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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.044 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.044
§ 61.044. CLAIM ON ATTACHED PERSONALTY BY THIRD PARTY.
Status: in_force

A person other than the defendant may claim attached personal property by making an affidavit and giving bond in the manner provided by law for trial of right of property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.002
§ 577.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A mental health facility operated by the department or a federal agency need not be licensed under this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a psychiatric residential youth treatment facility certified under Chapter 577A.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0402
§ 8019.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8019.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 507.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 507 / Section 507.151
§ 507.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A spaceport development corporation may issue bonds only if a site in the territory of the authorizing entity has been designated as the site for a spaceport.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter must be approved by the governing body of each political subdivision that authorized creation of the spaceport development corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.053
§ 1107.053. CONTRACT WITH FIXED, SCHEDULED CONSIDERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For an annuity contract that provides for the payment of fixed, scheduled considerations, the minimum nonforfeiture amount is computed in the same manner as the minimum nonforfeiture amount for an annuity contract with flexible considerations that are paid annually, except that:

(1) the amount of net consideration for a contract year is computed using an annual contract charge equal to the lesser of:

(A) $30; or

(B) 10 percent of the amount of the gross annual considerations paid on the contract; and

(2) the percentage of the net consideration amount for the first contract year to be used to compute the minimum nonforfeiture amount is 65 percent of the amount of net consideration for the first contract year plus 22.5 percent of the amount by which the amount of net consideration for the first contract year exceeds the lesser of:

(A) the amount of net consideration for the second contract year; or

(B) the amount of net consideration for the third contract year.

(b) The computation made under Subsection (a) must assume that the considerations are paid annually in advance.
Tex. Property Code § 92.155 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.155
§ 92.155. HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS--SLIDING DOOR SECURITY DEVICES.
Status: in_force

A sliding door pin lock or sliding door security bar required by this subchapter must be installed at a height not higher than:

(1) 54 inches from the floor, if installed before September 1, 1993; or

(2) 48 inches from the floor, if installed on or after September 1, 1993.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.065
§ 545.065. STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION OF LIMITED-ACCESS OR CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Transportation Commission by resolution or order recorded in its minutes may prohibit the use of a limited-access or controlled-access highway under the jurisdiction of the commission by a parade, funeral procession, pedestrian, bicycle, electric bicycle, motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, or nonmotorized traffic.

(b) If the commission adopts a rule under Subsection (a), the commission shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices on the portions of the limited-access or controlled-access highway to which the rule applies.

(c) A local authority by ordinance may prohibit the use of a limited-access or controlled-access roadway under the jurisdiction of the authority by a parade, funeral procession, pedestrian, bicycle, electric bicycle, motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, or nonmotorized traffic.

(d) If a local authority adopts an ordinance under Subsection (c), the authority shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices on the portions of the limited-access or controlled-access roadway to which the ordinance applies.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9605 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9605
§ 61.9605. AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must enter into a written agreement with the board as provided by this section. The agreement must specify the conditions the person must satisfy to receive repayment assistance.

(b) The agreement must require the person to be employed for a period of five years with a district or county attorney's office that serves a rural county. Only employment with that district or county attorney's office as an attorney after the date the person enters into the agreement may be used to satisfy the employment requirement under the agreement.

(c) The agreement must provide that the repayment assistance the person receives before the person has been employed for five years as required by the agreement constitutes a loan until the person completes the five years of employment and satisfies any other applicable conditions of the agreement. The agreement must require the person to sign a promissory note acknowledging the conditional nature of the repayment assistance received and promising to repay the amount of that assistance received plus applicable interest and reasonable collection costs if the person does not satisfy the applicable conditions. The board shall determine the terms of the promissory note. To the extent practicable, the terms must be the same as those applicable to state or federally guaranteed student loans made at the same time. All amounts collected in repayment of a loan under this subsection, including interest, but excluding collection costs paid by the board to another person to collect or assist in collecting the amount, shall be deposited to the credit of the trust fund established by Section 61.9608.
Tex. Local Government Code § 131.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 131 / Section 131.003
§ 131.003. SPECIAL DEPOSITORY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The contract must require the payment of the deposit in installments as agreed to by the parties. The last installment must be paid not later than three years from the date of the contract.

(b) The parties may contract for the installments or the amount due to be evidenced by negotiable certificates of deposit or cashier's checks, payable at specified dates.

