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Tex. Local Government Code § 214.231 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.231
§ 214.231. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture.

(2) "Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situated, according to:

(A) the real property records of the county in which the property is located; or

(B) the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located.

(3) "Unit" means an enclosed area designed:

(A) for habitation by a single family; or

(B) for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture, by a tenant.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 607 / Section 607.004
§ 607.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules for administering this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.164 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.164
§ 411.164. DEFENSE COUNSEL ACCESS TO CRIME LABORATORY PORTAL.
Status: in_force

In accordance with department rule, the attorney representing the state in a criminal action shall designate the defendant's attorney as an individual who is authorized to access and use the crime laboratory portal under Section 411.162 to request any crime laboratory records that are subject to discovery under Article 39.14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000A / Section 8000A.0201
§ 8000A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8000A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 54.611 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.611
§ 54.611. BOARD OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller serves as the presiding officer of the board.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary of the board whose duties may be prescribed by law and by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.005
§ 3878.005. 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 3878.251;

(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. Health and Safety Code § 181.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.104
§ 181.104. CONSUMER COMPLAINT REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general annually shall submit to the legislature a report describing:

(1) the number and types of complaints received by the attorney general and by the state agencies receiving consumer complaints under Section 181.103; and

(2) the enforcement action taken in response to each complaint reported under Subdivision (1).

(b) Each state agency that receives consumer complaints under Section 181.103 shall submit to the attorney general, in the form required by the attorney general, the information the attorney general requires to compile the report required by Subsection (a).

(c) The attorney general shall de-identify protected health information from the individual to whom the information pertains before including the information in the report required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.103
§ 3953.103. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An improvement project described by Section 3953.102 may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.114
§ 21.114. AGENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department is the agent of the state and of each political subdivision of the state for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and disbursing federal funds for the benefit of a general aviation airport under federal law, including 49 U.S.C. Sections 2201-2227.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 4520), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.053
§ 1092.053. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository for safekeeping.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.103
§ 8801.103. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not sell or distribute surface water or groundwater for any purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.0035 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8802 / Section 8802.0035
§ 8802.0035. SHARED TERRITORY; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory of the district includes any territory that is:

(1) inside the boundaries of:

(A) the Edwards Aquifer Authority; and

(B) Hays County; and

(2) not within the boundaries of the Plum Creek Conservation District as those boundaries existed on February 1, 2015.

(b) The Edwards Aquifer Authority has jurisdiction over any well that is drilled to produce water from the Edwards Aquifer in the shared territory described by Subsection (a).

(c) The district has jurisdiction over groundwater and any well that is drilled to produce water from any aquifer other than the Edwards Aquifer in the shared territory described by Subsection (a).

(d) Except for the district and the Edwards Aquifer Authority, no district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, has authority in the shared territory described by Subsection (a) to regulate the spacing of water wells or the production from water wells.

(e) The district has jurisdiction over any well that is drilled to produce water from the Edwards Aquifer or any other aquifer in the territory described by Section 8802.003.

(f) The district's jurisdiction over any well that is drilled to produce water in the territory described in Section 8802.003, including a well that is used to recover water that has been injected as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project, applies to all wells for which the district has jurisdiction in the shared territory described by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 83.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 83 / Section 83.003
§ 83.003. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The task force shall:

(1) coordinate implementation of the state's cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population through national, state, and local partners; and

(2) educate health care professionals on the use of clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing, treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities, and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.154
§ 3897.154. LAKE.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, planning, design, construction, improvement, or maintenance of a lake includes work done for drainage, reclamation, or recreation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.159
§ 441.159. DURATION OF CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a conservator appointed under this chapter shall complete the conservator's duties as required by this chapter not later than the 90th day after the date of appointment.

(b) If the commissioner issues written findings that there is a substantial likelihood of rehabilitation of the insurer in conservatorship, the commissioner may extend the conservatorship for additional successive 30-day periods. The total period of extensions may not exceed 180 consecutive days. A hearing is not required before the commissioner issues the findings.
Tex. Estates Code § 1103.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.003
§ 1103.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

If the application filed under Section 1103.001 is heard before the proposed ward's 18th birthday, a guardianship created under this chapter may not take effect and the person appointed guardian may not take the oath or make the declaration as required under Section 1105.051 or give a bond as required under Section 1105.101 until the proposed ward's 18th birthday.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.069 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.069
§ 534.069. CRITERIA FOR PROVIDING FUNDS FOR START-UP COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop criteria to regulate the provision of payment to a private provider for start-up costs associated with the development of residential and other community services for persons with mental illness.

(b) The criteria shall provide that start-up funds be awarded only as a last resort and shall include provisions relating to:

(1) the purposes for which start-up funds may be used;

(2) the ownership of capital property and equipment obtained by the use of start-up funds; and

(3) the obligation of the private provider to repay the start-up funds awarded by the department by direct repayment or by providing services for a period agreed to by the parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.058
§ 1014.058. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) keep an account of all board meetings and proceedings; and

(2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records and accounts, including all contracts, notices, duplicate vouchers, and duplicate receipts.

