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Tex. Local Government Code § 216.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 216 / Section 216.010
§ 216.010. METHOD OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To pay the compensable costs required under this subchapter, the governing body of a municipality may use only a method, or a combination of the methods, prescribed by this section.

(b) If any sign is required to be relocated or reconstructed, or an on-premise sign is required to be removed, the municipality, acting pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (Chapter 312, Tax Code), may abate municipal property taxes that otherwise would be owed by the owner of the sign. The abated taxes may be on any real or personal property owned by the owner of the sign except residential property. The right to the abatement of taxes is assignable by the holder, and the assignee may use the right to abatement with respect to taxes on any nonresidential property in the same taxing jurisdiction. In a municipality where tax abatement is used to pay compensable costs, the costs include reasonable interest and the abatement period may not exceed five years.

(c) The municipality may allocate to a special fund in the municipal treasury, to be known as the sign abatement and community beautification fund, all or any part of the municipal property taxes paid on signs, on the real property on which the signs are located, or on other real or personal property owned by the owner of the sign. The municipality may make payments from that fund to reimburse compensable costs to owners of signs required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed.

(d) The municipality may provide for the issuance of sign abatement revenue bonds and use the proceeds to make payments to reimburse costs to the owners of signs within the corporate limits of such municipality that are required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed.

(e) The municipality may pay compensable costs in cash.

(f) Except as prohibited by federal law, a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million may pay the compensable costs to the owner of an on-premise sign by allowing the sign to remain in place for a period sufficient to recover the compensable cost of the sign as determined under Section 216.009, based on a determination by the municipal board of the average annual gross revenue as determined under Section 216.008 that would be generated by the sign in its specific location if the sign were used as an off-premise sign rather than an on-premise sign. During the period in which a sign remains in place under this subsection, the owner of the sign shall maintain the sign in compliance with all other regulations applicable to the sign, including structural regulations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.251
§ 1039.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.0525 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.0525
§ 2261.0525. CERTIFICATION OF VENDOR ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a state agency may award a contract to a vendor, the agency's procurement director must review the process and all documents used by the agency to assess each vendor who responded to the solicitation. The procurement director must certify in writing that:

(1) the agency assessed each vendor's response to the solicitation using the evaluation criteria published in the solicitation or, if applicable, the written evaluation criteria established by the agency; and

(2) the final calculation of scoring of responses was accurate.

(b) A state agency shall justify in writing any change in the scoring of a vendor that occurs following the initial assessment and scoring of responses. The written justification must be reviewed by the agency's procurement director. The procurement director shall certify in writing that the change in scoring was appropriate.

(c) A state agency's procurement director may delegate to a person whose position in the agency's procurement office is at least equal to the position of contract manager the certification authority under this section if the agency has met the conditions prescribed by the comptroller under Section 2262.053(h).

(d) A written certification or justification required by this section must be placed in the contract file.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.028 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.028
§ 43.028. CIVIL SUIT; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) On finding of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, a court may assess a civil penalty in addition to providing injunctive relief. The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of violation is a separate offense. A civil suit filed under this subchapter is not a bar to any criminal or administrative action.

(c) On entry of a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees and court costs to the state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 115.0023 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.0023
§ 115.0023. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the committee that a member:

(1) is ineligible for membership under Section 115.0021;

(2) cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the committee.

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

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the committee of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the committee, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.056
§ 1041.056. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

All district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at reasonable hours.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.011
§ 524.011. OFFICER'S DUTIES FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: repealed

(a) An officer arresting a person shall comply with Subsection (b) if:

(1) the person is arrested for an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, or 49.061, Penal Code, or an offense under Section 49.07 or 49.08 of that code involving the operation of a motor vehicle or watercraft, submits to the taking of a specimen of breath or blood and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code; or

(2) the person is a minor arrested for an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, or 49.061, Penal Code, or an offense under Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or watercraft and:

(A) the minor is not requested to submit to the taking of a specimen; or

(B) the minor submits to the taking of a specimen and an analysis of the specimen shows that the minor had an alcohol concentration of greater than .00 but less than the level specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code.

