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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.709 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.709
§ 2.709. ACTION FOR THE PRICE.
Status: in_force

(a) When the buyer fails to pay the price as it becomes due the seller may recover, together with any incidental damages under the next section, the price

(1) of goods accepted or of conforming goods lost or damaged within a commercially reasonable time after risk of their loss has passed to the buyer; and

(2) of goods identified to the contract if the seller is unable after reasonable effort to resell them at a reasonable price or the circumstances reasonably indicate that such effort will be unavailing.

(b) Where the seller sues for the price he must hold for the buyer any goods which have been identified to the contract and are still in his control except that if resale becomes possible he may resell them at any time prior to the collection of the judgment. The net proceeds of any such resale must be credited to the buyer and payment of the judgment entitles him to any goods not resold.

(c) After the buyer has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of the goods or has failed to make a payment due or has repudiated (Section 2.610), a seller who is held not entitled to the price under this section shall nevertheless be awarded damages for nonacceptance under the preceding section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.010 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.010
§ 322.010. EFFECT OF CHANGE OR ERROR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the rules provided by this section apply.

(b) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not, and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed, the conforming party may avoid the effect of the changed or erroneous electronic record.

(c) In an automated transaction involving an individual, the individual may avoid the effect of an electronic record that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic agent did not provide an opportunity for the prevention or correction of the error and, at the time the individual learns of the error, the individual:

(1) promptly notifies the other person of the error and that the individual did not intend to be bound by the electronic record received by the other person;

(2) takes reasonable steps, including steps that conform to the other person's reasonable instructions, to return to the other person or, if instructed by the other person, to destroy the consideration received, if any, as a result of the erroneous electronic record; and

(3) has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration, if any, received from the other person.

(d) If neither Subsection (b) nor Subsection (c) applies, the change or error has the effect provided by other law, including the law of mistake, and the parties' contract, if any.

(e) Subsections (c) and (d) may not be varied by agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.028
§ 286.028. COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

When a district is created, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located shall enter an order in its minutes that reads substantially as follows:

"Whereas, at an election held on the __________ day of __________, 19___, in that part of __________ County, State of Texas, described as (insert description unless the district is countywide), there was submitted to the qualified voters the question of whether that territory should be formed into a hospital district under state law; and

"Whereas, at the election __________ votes were cast in favor of formation of the district and __________ votes were cast against formation; and

"Whereas, the formation of the hospital district received the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast at the election as provided by law;

"Now, therefore, the Commissioners Court of __________ County, State of Texas, finds and orders that the tract described in this order has been duly and legally formed into a hospital district (or a portion thereof) under the name of __________, under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution, and has the powers vested by law in the district."
Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.002
§ 2003.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a vessel on which activity described by Section 47.02(a), Penal Code, is regularly conducted, whether or not the activity occurs in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8422.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8422 / Section 8422.005
§ 8422.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 403.613 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.613
§ 403.613. INCENTIVE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) An incentive period pertaining to an eligible project is a period of 10 consecutive tax years specified in the agreement pertaining to the project.

(b) An incentive period may not begin:

(1) earlier than January 1 of the first tax year following the construction completion date; or

(2) later than January 1 of the first tax year following the 10th anniversary of the date the agreement is entered into.

(c) Subject to Subsection (b), the beginning date of an incentive period specified in an agreement pertaining to an eligible project may be deferred if the applicant projects that the applicant will not satisfy the minimum investment requirement applicable to the project by the end of the first tax year of the incentive period. The incentive period may be deferred until January 1 of the second tax year following the construction completion date. The deferral of an incentive period under this subsection does not affect the date on which the incentive period ends as prescribed by the agreement. An applicant that is a party to an agreement for which the beginning date of the incentive period is deferred as authorized by this subsection must provide notice of the deferral to the comptroller. The notice must include the reason for the deferral.

