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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 106 / Section 106.05
§ 106.05. POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a minor commits an offense if he possesses an alcoholic beverage.

(b) A minor may possess an alcoholic beverage:

(1) while in the course and scope of the minor's employment if the minor is an employee of a licensee or permittee and the employment is not prohibited by this code;

(2) if the minor is in the visible presence of his adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or other adult to whom the minor has been committed by a court;

(3) if the minor is under the immediate supervision of a commissioned peace officer engaged in enforcing the provisions of this code; or

(4) if the beverage is lawfully provided to the minor under Section 106.16.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable as provided by Section 106.071.

(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to a minor who:

(1) requested emergency medical assistance in response to the possible alcohol overdose of the minor or another person;

(2) was the first person to make a request for medical assistance under Subdivision (1); and

(3) if the minor requested emergency medical assistance for the possible alcohol overdose of another person:

(A) remained on the scene until the medical assistance arrived; and

(B) cooperated with medical assistance and law enforcement personnel.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), Subsection (a) does not apply to a minor who reports the sexual assault of the minor or another person, or is the victim of a sexual assault reported by another person, to:

(1) a health care provider treating the victim of the sexual assault;

(2) an employee of a law enforcement agency, including an employee of a campus police department of an institution of higher education; or

(3) the Title IX coordinator of an institution of higher education or another employee of the institution responsible for responding to reports of sexual assault.

(f) A minor is entitled to raise the defense provided by Subsection (e) in the prosecution of an offense under this section only if the minor is in violation of this section at the time of the commission of a sexual assault that is:

(1) reported by the minor under Subsection (e); or

(2) committed against the minor and reported by another person under Subsection (e).

(g) A minor who commits a sexual assault that is reported under Subsection (e) is not entitled to raise the defense provided by Subsection (e) in the prosecution of the minor for an offense under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8302.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8302 / Section 8302.001
§ 8302.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.059 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.059
§ 242.059. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES; PAROLE SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

When funds are available, the department may:

(1) establish and operate places for detention and diagnosis of children committed to it;

(2) establish and operate additional treatment and training facilities, including forestry or parks-maintenance camps and ranches, necessary to classify and treat children committed to the department according to their needs;

(3) establish active parole supervision to aid children given conditional release to find homes and employment and to become reestablished in the community; and

(4) assist in establishing training facilities and programs owned and operated by private individuals or organizations which agree to provide services to children committed to the department, including programs for children needing long-term residential care.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.006
§ 121.006. VEHICLE FUEL EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

A person is not a gas utility to the extent that the person:

(1) sells natural gas for use as vehicle fuel;

(2) sells natural gas to a person who later sells the natural gas for use as vehicle fuel; or

(3) owns or operates equipment or facilities to sell or transport the natural gas for ultimate use as vehicle fuel.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.657 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.657
§ 452.657. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On the effective date of a withdrawal from an authority:

(1) the authority shall cease providing transportation services in the withdrawn unit of election; and

(2) the financial obligations of the authority attributable to the withdrawn unit of election cease to accrue.

(b) Withdrawal from an authority does not affect the right of the authority to travel through the territory of the unit of election to provide service to a unit of election that is a part of the authority.

(c) In a unit of election that withdraws from an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O, title to all real estate in the unit of election, including improvements made by the authority, except a right-of-way or an improvement to a right-of-way, vests in the unit of election if the unit of election by resolution claims the real estate and improvements within 30 days after the effective date of the election.

(d) If the real estate and improvements are within 30 days after the effective date of the election determined by the authority to be necessary for the continuation of service to the remaining units of election, the authority may retain the use of the real estate and improvements for not longer than 15 years or the duration of the authority's remaining federal grant obligation for the facility, whichever is longer. If the authority retains the use, the authority is responsible for all operation and maintenance costs of the facility.

(e) In a unit of election with a population of less than 10,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census that withdraws from an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter N, title to all real estate in the unit of election owned or partially owned by the authority, including improvements made by the authority, except a right-of-way or an improvement to a right-of-way, shall immediately vest in the authority, and the authority may continue to use the real estate and improvements in the withdrawn unit of election as may be determined by the authority to be necessary:

(1) for the continuation of service to other units of election;

(2) to satisfy the authority's remaining federal grant obligation for the real estate and improvements; or

(3) for the operation of a public transportation system as provided by Section 452.056(a).

(f) An authority is responsible for all operation and maintenance costs of the property and improvements located in the withdrawn unit of election that are owned or partially owned by the authority as described by Subsection (e).
Tex. Government Code § 443.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.016
§ 443.016. USE OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS AND TREES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, to the extent reasonable and practical only plants and trees indigenous to this state may be used in landscaping work on the Capitol grounds. The board may authorize the use of specimens of nonindigenous plants that have historical significance in relation to the Capitol grounds.

(b) A nursery plant that is transplanted onto the Capitol grounds must have been grown in this state.

(c) A tree that is displayed in the Capitol or on the Capitol grounds must have been grown in this state.