(b) A peace officer shall:

(1) serve or, if a specimen is taken and the analysis of the specimen is not returned to the arresting officer before the person is admitted to bail, released from custody, delivered as provided by Title 3, Family Code, or committed to jail, attempt to serve notice of driver's license suspension by delivering the notice to the arrested person; and

(2) send to the department not later than the fifth business day after the date of the arrest:

(A) a copy of the driver's license suspension notice; and

(B) a sworn report of information relevant to the arrest.

(c) The report required under Subsection (b)(2)(B) must:

(1) identify the arrested person;

(2) state the arresting officer's grounds for believing the person committed the offense;

(3) give the analysis of the specimen if any; and

(4) include a copy of the criminal complaint filed in the case, if any.

(d) A peace officer shall make the report on a form approved by the department and in the manner specified by the department.

(e) The department shall develop forms for the notice of driver's license suspension to be used by all state and local law enforcement agencies.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 766 (H.B. 4528), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.102
§ 1802.102. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board consists of seven members appointed as follows:

(1) four members who are licensed auctioneers appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval;

(2) one member who represents an auction school; and

(3) two public members.

(b) In appointing advisory board members, the presiding officer of the commission shall consider the geographical diversity of the members.

(c) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0402
§ 7974A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7974A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8346.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8346 / Section 8346.153
§ 8346.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.102
§ 9011.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed a director unless the person resides in Bell County and owns taxable property in the district.

(b) A person may not serve as a director if the person is:

(1) a member of a governing body of a county or municipality; or

(2) an employee of a county or municipality.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0183 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0183
§ 42.0183. NOTICE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES PROVIDED BY CLERK OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only:

(1) to conviction or deferred adjudication granted on the basis of:

(A) an offense that constitutes family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code; or

(B) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code; and

(2) if the defendant is a member of the state military forces or is serving in the armed forces of the United States in an active-duty status.

(b) As soon as possible after the date on which the defendant is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide written notice of the conviction or deferred adjudication to the staff judge advocate general or the provost marshal of the military installation to which the defendant is assigned with the intent that the commanding officer will be notified, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.157
§ 11006.157. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of a resolution or deed of trust authorizing or securing bonds issued by the authority, the authority may sell, lease, rent, trade, or otherwise dispose of property that the board considers not needed for an authority purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.304
§ 843.304. EXCLUSION OF PROVIDER BASED ON TYPE OF LICENSE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider licensed or otherwise authorized to practice in this state may not be denied the opportunity to participate in providing health care services that are delivered by a health maintenance organization and that are within the scope of the provider's license or authorization solely because of the type of license or authorization held by the provider.

(b) If a hospital, facility, agency, or supplier is certified by the Medicare program, Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.), or accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or another national accrediting body, a health maintenance organization shall accept that certification or accreditation.

(c) This section does not require that a health maintenance organization:

(1) use a particular type of provider in its operation;

(2) accept each provider of a category or type, except as provided by Article 21.52B; or

(3) contract directly with providers of a particular category or type.

(d) This section does not limit a health maintenance organization's authority to establish the terms under which health care services are provided by providers.

(e) A provider must comply with the terms established by the health maintenance organization for the provision of health services and for designation as a provider by the health maintenance organization.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6006
§ 2306.6006. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the Manufactured Housing Board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A person may not serve two consecutive full six-year terms as a member of the Manufactured Housing Board.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.102
§ 386.102. PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer a diesel emissions reduction incentive program. Under the program, the commission shall provide grants for eligible projects to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen from high-emitting diesel sources in nonattainment areas and affected counties of the state. The commission shall determine the eligibility of projects.

(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the program include:

(1) purchase or lease of on-road or non-road diesels;

(2) emissions-reducing retrofit projects for on-road or non-road diesels;

(3) emissions-reducing repower projects for on-road or non-road diesels;

(4) purchase and use of emissions-reducing add-on equipment for on-road or non-road diesels;

(5) development and demonstration of practical, low-emissions retrofit technologies, repower options, and advanced technologies for on-road or non-road diesels with lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen;

(6) use of qualifying fuel;

(7) implementation of infrastructure projects; and

(8) replacement of on-road or non-road diesels with newer on-road or non-road diesels.

