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Tex. Government Code § 508.1831 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1831
§ 508.1831. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program" means the program established under this section.

(b) From money appropriated to the department for the purpose, the department shall establish and administer a postsecondary education reimbursement program to provide for the payment of postsecondary education tuition and fees for enrollment in courses by eligible inmates.

(c) An inmate participating in the program and enrolled in postsecondary education courses during confinement shall reimburse the department for the costs of the tuition and fees paid on the inmate's behalf.

(d) The department may not charge interest for the repayment of costs under this section.

(e) A parole panel may require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee who had the costs of tuition and fees paid through the program reimburse the department for those costs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.387 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.387
§ 623.387. SPEED LIMIT.
Status: in_force

Movement authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this provision constitutes a moving violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.115
§ 1064.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Moore County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a Moore County jail facility who is not indigent and does not reside in the district.

(c) The board shall require the police department of a municipality located in Moore County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of that municipality who is not indigent and does not reside in the district.

(d) The board may contract with this or any other state, the United States, or an agency or political subdivision of those entities to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Election Code § 105.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 105 / Section 105.001
§ 105.001. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF COMPLETED BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to allow a person who is casting an early voting ballot by mail to return the ballot by telephonic facsimile machine or similar electronic means if the person:

(1) is a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty overseas, or the spouse or a dependent of the member; and

(2) is casting the ballot from an area:

(A) in which members of the armed forces are eligible to receive hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay; or

(B) that has been designated by the president of the United States as a combat zone.

(b) The procedures must:

(1) provide for verification of the voter;

(2) provide for the security of the transmission; and

(3) require the early voting clerk to maintain a record of each ballot received under this section.

(c) A ballot transmitted under this section or by mail may not be counted if the ballot has previously been transmitted to the early voting clerk by electronic means under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8885.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8885 / Section 8885.055
§ 8885.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of any director.

(b) The appointed replacement serves until the next directors' election.

(c) If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Water Code § 5.1771 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1771
§ 5.1771.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.1771. COORDINATION OF COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS WITH LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS: TRAINING. (a) The commission shall share information regarding a complaint about a matter within the commission's regulatory jurisdiction made to the commission with local officials with authority to act on the complaint in the county or municipality in which the alleged action or omission that is the subject of the complaint occurred or is threatening to occur.

(b) On request, the commission shall provide training for local enforcement officials in investigating complaints and enforcing environmental laws relating to matters under the commission's jurisdiction under this code or the Health and Safety Code. The training must include, at a minimum:

(1) procedures for local enforcement officials to use in addressing citizen complaints if the commission is unavailable or unable to respond to the complaint; and

(2) an explanation of local government authority to enforce state laws and commission rules relating to the environment.

(c) The commission may charge a reasonable fee for providing training to local enforcement officials as required by Subsection (b) in an amount sufficient to recover the costs of the training.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.273 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.273
§ 85.273. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall advise the executive commissioner and the department in the development of procedures and guidelines for the program.

(b) The committee shall:

(1) review the program's goals and aims;

(2) evaluate the program's ongoing efforts;

(3) recommend both short-range and long-range goals and objectives for medication needs; and

(4) perform any other tasks assigned by the executive commissioner.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.022
§ 51.022. NAME.
Status: in_force

The name of a society must contain the words, "Farmers' Cooperative Society."
Tex. Education Code § 1001.357 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.357
§ 1001.357. CONTRACT WITH UNLICENSED DRIVER TRAINING PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

A contract entered into with a person for a course of instruction by or on behalf of a person operating an unlicensed driver training provider is unenforceable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.044
§ 232.044. AMENDING PLAT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related provisions as provided by Section 232.011.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.156
§ 463.156. CERTIFICATE OF CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

The association shall issue to each member insurer that pays a Class B assessment a certificate of contribution, in a form the commissioner prescribes, for the amount paid. All outstanding certificates are of equal priority regardless of the amount of the assessment paid or the date the certificate is issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3865.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3865 / Section 3865.106
§ 3865.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 761.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 761 / Section 761.103
§ 761.103. CREDIT CARD AND DEBT EDUCATION AT NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION.
Status: in_force

The governing board of a postsecondary educational institution that has designated a location for campus credit card marketing activities under Section 761.051(b) shall also adopt a policy requiring a credit card and debt education and counseling session to be included in any orientation program for new students. The postsecondary educational institution may use existing educational materials prepared by nonprofit entities for purposes of the credit card and debt education and counseling session.
Tex. Education Code § 95.34 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.34
§ 95.34. DONATIONS, GIFTS, GRANTS, AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept donations, gifts, grants, and endowments for the universities under its control to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, and provisions declared in writing in the donation, gift, grant, or endowment, not inconsistent with the laws of the state or with the objectives and proper management of the universities. All money accepted under the authority of this section shall be deposited to the credit of one or more special funds created by the board for the university system or universities in the system. The board shall designate one or more depositories for the money received and shall accord money deposited in them the same protection by the pledging of assets of a depository as is required for the protection of public funds.

