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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.105
§ 7906.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Family Code § 2.403 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.403
§ 2.403. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall require proof of the identity and age of each party to the declaration of informal marriage to be established by a document listed in Section 2.005(b).

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false, fraudulent, or otherwise inaccurate proof of the person's identity or age under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.166 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.166
§ 601.166. PAYMENT OF CASH SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Cash security may be applied only to the payment of:

(1) a judgment rendered against the person on whose behalf the deposit is made for damages arising out of the collision; or

(2) a settlement, agreed to by the depositor, of a claim arising out of the collision.

(b) For payment under Subsection (a), the action under which the judgment was rendered must have been instituted before the second anniversary of the later of:

(1) the date of the collision; or

(2) the date of the deposit, in the case of a deposit of security under Section 601.162(b).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.066 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.066
§ 40.066. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (H.B. 3146), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (H.B. 3146), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) If the State Office of Administrative Hearings conducts a contested case hearing for the department under Chapter 2001, Government Code, the administrative law judge who conducts the hearing shall enter the final decision in the case after completion of the hearing.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (H.B. 3146), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(e) This section does not apply to a personnel grievance hearing involving a department employee.

(f) Unless otherwise agreed by all parties to a contested case, a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings on behalf of the department under this section must be held in the department's administrative region in which the conduct at issue in the case occurred.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.509 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.509
§ 603.509. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.005
§ 17.005. PROTECTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipally owned utility may not be deemed to be a "service provider" or "billing agent" for purposes of Sections 17.156(b) and (e).

(b) The governing body of a municipally owned utility shall adopt, implement, and enforce rules that shall have the effect of accomplishing the objectives set out in Sections 17.004(a) and (b) and 17.102, as to the municipally owned utility within its certificated service area.

(c) The governing body of a municipally owned utility or its designee shall perform the dispute resolution function provided for by Section 17.157 for disputes arising from services provided by the municipally owned utility to electric customers served within the municipally owned utility's certificated service area.

(d) With respect to electric customers served by a municipally owned utility outside its certificated service area or otherwise served through others' distribution facilities, after retail competition begins as authorized by the legislature, the provisions of this chapter as administered by the commission apply.

(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply to a wholesale customer of a municipally owned utility.

(f) A municipally owned utility shall periodically provide with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information about:

(1) the utility's procedure for implementing involuntary load shedding;

(2) the types of customers who may be considered critical care residential customers, critical load industrial customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076;

(3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076;

(4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary load shedding events may be implemented; and

(5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.087 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.087
§ 334.087. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The adoption of the tax or the change of the tax rate takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the election adopting or increasing the tax or of the ordinance or order decreasing the tax.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.054
§ 912.054. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a county mutual insurance company may borrow money in an amount determined to be necessary to pay the company's accrued or unaccrued losses.

(b) The board may pledge as security for a loan the assets of the company, including the contingent liability of its policyholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8065.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8065 / Section 8065.0301
§ 8065.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.209
§ 273.209. LIMITATION ON ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION.
Status: in_force

A member association may advertise or use for promotional purposes the fact that its assets are protected under this chapter only to the extent and in the manner permitted by the plan of operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.297 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.297
§ 601.297. LIABILITY FOR COST OF IMPOUNDMENT.
Status: in_force

The owner of an impounded vehicle is liable for the costs of the impoundment.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.026 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.026
§ 31.026. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each application for an original or renewal certificate of number for a vessel shall be accompanied by a two-year fee determined by the following classification schedule or determined in the same classifications by the commission, whichever amount is more:

(b) The fee for a vessel less than 16 feet in length owned by a vessel livery and used for rental purposes is $6 for each original and renewal application for a certificate of number or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) Owners of newly purchased vessels or other vessels not previously operated in this state shall pay the full registration fee.
Tex. Government Code § 840.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.008
§ 840.008. CORRECTION OF ERRORS.
Status: in_force

If an error in the records of the retirement system results in a person receiving more or less money than the person is entitled to receive under this subtitle, the retirement system shall correct the error and so far as practicable shall adjust future payments so that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which the person is entitled is paid.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.005
§ 63.005. PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At least annually, the service shall publish:

(1) information concerning the sales of commercial fertilizers, together with data on those sales that the service considers advisable;

(2) the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial fertilizers sold within the state as compared to the guaranteed analyses of those fertilizers;

(3) a financial statement showing the receipt and expenditure of funds under this chapter; and

(4) other information relating to fertilizer as the service considers necessary or desirable to the public interest.

