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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.116
§ 12.116. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department may provide public health information materials as needed by the Texas Volunteer Health Corps.
Tex. Government Code § 510.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 510 / Section 510.015
§ 510.015. LIABILITIES FOR CERTAIN COMMISSION AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator, the state's commissioner to the commission, and each member, officer, executive director, employee, or agent of the commission acting within the scope of the person's employment or duties is, for the purposes of acts and omissions occurring within this state, entitled to the same protections under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as an employee, a member of the governing board, or any other officer of a state agency, institution, or department.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.017
§ 152.017. SPECIFIC CONTROL MEASURES.
Status: in_force

If the provisions of Sections 152.013 through 152.016 of this code have not been applied and control measures are needed to check the spread of the forest pests on forest land owned or controlled by any person, written notice, signed by a duly authorized representative of the service whose mailing address is shown on the notice, shall be given to the person owning or controlling the forest land.
Tex. Tax Code § 141.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 141 / Section 141.003
§ 141.003. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall file with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register a notice of the general meetings of the Multistate Tax Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.101
§ 3858.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.105
§ 2003.105. PRESUMPTION OF INSURABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The existence of an inspection certificate issued under this subchapter creates a presumption that the condition of the property inspected is adequate for the issuance of residential property insurance.

(b) If an inspection certificate is used in whole or in part to determine insurability, an insurer may require as a condition of issuing a residential property insurance policy that the applicant for that insurance provide a written statement that there has not been a material or substantial change to the property condition since the date of the inspection certificate.

(c) An insurer who receives an inspection certificate may not use the condition of the property as grounds to refuse to issue or renew residential property insurance unless the insurer:

(1) reinspects the property; and

(2) specifies the areas of deficiency in the insurer's declination letter.
Tex. Water Code § 26.0292 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0292
§ 26.0292. FEES CHARGED TO AQUACULTURE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) "Aquaculture facility" means a facility engaged in aquaculture as defined in Section 134.001, Agriculture Code.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 26.0135 and 26.0291, the combined fees charged to an aquaculture facility under those sections may not total more than $5,000 in any year.

(c) The commission by rule shall provide that among aquaculture facilities, the fees charged under this section are reasonably assessed according to the pollutant load of the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0302
§ 7931A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.201
§ 3890.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Family Code § 264.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.104
§ 264.104. PARENT OR GUARDIAN LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The parent or guardian of a child is liable to the state or to the county for a payment made by the state or county for foster care of a child under this subchapter.

(b) The cost of foster care for a child, including medical care, is a legal obligation of the child's parents, and the estate of a parent of the child is liable to the department for payment of the costs.

(c) The funds collected by the state under this section shall be used by the department for child welfare services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.006
§ 8274.006. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The district's powers and functions are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.037 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.037
§ 374.037. MUNICIPAL ANNUAL REPORT; STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before July 2 each year, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to the chief executive officer of each taxing entity a report on the status of each urban renewal district. The report must include statements of:

(1) the amount and source of revenue in the tax increment fund established under Section 374.032;

(2) the amount and purpose of expenditures from the fund;

(3) the amount of principal and interest due on any outstanding bonded indebtedness;

(4) the tax increment base and the current captured market value retained by the urban renewal project; and

(5) the captured market value shared by the municipality and other taxing entities, the total in received tax increments, and any additional information required to demonstrate compliance with the tax increment financing plan adopted by the governing body.

(b) On or before July 1 each year, the governing body shall publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality showing:

(1) the tax increment received and expended during the previous year;

(2) the original market value and captured market value of all property located within the urban renewal project;

(3) the amount in outstanding indebtedness incurred in aid of the urban renewal project; and

(4) any additional information the governing body considers necessary.
Tex. Estates Code § 257.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 257 / Section 257.101
§ 257.101. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT CONSTRUING WILL.
Status: in_force

(a) On application and notice as provided by Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the court may hear evidence and include in an order probating a will as a muniment of title a declaratory judgment:

(1) construing the will, if a question of construction of the will exists; or

(2) determining those persons who are entitled to receive property under the will and the persons' shares or interests in the estate, if a person who is entitled to property under the provisions of the will cannot be ascertained solely by reference to the will.

(b) A declaratory judgment under this section is conclusive in any suit between a person omitted from the judgment and a bona fide purchaser for value who purchased property after entry of the judgment without actual notice of the claim of the omitted person to an interest in the estate.

