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Tex. Election Code § 18.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.013
§ 18.013. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION LIST IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written request of any resident of a political subdivision of which more than one-half of the political subdivision's territory is situated in a county with a population of 25,000 or less, the registrar of a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly situated shall prepare and furnish to the person a list containing the registered voters of that county who reside in the political subdivision or, if requested, who reside in a territorial unit of the political subdivision from which a member of the subdivision's governing body is elected by only the voters residing in the territorial unit.

(b) A request under Subsection (a) must be accompanied by a description or map, if a map is available, of the boundary of the political subdivision or territorial unit. The boundary information must be of sufficient detail to enable the registrar to prepare the requested list.

(c) The list must contain the name of each voter whose registration is effective on the date the list is furnished and must comply with the requirements as to form and content prescribed by Section 18.005.

(d) The list shall be furnished as soon as practicable after the request but not later than the 30th day after the date the registrar receives the request and boundary description or map.

(e) The registrar may charge a fee for the list not to exceed the actual expense incurred in preparing the list. The fees shall be used to defray expenses incurred in preparing the lists.

(f) Section 18.009 applies to the use of information obtained under Subsection (a).

(g) Except as provided by this section, this subchapter does not apply to a list furnished under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 36A / Section 36A.003
§ 36A.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:

(1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and

(2) under the law of the foreign country in which the judgment is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money to the extent that the judgment is:

(1) a judgment for taxes;

(2) a fine or other penalty; or

(3) a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.168 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.168
§ 39.168. RETAIL SALES REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each retail electric provider that offers electricity for sale shall report to the commission:

(1) its annual retail sales in this state;

(2) the annual retail sales of its affiliates by number of customers, kilowatts per hour sold, and revenue from kilowatts per hour sold by customer class; and

(3) any other information the commission requires relating to affiliations between retail electric providers.

(b) The commission by rule shall prescribe the nature and detail of the reporting requirements. The commission may accept information reported under other law to satisfy the requirements of this section. Information reported under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure if the information is competitively sensitive information. The commission shall administer the reporting requirements in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of competitively sensitive information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.025
§ 71.025. DELIVERY TO NEW OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The officers of a county from which a new county has been created or to which a newly organized county has been attached and all other persons who have in their possession books, records, maps, or other property that belongs to the new county shall deliver the material to the proper officers of the new county within five days after the date on which the new officers legally qualify.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.105
§ 59.105. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect Chapter 151, Estates Code, or another statute of this state governing safe deposit boxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.005
§ 3859.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3859.106;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.

(c) A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.67055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.67055
§ 2306.67055. MARKET ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) A market analysis submitted in conjunction with an application for housing tax credits must:

(1) be prepared by a market analyst approved by the department; and

(2) include an assessment of other developments that are supported by housing tax credits within the market area.

(b) The department, through the qualified allocation plan, shall develop:

(1) a process for approving market analysts; and

(2) a methodology for determining the market area to be examined in a market analysis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.197 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.197
§ 361.197. COST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall file a cost recovery action against all responsible parties who have not complied with the terms of an administrative order issued under Section 361.188. The commission shall file the cost recovery action no later than one year after all remedial action has been completed.

(b) The state may seek a judgment against the noncompliant parties for the total amount of the cost of the remedial investigation and feasibility study, the remedial design, and the remedial action, including costs of any necessary studies and oversight costs, minus the amount agreed to be paid or expended by any other responsible parties under an order issued under Section 361.185 or 361.188.

(c) The action may also include a plea seeking civil penalties for noncompliance with the commission's administrative order and a claim for up to triple the state's costs if the responsible party's defenses are determined by the court to be unreasonable, frivolous, or without foundation.

(d) The commission shall file a cost recovery action against each responsible party for the total costs of an action taken under Section 361.133(c)(1), (2), (3), (5), or (6) or Section 361.133(g).

(e) The commission may not file a cost recovery action under this section against an individual if the individual's only significant asset is a homestead that:

(1) includes the facility subject to or affected by a remedial action;

(2) is occupied by the individual as a home; and

(3) has a fair market value of $250,000 or less.
Tex. Government Code § 152.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.058
§ 152.058. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall meet at least once in each quarter of the fiscal year.

(b) The commission may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by commission rules.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.1182 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.1182
§ 2054.1182. EVALUATION OF COMPLETED MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a major information resources project has been completed, a state agency shall evaluate and report to the quality assurance team on whether the project met the agency's objectives or other expectations.

(b) The state auditor may:

(1) provide an independent evaluation of the completed project to ensure the validity of the results reported under Subsection (a); and

(2) send the evaluation to the legislative audit committee.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01131
§ 30.01131. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of White Settlement.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.058
§ 1063.058. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0502
§ 8055.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.001
§ 260.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assistance with self-administering medication" means assisting a resident by reminding the resident to take medication, opening and removing medications from a container, or reminding the resident when a prescription medication needs to be refilled.

(2) "Boarding home facility" means an establishment that:

(A) furnishes, in one or more buildings, lodging to three or more persons with disabilities or elderly persons who are unrelated to the owner of the establishment by blood or marriage; and

(B) provides community meals, light housework, meal preparation, transportation, grocery shopping, money management, laundry services, or assistance with self-administration of medication but does not provide personal care services as defined by Section 247.002 to those persons.

(3) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Elderly person" has the meaning assigned by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.

