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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.093
§ 86.093. EFFECT OF OIL AND GAS STRATUM ON GAS ONLY STRATUM.
Status: in_force

If gas is produced from one stratum and oil and gas are produced from another stratum in the same well bore, the commission shall take into account the amount of gas produced from the oil stratum in determining the amount of gas that may be produced from the stratum producing gas only. The commission may subtract the amount of the casinghead gas produced from the dry gas that would be allocated to the well if it produced dry gas and may restrict the dry gas production accordingly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0501
§ 8072.0501. 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, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Election Code § 12.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 12 / Section 12.032
§ 12.032. DESIGNATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The order designating the county clerk as the voter registrar must state the effective date of the transfer of voter registration duties and functions to the county clerk.

(b) The county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state not later than the third day after the date the order is adopted.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.202
§ 42A.202. CONTINUING JURISDICTION IN FELONY CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this article, the jurisdiction of a court imposing a sentence requiring imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for an offense other than a state jail felony continues for 180 days from the date the execution of the sentence actually begins.

(b) Before the expiration of the 180-day period described by Subsection (a), the judge of the court that imposed the sentence described by that subsection may, on the judge's own motion, on the motion of the attorney representing the state, or on the written motion of the defendant, suspend further execution of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision under the terms and conditions of this chapter if:

(1) in the opinion of the judge, the defendant would not benefit from further imprisonment;

(2) the defendant is otherwise eligible for community supervision under this chapter; and

(3) the defendant had never before been incarcerated in a penitentiary serving a sentence for a felony.

(c) When the defendant files a written motion requesting the judge to suspend further execution of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision, the defendant shall immediately deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of the motion to the office of the attorney representing the state.

(d) When the defendant or the attorney representing the state files a written motion requesting the judge to suspend further execution of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision, and when requested to do so by the judge, the clerk of the court shall request a copy of the defendant's record while imprisoned from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or, if the defendant is confined in county jail, from the sheriff. On receipt of the request, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the sheriff shall forward a copy of the record to the judge as soon as possible.

(e) The judge may deny the motion without holding a hearing but may not grant the motion without holding a hearing and providing the attorney representing the state and the defendant the opportunity to present evidence on the motion.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.26 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.26
§ 20.26. RELEASE OF CONSUMER REPORT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Unless a security freeze on a protected consumer's consumer file or record is removed under Section 20.28 or 20.30, a consumer reporting agency may not release any consumer report relating to the protected consumer, any information derived from the protected consumer's consumer report, or any record created for the protected consumer.
Tex. Penal Code § 28.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 28 / Section 28.04
§ 28.04. RECKLESS DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he recklessly damages or destroys property of the owner.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.552 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.552
§ 356.552. ACTION OF COURT ON REPORT.
Status: in_force

After the expiration of five days from the date a report is filed under Section 356.551, the court shall:

(1) inquire into the manner in which the auction or contract described in the report was made;

(2) hear evidence in support of or against the report; and

(3) determine the sufficiency or insufficiency of the personal representative's general bond, if any has been required and given.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.203
§ 256.203. ESTABLISHING CONTENTS OF WILL NOT IN COURT'S CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

If for any reason a will is not in the court's custody, the court shall find the contents of the will by written order. Certified copies of the contents as established by the order may be:

(1) recorded in other counties; and

(2) used in evidence, as certified copies of wills in the custody of the court may be used.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0027
§ 25.0027. JURIES; PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The drawing of jury panels, selection of jurors, and practice in the statutory probate courts must conform to that prescribed by law for county courts, except that practice, procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, juries, including the number of jurors provided the parties to a proceeding may agree to try a particular case with fewer than 12 jurors, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials and hearings in the statutory probate courts involving those matters of concurrent jurisdiction with district courts are governed by the laws and rules pertaining to district courts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0103
§ 161.0103. REQUIRED REPORT OF CERTAIN VACCINE-RELATED ADVERSE EVENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "serious adverse event" means an event that:

(1) results in death;

(2) is considered life-threatening;

(3) results in inpatient hospitalization or an extension of the duration of an existing hospitalization;

(4) results in a persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of an individual's ability to perform normal life functions;

(5) results in a congenital anomaly or birth defect; or

(6) results in a medically important condition that, based on the physician's reasonable medical judgment, may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent an outcome described by Subdivisions (1) through (5).