(d) The board may adopt standards for the selection of plants and trees displayed in the Capitol or on the Capitol grounds or used in landscaping work on the Capitol grounds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.014 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.014
§ 2210.014. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not bring a private action against the association, including a claim against an agent or representative of the association, under Chapter 541 or 542. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or this chapter, a class action under Subchapter F, Chapter 541, or under Rule 42, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, may only be brought against the association by the attorney general at the request of the department.

(b) Chapter 542 does not apply to the association or to an agent or representative of the association.

(c) An administrator contracted under Section 2210.062, if applicable, is an agent of the association for purposes of managing the association and administering the plan of operation under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.053
§ 3868.053. COMPLETE DISCRETION OF TOWN REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the town may refuse to appoint a person who is nominated to be a director and meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3868.052(a). The governing body has complete discretion in the appointment of a director.
Tex. Government Code § 51.801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.801
§ 51.801. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "electronic filing of documents" means the filing of data transmitted to a district or county clerk or a clerk of a court of appeals by the communication of information, displayed originally in written form, in the form of digital electronic signals transformed by computer and stored on microfilm, magnetic tape, optical disks, or any other medium.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.304 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.304
§ 2.304. PRICE PAYABLE IN MONEY, GOODS, REALTY, OR OTHERWISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The price can be made payable in money or otherwise. If it is payable in whole or in part in goods each party is a seller of the goods which he is to transfer.

(b) Even though all or part of the price is payable in an interest in realty the transfer of the goods and the seller's obligations with reference to them are subject to this chapter, but not the transfer of the interest in realty or the transferor's obligations in connection therewith.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.018 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.018
§ 33.018. SNAP ELIGIBILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) As authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(d)(1) and except as provided by this section, 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a)(2) does not apply in determining the eligibility of any person for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

(b) 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a)(2) applies in determining the eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program of a person who has been convicted of, and released on parole or placed on community supervision for, any felony offense that has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in 21 U.S.C. Section 802, if the person violates any condition of that parole or community supervision. A person described by this subsection is ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program only for a two-year period beginning on the date the person is found to have violated the condition of parole or community supervision, as authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(d)(1)(B).

(c) A person convicted of an offense described by Subsection (b) who is receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and who is convicted of a subsequent felony offense, regardless of the elements of the offense, is ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0151
§ 549.0151. CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other state law other than Sections 549.0152 and 549.0153, information the commission obtains or maintains regarding prescription drug rebate negotiations or a supplemental Medicaid or other rebate agreement, including trade secrets, rebate amount, rebate percentage, and manufacturer or labeler pricing, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.

(b) Information that is confidential under Subsection (a) includes information described by that subsection that the commission obtains or maintains in connection with:

(1) the vendor drug program;

(2) the child health plan program;

(3) the kidney health care program;

(4) the children with special health care needs program; or

(5) another state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.202
§ 1509.202. AUTHORITY FOR PROPERTY, FACILITY, OR ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

A municipality may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain property, a facility, or an activity for a public purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0202
§ 3988.0202. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from a list of names recommended by the preceding board as provided by Section 375.064, Local Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.066 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.066
§ 51.066. LAND AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prepare and issue a land award for each tract of sovereign land sold.

(b) Each land award shall be appropriately numbered and shall be worded in a manner that will constitute a receipt for the first or full payment after it is signed by the commissioner.

(c) One copy of the land award shall be retained in the land office, one copy shall be sent to the purchaser, and one copy shall be sent to the county clerk of the proper county to be recorded at no charge in the official public records of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 418.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.026
§ 418.026. GRANTS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE BY NONPROFIT FOOD BANKS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nonprofit food bank" means a nonprofit organization that solicits, warehouses, and redistributes edible food to agencies that feed needy families and individuals.

(b) Using money available for the purpose, the office of the governor shall establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations in this state for distribution to nonprofit food banks to build the capacity of the nonprofit food banks to respond to disasters.

(c) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization must:

(1) have at least five years of experience coordinating a statewide network of nonprofit food banks and charitable organizations that distribute food to needy or low income individuals during disasters; and

(2) be a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.

(d) Grant money awarded under this section may be used only to reimburse a nonprofit food bank for all or part of the costs incurred by the nonprofit food bank as a result of:

(1) maintaining an inventory of emergency food boxes in preparation for a disaster;

(2) purchasing, storing, and transporting food for distribution during a disaster; and

(3) purchasing capital equipment necessary to operate during a disaster, including back-up generators, mobile food pantries, trucks, meal preparation units, forklifts, technology, and other equipment.

(e) The office of the governor shall establish procedures to administer the grant program, including a procedure for the submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the office to evaluate a proposal.

(f) The office of the governor shall enter into a contract that includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. The office shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract. The contract must authorize the office to recoup grant money from a grant recipient for failure of the grant recipient to comply with the terms of the contract.

