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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.256 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.256
§ 55A.256. APPLICATION FOR EXPUNCTION BASED ON MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is entitled to the expunction of information contained in records and files under Article 55A.006 may file an application for expunction with the attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies in the county in which:

(1) the person resides; or

(2) the offense was alleged to have occurred.

(b) The application must be verified, include authenticated fingerprint records of the applicant, and include the following or an explanation for why one or more of the following is not included:

(1) the applicant's:

(A) full name;

(B) sex;

(C) race;

(D) date of birth;

(E) driver's license number;

(F) social security number; and

(G) address at the time of the applicable arrest;

(2) the following information regarding the arrest:

(A) the date of arrest;

(B) the offense charged against the person arrested;

(C) the name of the county or municipality in which the arrest occurred; and

(D) the name of the arresting agency; and

(3) a statement, as appropriate, that the applicant:

(A) was arrested solely as a result of identifying information that was inaccurate due to a clerical error; or

(B) is not the person arrested and for whom the arrest records and files were created and did not give the arrested person consent to falsely identify himself or herself as the applicant.

(c) After verifying the allegations in the application, the attorney representing the state shall:

(1) include on the application information regarding the arrest that was requested of the applicant but was unknown by the applicant;

(2) forward a copy of the application to the district court for the county;

(3) together with the applicable physical and e-mail addresses, attach to the copy a list of all:

(A) law enforcement agencies, jails or other detention facilities, magistrates, courts, attorneys representing the state, correctional facilities, central state depositories of criminal records, and other officials or agencies or other entities of this state or of any political subdivision of this state;

(B) central federal depositories of criminal records that are reasonably likely to have records or files containing information that is subject to expunction; and

(C) private entities that compile and disseminate for compensation criminal history record information that are reasonably likely to have records or files containing information that is subject to expunction; and

(4) request the court to enter an order directing expunction based on an entitlement to expunction under Article 55A.006.

(c-1) An application under this article may not:

(1) list any state or local agency more than once; or

(2) include multiple contacts or addresses for different divisions with respect to the same state or local agency.

(d) On receipt of a request under Subsection (c), the court shall, without holding a hearing on the matter, enter a final order directing expunction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.501 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.501
§ 452.501. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the executive committee of an authority created by a contiguous municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.206
§ 3927.206. 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. Natural Resources Code § 51.507 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.507
§ 51.507. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter, including rules establishing a procedure for applying for a grant under Section 51.501 and for monitoring the maintenance of the improvement.
Tex. Water Code § 51.797 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.797
§ 51.797. MAXIMUM AMOUNT, INTEREST RATE, AND MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The maximum amount of bonds to be voted on and issued shall not be more than the total amount of the approved valid, enforceable indebtedness and the estimate of expenses, exclusive of the estimated cost of collection of taxes. The maximum amount of bonds, exclusive of interest and expenses of collection, to be issued for fees and expenses of dissolution of the district shall not be more than an amount equal to $2 times the number of acres in the district. The bonds shall mature serially over a period of not more than seven years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.204
§ 1064.204. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.051
§ 1956.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Finance Commission of Texas.

(2) "Commissioner" means the consumer credit commissioner.

(3) "Crafted precious metal" means jewelry, silverware, an art object, or another object, made wholly or partly from precious metal and used primarily for personal, family, or household purchases. The term does not include:

(A) a coin;

(B) a bar;

(C) a commemorative medallion;

(D) an item selling at 105 percent or more of the scrap value of the item;

(E) an item made wholly or partly from precious metal and used for a dental, pharmaceutical, or medical application; or

(F) an item made wholly or partly from precious metal extracted, recovered, or salvaged from an industrial by-product or industrial waste product.

(4) "Dealer" means a person registered to engage in the business of purchasing and selling crafted precious metal, including purchases or sales made through the mail.

(5) "Department" means the Texas Department of Public Safety.

(5-a) "Jewelry store" means a retail establishment that derives 75 percent or more of its annual revenue from the sale to consumers of crafted precious metal or other items of personal adornment, including watches, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, rings, and earrings.

