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Tex. Tax Code § 154.212 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.212
§ 154.212. REPORTS BY WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF CIGARETTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may, when considered necessary by the comptroller for the administration of a tax under this chapter, require each wholesaler or distributor of cigarettes to file with the comptroller a report each month of sales to retailers in this state.

(b) The wholesaler or distributor shall file the report on or before the 25th day of each month. The report must contain the following information for the preceding calendar month's sales in relation to each retailer:

(1) the name of the retailer and the address of the retailer's outlet location to which the wholesaler or distributor delivered cigarettes, including city and zip code;

(2) the taxpayer number assigned by the comptroller to the retailer, if the wholesaler or distributor is in possession of the number;

(3) the cigarette permit number of the outlet location to which the wholesaler or distributor delivered cigarettes; and

(4) the monthly net sales made to the retailer by the wholesaler or distributor, including the quantity and units of cigarettes in stamped packages sold to the retailer.

(c) Except as provided by this subsection, the wholesaler or distributor shall file the report with the comptroller electronically. The comptroller may establish procedures for allowing an alternative method of filing for a wholesaler or distributor who demonstrates to the comptroller an inability to comply with the electronic reporting requirement. If the comptroller determines that another technological method of filing the report is more efficient than electronic filing, the comptroller may establish procedures requiring its use by wholesalers and distributors.

(d) Except as provided by Section 111.006, information contained in a report required to be filed by this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0105
§ 7817.0105. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, apply to the district except to the extent this chapter constitutes a modification of general law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.252
§ 225.252. DEPUTY CONSTABLE RUBEN GARCIA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 48 in Cameron County between its intersection with State Highway 550 and its intersection with Fishermans Place Road is designated as the Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.616 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.616
§ 2210.616. STATE NOT TO IMPAIR PUBLIC SECURITY OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state pledges for the benefit and protection of financing parties, the board, and the association that the state will not take or permit any action that would:

(1) impair the collection of premium surcharges or the deposit of those funds into the applicable trust fund;

(2) reduce, alter, or impair the premium surcharges to be imposed, collected, and remitted to financing parties until the principal, interest, and premium, and any other charges incurred and contracts to be performed in connection with the related public securities, have been paid and performed in full; or

(3) in any way impair the rights and remedies of the public security owners until the public securities are fully discharged.

(b) A party issuing public securities under this subchapter may include the pledge described by Subsection (a) in any documentation relating to those securities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.047
§ 773.047. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

An individual qualifies as an emergency medical technician if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to perform emergency prehospital care that is necessary for basic life support and that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the control of hemorrhaging.
Tex. Insurance Code § 203.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 203 / Section 203.002
§ 203.002. TAX PAYMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES; UNREPORTED GROSS PREMIUM RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Life Insurance Company May not receive a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state until all taxes imposed under this code or another insurance law of this state are paid.

(b) If the commissioner determines by examining a company or by other means that the company's gross premium receipts in a year exceed the amount reported by the company for that year, the commissioner shall report that determination to the comptroller. The comptroller shall institute a collection action as the comptroller considers appropriate to collect taxes due on unreported gross premium receipts.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.503 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.503
§ 151.503. DETERMINATION IF NO REPORT FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person fails to file a report, the comptroller shall estimate the amount of receipts of the person subject to the sales tax, the amount of total sales prices of taxable items sold, leased, or rented by the person to another for storage, use, or consumption in this state, and the total sales prices of taxable items acquired by the person for storage, use, or consumption without the payment of the use tax to a retailer for each period or the total period for which the person failed to report as required by this chapter.

(b) The estimate required by Subsection (a) of this section may be made on any information available to the comptroller.

(c) On the basis of the estimate, the comptroller shall compute and determine the amount required to be paid to the state for each period.

(d) The comptroller shall add to the determination an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount computed under Subsection (c) of this section as a penalty.

(e) A determination under this section may be issued for one or more periods, and more than one determination may be issued for a single period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.152
§ 1012.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) The board must approve the budget.
Tex. Property Code § 117.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.007
§ 117.007. LOYALTY.
Status: in_force

A trustee shall invest and manage the trust assets solely in the interest of the beneficiaries.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.251
§ 101.251. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.

(b) The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.

(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(d) A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Education Code § 37.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.102
§ 37.102. RULES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt rules for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property and other rules it considers necessary to carry out this subchapter and the governance of the district, including rules providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property. The board may adopt and charge a reasonable fee for parking and for providing traffic control.

(b) A law or ordinance regulating traffic on a public highway or street applies to the operation of a vehicle on school property, except as modified by this subchapter.