(c) The contract must set the rate of interest applicable to the funds placed in the special depository under this subchapter unless the parties agree that the funds are not to bear interest.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 73.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 73 / Section 73.008
§ 73.008. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND EXPENSES OUTSIDE THE STATE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the department to expend money, send employees, or employ persons outside this state.
Tex. Government Code § 815.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.111
§ 815.111. MISCELLANEOUS BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide to its trustees and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.

(b) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the board and the staff of the retirement system.

(c) The board shall prepare information of interest to the retirement system's members describing the functions of the system and the system's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the system. The system shall make the information available to the system's members and appropriate state agencies.

(d) The board by rule shall establish methods by which members are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the retirement system for the purpose of directing complaints to the system.

(e) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.

(f) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs. The board shall also comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.026 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.026
§ 456.026. REPORTING BY DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall establish a performance-based reporting system for all designated recipients eligible for financing under the formula program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.103
§ 9039.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 266.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 266 / Section 266.303
§ 266.303. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or

(2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301.

(b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 or Section 266.301(b) is a felony of the third degree.

(c) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c) is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted for an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d) is a Class B misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945 / Section 7945.001
§ 7945.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 65 of Fort Bend County, Texas.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.083
§ 1207.083. OTHER POWERS OF ISSUER.
Status: in_force

To the extent necessary or convenient in carrying out a power under this subchapter, an issuer may use the provisions of any other law that does not conflict with this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 61.053 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.053
§ 61.053. ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding on a motion for enforcement where incarceration is a possible punishment against a person who is not represented by an attorney, the court shall inform the person of the right to be represented by an attorney and, if the person is indigent, of the right to the appointment of an attorney.

(b) If the person claims indigency and requests the appointment of an attorney, the juvenile court may require the person to file an affidavit of indigency. The court may hear evidence to determine the issue of indigency.

(c) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person if the court determines that the person is indigent.

(d) The court shall allow an appointed or retained attorney at least 10 days after the date of the attorney's appointment or retention to respond to the movant's pleadings and to prepare for the hearing. The attorney may waive the preparation time or agree to a shorter period for preparation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.102
§ 78.102. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Crab" means all species in the families Portunidae and Xanthidae.

(2) "Commercial crab fishing" means pursuing, taking, attempting to take, or landing crabs in this state for pay or for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange.

(3) "License" means a commercial license issued in accordance with a proclamation under this subchapter that authorizes commercial crab fishing or the operation of a commercial crab boat.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.003
§ 372.003. AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governing body of a municipality or county finds that it promotes the interests of the municipality or county, the governing body may undertake an improvement project that confers a special benefit on a definable part of the municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. A project may be undertaken in the municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(b) A public improvement project may include:

(1) landscaping;

(2) erection of fountains, distinctive lighting, and signs;

(3) acquiring, constructing, improving, widening, narrowing, closing, or rerouting of sidewalks or of streets, any other roadways, or their rights-of-way;

(4) construction or improvement of pedestrian malls;

(5) acquisition and installation of pieces of art;

(6) acquisition, construction, or improvement of libraries;

(7) acquisition, construction, or improvement of off-street parking facilities;

(8) acquisition, construction, improvement, or rerouting of mass transportation facilities;

(9) acquisition, construction, or improvement of water, geothermal water conveyance, wastewater, or drainage facilities or improvements;

(10) the establishment or improvement of parks;

(11) projects similar to those listed in Subdivisions (1)-(10);

(12) acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of real property in connection with an authorized improvement;

(13) special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the district, including services relating to advertising, promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation, and cultural enhancement;

(14) payment of expenses incurred in the establishment, administration, and operation of the district; and

(15) the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing.

(b-1) Payment of expenses under Subsection (b)(14) may also include expenses related to the operation and maintenance of mass transportation facilities.

(b-2) Payment of expenses under Subsection (b)(9) may also include expenses related to the operation and maintenance of a geothermal water conveyance facility or improvement.

(c) A public improvement project may be limited to the provision of the services described by Subsection (b)(13).

(d) A county may establish a public improvement district unless within 30 days of a county's action to approve such a district, a home rule municipality objects to its establishment within the municipality's corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.004
§ 17.004. SUIT AGAINST UNKNOWN HEIRS OR UNKNOWN STOCKHOLDERS OF DEFUNCT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A person with a claim against property that has accrued to or been granted to the unknown heirs of a deceased individual or the unknown stockholders of a defunct corporation may sue the heirs or stockholders or their heirs or representatives. The action must describe the defendants as the heirs of the named deceased individual or the unknown stockholders of the named corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.024
§ 1207.024. METHODS AND TERMS OF SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) Refunding bonds issued to make a deposit under this subchapter or Subchapter C shall be sold for cash in a principal amount necessary to provide all or part of the money required to:

(1) pay the principal of the obligations to be refunded and the interest to accrue on those obligations to their maturity; or

(2) redeem the obligations to be refunded, before maturity, on the date or dates the obligations are subject to redemption, including the principal, interest to accrue on the obligations to their redemption date or dates, and any required redemption premium.

