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Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.1581 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.1581
§ 1304.1581. CANCELLATION BY SERVICE CONTRACT HOLDER; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A service contract must allow the service contract holder to cancel the service contract at any time.

(b) If a service contract holder cancels a service contract before the 31st day after the date of purchase, the provider:

(1) shall refund to the service contract holder or credit to the account of the service contract holder the full purchase price of the contract, decreased by the amount of any claims paid under the contract; and

(2) may not impose a cancellation fee.

(c) If a service contract holder cancels a service contract on or after the 31st day after the date of purchase, the provider:

(1) shall refund to the service contract holder or credit to the account of the service contract holder the prorated purchase price of the contract reflecting the remaining term of the contract, based on mileage, time, or another reasonably applicable measure of the remaining term that must be disclosed in the contract, decreased by the amount of any claims paid under the contract; and

(2) may impose a reasonable cancellation fee not to exceed $50.

(d) A provider may allow a service contract holder to cancel a service contract on other terms included in the contract, provided the terms do not conflict with this section.

(e) A provider who does not pay the refund or credit the service contract holder's account before the 46th day after the date notice of cancellation is received by the provider is liable to the service contract holder for a penalty for each month an amount remains outstanding equal to 10 percent of the amount outstanding. The penalty is in addition to the full or prorated purchase price of the contract that is owed to the service contract holder under this section or the terms of the contract.

(f) The right to cancel a service contract is not transferable to a subsequent holder of the contract.

(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1) or (c)(1), a provider is not required to deduct the amount of any claims paid under a service contract from the amount of a refund required under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.006
§ 54.006. NONSEVERABILITY OF CERTAIN CONSOLIDATED OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

Section 3.04(a), Penal Code, does not apply to two or more offenses consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, Penal Code, if each of the offenses is:

(1) for the violation of an ordinance described by Section 54.012;

(2) punishable by fine only; and

(3) tried in a municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a municipal court of record.
Tex. Government Code § 432.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.159
§ 432.159. PROVOKING SPEECHES OR GESTURES.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards another person subject to this chapter shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Government Code § 654.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.034
§ 654.034. SALARY OF CLASSIFICATION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The classification officer is entitled to the salary set by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.101
§ 1012.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care to indigent persons in the district; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8176.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8176 / Section 8176.051
§ 8176.051. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside or outside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 411.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.352
§ 411.352.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.352. STATEWIDE AMERICA'S MISSING: BROADCAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE (AMBER) ALERT SYSTEM FOR ABDUCTED CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies in this state, the department shall develop and implement a statewide alert system to be activated on behalf of an abducted child or a missing person with an intellectual disability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.252
§ 8475.252. MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

An improvement or recreational facility project may include the planning, design, construction, improvement, and maintenance of:

(1) landscaping;

(2) marinas and bridges;

(3) lighting, banners, and signs;

(4) hiking and cycling paths or trails;

(5) sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels;

(6) ponds, lakes, recreational facilities, or scenic areas;

(7) plazas or pedestrian malls;

(8) drainage or navigation improvements; or

(9) solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities, including electrical and gas power facilities.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.063 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.063
§ 152.063. REPORTS AND CONSULTATION WITH SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The landowner shall notify the service of the landowner's actions and the result of those actions.

(b) The landowner may report to and consult with a representative of the service as often as necessary.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.001
§ 167.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Animal" means any domestic, free-range, or wild animal capable of hosting or transporting ticks capable of carrying Babesia, including:

(A) livestock;

(B) zebras, bison, and giraffes; and

(C) deer, elk, and other cervid species.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(2) "Enclosure" includes a pasture, pen, or lot.

(3) "Inspector" means an inspector of the commission, including a local inspector, a county or district supervising inspector, and the chief inspector.

(4) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, jacks, or jennets.

(5) "Peace officer" includes a sheriff, constable, or other peace officer authorized to perform services in the county in which services are required.

(6) "Tick" means any tick capable of carrying Babesia, otherwise known as "fever."

(7) "Exotic livestock" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.001(a)(3) of this code.

