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Tex. Finance Code § 185.210 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.210
§ 185.210. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may initiate an action for an administrative penalty against a person for a violation of a cease and desist order by serving on the person notice of the time and place of a hearing on the penalty. The notice must be delivered by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address. The hearing may not be held earlier than the 20th day after the date the notice is served. The notice must contain a statement of the facts or conduct alleged to be in violation of the cease and desist order.

(b) In determining whether a cease and desist order has been violated, the banking commissioner shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to ensure compliance with the order.

(c) If the banking commissioner after the hearing determines that a cease and desist order has been violated, the banking commissioner may:

(1) impose an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each separate act of unauthorized activity;

(2) direct the person against whom the order was issued to make complete restitution, in the form and amount and within the period determined by the banking commissioner, to each resident of this state and entity operating in this state damaged by the violation; or

(3) both impose the penalty and direct restitution.

(d) In determining the amount of the penalty and whether to impose restitution, the banking commissioner shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act;

(2) the economic harm caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(5) efforts to correct the violation;

(6) whether the violation was intentional or unintentional;

(7) the financial ability of the person against whom the penalty is to be assessed; and

(8) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0101
§ 8026A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Twinwood Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.114 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.114
§ 185.114. RELEASE BEFORE HEARING.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent release of a state trust company from supervision or conservatorship before a hearing if the banking commissioner is satisfied that requirements for abatement have been adequately satisfied.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.061
§ 4101.061. EXPIRATION; RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

Expiration and renewal of a license issued under this chapter are governed by Sections 4003.001 and 4004.055, rules adopted by the commissioner, and any applicable provision of this code or another insurance law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.103
§ 8382.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.012
§ 61.012. DESIGNATION OF PAYDAYS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall designate paydays in accordance with Section 61.011.

(b) If an employer fails to designate paydays, the employer's paydays are the first and 15th day of each month.

(c) An employer shall post, in conspicuous places in the workplace, notices indicating the paydays.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 403.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0055
§ 403.0055. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The commission is subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.454 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.454
§ 545.454. VEHICLE OPERATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) When an automated driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged, the automated driving system is the operator of the vehicle, including for purposes of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws.

(b) When an automated driving system installed on an automated motor vehicle is engaged, the owner of, or if the vehicle is operating under an authorization issued by the department under Section 545.456, the authorization holder for, the automated motor vehicle shall be issued any citation for a violation of traffic or motor vehicle laws related to the vehicle.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, neither a licensed human driver nor a license issued under Chapter 521 or 522 is required to operate an automated motor vehicle if the automated driving system installed on the vehicle is engaged.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.566 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.566
§ 882.566. EFFECT ON ANTITRUST LAWS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect in any manner the antitrust laws of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.043
§ 351.043. FEDERAL PRISONERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The sheriff or jailer may receive into the county jail a federal prisoner delivered by a federal law enforcement officer unless the sheriff or jailer determines that receipt of the prisoner may violate a state or federal court order, a statute, or a rule of the Commission on Jail Standards or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

(b) The sheriff or jailer shall safely keep the prisoner until the prisoner is transferred or discharged by due course of law.

(c) The federal law enforcement officer on whose authority the prisoner is received and kept is directly and personally liable to the sheriff or jailer for the jail fees and other costs incurred in keeping the prisoner. The fees and costs shall be estimated according to laws regulating similar fees and costs in other cases.

(d) In this section, "federal law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned by 5 U.S.C. Section 8331(20).

(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0503
§ 9095.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.003
§ 2028.003. SUSPENSION AND WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may suspend or withhold funds from an organization:

(1) that the commission determines has failed to comply with the requirements or performance measures adopted under Section 2028.001; or

(2) for which material questions on the use of funds by the organization are raised following an independent audit or other report to the commission.
Tex. Election Code § 254.0402 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0402
§ 254.0402. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 552.222(a), Government Code, the authority with whom a report is filed under this chapter may not require a person examining the report to provide any information or identification.

(b) The commission shall make information from reports filed with the commission under Section 254.036(b) available by electronic means, including:

(1) providing access to computer terminals at the commission's office;

(2) providing information on computer diskette for purchase at a reasonable cost; and

(3) providing modem or other electronic access to the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8305.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8305 / Section 8305.153
§ 8305.153. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.151
§ 1113.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have a budget prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.208 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.208
§ 131.208. APPLICATION FOR RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND OR DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time, an operator may file an application with the commission for the release of all or part of the performance bond or deposit.

(b) The application shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and in addition to other information the commission may require, shall include the type and the approximate date of reclamation work performed and a description of the results achieved as they relate to the operator's reclamation plan.

(c) The commission shall file a copy of the bond release application for public inspection with the county clerk at the county courthouse of the county in which the surface mining and reclamation operation is located.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.122 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.122
§ 224.122. INTERSTATE BRIDGE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The department may spend or allocate aid from any available money to acquire, construct, or maintain a bridge across a stream that is a boundary between this and another state in an amount not to exceed one-half of the amount necessary to acquire, construct, or maintain the bridge.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0106
§ 523.0106. MEETINGS; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall meet at the executive commissioner's call at least quarterly. The executive commissioner may call additional meetings as the executive commissioner determines necessary.

(b) A majority of the executive council members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(c) The executive council shall comply with the requirements of Subchapter E, Chapter 522. The archived video and audio recording of a council meeting must be made available through the commission's Internet website.

