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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.254
§ 3957.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3957.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.064 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.064
§ 1702.064. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.

(b) The commission may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated under this chapter a rule that:

(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's personal voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Local Government Code § 145.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 145 / Section 145.002
§ 145.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Deliver" means transmitting by mail, personal delivery, or e-mail or any other means of electronic transfer.

(2) "Municipal officer" means the mayor, a member of the governing body, the municipal attorney, or the city manager of a municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 811.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.011
§ 811.011. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to and without waiving the retirement system's sovereign immunity or the official immunity of the trustees, officers, and employees of the retirement system, unless specifically provided otherwise by another statute, the statute of limitations for a claim against the retirement system or a trustee, officer, or employee of the retirement system is two years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.153
§ 4005.153. EMBEZZLEMENT OR CONVERSION BY AGENT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, as an agent for an insurer lawfully engaged in the business of insurance in this state, collects premiums or otherwise receives money or a substitute for money, and the person:

(1) embezzles, fraudulently converts, or appropriates to the person's own use the money or substitute for money; or

(2) with intent to embezzle and contrary to the instructions of or without the consent of the insurer, takes, secretes, or otherwise disposes of or fraudulently withholds, appropriates, lends, invests, or otherwise uses or applies, any money or substitute for money received by the person in the person's capacity as agent or broker.

(b) A person who commits an offense under this section shall be punished as if the person had stolen the money or substitute for money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.155
§ 3815.155. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3815.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 325.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 325 / Section 325.001
§ 325.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Anti-Phishing Act.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.301 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.301
§ 201.301. INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may enter the premises of a taxpayer liable for a tax imposed by this chapter or any other premises necessary to determine tax liability in order to examine books or records of a person subject to a tax imposed by this chapter or to secure any information related to the enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.204
§ 2310.204. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than October 1 of each year, the governing body of a readjustment zone shall submit to the bank a report in the form required by the bank.

(b) The report must be approved by the readjustment zone's administrative authority, if one exists.

(c) The report must include for the year preceding the date of the report:

(1) a list of local incentives for community development available in the zone;

(2) the use of local incentives for which the governing body provided in the ordinance or order nominating the readjustment zone and the effect of those incentives on revenue;

(3) the number of businesses assisted, located, and retained in the zone since its designation due to the existence of the readjustment zone;

(4) a summary of all industrial revenue bonds issued to finance projects located in the zone; and

(5) a description of all efforts made to attain revitalization goals for the zone.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.001
§ 7807.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Valwood Improvement Authority of Dallas County, Texas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.021
§ 335.021. CREATION.
Status: in_force

A county and a municipality, two or more counties, two or more municipalities, or a combination of municipalities, counties, or municipalities and counties may create a venue district under this chapter to plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, or renovate one or more venue projects in the district subject to voter approval under Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8214.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8214 / Section 8214.152
§ 8214.152. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119A.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.010
§ 119A.010. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory council.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.054 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.054
§ 31A.054. NO EFFECT ON SUBPOENA, ATTACHMENT, OR BAIL OF WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

When venue is changed in a criminal case, any witness who has been subpoenaed, attached, or bailed to appear and testify in the case:

(1) is not required to be again subpoenaed, attached, or bailed; and

(2) shall appear before the court to which venue has been changed as if there had been no change of venue.
Tex. Government Code § 508.150 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.150
§ 508.150. CONSECUTIVE FELONY SENTENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) If an inmate is sentenced to consecutive felony sentences under Article 42.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, a parole panel shall designate during each sentence the date, if any, the inmate would have been eligible for release on parole if the inmate had been sentenced to serve a single sentence.

(b) For the purposes of Article 42.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, the judgment and sentence of an inmate sentenced for a felony, other than the last sentence in a series of consecutive sentences, cease to operate:

(1) when the actual calendar time served by the inmate equals the sentence imposed by the court; or

(2) on the date a parole panel designates as the date the inmate would have been eligible for release on parole if the inmate had been sentenced to serve a single sentence.

(c) A parole panel may not:

(1) consider consecutive sentences as a single sentence for purposes of parole; or

(2) release on parole an inmate sentenced to serve consecutive felony sentences before the date the inmate becomes eligible for release on parole from the last sentence imposed on the inmate.