(d) Subject to Subsection (b), an applicant may propose to modify the beginning and ending dates of the incentive period as provided by this subsection. The applicant shall provide notice of the proposed modification to the comptroller, the governor, and the school district not later than the 90th day before the first day of the incentive period specified in Section 403.612(b)(3) or as proposed to be modified, whichever is earlier. The applicant shall revise the most recent economic benefit statement as necessary to reflect the proposed change to the incentive period. The applicant must include the revised economic benefit statement with the notice provided to the comptroller, the governor, and the district under this subsection. The comptroller shall make the finding required by Section 403.609(b)(2) regarding the project as proposed to be modified or determine that the finding cannot be made. The comptroller shall notify the governor, the district, and the applicant of the comptroller's finding or determination not later than the 60th day after the date the comptroller receives notice from the applicant of the proposed modification. The incentive period for the project may not be modified if the comptroller determines that the finding required by Section 403.609(b)(2) regarding the project as proposed to be modified cannot be made or if the governor or the district objects to the proposed modification.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.451 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.451
§ 56B.451. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the compensation to victims of crime fund.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.701 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.701
§ 1158.701. PARTITION BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate of a ward may agree to a partition of real estate in which the ward owns an interest in common with one or more other part owners if, in the opinion of the guardian, it is in the best interests of the ward's estate to partition the real estate.

(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) is subject to the approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0421 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0421
§ 152.0421. CHAMBERS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chambers County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Chambers County, and the judge of any statutory county court designated as a juvenile court.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.

(c) Service on the juvenile board is an additional duty of office. The commissioners court may pay the members of the juvenile board additional annual compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation is payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.

(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile problems.

(e) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the salaries of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the juvenile probation officers certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general fund of the county and in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(g) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Chambers County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.005
§ 1001.005. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The department is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2031.
Tex. Family Code § 263.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.001
§ 263.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Advanced practice nurse" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.

(1-a) "Age-appropriate normalcy activity" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.001.

(1-b) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Child's home" means the place of residence of at least one of the child's parents.

(3) "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.

(3-a) "Least restrictive setting" means a placement for a child that, in comparison to all other available placements, is the most family-like setting.

(3-b) "Physician assistant" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.

(3-c) "Residential treatment center" means a general residential operation licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, that provides treatment services.

(4) "Substitute care" means the placement of a child who is in the conservatorship of the department in care outside the child's home. The term includes foster care, institutional care, adoption, placement with a relative of the child, or commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(b) In the preparation and review of a service plan under this chapter, a reference to the parents of the child includes both parents of the child unless the child has only one parent or unless, after due diligence by the department in attempting to locate a parent, only one parent is located, in which case the reference is to the remaining parent.

(c) With respect to a child who is older than six years of age and who is removed from the child's home, if a suitable relative or other designated caregiver is not available as a placement for the child, placing the child in a foster home or a general residential operation operating as a cottage home is considered the least restrictive setting.

(d) With respect to a child who is six years of age or younger and who is removed from the child's home, if a suitable relative or other designated caregiver is not available as a placement for the child, the least restrictive setting for the child is placement in:

(1) a foster home; or

(2) a general residential operation operating as a cottage home, only if the department determines it is in the best interest of the child.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.707 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.707
§ 21.707. EXISTING CLOSE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an existing corporation that elected to become a close corporation before the mandatory application date of this code and has not terminated that status.

(b) A close corporation existing before the mandatory application date of this code is considered to be a close corporation under this code.

(c) A provision in the articles of incorporation of a close corporation authorized under former law is valid and enforceable if the corporation's status as a close corporation has not been terminated.

(d) An agreement among the shareholders of a close corporation in conformance with former law and Sections 21.714-21.725 before the mandatory application date of this code is considered to be a shareholders' agreement.

(e) A certificate representing the shares issued or delivered by the close corporation after the mandatory application date of this code, whether in connection with the original issue of shares or a transfer of shares, must conform with Section 21.732.

(f) In this section, "mandatory application date" has the meaning assigned by Section 401.001.
Tex. Education Code § 111.72 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.72
§ 111.72. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the institute is to contribute to a more meaningful relationship between education and training and the requirements of the Texas labor force and to a positive labor and industrial relations climate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8251.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8251 / Section 8251.001
§ 8251.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the King's Crossing Municipal Utility District of Grayson County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.3041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.3041
§ 401.3041. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the department, to the department or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The department may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The department shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The department may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.163 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.163
§ 375.163. RECREATIONAL, PARK, OR SCENIC USE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Property that comprises three or more acres, separated only by streets or public rights-of-way, that was used primarily for recreational, park, or scenic use during the immediately preceding calendar year and on which money has been spent for landscaping at any time in an amount that is equal to the lesser of five years of proposed district assessments on the property or the proposed amount of the district's assessments on the property pursuant to a plan of assessment adopted by the board is exempt from assessment by the district, except with consent of the owner of the property.

