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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0403
§ 3967.0403. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:

(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.002
§ 1028.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 56.094 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.094
§ 56.094. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board may provide assistance in the repayment of an eligible loan to an eligible individual in the amounts and under the terms the coordinating board considers appropriate to further the purposes of the doctoral incentive loan repayment program and the best interests of this state.

(b) An individual may receive loan repayment assistance under the doctoral incentive loan repayment program in a total amount not to exceed $100,000.
Tex. Local Government Code § 391.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 391 / Section 391.010
§ 391.010. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the governing body of a commission or a person who provides legal services to a commission may not:

(1) provide legal representation before or to the commission on behalf of a governmental unit located, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of the commission; or

(2) be a shareholder, partner, or employee of a law firm that provides those legal services to the governmental unit.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) may not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses from the commission or governmental unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7207.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7207 / Section 7207.103
§ 7207.103. WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, develop, and use rights to groundwater or surface water.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.354 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.354
§ 11.354. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide adequate advance notice of the department's intent to conduct a prescribed burn to each neighboring landowner and appropriate local officials in the vicinity of the designated burn area, including water utility officials with water facilities within two miles of the prescribed burn.

(b) The landowner's notice must include:

(1) the planned start and end dates of the prescribed burn;

(2) any safety precautions the landowner should take to ensure the safety of the landowner's property before, during, and after the burn;

(3) a map of the prescribed burn area, including the location of any utility infrastructure within the designated burn area;

(4) the methods proposed for use in conducting the burn; and

(5) contact information for the prescribed burn manager and the department.

(c) The department shall publish advance notice of a planned prescribed burn in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the burn will be conducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.051
§ 8416.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8416.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0103
§ 3967.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve a municipality or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant governmental services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.103
§ 485A.103. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ZONES AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) There may not be more than 10 media production development zone designations under this chapter at any one time.

(b) There may not be more than five media production development zones under this chapter in a region at any one time.

(c) Each media production development zone may not contain more than three media production locations at any one time.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), the office shall divide the state into regions consisting of geographical boundaries prescribed by office rule.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5B.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5B / Section 5B.001
§ 5B.001. ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may not arrest or detain a person for purposes of enforcing a provision of Chapter 51, Penal Code, if the person is on the premises or grounds of:

(1) a public or private primary or secondary school for educational purposes;

(2) a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship;

(3) a health care facility, as defined by Section 161.471, Health and Safety Code, including a facility a state agency maintains or operates to provide health care, or the office of a health care provider, as defined by Section 161.471, Health and Safety Code, provided that the person is on the premises or grounds of the facility or office for the purpose of receiving medical treatment; or

(4) a SAFE-ready facility, as defined by Section 323.001, Health and Safety Code, or another facility that provides forensic medical examinations to sexual assault survivors in accordance with Chapter 323, Health and Safety Code, provided that the person is on the premises or grounds of the facility for purposes of obtaining a forensic medical examination and treatment.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 501.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.001
§ 501.001. CERTAIN USES OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, other than a government or a governmental subdivision or agency, may not:

(1) intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the public an individual's social security number;

(2) display an individual's social security number on a card or other device required to access a product or service provided by the person;

(3) require an individual to transmit the individual's social security number over the Internet unless:

(1) the Internet connection is secure; or

(2) the social security number is encrypted;

(4) require an individual's social security number for access to an Internet website unless a password or unique personal identification number or other authentication device is also required for access; or

(5) except as provided by Subsection (f), print an individual's social security number on any material sent by mail, unless state or federal law requires that social security number to be included in the material.

(b) A person using an individual's social security number before January 1, 2005, in a manner prohibited by Subsection (a) may continue that use if:

(1) the use is continuous; and

(2) beginning January 1, 2006, the person provides to the individual an annual disclosure stating that, on written request from the individual, the person will stop using the individual's social security number in a manner prohibited by Subsection (a).

(c) A person, other than a government or a governmental subdivision or agency, may not deny a service to an individual because the individual makes a written request under Subsection (b)(2).