(d) A parole panel may not use calendar time served and good conduct time accrued by an inmate that are used by the panel in determining when a judgment and sentence cease to operate:

(1) for the same purpose in determining that date in a subsequent sentence in the same series of consecutive sentences; or

(2) for determining the date an inmate becomes eligible for release on parole from the last sentence in a series of consecutive sentences.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.0151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0151
§ 87.0151. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after a petition for removal of an officer under this subchapter is filed under Section 87.015, the district clerk shall deliver a copy of the petition to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the court sits.

(b) On receiving a petition for removal under Subsection (a), the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region shall assign a district court judge of a judicial district that does not include the county in which the petition was filed to conduct the removal proceedings.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.054
§ 1054.054. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian ad litem is an officer of the court.

(b) A guardian ad litem shall protect the incapacitated person whose interests the guardian has been appointed to represent in a manner that will enable the court to determine the action that will be in that person's best interests.

(c) The guardian ad litem shall:

(1) investigate whether a guardianship is necessary for the proposed ward; and

(2) evaluate alternatives to guardianship and supports and services available to the proposed ward that would avoid the need for appointment of a guardian.

(d) The information gathered by the guardian ad litem under Subsection (c) is subject to examination by the court.
Tex. Water Code § 51A.006 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.006
§ 51A.006. WATER AND SEWER RATES.
Status: in_force

A district shall establish rates for all services to subdistricts after the exclusion of the subdistricts from the boundaries of the district. The rates may not exceed 150 percent of the rates for similar services for residents of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397 / Section 397.004
§ 397.004. PLANNING MANUAL.
Status: in_force

A defense community that has prepared a comprehensive defense community strategic impact plan described by Section 397.003 is encouraged to develop, in coordination with the authorities of each military base or defense facility associated with the community, a planning manual based on the proposals contained in the plan. The manual should adopt guidelines for community planning and development to further the purposes described under Section 397.002. The defense community should, from time to time, consult with military base or defense facility authorities regarding any changes needed in the planning manual guidelines adopted under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.201
§ 8236.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.0015 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0015
§ 301.0015. GUIDELINES REGARDING FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION AND STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) In administering its functions under this title or another law, the commission shall limit its activities to:

(1) setting commission policies, including policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and commission staff;

(2) giving general direction to the executive director regarding the implementation of the commission's policies, and holding the executive director accountable for implementing the policies;

(3) approving the commission's budget recommendation to the legislature;

(4) reviewing under Subchapter D, Chapter 212, the decision of an appeal tribunal regarding unemployment compensation;

(5) reviewing under Subchapter D, Chapter 61, the decision of a wage claim appeal tribunal regarding a wage claim;

(6) adopting rules necessary to administer the commission's policies, including rules necessary for the administration of this title and rules governing required reports, procedures, and orders;

(7) responding to questions and comments that are directed to the commission by the executive director and that relate to setting or clarifying commission policies or relate to other matters of general interest to the commission;

(8) requesting information from commission staff; and

(9) reviewing under Subchapter D, Chapter 51, the decision of a child labor appeal tribunal regarding a child labor violation and/or an administrative penalty.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission may conduct the activities listed in Subsection (a) only when acting as a governmental body.

(c) The commission, acting as a governmental body, or an individual member of the commission may conduct the activities listed in Subsections (a)(7) and (8).

(d) In administering its functions under this title or another law, the commission, acting as a governmental body, or an individual member of the commission may not:

(1) direct the day-to-day operations of the executive director or other commission staff; or

(2) establish the details for the implementation of commission policies or direct the executive director or other commission staff about those details.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.312 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.312
§ 11.312. COMPLIANCE BY TERMINATED ENTITY.
Status: in_force

On the decree of a court requiring winding up of a filing entity's business, the filing entity shall comply with:

(1) the requirements of the decree concerning the winding up process; and

(2) Subchapter B to the extent it does not conflict with the decree.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0058
§ 442.0058. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director with the approval of the commission may execute a deed exchanging real property or an interest in real property either as all or partial consideration for other real property or interest in real property. The executive director with the approval of the commission may execute a deed selling real property or an interest in real property under the jurisdiction of the commission if ownership of the real property is no longer in the best interest of the commission.

(b) The commission shall receive a good and marketable title to all land exchanged under this section.

(c) All land to be received in the exchange must be appraised, and if the land to be received is of greater value, as determined by an independent and competent appraisal, than the state land exchanged, the commission may use funds available for land acquisitions as a partial consideration for the exchange.