(c) A person who delivered the testator's property to a person declared to be entitled to the property under the declaratory judgment under this section or engaged in any other transaction with the person in good faith after entry of the judgment is not liable to any person for actions taken in reliance on the judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8810.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8810 / Section 8810.105
§ 8810.105. REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) To pay the maintenance and operating costs of the district and to pay any bonds or notes issued by the district, the district may:

(1) impose ad valorem taxes at a rate not to exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property;

(2) assess fees for services or for water withdrawn from nonexempt wells; or

(3) solicit and accept grants from any private or public source.

(b) The district may not impose ad valorem taxes to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the district at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election in the district held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.151
§ 7933.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7933.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.512 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.512
§ 56B.512. RECOVERY OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the administrative penalty authorized by this subchapter, the attorney general may recover all expenses incurred by the attorney general in the investigation, institution, and prosecution of the suit, including investigative costs, witness fees, attorney's fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.002
§ 8106.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.101
§ 284.101. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, and subject to the requirements of this chapter and the approval of a permit application, if required, a network provider is authorized, as a permitted use, without need for a special use permit or similar zoning review and not subject to further land use approval, to do the following in the public right-of-way:

(1) construct, modify, maintain, operate, relocate, and remove a network node or node support pole;

(2) modify or replace a utility pole or node support pole; and

(3) collocate on a pole, subject to an agreement with the municipality that does not conflict with this chapter.

(b) A network provider taking an action authorized by Subsection (a) is subject to applicable codes, including applicable public right-of-way management ordinances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.008
§ 3880.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2501.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.005
§ 2501.005. BUSINESS OF TITLE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this title, a person engages in the business of title insurance if the person:

(1) as insurer, guarantor, or surety, makes or proposes to make a contract or policy of title insurance or its equivalent;

(2) transacts or proposes to transact any phase of title insurance, including:

(A) soliciting;

(B) title examination other than an examination conducted by an attorney;

(C) closing the transaction other than a closing conducted by an attorney;

(D) executing a contract of title insurance; and

(E) insuring and transacting matters arising out of the contract after the contract is executed, including reinsurance; or

(3) makes a guaranty or warranty of a title search or a title examination, or any component of a title search or title examination, if the person is not the person who performs the search or examination.

(b) A person engages in the business of title insurance if the person engages in or proposes to engage in any business that is substantially equivalent to the business of title insurance as described by this section, regardless of whether that conduct is performed in a manner designed to evade the provisions of this title.
Tex. Education Code § 96.02 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.02
§ 96.02. REFERENCE TO UVALDE STUDY CENTER.
Status: in_force

A reference in law to the Uvalde Study Center of Sul Ross State University means Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.006
§ 260A.006. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each facility shall prominently and conspicuously post a sign for display in a public area of the facility that is readily available to residents, employees, and visitors.

(b) The sign must include the statement: CASES OF SUSPECTED ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES BY CALLING (insert telephone hotline number).

(c) A facility shall provide the telephone hotline number to an immediate family member of a resident of the facility upon the resident's admission into the facility.
Tex. Election Code § 102.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 102 / Section 102.007
§ 102.007. PROCESSING RESULTS.
Status: in_force

The results of voting under this chapter shall be processed in accordance with the procedures applicable to processing early voting ballots voted by mail.
Tex. Water Code § 17.274 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.274
§ 17.274. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) In an application to the board for financial assistance for water quality enhancement purposes, the applicant shall include:

(1) the name of the political subdivision and its principal officers;

(2) a citation of the law under which the political subdivision operates and was created;

(3) a description of the treatment works for which the financial assistance will be used;

(4) the estimated total cost of construction of the treatment works;

(5) the amount of state financial assistance requested;

(6) the method for obtaining the financial assistance, whether by purchase of bonds or purchase of other obligations of the political subdivision;

(7) the plan for repaying the financial assistance;

(8) the water conservation plan required by Section 16.4021; and

(9) any other information the board requires.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(8), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) If the applicant claims an exemption under Section 16.4021, the applicant shall state the exemption in the application and provide information relating to that exemption as provided by board rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.202
§ 1089.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1089.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.153
§ 802.153. ANNUAL INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than February 1 of each year, a licensed breeder shall submit to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, an accounting of all animals held at the facility at any time during the preceding calendar year.

(b) The licensed breeder shall keep copies of the items described by Subsection (a) at the licensed breeder's facility and shall make them available on request to the department or a third-party inspector designated by the department.