(b) This section applies only to a vaccine that is:

(1) experimental or investigational; or

(2) authorized or approved for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), this section does not apply to a vaccine administered as part of a clinical trial.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a physician shall report to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System any serious adverse event the physician's patient suffers if:

(1) the physician:

(A) diagnoses the patient with a condition related to the serious adverse event; and

(B) knows the patient received a vaccination to which this section applies; and

(2) the patient suffers the serious adverse event before the first anniversary of the date the patient was vaccinated.

(e) A physician who violates this section is subject to:

(1) for an initial violation, non-disciplinary corrective action by the Texas Medical Board; and

(2) for each subsequent violation, disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board as if the physician violated Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(f) For purposes of non-disciplinary corrective action or disciplinary action imposed under Subsection (e), the Texas Medical Board may not consider a violation of this section after the third anniversary of the date of the violation. The Texas Medical Board shall retain information on each violation of this section in the physician's permanent record.

(g) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 30.007802 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.007802
§ 30.007802. COMPLAINT; PLEADING.
Status: in_force

(a) A complaint filed in a municipal court of record must begin "In the name and by authority of the State of Texas" and must conclude "Against the peace and dignity of the State."

(b) Complaints must comply with Article 45A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Pleadings must be in writing and must be filed with the municipal court clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.002
§ 3844.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

7. A special district known as the "Harris County Improvement District No. 7" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 61.055 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.055
§ 61.055. CONDUCT OF ENFORCEMENT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile court shall require that the enforcement hearing be recorded as provided by Section 54.09.

(b) The movant must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person against whom enforcement is sought engaged in conduct constituting contempt of a reasonable and lawful court order as alleged in the motion for enforcement.

(c) The person against whom enforcement is sought has a privilege not to be called as a witness or otherwise to incriminate himself or herself.

(d) The juvenile court shall conduct the enforcement hearing without a jury.

(e) The juvenile court shall include in its judgment findings as to each violation alleged in the motion for enforcement and the punishment, if any, to be imposed.

(f) If the person against whom enforcement is sought was not represented by counsel during any previous court proceeding involving a motion for enforcement, the person may through counsel raise any defense or affirmative defense to the proceeding that could have been lodged in the previous court proceeding but was not because the person was not represented by counsel.

(g) It is an affirmative defense to enforcement of a juvenile court order that the juvenile court did not provide the parent or other eligible person with due process of law in the proceeding in which the court entered the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.210
§ 6906.210. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, and manage the proprietary affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or the collection, processing, or disposal of waste or to renew contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Property Code § 301.082 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.082
§ 301.082. ANSWER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the notice and copy of the complaint under Section 301.081(f)(3), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint.

(b) An answer must be:

(1) in writing;

(2) under oath; and

(3) in the form prescribed by the commission.

(c) An answer may be amended at any time.

(d) An answer does not inhibit the investigation of a complaint.
Tex. Government Code § 607.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.055
§ 607.055. CANCER.
Status: in_force

(a) A firefighter or emergency medical technician who suffers from cancer resulting in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have developed the cancer during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter or emergency medical technician if:

(1) the firefighter or emergency medical technician:

(A) regularly responded on the scene to calls involving fires or fire fighting; or

(B) regularly responded to an event involving the documented release of radiation or a known or suspected carcinogen while the person was employed as a firefighter or emergency medical technician; and

(2) the cancer is described by Subsection (b).

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) cancer that originates at the stomach, colon, rectum, skin, prostate, testis, or brain;

(2) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;

(3) multiple myeloma;

(4) malignant melanoma; and

(5) renal cell carcinoma.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4053.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4053 / Section 4053.152
§ 4053.152. GUARANTY FUND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court finds by a final nonappealable judgment that a violation of this chapter by a managing general agent contributes materially to the insolvency of an insurer under which the agent held an appointment, the agent shall reimburse the appropriate guaranty fund for money paid to cover losses of the insolvent insurer in an amount equal to all payments made from that guaranty fund in excess of:

(1) gross earned premiums and investment income earned on those premiums; and

(2) loss reserves for that business.

(b) The reimbursement made under this section shall be used for losses, loss adjustments, and administrative expenses on business placed by the managing general agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0105
§ 8047.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 322.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.014
§ 322.014. REPORT ON MAJOR INVESTMENT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state investment fund" means any investment fund administered by or under a contract with any state governmental entity, including a fund:

(1) established by statute or by the Texas Constitution; or

(2) administered by or under a contract with:

(A) a public retirement system as defined by Section 802.001 that provides service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of the state;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(C) any other entity that is part of state government.

