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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.426 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.426
§ 401.426. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns, leases, or uses or the agent of a person who owns, leases, or uses a mammography system must file a written application for certification under Section 401.424 on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) The department may require, at any time after an application is filed, further information from the applicant and conduct inspections necessary to determine whether the application for certification should be granted or denied.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.057
§ 1506.057. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not issue bonds under this subchapter creating a debt against the municipality or an improvement district unless the municipality provides for the imposition of an annual ad valorem tax on property in the improvement district at a rate sufficient to:

(1) pay the interest on the bonds; and

(2) create a sinking fund of at least two percent on the bonds.

(b) The rate of the tax may not exceed 50 cents on the $100 valuation of property taxable by the municipality.

(c) The tax is in addition to other taxes imposed by the municipality or authorized to be imposed by the municipal charter.
Tex. Property Code § 76.701 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.701
§ 76.701. RULES.
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the holder may adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.021
§ 23.021. INITIAL ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL.
Status: in_force

Immediately after the municipality has incorporated, the county judge of the county in which the municipality is located shall order an election for a mayor, five aldermen, and a marshal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.153
§ 8837.153. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds and notes under Subchapter F, Chapter 36, Water Code, except that the total indebtedness created by that issuance may not exceed $500,000 at any time.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.004
§ 1232.004. STATE LEASE FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state lease fund account is an account in the general revenue fund and may be used only for a purpose designated by law.

(b) The state lease fund account may be used to finance an appropriation to the commission or a state agency or directly to the authority on behalf of a state agency to pay required rents, fees, and installments to the authority.

(c) After all obligations have been paid or provided for, the legislature may transfer money deposited in the state lease fund account to the Texas capital trust fund account for other purposes.

(d) The amount in the state lease fund account that is in excess of amounts needed for debt service and is unencumbered shall be transferred at the end of each biennium to the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.154
§ 3909.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Estates Code § 504.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 504 / Section 504.004
§ 504.004. PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL SET ASIDE FOR LACK OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The probate in this state of a foreign will shall be set aside if:

(1) the will was probated in this state:

(A) in accordance with the procedure applicable to the probate of a will admitted to probate in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death; and

(B) without the service of citation required for a will admitted to probate in another jurisdiction that was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death; and

(2) it is proved that the foreign jurisdiction in which the will was probated was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death.

(b) If otherwise entitled, a will the probate of which is set aside in accordance with Subsection (a) may be:

(1) reprobated in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the probate of a will admitted in a jurisdiction that was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death; or

(2) admitted to original probate in this state in the proceeding in which the ancillary probate was set aside or in a subsequent proceeding.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.022
§ 43.022. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may collect, hold, possess, display, transport, release, or propagate protected wildlife for the purposes of this subchapter without a permit issued under this subchapter.

(b) A permit under this subchapter is not required for an activity that may be lawfully conducted under the authority of another license or permit issued under this code or in accordance with another provision of this code.

(c) No other license is required for an activity conducted under the authority of a permit issued under this subchapter.

(d) A permit under this subchapter is not required to hold, transport, propagate, or display a marine mammal held under the authority of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1361 et seq.) unless the marine mammal is:

(1) a marine mammal for which the department has been delegated management authority under Section 1379 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1379); or

(2) a marine mammal listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.).

(e) The department may issue a permit to a qualified person to collect, hold, possess, display, transport, release, or propagate protected wildlife for scientific research, educational display, zoological collection, or rehabilitation. A permit may not be issued to propagate protected wildlife for rehabilitation or educational display.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the collecting, holding, possession, propagation, release, display, or transport of protected wildlife for scientific research, educational display, zoological collection, or rehabilitation.

(g) The commission by rule may set fees for review of permit applications, inspections, transportation and boarding of seized animals, laboratory analysis, or other department actions necessary for implementation of this subchapter.

(h) The commission by rule may exempt certain categories of activities from the permitting and fee requirements of or established under this subchapter if those activities are determined to provide a public benefit and do not adversely affect a protected wildlife resource.

(i) A permit authorized by this subchapter may be issued by the director or the director's designee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8129.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8129 / Section 8129.004
§ 8129.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8482.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8482 / Section 8482.002
§ 8482.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district in Williamson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.023
§ 204.023. NOTICE SENT AT TIME BENEFITS PAID.
Status: in_force

The commission shall mail to an employer a notice of the employer's maximum potential chargebacks when benefits are first paid if:

(1) notice of an initial claim has not already been mailed to the employer under Section 208.002; and

(2) the employer's account is potentially chargeable with benefits as a result of the initial claim and payment of benefits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.353
§ 885.353. EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO SOLICIT BUSINESS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A fraternal benefit society may not employ or otherwise retain a person to solicit business if the person has had a license revoked under Chapter 4005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.008
§ 3928.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 662.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.114
§ 662.114. UTERINE FIBROIDS AWARENESS MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) July is Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month to increase awareness of uterine fibroids and to:

(1) encourage education and research on uterine fibroids;

(2) improve methods for identifying signs and symptoms of uterine fibroids;

(3) improve methods for preventing, diagnosing, and treating uterine fibroids; and

(4) encourage the establishment of a public education campaign that includes health seminars, medical information panels, community programs, and funding opportunities.

