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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.001
§ 65.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority for campus security" means the authority with primary law enforcement jurisdiction over property under the control of a public or private institution of higher education.

(2) "Centralized registration authority" means a mandatory countywide registration location designated under Article 65.005.

(3) "Criminal justice official" means a chief of police of a municipality, sheriff, constable, county attorney with criminal jurisdiction, district attorney, or criminal district attorney.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(5) "Extrajurisdictional registrant" means a person who is required to register as a terrorist under the laws of another state with which the department has entered into a reciprocal registration agreement.

(6) "Local law enforcement authority" means the office of the chief of police of a municipality, the office of the sheriff of a county in this state, or a centralized registration authority.

(7) "Officer" means a juvenile probation officer, community supervision and corrections department officer, or parole officer.

(8) "Penal institution" means:

(A) a confinement facility operated by or under contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(B) a confinement facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(C) a juvenile secure pre-adjudication or post-adjudication facility operated by or under a local juvenile probation department; or

(D) a county jail.

(9) "Released" means discharged, paroled, placed in a nonsecure community program for juvenile offenders, or placed on juvenile probation, community supervision, or mandatory supervision.

(10) "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of delinquent conduct or deferred adjudication, that, regardless of the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication for committing:

(A) an offense under Chapter 76, Penal Code;

(B) an offense described by 18 U.S.C. Section 2332b(g)(5);

(C) an offense under 18 U.S.C. Section 2332f, 2332g, 2332h, or 2332i; or

(D) an offense against the Uniform Code of Military Justice, against a state or territory of the United States, or against a foreign country, where the offense contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by this subdivision.

(11) "Terrorist offender" means a person who has a reportable conviction or adjudication.
Tex. Government Code § 321.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.012
§ 321.012. EXPENDITURES AND SALARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee directs and controls the expenditure of any money appropriated to the office of the State Auditor and must approve the State Auditor's appropriation requests and audit plan.

(b) Before payment may be made on a voucher issued for payment of the salaries and expenses of the office, the State Auditor must approve the voucher.

(c) The salaries of the assistant auditors and stenographic and clerical personnel may not exceed the amounts paid by other departments for similar services.

(d) Salaries shall be paid monthly.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.218 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.218
§ 161.218. WORK OF LOCAL COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who considers himself an eligible veteran under this chapter and who desires to benefit under this chapter shall submit to the local committee the forms prescribed by the board before he submits his application of purchase and sales contract to the board. If the veteran is a resident of one county and is seeking to purchase land located in another, he shall submit the forms to the local committee in both counties.

(b) The local committee shall consider the forms and shall submit to the board a report concerning the financial responsibility of the veteran, if it is known, a statement of opinion as to whether or not the transaction is bona fide, a statement as to the amount the committee considers to be the reasonable value of the land in question, and a statement of the credit rating of the veteran applicant.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or Section 161.217 of this subchapter, the committees of the various counties shall function as provided by the board's rules and may be abolished by the board if it is determined that they are no longer necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 421.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.083
§ 421.083. TEXAS FUSION CENTER POLICY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall create the Texas Fusion Center Policy Council and the bylaws for the council to assist the department in monitoring fusion center activities in this state.

(b) The policy council is composed of one executive representative from each recognized fusion center operating in this state.

(c) The policy council shall:

(1) develop and disseminate strategies to:

(A) facilitate the implementation of applicable federal standards and programs on a statewide basis by each fusion center operating in this state;

(B) expand and enhance the statewide intelligence capacity to reduce the threat of terrorism and criminal enterprises; and

(C) continuously review critical issues pertaining to homeland security activities;

(2) establish a privacy advisory group, with at least one member who is a privacy advocate, to advise the policy council and to meet at the direction of the policy council; and

(3) recommend best practices for each fusion center operating in this state, including:

(A) best practices to ensure that the center adheres to 28 C.F.R. Part 23 and any other federal or state law designed to protect privacy and the other legal rights of individuals; and

(B) best practices for the smooth exchange of information among all fusion centers operating in this state.
Tex. Property Code § 53.204 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.204
§ 53.204. RELIANCE ON RECORD.
Status: in_force

A purchaser, lender, or other person acquiring an interest in the owner's property or an insurer of title is entitled to rely on the record of the bond and contract as constituting payment of all claims and liens for labor, subcontracts, materials, or specially fabricated materials incurred by the original contractor as if the purchaser, lender, or other person acquiring an interest in the owner's property or an insurer of title were the owner who approved, accepted, and endorsed the bond and as if each person furnishing labor or materials for the work performed under the original contract, other than the original contractor, had filed a complete release and relinquishment of lien of record.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.001
§ 4008.001. UNENFORCEABILITY OF ILLEGAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not base a suit on a contract if the person:

(1) made or engaged in the performance of the contract in violation of this title or a rule, order, or requirement under this title; or

(2) acquired any purported right under the contract with knowledge of the facts by reason of which the contract's making or performance was in violation of this title or a rule, order, or requirement under this title.
Tex. Family Code § 160.422 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.422
§ 160.422. CERTIFICATE OF SEARCH OF REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The vital statistics unit shall furnish a certificate of the results of a search of the registry on request by an individual, a court, or an agency listed in Section 160.412(b).

(a-1) Using existing resources, the vital statistics unit shall establish an electronic process through which the Department of Family and Protective Services may request information under this section.

(b) The certificate of the results of a search must include a digitized or written signature on behalf of the unit and state that:

(1) a search has been made of the registry; and

(2) a registration containing the information required to identify the registrant:

(A) has been found and is attached to the certificate; or

(B) has not been found.

(c) A petitioner must file the certificate of the results of a search of the registry with the court before a proceeding for the adoption of or termination of parental rights regarding a child may be concluded.

(d) A search of the registry is not required if a parent-child relationship exists between a man and the child, as provided by Section 160.201(b), and that man:

(1) has been served with citation of the proceeding for termination of the parent-child relationship; or

(2) has signed a relinquishment of parental rights with regard to the child.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 112.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.002
§ 112.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) during times of storm, flood, fire, earthquake, hurricane, or other disaster or emergency, many Texas businesses bring in resources and personnel from other states on a temporary basis to expedite the often enormous and overwhelming tasks of cleaning up, restoring, and repairing damaged buildings, equipment, and property, and deploying and building new replacement facilities in the state;

(2) accomplishing those tasks may necessitate out-of-state businesses, including out-of-state affiliates of Texas businesses, bringing into Texas resources, property, and personnel that previously had no connection to Texas to perform business activities in Texas, including repairing, renovating, installing, and building, for extended periods of time;

(3) during those periods of time, out-of-state businesses and employees performing business activities in Texas on a temporary basis solely for the purpose of helping the state recover from a disaster or emergency should not be burdened by any requirements that the out-of-state businesses or employees pay taxes as a result of performing those activities; and

(4) to ensure that out-of-state businesses may focus on quickly responding to the needs of Texas and its citizens during a disaster or emergency, it is appropriate for the legislature to provide that those businesses and their employees are not subject to certain state and local registration and licensing requirements and taxes for performing business activities before, during, and after the disaster or emergency to repair and restore devastating damage to critical property and infrastructure in the state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.901 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.901
§ 43.901. REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STAMP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 43.905, a person may capture by nonlethal means an indigenous reptile or amphibian on the shoulder of a road, as defined by Section 541.302, Transportation Code, or the unpaved area of a public right-of-way only if the person possesses a reptile and amphibian stamp issued to the person by the department.

(b) The commission by rule shall prescribe the form, design, and manner of issuance of a stamp under this subchapter.

(c) The stamp is not valid unless the person to whom the stamp is issued has signed the stamp on its face.

(d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an automated manner.

(e) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.153
§ 1055.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.012
§ 4055.012. TRAINING REQUIRED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF SPECIALTY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A specialty license holder may not allow an individual to act on the license holder's behalf with respect to a kind of insurance that the license holder is authorized to offer unless the individual has completed an approved training program.

(b) The materials for the training program must be provided to the specialty license holder by an insurer that writes the kind of insurance authorized under the specialty license.

(c) An insurer that provides training program materials under Subsection (b) must submit the training program to the commissioner for approval before the training program is used.

(d) The training program must meet the following minimum standards:

(1) each trainee must receive basic instruction about the kinds of insurance the specialty license holder is authorized to offer for purchase by prospective consumers;

(2) each trainee must be instructed to inform a prospective consumer that, except as may be specifically provided by another law of this state or the United States, the purchase of the kind of insurance offered is not required to complete the associated consumer transaction; and

(3) each trainee must be instructed with respect to the disclosures required to be made to consumers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.116
§ 1048.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities are entitled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.002
§ 3861.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.004
§ 234.004. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The appropriate attorney representing the county in civil cases may file a civil action to recover a civil penalty from a business that violates a visual aesthetic standard established under this subchapter. The penalty may not exceed $50 each day for the first 10 days of the violation, $100 each day for the next 10 days, $250 each day for the next 10 days, and $1,000 for each day thereafter. In determining the amount of the penalty, the court shall consider the seriousness of the violation.