(b) The board may deposit in one or more appropriate accounts created by the board all funds received as administrative fees or charges for services rendered in the management and administration of any trust estate under the control of the board. The funds so received as administrative fees or charges may be expended by the board for any educational purpose of the university system or universities in the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.059
§ 1101.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.123 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.123
§ 1956.123. LIMITATION ON PURCHASING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
Status: in_force

A metal recycling entity may not purchase or otherwise acquire a catalytic converter that was removed from a motor vehicle from a person described by Section 1956.002(1), unless each of the following is satisfied:

(1) the person selling the catalytic converter to the metal recycling entity acquired it in the ordinary course of the person's business, including in the ordinary course of business of any of the following entities:

(A) an automotive wrecking and salvage yard as defined by Section 234.001, Local Government Code;

(B) a metal recycling entity registered under this chapter;

(C) a manufacturer, distributor, converter, or dealer licensed under Chapter 2301, including any department of a dealer or converter that repairs or services motor vehicles;

(D) a shop or garage that is engaged in the business of repairing motor vehicles;

(E) a used automotive parts recycler licensed under Chapter 2309;

(F) a motor vehicle demolisher as defined by Section 683.001, Transportation Code;

(G) a school or training program in which students are provided instruction on building, repairing, or restoring motor vehicles;

(H) a law enforcement agency;

(I) the National Insurance Crime Bureau;

(J) a business that is:

(i) located in and regulated by another state or a political subdivision of another state; and

(ii) engaged in an activity for which a business described by Paragraphs (A) through (I) is regulated by this state or a political subdivision of this state; or

(K) a business that is located in a jurisdiction outside the United States and operated in a business form recognized by the laws of that jurisdiction and that imports catalytic converters into the United States in accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States published by the United States International Trade Commission; and

(2) any individual acting on behalf of the person described by Subdivision (1) has apparent authority to enter into the transaction and is acting in the scope of that authority.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.074 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.074
§ 58A.074. AWARD OF GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In awarding grants under the program, the board shall award:

(1) 60 percent of the amount available in each program year to medical schools with innovative residency programs that train physicians to specialize in pediatric psychiatric care; and

(2) 40 percent of the amount available in each program year to medical schools with innovative residency programs that train physicians to specialize in adult psychiatric care.

(b) Within each category of grants prescribed by Subsection (a), the board shall give priority to grants to medical schools with innovative residency programs based in rural or underserved areas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.151
§ 3808.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement is filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 owners of land in the district, if more than 50 persons own property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.103
§ 16.103. INJURY TO BUSINESS REPUTATION; DILUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of a mark that is famous and distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, in this state is entitled to enjoin another person's commercial use of a mark or trade name that begins after the mark has become famous if use of the mark or trade name is likely to cause the dilution of the famous mark.

(b) For purposes of this section, a mark is considered to be famous if the mark is widely recognized by the public throughout this state or in a geographic area in this state as a designation of source of the goods or services of the mark's owner. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider factors including:

(1) the duration, extent, and geographic reach of the advertisement and publicity of the mark in this state, regardless of whether the mark is advertised or publicized by the owner or a third party;

(2) the amount, volume, and geographic extent of sales of goods or services offered under the mark in this state;

(3) the extent of actual recognition of the mark in this state; and

(4) whether the mark is registered in this state or in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

(c) In an action brought under this section, the owner of a famous mark is entitled to injunctive relief throughout the geographic area in this state in which the mark is found to have become famous before the use of the other mark. If the court finds that the person against whom the injunctive relief is sought wilfully intended to cause the dilution of the famous mark, the owner shall also be entitled to remedies under this chapter, subject to the court's discretion and principles of equity.

(d) A person may not bring an action under this section for:

(1) a fair use, including a nominative or descriptive fair use, or facilitation of the fair use, of a famous mark by another person other than as a designation of source for the person's own goods or services, including a fair use in connection with:

(A) advertising or promoting that permits consumers to compare goods or services; or

(B) identifying and parodying, criticizing, or commenting on the famous mark owner or the famous mark owner's goods or services;

(2) a noncommercial use of the mark; or

(3) any form of news reporting or commentary.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9095 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9095
§ 51.9095. STUDENT COMPLIANCE WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may not receive a loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial assistance funded by state revenue, including federal funds or gifts and grants accepted by this state, or receive a student loan guaranteed by this state or the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, unless the individual files a statement of the individual's selective service status with the institution or other entity granting or guaranteeing the financial assistance as required by this section.

