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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8073.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8073 / Section 8073.0301
§ 8073.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, revenue from a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, other district money, or any combination of those sources to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8073.0203.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78B.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 78B / Section 78B.004
§ 78B.004. REFERRAL TO TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A first responder may refer a person requesting a wellness check to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, which may provide the person with information regarding the current condition of the civilly committed sexually violent predator if authorized under federal and state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9002.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9002 / Section 9002.101
§ 9002.101. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.

(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by this section.
Tex. Election Code § 191.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 191 / Section 191.006
§ 191.006. FINANCING PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, state funds may be spent to pay expenses incurred by the secretary of state or by a political party in connection with a presidential primary election.

(b) The provisions of this code relating to state financing of a general primary election govern a presidential primary election to the extent those provisions can be made applicable.

(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules, consistent with this subchapter, that are necessary for the fair and efficient financing of presidential primary elections with state funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.504 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.504
§ 82.504. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Election Code § 32.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.033
§ 32.033. NUMBER OF CLERKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority that appoints the election judges shall prescribe the maximum number of clerks that each presiding judge may appoint for each election. The authority may prescribe different maximums for different types of elections.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the presiding judge shall appoint at least two clerks for each precinct in each election and may appoint as many additional clerks, within the prescribed limit, as are necessary for the proper conduct of the election.

(c) In each election ordered by the governor or a county authority in which the regular county election precincts are required to be used, the presiding judge shall appoint clerks for each precinct in the number, within the prescribed limit, the judge considers necessary for the proper conduct of the election.
Tex. Property Code § 82.057 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.057
§ 82.057. ALLOCATION OF COMMON ELEMENT INTERESTS, VOTES, AND COMMON EXPENSE LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The declaration shall allocate a fraction or percentage of undivided interests in the common elements and in the common expenses of the association, and a portion of the votes in the association, to each unit and state the formulas used to establish those allocations. These allocations may not discriminate in favor of units owned by a declarant.

(b) If units may be added to or withdrawn from the condominium, the declaration must state the formulas to be used to reallocate the allocated interests among all units included in the condominium after the addition or withdrawal.

(c) The declaration may provide:

(1) that different allocations of votes must be made to the units on particular matters specified in the declaration; and

(2) for class voting on specified issues affecting the class if necessary to protect valid interests of the class.

(d) A declarant may not use cumulative or class voting to evade any limitation imposed on declarants by this chapter. Units may not constitute a class because the units are owned by a declarant.

(e) Except for minor variations due to rounding, the sums of the undivided interests in the common elements and of the common expense liabilities allocated at any time to all the units shall each equal one if stated as fractions or 100 percent if stated as percentages. If a discrepancy exists between an allocated interest and the result derived from application of the pertinent formula, the allocated interest prevails.

(f) The common elements are not subject to partition. Any purported conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of an undivided interest in the common elements without the unit to which that interest is allocated is void.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.236 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.236
§ 225.236. LOST BATTALION MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Wise and Jack Counties between its intersection with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with County Road 3001 is designated as the Lost Battalion Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Lost Battalion Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.028
§ 281.028. MEETINGS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings to conduct authority business and may hold special meetings as required by authority business.

(b) The board shall hold its meetings in one of its designated meeting places.

(c) Any interested person may attend any meeting of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.001
§ 1027.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Fisher County Hospital District.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.25 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.25
§ 15.25. MAY BREAK DOOR.
Status: in_force

In case of felony, the officer may break down the door of any house for the purpose of making an arrest, if he be refused admittance after giving notice of his authority and purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.007
§ 562.007. REFILLS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 562.0545, a properly authorized prescription refill shall follow the original dispensing instruction unless otherwise indicated by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent.
Tex. Government Code § 614.215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.215
§ 614.215. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A state agency or political subdivision that transfers an animal under this subchapter:

(1) is not liable in a civil action for any damages arising from the transfer, including damages arising from the animal's law enforcement training; and

(2) is not liable for veterinary expenses of the transferred animal, including expenses associated with care for a condition of the animal that existed before or at the time of transfer, regardless of whether the applicable law enforcement agency, state agency, or political subdivision was aware of the condition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.352
§ 901.352. APPLICATION FOR FIRM LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a firm license or registration must provide the board with satisfactory evidence of eligibility for a firm license or registration.

