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Tex. Election Code § 257.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 257 / Section 257.005
§ 257.005. CANDIDATE FOR STATE OR COUNTY CHAIR OF POLITICAL PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the following are subject to the requirements of this title that apply to a candidate for public office:

(1) a candidate for state chair of a political party with a nominee on the ballot in the most recent gubernatorial general election; and

(2) a candidate for election to the office of county chair of a political party with a nominee on the ballot in the most recent gubernatorial general election if the county has a population of 350,000 or more.

(b) A political committee that supports or opposes a candidate covered by Subsection (a) is subject to the provisions of this title that apply to any other committee that supports or opposes candidates for public office, except as provided by this section.

(c) The reporting schedules for a candidate covered by Subsection (a) or a political committee supporting or opposing the candidate shall be prescribed by commission rule.

(d) Except as provided by this section, each contribution to and expenditure by a candidate covered by Subsection (a) is subject to the same requirements of this title as a political contribution to or a political expenditure by a candidate for public office. Each contribution to and expenditure by a political committee supporting or opposing a candidate covered by Subsection (a) is subject to the same requirements of this title as a political contribution to or political expenditure by any other specific-purpose committee.

(e) Section 251.001(1) does not apply to this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.012
§ 83.012. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) establish the requirements for and authority of a governmental entity to regulate wildlife through the development, financing, and implementation of a regional habitat conservation plan or a habitat conservation plan;

(2) encourage governmental entities to use the authority under this subchapter to develop and implement habitat conservation plans instead of regional habitat conservation plans;

(3) coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, habitat preserves with lands set aside or to be set aside under local, state, or federal laws or regulations;

(4) prohibit plan participants from devaluing land containing endangered species or endangered species habitat through plan participant actions; and

(5) require plan participants of existing regional habitat conservation plans to comply with the requirements of this subchapter so that existing regional habitat conservation plans become habitat conservation plans as quickly as possible.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.213 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.213
§ 1501.213. SEGREGATION OF PROPERTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1501.212(2), the payment or security of the district's outstanding bonds may not be impaired.

(b) If money is not available at the bank of payment for the district's bonds to pay the principal of or the interest on the bonds as it becomes due, the water board shall segregate from the municipal water and sewer system all district property purchased under this subchapter, including any replacement, renewal, or improvements of that property.

(c) The segregation of property must be accomplished so that the district property:

(1) is a complete and operating system; and

(2) serves substantially the same area as the district property served when title to the property vested in the municipality.

(d) After segregation, the water board:

(1) shall maintain and operate the district system separately;

(2) shall comply with the resolutions authorizing the district's outstanding bonds; and

(3) has each power, duty, and obligation previously held by the district's board of directors regarding the:

(A) maintenance and operation of the system;

(B) handling of the district's funds; and

(C) payment of the district's outstanding bonds.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (d), the water board is a body corporate and occupies the same position as the district's board of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7808.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7808 / Section 7808.201
§ 7808.201. DELIVERY METHOD.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the limitations provided by Sections 2269.003 and 2269.352, Government Code, for the design and construction of erosion control facilities located in or adjacent to the Brazos River and any related facility or improvement, the district may use a delivery method described by:

(1) Chapter 2269, Government Code; or

(2) Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.048
§ 712.048. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is an individual, firm, association, corporation, or municipality, or an officer, agent, or employee of an individual, firm, association, corporation, or municipality, commits an offense if the person sells, offers to sell, or advertises for sale an interment right in a plot and, before a fund is established for the cemetery in which the plot is located as provided by this chapter, represents that the plot is under perpetual care. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. This subsection does not prevent an aggrieved party or the attorney general from maintaining a civil action for the recovery of damages caused by an injury resulting from an offense under this subsection.

(b) A person who is an individual, firm, association, corporation, or municipality, or an officer, agent, or employee of an individual, firm, association, corporation, or municipality, commits an offense if the person knowingly defalcates or misappropriates assets of a fund. An offense under this subsection is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 32.45, Penal Code.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person collects money for the purchase of a memorial, as defined by Section 711.001, and knowingly defalcates or misappropriates the funds. An offense under this subsection is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 32.45, Penal Code. This subsection does not prevent an aggrieved party or the attorney general from maintaining a civil action for the recovery of damages, or the commissioner from maintaining an administrative action for restitution, caused by an injury resulting from an offense under this subsection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.504
§ 1101.504. CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

The duration, expiration, and renewal of a certificate of registration are subject to the same provisions as are applicable under Section 1101.451 to the duration, expiration, and renewal of a license.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.436 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.436
§ 11.436. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY USED FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization that acquires property that qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.181(a) or 11.1825 may apply for the exemption for the year of acquisition not later than the 30th day after the date the organization acquires the property, and the deadline provided by Section 11.43(d) does not apply to the application for that year.

