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Tex. Utilities Code § 55.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.101
§ 55.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Caller identification information" means any information that may be used to identify the specific originating number or originating location of a wire or electronic communication transmitted by a telephone, including the telephone listing number or the name of the customer from whose telephone a telephone number is dialed.

(2) "Caller identification service" means a service that provides caller identification information to a device that can display the information.

(3) "Per-call blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on an individual call when the calling party affirmatively acts to prevent the transmission.

(4) "Per-line blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on each call unless the calling party affirmatively acts to permit the transmission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.053
§ 3827.053. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the remaining directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.103
§ 3866.103. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Government Code § 1401.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.062
§ 1401.062. REVENUE BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

On issuing bonds under Section 1401.061, the board shall:

(1) certify to the appropriate agency and to the comptroller that the funds are available; and

(2) deposit the bond proceeds in the state treasury to the account of the appropriate agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.003
§ 174.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Association" means any type of organization, including an agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which fire fighters, police officers, or both, participate and that exists, in whole or in part, to deal with one or more public or private employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, or conditions of employment affecting fire fighters, police officers, or both.

(2) "Fire fighter" means a permanent, paid employee of the fire department of a political subdivision. The term does not include:

(A) the chief of the department; or

(B) a volunteer fire fighter.

(3) "Police officer" means a paid employee who is sworn, certified or licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and full-time, and who regularly serves in a professional law enforcement capacity in the police department of a political subdivision, the office of a district attorney as an investigator, or the office of the county fire marshal. The term does not include the chief of the department.

(4) "Political subdivision" includes a municipality and a county.

(5) "Public employer" means the official or group of officials of a political subdivision whose duty is to establish the compensation, hours, and other conditions of employment of fire fighters, police officers, or both, and may include the mayor, city manager, town manager, town administrator, municipal governing body, director of personnel, personnel board, commissioners, commissioners court, or another official or combination of those persons.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0154
§ 50.0154. ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall administer the account and by rule establish guidelines for distributing money from the account in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall distribute money from the account to the grant program until the commission determines that the grant program's purposes are satisfied statewide. Following that determination, the commission may distribute money from the account to a program described by Section 50.0153(d)(2), (3), or (4).

(c) The comptroller may audit money distributed under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 111.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.054
§ 111.054. REFUSAL TO ANSWER BY RAILROAD COMPANY; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A railroad company is liable to the state for a penalty of $500 if:

(1) an officer or employee of the company:

(A) fails or refuses to fill out and return a questionnaire under Section 111.052;

(B) fails or refuses to answer a question in a questionnaire under Section 111.052;

(C) gives a false answer to a question in a questionnaire under Section 111.052 and the fact inquired of is within the officer's or employee's knowledge; or

(D) evades the answer to such a question in a questionnaire under Section 111.052; and

(2) it appears that the officer or employee acted in obedience to the company's direction, permission, or request in the officer's or employee's failure, refusal, or evasion.

(b) The department may prescribe a system of bookkeeping to be observed by each railroad company that receives a questionnaire under Section 111.052, under the penalties of Subsection (a).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 1.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 1 / Section 1.101
§ 1.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) "Hunt" means capture, trap, take, or kill, or an attempt to capture, trap, take, or kill.

(2) "Catch" means take or kill and includes an attempt to take or kill.

(3) "Sell" means to transfer the ownership or the right of possession of an item to a person for consideration and includes a barter and an even exchange.

(4) "Wild," when used in reference to an animal, means a species, including each individual of a species, that normally lives in a state of nature and is not ordinarily domesticated. This definition does not include exotic livestock defined by Section 161.001(a)(4), Agriculture Code.

