motion of the appropriate prosecuting attorney for lack of evidence;

(3) the failure to appear report was sent to the department in error; or

(4) the case regarding the complaint or citation is closed and the failure to appear report has been destroyed in accordance with the applicable political subdivision's records retention policy.

(a-1) A person who is required to pay a reimbursement fee under Subsection (a) shall pay the fee when:

(1) the court enters judgment on the underlying offense reported to the department;

(2) the underlying offense is dismissed, other than a dismissal described by Subsection (a)(2); or

(3) bond or other security is posted to reinstate the charge for which the warrant was issued.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who fails to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine and cost in the manner the court orders shall be required to pay a reimbursement fee of $10.

(c) The department may deny renewal of the driver's license of a person who does not pay a reimbursement fee due under this section until the fee is paid. The fee required by this section is in addition to any other fee required by law.

(d) If the court having jurisdiction over the underlying offense makes a finding that the person is indigent, the person may not be required to pay a reimbursement fee under this section. For purposes of this subsection, a person is presumed to be indigent if the person:

(1) is required to attend school full time under Section 25.085, Education Code;

(2) is a member of a household with a total annual income that is below 125 percent of the applicable income level established by the federal poverty guidelines; or

(3) receives assistance from:

(A) the financial assistance program established under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;

(B) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;

(C) the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code;

(D) the federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 1786; or

(E) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.205
§ 1116.205. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 130.183 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.183
§ 130.183. HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Howard County Junior College District includes the territory within Howard, Dawson, Martin, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Tom Green, Concho, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton, Menard, and Kimble counties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.203
§ 55A.203. CERTAIN SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(A) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable:

(1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a veterans treatment court program created under Chapter 124, Government Code, or former law; or

(2) receives the information regarding the dismissal.

(b) A trial court that is a district court or a district court in the county in which the trial court is located may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an expunction order for a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(B) not later than the 30th day after the date the court, as applicable:

(1) dismisses the case following the person's successful completion of a mental health court program created under Chapter 125, Government Code, or former law; or

(2) receives the information regarding the dismissal.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a court that enters an expunction order under this article may not charge any fee or assess any cost for the expunction.

(d) A person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.053(a)(2)(A) or (B) shall provide the court with the information required in a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253.
Tex. Government Code § 24.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.021
§ 24.021. INCOMPETENCY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Article XV, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution, "incompetency" means:

(1) gross ignorance of official duties;

(2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or

(3) inability or unfitness to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious mental or physical defect that did not exist at the time of the judge's election.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0201
§ 479.0201. REQUIRED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county shall provide information required by the office to fulfill the office's duties under this chapter, including:

(1) annual audited statements of any financial records required by a site selection organization; and

(2) data obtained by the local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county relating to:

(A) attendance at the motor sports racing event; and

(B) the economic impact of the racing event.

(b) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide any annual audited financial statement required by the office not later than the end of the fourth month after the last day of the period covered by the financial statement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.303
§ 521.303. CONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

A continuance under Section 521.299 stays the suspension or revocation of a license until the date of the final decision of the presiding officer.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.082 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.082
§ 11.082. STATE AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and by rule adopt a state aquatic vegetation management plan following the generally accepted principles of integrated pest management. The state plan shall apply throughout the state unless a governmental entity has adopted an approved local plan.

(b) The department shall develop the state plan in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Department of Agriculture, water districts and other political subdivisions of the state with jurisdiction over public bodies of surface water, and public drinking water providers.

(c) The state plan must:

(1) establish minimum standards for a governing entity that regulates a public body of surface water;

(2) require that any application of aquatic herbicide complies with label rates approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(3) ensure that any public drinking water provider that has an intake within two river miles of a site at which an application of aquatic herbicide is proposed to occur receives notice of the proposed application not later than the 14th day before the date the application is to occur;

(4) provide for the coordination, oversight, public notification, and enforcement of all aquatic herbicide use to protect state fish and wildlife resources and habitat and to prevent unreasonable risk from the use of any aquatic herbicide; and

(5) require that the written notice of a proposed application of herbicide include information demonstrating that the proposed application of herbicide under a plan will not result in exceeding:

(A) the maximum contaminant level of the herbicide in finished drinking water as set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or

(B) the maximum label rate, if the aquatic herbicide does not have a maximum contaminant level established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(d) In administering the state plan, the department shall consult with, advise, provide resources to, and otherwise assist local governments regarding aquatic vegetation management and control. In this subsection, "local government" includes any political subdivision with jurisdiction over a public body of surface water.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.2555 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.2555
§ 545.2555. REPORT AND INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN RAILROAD CROSSING VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who on site observes a violation of Section 545.251, 545.252, 545.253, 545.254, or 545.255 may file a report of the violation if the person:

(1) is an on-engine employee of a railroad; and

(2) observes the violation while on a moving engine.