(d) The receipts from the sale of land under this section shall be used for improving or acquiring other real property dedicated to the same purpose for which the land sold was dedicated.
Tex. Family Code § 2.404 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.404
§ 2.404. RECORDING OF CERTIFICATE OR DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall:

(1) determine that all necessary information is recorded on the declaration of informal marriage form and that all necessary documents are submitted to the clerk;

(2) administer the oath to each party to the declaration;

(3) have each party sign the declaration in the clerk's presence; and

(4) execute the clerk's certificate to the declaration.

(a-1) On the proper execution of the declaration, the clerk may:

(1) prepare a certificate of informal marriage;

(2) enter on the certificate the names of the persons declaring their informal marriage and the date the certificate or declaration is issued; and

(3) record the time at which the certificate or declaration is issued.

(b) The county clerk may not certify the declaration or issue or record the certificate of informal marriage or declaration if:

(1) either party fails to supply any information or provide any document required by this subchapter;

(2) either party is under 18 years of age; or

(3) either party checks "false" in response to the statement of relationship to the other party.

(c) On execution of the declaration, the county clerk shall record the declaration or certificate of informal marriage, deliver the original of the declaration to the parties, deliver the original of the certificate of informal marriage to the parties, if a certificate was prepared, and send a copy of the declaration of informal marriage to the bureau of vital statistics.

(d) An executed declaration or a certificate of informal marriage recorded as provided in this section is prima facie evidence of the marriage of the parties.

(e) At the time the parties sign the declaration, the clerk shall distribute to each party printed materials about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clerk shall note on the declaration that the distribution was made. The materials shall be prepared and provided to the clerk by the Texas Department of Health and shall be designed to inform the parties about:

(1) the incidence and mode of transmission of AIDS and HIV;

(2) the local availability of medical procedures, including voluntary testing, designed to show or help show whether a person has AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS; and

(3) available and appropriate counseling services regarding AIDS and HIV infection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.152
§ 8149.152. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8149.151(b), the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 18 / Section 18.002
§ 18.002. ORGANIC STANDARDS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule may create and administer a program for the administration and enforcement of standards related to organic agricultural products, including certification of persons who produce, process, distribute, or handle organic agricultural products, and may regulate the use of "organic" and related terms.

(b) Any program created by the department under Subsection (a) must be consistent with the provisions of the national organic program.

(c) To the extent consistent with federal law, the department by rule may adopt standards related to organic agricultural products other than the standards established by the national organic program.

(d) The department may enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to act as an organic certifying agent or to provide primary enforcement of state and national standards relating to organic agricultural products.

(e) In regulating organic agricultural products under this subchapter, the department may require certification, registration, or other documentation the department considers necessary:

(1) to ensure the integrity of the state and national organic programs;

(2) to ensure the marketability of organic agricultural products produced in this state; and

(3) to meet the authentication or verification requirements of the federal government, another state, or a foreign country relating to organic agricultural products.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.102
§ 9059.102. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire property located inside or outside the district that the board considers necessary to accomplish the district's objectives.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.454 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.454
§ 502.454. VEHICLES USED BY NONPROFIT DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may apply for registration under Section 502.451 and is exempt from the payment of the registration fee that would otherwise be required by this chapter if the vehicle is:

(1) owned by a nonprofit disaster relief organization; and

(2) used by the organization exclusively for emergencies, training, equipment maintenance, transportation of disaster relief supplies, or other activities related to disaster relief.

(b) An application for registration under this section must include:

(1) a statement by the owner of the vehicle that the vehicle is used exclusively as described by Subsection (a) and has not been used for any other purpose;

(2) a statement signed by an officer of the nonprofit disaster relief organization that the vehicle has been used exclusively as described by Subsection (a) and qualifies for registration under this section; and

(3) a reasonable description of the vehicle and the emergency equipment included in the vehicle.

(c) An applicant for registration under this section must pay a fee of $5.

(d) A commercial motor vehicle registered under this section must display the name of the organization that owns it on each front door.

(e) A vehicle registered under this section must display at all times an appropriate license plate showing the vehicle's status.

(f) A vehicle registered under this section that is used other than as described by Subsection (a) may not again be registered under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.214 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.214
§ 1501.214. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner determines that a small employer health benefit plan issuer subject to this chapter exceeds the applicable premium rate established under this subchapter, the commissioner may order restitution and assess penalties as provided by Chapter 82.