(c) A person who violates any rule adopted under this subchapter providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.002
§ 415.002. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY INSURANCE CARRIER.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance carrier or its representative commits an administrative violation if that person:

(1) misrepresents a provision of this subtitle to an employee, an employer, a health care provider, or a legal beneficiary;

(2) terminates or reduces benefits without substantiating evidence that the action is reasonable and authorized by law;

(3) instructs an employer not to file a document required to be filed with the division;

(4) instructs or encourages an employer to violate a claimant's right to medical benefits under this subtitle;

(5) fails to tender promptly full death benefits if a legitimate dispute does not exist as to the liability of the insurance carrier;

(6) allows an employer, other than a self-insured employer, to dictate the methods by which and the terms on which a claim is handled and settled;

(7) fails to confirm medical benefits coverage to a person or facility providing medical treatment to a claimant if a legitimate dispute does not exist as to the liability of the insurance carrier;

(8) fails, without good cause, to attend a dispute resolution proceeding within the division;

(9) attends a dispute resolution proceeding within the division without complete authority or fails to exercise authority to effectuate agreement or settlement;

(10) adjusts a workers' compensation claim in a manner contrary to license requirements for an insurance adjuster, including the requirements of Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, or the rules of the commissioner of insurance;

(11) fails to process claims promptly in a reasonable and prudent manner;

(12) fails to initiate or reinstate benefits when due if a legitimate dispute does not exist as to the liability of the insurance carrier;

(13) misrepresents the reason for not paying benefits or terminating or reducing the payment of benefits;

(14) dates documents to misrepresent the actual date of the initiation of benefits;

(15) makes a notation on a draft or other instrument indicating that the draft or instrument represents a final settlement of a claim if the claim is still open and pending before the division;

(16) fails or refuses to pay benefits from week to week as and when due directly to the person entitled to the benefits;

(17) fails to pay an order awarding benefits;

(18) controverts a claim if the evidence clearly indicates liability;

(19) unreasonably disputes the reasonableness and necessity of health care;

(20) violates a commissioner rule;

(21) makes a statement denying all future medical care for a compensable injury; or

(22) fails to comply with a provision of this subtitle.

(b) An insurance carrier or its representative does not commit an administrative violation under Subsection (a)(6) by allowing an employer to:

(1) freely discuss a claim;

(2) assist in the investigation and evaluation of a claim; or

(3) attend a proceeding of the division and participate at the proceeding in accordance with this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.205
§ 8150.205. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Government Code § 661.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.031
§ 661.031. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "National holiday" includes only those days listed under Section 662.003(a).

(2) "State employee" means an individual who is an appointed officer or employee of a state agency and who normally works 900 hours or more a year. The term includes:

(A) an hourly employee;

(B) a temporary employee;

(C) a person employed by:

(i) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(ii) the Texas Education Agency;

(iii) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(iv) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired;

(v) the Texas School for the Deaf;

(vi) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(vii) the Windham School District; or

(viii) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; and

(D) a classified, administrative, faculty, or professional employee of a state institution or agency of higher education who has accumulated vacation leave, sick leave, or both, during the employment.

(3) "State holiday" includes only those days listed under Section 662.003(b).

(4) "Workday" includes a state or national holiday.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.214
§ 3818.214. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3818.217, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.067
§ 1372.067.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1372.067. PRIORITY 5 CARRYFORWARD CLASSIFICATION. (a) The priority 5 carryforward classification applies to an issuer that:

(1) was created to act on behalf of this state or one or more political subdivisions of this state; and

(2) is applying for carryforward for a project:

(A) for which there has been an inducement resolution or other comparable preliminary approval; and

(B) with respect to which:

(i) a binding contract to incur significant expenditures for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation was entered into before submission of the application;

(ii) significant expenditures for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation were readily identifiable with and necessary to carry out a binding contract for the supply of property or services or the sale of output; or

(iii) significant expenditures were paid or incurred before submission of the application.

(b) In this section, "significant expenditures" means expenditures that are greater than the lesser of:

(1) $1 million; or

(2) 10 percent of the reasonably anticipated cost of the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.053
§ 8863.053. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors appointed under Section 8863.052(a) serve staggered four-year terms, with the term of one director appointed by the commissioners court of each county expiring every two years. The director appointed jointly under Section 8863.052(b) serves a two-year term.

(b) A director may serve consecutive terms.

