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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.0085 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.0085
§ 90.0085. CAMPING AND BUILDING FIRES PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a section of the Blanco River that is not located in a county adjacent to a county with a municipality with a population greater than 1.5 million.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 90.008(a), a person may not camp or build a fire in a dry riverbed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.601
§ 1951.601. ENFORCEMENT ACTION FOR MISAPPLICATION OF PESTICIDES.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner finds that an applicator has misapplied pesticides, the commissioner shall institute an enforcement action against the applicator. The department by rule shall adopt a policy to implement this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 98.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 98 / Section 98.201
§ 98.201. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A foreign savings bank may renew a certificate of authority issued under Subchapter I, Chapter 92, by paying a renewal fee in January of each year. The finance commission by resolution shall set the fee annually.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.209
§ 204.209. JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES WITH PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician assistant who jointly owns an entity with a physician shall report annually to the physician assistant board the ownership interest and other information required by physician assistant board rule.

(b) The physician assistant board shall assess a fee for processing each report required by Subsection (a).

(c) A report filed under Subsection (a) is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0201
§ 7901.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7901.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.209
§ 21.209. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire by gift, grant, devise, purchase, lease, or the exercise of the power of eminent domain any land, easement, right-of-way, or other property interest necessary to carry out the powers and duties under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0109
§ 3975.0109. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.054
§ 156.054. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HOURS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the board from taking disciplinary action with respect to a license holder or license applicant by requiring additional hours of continuing medical education, including education in specific course subjects.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0305
§ 171.0305. INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A program provider shall maintain and make available to participants information regarding course fees, schedules, methods of course delivery, and locations, as applicable, for all court-ordered programs provided by the program provider.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.102
§ 32.102. ESTABLISHING SERIES OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the certificate of formation expressly gives the board of a state bank authority to establish shares in series and determine the preferences, limitations, and relative rights of each series, the board may do so only in compliance with this section and any rules adopted under this subtitle.

(b) A series of shares may be established in the manner provided by the Business Organizations Code, but the shares of the series may not be issued and sold without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner under Section 32.103. The bank shall file the original and one copy of the statement of action required by the Business Organizations Code with the banking commissioner.

(c) Unless the submission presents novel or unusual questions, the banking commissioner shall approve or reject the series not later than the 31st day after the date the banking commissioner considers the submission informationally complete and accepted for filing. The banking commissioner may require the submission of additional information as considered necessary to an informed decision to approve or reject a proposed series under this section.

(d) If the banking commissioner finds that the interests of depositors and creditors will not be adversely affected by the series, that the series conforms to law and any conditions imposed by the banking commissioner, and that any required filing fee has been paid, the banking commissioner shall:

(1) endorse the face of the original and copy of the statement with the date of approval and the word "Approved";

(2) file the original of the statement in the department's records; and

(3) deliver a certified copy of the statement to the state bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.202
§ 1047.202. CANCELLATION OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) On the payment of interest or for the redemption of district bonds, the depository shall receive and cancel any interest coupon paid or bond discharged.

(b) When the interest coupon or bond is delivered to the board:

(1) the account of the depository shall be credited with the amount of the coupon or bond; and

(2) the coupon or bond shall be canceled and destroyed.
Tex. Government Code § 411.464 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.464
§ 411.464. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and implementing the alert system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.002
§ 1115.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Wilson County Memorial Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.154
§ 463.154. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may transfer to any person by any means, including sale or lease, an interest in real property in a station or terminal complex and may contract with respect to it, in accordance with the comprehensive service plan approved by the executive committee, and subject to terms:

(1) the executive committee finds to be in the public interest or necessary to carry out this section; and

(2) specified in the instrument transferring the title or right of use.