(5) "Take," except as otherwise provided by this code, means collect, hook, hunt, net, shoot, or snare, by any means or device, and includes an attempt to take or to pursue in order to take.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.007
§ 1026.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.305
§ 1048.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Karnes County or another governmental entity in Karnes County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.152
§ 1050.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1050.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Knox County not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0303
§ 8153A.0303. 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. Health and Safety Code § 7.05 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 7.05
§ 7.05.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.05. A party state, other than the host state, may withdraw from the compact by repealing the enactment of this compact, but this withdrawal shall not become effective until two years after the effective date of the repealing legislation. During this two-year period the party state will continue to have access to the facility. The withdrawing party shall remain liable for any payments under Sections 4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV that were due during the two-year period and shall not be entitled to any refund of payments previously made.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.204
§ 843.204. UNTRUE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization or a representative of a health maintenance organization may not:

(1) use or distribute or knowingly permit the use or distribution of prospective enrollee information that is untrue or misleading; or

(2) use or knowingly permit the use of:

(A) advertising that is untrue or misleading;

(B) solicitation that is untrue or misleading; or

(C) any form of evidence of coverage that is deceptive.

(b) In this chapter, Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, and Chapters 1271 and 1272, a statement or item of information is:

(1) considered to be untrue if the statement or item does not conform to fact in any respect that is or may be significant to an enrollee of, or person considering enrollment in, a health care plan; and

(2) considered to be misleading, whether or not the statement or item is literally untrue, if, in the total context in which the statement is made or the item is communicated, the statement or item may be reasonably understood by a reasonable person who does not possess special knowledge regarding health care coverage as indicating:

(A) the inclusion of a benefit or advantage that does not exist and that is of possible significance to an enrollee of, or person considering enrollment in, a health care plan; or

(B) the absence of an exclusion, limitation, or disadvantage that does exist and that is of possible significance to an enrollee of, or person considering enrollment in, a health care plan.

(c) In this chapter, Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, and Chapters 1271 and 1272, an evidence of coverage is considered to be deceptive if the evidence of coverage, taken as a whole and with consideration given to typography and format as well as language, would cause a reasonable person who does not possess special knowledge regarding health care plans and evidences of coverage for health care plans to expect charges or benefits, services, or other advantages that the evidence of coverage does not provide or that the health care plan issuing the evidence of coverage does not regularly make available for enrollees covered under the evidence of coverage.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.0048 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0048
§ 151.0048. REAL PROPERTY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), "real property service" means:

(1) landscaping;

(2) the care and maintenance of lawns, yards, or ornamental trees or other plants;

(3) the removal or collection of garbage, rubbish, or other solid waste other than:

(A) hazardous waste;

(B) industrial solid waste;

(C) waste material that results from an activity associated with the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, geothermal resources, or any other substance or material regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas under Section 91.101, Natural Resources Code;

(D) domestic sewage or an irrigation return flow, to the extent the sewage or return flow does not constitute garbage or rubbish; and

(E) industrial discharges subject to regulation by permit issued pursuant to Chapter 26, Water Code;

(4) building or grounds cleaning, janitorial, or custodial services;

(5) a structural pest control service covered by Section 1951.003, Occupations Code; or

(6) the surveying of real property.

(b) "Real property service" does not include a service listed under Subsection (a) if the service is purchased by a contractor as part of the improvement of real property with a new structure to be used as a residence or other improvement immediately adjacent to the new structure and used in the residential occupancy of the structure.

(b-1) "Real property service" does not include a service listed under Subsection (a) if the service is performed by a landman and is necessary to negotiate or secure land or mineral rights for acquisition or trade, including:

(1) determining ownership;

(2) negotiating a trade or agreement regarding land or mineral rights;

(3) drafting and administering contractual agreements;

(4) ensuring that all governmental regulations are complied with; and

(5) any other action necessary to complete the transaction related to a service described by this subsection, other than an information service described by Section 151.0038.

(c) In this section, "contractor" means a person who makes an improvement on real estate and who, as a necessary or incidental part of the service, incorporates tangible personal property into the property improved. The term includes a builder, developer, speculative builder, or other person acting as a builder to improve residential real property.
Tex. Government Code § 403.076 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.076
§ 403.076. TAX REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall pay from available funds claims for refunds of state taxes for which a refund may not be claimed under Section 111.104, Tax Code.

(b) The comptroller shall keep records of each transaction made under this section, showing:

(1) the amount of the claim paid;

(2) the identity of the claimant;

(3) the purpose of the claim; and

(4) the fund or account against which the claim is to be charged.