(8) "Treatment" means a procedure or management practice used on an animal to prevent the infestation of, control, or eradicate ticks capable of carrying Babesia.
Tex. Transportation Code § 682.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 682 / Section 682.007
§ 682.007. APPEARANCE AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person charged with a civil offense who fails to appear at an administrative adjudication hearing authorized under this chapter is considered to admit liability for the offense charged.

(b) The person who issued the citation or summons is not required to attend an instanter hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.011
§ 244.011. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for:

(1) a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) a history of continuing noncompliance with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) If the department finds that a birthing center is in repeated noncompliance under Subsection (a) but that the noncompliance does not endanger public health and safety, the department may schedule the center for probation rather than suspending or revoking the center's license. The department shall provide notice to the center of the probation and of the items of noncompliance not later than the 10th day before the date the probation period begins. The department shall designate a period of not less than 30 days during which the center will remain under probation. During the probation period, the center must correct the items that were in noncompliance and report the corrections to the department for approval.

(d) The department may suspend or revoke the license of a birthing center that does not correct items that were in noncompliance or that does not comply with the applicable requirements within the applicable probation period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.105
§ 7974.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 5.132 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.132
§ 5.132. CREATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR INNOVATIVE REGULATORY PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall work with the Legislative Budget Board to create performance measures that assess the improvements in environmental quality achieved by innovative regulatory programs implemented by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.154
§ 1097.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.064 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.064
§ 152.064. TAX RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prescribe the form of a tax receipt to be issued to a person paying a tax imposed by this chapter.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of each county shall:

(1) issue a receipt to the person paying a tax imposed by this chapter; and

(2) send a copy of the receipt to the comptroller according to the instructions of the comptroller.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.105 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.105
§ 151.105. IMPORTATION FOR STORAGE, USE, OR CONSUMPTION PRESUMED.
Status: in_force

(a) Tangible personal property that is shipped or brought into this state by a purchaser is presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have been purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or consumption in this state.

(b) A taxable service used in this state is presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have been purchased from a retailer for use in this state.
Tex. Water Code § 51.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.017
§ 51.017.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.017. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING. (a) Except as provided in Subchapter H of this chapter, if a petition is filed for the creation of a district within one county, the county judge shall issue an order setting the date of hearing on the petition by the commissioners court and shall endorse the order on the petition or on a paper attached to the petition.

(b) After the order is issued, the county clerk shall issue notice of the hearing.

(c) The petition may be considered at a regular or special session of the court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.257 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.257
§ 304.257.
Status: in_force

Sec. 304.257. PRIVATE ACTION: TELEMARKETING CALLS. (a) A consumer on the Texas no-call list is presumed to be adversely affected by a telemarketer who calls the consumer more than once. The consumer may bring a civil action based on the second or a subsequent violation of Subchapter B if:

(1) the consumer has notified the telemarketer of the alleged violation;

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the call, the consumer files with the commission, the attorney general, or a state agency that licenses the person making the call a verified complaint stating the relevant facts surrounding the violation; and

(3) the commission, attorney general, or state agency receiving the complaint does not initiate an administrative action or a civil enforcement action, as appropriate, against the telemarketer named in the complaint before the 121st day after the date the complaint is filed.

(b) If the consumer brings an action based on a violation of Section 304.052 and the court finds that the defendant wilfully or knowingly violated that section, the court may award damages in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation.

(c) Section 304.251(b) does not affect the right of a consumer to bring an action under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0203
§ 5012.0203. TERMS OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds may be:

(1) sold for cash;

(2) issued on terms the commission determines in exchange for any property, or any interest in property, that the commission considers necessary or convenient for the corporate purpose for which the bonds are issued; or

(3) issued in exchange for like principal amounts of other obligations of the authority, whether matured or unmatured.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.856 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.856
§ 43.856. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates Section 43.853 or a rule adopted to implement Section 43.853 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter that the defendant has engaged in a commercial activity without holding a required permit and the defendant has been previously convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0101
§ 3973.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "County" means Liberty County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County.
Tex. Water Code § 17.964 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.964
§ 17.964. ELIGIBLE SECURITY.
Status: in_force

Water financial assistance bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and political subdivisions of the state. Water financial assistance bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their face value.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 88 / Section 88.002
§ 88.002. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specifically authorized by this chapter, reports, records, and information furnished to a health authority, a regional director, or the department that relate to cases or suspected cases of children with reportable blood lead levels are confidential and may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Reports, records, and information relating to cases or suspected cases of childhood lead poisoning and children with reportable blood lead levels are not public information under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise except as provided by this chapter.

