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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.523 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.523
§ 43.523. OTHER PERMITS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Possession of a conservation permit does not relieve the holder of the requirement for holding any other permit or paying any other fee or charge for the entrance to or use of land under the department's control that is authorized by law or rule of the commission, including Chapters 12, 21, and 81 of this code, however, the department may grant discounts on charges for entrance and use of land to holders of conservation permits.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.059
§ 460.059. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of votes received in the county favor the proposition, the authority is confirmed, except that the authority does not include a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more located in the county in which a majority of the votes did not favor the proposition.

(b) The authority ceases unless one or more municipalities with a population of 12,000 or more votes in favor of the proposition.

(c) If the authority is confirmed, the interim executive committee shall record the results in its minutes and adopt an order:

(1) declaring that the creation of the authority is confirmed;

(2) stating the date of the election; and

(3) showing the number of votes cast for or against the proposition in each municipality that passed a resolution or order approving the service plan and tax rate and in the unincorporated area of the county.

(d) On adoption of the order confirming the authority, the interim executive committee becomes the board of directors of the authority.

(e) A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller of public accounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.103
§ 7952.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.201
§ 347.201. PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A creditor may require a consumer to insure the property involved in a credit transaction with coverage designated by the creditor.

(b) Insurance required under this section may include federal flood coverage.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300 / Section 300.0002
§ 300.0002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital that provides inpatient hospital services.

(2) "Local government" means a hospital district, county, or municipality to which this chapter applies.

(3) "Paying hospital" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(4) "Program" means a health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.022
§ 524.022. PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.
Status: repealed

(a) A period of suspension under this chapter for an adult is:

(1) 90 days if the person's driving record shows no alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest; or

(2) one year if the person's driving record shows one or more alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contacts during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest.

(b) A period of suspension under this chapter for a minor is:

(1) 60 days if the minor has not been previously convicted of 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 a watercraft;

(2) 120 days if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense listed by Subdivision (1); or

(3) 180 days if the minor has been previously convicted twice or more of an offense listed by Subdivision (1).

(c) For the purposes of determining whether a minor has been previously convicted of an offense described by Subsection (b)(1):

(1) an adjudication under Title 3, Family Code, that the minor engaged in conduct described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered a conviction under that provision; and

(2) an order of deferred adjudication for an offense alleged under a provision described by Subsection (b)(1) is considered a conviction of an offense under that provision.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 386 (H.B. 291), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.78 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.78
§ 102.78. RIGHT OF FREE ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A brewer or distributor may not restrict or inhibit, directly or indirectly, the right of free association among brewers or distributors for any lawful purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.052
§ 8307.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Joseph John Mazzola III;

(2) Hunter Wallace Dehn;

(3) Seth Thatcher;

(4) Scott Guesner; and

(5) Mark Solomon.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8307.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8307.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8307.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Estates Code § 1021.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.001
§ 1021.001. MATTERS RELATED TO GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is no statutory probate court or county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:

(1) the granting of letters of guardianship;

(2) the settling of an account of a guardian and all other matters relating to the settlement, partition, or distribution of a ward's estate;

(3) a claim brought by or against a guardianship estate;

(4) an action for trial of title to real property that is guardianship estate property, including the enforcement of a lien against the property;

(5) an action for trial of the right of property that is guardianship estate property;

(6) after a guardianship of the estate of a ward is required to be settled as provided by Section 1204.001:

(A) an action brought by or on behalf of the former ward against a former guardian of the ward for alleged misconduct arising from the performance of the person's duties as guardian;

(B) an action calling on the surety of a guardian or former guardian to perform in place of the guardian or former guardian, which may include the award of a judgment against the guardian or former guardian in favor of the surety;

(C) an action against a former guardian of the former ward that is brought by a surety that is called on to perform in place of the former guardian;

(D) a claim for the payment of compensation, expenses, and court costs, and any other matter authorized under Chapter 1155; and

(E) a matter related to an authorization made or duty performed by a guardian under Chapter 1204; and

(7) the appointment of a trustee for a trust created under Section 1301.053 or 1301.054, the settling of an account of the trustee, and all other matters relating to the trust.