(5) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(6) "Person with a disability" means a disabled person as defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.

(7) "Resident" means a person who is residing in a boarding home facility.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9660 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9660
§ 61.9660. TUITION SET ASIDE FOR CERTAIN LOAN REPAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education authorized by the board to award a degree or certificate in dental hygiene shall set aside two percent of tuition charges for resident students enrolled in the degree program.

(b) The amount set aside shall be transferred to the comptroller to be maintained in the state treasury for the sole purpose of repayment of student loans of dental hygienists under this subchapter. Section 403.095(b), Government Code, does not apply to the amount set aside under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.117 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.117
§ 101.117. REASONABLE TIME FOR DECISION ON MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A labor union may not refuse to give a person desiring membership in the union a reasonable time after obtaining the promise of employment in which to decide whether to join the union as a condition of employment.
Tex. Education Code § 34.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.006
§ 34.006. SALE OF BUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of a school district, the comptroller shall dispose of a school bus.

(b) A school district is not required to dispose of a school bus through the comptroller.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.006
§ 90.006. STUDIES.
Status: in_force

The department may conduct studies necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.002
§ 881.002. LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter and Chapter 887, the insurance laws of this state do not apply to a statewide mutual assessment company.

(b) A law enacted after June 20, 1933, does not apply to statewide mutual assessment companies unless statewide mutual assessment companies are expressly designated in the law.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.012
§ 91.012. GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a controlling person of a license holder under this chapter, that person must be at least 18 years of age and have educational, managerial, or business experience relevant to:

(1) operation of a business entity offering professional employer services; or

(2) service as a controlling person of a professional employer organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.206
§ 375.206. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks, trust companies, and savings and loan associations;

(2) insurance companies;

(3) fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians; and

(4) all interest and sinking funds and other public funds of the state and agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities of the state, including counties, municipalities, towns, villages, school districts, and all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic.

(b) District bonds are eligible and lawful security for deposits of counties, municipalities, towns, villages, school districts, and all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic, to the extent of the market value of the bonds, when accompanied by any unmatured interest coupons appurtenant to the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0309
§ 3984.0309. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.252
§ 3886.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the town shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The town shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the town to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.001
§ 8008.001. 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 Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 34.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 505.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 505 / Section 505.018
§ 505.018. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility operator may not violate this chapter, commission rules adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter.

(b) The commission may enforce this chapter under Chapter 7, Water Code, including by issuing an administrative order that assesses a penalty or orders a corrective action.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.103
§ 234.103. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

If a massage parlor has previously violated a prohibition or other regulation adopted under this subchapter, a district or county attorney may bring suit to enjoin the operation of a massage parlor in violation or threatened violation of a prohibition or other regulation adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.260
§ 3906.260. NOTICE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The district shall file notice of a tax imposed with the county clerk of Cameron County and post the notice on the district's Internet website.
Tex. Property Code § 59.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.005
§ 59.005. DAMAGES FOR VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person injured by a violation of this chapter may sue for damages under the Deceptive Trade Practices--Consumer Protection Act (Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code).
Tex. Government Code § 2310.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.002
§ 2310.002. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the jurisdiction of the municipality.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 15.501 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 15 / Section 15.501
§ 15.501. COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE AGAINST HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health care practitioner" means:

(1) a person licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners to practice dentistry in this state;

(2) a person licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, to engage in professional or vocational nursing; or

(3) a physician assistant licensed under Chapter 204, Occupations Code.

(b) A covenant not to compete relating to the practice of dentistry or nursing, or practice as a physician assistant, as applicable, is not enforceable against a health care practitioner unless the covenant:

(1) provides for a buyout of the covenant by the health care practitioner in an amount that is not greater than the practitioner's total annual salary and wages at the time of termination of the practitioner's contract or employment;

(2) expires not later than the one-year anniversary of the date the contract or employment has been terminated;

(3) limits the geographical area subject to the covenant to no more than a five-mile radius from the location at which the health care practitioner primarily practiced before the contract or employment terminated; and

(4) has terms and conditions that are clearly and conspicuously stated in writing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.051
§ 1701.051. COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.
Status: repealed

(a) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is an agency of this state and consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) three members who are sheriffs, constables, or chiefs of police;

(2) three members who:

(A) are licensed under this chapter, two of whom are peace officers who, at the time of appointment, hold nonsupervisory positions with a law enforcement agency; and

(B) have been licensed under this chapter for the five years preceding the date of appointment; and

(3) three members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(c) A public officer appointed to the commission serves on the commission as an additional duty of the office.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172, Sec. 35(1), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.0515 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.0515
§ 711.0515. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

In addition to bringing an action under Section 711.051, the attorney general may bring an action for injunctive relief to enforce this chapter or a rule or order adopted by the Texas Funeral Service Commission under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.106
§ 317.106. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this chapter at a public or private sale under terms determined by the governing body to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0302
§ 7923.0302. 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. Education Code § 110.10 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.10
§ 110.10. SUPERVISION BY COORDINATING BOARD.
Status: in_force

The Health Sciences Center is subject to the continuing supervision of and to the rules and regulations of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, as provided by Chapter 61 of this code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0951 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0951
§ 152.0951. GONZALES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Gonzales County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Gonzales County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $100 nor more than $400 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Gonzales County.