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Tex. Tax Code § 112.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.051
§ 112.051. PROTEST PAYMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who is required to pay a tax imposed by this title or collected by the comptroller under any law, including a local tax collected by the comptroller, contends that the tax is unlawful or that the public official charged with the duty of collecting the tax may not legally demand or collect the tax, the person shall pay the amount claimed by the state, and if the person intends to bring suit under this subchapter, the person must submit with the payment a protest.

(b) The protest must be in writing and must state fully and in detail each reason for recovering the payment.

(c) The protest payment must be made within the period of time set out in Subdivision (3) of Subsection (c) of Section 111.104 of this code for the filing of refund claims.

(d) This section and Section 112.052 are not severable from the other provisions of this subchapter. If this section or Section 112.052 is held invalid for any reason, the entire subchapter is invalid.
Tex. Government Code § 508.283 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.283
§ 508.283. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a parole panel or designated agent of the board has held a hearing under Section 508.281, in any manner warranted by the evidence:

(1) the board may recommend to the governor to continue, revoke, or modify the conditional pardon; and

(2) a parole panel may continue, revoke, or modify the parole or mandatory supervision.

(b) If the parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon of a person described by Section 508.149(a) is revoked, the person may be required to serve the remaining portion of the sentence on which the person was released. The remaining portion is computed without credit for the time from the date of the person's release to the date of revocation.

(c) If the parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon of a person other than a person described by Section 508.149(a) is revoked, the person may be required to serve the remaining portion of the sentence on which the person was released. For a person who on the date of issuance of a warrant or summons initiating the revocation process is subject to a sentence the remaining portion of which is greater than the amount of time from the date of the person's release to the date of issuance of the warrant or summons, the remaining portion is to be served without credit for the time from the date of the person's release to the date of revocation. For a person who on the date of issuance of the warrant or summons is subject to a sentence the remaining portion of which is less than the amount of time from the date of the person's release to the date of issuance of the warrant or summons, the remaining portion is to be served without credit for an amount of time equal to the remaining portion of the sentence on the date of issuance of the warrant or citation.

(d) If a warrant is issued charging a violation of a release condition or a summons is issued for a hearing under Section 508.281, the sentence time credit may be suspended until a determination is made in the case. The suspended time credit may be reinstated if the parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon is continued.

(e) If a person's parole or mandatory supervision is modified after it is established that the person violated conditions of release, the board may require the releasee to remain under custodial supervision in a county jail for a period of not less than 60 days or more than 180 days. A sheriff is required to accept an inmate sanctioned under this subsection only if the commissioners court of the county in which the sheriff serves and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have entered into a contract providing for the housing of persons sanctioned under this subsection.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.551 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.551
§ 18A.551. REPORT OF INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS BY JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the date an interception order or the last extension, if any, expires or after the denial of an interception order, the issuing or denying judge shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts:

(1) the fact that an order or extension was applied for;

(2) the kind of order or extension applied for;

(3) the fact that the order or extension was granted as applied for, was modified, or was denied;

(4) the period of interceptions authorized by the order and the number and duration of any extensions of the order;

(5) the offense specified in the order or application or extension;

(6) the identity of the requesting officer and the prosecutor; and

(7) the nature of the facilities from which or the place where communications were to be intercepted.

(b) A judge required to file a report under this article shall forward a copy of the report to the director.
Tex. Water Code § 20.115 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.115
§ 20.115. TAX EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Since the authority is performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by this chapter, the bonds issued under this Act, and the interest and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale of bonds, and all fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts, and other money received or pledged to pay or secure the payment of bonds are free from taxation and assessments of every kind by this state and any city, county, district, authority, or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.008 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.008
§ 22.008. DEVISE.
Status: in_force

"Devise":

(1) used as a noun, includes a testamentary disposition of real property, personal property, or both; and

(2) used as a verb, means to dispose of real property, personal property, or both, by will.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.033 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.033
§ 64.033. SUITS BY RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