(c) For a tax for which no other law provides a period within which a refund claim must be made, a refund claim may not be made after four years from the latest date on which the tax could be paid without the imposition of a penalty or interest. If the law does not provide for the imposition of a penalty or interest for a tax not paid within a specified period, a claim for a refund of the tax may not be made after four years from the date the return relating to the tax was due or, if applicable, a notice that the tax was due.

(d) A person who fails to make a tax refund claim within the period provided by this section or other law waives any right to a refund of the tax paid.

(e) The refund claim must be filed in writing with the agency that collects the tax for which the refund is claimed. The claim must state the amount of the refund claimed and be accompanied by evidence sufficient to establish the grounds for and the amount of the refund.

(f) If the refund is required by law to be made by an agency other than the agency that collects the tax for which the refund is claimed, the agency that collects the tax shall provide the agency making the refund with a copy of the refund claim and the accompanying evidence to establish the validity and amount of the refund. The agency responsible for making the refund may not make a refund without receiving that evidence.

(g) Before paying a refund under this section, the comptroller shall credit the amount due to the person claiming the refund against any other amount finally determined to be due to the state from the person according to information in the custody of the comptroller and shall refund the remainder.

(h) This section does not apply to taxes paid under protest.

(i) This section is not a waiver of sovereign immunity for a refund suit. A person claiming a refund may not seek or obtain judicial review of a determination by the agency with which a refund claim is filed or by the agency having the responsibility to make a refund relating to the refund claim unless the legislature by resolution grants permission for a person to seek judicial review of the determination.
Tex. Family Code § 201.017 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.017
§ 201.017. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

An associate judge appointed under this subchapter has the judicial immunity of a district judge. All existing immunity granted an associate judge by law, express or implied, continues in full force and effect.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.344 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.344
§ 51.344. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE TIMBER.
Status: in_force

An application to purchase timber shall be made in the manner provided for filing an application to purchase land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0203
§ 4016.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2027, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1, 2029.
Tex. Government Code § 665.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.021
§ 665.021. SENATE MEETS AS COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Status: in_force

If the house prefers articles of impeachment against an individual, the senate shall meet as a court of impeachment in a trial of the individual in the manner provided by Article XV of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Penal Code § 46.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 46 / Section 46.06
§ 46.06. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF CERTAIN WEAPONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;

(2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or location-restricted knife;

(3) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is intoxicated;

(4) knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:

(A) the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony; or

(B) the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following conviction of the felony;

(5) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered;

(6) knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective order is directed to the actor; or

(7) while prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on a form that is:

(A) required by state or federal law for the purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and

(B) submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Intoxicated" means substantial impairment of mental or physical capacity resulting from introduction of any substance into the body.

(2) "Active protective order" means a protective order issued under Title 4, Family Code, that is in effect. The term does not include a temporary protective order issued before the court holds a hearing on the matter.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) that the transfer was to a minor whose parent or the person having legal custody of the minor had given written permission for the sale or, if the transfer was other than a sale, the parent or person having legal custody had given effective consent.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that:

(1) an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense is a handgun; and

(2) an offense under Subsection (a)(7) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.317 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.317
§ 21.317. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTION FOR WRONGFUL DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

An action may not be brought against a director of a corporation under Section 21.316 after the second anniversary of the date the alleged act giving rise to the liability occurred.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.006
§ 104.006. SECURITY OR BOND.
Status: in_force

In a cause of action defended by the attorney general under this chapter, the attorney general or the individual or estate represented may not be required to advance security for cost or to give bond on appeal or on review by writ of error.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.039 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.039
§ 231.039. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY; REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a zoning regulation. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Trial shall be in the district court.

(c) If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:

(1) prevent the unlawful action or use;

(2) restrain, correct, or abate the violation;

(3) prevent the occupancy of the building, other structure, or land; or

(4) prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use on or about the premises.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.25A — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.25A
§ 5.25A. RATES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Insurance in adopting fire insurance and homeowners insurance rates under this subchapter shall authorize a fringe area rating as defined under its general basis rating schedule for any dwelling located within five miles of the outer boundary of a platted subdivision classified by the board under board criteria as a first key town.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.