(b) If the application is granted, the exemption for that year applies only to the portion of the year in which the property qualifies for the exemption, as provided by Section 26.111. If the application is granted after approval of the appraisal records by the appraisal review board, the chief appraiser shall notify the collector for each taxing unit in which the property is located. The collector shall calculate the amount of tax due on the property in that year as provided by Section 26.111 and shall refund any amount paid in excess of that amount.

(c) To facilitate the financing associated with the acquisition of a property, an organization, before acquiring the property, may request from the chief appraiser of the appraisal district established for the county in which the property is located a preliminary determination of whether the property would qualify for an exemption under Section 11.1825 if acquired by the organization. The request must include the information that would be included in an application for an exemption for the property under Section 11.1825. Not later than the 45th day after the date a request is submitted under this subsection, the chief appraiser shall issue a written preliminary determination for the property included in the request. A preliminary determination does not affect the granting of an exemption under Section 11.1825.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.177 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.177
§ 681.177. CITY OF WESLACO OR WESLACO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The City of Weslaco or the Weslaco Development Corporation, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of this state, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone in Weslaco, Hidalgo County; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.254
§ 370.254. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal of a director from the board if the director:

(1) did not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 370.251;

(2) at the time of appointment or at any time during the director's term, is ineligible under Section 370.251 or 370.252 to serve as a director;

(3) cannot discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the director is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) If the chief administrative officer of the authority has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, that person shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the person that appointed the director that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.104
§ 8342.104. 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. Insurance Code § 1701.062 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.062
§ 1701.062. DISCRETIONARY CLAUSES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not use a document described by Section 1701.002 in this state if the document contains a discretionary clause.

(b) A discretionary clause includes a provision that:

(1) purports or acts to bind the claimant to, or grant deference in subsequent proceedings to, adverse eligibility or claim decisions or policy interpretations by the insurer; or

(2) specifies:

(A) that a policyholder or other claimant may not contest or appeal a denial of a claim;

(B) that the insurer's interpretation of the terms of a document or decision to deny coverage or the amount of benefits is binding upon a policyholder or other claimant;

(C) that in an appeal, the insurer's decision about or interpretation of the terms of a document or coverage is binding; or

(D) a standard of review in any appeal process that gives deference to the original claim decision or provides standards of interpretation or review that are inconsistent with the laws of this state, including the common law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 403.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 403 / Section 403.051
§ 403.051. ESTIMATE OF PROFITS.
Status: in_force

An insurer organized under the laws of this state may not include the following in the estimate of the insurer's profits for the purpose of paying dividends under Section 403.001:

(1) the reserve on all unexpired risks computed in the manner provided by this code;

(2) the amount of all unpaid losses, whether adjusted or unadjusted; and

(3) all other debts due and payable, or to become due and payable, by the insurer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.407
§ 1102.407. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR PRACTICING WITHOUT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person does not hold a license under this chapter and knowingly engages in the business of real estate inspecting, including performing an inspection while the person's license is revoked or suspended.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.012
§ 72.012. PERSONS AND PREMISES SUBJECT.
Status: in_force

The premises of each individual, whether an owner, lessee, renter, tenant, or occupant, within the area named in the quarantine are subject to the quarantine, even though not specifically named.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.256
§ 8270.256. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) By order or resolution adopted by the board, the district may issue revenue refunding bonds or tax-revenue refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or tax-revenue bonds, whether original bonds or refunding bonds, previously issued by the district.

(b) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(c) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued if an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if according to their terms the bonds have been called for payment before maturity, has been deposited in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Property Code § 206.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 206 / Section 206.004
§ 206.004. METHOD OF VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) An extension of a restriction that imposes a regular assessment must be voted on:

(1) by a written ballot that states the substance of the amendment extending the restriction and specifies the date by which the community association must receive a ballot for the ballot to be counted; or

(2) at a meeting of the property owners in the subdivision.

(b) The community association shall provide for mailing to each owner, as applicable:

(1) the ballot under Subsection (a)(1); or

(2) notice of the meeting under Subsection (a)(2) that states the purpose of the meeting.

(c) In conjunction with a vote by ballot or at a meeting under Subsection (a), the community association may provide for circulation of a petition in the subdivision.

(d) The vote of multiple owners of a property may be reflected by the signature or vote of one of the owners.

