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Tex. Transportation Code § 312.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.022
§ 312.022. ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may assess the cost of an improvement made under Subchapter A against property that abuts and benefits from the improvement or against the owner of the property.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body may not assess more than three-fourths of the cost of an improvement against properties or property owners.

(c) The entire cost of constructing a curb or sidewalk fronting property may be assessed against the property or its owner.

(d) The ordinance may:

(1) provide the terms of payment of an assessment;

(2) provide a rate of interest to be paid on the assessment, not to exceed eight percent a year payable on deferred payments;

(3) create a lien on the assessed property; and

(4) declare the assessment to be a personal liability of the owner of the assessed property.

(e) The ordinance must provide for the collection of the:

(1) assessment; and

(2) collection costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred.

(f) An assessment under this section is a lien securing the payment of the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.252
§ 3846.252. NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

A development zone is a political and corporate body and a political subdivision of the state, separate from the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.207
§ 1046.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the bond applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.105
§ 2026.105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2026.105. CLASS 4 RACETRACK. (a) A class 4 racetrack is a racetrack operated by a county fair under Section 2032.002.

(b) A racetrack association that holds a class 4 racetrack license may conduct live races for a number of days not to exceed five days in a calendar year on dates selected by the racetrack association and approved by the commission.
Tex. Election Code § 278.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 278 / Section 278.004
§ 278.004. STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate's statement must include a summary of the following information:

(1) current occupation;

(2) educational and occupational background;

(3) biographical information; and

(4) any previous experience serving in government.

(b) The secretary of state may prescribe the format and length of the candidate's statement.
Tex. Government Code § 441.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.126
§ 441.126. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish and develop major resource systems or regional library systems in conformity with the plan for a state library system as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 162.0151 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0151
§ 162.0151. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate who files an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party in the same voting year shall be ineligible for:

(1) a place on the ballot for a general primary election;

(2) nomination by convention; and

(3) the succeeding general election as:

(A) an independent candidate in a partisan election;

(B) the nominee of a political party; or

(C) a write-in candidate in a partisan election.

(b) A candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election ballot of each political party with which the candidate filed an application for a place on the ballot if, not later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election, the secretary of state determines that the candidate is ineligible under Subsection (a).

(c) The secretary of state shall provide written notice to a candidate declared ineligible under this section. The notice required under this subsection shall inform the candidate:

(1) of the candidate's ineligibility;

(2) that the candidate may withdraw from the general primary election under Section 172.052; and

(3) if the candidate refuses to withdraw, the candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election ballot.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 842.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.114
§ 842.114. BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) A person disputing the validity of a form, application, or other document filed with the retirement system has the burden of proving the document to be false, fraudulent, or otherwise invalid.

(b) A person seeking a correction based on an error caused by an act or omission of the retirement system or a subdivision has the burden of proving the error and the act or omission causing the error.

(c) A person described by Subsection (a) or (b) has the burden of showing:

(1) reasonableness and diligence in discovering the invalidity or error; and

(2) timeliness in notifying the retirement system or the appropriate subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.453
§ 1302.453. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: repealed

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

(1) knowingly engages in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting without holding a license issued under this chapter; or

(2) is not a student described by Section 1302.502 and knowingly engages in air conditioning and refrigeration maintenance work without holding a contractor license or a technician registration or certification issued under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 415, Sec. 3(4), eff. June 14, 2013.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.304
§ 94.304. RULES.
Status: in_force

The finance commission shall adopt rules on permitted activities of a subsidiary corporation in which a savings bank invests under Section 94.301.
Tex. Government Code § 608.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.001
§ 608.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department administrator" means the chief administrator of a department of state government of which an individual executing an authorization is an officer or employee.

(2) "Disbursing officer" means the disbursing officer of a political subdivision of which an individual executing an authorization is an officer or employee.

(3) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.

(4) "Savings bonds" means United States savings bonds.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.002
§ 324.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advertisement" means a communication that includes the promotion of a commercial product or service, including communication on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose.

(1-a) "Botnet" means a collection of two or more zombies.

(2) "Computer software" means a sequence of instructions written in a programming language that is executed on a computer. The term does not include:

(A) a web page; or

(B) a data component of a web page that cannot be executed independently of that page.

(3) "Damage," with respect to a computer, means significant impairment to the integrity or availability of data, computer software, a system, or information.

(4) "Execute," with respect to computer software, means to perform a function or carry out instructions.