(b) Property is exempt from assessment by the district under this section during the period that the property is used primarily for recreational, park, or scenic use in accordance with this section.

(c) The fact that property is exempt from assessment by the district may not be construed to be an express or implied dedication of the property to the public for recreational, park, scenic, or other public use or constitute evidence of an intent by the owner of the property to make or offer to make that type of dedication and does not affect the status of the property as private property.

(d) If the district levies ad valorem taxes, property that qualifies for an exemption from assessment under this section must be taxed by the district at its appraised value for recreational, park, or scenic use determined in accordance with Subchapter F, Chapter 23, Tax Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.029
§ 286.029. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the territory in one or more districts overlaps, the commissioners court of the county in which the most recently created district is located by order shall exclude the overlapping territory from that district.

(b) For purposes of this section, a district is created on the date the election approving its creation was held. If the elections approving the creation of two or more districts are held on the same date, the most recently created district is the district for which the hearing required by Section 286.023 was most recently held.

(c) The fact that a district is created with boundaries that overlap the boundaries of another district does not affect the validity of either district.
Tex. Government Code § 406.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.106
§ 406.106. PERFORMANCE OF NOTARIAL ACTS.
Status: in_force

An online notary public:

(1) is a notary public for purposes of Subchapter A and is subject to that subchapter to the same extent as a notary public appointed and commissioned under that subchapter;

(2) may perform notarial acts as provided by Subchapter A in addition to performing online notarizations; and

(3) may perform an online notarization authorized under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 417.0082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 417 / Section 417.0082
§ 417.0082. PROTECTION OF STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS; AUTHORITY OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal, under the direction of the commissioner, shall take any action necessary to protect a public building under the charge and control of a state agency and the building's occupants, and the occupants of a building leased for the use of a state agency, against an existing or threatened fire hazard. The state fire marshal shall include the State Office of Risk Management and each state agency occupying or managing an affected building in all communication concerning fire hazards.

(b) The commissioner and the State Office of Risk Management shall make and each adopt a memorandum of understanding that coordinates the agency's duties under this section.

(c) The state fire marshal is the authority having jurisdiction over a state-owned building for purposes of fire safety.
Tex. Property Code § 76.703 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.703
§ 76.703. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the holder and the attorney for the holder may employ, in the office of either person, additional personnel necessary to enforce this chapter.

(b) The salary rate of additional personnel may not exceed the rate paid to other employees of the holder for similar services.

(c) The salaries of additional personnel shall be paid in accordance with Section 76.602.

(d) The provisions of this section are subject to the budgetary procedures adopted by the governing body of the holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915 / Section 7915.203
§ 7915.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0805 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0805
§ 8513.0805. MAINTENANCE TAX AND BOND ELECTION FOR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

An election ordered within the boundaries of a proposed pollution control district to authorize the imposition of a maintenance tax or the issuance of bonds may be held at the same time as any general or special election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8405.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8405 / Section 8405.051
§ 8405.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7208.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7208 / Section 7208.0103
§ 7208.0103. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation and initial directors' election held before September 1, 2026:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2026, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Guadalupe or Wilson County, as appropriate, any assets of the district that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Government Code § 466.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.005
§ 466.005. LIMITED-SCOPE SUNSET REVIEW OF STATE LOTTERY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall conduct a limited-scope review of the state lottery program during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2029, in the manner provided by Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).

(b) In conducting the limited-scope review under this section, the Sunset Advisory Commission's staff evaluation and report must be limited to:

(1) assessing whether the department has sufficient tools, programs, and procedures to ensure the integrity of the state lottery program;

(2) the transfer of the state lottery program to the department;

(3) the extent to which the department is implementing and enforcing statutory changes enacted by the 89th and 90th Legislatures; and

(4) whether the department remains the appropriate agency to administer the state lottery program.

(c) Unless continued in existence, the state lottery is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Family Code § 51.0411 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0411
§ 51.0411. JURISDICTION FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE HEARING.
Status: in_force

The court retains jurisdiction over a person, without regard to the age of the person, who is referred to the court under Section 54.11 for transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or release under supervision.