(b) The service shall prescribe the form of a publication required under this section.

(c) The report on sales of commercial fertilizers shall separately show information concerning the sales for the fall and spring seasons.

(d) A publication under this section may not disclose the scope of operations of any person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.0235 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0235
§ 522.0235. ALTERNATIVE VISUAL STANDARDS FOR INTRASTATE DRIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department by rule may use the alternative visual acuity standard prescribed by 49 C.F.R. Section 391.44 if an individual does not meet the visual acuity standard for a commercial driver's license prescribed by 49 C.F.R. Section 391.41 if the person who is applying for a commercial driver's license or who has been issued a commercial driver's license is a person who drives a commercial motor vehicle only in this state.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to standards for distant binocular acuity.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.095 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.095
§ 171.095. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR SUBSEQUENT APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) After an initial application has been made, notice to an adverse party for each subsequent application shall be made in the same manner as is required for a motion filed in a pending civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable. This subsection applies only if:

(1) jurisdiction over the adverse party has been established by service of process on the party or in rem for the initial application; and

(2) the subsequent application relates to:

(A) the same arbitration or a prospective arbitration under the same agreement to arbitrate; and

(B) the same controversy or controversies.

(b) If Subsection (a) does not apply, service of process shall be made on the adverse party in the manner provided by Section 171.094.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.1015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.1015
§ 2303.1015. EMPLOYEE LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not work at a vehicle storage facility unless the person holds:

(1) a license issued under this chapter;

(2) an incident management towing operator's license under Section 2308.153;

(3) a private property towing operator's license under Section 2308.154; or

(4) a consent towing operator's license under Section 2308.155.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing the application for and issuance of a license under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 112.007 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.007
§ 112.007. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If requested by the secretary of state, an out-of-state business entity shall provide to the secretary of state a statement that the entity came to this state for the purpose of performing disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period and that includes:

(1) the entity's name;

(2) the entity's jurisdiction of formation;

(3) the address of the principal office of the entity;

(4) the entity's federal tax identification number;

(5) the date that the entity entered the state; and

(6) contact information for the entity.

(b) If requested by the secretary of state, an in-state business entity shall provide to the secretary of state, along with the in-state business entity's contact information, the information listed in Subsection (a) for any affiliate of the in-state business entity that entered the state as an out-of-state business entity.

(c) The secretary of state shall keep records of and make available to the public any statements or information provided to the secretary of state under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 502.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.002
§ 502.002. BUSINESS RECEIPT CONTAINING CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who accepts a credit card or debit card for the transaction of business may not print on a receipt or other document that evidences the transaction and is provided to a cardholder more than the last four digits of the credit card or debit card account number or the month and year that the credit card or debit card expires.

(b) This section does not apply to a transaction in which the sole means of recording a person's credit card or debit card account number on a receipt or other document evidencing the transaction is by handwriting or an imprint or copy of the credit card or debit card.

(c) A person who provides, leases, or sells a cash register or other machine used to print a receipt or other document evidencing a credit card or debit card transaction shall provide notice of the requirements of this section to the recipient, lessee, or buyer, as applicable, of the machine.

(d) A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each calendar month in which a violation occurs. The civil penalty may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(e) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating Subsection (a).

(f) A court may not certify an action brought under this section as a class action.
Tex. Water Code § 65.724 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.724
§ 65.724. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board of each district has agreed on the terms and conditions of consolidation, which may include the assumption by each district of the other district's bonds, notes, or other obligations and adoption of a name for the consolidated district, the board of each district shall order an election in each of their respective districts to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.

(b) The board of each district shall order the election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for the time and in the manner provided by law for bond elections under this chapter.