(d) If a person receives a written request from an individual directing the person to stop using the individual's social security number in a manner prohibited by Subsection (a), the person shall comply with the request not later than the 30th day after the date the request is received. The person may not impose a fee for complying with the request.

(e) This section does not apply to:

(1) the collection, use, or release of a social security number required by state or federal law, including Chapter 552, Government Code;

(2) the use of a social security number for internal verification or administrative purposes;

(3) a document that is recorded or required to be open to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code;

(4) a court record; or

(5) an institution of higher education if the use of a social security number by the institution is regulated by Chapter 51, Education Code, or another provision of the Education Code.

(f) Subsection (a)(5) does not apply to an application or form sent by mail, including a document sent:

(1) as part of an application or enrollment process;

(2) to establish, amend, or terminate an account, contract, or policy; or

(3) to confirm the accuracy of a social security number.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.055
§ 2703.055. REQUIREMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may not require by rule, or through adoption of a title insurance policy or other insuring form, that a title insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state:

(1) insure against a loss that a person with an interest in real property sustains from damage to the property by reason of severance of minerals from the surface estate; or

(2) provide insurance as to ownership of minerals.
Tex. Water Code § 67.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.004
§ 67.004. APPLICATION OF TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.
Status: in_force

To the extent it does not conflict with this chapter, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a corporation created under:

(1) this chapter; or

(2) Chapter 76, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933 (Article 1434a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.054
§ 1662.054. INTERNET-BASED SELF-SERVICE TOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator may develop and maintain an Internet-based self-service tool to provide a disclosure required under this subchapter.

(b) Information provided on the self-service tool must be made available in plain language, without a subscription or other fee, on an Internet website that provides real-time responses based on cost-sharing information that is accurate at the time of the request.

(c) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator shall ensure that the self-service tool allows a user to:

(1) search for cost-sharing information for a covered health care service or supply by a specific network provider or by all network providers by inputting:

(A) a billing code or descriptive term at the option of the user;

(B) the name of the network provider if the user seeks cost-sharing information with respect to a specific network provider; or

(C) other factors used by the issuer or administrator that are relevant for determining the applicable cost-sharing information, including the location in which the service or supply will be sought or provided, the facility name, or the dosage;

(2) search for an out-of-network allowed amount, percentage of billed charges, or other rate that provides a reasonably accurate estimate of the amount the issuer or administrator will pay for a covered health care service or supply provided by an out-of-network provider by inputting:

(A) a billing code or descriptive term at the option of the user; or

(B) other factors used by the issuer or administrator that are relevant for determining the applicable out-of-network allowed amount or other rate, including the location in which the covered health care service or supply will be sought or provided; and

(3) refine and reorder search results based on geographic proximity of network providers and the amount of the enrollee's estimated cost-sharing liability for the covered health care service or supply if the search returns multiple results.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.252
§ 3855.252. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes.

(b) Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district and references to a governing body referred to the board.

(c) Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1103.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.103
§ 1103.103. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

In the absence of notice under Section 1103.102(b) received by the company before the date of payment, a company that issues a life insurance policy is discharged from all liability under the policy if the company pays the proceeds of the policy to a designated beneficiary under Section 1103.102(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8805.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8805 / Section 8805.102
§ 8805.102. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.107 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.107
§ 10.107. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO PARTNERSHIP CONVERSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a partnership is formed under a plan of conversion under this code, the existence of the partnership as a partnership begins when the conversion takes effect, and the owners or members designated to become the partners under the plan of conversion become the partners at that time.

(b) The partnership agreement of a domestic partnership that is converting must contain provisions that authorize the conversion provided for in the plan of conversion adopted by the partnership.