(b) Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month shall be regularly observed through appropriate programs and activities to increase awareness of uterine fibroids.
Tex. Government Code § 442.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.031
§ 442.031. DON JUAN DE ONATE TRAIL AS TEXAS HISTORIC HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail and a Texas historic highway.

(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway enhancement.

(c) A designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail and a Texas historic highway may not be construed as a designation under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. Section 470 et seq.).

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.233 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.233
§ 225.233. MAC WILSON AND REX YOUNG MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Business Interstate Highway 20-E in Ector County between its eastern intersection with State Highway Loop 338 and its intersection with the Ector-Midland County Line is designated as the Mac Wilson and Rex Young Medal of Honor Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Mac Wilson and Rex Young Medal of Honor Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.209
§ 2310.209. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, 2310.2013, 2310.2014, or 2310.2015 or a rule adopted by the commission to enforce or implement those sections.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:

(1) refuses to permit an authorized person to test any motor fuel sold or held for sale in this state;

(2) refuses to permit inspection of any document required to be kept or delivered by this subchapter on request of a person authorized to inspect the documents under Section 2310.2013 or 2310.2014; or

(3) mutilates, destroys, secretes, forges, or falsifies any document, record, report, or sign required to be delivered, kept, filed, or posted by this subchapter or any rule adopted by the commission to enforce this subchapter.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(e) The department or executive director may request the appropriate prosecuting attorney to prosecute a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.102
§ 8204.102. ROAD PROJECTS; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.

(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district for a road project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.104
§ 621.104. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO MATCHED CONTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who uses a matched contest shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing in the offer:

(1) that attendance at a sales presentation is required;

(2) the name and street address of the person who is soliciting attendance at a sales presentation;

(3) a description of the product or service being sold;

(4) each requirement, restriction, qualification, and other condition that must be satisfied for a person to enter the contest, including:

(A) any deadline by which the person must visit the location or attend the sales presentation to qualify to receive a prize; and

(B) the approximate duration of the sales presentation;

(5) a statement of the odds of winning each prize offered, expressed as a ratio in Arabic numerals;

(6) the geographical area or states in which the contest will be conducted;

(7) the beginning and ending dates of the contest period;

(8) the identity and address of each person responsible for awarding prizes;

(9) that all unclaimed prizes will be awarded by a drawing and the date of the drawing; and

(10) all other rules and terms of the contest.

(b) A person engaged in the preparation, promotion, sale, distribution, or use of a matched contest shall disclose:

(1) the retail value of a prize; and

(2) clearly and conspicuously in at least 10-point type that airfare, lodging, or both are not included as part of a prize that is a trip or recreational activity to the extent that either or both are not included.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.18
§ 24.18. SUBPOENA RETURNABLE FORTHWITH.
Status: in_force

When a subpoena is returnable forthwith, the officer shall immediately serve the witness with a copy of the same; and it shall be the duty of said witness to immediately make his appearance before the court, magistrate or other authority issuing the same. If said witness makes affidavit of his inability from lack of funds to appear in obedience to said subpoena, the officer executing the same shall provide said witness, if said subpoena be issued as provided in Article 24.16, with the necessary funds or means to appear in obedience to said subpoena, taking his receipt therefor, and showing in his return on said subpoena, under oath, the amount furnished to said witness, together with the amount of his fees for executing said subpoena.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.117
§ 1024.117. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the district.

(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.

(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Election Code § 254.232 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.232
§ 254.232. LIABILITY TO STATE.
Status: in_force

A candidate, officeholder, or campaign treasurer or assistant campaign treasurer of a political committee who fails to report in whole or in part a political contribution or political expenditure as required by this chapter is liable in damages to the state in the amount of triple the amount not reported that is required to be reported.
Tex. Education Code § 63.201 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.201
§ 63.201. PERMANENT FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The permanent fund for higher education nursing, allied health, and other health-related programs is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 48.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 48 / Section 48.004
§ 48.004. REPORT.
Status: in_force

A school or nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter must report the results of the project to the department in a manner determined by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.101
§ 172.101. CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the district.

(b) The right to control and regulate district affairs is vested exclusively in the board except as specifically otherwise provided by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.101
§ 1505.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that:

(1) is located in a navigation district organized under the general laws of this state; and

(2) has a deepwater port located in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 403.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.407
§ 403.407. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the factors described by Sections 403.404 and 403.405, in determining whether to award a grant to an applicant under this subchapter, the comptroller shall give preference to a training program that:

(1) provides certification and a career advancement mechanism to a worker who receives green job skills training under the program; and

(2) leverages additional public and private resources to fund the program, including cash or in-kind matches.

(b) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic diversity.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.052
§ 51.052. UPDATING OF INFORMATION ON FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of a disclosure statement filed under Section 51.051 must be updated through a new filing:

(1) annually; and

(2) when a material change occurs.

(b) The list filed under Section 51.051(2) must be updated through a new filing every six months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.054
§ 9033.054. DUTY OF SECRETARY; ABSENCE OF SECRETARY FROM BOARD MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board secretary shall sign the minutes of each board meeting.

(b) If the board secretary is absent from a board meeting, the board shall name a secretary pro tem for the meeting who may:

(1) exercise all powers and duties of the secretary for the meeting;

(2) sign the minutes of the meeting; and

(3) attest all orders passed or other action taken at the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.005
§ 8472.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.104
§ 8459.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.