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Tex. Transportation Code § 173.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.052
§ 173.052. ADDITION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The following political subdivisions and other public entities may become a part of a district with the approval of the governing body of the political subdivision or public entity:

(1) a county located adjacent to the county in which a creating municipality is located;

(2) a municipality with a population of more than 18,000 located in a county described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a public entity located in a county that has become part of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0101
§ 3983.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Dallas.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Oak Farms Municipal Management District.

(5) "Exempt property" means property owned by a governmental entity, including the city.
Tex. Government Code § 411.178 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.178
§ 411.178. NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

On request of a local law enforcement agency, the department shall notify the agency of the licenses that have been issued to license holders who reside in the county in which the agency is located.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.026 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.026
§ 157.026. HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may employ an enforcement staff to investigate and prosecute complaints made against residential mortgage loan originators licensed under this chapter. The commissioner may employ an administrative law judge to conduct hearings under this section. The commissioner may collect and deposit any court costs assessed under a final order.

(b) If the commissioner proposes to suspend or revoke a license of a residential mortgage loan originator or if the commissioner refuses to issue or renew a residential mortgage loan originator license under this chapter, the applicant or license holder is entitled to a hearing before the commissioner or an administrative law judge who shall make a proposal for decision to the commissioner. The commissioner or administrative law judge shall prescribe the time and place of the hearing. The hearing is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The commissioner or administrative law judge may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of records or documents. Process issued by the commissioner or the administrative law judge may extend to all parts of the state and may be served by any person designated by the commissioner or administrative law judge.

(d) An individual aggrieved by a ruling, order, or decision of the commissioner has the right to appeal to a district court in the county in which the hearing was held. An appeal under this subsection is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) The commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, rescind or vacate any previously issued revocation order.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 63.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 63 / Section 63.06
§ 63.06. RESTRICTION AS TO SOURCE OF SUPPLY; CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) No holder of a nonresident brewer's license may solicit, accept, or fill an order for malt beverages from a holder of a brewer's or distributor's license unless the nonresident brewer is the primary American source of supply for the brand of malt beverages that is ordered.

(b) A nonresident brewer that is the primary American source of supply for a malt beverage is considered the brewer of the malt beverage for purposes of Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102.

(c) In this section, "primary American source of supply" means the brewer, the producer, the owner of the commodity at the time it becomes a marketable product, the bottler, or the exclusive agent of any of those. To be the "primary American source of supply" the nonresident brewer must be the first source, that is, the manufacturer or the source closest to the manufacturer, in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by Texas distributors or brewers. A product may have only one primary American source of supply to Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.001
§ 7986.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158.
Tex. Election Code § 32.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.009
§ 32.009. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each presiding election judge and alternate presiding judge shall be given written notice of the appointment as provided by this section.

(b) The authority responsible for distributing the supplies for the election for which the judge is appointed shall prepare and deliver the notice not later than the 20th day after the date the appointment is made.

(c) The notice must state whether the appointment is for a single election or for a term. If the appointment is for a term, the notice must state the duration and beginning date of the term.

(d) A notice to a presiding judge must state the name, address, and any available telephone number and e-mail address of the alternate, and a notice to an alternate must state the name, address, and any available telephone number and e-mail address of the presiding judge.

(e) If an appointment is for a single election, the notice required by this section and the notice required by Section 4.007 may be combined and given by the authority responsible for giving either of the two notices, as agreed between the two authorities.

(f) This section does not apply to an emergency appointment or to an appointment for a primary election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.104
§ 8475.104. 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, 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.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.081
§ 232.081. 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 § 233.0101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 233 / Section 233.0101
§ 233.0101. EXPIRATION OF ALLOCATION AUTHORITY; USE OF ALLOCATED CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to reserve credit amounts and issue allocation certificates for purposes of Subchapter K, Chapter 171, Tax Code, and this chapter expires as provided by Section 171.565(a), Tax Code.

(b) An entity may claim a credit under this chapter on a tax report as provided by Section 171.565(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.053
§ 102.053. EFFECT OF OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The operations on and production from any portion of a unit for which a pooling order has been entered shall be considered for all purposes the conduct of the operations on and production from each separately owned tract in the pooled unit. If a gas well on a pooled unit is shut-in, it shall be considered that the shut-in gas well is on each separately owned tract in the pooled unit.

(b) If only part of a tract is included in the unit, operations on, production from, or a shut-in gas well on the unit shall maintain an oil and gas lease on the tract as to the part excluded from the unit only if the lease would be maintained had the unit been created voluntarily under the provisions of the lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.101
§ 6601.101. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) To accomplish the purposes of Section 6601.002(a), the district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties conferred and imposed by general law on fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the power to conserve, transport, and distribute fresh water.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729, Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.403 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.403
§ 125.403. RECOVERY OF DOCUMENT PRODUCTION EXPENSES FROM THIRD PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union or federal credit union doing business in this state is entitled to recover from a third party the reasonable cost actually incurred in disclosing or producing a record under this subtitle or other applicable law unless the cost was incurred in connection with an examination or audit by a government agency authorized by law to examine credit unions.

(b) The cost incurred in disclosing or producing a record includes the cost of reproduction, postage, or delivery.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.2032 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.2032
§ 51.2032. RULES REGARDING PODIATRY; PROVISION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "advisory board" means the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board.

(b) The commission may not adopt a new rule relating to the scope of practice of, a health-related standard of care for, or the ethical practice of the profession of podiatry unless the rule has been proposed by the advisory board. The commission shall adopt rules prescribing the procedure by which the advisory board may propose rules described by this subsection.

(c) For each rule proposed under Subsection (b), the commission shall either adopt the rule as proposed or return the rule to the advisory board for revision. The commission retains authority for final adoption of all rules and is responsible for ensuring compliance with all laws regarding the rulemaking process.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules clearly specifying the manner in which the department and commission will solicit input from, and on request provide information to, the advisory board regarding:

(1) continuing education requirements; and

(2) the general investigative, enforcement, or disciplinary procedures of the department or commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 821 / Section 821.022
§ 821.022. SEIZURE OF CRUELLY TREATED ANIMAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may apply to a justice court or magistrate in the county or to a municipal court in the municipality in which the animal is located for a warrant to seize the animal.

(b) On a showing of probable cause to believe that the animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the court or magistrate shall issue the warrant and set a time within 10 calendar days of the date of issuance for a hearing in the appropriate justice court or municipal court to determine whether the animal has been cruelly treated.

(c) The officer executing the warrant shall cause the animal to be impounded and shall give written notice to the owner of the animal of the time and place of the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.208
§ 3877.208. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3877.212, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0052
§ 526.0052. INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN ENROLLEES IN HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program the commission operates that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive health and family planning services for women in this state.

(b) This section applies to a woman who is automatically enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program following a pregnancy for which the woman received Medicaid, but who is no longer eligible to participate in Medicaid.

(c) After a woman to whom this section applies is enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program, the commission shall provide to the woman:

(1) information about the Healthy Texas Women program, including the services provided under the program; and

(2) a list of health care providers who participate in the Healthy Texas Women program and are located in the same geographical area in which the woman resides.

(d) The commission shall consult with the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee established under Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, to improve the process for providing the information required by Subsection (c), including by determining:

(1) the best time for providing the information; and

(2) the manner of providing the information, including the information about health care providers described by Subsection (c)(2).
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0103
§ 253.0103. NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS; MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter, an electric cooperative shall provide a broadband provider with nondiscriminatory access to a pole that the cooperative owns or controls.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an electric cooperative may deny a broadband provider access to a pole:

(1) if there is insufficient capacity; or

(2) for reasons of safety, reliability, and generally applicable engineering purposes.

(c) An electric cooperative may not deny a broadband provider access to a pole if the basis for denial may be remedied by rearranging facilities on the pole through reasonable make-ready activities.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if a pole must be replaced to accommodate a new pole attachment applied for by a broadband provider:

(1) the electric cooperative and broadband provider shall determine, through good faith negotiations, a reasonable date by which the pole replacement will occur; and

(2) the broadband provider shall pay the actual costs of replacing the pole, including the cost to:

(A) remove and dispose of the existing pole;

(B) purchase and install a replacement pole; and

(C) transfer any existing facilities to the new pole.

(e) An electric cooperative is responsible for the costs of removing and replacing under Subsection (d) a pole:

(1) with recorded conditions or defects that would reasonably be expected to endanger human life or property and which should be promptly corrected; or

(2) that must be replaced for safety or reliability as a result of normal wear and tear or other natural causes and not on account of a pole attachment or the action of a broadband provider or third party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.055
§ 8841.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall select from among the directors a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.061
§ 204.061. CEILING AND FLOOR OF COMPENSATION FUND.
Status: in_force

In computing the tax rates under this subchapter:

(1) the ceiling of the compensation fund is two percent of the total taxable wages for the four calendar quarters ending the preceding June 30; and

(2) the floor of the compensation fund is equal to the greater of:

(A) $400 million; or

(B) one percent of the total taxable wages for the four calendar quarters ending the preceding June 30.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.151
§ 252.151. DEPOSIT HAS NO LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Subchapter A providing for the deposit of a will with a county clerk are solely for the purpose of providing a safe and convenient repository for a will. For purposes of probate, a will deposited as provided by Subchapter A may not be treated differently than a will that has not been deposited.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.0044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.0044
§ 323.0044. PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO CERTAIN ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care facility shall provide a forensic medical examination and treatment to an adult sexual assault survivor for whom a guardian is appointed under Title 3, Estates Code, without the consent of the survivor's guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent if:

(1) the health care facility determines the survivor understands the nature of the forensic medical examination and treatment; and

(2) the survivor agrees to receive the forensic medical examination and treatment.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), if an adult sexual assault survivor requests a forensic medical examination and treatment and a health care facility determines the survivor potentially is incapable of consenting to the forensic medical examination and treatment, the health care facility may:

(1) obtain consent from a relative or caretaker of the survivor on the survivor's behalf;

(2) obtain consent from the survivor's guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent; or

(3) petition a court with probate jurisdiction in the county in which the facility is located for an emergency order authorizing the forensic medical examination and treatment, in the manner provided by Section 48.208, Human Resources Code.

(c) If personnel of a health care facility know or have reason to believe that the survivor's relative, caretaker, guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent is a suspect or accomplice in the sexual assault of the survivor, the health care facility may not contact the survivor's relative, caretaker, guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent.

(d) A health care facility may not provide a forensic medical examination to an adult sexual assault survivor for whom a guardian is appointed under Title 3, Estates Code, if the survivor refuses the examination, regardless of whether the survivor's guardian requests or consents to the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8164.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8164 / Section 8164.101
§ 8164.101. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) Section 49.107(f), Water Code, does not apply to reimbursements for projects constructed or acquired under Section 8164.052.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.061
§ 884.061. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) After receipt of the certified copy of documents under Section 884.059(c), the incorporators shall promptly call a meeting of the stipulated premium company's shareholders. The shareholders shall:

(1) adopt bylaws to govern the company; and

(2) elect the company's initial board of directors.

(b) The directors elected under this section serve until directors are first elected under Section 884.153.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.018 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.018
§ 22.018. INTERESTED PERSON; PERSON INTERESTED.
Status: in_force

"Interested person" or "person interested" means:

(1) an heir, devisee, spouse, creditor, or any other having a property right in or claim against an estate being administered; and

(2) anyone interested in the welfare of an incapacitated person, including a minor.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2292 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2292
§ 25.2292. TRAVIS COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342), Sec. 34(3), eff. September 1, 2020.

(b) The County Court at Law Number 9 of Travis County shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, the County Court at Law Number 4 of Travis County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in state jail felony and third degree felony cases involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. The court shall give preference to cases in which family violence is alleged, including cases under Title 4, Family Code.

(d) In civil cases, the jury is composed of six members except as otherwise provided by the constitution, Section 25.0007(c), or other law. Failure to object before a six-member jury is seated and sworn constitutes a waiver of a 12-member jury.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(89), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(h) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1131, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(89), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) All cases from justice courts or other inferior courts must be appealed directly to a county court at law.

(k) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(89), eff. January 1, 2012.

(l) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(89), eff. January 1, 2012.

(m) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342), Sec. 34(3), eff. September 1, 2020.

(n) The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County shall give preference to criminal cases.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.151
§ 802.151. DISPLAY OF LICENSE; APPLICABLE LAWS AND RULES; INCLUSION OF LICENSE NUMBER AND DEPARTMENT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A licensed breeder shall:

(1) prominently display a copy of the license at the breeder's facility;

(2) maintain at the breeder's facility a printed copy of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter as made available by the department;

(3) include the license number in each advertisement of the licensed breeder; and

(4) include in each contract for the sale or transfer of an animal by the licensed breeder:

(A) the license number; and

(B) the following statement: "Dog and cat breeders are regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, Texas 78711, 1-800-803-9202, 512-463-6599, www.license.state.tx.us" or a similar statement adopted by commission rule that includes the department's name, mailing address, telephone numbers, and Internet website address.