(5) "Keystroke-logging function" means a function of a computer software program that:

(A) records all keystrokes made by a person using a computer; and

(B) transfers that information from the computer to another person.

(6) "Owner or operator of a computer" means the owner or lessee of a computer or an individual using a computer with the authorization of the owner or lessee of the computer. The phrase "owner of a computer," with respect to a computer sold at retail, does not include a person who owned the computer before the date on which the computer was sold.

(7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization, or a combination of those organizations.

(8) "Personally identifiable information," with respect to an individual who is the owner or operator of a computer, means:

(A) a first name or first initial in combination with a last name;

(B) a home or other physical address, including street name;

(C) an electronic mail address;

(D) a credit or debit card number;

(E) a bank account number;

(F) a password or access code associated with a credit or debit card or bank account;

(G) a social security number, tax identification number, driver's license number, passport number, or other government-issued identification number; or

(H) any of the following information if the information alone or in combination with other information personally identifies the individual:

(i) account balances;

(ii) overdraft history; or

(iii) payment history.

(9) "Zombie" means a computer that, without the knowledge and consent of the computer's owner or operator, has been compromised to give access or control to a program or person other than the computer's owner or operator.
Tex. Estates Code § 1023.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.002
§ 1023.002. CONCURRENT VENUE AND TRANSFER FOR WANT OF VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If two or more courts have concurrent venue of a guardianship proceeding, the court in which an application for a guardianship proceeding is initially filed has and retains jurisdiction of the proceeding. A proceeding is considered commenced by the filing of an application alleging facts sufficient to confer venue, and the proceeding initially legally commenced extends to all of the property of the guardianship estate.

(b) If a guardianship proceeding is commenced in more than one county, it shall be stayed except in the county in which it was initially commenced until final determination of proper venue is made by the court in the county in which it was initially commenced.

(c) If it appears to the court at any time before the guardianship is closed that the proceeding was commenced in a court that did not have venue over the proceeding, the court shall, on the application of any interested person, transfer the proceeding to the proper county in the manner prescribed by Section 1023.006.

(d) When a proceeding is transferred to another county under a provision of this chapter, all orders entered in connection with the proceeding shall be valid and shall be recognized in the court to which the guardianship was ordered transferred, if the orders were made and entered in conformance with the procedures prescribed by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.205
§ 1044.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8414.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8414 / Section 8414.102
§ 8414.102. 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. Local Government Code § 395.075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.075
§ 395.075. NO EFFECT ON TAXES OR OTHER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit, affect, or regulate any tax, fee, charge, or assessment specifically authorized by state law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.013
§ 502.013. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY REGISTRATION APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the person is a member of the United States armed forces.

(b) If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department shall include the person's status as a member of the United States armed forces:

(1) in the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and

(2) with any record information released by the department relating to the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a report issued by the department for the vehicle.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 824 / Section 824.001
§ 824.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Fire protection sprinkler system" has the meaning assigned by Section 766.051.

(2) "Kennel" means a facility, including a veterinary medicine clinic, that provides boarding and related services to dogs or cats for breeding, sheltering, training, hunting, or similar purposes in exchange for compensation or other consideration.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01632 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01632
§ 30.01632. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The city secretary shall be, ex officio, the clerk of the municipal court of record and may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office.
Tex. Property Code § 111.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.006
§ 111.006. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subtitle applies:

(1) to all trusts created on or after January 1, 1984, and to all transactions relating to such trusts; and

(2) to all transactions occurring on or after January 1, 1984, relating to trusts created before January 1, 1984; provided that transactions entered into before January 1, 1984, and which were subject to the Texas Trust Act, as amended (Articles 7425b-1 through 7425b-48, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transactions remain valid on and after January 1, 1984, and must be terminated, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by this subtitle.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.051
§ 541.051. CONSUMER'S PERSONAL DATA RIGHTS; REQUEST TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer is entitled to exercise the consumer rights authorized by this section at any time by submitting a request to a controller specifying the consumer rights the consumer wishes to exercise. With respect to the processing of personal data belonging to a known child, a parent or legal guardian of the child may exercise the consumer rights on behalf of the child.

(b) A controller shall comply with an authenticated consumer request to exercise the right to:

(1) confirm whether a controller is processing the consumer's personal data and to access the personal data;

(2) correct inaccuracies in the consumer's personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the consumer's personal data;

(3) delete personal data provided by or obtained about the consumer;

(4) if the data is available in a digital format, obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another controller without hindrance; or

(5) opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of:

(A) targeted advertising;

(B) the sale of personal data; or

(C) profiling in furtherance of a decision that produces a legal or similarly significant effect concerning the consumer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.302
§ 6002.302. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate or license if, after notice and hearing, the state fire marshal finds that the applicant, registrant, or license holder has engaged in acts that:

(1) violate this chapter;

(2) violate rules or standards adopted under this chapter; or

(3) constitute misrepresentation made in connection with the sale of products or services rendered.