(c) A project listed in Subsection (b) is not eligible if it is required by any state or federal law, rule or regulation, memorandum of agreement, or other legally binding document. This subsection does not apply to:

(1) an otherwise qualified project, regardless of the fact that the state implementation plan assumes that the change in equipment, vehicles, or operations will occur, if on the date the grant is awarded the change is not required by any state or federal law, rule or regulation, memorandum of agreement, or other legally binding document; or

(2) the purchase of an on-road diesel or equipment required only by local law or regulation or by corporate or controlling board policy of a public or private entity.

(e) To improve the success of the program the commission:

(1) shall establish cost-effective limits for grants awarded under the program to an owner or operator of a locomotive or marine vessel that are lower than the cost-effectiveness limits applied to other emissions reductions grants;

(2) shall determine the maximum amount of reductions available from the locomotive and marine sectors and develop strategies to facilitate the maximum amount of reductions in these sectors; and

(3) shall include in the report required by Section 386.057(b) that is due not later than December 1, 2006, an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the grants in these sectors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.008
§ 401.008. HARDSHIP EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization that is not eligible for an exemption under Section 401.006 or 401.007 may apply to the commissioner for a hardship exemption.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the commissioner may grant an exemption under this section if the commissioner finds, after reviewing the application, that compliance with this subchapter would constitute a severe financial or organizational hardship for the insurer or health maintenance organization. The commissioner may grant the exemption at any time for one or more specified periods.

(c) The commissioner may not grant an exemption under this section if:

(1) the exemption would diminish the department's ability to monitor the financial condition of the insurer or health maintenance organization; or

(2) the insurer or health maintenance organization:

(A) during the five-year period preceding the date the application for the exemption is made:

(i) has been placed under supervision, conservatorship, or receivership;

(ii) has undergone a change in control, as described by Section 823.005; or

(iii) has been subject to a significant number of complaints, as determined by the commissioner;

(B) has been identified by the department as troubled;

(C) has been or is the subject of a disciplinary action by the department; or

(D) is not complying with the law or with a rule adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.164 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.164
§ 623.164. INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than that authorized by 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended.

(b) If the United States authorizes the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than that authorized on January 1, 1983, the new limit automatically takes effect on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.
Tex. Property Code § 82.158 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.158
§ 82.158. ESCROW OF DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

A deposit made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a declarant shall be placed in escrow and held in this state in an account designated for that purpose by a real estate broker, an attorney, a title insurance company licensed in this state, an independent bonded escrow company, or an institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality until delivered to the declarant at closing, delivered to the declarant because of the purchaser's default under a contract to purchase the unit, or refunded to the purchaser. Escrow deposits may be placed in interest-bearing accounts, and the interest is payable as may be agreed in writing between the declarant and the purchaser.
Tex. Insurance Code § 546.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.152
§ 546.152. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer that operates a plan in violation of this chapter is subject to an administrative penalty as provided by Chapter 84.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.152
§ 8451.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8451.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.203
§ 716.203. LIABILITY OF CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT, FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, CEMETERY, OR OTHER PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A crematory establishment, funeral establishment, funeral director, cemetery, or other person that contracts to provide for a cremation, accepts human remains, cremates human remains, or releases or disposes of the cremated remains as provided on a cremation authorization form is not criminally or civilly liable for performing the actions authorized.

(b) A crematory establishment or funeral establishment is not criminally or civilly liable for disposing of cremated remains after the 120th day after the date of cremation in accordance with this chapter if:

(1) the authorizing agent did not authorize shipment of the remains or provide a shipping address on the authorization form; and

(2) the authorizing agent did not claim the remains before the 121st day following the date of cremation.

(c) A crematory establishment is not liable in a civil action or criminal prosecution for any valuables delivered with human remains if the crematory establishment exercises reasonable care in protecting the valuables.

(d) A crematory establishment, funeral establishment, funeral director, cemetery, or other person is not liable in a civil action for representations made by the authorizing agent or the agent's representative in the cremation authorization form.

(e) The commission may not initiate disciplinary action against a crematory establishment on the basis of a complaint based on the conduct of an employee, agent, or representative of the establishment that is:

(1) performed outside of the scope and authority of employment; or

(2) contrary to the written instructions of the crematory establishment.