(a-1) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is no statutory probate court, but in which there is a county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:

(1) all matters and actions described in Subsection (a);

(2) the interpretation and administration of a testamentary trust in which a ward is an income or remainder beneficiary; and

(3) the interpretation and administration of an inter vivos trust in which a ward is an income or remainder beneficiary.

(b) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is a statutory probate court, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:

(1) all matters and actions described in Subsections (a) and (a-1);

(2) a suit, action, or application filed against or on behalf of a guardianship or a trustee of a trust created under Section 1301.053 or 1301.054; and

(3) a cause of action in which a guardian in a guardianship pending in the statutory probate court is a party.
Tex. Occupations Code § 109.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 109 / Section 109.001
§ 109.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Administration of criminal justice" and "criminal justice agency" have the meanings assigned by Article 66.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) "Local law enforcement authority" has the meaning assigned by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) "Sex offender" has the meaning assigned by Article 42A.251(2), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.051
§ 11.051. MOTION FOR ORDER DETERMINING PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT AND REQUESTING SECURITY.
Status: in_force

In a litigation in this state, the defendant may, on or before the 90th day after the date the defendant files the original answer or makes a special appearance, move the court for an order:

(1) determining that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant; and

(2) requiring the plaintiff to furnish security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.004
§ 8398.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4.03, Chapter 791, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8247.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8247 / Section 8247.003
§ 8247.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.161 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.161
§ 102.161. UNIFORM LICENSES.
Status: in_force

If a license is issued under this subchapter, the department shall issue an identical license to each handler, processor, or distributor of the same class.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.227 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.227
§ 401.227. SELECTION OF APPLICATION FOR COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In selecting an application for the compact waste disposal facility license, the commission shall:

(1) issue notice of the opportunity to submit an application to dispose of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with Section 401.228;

(2) review all applications received under Subdivision (1) for administrative completeness;

(3) evaluate all administratively complete applications in accordance with the evaluation criteria established by Sections 401.233-401.236 and shall select the application that has the highest comparative merit in accordance with Section 401.232; and

(4) review the selected application under Subdivision (3) for technical completeness and issue a draft license in accordance with Sections 401.237 and 401.238.

(b) If the selected application is rejected or denied by the commission, the commission may select the next highest comparative merit application and proceed in accordance with Subsection (a)(4).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.8065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.8065
§ 361.8065. PRECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), before the executive director may issue a municipal setting designation certificate under Section 361.807, the applicant must provide documentation of the following:

(1) that the application is supported by a resolution adopted by:

(A) the city council of each municipality described by Section 361.805(a)(1)(B) or (C); and

(B) the governing body of each retail public utility described by Section 361.805(a)(3); and

(2) that the property for which designation is sought is:

(A) subject to an ordinance that prohibits the use of designated groundwater from beneath the property as potable water and that appropriately restricts other uses of and contact with that groundwater; or

(B) subject to a restrictive covenant enforceable by the municipality in which the property for which the designation is sought is located that prohibits the use of designated groundwater from beneath the property as potable water and appropriately restricts other uses of and contact with that groundwater.

(b) A designation described by Subsection (a)(2)(B) must be supported by a resolution passed by the city council of the municipality.

(c) If the property for which the municipal setting designation is sought is located in a municipality that has a population of two million or more and the applicant has complied with the requirements of Section 361.805(b)(8), the applicant is considered to have complied with the requirements of Subsection (a) of this section for eligibility for a municipal setting designation certificate under Section 361.807 if the applicant provides documentation of the following:

(1) that no resolution opposing the application has been adopted within 120 days of receipt of the notice provided under Section 361.805 by:

(A) the city council of any municipality described by Section 361.805(a)(1)(B) or (C); or

(B) the governing body of any retail public utility described by Section 361.805(a)(3); and

(2) that the property for which designation is sought:

(A) is currently or has previously been under the oversight of the commission or the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(B) is subject to:

(i) an ordinance that prohibits the use of designated groundwater from beneath the property as potable water and that appropriately restricts other uses of and contact with that groundwater; or

(ii) a restrictive covenant enforceable by the municipality in which the property for which the designation is sought is located that prohibits the use of designated groundwater from beneath the property as potable water and appropriately restricts other uses of and contact with that groundwater.