(b) An original or renewal registration certificate, license, or testing laboratory approval may be denied, suspended, or revoked, if after notice and public hearing the commissioner, through the state fire marshal, determines from the evidence presented at the hearing that this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter has been violated.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6325 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6325
§ 2210.6325. REQUEST TO ENTER INTO FINANCING ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may submit a request to the comptroller to enter into a financing arrangement as authorized by Section 404.0242, Government Code. The request must include the association's requested maximum principal amount and maximum term of the arrangement.

(b) The association and the comptroller may agree to increase the maximum principal amount stated in a request submitted under Subsection (a) on a showing that a greater principal amount is needed to:

(1) pay the costs related to the issuance of the financing arrangement;

(2) provide for a debt service reserve fund; or

(3) capitalize interest for a period equal to the lesser of:

(A) a period determined necessary by the association; or

(B) six months.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.207
§ 123.207. FIDUCIARY POWERS.
Status: in_force

A credit union may:

(1) act, under court order or appointment, as guardian, receiver, trustee, executor, or administrator without giving bond;

(2) receive an investment from a person acting as a guardian, receiver, trustee, executor, or administrator under the Estates Code or Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code;

(3) act as depository for money paid to a court or constituting the estate of a deceased person, a minor, or an incompetent;

(4) accept, execute, and administer a trust as trustee;

(5) accept funds or money for deposit by a fiduciary, trustee, receiver, guardian, executor, or administrator; or

(6) act as custodian or trustee of a pension or profit-sharing plan, including an individual retirement account or a pension fund of a self-employed individual or of the sponsor of a credit union.
Tex. Insurance Code § 549.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 549 / Section 549.101
§ 549.101. ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, commissioner, or department may institute a proceeding to enforce this chapter and to enjoin any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity from engaging or attempting to engage in any activity in violation of this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.103 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.103
§ 42A.103. PERIOD OF DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a felony case, the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not exceed 10 years. For a defendant charged with a felony under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, regardless of the age of the victim, and for a defendant charged with a felony described by Article 42A.453(b), the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not be less than five years.

(b) In a misdemeanor case, the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not exceed two years.

(c) A judge may extend the maximum period of deferred adjudication community supervision in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757.
Tex. Education Code § 73.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.151
§ 73.151. DEAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston is under the direction of a dean appointed by the board of regents.

(b) To be qualified for appointment as dean, a person must have a doctor of medicine degree or a doctor of philosophy degree in one of the biomedical sciences.

(c) The dean is responsible through the chancellor or other executive officer of the system to the board.
Tex. Water Code § 5.510 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.510
§ 5.510. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING UNDERGROUND OR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue an emergency order to the owner or operator of an underground or aboveground storage tank regulated under Chapter 26 prohibiting the owner or operator from allowing or continuing a release or threatened release and requiring the owner or operator to take the actions necessary to eliminate the release or threatened release, if the commission finds that:

(1) there is an actual or threatened release of a regulated substance; and

(2) more expeditious action than is otherwise provided under Chapter 26 is necessary to protect the public health or safety or the environment from harm.

(b) An emergency order issued under this section must be:

(1) mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each person identified in the order;

(2) hand delivered to each person identified in the order; or

(3) on failure of service by certified mail or hand delivery, served by publication one time in the Texas Register and one time in a newspaper with general circulation in each county in which any of the persons identified in the order has a last known address.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.206
§ 263.206. ASSENT TO GRANT OF EASEMENT.
Status: in_force

If the county does not own the fee simple title to land described by Section 263.203 or 263.204 and if the owner of the fee simple has executed an easement to the land for the purposes for which a conveyance is authorized under Section 263.203 or 263.204, the county judge, on order of the commissioners court, may join in and assent to the easement in the instrument granting the easement or in a separate instrument.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.055
§ 462.055. TERM; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member serves a term established by the plan of operation.

(b) The remaining board members, by majority vote, shall fill a vacancy on the board for the unexpired term of a director who serves as an insurance industry board member, subject to the commissioner's approval. The commissioner shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy on the board for the unexpired term of a director who serves as a public representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.055
§ 1035.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than three, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.051
§ 8203.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.