(b) A penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.222 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.222
§ 1369.222. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an issuer or provider of health benefits under or a pharmacy benefit manager administering pharmacy benefits under:

(1) the state Medicaid program, including the Medicaid managed care program under Chapter 540, Government Code; or

(2) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.051
§ 3877.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 3877.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors elected in even-numbered years on the uniform election date in May prescribed by the Election Code.

(c) Section 54.102, Water Code, applies to directors. Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to directors.
Tex. Education Code § 49.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.105
§ 49.105. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the agreement is executed, the districts involved shall notify each affected property owner and the appraisal district in which the affected property is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.002
§ 775.002. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter and a proceeding under this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.5545 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.5545
§ 1103.5545. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY WITHOUT REQUIRED CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in an activity for which a certificate or license is required under this chapter without holding a certificate or license.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.025
§ 441.025. GROUNDS REQUIRING GRANTING OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall grant the creation of the district and approve the plan if it finds that:

(1) the creation of the district will benefit the real property in the district;

(2) each proposed road facility is feasible, practicable, and necessary and will benefit the district and the real property in the district;

(3) each governmental entity to which a road facility is to be conveyed has approved the preliminary plan for the road facility;

(4) the person seeking approval has agreed in writing to comply with the requirements of each municipality in which or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which a road facility is to be located, if the road facility is to be conveyed to a county;

(5) each governmental entity to which a road facility is to be conveyed has agreed, by issuing an approval statement, to accept the conveyance; and

(6) the district will be financially able to issue and pay its bonds.
Tex. Property Code § 161.055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.055
§ 161.055. REGULATION.
Status: in_force

A bank, trust company, or private banker depositing securities under this subchapter is subject to the regulations issued by the Finance Commission of Texas if the institution is chartered by this state or is private or by the comptroller of the currency if the institution is a national banking association.
Tex. Estates Code § 1154.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.103
§ 1154.103. CORRECTION OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, OR LIST OF CLAIMS FOR ERRONEOUS OR UNJUST ITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person interested in an estate who considers an inventory, appraisement, or list of claims filed by the guardian of the estate to be erroneous or unjust in any particular form may:

(1) file a written complaint setting forth the alleged erroneous or unjust item; and

(2) have the guardian cited to appear before the court and show cause why the item should not be corrected.

(b) On the hearing of the complaint, if the court is satisfied from the evidence that the inventory, appraisement, or list of claims is erroneous or unjust as alleged in the complaint, the court shall enter an order:

(1) specifying the erroneous or unjust item and the corrections to be made; and

(2) appointing an appraiser to make a new appraisement correcting the erroneous or unjust item and requiring the filing of the new appraisement not later than the 20th day after the date of the order.

(c) The court, on the court's own motion or a motion of the guardian of the estate, may also have a new appraisement made for the purposes described by this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.101
§ 174.101. CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district is governed by a board of directors. The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.107
§ 3880.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.257 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.257
§ 505.257. REDUCTION OF TAX WITHIN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a tax imposed under this chapter by an authorizing municipality that is located within the territorial limits of a regional transportation authority and that has been added to the territory of the authority under Section 452.6025, Transportation Code, is subject to reduction in the manner prescribed by Section 452.6025, Transportation Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 165.1535 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 165 / Section 165.1535
§ 165.1535. PERFORMING SURGERY WHILE INTOXICATED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01, Penal Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is licensed or regulated under this subtitle, performs surgery on a patient while intoxicated, and, by reason of that conduct, places the patient at a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor performed the surgery in an emergency. In this subsection, "emergency" means a condition or circumstance in which a reasonable person with education and training similar to that of the actor would assume that the person on whom the surgery was performed was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0107
§ 3792.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 481.0211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0211
§ 481.0211. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office by rule may establish advisory committees to make recommendations to the office on programs, rules, and policies administered by the office.

(b) In establishing an advisory committee under this section, the office shall adopt rules, including rules regarding:

(1) the purpose, role, responsibility, goals, and duration of the committee;

(2) the size of and quorum requirement for the committee;

(3) qualifications for committee membership;

(4) appointment procedures for members;

(5) terms of service for members;

(6) training requirements for members;

(7) policies to avoid conflicts of interest by committee members;

(8) a periodic review process to evaluate the continuing need for the committee; and

(9) policies to ensure the committee does not violate any provisions of Chapter 551 applicable to the office or the committee.