(c) A licensed breeder that has more than one facility shall:

(1) keep separate records for each facility; and

(2) submit a separate accounting of animals for each facility.
Tex. Education Code § 61.861 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.861
§ 61.861. DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE COURSES FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission, may award a grant in an amount not to exceed $1 million to an institution of higher education to develop advanced mathematics and science courses to prepare high school students for employment in a high-demand occupation. The commissioner of higher education, the commissioner of education, the comptroller, and the Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly determine what is considered a high-demand occupation for purposes of this subchapter.

(b) An institution of higher education shall work in partnership with at least one independent school district and a business entity in developing a course for purposes of this section.

(c) A course developed for purposes of this section must:

(1) provide content that enables a student to develop the relevant and critical skills needed to be prepared for employment or additional training in a high-demand occupation;

(2) incorporate college and career readiness skills as part of the curriculum;

(3) be offered for dual credit; and

(4) satisfy a mathematics or science requirement under the foundation high school program as determined under Section 28.025.

(d) An institution of higher education shall periodically review and revise the curriculum for a course developed for purposes of this section to accommodate changes in industry standards for the high-demand occupation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1683.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1683 / Section 1683.004
§ 1683.004. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION HEALTH BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A postsecondary educational institution that offers higher education health benefits must provide to an individual applying for higher education health benefits written notice that the benefits are not provided through an insurance policy or other product the offering or issuance of which is regulated as the business of insurance in this state.

(b) An individual must sign and return to the postsecondary educational institution the notice described by Subsection (a) before the individual may enroll in higher education health benefits. The postsecondary educational institution must:

(1) maintain a copy of the signed written notice for the duration of the term during which the higher education health benefits are provided to the individual; and

(2) at the request of the individual, provide a copy of the written notice to the individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.103
§ 8150.103. TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code.

(b) The district may enter into a contract with the board of directors of a reinvestment zone and the governing body of the city that provides for the district to manage or assist in managing the reinvestment zone or to implement or assist in implementing the reinvestment zone's project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan. The contract may require the district to issue bonds or other obligations and pledge the contract revenues to the payment of the bonds or other obligations.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.002
§ 101.002. PERISHABLE COMMODITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to perishable commodities, whether or not packed in ice or held in cold storage, and does not apply to perishable commodities that have been manufactured into an article of food of a different kind or character.

(b) For purposes of this section, the effects of the following operations do not change a perishable commodity into an article of food of a different kind or character: freezing; water or steam blanching; shelling; chopping; adding color; curing; cutting; dicing; drying for the removal of surface moisture; fumigating; gassing; heating for necessary control; ripening; coloring; removal of seeds, pits, stems, calyxes, husks, pods, rinds, skins, peels, or similar items; trimming; washing with or without chemicals; waxing; adding sugar or other sweetening agents; adding ascorbic acids or other agents used to retard oxidation; mixing with several kinds of sliced, chopped, or diced perishable commodities for packaging in any type of container; or any comparable method of preparation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.074 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.074
§ 161.074. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more bond enhancement agreements that the board determines to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the board, as represented by the bonds, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, currency, cash flow, or other basis desired by the board. Bond enhancement agreements may include, on terms and conditions approved by the board, interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, agreements providing for payments based on levels of or changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates, agreements to exchange cash flows or a series of payments, or agreements, including options, puts, or calls, to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread, or other exposure. A bond enhancement agreement is an agreement for professional services and shall contain the terms and conditions and be for the period that the board approves. The fees and expenses of the board in connection with the issuance of bonds and the purchase and sale of land may be paid from money in the fund, provided that payments due from the board under a bond enhancement agreement, other than fees and expenses, that relate to the payment of debt service on bonds constitute payments of principal of and interest on the bonds.

(b) The resolution of the board authorizing a bond enhancement agreement may authorize one or more designated officers or employees of the board to act on behalf of the board in entering into and delivering the bond enhancement agreement and in determining or setting the counterparty and terms of the bond enhancement agreement specified in the resolution, except that the resolution must set the maximum amount and term for the bond enhancement agreement.

(c) Unless the board elects otherwise in its approval of a bond enhancement agreement, the bond enhancement agreement is not a credit agreement for purposes of Chapter 1371, Government Code, regardless of whether the bonds relating to the bond enhancement agreement were issued in part under that law.