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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.0108 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.0108
§ 75.0108. COMMERCIAL OYSTER MARICULTURE ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "advisory board" means the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board established under this section.

(b) The commercial oyster mariculture advisory board is established within the department to advise all state agencies with regulatory authority over the commercial oyster mariculture industry.

(c) The advisory board consists of seven members appointed by the governor as follows:

(1) four members must:

(A) represent the commercial oyster mariculture industry, seafood industry, or related industries; and

(B) have a documented interest in the promotion of entrepreneurship, free enterprise, and the increased use, consumption, marketing, and sale of native oysters in this state; and

(2) three members must:

(A) represent the scientific and conservation community in this state; and

(B) have a documented interest in the sustainability of the natural coastal environment of this state.

(d) At least one advisory board member must be a member of the department's oyster advisory workgroup.

(e) Advisory board members serve staggered five-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring February 1 of each year.

(f) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory board, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacant position to serve for the remainder of the term.

(g) The governor shall designate an advisory board member described by Subsection (c)(1) to serve as the advisory board's presiding officer for a one-year term. The presiding officer may vote on any matter before the advisory board.

(h) Advisory board members serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties authorized by the office of the governor.

(i) The advisory board shall make recommendations to the governor and all relevant agencies concerning the commercial oyster mariculture industry, including recommendations regarding:

(1) the promotion of the use, consumption, marketing, and sale of maricultured oysters;

(2) the promotion of sustainable commercial oyster mariculture; and

(3) commercial oyster mariculture permits and regulations.

(j) In performing the advisory board's duties under this section, the advisory board may consult with:

(1) industry and academic resources; and

(2) agencies of this state and the United States, including the:

(A) department;

(B) General Land Office;

(C) Department of State Health Services, including the seafood and aquatic life unit;

(D) National Marine Fisheries Service;

(E) United States Army Corps of Engineers; and

(F) United States Coast Guard.

(k) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory board.
Tex. Government Code § 772.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.002
§ 772.002. CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The governor is the chief planning officer of the state.
Tex. Family Code § 3.401 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.401
§ 3.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Benefited estate" means a marital estate that receives a benefit from another marital estate.

(2) "Conferring estate" means a marital estate that confers a benefit on another marital estate.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 768, Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

(4) "Marital estate" means one of three estates:

(A) the community property owned by the spouses together and referred to as the community marital estate;

(B) the separate property owned individually by the husband and referred to as a separate marital estate; or

(C) the separate property owned individually by the wife, also referred to as a separate marital estate.

(5) "Spouse" means a husband, who is a man, or a wife, who is a woman. A member of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between persons of the same sex is not a spouse.
Tex. Government Code § 501.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.153
§ 501.153. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the committee's jurisdiction.

(b) The committee's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The committee shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the committee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.651 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.651
§ 2301.651. DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may deny an application for a license, revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder if the applicant or license holder:

(1) is unfit under standards described in this chapter or board rules;

(2) makes a material misrepresentation in any application or other information filed under this chapter or board rules;

(3) violates this chapter or a board rule or order;

(4) violates any law relating to the sale, distribution, financing, or insuring of motor vehicles;

(5) fails to maintain the qualifications for a license;

(6) wilfully defrauds a purchaser;

(7) fails to fulfill a written agreement with a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle; or

(8) violates the requirements of Section 503.0631, Transportation Code.

(b) The board may take action under Subsection (a) against an applicant or license holder for an act or omission by an officer, director, partner, trustee, or other person acting in a representative capacity for the applicant or license holder that would be cause for denying, revoking, or suspending a license under this chapter.

(c) The revocation of a license previously held under this chapter may be grounds for denying a subsequent application for a license.