(c) The districts may be consolidated only if the qualified voters in each district voting at the election vote in favor of the consolidation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.104
§ 8.104. ACQUISITION OF SECURITY OR FINANCIAL ASSET OR INTEREST THEREIN.
Status: in_force

(a) A person acquires a security or an interest therein under this chapter if:

(1) the person is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered pursuant to Section 8.301; or

(2) the person acquires a security entitlement to the security pursuant to Section 8.501.

(b) A person acquires a financial asset, other than a security, or an interest therein, under this chapter, if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial asset.

(c) A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset has the rights specified in Subchapter E, but is a purchaser of any security, security entitlement, or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary only to the extent provided in Section 8.503.

(d) Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is required by other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to transfer, deliver, present, surrender, exchange, or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire an interest in the security or financial asset pursuant to Subsection (a) or (b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 555.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 555 / Section 555.001
§ 555.001. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(c) The board shall provide on its website a list of all Internet pharmacies licensed by the board and shall provide information about each pharmacy, including the pharmacy's name, license number, and state of physical location. In this subsection, an Internet pharmacy is a pharmacy physically located in this state or another state that:

(1) dispenses a prescription drug or device under a prescription drug order in response to a request received by way of the Internet to dispense the drug or device; and

(2) delivers the drug or device to a patient in this state by United States mail, common carrier, or delivery service.

(d) Information regarding the home address or home telephone number of a person licensed or registered under this subtitle, including a pharmacy owner, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, but each person licensed or registered must provide the board with a business address or address of record that is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and that may be posted on the board's Internet site or in the board's licensure verification database.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0303
§ 7888.0303. 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. Election Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. TIME FOR COUNTING.
Status: repealed

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the presiding judge may direct the counting of ballots to occur at any time after the polls have been open for one hour.

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the presiding judge may direct the counting of ballots to occur on election day at any time after the polls have been open for one hour.

(b) While the polls are open and until voting is concluded after the polls close, the ballot box for the deposit of voters' marked ballots may not be opened for the purpose of counting the ballots unless there are at least 10 ballots in the box.

(c) After the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the counting of ballots shall be conducted continuously until all the ballots are counted.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235, Sec. 26(5), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.204
§ 351.204. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a system to act promptly and efficiently on each complaint filed with the board. The board shall maintain information concerning:

(1) parties to the complaint;

(2) the subject matter of the complaint;

(3) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;

(4) the disposition of the complaint; and

(5) other relevant information.

(b) The board shall periodically notify parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint until the board finally disposes of the complaint.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.103
§ 125.103. POWERS OF MEMBERS RELATING TO ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Subject to a policy adopted by the board, a member of a credit union by written notice to the credit union may:

(1) change or cancel a multiple-party account designation;

(2) change the form of the account; or

(3) stop or vary payment under the terms of the account.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.153 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.153
§ 58.153. VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim who completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense may not be required to disclose the victim's name, address, and telephone number in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the offense.

(b) A completed and returned pseudonym form is confidential and may not be disclosed to any person other than the victim identified by the pseudonym form, a defendant in the case, or the defendant's attorney, except on an order of a court. The court finding required by Article 58.154 is not required to disclose the confidential pseudonym form to the victim identified by the pseudonym form, the defendant in the case, or the defendant's attorney.

(c) If a victim completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to a law enforcement agency under Article 58.152(a), the law enforcement agency receiving the form shall:

(1) remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the agency's possession;

(2) notify the attorney representing the state of the pseudonym and that the victim has elected to be designated by the pseudonym;

(3) provide to the victim a copy of the completed pseudonym form showing that the form was returned to the law enforcement agency; and

(4) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form.

(d) An attorney representing the state who receives notice that a victim has elected to be designated by a pseudonym shall ensure that the victim is designated by the pseudonym in all legal proceedings concerning the offense.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.254 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.254
§ 14.254. NOTICE OF REPORT ON VIOLATION AND PENALTY RECOMMENDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 14th day after the date on which a report is issued, the commissioner shall give written notice of the report by certified mail to the person charged with committing or causing the violation.

(b) The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) include a statement of the amount of the recommended penalty; and

(3) inform the person that the person has a right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 363.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 363 / Section 363.001
§ 363.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "contractor" includes a contractor's successor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.251
§ 3855.251. MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES.
Status: in_force

Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code.