(b) The information described by Subsection (a) shall be open to public inspection at the district's principal office at all reasonable times.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.154
§ 4151.154. DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy benefit manager may not require a pharmacist or pharmacy to:

(1) accept or process a claim for prescription drugs under a discount health care program as defined by Section 7001.001 unless the pharmacist or pharmacy agrees in writing to accept or process the claim;

(2) participate in a specified provider network as a condition of processing a claim for prescription drugs under a discount health care program; or

(3) participate in, or process claims under, a discount health care program as a condition of participation in a provider network.
Tex. Water Code § 54.2052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2052
§ 54.2052. PLUMBING CODE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a district is not required to adopt a plumbing code. A district may adopt and enforce one or more plumbing codes meeting the standards and requirements of the rules and laws of this state and may amend any code adopted to conform to local concerns if the amendment does not substantially vary from rules or laws of this state. If a municipal regulation conflicts with a district regulation, the municipal regulation prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 609.714 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.714
§ 609.714. CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED VENDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) After a plan administrator approves an application of a vendor to become a qualified vendor, the plan administrator shall execute a written contract with the vendor to participate in the deferred compensation plan.

(b) A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for evaluating a qualified vendor's investment products to determine whether those products are acceptable as qualified investment products.

(c) A qualified vendor may offer to employees participating in a 457 plan only qualified investment products.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.354 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.354
§ 122.354. DEPARTMENT RULES.
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, shall adopt rules regulating the transportation of hemp in this state to ensure that illegal marihuana is not transported into or through this state disguised as legal hemp.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.090 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.090
§ 522.090. ADDITIONAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to any penalty imposed under this chapter, a person convicted of an offense under Section 522.071(a)(5) may be penalized or disqualified under 49 C.F.R. Part 383.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.005
§ 61.005. CERTAIN TORTS AND UNLIQUIDATED DEMANDS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prevents issuance of a writ of attachment in a suit founded in tort or on an unliquidated demand against an individual, partnership, association, or corporation on whom personal service cannot be obtained in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.055
§ 559.055. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Each license holder shall maintain records for three years showing the continuing education programs completed by the license holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0901
§ 3800.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.156
§ 110.156. ADJUDICATION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish a uniform method of obtaining adjudication information. The uniform method must require that:

(1) a complete set of fingerprints, the complete name of the person being investigated, or other information necessary to conduct a criminal history background check be submitted to the Department of Public Safety or another law enforcement agency; and

(2) if fingerprints are submitted, the fingerprints be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for further information if a relevant disqualifying record or other substantive information is not obtained from a state or local law enforcement agency.

(b) A law enforcement agency may provide to the council information about the conviction or deferred adjudication of a person being investigated only if the information:

(1) is relevant to the person's current or proposed registration; and

(2) was collected in accordance with this section.

(c) The council is not entitled to adjudication information that is not relevant. Adjudication information is relevant only if it relates to a conviction or deferred adjudication for:

(1) a sexual offense;

(2) murder, assault, battery, or any other offense involving personal injury or threat to another person; or

(3) a felony not listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).

(d) All adjudication information received by the council is privileged information and for the exclusive use of the council. The information may be released or otherwise disclosed to any other person or agency only:

(1) on court order; or

(2) with the consent of the person being investigated.

(e) The council by rule shall establish a method to collect and destroy adjudication information after the council makes a decision on the eligibility of the person for registration who is the subject of the information. The council shall destroy the adjudication information not later than the first anniversary of the date of the council's decision on the person's eligibility for registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.107
§ 3892.107. APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body for:

(1) the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and

(3) the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.
Tex. Government Code § 855.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.001
§ 855.001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is composed of six trustees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.752 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.752
§ 1131.752. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The premium for the policy must be paid:

(1) wholly from funds contributed by the employer or employers of the insureds;

(2) wholly from funds contributed by the labor or credit union or unions; or

(3) partly from funds described by Subdivision (1) or (2) and partly from funds contributed by the insureds.

(b) An insured's contribution toward the cost of the insurance may not exceed 40 cents per month for each $1,000 of insurance coverage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.176 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.176
§ 501.176. PAYMENT OF FEES BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OR CREDIT CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card of any title or registration fee that the department is required or authorized to collect under this chapter.

(b) The department may collect a fee for processing a title or registration payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card. The amount of the fee must not exceed the charges incurred by the state because of the use of the electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card.

(b) The department may collect a fee for processing a title or registration payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card in an amount not to exceed the amount of the charges incurred by the department to process the payment.

(c) For online transactions the department may collect from a person making payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card an amount equal to any fee charged in accordance with Section 2054.2591, Government Code.

(c) The department may collect the fee set under Section 2054.2591, Government Code, from a person making a payment by electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card through the online project implemented under Section 2054.252, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.030
§ 215.030. MESSENGERS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may license, restrain, or otherwise regulate messengers for railroads, stages, or public houses.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.013
§ 133.013. DETERMINATION OF STATUS.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing, the department may determine whether a quarry or pit has been abandoned, is active, or is inactive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.051
§ 3941.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 21 / Section 21.009
§ 21.009. JURY DELIBERATIONS; VERDICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The interpreter appointed for a juror may be present and assist the juror during the jury deliberation.

(b) The presence of the interpreter during jury deliberations does not affect the validity of a verdict.
Tex. Election Code § 84.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.014
§ 84.014. ACTION BY EARLY VOTING CLERK ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

If an applicant provides a date of birth, driver's license number, or social security number on the applicant's application for an early voting ballot to be voted by mail that is different from or in addition to the information maintained by the voter registrar in accordance with Title 2, the early voting clerk shall notify the voter registrar. The voter registrar shall update the voter's record with the information provided by the applicant.