(d) A license may not be denied, revoked, or suspended, and disciplinary action may not be taken under this subchapter, unless the respondent is given an opportunity for a hearing. The board may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or take disciplinary action by order only after the department grants the respondent an opportunity for a hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 61.952 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.952
§ 61.952. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must:

(1) apply to the board;

(2) be a full-time employee of the eligible organization; and

(3) be currently practicing in this state as an attorney employed by an organization that:

(A) qualifies for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is prohibited from providing representation in a class-action lawsuit; and

(B) receives funds for providing legal services to indigent individuals from:

(i) the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program administered by the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation; or

(ii) the basic civil legal services account under Section 51.943, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.155
§ 1118.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Maverick County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.115
§ 401.115. LICENSES FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A holder of a license to operate a facility to process or dispose of low-level radioactive waste may not operate the facility until the holder has obtained all other required licenses or permits from other agencies.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.02
§ 36.02. TESTIMONY AT ANY TIME.
Status: in_force

The court shall allow testimony to be introduced at any time before the argument of a cause is concluded, if it appears that it is necessary to a due administration of justice.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.03
§ 43.03. PAYMENT OF FINE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine or costs or both and the defendant defaults in payment, the court after a hearing under Subsection (d) of this article may order the defendant confined in jail until discharged as provided by law, may order the defendant to discharge the fines and costs in any other manner provided by Article 43.09 of this code, or may waive payment of the fines and costs as provided by Article 43.091. A certified copy of the judgment, sentence, and order is sufficient to authorize confinement under this subsection.

(b) A term of confinement for default in payment of fine or costs or both may not exceed the maximum term of confinement authorized for the offense for which the defendant was sentenced to pay the fine or costs or both. If a court orders a term of confinement for default in payment of fines or costs under this article at a time during which a defendant is serving another term of confinement for default or is serving a term of confinement for conviction of an offense, the term of confinement for default runs concurrently with the other term of confinement, unless the court orders the terms to run consecutively under Article 42.08 of this code.

(c) If a defendant is sentenced both to confinement and to pay a fine or costs or both, and he defaults in payment of either, a term of confinement for the default, when combined with the term of confinement already assessed, may not exceed the maximum term of confinement authorized for the offense for which the defendant was sentenced.

(d) A court may not order a defendant confined under Subsection (a) of this article unless the court at a hearing makes a written determination that:

(1) the defendant is not indigent and has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines and costs; or

(2) the defendant is indigent and:

(A) has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines and costs under Article 43.09(f); and

(B) could have discharged the fines and costs under Article 43.09 without experiencing any undue hardship.

(e) This article does not apply to a court governed by Chapter 45A.

(f) For purposes of a hearing described by Subsection (d), a defendant may be brought before the court in person or by means of an electronic broadcast system through which an image of the defendant is presented to the court. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8169.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8169 / Section 8169.001
§ 8169.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.201
§ 1305.201. NETWORK FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each network shall prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards, which must include adequate provisions for liabilities, including incurred but not reported obligations relating to providing benefits or services.

(b) Each network shall file the financial statement under Subsection (a) with the department in the manner prescribed by commissioner rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.061
§ 1034.061. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as:

(1) the assistant district administrator; and

(2) the attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and the attorney for the district serve at the will of the board and are entitled to compensation as determined by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.102
§ 501.102. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "trade association" means a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not serve as public counsel or be an employee of the office who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule if the person is:

(1) an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of insurance; or

(2) the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0124 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0124
§ 8508.0124. ACCESS TO AUTHORITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide for the safety and welfare of persons and their property or for the protection and security of the authority's property and facilities, the board may adopt rules with respect to the authority's property and any water reservoir or dam the construction, operation, or management of which is participated in by the authority to control and regulate:

(1) ingress, egress, and use; and

(2) the operation of land and water vehicles.

(b) All public roads, streets, and state highways that as of August 29, 1985, traversed the areas to be covered by any impounded water shall remain open as a way of public passing to and from the lakes created, unless changed by the authority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.058
§ 201.058. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings to examine applicants and transact business at least twice each year at the times and places determined by the board.