(c) Medical, epidemiologic, or toxicologic information may be released:

(1) for statistical purposes if released in a manner that prevents the identification of any person;

(2) with the consent of each person identified in the information;

(3) to medical personnel, appropriate state agencies, health authorities, regional directors, and public officers of counties and municipalities as necessary to comply with this chapter and related rules;

(4) to appropriate federal agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service, except that the information must be limited to the information requested by the agency; or

(5) to medical personnel to the extent necessary in a medical emergency to protect the health or life of the child identified in the information.

(d) The commissioner, a regional director or other department employee, a health authority or employee of a public health district, a health authority or employee of a county or municipal health department, or a public official of a county or municipality may not be examined in a civil, criminal, special, or other proceeding as to the existence or contents of pertinent records of or reports or information about a child identified, examined, or treated for lead poisoning or about a child possessing reportable blood lead levels by the department, a public health district, a local health department, or a health authority without the consent of the child's parents, managing conservator, guardian, or other person authorized by law to give consent.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.254 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.254
§ 1158.254. OPPOSITION TO SALE.
Status: in_force

During the period prescribed in a citation issued under Section 1158.253, a person interested in the guardianship may file:

(1) a written opposition to the sale; or

(2) an application for the sale of other estate property.
Tex. Family Code § 159.703 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.703
§ 159.703. RELATIONSHIP OF OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO UNITED STATES CENTRAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The office of the attorney general of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.
Tex. Family Code § 9.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.011
§ 9.011. RIGHT TO FUTURE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may, by any remedy provided by this chapter, enforce an award of the right to receive installment payments or a lump-sum payment due on the maturation of an existing vested or nonvested right to be paid in the future.

(b) The subsequent actual receipt by the non-owning party of property awarded to the owner in a decree of divorce or annulment creates a fiduciary obligation in favor of the owner and imposes a constructive trust on the property for the benefit of the owner.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9826 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9826
§ 61.9826. REALLOCATION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) In each state fiscal year, the board shall reallocate for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for a particular year any money in the physician education loan repayment program account established under Section 61.5391 that exceeds the amount necessary in that fiscal year for purposes of repayment assistance under Subchapter J.

(b) Any money reallocated under Subsection (a) in a fiscal year that is not used for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in that fiscal year is treated as if that unused amount had not been reallocated in that fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.208
§ 1018.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.203
§ 3951.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.252 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.252
§ 171.252. EFFECTS OF FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

If the corporate privileges of a corporation are forfeited under this subchapter:

(1) the corporation shall be denied the right to sue or defend in a court of this state; and

(2) each director or officer of the corporation is liable for a debt of the corporation as provided by Section 171.255 of this code.
Tex. Property Code § 301.090 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.090
§ 301.090. LAND USE LAW.
Status: in_force

If the commission determines that the matter involves the legality of a state or local zoning or other land use law or ordinance, the commission may not issue a charge and shall immediately refer the matter to the attorney general for appropriate action.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.261 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.261
§ 13.261. RULES.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules governing the bond requirements and fees imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.357 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.357
§ 3933.357. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF IMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may impose the sales and use tax as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 383, Local Government Code, instead of as provided by the other provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.103
§ 2260.103. HEARING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative law judge of the office may set a fee for a hearing before the office under this subchapter.

(b) The chief administrative law judge of the office shall set the fee in an amount that:

(1) is not less than $250; and

(2) allows the office to recover all or a substantial part of its costs in holding hearings.

(c) The chief administrative law judge of the office by rule may establish a graduated fee scale, increasing the fee in relation to the amount in controversy.

(d) The office may:

(1) assess the fee against the party who does not prevail in the hearing; or

(2) apportion the fee against the parties in an equitable manner.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.306
§ 15.306. OATH.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, the commissioner, the deputy commissioner, each examiner, and each other officer or employee of the commission must take an oath of office approved by the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.153
§ 505.153. PROJECTS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the promotion of development and expansion of affordable housing, as described by 42 U.S.C. Section 12745.