A receiver may bring suits in his official capacity without permission of the appointing court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.005
§ 8232.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.053
§ 1.053. APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN AND INTERSTATE AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

This code applies to the conduct of affairs with foreign countries and the other states of the United States only to the extent permitted under the United States Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.054
§ 8813.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.004
§ 46.004. LICENSE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The resident fishing license fee is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the fee or license requirement for:

(1) a resident who has a general commercial fisherman's license of this state;

(2) a resident who is blind as defined by Section 94.001, Human Resources Code;

(3) a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years old; or

(4) a resident or nonresident who is 65 years old or over.

(c) The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified veteran with a disability as defined by Section 42.012 and for a resident on active duty as a member of the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard.

(d) The department may issue a lifetime resident fishing license to residents of this state. The fee for this license is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(e) The nonresident fishing license fee is $15 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(f) The commission may establish collection and issuance fees for licenses and tags issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0203
§ 544.0203. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE DETECTION TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a program to provide annual training on identifying potential cases of Medicaid fraud, waste, or abuse to:

(1) contractors who process Medicaid claims; and

(2) appropriate health and human services agency staff.

(b) The training must include clear criteria that specify:

(1) the circumstances under which a person should refer a potential case to the commission; and

(2) the time by which a referral should be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.102
§ 1007.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service or medical care in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 153.6091 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.6091
§ 153.6091. COMPENSATION OF PARENTING FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

Section 153.609 applies to a parenting facilitator in the same manner as provided for a parenting coordinator, except that a person appointed in accordance with Section 153.609(d) to act as a parenting facilitator must meet the minimum qualifications prescribed by Section 153.6101.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.0073 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0073
§ 81.0073. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a certificate may renew an unexpired certificate by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the certificate. A person whose certificate has expired may not engage in activities that require a certificate until the certificate has been renewed.

(b) A person whose certificate has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

(c) A person whose certificate has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.

(d) A person whose certificate has been expired for one year or more may not renew the certificate. The person may obtain a new certificate by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original certificate.

(e) A person who was certified in this state, moved to another state, and is currently certified and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new certificate without reexamination. The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the certificate.

(f) Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's certificate is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the department.
Tex. Property Code § 92.061 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.061
§ 92.061. EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The duties of a landlord and the remedies of a tenant under this subchapter are in lieu of existing common law and other statutory law warranties and duties of landlords for maintenance, repair, security, habitability, and nonretaliation, and remedies of tenants for a violation of those warranties and duties. Otherwise, this subchapter does not affect any other right of a landlord or tenant under contract, statutory law, or common law that is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter or any right a landlord or tenant may have to bring an action for personal injury or property damage under the law of this state. This subchapter does not impose obligations on a landlord or tenant other than those expressly stated in this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.1032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.1032
§ 2254.1032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2254.1032. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: SELECTION OF PROVIDER. (a) A political subdivision may select an attorney or law firm to award a contingent fee contract only in accordance with Section 2254.003(a) and this section.

(b) In procuring legal services under a contingent fee contract, a political subdivision shall:

(1) select a well-qualified attorney or law firm on the basis of demonstrated competence, qualifications, and experience in the requested services; and

(2) attempt to negotiate a contract with that attorney or law firm for a fair and reasonable price.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.402
§ 184.402. PLEDGE OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company may not pledge or create a lien on any of its assets except to secure:

(1) the repayment of money borrowed;

(2) trust deposits as specifically authorized or required by:

(A) Section 184.301;

(B) Title 9, Property Code; or

(C) rules adopted under this chapter; or

(3) deposits made by:

(A) the United States;

(B) a state, county, or municipality; or

(C) an agency of the United States or a state, county, or municipality.

(b) An act, deed, conveyance, pledge, or contract in violation of this section is void.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.076 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.076
§ 222.076. SEPARATE SUBACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bank shall consist of at least two separate subaccounts, a highway subaccount and a transit subaccount.