(b) A special meeting may be held at the call of three board members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.403
§ 1001.403. POTTER COUNTY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The Potter County Commissioners Court may impose an ad valorem tax on all property inside the county and outside the boundaries of the City of Amarillo to provide financial aid to the district.

(b) The tax may not exceed 10 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.001
§ 312.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter and in Subchapters B and C:

(1) "Highway" includes all or any part of a street, alley, or public place or square that is dedicated to public use.

(2) "Improvement" means the:

(A) filling, grading, raising, or paving of a highway in a permanent manner;

(B) widening, narrowing, or straightening of a highway;

(C) constructing of a gutter, curb, or sidewalk; or

(D) constructing of necessary appurtenances to a highway, including sewers and drains.

(3) "Railway" includes a street railway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0303
§ 7972A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 324.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 324 / Section 324.004
§ 324.004. LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board controls and administers the library.

(b) The board consists of:

(1) the lieutenant governor;

(2) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(3) the chairman of the house appropriations committee;

(4) two members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(5) one other member of the house appointed by the speaker.

(c) Members of the board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and performing official functions.

(d) Actual and necessary expenses are paid from funds appropriated to the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.011
§ 796.011. FIRE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The fire prevention and public safety account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The account consists of civil penalties collected under Section 796.010.

(c) Money in the account may be appropriated only to the state fire marshal to support fire safety and prevention programs.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.002
§ 2104.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an agency that is under the direction of an elected officer, board, or commission.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.034 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.034
§ 161.034. PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.

(c) Each meeting of the commission must be held in a location that provides adequate access to members of the public.

(d) The commission shall post audio archives of its meetings on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.147 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.147
§ 431.147. SUITS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect:

(1) any existing cause of action in favor of or against the corporation;

(2) any pending suit to which the corporation is a party; or

(3) the existing rights of any person.

(b) If an amendment to the articles of incorporation changes the name of the corporation, a suit brought by or against the corporation under its former name does not abate for that reason.
Tex. Government Code § 418.331 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.331
§ 418.331. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "public information officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a state agency, local government entity, or open-enrollment charter school and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the disaster.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.051
§ 1201.051. ENTIRE CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

An individual accident and health insurance policy must state the entire monetary and other consideration for the policy in the policy or in the application, if the application is made a part of the policy.
Tex. Property Code § 31.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.005
§ 31.005. LIMITATION ON FILING ACTION.
Status: in_force

A person must bring an action under this chapter not later than the second anniversary of the date the person obtained actual knowledge that the washout occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.052
§ 8299.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.053
§ 3935.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.152
§ 2309.152. GENERAL LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a used automotive parts recycler license under this chapter must submit to the department:

(1) a completed application on a form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) the required fees; and

(3) any other information required by commission rule.
Tex. Government Code § 820.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 820 / Section 820.001
§ 820.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "accumulated account balance" means the total of amounts in a member's individual account in the employees saving account, including:

(1) amounts deducted from the compensation of the member;

(2) other member deposits required to be placed in the member's individual account; and

(3) interest credited to amounts in the member's individual account, including interest and gain sharing interest credited in accordance with Sections 820.102 and 820.103, respectively.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.065
§ 21.065. AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FLIGHT CLINICS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) organize and administer an aeronautical education program in colleges and schools of this state and for the public; and

(2) prepare and conduct one or more flight clinics for air crews.

(b) The department may charge for conducting a program or clinic under Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.206 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.206
§ 542.206. EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS IN A CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

A provision of this subtitle declaring a maximum or minimum speed limit does not relieve the plaintiff in a civil action from the burden of proving negligence of the defendant as the proximate cause of a collision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.254
§ 1064.254. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospitals.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8439.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8439 / Section 8439.102
§ 8439.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board of the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.453
§ 351.453. EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR PRESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not sign, or cause to be signed, an ophthalmic lens prescription without first personally examining the eyes of the person for whom the prescription is made.