(b) The board may examine an application and may refuse to issue a firm license or register an applicant who does not meet the standards imposed under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 497.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.003
§ 497.003. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish a prison industries advisory committee. If the board establishes a prison industries advisory committee, the advisory committee must be composed of nine members appointed by the board. In appointing members under this subsection, the board shall appoint persons who represent business and industry, including one member of the board and other persons who are:

(1) local workforce development board members;

(2) members of recognized labor organizations; and

(3) members of the staff of the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.

(b) Members of the advisory committee, if the advisory committee is established, serve staggered three-year terms with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each calendar year.

(c) The prison industries advisory committee shall advise the board on all aspects of prison industry operations and shall make recommendations to the board on the effective use of prison industries programs to assist work program participants in the development of job skills necessary for successful reintegration into the community after release from imprisonment.

(d) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0204
§ 9502.0204. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.082
§ 69.082. PILOT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A pilot is not liable directly or as a member of an organization of pilots for a claim that:

(1) arises from an act or omission of another pilot or organization of pilots; and

(2) relates directly or indirectly to pilot services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.018 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.018
§ 105.018. ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

In addition to depository services, a municipality may contract with financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, and savings associations, for additional financial services under a separate contract if the governing body of the municipality determines that additional financial services are necessary in the administration, collection, investment, and transfer of municipal funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.151
§ 1952.151. PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

"Personal injury protection" consists of provisions of an automobile liability insurance policy that provide for payment to the named insured in the policy, members of the insured's household, and any authorized operator or passenger of the named insured's motor vehicle, including a guest occupant, of all reasonable expenses that:

(1) arise from an accident;

(2) are incurred not later than the third anniversary of the date of the accident; and

(3) are for:

(A) necessary medical, surgical, x-ray, or dental services, including prosthetic devices, and necessary ambulance, hospital, professional nursing, or funeral services;

(B) in the case of an income producer, replacement of income lost as the result of the accident; or

(C) in the case of a person injured in the accident who was not an income or wage producer at the time of the accident, reimbursement of necessary and reasonable expenses incurred for essential services ordinarily performed by the injured person for care and maintenance of the family or family household.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.153
§ 1005.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Education Code § 56.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.054
§ 56.054. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The loans shall be made from the funds set aside for that purpose under Section 56.033 of this code.
Tex. Estates Code § 404.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 404 / Section 404.002
§ 404.002. REQUIRING INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR TO GIVE BOND.
Status: in_force

When it has been provided by will, regularly probated, that an independent executor appointed by the will shall not be required to give bond for the management of the estate devised by the will, or the independent executor is not required to give bond because bond has been waived by court order as authorized under Section 401.005, then the independent executor may be required to give bond, on proper proceedings had for that purpose as in the case of personal representatives in a supervised administration, if it be made to appear at any time that the independent executor is mismanaging the property, or has betrayed or is about to betray the independent executor's trust, or has in some other way become disqualified.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 37 / Section 37.007
§ 37.007. JURY TRIAL.
Status: in_force

If a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, the issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.123 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.123
§ 407.123. BOARD RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors may adopt rules for the operation of the association.

(b) Rules adopted by the board are subject to the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 554.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 554 / Section 554.002
§ 554.002. RETALIATION PROHIBITED FOR REPORTING VIOLATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of law by the employing governmental entity or another public employee to an appropriate law enforcement authority.

(b) In this section, a report is made to an appropriate law enforcement authority if the authority is a part of a state or local governmental entity or of the federal government that the employee in good faith believes is authorized to:

(1) regulate under or enforce the law alleged to be violated in the report; or

(2) investigate or prosecute a violation of criminal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.104
§ 3882.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified person, including Harris County or the City of Houston, for the provision of law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.003
§ 8336.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.007
§ 157.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

An act delegated by a physician under this chapter must comply with other applicable laws.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.105
§ 256.105. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each dentist, dental hygienist, and owner or manager of a dental laboratory licensed or registered with the board shall timely notify the board of:

(1) any change of address of the person's place of business;

(2) any change of employers for the dentist or dental hygienist and any change of owners or managers for the dental laboratory; and

(3) any change of the person's mailing address.