(b) A report under this section must:

(1) be made:

(A) on a form approved by the department; and

(B) not later than 72 hours after the violation;

(2) be filed with:

(A) an office of the department located in the county in which the violation occurred;

(B) the sheriff of the county in which the violation occurred, if the violation occurred in the unincorporated area of the county; or

(C) the police department of a municipality, if the violation occurred in the municipality; and

(3) contain, in addition, to any other required information:

(A) the date, time, and location of the violation;

(B) the license plate number and a description of the vehicle involved in the violation;

(C) a description of the operator of the vehicle involved in the violation; and

(D) the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing the report.

(c) A peace officer may:

(1) before the seventh day after the date a report under this section is filed, initiate an investigation of the alleged violation; and

(2) request the owner of the reported vehicle, as shown by the vehicle registration records of the Texas Department of Transportation, to disclose the name and address of the individual operating that vehicle at the time of the violation alleged in the report.

(d) Unless the owner of the reported vehicle believes that to provide the peace officer with the name and address of the individual operating the vehicle at the time of the violation alleged would incriminate the owner, the owner shall, to the best of the owner's ability, disclose that individual's name and address.

(e) An investigating peace officer who has probable cause to believe that a charge against an individual for a violation of Section 545.251, 545.252, 545.253, 545.254, or 545.255 is justified may:

(1) prepare a written notice to appear in court that complies with Sections 543.003, 543.006, and 543.007; and

(2) deliver the notice to the individual named in the notice in person or by certified mail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.205
§ 1087.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board's presiding officer shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.051
§ 1072.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected in the manner prescribed by the initial directors under Section 1072.026.

(b) An election shall be held each year on the uniform election date in May to elect the appropriate number of directors.

(c) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0302
§ 4026.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, including a canal, waterway, bulkhead, or dock, inside or outside the district's boundaries, that is necessary to, incidental to, or in aid of the navigation of inland water for the purposes of the district.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.151
§ 101.151. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENFORCEABLE PROMISE.
Status: in_force

A promise to make a contribution or otherwise pay cash or transfer property to a limited liability company is enforceable only if the promise is:

(1) in writing; and

(2) signed by the person making the promise.
Tex. Election Code § 85.068 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.068
§ 85.068. PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL VOTING TIME ORDERED BY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk shall post notice for each election stating any dates and the hours that voting on Saturday or Sunday will be conducted under Section 85.064(d), if the early voting clerk is a county clerk or city secretary under Section 83.002 or 83.005.

(b) The notice is not required to include the dates and hours that appear in the branch office voting schedule posted under Section 85.067.

(c) The notice shall be posted as provided by Section 85.007(c).
Tex. Government Code § 1472.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1472 / Section 1472.008
§ 1472.008. REFUNDING OF REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 1472.002(b), the commissioners court may refund bonds issued under this chapter on the terms, including the maturity, as determined by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.003
§ 3887.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, and protect the environment and the other natural resources of the state, and to encourage and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.154 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.154
§ 601.154. FAILURE TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

A merchant may not:

(1) fail to notify the consumer before the end of the 10th business day after the date the merchant receives the notice of cancellation whether the merchant intends to repossess or abandon any shipped or delivered goods;

(2) fail or refuse to honor a valid cancellation under this chapter by a consumer; or

(3) fail before the end of the 10th business day after the date the merchant receives a valid notice of cancellation to:

(A) refund all payments made under the contract or sale;

(B) return any goods or property traded in to the merchant in substantially the same condition as when received by the merchant;

(C) cancel and return a negotiable instrument executed by the consumer in connection with the contract of sale;

(D) take any action appropriate to terminate promptly any security interest created in the transaction; or

(E) restore improvements on real property to the same condition as when the merchant took title to or possession of the real property unless the consumer requests otherwise.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.254 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.254
§ 137.254. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall ensure that at least 75 percent of funds appropriated for home visiting programs are used in evidence-based programs, with any remaining funds dedicated to promising practice programs.

(b) The commission shall actively seek and apply for any available federal funds to support home visiting programs, including federal funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

(c) The commission may accept gifts, donations, and grants to support home visiting programs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.052
§ 298B.052. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules relating to the administration of the program, including collection of the mandatory payments, expenditures, audits, and any other administrative aspects of the program.