(6) "Precious metal" means gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, or an alloy of those metals.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.109
§ 8813.109. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000, as determined by the board, for each violation or each day of a continuing violation. The person shall pay the penalty to the authority.

(b) The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred.

(c) The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur. The court may grant to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(d) The authority may bring an action for an administrative penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0106
§ 7957A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.021
§ 8871.021. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS; VACANCIES; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Seven persons who reside in the district shall be appointed as temporary directors not later than the 90th day after the effective date of the article of the Act creating this chapter as follows:

(1) the county judge of Travis County shall appoint one temporary director;

(2) the county commissioner for the county commissioners precinct in which the district is principally located shall appoint two temporary directors;

(3) the state representative who represents the house district in which the district is principally located shall appoint two temporary directors; and

(4) the state senator who represents the senate district in which the district is principally located shall appoint two temporary directors.

(b) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office or a vacancy occurs on the temporary board, the remaining temporary directors shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. If at any time there are fewer than four temporary directors, the state representative under Subsection (a)(3) shall appoint the necessary number of persons to fill all vacancies on the board.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the date initial directors are elected at an election held under Section 8871.024.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.205
§ 2269.205. USE OF ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the selection of a construction manager-agent, the governmental entity shall select or designate an architect or engineer in accordance with Chapter 1051 or 1001, Occupations Code, as applicable, to prepare the construction documents for the project.

(b) The governmental entity's architect or engineer may not serve, alone or in combination with another person, as the construction manager-agent unless the architect or engineer is hired to serve as the construction manager-agent under a separate or concurrent selection process conducted in accordance with this subchapter. This subsection does not prohibit the governmental entity's architect or engineer from providing customary construction phase services under the architect's or engineer's original professional service agreement in accordance with applicable licensing laws.

(c) To the extent that the construction manager-agent's services are defined as part of the practice of architecture or engineering under Chapter 1051 or 1001, Occupations Code, those services must be conducted by a person licensed under the applicable chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.155
§ 110.155. AGENCY ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The council shall advise and assist agencies in coordinating procedures to provide treatment services. The treatment services may include community-based programs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.151
§ 6003.151. FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONTRACTOR; REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the individual or organization holds a registration certificate issued by the department, an individual or organization may not plan, sell, install, maintain, or service a fire protection sprinkler system.

(b) An applicant for a registration certificate must apply to the department on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) An organization that is a partnership or joint venture is not required to register under the name of the organization if each partner or joint venturer holds a registration certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.002
§ 1049.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.021 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.021
§ 1002.021. NEXT OF KIN.
Status: in_force

"Next of kin" includes:

(1) an adopted child;

(2) an adopted child's descendants; and

(3) the adoptive parent of an adopted child.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.005
§ 2602.005. APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to:

(1) a title insurance company engaging in business under this title;

(2) all title insurance, direct or reinsurance, written by a title insurance company engaging in business under this title; and

(3) trust funds or escrow accounts of:

(A) title insurance companies engaging in business under this title; or

(B) agents authorized to engage in business in this state and engaging in business under and governed by this title.

(b) If this chapter conflicts with another law relating to the subject matter of this chapter or its application, other than Chapter 441 or 443, this chapter controls. If this chapter conflicts with Chapter 441 or 443, that chapter controls.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.055
§ 327.055. CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county shall hold the election under the Election Code to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following summary of the proposition: "Authorizing __________ (name of county) to assess and collect a separate ad valorem tax, in an amount not to exceed __________ (rate, not to exceed three cents) cents per $100 valuation of taxable property, to fund the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of one or more zoos to be operated for the county by the __________ (name of zoo board)."
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.103 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.103
§ 116.103. WARNING TAGS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee, agent, or inspector of the commission may declare unsafe or dangerous for service any motor vehicle required to be registered under this chapter or any CNG or LNG equipment or system that is defective or that does not otherwise conform to the safety requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter and shall attach a warning tag to the motor vehicle, equipment, or system in a conspicuous location.