(c) A director serves at the pleasure of the political subdivision that appointed the director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.210
§ 3890.210. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements which may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.
Tex. Government Code § 863.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 863 / Section 863.002
§ 863.002. CREDIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The pension system shall grant credit for qualified service for military duty in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(u)) and other applicable federal law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.035
§ 158.035. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt, publish, and enforce rules regarding:

(1) selection and classification of employees;

(2) competitive examinations;

(3) promotions, seniority, and tenure;

(4) layoffs and dismissals;

(5) disciplinary actions;

(6) grievance procedures;

(7) the rights of employees during an internal investigation; and

(8) other matters relating to the selection of employees and the procedural and substantive rights, advancement, benefits, and working conditions of employees.

(b) The commission may adopt or use as a guide any civil service law or rule of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision in this state to the extent that the law or rule promotes the purposes of this subchapter and is consistent with the needs and circumstances of the department.

(c) In a county with a population of 2.8 million or more, a panel of three commissioners shall preside at the hearing and vote on the commission's final decision in any case involving termination, demotion, or recovery of back pay. A panel's decision is the final decision of the commission for purposes of Sections 158.0351 and 158.037. The commission shall adopt rules prescribing the commission's procedures for assigning members to a panel. A panel may not include more than one member who was appointed to the commission by the same individual appointing authority.

(d) In rendering a final decision regarding a disciplinary action by the department, the commission may only sustain, overturn, or reduce the disciplinary action. The commission may not enhance a disciplinary action by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.253
§ 8282.253. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) To pay all or part of the costs of an improvement project or service under Section 8282.154, the board may issue bonds in one or more series payable from and secured by ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenues, payments pursuant to an agreement made under Section 311.010(b), Tax Code, dedicating revenue from a tax increment fund, grants, gifts, contracts, or leases or any combination of those sources of money.

(b) Bonds issued under this section may be liens on all or part of the revenue derived from improvements authorized under Section 8282.154, including installment payments of special assessments or from any other source pledged to their payment.

(c) Sections 375.202-375.206, Local Government Code, apply to bonds issued under this section.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to:

(1) bonds issued by the district and payable from:

(A) assessments imposed by the district under Section 8282.154 that are paid in full on the first conveyance of land after imposition of the assessment; or

(B) payments pursuant to an agreement made under Section 311.010(b), Tax Code, dedicating revenue from a tax increment fund; or

(2) a project that is financed by an issuance of bonds described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 25A.0135 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.0135
§ 25A.0135. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN JUDICIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A judge of the business court is exempt from the judicial training requirements under Chapter 22 that are not germane to the jurisdiction of the business court, including the training requirements of Sections 22.012 and 22.110.
Tex. Water Code § 62.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.024
§ 62.024. DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

At the time the petition is filed with the commissioners court, the petitioner shall deposit $500 in cash with the clerk of the commissioners court. The clerk shall keep the deposit until after the result of the election to create the district is declared and entered in the record by the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.109
§ 3002.109. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Sections 22.002, 22.221, 24.007, 24.008, 24.009, 24.010, and 24.011 of this code, a court of this state does not have jurisdiction to consider and may not award declaratory or injunctive relief, or any type of writ, including a writ of prohibition, that would:

(1) pronounce any provision or application of this chapter invalid or unconstitutional; or

(2) restrain this state, a political subdivision, an officer, employee, or agent of this state or a political subdivision, or any other person from:

(A) enforcing any provision or application of this chapter; or

(B) hearing, adjudicating, docketing, or filing a civil action brought under this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 26, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Rule 42, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a court may not certify a claimant class or a defendant class in a civil action that seeks relief described by this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.012
§ 22.012. RESIGNATION OF ELECTED OR APPOINTED MUNICIPAL OFFICER.
Status: in_force

A municipal officer elected or appointed under this chapter may resign by submitting the resignation in writing to the governing body of the municipality. The resignation is subject to the approval and acceptance of the governing body. However, a person who is appointed by the mayor may submit the written resignation to the mayor for the mayor's action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 693 / Section 693.003
§ 693.003. CONSENT NOT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

If a person listed in Section 692A.009 cannot be identified and contacted within four hours after death is pronounced and the county court determines that no reasonable likelihood exists that a person can be identified and contacted during the four-hour period, the county court may permit the removal of a nonvisceral organ or tissue.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.252 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.252
§ 161.252. EXISTENCE FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A dissolved electric cooperative continues to exist to:

(1) satisfy existing liabilities or obligations;

(2) collect or liquidate its assets; and

(3) take any other action required to adjust and wind up its business and affairs.

(b) A dissolved electric cooperative may sue and be sued in its corporate name.