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Tex. Property Code § 216.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.008
§ 216.008. PETITION OR BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving written approval of a petition or ballot by the property owners' association, the petition or ballots for the extension or amendment of restrictions must be distributed to the owners in the subdivision by any public method, including:

(1) by United States mail;

(2) by electronic mail or other method of electronic transmission or publication, including publication on an Internet website;

(3) by door-to-door circulation;

(4) by publication in a newspaper or similar publication of general circulation in the municipality in which the subdivision is located; or

(5) at a meeting of the owners in the subdivision called for the purpose of voting on the proposed extension or amendment.

(b) The petition or ballots may be provided to owners in separate documents. The separate documents are considered to be one instrument.

(c) If a restriction is amended under this chapter, a petition or ballot for a subsequent amendment of the restrictions may not be distributed under Subsection (a) before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the amended restriction under Section 216.010.
Tex. Family Code § 65.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.005
§ 65.005. COURT SESSIONS.
Status: in_force

A truancy court is considered to be in session at all times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8828.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8828 / Section 8828.003
§ 8828.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.060
§ 3938.060. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.002
§ 8416.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.407 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.407
§ 153.407. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

A written demand filed with the limited partnership under Section 153.403 tolls the statute of limitations on the claim on which demand is made until the later of:

(1) the 31st day after the expiration of any waiting period under Section 153.403; or

(2) the 31st day after the expiration of any stay granted under Section 153.405, including all continuations of the stay.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.104
§ 113.104. PREFERENTIAL TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may recover in a suit brought in Travis County by the attorney general the property or the value of property transferred in a preferential transfer.

(b) The transfer of property or an interest in property by a person who at the time of the transfer is insolvent and has received or withheld money as a tax under this title or who is delinquent in the payment of a tax imposed by this title is a preferential transfer if the transfer occurred during the six-month period before the date of the filing of a tax lien notice against the transferor as permitted by this chapter and if the transfer is made with intent to defraud the state. The transfer of the property or the interest in property without adequate and sufficient consideration creates a rebuttable presumption that the transfer was made with intent to defraud the state. A transfer with sufficient consideration creates a rebuttable presumption that the transfer was not made with intent to defraud the state.

(c) All property subject to execution of a transferee in a preferential transfer is subject to a prior lien in favor of the state to secure the recovery of the value of the property transferred in a preferential transfer.

(d) The remedies provided by this section are cumulative of other remedies of the comptroller as a creditor.
Tex. Education Code § 67.22 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.22
§ 67.22. MILITARY TRAINING.
Status: in_force

No student of the university shall ever be required to take a military training course as a condition for entrance into the university or for graduation from the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS FROM ANNEXED COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of an annexed county shall appoint two directors to serve on the board.

(b) The newly appointed directors shall draw lots to determine their initial terms of office. One new director shall serve an initial term that coincides with the terms of directors that expire before the expiration of two years and the other new director shall serve a term that expires after the expiration of two years but before the expiration of four years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0503
§ 7945A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

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. Finance Code § 92.560 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.560
§ 92.560. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general on behalf of the commissioner may apply for equitable relief as the case may require, including an order prohibiting the violation, if it appears to the commissioner that a person has violated or is about to violate this subchapter or a rule of the finance commission or order of the commissioner adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The suit must be brought in a district court of Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.105
§ 8859.105. REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXEMPT WELLS.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules that require the owner or operator of a well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, to register the well with the district and, except for a well exempt from permitting under Subsection (b)(1) of that section, to report groundwater withdrawals from the well using reasonable and appropriate reporting methods and frequency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.154
§ 1301.154. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Board members serve staggered six-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0303
§ 7957A.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. Election Code § 271.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.013
§ 271.013. COMPENSATION OF JUDGES AND CLERKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, compensation for election officers serving at a common polling place in a joint election is the same as that paid to election officers serving at a regular polling place.

(b) If the election records, keys, and supplies for a common polling place are to be delivered to different places for two or more participating political subdivisions:

(1) compensation may be paid in the amount prescribed by this code for delivery, multiplied by the number of participating political subdivisions for which delivery is made to different locations; and

(2) compensation may be paid to one election officer appointed to make the delivery or allocated evenly among the election officers who make the delivery.
Tex. Labor Code § 403.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 403 / Section 403.002
§ 403.002. SURCHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurance carrier, other than a governmental entity, shall pay an annual surcharge to pay the costs of administering this subtitle and to support the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud in this state.

(b) The rate of assessment is applied to the correctly reported gross workers' compensation insurance premiums, including the modified annual premium of a policyholder that purchases an optional deductible plan under Subchapter E, Chapter 2053, Insurance Code. The rate of assessment shall be applied to the modified annual premium before application of a deductible premium credit.