(c) A domestic partnership that is converting must approve the plan of conversion in the manner provided in its partnership agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0302
§ 8025.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.024
§ 80.024. DOCUMENTING REGULATED ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

To implement this chapter, the department may issue or authorize issuance of:

(1) a certificate that indicates that a regulated article is not infested with pests; and

(2) a permit that provides for the movement of a regulated article to a restricted destination for limited handling, use, or processing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.501
§ 1101.501. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as an easement or right-of-way agent unless the person:

(1) holds a license issued under this chapter; or

(2) holds a certificate of registration issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.004
§ 2153.004. EXEMPT MACHINES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a stamp vending machine;

(2) a service coin-operated machine; or

(3) if subject to an occupation or gross receipts tax, a:

(A) gas meter;

(B) food vending machine;

(C) confection vending machine;

(D) beverage vending machine;

(E) merchandise vending machine; or

(F) cigarette vending machine.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.007
§ 71.007. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other rules necessary for the protection of agricultural and horticultural interests, the department may adopt rules that:

(1) prevent the selling, moving, or transporting of any plant, plant product, or substance that is found to be infested or found to be from a quarantined area;

(2) provide for the destruction of trees or fruits;

(3) provide for the cleaning or treatment of orchards;

(4) provide for methods of storage;

(5) prevent entry into a pest-free zone of any plant, plant product, or substance found to be dangerous to the agricultural and horticultural interests of the zone;

(6) provide for the maintenance of a host-free period in which certain fruits are not allowed to ripen;

(7) provide for specific treatment of a grove or orchard or of infested or infected plants, plant products, or substances; or

(8) provide for a program to manage or eradicate exotic citrus diseases, including citrus canker and citrus greening.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a)(8) shall establish, based on scientific evidence, when a healthy but suspect citrus plant must be destroyed, and may provide for compensation to an owner of a plant destroyed under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.204
§ 1096.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter for other bonds.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.117 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.117
§ 154.117. DISPLAY OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each permit holder shall keep the permit on public display at the place of business for which the permit was issued.

(b) Each permit holder who has a permit assigned to a vehicle shall post the permit in a conspicuous place on the vehicle.

(c) Each retailer who operates a cigarette vending machine shall place a retailer's permit on the machine.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.001
§ 802.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Dog or Cat Breeders Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.115
§ 1081.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.051
§ 504.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a Type A corporation consists of at least five directors.

(b) A director is appointed by the governing body of the authorizing municipality, serves at the pleasure of that governing body, and may be removed by that governing body at any time without cause.

(c) The governing body of the authorizing municipality shall determine the number of directors and the length of each director's term, except that the length of a director's term may not exceed six years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.002
§ 3503.002. EXECUTION OF OBLIGATION BY SURETY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A surety company authorized to engage in business in this state may execute an obligation.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3503.004 or 3503.005, the execution of an obligation by a surety company under Subsection (a) is in full compliance with each law, charter, ordinance, or rule that requires:

(1) the obligation to be executed by one or more sureties; or

(2) the executing sureties to possess any qualification, including the requirement that a surety be a resident, householder, or freeholder.

(c) Each municipality, board, body, organization, court, public officer, and head of department shall accept and treat an obligation executed by a surety company under Subsection (a) as fully complying with each law, charter, ordinance, or rule described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.501
§ 702.501. FILING OF SUIT; VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may file suit against a seller if:

(1) the seller violates this chapter; and

(2) the seller's violation causes injury to the member.

(b) Venue for a suit filed under Subsection (a) is in a court located in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) the county in which:

(A) the seller resides;

(B) the seller's principal place of business is located;

(C) the seller is doing business;

(D) the member resides; or

(E) the transaction that is the subject of the suit occurred.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.902 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.902
§ 201.902. ROAD USE BY BICYCLISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall designate:

(1) a statewide bicycle coordinator; and

(2) a bicycle coordinator in each regional office.

(b) A bicycle coordinator shall assist the department in developing rules and plans to enhance the use of the state highway system by bicyclists.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules relating to use of roads in the state highway system by bicyclists, including provisions for:

(1) the specific duties of the statewide bicycle coordinator and the regional bicycle coordinators;

(2) obtaining comments from bicyclists on:

(A) a highway project that might affect bicycle use;

(B) the use of a highway for bicycling events; and

(C) department policies affecting bicycle use of state highways;

(3) the consideration of acceptable national bicycle design, construction, and maintenance standards on a project in an area with significant bicycle use; and

(4) any other matter the commission determines necessary to enhance the use of the state highway system by bicyclists.

(d) A rule adopted under this section may not be inconsistent with Chapter 551.