(b) In addition to the subaccounts under Subsection (a), the commission may create one or more subaccounts that are capitalized with state funds only. Subaccounts capitalized with state funds only are not subject to the federal act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.106
§ 3818.106. ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the approval of the governing body of the City of Houston the district may:

(1) annex territory in accordance with Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) annex territory located inside the boundaries of a reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, as those boundaries existed on September 1, 2001.

(b) The district may annex territory described by Subsection (a)(2) only if:

(1) the district holds a public hearing on the proposed annexation and publishes notice in the district not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing; and

(2) a majority of the qualified voters of the territory that the district proposes to annex voting at an election held within that territory approve:

(A) the annexation;

(B) the assumption of the bonds, notes, obligations, taxes, and special assessments created before the annexation of the area to the district; and

(C) the assumption of the bonds of the district payable wholly or partly from taxes or special assessments that have been voted previously but not yet issued or sold and the imposition of an ad valorem tax or special assessment on all taxable property within the annexed area for the payment of the bonds.

(c) If the voters approve each proposition under Subsection (b)(2), the board may adopt an order adding the annexed territory to the district.

(d) An election under Subsection (b) must be held and notice must be given in the territory that the district proposes to annex in the same manner as provided for a bond election held by the district. The district may hold an election to annex territory on the same day as another district election.

(e) The board may:

(1) call an election to annex territory by a separate election order or as a part of another election order;

(2) submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election; or

(3) order multiple elections to annex the same territory.

(f) The district may annex defined areas of land, regardless of whether the areas are contiguous to the district.

(g) An annexed area shall bear that area's pro rata share of all bonds, notes, or other obligations, taxes, or special assessments that may be owed, contracted for, or authorized by the district.

(h) The election, notice, and hearing requirements imposed by Subsections (b)-(g) do not apply to an annexation under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Finance Code § 67.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 67 / Section 67.202
§ 67.202. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may revoke a foreign association's certificate of authority on the failure or refusal of the association to comply with a final order of the commissioner.

(b) On revocation under Subsection (a), an agent of the association may not transact business in this state except to:

(1) receive a payment to apply to an active loan contract; or

(2) pay a withdrawal request.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0602 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0602
§ 161.0602. PERSONS OR LABORATORIES PERFORMING EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA TESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules that require a person or laboratory to be approved by the commission if the person or laboratory performs an official equine infectious anemia test.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include:

(1) approval requirements;

(2) provisions governing the issuance, renewal, and revocation of an approval;

(3) inspection requirements;

(4) recordkeeping requirements;

(5) equine infectious anemia testing methods approved by the commission; and

(6) proficiency standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.056
§ 3846.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

After the directors have been elected and have qualified as provided by Section 375.067, Local Government Code, they shall organize or reorganize by electing a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and other officers of the board as the board considers necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.076
§ 483.076. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board institutes a legal proceeding under this chapter, the board may be represented only by a county attorney, a district attorney, or the attorney general.

(b) The board may not employ private counsel in any legal proceeding instituted by or against the board under this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 29.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 29 / Section 29.02
§ 29.02. ROBBERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft as defined in Chapter 31 and with intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he:

(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0306
§ 7960.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 3(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Election Code § 87.125 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.125
§ 87.125. COUNTING OF CERTAIN LATE BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting ballot board shall convene to count ballots voted by mail described by Section 86.007(d) at the time set by the presiding judge of the board on the ninth day after the date of an election or on an earlier day if the early voting clerk certifies that all ballots mailed from outside the United States have been received.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for an election held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the early voting ballot board shall convene to count ballots voted by mail described by Sections 86.007(d) and (d-1) not later than the 13th day after the date of the election.

(b) On counting the ballots under Subsection (a), the early voting ballot board shall report the results to the local canvassing authority for the election.

(c) If the date prescribed by Subsection (a) for convening the early voting ballot board is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the early voting ballot board shall convene on the next regular business day.