(b) A person may not sell, furnish, deliver, or supply compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas for use or consumption by or through a motor vehicle or system in a public place or operate a motor vehicle having CNG or LNG equipment to which a warning tag is attached.

(c) A warning tag may be removed on approval of the commission or by a person designated by the commission to remove the tag. A warning tag may not be removed by any person who is not authorized to remove the tag by the commission.
Tex. Property Code § 71.109 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.109
§ 71.109. APPEAL; WRIT OF ERROR.
Status: in_force

A party who appeared at an escheat proceeding may appeal the judgment rendered or may file an application for a writ of error on the judgment. The attorney general or the other person acting on behalf of the state in the escheat proceeding may make an appeal or file the writ.
Tex. Family Code § 160.705 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.705
§ 160.705. LIMITATION ON HUSBAND'S DISPUTE OF PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless:

(1) before the fourth anniversary of the date of learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity; and

(2) the court finds that he did not consent to the assisted reproduction before or after the birth of the child.

(b) A proceeding to adjudicate paternity may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:

(1) the husband did not provide sperm for or, before or after the birth of the child, consent to assisted reproduction by his wife;

(2) the husband and the mother of the child have not cohabited since the probable time of assisted reproduction; and

(3) the husband never openly treated the child as his own.

(c) The limitations provided by this section apply to a marriage declared invalid after assisted reproduction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0201
§ 7879A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7879A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 61.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.023
§ 61.023. DISTRICT MAY INCLUDE ROAD DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

On petition signed by a majority of the property taxpayers who reside in the special road district, a district which includes all or parts of two counties may include any special road district which has voted bonds to construct public roads. If the entire county which includes the road district is included in the district, this section does not apply.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.14
§ 38.14. TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICE.
Status: in_force

A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.211 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.211
§ 772.211. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district. A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system may maintain a separate number or numbers for emergencies and shall maintain a separate number or numbers for nonemergency telephone calls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.053
§ 1013.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) at least 21 years of age.

(b) An employee or medical staff member of the district may not serve as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.002
§ 4005.002. COURT SUPERVISED SALES.
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the sale of a security made:

(1) at a judicial, executor's, administrator's, guardian's, or conservator's sale; or

(2) by a receiver or trustee in insolvency or bankruptcy.
Tex. Government Code § 24.511 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.511
§ 24.511.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.511. 366TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). The 366th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.003
§ 130.003. PAYMENT CONDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The acceptance of a check or credit card invoice for the payment of a fee or tax does not constitute payment of the fee or tax. The fee or tax is not considered paid until the check is honored by the bank on which the check is drawn or the credit card invoice is honored by the issuer.

(b) This section does not prohibit a county tax assessor-collector from issuing receipts, license plates, certificates, or other instruments on the receipt of a check or credit card invoice, but the issuance is conditional on the payment of the check by the drawee bank or the honoring of the credit card invoice by the credit card issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0307
§ 8301.0307. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8301.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8301.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8301.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.054
§ 371.054. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an application for:

(1) an original pawnshop license;

(2) relocation of a pawnshop; or

(3) transfer of a pawnshop license and approval of a change in the ownership of a pawnshop.

(b) An application must be made to the commissioner and must:

(1) be under oath;

(2) state:

(A) the full name and place of residence of the applicant;

(B) the full name and address of each member if the applicant is a partnership;

(C) except as provided by Subsection (c), the full name and address of each officer, shareholder, and director if the applicant is a corporation;

(D) the location where the business is to be conducted; and

(E) other relevant information required by the commissioner; and

(3) be accompanied by the fees and proof of insurance required by Section 371.055.

(c) The full name and address of each shareholder is not required if the applicant is owned directly or beneficially by a person who:

(1) is an issuer of securities who:

(A) has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78l); or

(B) is required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78o(d)); and

(2) has filed with the commissioner the information, documents, and reports required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 77b et seq.) to be filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission.