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Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.361 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.361
§ 1201.361. INSTALLER'S WARRANTY.
Status: in_force

(a) For all installations, the installer shall give the manufactured home owner a written warranty that the installation of the home was performed in accordance with all department standards, rules, orders, and requirements. The warranty for the installation of a new HUD-code manufactured home is to be given by the retailer, who is responsible for installation. If the retailer subcontracts this function to a licensed installer, the retailer and installer are jointly and severally responsible for performance of the warranty.

(b) The warranty must conspicuously disclose the requirement that the consumer notify the installer of any claim in writing in accordance with the terms of the warranty. Unless the warranty provides for a longer period, the installer or retailer has no obligation or liability under the person's warranty for any defect described in a written notice received from the consumer more than two years after the later of the date of purchase or the date of installation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.106
§ 556.106. FILING WITH DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge who issues a warrant under this chapter shall attach to the warrant:

(1) a copy of the return; and

(2) the papers filed in connection with the warrant.

(b) The judge shall file the copy of the return and the papers with the clerk of the district court with jurisdiction of the area in which the inspection was conducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0304
§ 8067.0304. 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. Occupations Code § 351.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.309
§ 351.309. CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

A person is exempt from the continuing education requirements of Section 351.308 if the person:

(1) holds a license but does not practice optometry or therapeutic optometry in this state;

(2) served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the most recent license term;

(3) submits proof to the board that the person suffered a serious or disabling illness or physical disability preventing the person from complying with the requirements during the most recent license term; or

(4) was first licensed during the period preceding the license renewal date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.101
§ 911.101. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter, a farm mutual insurance company must hold a certificate of authority under Section 801.051 to engage in the business of insurance in this state under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.308 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.308
§ 154.308. DEFICIENCY DETERMINATION, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller has reasonable cause to believe that a tax report or the amount of tax paid is inaccurate, the comptroller may compute and determine the amount of tax, penalty, and interest to be paid from information contained in the report or from any other information available to the comptroller.

(b) On making a deficiency determination, the comptroller shall notify the person by mail or personal service. Service by mail is complete when the notice is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9057.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9057 / Section 9057.101
§ 9057.101. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 8 / Section 8.02
§ 8.02. MILITARY AID IN EXECUTING PROCESS.
Status: in_force

If it be represented to the Governor in such manner as to satisfy him that the power of the county is not sufficient to enable the sheriff to execute process, he may, on application, order any military company of volunteers or militia company from another county to aid in overcoming such resistance.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 72.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 72 / Section 72.053
§ 72.053. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS OR STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "regulation or standard" includes a statute, regulation, rule, or order regulating equipment or conduct adopted or promulgated by the federal government, a state government, a local government, or a governmental agency or authority.

(b) In a civil action under this subchapter, evidence of a defendant's failure to comply with a regulation or standard is admissible in the first phase of a trial bifurcated under Section 72.052 only if, in addition to complying with other requirements of law:

(1) the evidence tends to prove that failure to comply with the regulation or standard was a proximate cause of the bodily injury or death for which damages are sought in the action; and

(2) the regulation or standard is specific and governs, or is an element of a duty of care applicable to, the defendant, the defendant's employee, or the defendant's property or equipment when any of those is at issue in the action.

(c) Nothing in this section prevents a claimant from pursuing a claim for exemplary damages under Chapter 41 relating to the defendant's failure to comply with other applicable regulations or standards, or from presenting evidence on that claim in the second phase of a bifurcated trial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0503
§ 8061.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.015
§ 265.015. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board of managers may execute any contract relating to establishing, building, equipping, maintaining, or operating the hospital as if the action were taken by the commissioners court or the municipal governing body.
Tex. Water Code § 51.042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.042
§ 51.042. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on a hearing, the governing body of the district finds that conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, it shall enter an order making this finding and the district shall become a district operating under this chapter.

(b) If the governing body finds that the conversion of the district would not serve the best interest of the district and would not be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, it shall enter an order against conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter.

(c) The findings of the governing body of a district entered under this section are final and not subject to appeal or review.
Tex. Election Code § 104.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 104 / Section 104.001
§ 104.001. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A qualified voter in whose precinct polling place voting is conducted by voting machine is eligible to vote by the early voting procedure provided by this chapter if the voter has a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from voting in the regular manner without personal assistance or a likelihood of injuring the voter's health.
Tex. Government Code § 441.166 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.166
§ 441.166. STATE AGENCY RULES.
Status: in_force

A state agency other than the commission, the Texas Supreme Court, or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals may not require a local government to retain a record for any specific period of time unless the requirements are imposed by federal law or regulation, state law, or rules adopted by the agency under Chapter 2001.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.224 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.224
§ 521.224. RESTRICTED CLASS M LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 3.01(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) The department may issue a special restricted Class M license that authorizes the holder to operate only a motorcycle that has not more than a 250 cubic centimeter piston displacement.

(c) A person is eligible for a restricted motorcycle license if the person:

(1) is 15 years of age or older but under 18 years of age;

(2) has completed and passed a motorcycle operator training course approved by the department; and

(3) has met the requirements imposed under Section 521.145.

(d) The department shall make the motorcycle operator training course available.

(e) On the 16th birthday of a holder of a special restricted Class M license, the department shall remove the 250 cubic centimeter restriction from the license without completion by the holder of an additional motorcycle operator training course.

(f) An applicant for the special restricted license must apply in accordance with Subchapter G. The applicant is subject to the requirements of Section 521.161 and to other provisions of this chapter in the same manner as an applicant for another license. The department shall prescribe the form of the license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1104.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.003
§ 1104.003. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to this subchapter, a minor 14 years of age or older who is without a guardian of the estate of the minor may:

(1) contract for or otherwise acquire a life, term, or endowment insurance policy or an annuity contract, including:

(A) applying for the policy or contract; and

(B) making agreements with respect to the policy or contract or a right, privilege, or benefit under the policy or contract;

(2) exercise all rights and powers in regard to the policy or contract in the same manner as an adult; and

(3) surrender an interest in the policy or contract and give a discharge for a benefit paid under the policy or contract.

(b) An insurance policy acquired by a minor under this subchapter must:

(1) be owned by the minor; and

(2) insure the life of:

(A) the minor;

(B) a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or sibling of the minor; or

(C) another in whose life the minor has an insurable interest.

(c) A minor who acquires an annuity contract under this subchapter is the annuitant of the contract during the minor's life.

(d) A minor who acquires an insurance policy or an annuity contract under this subchapter, the estate of the minor, or a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or sibling of the minor must be the beneficiary of the policy or, in the case of an annuity contract, of the death benefit of the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.101
§ 3905.101. HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers of a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may exercise the powers to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0104
§ 8067.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8067.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 337.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 337 / Section 337.003
§ 337.003. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the intention of the legislature.

(b) If this chapter conflicts with a provision of another law, this chapter prevails.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature that a corporation authorized under this chapter is a public corporation, constituted authority, and instrumentality authorized to issue bonds on behalf of the municipality or county on behalf of which the corporation is created, all within the meaning of Section 103, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations adopted and rulings issued under that section, and this chapter shall be construed accordingly.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6004
§ 2306.6004. MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Manufactured Housing Board consists of five public members appointed by the governor.

(b) A person is eligible to be appointed as a public member of the Manufactured Housing Board if the person is a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.

(c) A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of manufactured housing;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the division;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the division; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the division other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for Manufactured Housing Board membership, attendance, or expenses.

(d) Appointments to the Manufactured Housing Board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Government Code § 854.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.305
§ 854.305. OPTIONAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of the standard disability retirement annuity payable under Section 854.304, a member retiring for disability may elect to receive an optional disability retirement annuity under this section.

(b) An optional disability retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of the retiree and is actuarially adjusted from the standard disability retirement annuity to its actuarial equivalent under the option selected under Subsection (c).

(c) An eligible person may select an optional annuity under Section 854.104(c).

(d) An option under Subsection (c) applies to both prior and current service annuities, except that prior service annuities are subject to reduction under Section 855.308(f).

(e) To select an optional disability retirement annuity, a member or retiree must make the selection and designate a beneficiary on a form prescribed by and filed with the board of trustees before the 31st day after the effective date of retirement.

(f) If a disability retirement annuity is discontinued under Section 854.308, any selection of an option that applies to the annuity becomes void.

(g) If a person who retires after August 31, 1997, elects a reduced retirement annuity that is payable until the death of the last to die of the retiree and a person designated under Subsection (e), and if the retiree survives the other person, the monthly payments to the retiree will be increased to the amounts that would have been payable if the retiree had elected to receive an annuity payable only during the retiree's life, and adjustments had been made for any applicable postretirement increases in that benefit. The increased benefit becomes payable the month after the month in which the person designated under Subsection (e) dies and continues until the retiree dies.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.31 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.31
§ 49.31. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an autopsy that:

(1) is ordered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or an authorized official of the department in accordance with Section 501.055, Government Code; or

(2) a justice of the peace or medical examiner determines is required under this chapter or other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.157
§ 1152.157. ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER AS SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANT.
Status: in_force

In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 1152.155, an applicant for registration as a senior property tax consultant must:

(1) acquire at least 25 credits as provided by Section 1152.159;

(2) have performed or supervised the performance of property tax consulting services as the applicant's primary occupation for at least four of the seven years preceding the date of application; and

(3) pass the examination adopted under Section 1152.160 or hold a professional designation in property taxation granted by a nonprofit and voluntary trade association, institute, or organization:

(A) whose membership consists primarily of persons who represent property owners in property tax and transactional tax matters;

(B) that has written experience and examination requirements for granting the designation; and

(C) that subscribes to a code of professional conduct or ethics.
Tex. Government Code § 404.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.065
§ 404.065. CASH BALANCING.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall keep records for the purpose of arriving at the daily cash balance. The daily totals of receipts and disbursements and the amount of cash on hand and in depository banks shall be recorded.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.100 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.100
§ 2001.100. RETURN OF DEPOSITION TO STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A deposition may be returned to the state agency before which the contested case is pending by mail or by a party interested in taking the deposition or another person.

(b) For a deposition returned by mail, the state agency shall:

(1) endorse on the deposition the fact that it was received from the post office; and

(2) have it signed by the agency employee receiving the deposition.

(c) For a deposition returned by means other than mail, the person delivering it to the state agency shall execute an affidavit before the agency stating that:

(1) the person received it from the hands of the officer before whom it was taken;

(2) it has not been out of the person's possession since the person received it; and

(3) it has not been altered.
Tex. Tax Code § 327.004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 327 / Section 327.004
§ 327.004. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The tax authorized by this chapter may be imposed at any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 327.003(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.102
§ 8446.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.109 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.109
§ 622.109. MAILING CERTAIN OFFERS DURING PERIOD FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES.
Status: in_force

A person conducting a sweepstakes may not, during the 30-day period immediately following the last date on which the person conducted the sweepstakes through the mail, offer through the mail:

(1) an opportunity to enter a sweepstakes; or

(2) a nonsweepstakes prize, gift, premium, giveaway, or skill contest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.110
§ 1026.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than $10,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.004
§ 1070.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hansford County, Texas, unless the boundaries are expanded under Subchapter D.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.055
§ 1956.055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1956.055. EXCEPTION: CRAFTED PRECIOUS METAL ACQUIRED FROM ANOTHER DEALER WHO PREVIOUSLY MADE REQUIRED REPORTS. This subchapter does not apply to crafted precious metal acquired in good faith in a transaction involving the stock-in-trade of another dealer who previously made the reports concerning that metal as required by this subchapter if:

(1) the selling dealer delivers to the acquiring dealer a written document stating that the reports have been made;

(2) the acquiring dealer submits a copy of the statement to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the selling dealer is located; and

(3) each dealer involved in the transaction retains a copy of the statement until the third anniversary of the date of the transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8387.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8387 / Section 8387.101
§ 8387.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.538 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.538
§ 24.538.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.538. 393RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Denton County.

(b) The 393rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters.
Tex. Government Code § 443.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.008
§ 443.008. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint advisory committees to aid it in carrying out its duties.