(b) If an individual required by this section to file a statement of the individual's selective service status files a statement indicating that the individual is registered with the selective service system as required by federal law, the individual is not required to file a statement of the individual's selective service status the next time the individual makes an application to the same entity for financial assistance or a student loan guarantee. If an individual required by this section to file a statement of the individual's selective service status files a statement indicating that the individual is not required to register with the selective service system, the institution or other entity shall require the individual to file a new statement of the individual's selective service status the next time the individual makes an application to the entity for financial assistance or a student loan guarantee.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a female individual if females are not subject to general selective service registration under federal law; or

(2) an individual older than the maximum age at which an individual is required to be registered with the selective service system under federal law.

(d) The statement of an individual's selective service status required by this section must require the individual to certify that the individual:

(1) has registered with the selective service system as required by federal law; or

(2) is exempt from selective service registration under federal law.

(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section and shall prescribe the statement to be used under this section. The coordinating board shall notify each institution of higher education of the required statement and the applicable rules. The statement must require an individual claiming to be exempt from registration to specify the basis of the exemption. The coordinating board may require an individual filing a statement of selective service status to include with the statement any additional information or documentation the coordinating board determines appropriate.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 47.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 47 / Section 47.12
§ 47.12. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Appeals from a hearing in a district court, county court, or statutory county court under Article 47.01a of this code shall be heard by a court of appeals. The appeal is governed by the applicable rules of procedure for appeals of civil cases to a court of appeals.

(b) Appeals from a hearing in a municipal court or justice court under Article 47.01a of this code shall be heard by a county court or statutory county court. The appeal is governed by the applicable rules of procedure for appeals for civil cases in justice courts to a county court or statutory county court.

(c) Only an interested person who appears at a hearing under this article may appeal, and such person must give an oral notice of appeal at the conclusion of the hearing and must post an appeal bond by the end of the next business day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

(d) The court may require an appeal bond, in an amount determined appropriate by the court, but not to exceed twice the value of the property. The bond shall be made payable to the party who was awarded possession at the hearing, with sufficient sureties approved by the court, and conditioned that appellant will prosecute his appeal to conclusion.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.005
§ 62.005. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NOT IMPAIRED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not interfere with or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employer through representatives chosen by the employees to establish wages that exceed the applicable minimum wage under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 484.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 484 / Section 484.001
§ 484.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abusable synthetic substance" means a substance that:

(A) is not otherwise regulated under this title or under federal law;

(B) is intended to mimic a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; and

(C) when inhaled, ingested, or otherwise introduced into a person's body:

(i) produces an effect on the central nervous system similar to the effect produced by a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue;

(ii) creates a condition of intoxication, hallucination, or elation similar to a condition produced by a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; or

(iii) changes, distorts, or disturbs the person's eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination in a manner similar to a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue.

(2) "Business" includes trade and commerce and advertising, selling, and buying service or property.

(3) "Mislabeled" means varying from the standard of truth or disclosure in labeling prescribed by law or set by established commercial usage.

(4) "Sell" and "sale" include offer for sale, advertise for sale, expose for sale, keep for the purpose of sale, deliver for or after sale, solicit and offer to buy, and every disposition for value.
Tex. Tax Code § 325.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 325 / Section 325.061
§ 325.061. ELECTION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An election to adopt or abolish the tax authorized by this chapter is called by the adoption of an order by the commissioners court of the county. The commissioners court may call an election on its own motion or shall call an election if a number of qualified voters of the county equal to at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the county petition the commissioners court to call the election. An election under this chapter must be held on the next uniform election date not less than 10 days after the day on which the order calling the election was passed.

(b) At an election to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a local sales and use tax in (name of county) at the rate of one-half percent to provide revenue for the operation of a county landfill and a criminal detention center."

(c) At an election to abolish the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The abolition of the sales and use tax for the operation of a county landfill and a criminal detention center in (name of county)."

(d) The commissioners court shall modify regular election procedures as necessary to hold an election on a day permitted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Water Code § 51.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.177
§ 51.177. JOINT LEASE BY TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The boards of two or more districts may adopt resolutions to enter into a joint lease under the provisions of Section 51.173 of this code. The joint lease shall specify clearly the respective rights and liabilities of the districts and shall be subject to all the provisions of Sections 51.173-176 of this code.