(c) A workers' compensation insurance company is assessed the surcharge at the rate established under Section 403.003 and as limited by Section 255.002(a), Insurance Code. The surcharge shall be collected in the manner provided for collection of other surcharges on gross premiums from a workers' compensation insurance company as provided in Chapter 255, Insurance Code.

(d) Each certified self-insurer shall pay a fee and surcharge as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 407.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.112
§ 8878.112. SALE OR REUSE OF WATER OR BY-PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

The authority may store, sell, or reuse:

(1) water; or

(2) any by-product from the authority's operations.
Tex. Finance Code § 343.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 343 / Section 343.105
§ 343.105. NOTICE OF PENALTIES FOR MAKING FALSE OR MISLEADING WRITTEN STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender, mortgage banker, or licensed mortgage broker shall provide to each applicant for a home loan a written notice at closing.

(b) The notice must:

(1) be provided on a separate document;

(2) be in at least 14-point type; and

(3) have the following or substantially similar language:

"Warning: Intentionally or knowingly making a materially false or misleading written statement to obtain property or credit, including a mortgage loan, is a violation of Section 32.32, Texas Penal Code, and, depending on the amount of the loan or value of the property, is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 years to 99 years and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

"I/we, the undersigned home loan applicant(s), represent that I/we have received, read, and understand this notice of penalties for making a materially false or misleading written statement to obtain a home loan.

"I/we represent that all statements and representations contained in my/our written home loan application, including statements or representations regarding my/our identity, employment, annual income, and intent to occupy the residential real property secured by the home loan, are true and correct as of the date of loan closing."

(c) On receipt of the notice, the loan applicant shall verify the information and execute the notice.

(d) The failure of a lender, mortgage banker, or licensed mortgage broker to provide a notice complying with this section to each applicant for a home loan does not affect the validity or enforceability of the home loan by any holder of the loan.
Tex. Election Code § 122.071 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.071
§ 122.071. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each application submitted under this subchapter. The report must state whether the modified design was approved and must include a description of and the reason for the action ordered.

(b) If an examination by independent examiners was conducted, the secretary shall attach the examiners' reports to the report prepared under this section.

(c) The secretary shall permanently retain reports prepared under this subchapter on file with the secretary's report on the application for initial approval of the system or equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.0515 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.0515
§ 9005.0515. LIMITATION OF DISTRICT POWER.
Status: in_force

In the territory of the district that coincides with the territory of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3, the powers of the district, including the power to issue bonds and exercise eminent domain, are limited to the powers necessary to provide wholesale water service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.018 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.018
§ 554.018. COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER APPROACH.
Status: in_force

The board shall encourage pharmacists to participate in a program that provides a comprehensive approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and persons who are at risk of developing substance use disorders, such as a program promoted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.057 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.057
§ 63.057. PERMIT FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) No permit may be issued that allows the operation of a recreational vehicle on a sand dune seaward of the dune protection line.

(b) No permit may be issued that allows any activity in a critical dune area inconsistent with rules promulgated by the commissioner for protection of critical dune areas.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.003
§ 90.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 90.002 does not apply to:

(1) a state, county, or municipal road right-of-way;

(2) a private road crossing established on or before December 31, 2003; or

(3) operation of a motor vehicle by:

(A) a federal, state, or local government employee if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for conducting official business;

(B) a person if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for reasonable purposes related to usual and customary agricultural activities;

(C) a person if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary to and is authorized by a mineral lease;

(D) a person if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary to and authorized by a crossing easement granted by the General Land Office under the Natural Resources Code;

(E) a person if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary to an activity authorized by Chapter 86;

(F) a person in response to an emergency;

(G) a person if operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for the lawful construction, operation, or maintenance of equipment, facilities, or structures used for:

(i) the production, transportation, transmission, or distribution of electric power;

(ii) the provision of telecommunications services or other services delivered through a cable system;

(iii) the transportation of aggregates, oil, natural gas, coal, or any product of oil, natural gas, or coal;

(iv) the production, treatment, or transportation of water or wastewater; or

(v) dredge material disposal placement;

(H) an owner of the uplands adjacent to a protected freshwater area, the owner's agent, lessee, sublessee, or the lessee or sublessee's agent, representative, licensee, invitee, or guest for reasonable purposes related to usual and customary operation of:

(i) a camp regulated under Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code; or

(ii) a retreat facility owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation chartered under the laws of this state before January 1, 1970; or

(I) an owner of the adjacent uplands on both sides of a protected freshwater area and the owner's agents, employees, representatives, and lessees only for the purpose of accessing the owner's property on the opposite side of the protected freshwater area when no reasonable alternate access is available.

(b) This chapter does not apply to any river with headwaters in a state other than Texas and a mouth or confluence in a state other than Texas.