(g) The office of the governor may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purpose of awarding grants under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 58.301 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.301
§ 58.301. STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If required by the board, each person who desires to receive irrigation water at any time during the year shall furnish the secretary of the board a written statement of the acreage the person intends to irrigate and the different crops the person intends to plant with the acreage of each crop.

(b) At the time the acreage estimate is furnished to the secretary, each person applying for water shall pay the portion of the water charge or assessment set by the board.

(c) If a person does not furnish the statement of estimated acreage or does not pay the part of the water charge or assessment set by the board before the date for fixing the assessment, the district is not obligated to furnish water to that person during that year.
Tex. Water Code § 58.816 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.816
§ 58.816. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any interested person may appear at the meeting and offer evidence for or against any matter being considered by the board of equalization. The board may send for persons and papers, and may administer oaths to persons who testify before the board, and may ascertain the full true value of all property subject to taxation.

(b) The board may lower or raise the valuation of all property listed on the tax roll and place property on the roll which did not appear on it. The board shall correct any errors of assessment and equalize the value of property appearing on the roll.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.105
§ 6907.105. ADDITION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

Land that is adjacent to the district may be added to the district in the manner provided by and in accordance with the requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, whether or not the land is located in the same county.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.0635 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0635
§ 152.0635. RECORDS OF CERTAIN SELLERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements prescribed by Section 152.063, a seller engaged in seller-financed sales who has a permit under Section 152.065 shall keep the records required by this section.

(b) For seller-financed sales, the seller shall keep at the seller's principal office for at least four years from the date on which the seller receives the final payment for the motor vehicle:

(1) the lienholder's copy of the receipt for title application, registration, and motor vehicle tax issued by a county tax assessor-collector; and

(2) a ledger or other document containing a complete record of the payment history for that motor vehicle, including:

(A) the name and address of the purchaser;

(B) the total consideration;

(C) the amount of the down payment received at the time the motor vehicle is sold;

(D) the date and amount of each subsequent payment;

(E) the date of sale; and

(F) the date of any repossession.

(c) For retail sales paid in full at the time of sale, the seller shall keep at the seller's principal office for at least four years from the date of the sale documentation of complete payment in the form of:

(1) a copy of the payment instrument or a receipt for cash received; and

(2) a copy of the receipt for title application, registration, and motor vehicle tax issued by the county tax assessor-collector.

(d) For sales for resale, the seller shall keep at the seller's principal office for at least four years from the date of the sale the purchaser's written statement of resale on a form prescribed by the comptroller.

(e) Section 111.0041 applies to a person required to keep records under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.114
§ 1118.114. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipal, or other public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a patient of that hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Maverick County or the police chief of a municipality in the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person who is confined in a jail facility of the county or municipality and is not a resident of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0204
§ 480.0204. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the events trust fund may be used to:

(1) pay the principal of and interest on notes issued under Section 480.0252; and

(2) fulfill obligations of an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state to a site selection organization under an event support contract.

(b) Subject to Sections 480.0202 and 480.0205, the obligations described by Subsection (a)(2) may include the payment of:

(1) the costs relating to the preparations necessary for conducting the event; and

(2) the costs of conducting the event, including costs of an improvement or renovation to an existing facility and costs of acquisition or construction of a new facility or other facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.056
§ 964.056. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS OR EQUIVALENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a certificate of authority to a captive insurance company unless the company possesses and maintains unencumbered capital and surplus, or the equivalent, in an amount determined by the commissioner after considering:

(1) the amount of premium written by the captive insurance company;

(2) the characteristics of the assets held by the captive insurance company;

(3) the terms of reinsurance arrangements entered into by the captive insurance company;

(4) the type of business covered in policies issued by the captive insurance company;

(5) the underwriting practices and procedures of the captive insurance company; and

(6) any other criteria that has an impact on the operations of the captive insurance company determined to be significant by the commissioner.

(b) The amount of capital and surplus, or the equivalent, determined by the commissioner under Subsection (a) may not be less than $250,000.

(c) The capital and surplus, or the equivalent, required by Subsection (a) must be in the form of:

(1) United States currency;

(2) an irrevocable letter of credit, in a form approved by the commissioner and not secured by a guarantee from an affiliate, naming the commissioner as beneficiary for the security of the captive insurance company's policyholders and issued by a bank approved by the commissioner;

(3) bonds of this state or a county or municipality of this state; or

(4) bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States, the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.259 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.259
§ 126.259. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit against a credit union or its liquidating agent while a liquidation order is in effect must be brought in Travis County.

(b) The liquidating agent may file suit in Travis County to preserve, protect, or recover the credit union's assets or property.

(c) An asset or property of the credit union includes a claim or cause of action that belongs to or that may be asserted by the credit union.
Tex. Property Code § 70.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.101
§ 70.101. GENERAL LIEN ON VESSELS.
Status: in_force

A person who furnishes supplies or materials or who performs repairs or labor for or on account of a domestic vessel that is owned in whole or part in this state has a lien for the person's charges.