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Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.1405 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.1405
§ 161.1405. REFUSAL TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ANIMAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is the owner or caretaker of livestock, exotic livestock, fowl, or exotic fowl commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses to gather the animals for testing, identification, inspection, or another procedure required by commission rule.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits a separate offense on each day of refusal under Subsection (a) of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 49.106 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.106
§ 49.106. BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an election is held to authorize the issuance of bonds, other than refunding bonds, there shall be filed in the office of the district and open to inspection by the public an engineer's report covering the land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances to be purchased or constructed and their estimated cost, together with maps, plats, profiles, and data fully showing and explaining the report. The engineer's report is not:

(1) part of the proposition or propositions to be voted on; or

(2) a contract with the voters.

(b) Notice of a bond election shall contain the proposition or propositions to be voted on, which includes the estimate of the probable cost of design, construction, purchase, and acquisition of improvements and additions thereto, and incidental expenses connected with such improvements and the issuance of bonds.

(c) A bond election may be held on the same day as any other district election. The bond election may be called by a separate election order or as a part of any other election order. The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.

(d) A bond election may be called as a result of an agreement to annex additional territory into the district.

(e) A district's authorization to issue bonds resulting from an election held under this section, or any other law that allows for the qualified voters of a district to authorize the issuance of bonds by a district, remains in effect after the election unless the district is dissolved.

(f) The board may submit new bond authorization and refunding bond authorization in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.11
§ 29.11. ARGUMENT.
Status: in_force

No argument shall be heard on a motion for a continuance, unless requested by the judge; and when argument is heard, the applicant shall have the right to open and conclude it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.056
§ 1054.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.003
§ 7803.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.604 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.604
§ 393.604. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license under this subchapter must:

(1) be under oath;

(2) give the approximate location from which the business is to be conducted;

(3) identify the business's principal parties in interest;

(4) contain the name, physical address, and telephone number of all third-party lender organizations with which the business contracts to provide services described by Section 393.602(a) or from which the business arranges extensions of consumer credit described by Section 393.602(a); and

(5) contain other relevant information that the commissioner requires for the findings required under Section 393.607.

(b) On the filing of one or more license applications, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner an investigation fee of $200. Except for good cause as determined by the finance commission, a separate investigation fee is not required for multiple license applications.

(c) On the filing of each license application, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner a license fee in an amount determined as provided by Section 14.107.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.156 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.156
§ 56.156. PROMOTION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department may promote the program established under this subchapter by means of participation in events, advertisements, pamphlets, brochures, forms, pins, or other promotional items or efforts that provide contact information for persons interested in applying for a voucher under the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.151
§ 9041.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 9041.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Family Code § 264.2041 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.2041
§ 264.2041. CULTURAL AWARENESS.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) develop and deliver cultural competency training to all service delivery staff;

(2) increase targeted recruitment efforts for foster and adoptive families who can meet the needs of children and youth who are waiting for permanent homes;

(3) target recruitment efforts to ensure diversity among department staff; and

(4) develop collaborative partnerships with community groups, agencies, faith-based organizations, and other community organizations to provide culturally competent services to children and families of every race and ethnicity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.352
§ 21.352. ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's annual budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding district obligations;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate that will be required.

(b) The board may amend the budget after adoption.

(c) The district may not spend money for an expense not included in the annual budget or an amendment to it unless the board by order declares the expense to be necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8103.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8103 / Section 8103.001
§ 8103.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the El Dorado Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8023.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8023 / Section 8023.0001
§ 8023.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means The Woodlands Metro Center Municipal Utility District, of Montgomery County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.105
§ 8449.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.204
§ 2261.204. LIABILITY PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall include in the contract file for each of its contracts for goods or services subject to this chapter a written explanation of the agency's decision to include or not include in the contract a provision for liquidated damages or another form of liability for damages caused by the contractor.

(b) A contract file must also include, if applicable, a written justification for any provision in the contract that limits the liability of a contractor for damages.

(c) If an extension of a state agency's contract described by Subsection (a) modifies a provision for liquidated damages or another provision relating to a contractor's liability for damages, the agency must amend the written explanation or justification required by this section to include a justification for the modification.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.053
§ 1366.053. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act;

(ii) an entity not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that contracts directly for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis; or

(iii) another analogous benefit arrangement; or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.0011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.0011
§ 46C.0011. FACILITY DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may designate for the commitment of a defendant under this chapter only a facility operated by the commission or under a contract with the commission for that purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0037 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0037
§ 302.0037. MAXIMIZING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and local workforce development boards shall maximize the state's receipt of federal funds available to provide transportation assistance to recipients of financial assistance and nonrecipient parents participating in employment programs under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.

(b) The commission and local workforce development boards may, within any applicable appropriation limits, take any action required by federal law to receive federal funds to provide transportation assistance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.028
§ 383.028. TRUSTS AS SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may additionally secure bonds, including refunding bonds, by a trust indenture under which the trustee may be a bank having trust powers located inside or outside the state.

(b) Regardless of any mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest under Section 383.029, the trust indenture may:

(1) contain any provision that the governing body prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) condition the right to spend the issuer's money or sell an issuer's control facility on approval of a registered professional engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture;

(4) contain provisions governing issuance of bonds to replace lost, stolen, or mutilated bonds; and

(5) otherwise provide for protecting and enforcing a bondholder's rights and remedies as is reasonable, proper, and lawful.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.054
§ 361.054. REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may remove a personal representative under Section 361.051(6) only on the presentation of clear and convincing evidence given under oath.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the court signs the order of removal, a personal representative who is removed under Section 361.051(6) may file an application with the court for a hearing to determine whether the representative should be reinstated.