(d) A meeting of individual executive council members that occurs in the ordinary course of commission operation is not a council meeting, and the requirements of Subsection (c) do not apply to the meeting.
Tex. Education Code § 53B.39 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.39
§ 53B.39. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds in the manner provided in this chapter for other bonds, and may be exchanged by the comptroller or sold and the proceeds applied in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Subchapter B or C, Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016A / Section 8016A.0501
§ 8016A.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. Transportation Code § 452.603 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.603
§ 452.603. ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unincorporated territory that is a part of a county, not a part of an authority, and designated by the commissioners court of the county may be added to an authority if:

(1) any part of the county is located in the authority or any part of an adjacent county is located in the authority;

(2) the commissioners court orders an election in the designated area under this section on whether the area should be added to the authority; and

(3) a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.

(b) In designating an area under this section, the commissioners court may not, to the extent practicable, divide a county election precinct.

(c) The commissioners court shall certify to the authority the result of an election in which the addition is approved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8032.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8032 / Section 8032.0101
§ 8032.0101. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.205 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.205
§ 12.205. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) develop an agency-wide plan for:

(A) improving the effectiveness of commission communications with the public, market participants, and other relevant audiences; and

(B) responding to changing communications needs;

(2) include in the plan required by Subdivision (1) goals, objectives, and metrics to assess commission efforts; and

(3) update the plan required by Subdivision (1) at least once every two years.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.3015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.3015
§ 2261.3015. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 2261.001(a) and (d), this subchapter applies to each procurement of goods or services made by a state agency, including a procurement made:

(1) by the comptroller;

(2) under purchasing authority delegated to the agency by or under Section 51.9335 or 73.115, Education Code, or Section 2155.131 or 2155.132 of this code; or

(3) by the Texas Department of Transportation or a procurement paid for by local or institutional funds of an institution of higher education.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.002
§ 123.002. INCIDENTAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

A credit union may exercise any right, privilege, or incidental power necessary or appropriate to exercise its specific powers and to accomplish the purposes for which it is organized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.110
§ 1019.110. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.26 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.26
§ 15.26. AUTHORITY TO ARREST MUST BE MADE KNOWN.
Status: in_force

In executing a warrant of arrest, it shall always be made known to the accused under what authority the arrest is made. The warrant shall be executed by the arrest of the defendant. The officer need not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest, provided the warrant was issued under the provisions of this Code, but upon request he shall show the warrant to the defendant as soon as possible. If the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at the time of arrest he shall then inform the defendant of the offense charged and of the fact that a warrant has been issued. The arrest warrant, and any affidavit presented to the magistrate in support of the issuance of the warrant, is public information, and beginning immediately when the warrant is executed the magistrate's clerk shall make a copy of the warrant and the affidavit available for public inspection in the clerk's office during normal business hours. A person may request the clerk to provide copies of the warrant and affidavit on payment of the cost of providing the copies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.104
§ 3921.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.007
§ 1155.007. REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF ESTIMATED QUARTERLY COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that authorizes payment of estimated quarterly compensation under Section 1155.006(a) may later reduce or eliminate the guardian's compensation if, on review of an annual or final accounting or otherwise, the court finds that the guardian:

(1) received compensation in excess of the amount permitted under this subchapter;

(2) has not adequately performed the duties required of a guardian under this title; or

(3) has been removed for cause.

(b) If a court reduces or eliminates a guardian's compensation as provided by Subsection (a), the guardian and the surety on the guardian's bond are liable to the guardianship estate for any excess compensation received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.105
§ 8494.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 62.063 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.063
§ 62.063. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS, FEES, AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The prevailing party in a suit brought under this subchapter is entitled to court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and prejudgment interest from the date the commission becomes payable or the date the damage accrues.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.151
§ 42.151. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an area located:

(1) within five miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training program is conducted;

(2) in an area that was voluntarily annexed into the extraterritorial jurisdiction that is located in a county:

(A) in which the population grew by more than 50 percent from the previous federal decennial census in the federal decennial census conducted in 2020; and

(B) that has a population greater than 240,000;

(3) within the portion of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of more than 1.4 million that is:

(A) within 15 miles of the boundary of a military base, as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training program is conducted; and

(B) in a county with a population of more than two million;

(4) in an area designated as an industrial district under Section 42.044;

(5) in an area subject to a strategic partnership agreement entered into under Section 43.0751; or

(6) for the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality located in four or more counties, one of which has a population of 2.1 million or more and is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.6 million or more:

(A) in an area subject to an active development agreement entered into under Section 212.172 with the municipality;

(B) in a platted or unplatted lot of less than 12 acres unless included with the other land in a petition for release under Section 42.152; or

(C) within a platted subdivision of 25 or more lots if the area is a single lot.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.152
§ 49A.152.
Status: in_force

Art. 49A.152. COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE. (a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution who reports a death that occurred under circumstances described by Article 49A.109(a) to a medical examiner's office or a municipal or county police department must comply with the notice and reporting requirements of Article 49A.151.

(b) The office of the attorney general has the same powers and duties provided to the office under Article 49A.151 regarding the dissemination and investigation of the report.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this article. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.0513 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.0513
§ 413.0513. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Information collected, assembled, or maintained by or on behalf of the division under Section 413.0511 or 413.0512 constitutes an investigation file for purposes of Section 402.092 and may not be disclosed under Section 413.0511 or 413.0512 except as provided by that section.

(b) Confidential information, and other information to which access is restricted by law, developed by or on behalf of the division under Section 413.0511 or 413.0512 is not subject to discovery or court subpoena in any action other than:

(1) an action to enforce this subtitle brought by the division, an appropriate licensing or regulatory agency, or an appropriate enforcement authority; or

(2) a criminal proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0311
§ 3984.0311. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 49.323 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.323
§ 49.323. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall investigate the facts and circumstances of the district to be dissolved and the result of the investigation shall be included in a written report.