(c) A person exempt under this section who operates a motor vehicle in or on a protected freshwater area shall do so in a manner that avoids, to the extent reasonably possible, harming or disturbing vegetation, wildlife, or wildlife habitat within the protected freshwater area. A person exempt under this section who is crossing a protected freshwater area shall cross by the most direct feasible route.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.053
§ 8104.053. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the authority.

(b) The board on its own motion may call and hold one or more hearings on the exclusion of land or other property from the authority in the manner provided by general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.002
§ 8126.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Denton County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.2015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.2015
§ 32.2015. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The county road oil and gas fund is a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held and administered by the comptroller as trustee for the payment, without appropriation, to counties of money received from the leasing of oil and gas under lands owned by the state that were or may be acquired by a county to construct a county road.

(b) The land office shall deposit to the credit of the fund money received under Section 32.201(i) from the leasing of oil and gas under lands owned by the state that were or may be acquired by a county to construct a county road.

(c) Interest or other income from investment of the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(d) Money in the fund received from the leasing of oil and gas under lands described by Subsection (b) located in a county, together with the interest or other income from investment of that money deposited to the credit of the fund, shall be disbursed at least twice each fiscal year, without appropriation, to the county treasurer or officer performing the function of that office. The county treasurer or officer shall deposit amounts received under this subsection to the credit of the county road and bridge fund of the county. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this subsection may be used by the county only for road maintenance purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 55.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 55 / Section 55.001
§ 55.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Active duty" means current full-time military service in the armed forces of the United States or active duty military service as a member of the Texas military forces, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code, or similar military service of another state.

(2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the army, navy, air force, space force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branches of the armed forces.

(3) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a particular business.

(4) "Military service member" means a person who is on active duty.

(5) "Military spouse" means a person who is married to a military service member.

(6) "Military veteran" means a person who has served on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.

(7) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau, commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of the state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 291A.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 291A / Section 291A.153
§ 291A.153. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on mandatory payments required under this chapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 411.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.142
§ 411.142. DNA DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall record DNA data and establish and maintain a computerized database that serves as the central depository in the state for DNA records.

(b) The director may maintain the DNA database in the department's crime laboratory in Austin or another suitable location.

(c) The director may receive, analyze, store, and destroy a DNA record or DNA sample for the purposes described by Section 411.143. If a DNA sample was collected solely for the purpose of creating a DNA record, the director may destroy the sample after any test results associated with the sample are entered into the DNA database and the CODIS database.

(d) The DNA database must be capable of classifying, matching, and storing the results of analyses of DNA.

(e) The director, with advice from the Department of Information Resources, shall develop biennial plans to:

(1) improve the reporting and accuracy of the DNA database; and

(2) develop and maintain a monitoring system capable of identifying inaccurate or incomplete information.

(f) The DNA database must be compatible with the national DNA identification index system (CODIS) used by the FBI to the extent required by the FBI to permit the useful exchange and storage of DNA records or information derived from those records.

(g) The DNA database may contain DNA records for the following:

(1) an individual described by this subchapter, including Section 411.1471, 411.148, or 411.154;

(2) a biological specimen that is legally obtained in the investigation of a crime, regardless of origin;

(3) results of testing ordered by a court under this subchapter, Article 64.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law permitting or requiring the creation of a DNA record;

(4) an unidentified missing person, or unidentified skeletal remains or body parts;

(5) a close biological relative of a person who has been reported missing to a law enforcement agency;

(6) a person at risk of becoming lost, such as a child or a person declared by a court to be mentally incapacitated, if the record is required by court order or a parent, conservator, or guardian of the person consents to the record; or

(7) an unidentified person, if the record does not contain personal identifying information.

(h) The director shall establish standards for DNA analysis by a DNA laboratory and standards for rapid DNA analysis by an authorized law enforcement agency that meet or exceed the current standards for quality assurance and proficiency testing for forensic DNA analysis issued by the FBI. The DNA database may contain only DNA records of DNA analyses performed according to the standards adopted by the director.
Tex. Election Code § 31.122 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.122
§ 31.122. OFFICE HOURS OF ELECTION AUTHORITY DURING ELECTION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 31.123, each county clerk, city secretary, or secretary of the governing body of a political subdivision other than a county or city or the authority performing the duties of a secretary under this code shall keep that officer's office open for election duties for at least three hours each day, during regular office hours, on regular business days during the period:

(1) beginning not later than the 50th day before the date of each general election of the political subdivision or the third day after the date a special election is ordered by an authority of the political subdivision; and

(2) ending not earlier than the 40th day after election day.

(b) In this section, "regular business day" means a day on which the main business office of the county, city, or other political subdivision is regularly open for business.