(b) The refunding bonds:

(1) shall be sold under the terms and procedures for the sale as determined by the governing body of the issuer; and

(2) may be sold at public or private sale.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.011
§ 223.011. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 227 applies to the disposition of the revenue from the tax imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.026 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.026
§ 1072.026. INITIAL ELECTED OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial elected board shall elect a president and a vice president from among the initial elected directors.

(b) The initial elected board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be an initial elected director.

(c) The initial elected board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.054
§ 9007.054. EMPLOYMENT OF GENERAL MANAGER; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 49.056(c), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 814.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.501
§ 814.501. RETIREE DEATH BENEFITS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lump-sum death benefit in the amount of $5,000 is payable if the board of trustees receives proof satisfactory to it of the death, on or after September 1, 1975, of a person retired under a retirement system administered by the board. The board by rule shall adopt procedures to provide for the payment of this benefit not later than the seventh day after the date the board receives the required proof of death.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is payable to a person designated by the retiree in a signed and witnessed document filed with the retirement system before the retiree's death. A designation, change, or revocation of a beneficiary in a will or other document not filed with the retirement system is not effective. If a retiree does not designate a beneficiary or if the beneficiary designation cannot be made effective, the benefit is payable to the retiree's estate.

(c) A beneficiary designation that names a former spouse as beneficiary is invalid for purposes of this section unless the designation is made after the date of the divorce.
Tex. Family Code § 158.315 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.315
§ 158.315. EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT SCHEDULE BY PARTY; UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP.
Status: in_force

If the party who filed the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding finds that the schedule for repaying arrearages would cause the obligor, the obligor's family, or the children for whom the support is due from the obligor to suffer unreasonable hardship, the party may extend the payment period in the writ.
Tex. Water Code § 17.9616 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.9616
§ 17.9616. TRANSFER TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts from the financial assistance account to the water infrastructure fund to provide financial assistance under this subchapter for the purposes provided in Section 15.974.

(b) The board shall use the water infrastructure fund as a source of revenue to be deposited in accordance with this subchapter for the payment of principal and interest on water financial assistance bonds issued by the board, the proceeds of which are to be deposited into the water infrastructure fund and to be used to make payments under a bond enhancement agreement with respect to principal or interest on the water financial assistance bonds or for any other purpose authorized by Section 17.959(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.105
§ 8328.105. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8328.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 362.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 362 / Section 362.005
§ 362.005. CITATION AND NOTICE ON PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the presentation of an account for final settlement by a temporary or permanent personal representative, the county clerk shall issue citation to the persons and in the manner provided by Subsection (b).

(b) Citation issued under Subsection (a) must:

(1) contain:

(A) a statement that an account for final settlement has been presented;

(B) the time and place the court will consider the account; and

(C) a statement requiring the person cited to appear and contest the account, if the person wishes to contest the account; and

(2) be given to each heir or distributee of the decedent by a qualified delivery method unless the court by written order directs another method of service to be given.

(c) The personal representative shall also provide to each person entitled to citation under Subsection (b) a copy of the account for final settlement either by:

(1) a qualified delivery method; or

(2) electronic delivery, including facsimile or e-mail.

(d) The court by written order shall require additional notice if the court considers the additional notice necessary.

(e) The court may allow the waiver of citation of an account for final settlement in a proceeding concerning a decedent's estate.

(f) The personal representative shall file an affidavit sworn to by the personal representative or a certificate signed by the personal representative's attorney stating:

(1) that the citation was given as required by this section;

(2) the name of each person to whom the citation was given, if the person's name is not shown on the proof of delivery;

(3) the name of each person executing a waiver of citation; and

(4) that each person entitled to citation was provided a copy of the account for final settlement, indicating the method of delivery for each person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.211 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.211
§ 602.211. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT OR RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an application and fee under Section 602.203, the medical board may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license to a person who holds a license to practice medical or radiological physics in another state, territory, or jurisdiction acceptable to the medical board that has requirements for the licensing of medical or radiological physicists that are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter.

(b) The medical board may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license to practice medical physics in this state for an applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity agreement. The medical board may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.