(d) The documentation required under Subsection (c)(1) may be in the form of an affidavit of the applicant or the applicant's representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8254.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8254 / Section 8254.101
§ 8254.101. 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. Water Code § 62.299 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.299
§ 62.299. CANVASS OF VOTE; ENTRY OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The election judges shall certify the election returns to the commission, and the commission shall canvass the returns.

(b) If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and assumption of the pro rata part of the bonded debt of the district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with all the rights, benefits, and burdens of property originally situated in the district.

(c) If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and the proposition to assume the bonded debt fails to carry, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory to the district, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with the exception of the assumption of the outstanding bonded indebtedness. The annexed territory shall be subject to a tax for maintenance and operation and shall be liable for all other bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness thereafter legally imposed by the district.

(d) After an order of annexation has been entered in the minutes of the commission, a certified copy of the order shall be prepared by the secretary of the commission and shall include the boundaries of the territory annexed. The secretary shall record the order or have it be recorded in the real estate records of the county or counties in which the territory is located.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.205
§ 183.205. WITHDRAWAL OR REDUCTION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTRIBUTION TO CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a participant may not receive from a limited trust association any part of the participant's contribution to capital unless:

(1) all liabilities of the limited trust association, except liabilities to participants on account of contribution to capital, have been paid;

(2) after the withdrawal or reduction, sufficient property of the limited trust association will remain to pay all liabilities of the limited trust association, except liabilities to participants on account of contribution to capital;

(3) all participants consent; or

(4) the certificate of formation is canceled or amended to set out the withdrawal or reduction.

(b) A participant may demand the return of the participant's contribution to capital on the dissolution of the association and the failure of the full liability participants to exercise the right to carry on the business of the limited trust association as provided by Section 183.208.

(c) A participant may demand the return of the participant's contribution to capital only in cash unless a different form of return of the contribution is allowed by the certificate of formation or by the unanimous consent of all participants.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.134 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.134
§ 1702.134. COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A company license holder or an employee of a company license holder is not required to obtain an authorization, permit, franchise, or license from, pay another fee or franchise tax to, or post a bond in a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state to engage in business or perform a service authorized under this chapter.

(b) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state may not require a payment for the use of municipal, county, or other public facilities in connection with a business or service provided by a company license holder, except that a municipality may impose and collect:

(1) a reasonable charge for the use of a central alarm installation located in a police office that is owned, operated, or monitored by the municipality; and

(2) reasonable inspection and reinspection fees in connection with a device that causes at least five false alarms in a 12-month period.

(c) A municipality may require, until the device is repaired to the satisfaction of the appropriate municipal official, discontinuation of service of an alarm signal device that, because of mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment, causes at least five false alarms in a 12-month period.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (c), a false alarm caused by human error or an act of God is not considered a mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment.
Tex. Government Code § 618.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 618 / Section 618.003
§ 618.003. AUTHORITY FOR FACSIMILE SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized officer may execute, authenticate, certify, or endorse or authorize to be executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed with the officer's facsimile signature instead of the officer's manual signature:

(1) a public security, instrument of payment, or certificate of assessment, if the use of the facsimile signature is authorized by the board, body, or officer empowered to authorize the issuance of the security, instrument, or certificate; or

(2) an eligible contract, if the use of the facsimile signature is authorized by the governing body of the municipality.

(b) A facsimile signature of the comptroller, or of a deputy designated in writing to act for the comptroller, may be placed on a public security required to be registered by the comptroller or a certificate on that security.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.253
§ 1104.253. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY WITHOUT REQUIRED REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in an activity for which registration is required under this chapter without being registered.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.153
§ 1038.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.223 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.223
§ 86.223. SUIT FOR PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The penalty may be recovered with the cost of suit by the State of Texas through the attorney general or the county or district attorney when joined by the attorney general in a civil action instituted in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of the defendant.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.104 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.104
§ 58.104. COURT-ORDERED DISCLOSURE OF VICTIM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A court may order the disclosure of a victim's name, address, and telephone number only if the court finds that the information is essential in the trial of the defendant for the offense or the identity of the victim is in issue.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.308
§ 885.308. ASSIGNMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A fraternal benefit society may specify the terms for the assignment of a life insurance benefit contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.060
§ 1075.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 432.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.142
§ 432.142. UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines a person shall be punished as a court-martial directs.