(b) Notification under Subsection (a) is timely if the board receives the notice not later than the 60th day after the date the change occurs.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 51.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.12
§ 51.12. SHERIFF TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

Each sheriff upon the close of any regular term of the district or criminal district court in his county, or within thirty days thereafter, shall make out and mail to the Director of the Department of Public Safety a certified list of all persons, who, after indictment for a felony, have fled from said county. Such lists shall contain the full name of each such fugitive, the offense with which he is charged, and a description giving his age, height, weight, color and occupation, the complexion of the skin and the color of eyes and hair, and any peculiarity in person, speech, manner or gait that may serve to identify such person so far as the sheriff may be able to give them. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall prescribe and forward to all sheriffs the necessary blanks upon which are to be made the lists herein required.
Tex. Water Code § 152.055 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.055
§ 152.055. LIABILITY OF CORPORATE PROPERTY FOR TAXES AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The property of a corporation created under Section 152.051 is not exempt from taxes or special assessments imposed by this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.154
§ 3868.154. TOWN REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An improvement project in the town must comply with any applicable requirements of the town, including codes and ordinances, that are consistent with the development agreement.

(b) The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize any improvement project on the town's streets, highways, rights-of-way, or easements without the consent of the governing body of the town.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.051
§ 222.051. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department shall notify each person taking a certification examination of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date on which the examination is administered.

(b) The department shall notify a person taking an examination graded or reviewed by a national testing service of the results not later than the 14th day after the date on which the department receives the results from the testing service.

(c) If the notice of the examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before that 90th day.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.03
§ 103.03. SEIZURE OF ILLICIT BEVERAGES, ETC.
Status: in_force

A peace officer may seize without a warrant:

(1) any illicit beverage, its container, and its packaging;

(2) any vehicle, including an aircraft or watercraft, used to transport an illicit beverage;

(3) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or

(4) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.084 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.084
§ 47.084. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program established under this subchapter.

(c) The commission shall prescribe all gear marking requirements for trotlines and crab traps under this subchapter in accordance with Chapter 66.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.351
§ 702.351. MEMBERSHIP PREPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A certificate holder may offer for sale, or sell, a membership in a health spa before the date the health spa opens.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.112 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.112
§ 355.112. JOINT OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN DEBTS.
Status: in_force

On the death of a person jointly bound with one or more other persons for the payment of a debt or for any other purpose, the decedent's estate shall be charged by virtue of the obligation in the same manner as if the obligors had been bound severally as well as jointly.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 93.009 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 93 / Section 93.009
§ 93.009. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

A person injured or threatened with injury by a violation of this chapter may seek injunctive relief against the person committing or threatening to commit the violation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.052
§ 1805.052. FORM OF REPORT; FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A report required by this chapter must comply with this section unless a similar report is required by another state law or a municipal ordinance, in which event the required report must comply with the applicable law or ordinance.

(b) Except as provided by Section 1805.053, a report required by this chapter must contain:

(1) the name and address of the seller of the business machine;

(2) a complete and accurate description of the business machine for which the report is made, including the serial number or other identifying marks or symbols;

(3) the seller's certification that the information is true and complete; and

(4) the seller's driver's license number or Department of Public Safety identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical presentation of the license or identification card by the seller.

(c) If a transaction regulated by this chapter occurs in a municipality, the original report required by this chapter and a copy must be submitted to the municipality's chief of police. If the transaction does not occur in a municipality or occurs in a municipality that does not maintain a police department, the original report and a copy must be submitted to the sheriff of the county in which the transaction occurred.

(d) The person submitting the report shall:

(1) submit the report on a form prescribed by the district attorney or person performing the duties of district attorney of the county in which the transaction occurs if no other state law or municipal ordinance requires a report of property acquired by a secondhand dealer as provided by Section 1805.051(a);

(2) retain a copy of the report in the person's place of business for three years from the date the report is filed; and

(3) make the report available for inspection by any peace officer.