(b) The board shall evaluate and publish an annual report on the risk-adjusted performance of each state investment fund that in the opinion of the board contains a relatively large amount of assets belonging to or administered by the state. The board in its report shall:

(1) compare the risk-adjusted performance of the funds; and

(2) examine the risk-adjusted performance, within and among the funds, of similar asset classes and comparable portfolios within asset classes.

(c) Each state governmental entity that administers a state investment fund and each person that administers a state investment fund under contract shall provide the board with the information the board requests regarding the performance of the fund.

(d) The board shall publish the annual report in a format and using terminology that a person without technical investment expertise can understand.
Tex. Family Code § 201.301 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.301
§ 201.301. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter and does not apply to a juvenile court master appointed under Subchapter K, Chapter 54, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.101
§ 7913.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 403.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.102
§ 403.102. FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The federal revenue sharing trust fund exists to receive money authorized under the federal revenue sharing law (31 U.S.C. Section 6701 et seq. (1983)) and money earned by the use of that money. Expenditures from the fund must be authorized by the legislature. The comptroller shall administer the fund and may adopt rules providing for the availability of money for use among the entities funded from the fund. Costs related to salary and wages for employer contributions to the state retirement programs, to the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program (42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq. (1983)), and for the unemployment benefit program computed at the maximum contributor rate shall be applied to salaries and wages paid from the fund and credited to the general revenue fund.

(b) To ensure that the state obtains full benefit of the federal revenue sharing trust fund, the comptroller may invest money in the fund that is determined to exceed cash requirements for current expenditures in:

(1) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by, the United States;

(2) direct obligations of or participation certificates guaranteed by the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Federal Land Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, or Banks for Cooperatives;

(3) savings and loan associations insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation;

(4) certificates of deposit of a bank or trust company the deposits of which are fully secured by a pledge of securities listed in Subdivisions (1)-(3);

(5) other securities made eligible by law for this investment; or

(6) any combination of those investments.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0003
§ 550.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to:

(1) exempt a faith- or community-based organization from any applicable state or federal law; or

(2) be an endorsement or sponsorship by this state of a faith-based organization's religious character, expression, beliefs, doctrines, or practices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.157
§ 3908.157. NO AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.473 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.473
§ 2301.473. MODELS WITHIN LINE-MAKE.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not:

(1) fail or refuse to offer to its same line-make franchised dealers all models manufactured for that line-make; or

(2) require as a prerequisite to receiving a model or series of vehicles that a franchised dealer:

(A) pay an extra fee;

(B) purchase unreasonable advertising displays or other materials; or

(C) remodel, renovate, or recondition the dealer's existing facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.156
§ 3816.156. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) The district may impose an assessment against any property of the City of Frisco in the district. Payment of an assessment by another exempt jurisdiction must be established by contract.

(c) The board may apportion the cost of an improvement project or service to be assessed against property in the district on all property in the district according to a finding of the board that the improvement project or service benefits all property in the district.

(d) The board may include two or more types of improvements and services in one assessment proceeding. The board may conduct separate assessment proceedings as the district undertakes improvement projects or the provision of services.

(e) The board may adjust annual assessments for services in accordance with an annual budget the board adopts for the provision of those services. An annual adjustment may not exceed the annual amount set forth in the original assessment proceedings except after public notice and hearing on the increase.

(f) The board, after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, may:

(1) correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls; and

(2) collect assessments after making the corrections, additions, or deletions.
Tex. Property Code § 121.057 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.057
§ 121.057. PRIOR DESIGNATIONS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the validity of a beneficiary designation made by an employee before April 3, 1975, that names a trustee as beneficiary of a death benefit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.305
§ 51.305. HEARING ON RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the respondent requests a hearing, the hearing shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall consider the department's applicable substantive rules and policies when conducting a hearing under this subchapter.

(c) An administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:

(1) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) promptly issue to the commission a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Property Code § 5.087 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.087
§ 5.087.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.087. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS: CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county adopting an order under Section 5.0622.

(b) The commissioners court may not modify the provisions of this subchapter except the commissioners court may provide in the order that an executory contract to which the order applies may not be used to purchase land for residential purposes unless the conversion authorized by Section 5.081 is required to occur not later than three years after the date the executory contract is entered into.