(c) On the filing of an application under Subsection (b), the court clerk shall issue to the applicant and to the successor representative of the decedent's estate a notice stating:

(1) that an application for reinstatement has been filed;

(2) the name of the decedent from whose estate the applicant was removed as personal representative; and

(3) the name of the applicant for reinstatement.

(d) The notice required by Subsection (c) must cite all persons interested in the estate to appear at the time and place stated in the notice if the persons wish to contest the application.

(e) If, at the conclusion of a hearing under this section, the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the personal representative applying for reinstatement did not engage in the conduct that directly led to the applicant's removal, the court shall:

(1) set aside any order appointing a successor representative; and

(2) enter an order reinstating the applicant as personal representative of the estate.

(f) If the court sets aside the appointment of a successor representative under this section, the court may require the successor representative to prepare and file, under oath, an accounting of the estate and to detail the disposition the successor has made of the estate property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(2) "Chiropractor" means a person licensed to practice chiropractic by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.104
§ 8814.104. CERTAIN PERMIT DENIALS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

If the district regulates production of groundwater by permit as authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code, the board may not deny a permit to drill a well to the owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees on that land, and the right to produce water from that well under rules adopted by the district.
Tex. Family Code § 58.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.107
§ 58.107. COMPATIBILITY OF DATA.
Status: in_force

Data supplied to the juvenile justice information system must be compatible with the system and must contain both incident numbers and state identification numbers.
Tex. Water Code § 13.419 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.419
§ 13.419. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Suits for injunction or penalties under this chapter may be brought in Travis County, in any county where this violation is alleged to have occurred, or in the county or residence of any defendant.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.082
§ 209.082. CHARGES TO REIMBURSING EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

Fifty percent of the extended benefit payments based on benefit wage credits from a reimbursing employer shall be charged to the employer's account and reimbursed by the employer in the same manner as a regular benefit payment. Those payments may not be used in determining the replenishment ratio in Section 204.045.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.352 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.352
§ 10.352. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Dissenting owner" means an owner of an ownership interest in a domestic entity subject to dissenters' rights who:

(A) provides notice under Section 10.356; and

(B) complies with the requirements for perfecting that owner's right to dissent under this subchapter.

(2) "Responsible organization" means:

(A) the organization responsible for:

(i) the provision of notices under this subchapter; and

(ii) the primary obligation of paying the fair value for an ownership interest held by a dissenting owner;

(B) with respect to a merger or conversion:

(i) for matters occurring before the merger or conversion, the organization that is merging or converting; and

(ii) for matters occurring after the merger or conversion, the surviving or new organization that is primarily obligated for the payment of the fair value of the dissenting owner's ownership interest in the merger or conversion;

(C) with respect to an interest exchange, the organization the ownership interests of which are being acquired in the interest exchange;

(D) with respect to the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an organization, the organization the assets of which are to be transferred by sale or in another manner; and

(E) with respect to an amendment to a domestic for-profit corporation's certificate of formation described by Section 10.354(a)(1)(G), the corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293A.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293A / Section 293A.051
§ 293A.051. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the county only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.352 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.352
§ 174.352. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may not impose a tax or increase the rate of an existing tax unless a proposition proposing the imposition or rate increase is approved by a majority of the votes received at an election held for that purpose.

(b) Each new tax or rate increase must be expressed in a separate proposition consisting of a brief statement of the nature of the proposed tax.

(c) The notice of the election must contain a statement of the base or rate of the proposed tax.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.02035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.02035
§ 2270.02035. ACTIONS RELATED TO LISTED COMPANY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY OR LOCATED IN COUNTRY OF CONCERN.
Status: in_force

(a) For each listed company identified under Section 2270.0202 that is a scrutinized company under Section 2270.0124, the investing entity shall send a written notice informing the company of its listed company status and warning the company that it may become subject to divestment by investing entities.

(b) The notice shall offer the company the opportunity to, not later than the 90th day after the date the company receives notice under this section, change its organizational or ownership structure or location so as to not be a scrutinized company as described by Section 2270.0124 in order to avoid qualifying for divestment by investing entities.

(c) If, during the time provided by Subsection (b), the company makes any applicable changes required by that subsection, the comptroller shall remove the company from the list of scrutinized companies and this chapter will no longer apply to the company unless the company later again becomes a scrutinized company as described by Section 2270.0124.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 2270.0207, if, after the time provided by Subsection (b) expires, the listed company continues to operate as a scrutinized company as described by Section 2270.0124, the investing entity shall sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the company, except private equity funds described by Section 2270.0207, according to the schedule provided by Section 2270.0206.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.005
§ 1113.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.151
§ 8328.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8328.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.104
§ 1806.104. SOLAR RETAILER APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application to register as a solar retailer must include:

(1) if the solar retailer is an entity, a list of each controlling person of the solar retailer;

(2) the name and registration number of each solar salesperson who engages in residential solar retail on behalf of the solar retailer; and

(3) evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has insurance meeting the requirements established by commission rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.3061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.3061
§ 242.3061. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 53, Occupations Code, does not apply to the issuance or renewal of a license under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0103
§ 7901.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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.