(e) The community association shall record a copy of the ballot or petition in the real property records in the county in which the subdivision is located prior to submission of the extension to a vote of the owners.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0351 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0351
§ 51.0351. PRELIMINARY ORDER FINAL IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

If the person does not request a hearing to appeal a preliminary determination order within the period prescribed by Section 51.035, the order becomes the final order of the commission for all purposes, and the person is not entitled to judicial review of the order under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81C.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81C / Section 81C.003
§ 81C.003. PROHIBITED VACCINE MANDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a governmental entity may not implement, order, or otherwise impose a mandate requiring a person to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

(b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) applies only to the extent the prohibition does not conflict with the final rule adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and published at 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (November 5, 2021).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.001
§ 6907.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Plum Creek Fresh Water Supply District No. 1.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.011
§ 146.011. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall use tools and equipment for tattooing or body piercing that have been properly sterilized and kept in a sterile condition.

(b) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall sterilize tools and equipment used on one client before using them on another client.

(c) Tools and equipment shall be sterilized by:

(1) the use of a dry heat sterilizer; or

(2) steam pressure treatment in an autoclave.

(d) All needles and instruments shall be kept in a clean, dust-tight container when not in use.
Tex. Education Code § 54.907 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.907
§ 54.907. EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS.
Status: in_force

An ABLE account is not a security within the meaning of the term as defined by Section 4001.068, Government Code, and is exempt from the provisions of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).
Tex. Government Code § 4003.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.056
§ 4003.056. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION BY NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

On registration of securities by notification, the securities may be sold in this state by a registered dealer or a registered agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.1515 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.1515
§ 3803.1515. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Family Code § 234.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.007
§ 234.007. NOTICE OF PLACE OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that orders a party to pay child support under a temporary or final order shall order that all child support payments be paid through the state disbursement unit, including any child support that the court orders an employer to withhold from the income of the obligor.

(b) In order to redirect payments to the state disbursement unit, the Title IV-D agency shall issue a notice of place of payment informing the obligor, obligee, and employer that income withheld for child support is to be paid to the state disbursement unit and may not be remitted to a local registry, the obligee, or any other person or agency. If withheld support has been paid to a local registry, the Title IV-D agency shall send the notice to the registry to redirect any payments to the state disbursement unit.

(c) A copy of the notice under Subsection (b) shall be filed with the court of continuing jurisdiction.

(d) The notice under Subsection (b) must include:

(1) the name of the child for whom support is ordered and of the person to whom support is ordered by the court to be paid;

(2) the style and cause number of the case in which support is ordered; and

(3) instructions for the payment of ordered support to the state disbursement unit.

(e) On receipt of a copy of the notice under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall file the notice in the appropriate case file.

(f) The notice under Subsection (b) may be used by the Title IV-D agency to redirect child support payments from the state disbursement unit of this state to the state disbursement unit of another state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.203
§ 460.203. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Members of the board of directors and officers and employees of the authority are subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0101
§ 4019.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Collin County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Election Code § 52.093 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.093
§ 52.093. OFFICES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, for an election at which offices of a political subdivision other than a county are to be voted on, the authority ordering the election shall determine the order of the offices on the ballot.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.22 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.22
§ 25.22. SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND PROTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) By May 15 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the chief appraiser shall submit the completed appraisal records to the appraisal review board for review and determination of protests. However, the chief appraiser may not submit the records until the chief appraiser has delivered the notices required by Subsection (d) of Section 11.45, Subsection (d) of Section 23.44, Subsection (d) of Section 23.57, Subsection (d) of Section 23.79, Subsection (d) of Section 23.85, Subsection (d) of Section 23.95, Subsection (d) of Section 23.9805, and Section 25.19.

(b) The chief appraiser shall make and subscribe an affidavit on the submission substantially as follows:

"I, __________, (Chief Appraiser) for __________ solemnly swear that I have made or caused to be made a diligent inquiry to ascertain all property in the district subject to appraisal by me and that I have included in the records all property that I am aware of at an appraised value determined as required by law."

(c) The chief appraiser may require of his employees who are engaged in listing and appraising property an affidavit similar to his own.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.055
§ 506.055. STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND FELLOWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an applied behavior analysis activity or service of a college or university student, intern, or fellow if:

(1) the activity or service is part of a defined behavior analysis program of study, course, practicum, internship, or postdoctoral fellowship;

(2) the activity or service is directly supervised by a licensed behavior analyst or an instructor in a course sequence approved by the certifying entity; and

(3) the person is designated as a "student," "intern," "fellow," or "trainee."