(b) A transfer must be at the fair value of the interest transferred considering the use designated for the real property in the authority's comprehensive service plan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.071 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.071
§ 161.071. PAMPHLETS.
Status: in_force

The board shall have published pamphlets containing the provisions of this chapter and rules the board desires, and these pamphlets shall be made available to any interested veteran, veterans organization, or other interested person in the state.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.201
§ 181.201. OCCUPATION TAX.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter is an occupation tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8399.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8399 / Section 8399.002
§ 8399.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Travis County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 5.0207 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.0207
§ 5.0207. EFFECT OF CERTAIN COURT FINDINGS ON PURPORTED CONVEYANCE OF TITLE OR INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A bona fide purchaser or a mortgagee for value or a successor or assign of a bona fide purchaser or mortgagee for value may rely conclusively on a determination in a district court's finding of fact and conclusion of law recorded under Section 51.9035, Government Code, that a document or instrument does not convey title to or an interest in the real property described in the document or instrument.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.253
§ 159.253. ISSUANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) During an investigation conducted under this subchapter, the commissioner may issue a subpoena that is addressed to a peace officer of this state or other person authorized by law to serve citation or perfect service. The subpoena may require a person to give a deposition, produce documents, or both.

(b) If a person disobeys a subpoena or if a person appearing in a deposition in connection with the investigation refuses to testify, the commissioner may petition a district court in Travis County to issue an order requiring the person to obey the subpoena, testify, or produce documents relating to the matter. The court shall promptly set an application to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) for hearing and shall cause notice of the application and the hearing to be served on the person to whom the subpoena is directed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.023
§ 191.023. CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The duties imposed by law relating to the maintenance of birth and death records of a municipality with a population of 2,500 or more may be transferred to the county in which the municipality is located, as provided by this section.

(b) If the commissioners court adopts a resolution to transfer the duties and the governing body of the municipality subsequently adopts a concurring resolution, the county and municipality shall agree on a timetable for the transfer and shall execute the transfer in an orderly fashion.

(c) Before a commissioners court may adopt a resolution under Subsection (b), the official to whom the duties would be transferred must attest in writing that the official has sufficient resources and finances to assume those duties.

(d) If the governing body of a municipality does not adopt a concurring resolution before the 91st day after the date on which a county adopts a resolution under Subsection (b), a petition by the qualified voters of the municipality may serve as the equivalent of a concurring resolution under Subsection (b). The petition must succinctly describe the intention to consolidate county and municipal maintenance of birth and death records and must be signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the number of qualified voters voting in the most recent mayoral election.

(e) A consolidation under this section affects only the county and the municipality to which the resolutions apply. This section does not affect the apportionment of registration districts under Section 191.021.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.054
§ 4005.054. LISTED SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.051 applies to securities that at the time of sale:

(1) are fully listed on:

(A) the American Stock Exchange;

(B) the Boston Stock Exchange;

(C) the Chicago Stock Exchange;

(D) the New York Stock Exchange; or

(E) a recognized and responsible stock exchange approved by the commissioner, as provided by Subchapter C;

(2) are designated or approved for designation on notice of issuance on the national market system of the NASDAQ stock market; or

(3) are senior to, or if of the same issue, on a parity with, any securities listed or designated as described by Subdivision (1) or (2) or represented by subscription rights that are listed or designated as described by Subdivision (1) or (2), or evidence of indebtedness guaranteed by a company, any stock of which is listed or designated as described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) Securities described by Subsection (a) are exempt only so long as the exchange on which the securities are listed remains approved under this section or Subchapter C.
Tex. Occupations Code § 265.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 265 / Section 265.002
§ 265.002. SUPERVISION, DIRECTION, AND RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, a dental assistant is under the direct supervision, direction, and responsibility of a dentist if the dentist:

(1) employs the dental assistant or is in charge of the dental assistant; and

(2) is physically present in the dental office when the dental assistant performs a delegated dental act.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), physical presence does not require that the supervising dentist be in the treatment room when the dental assistant performs the service as long as the dentist is in the dental office.

(c) In this subtitle, a dental assistant is under the general supervision, direction, and responsibility of a dentist if the dentist:

(1) employs the dental assistant or is in charge of the dental assistant; and

(2) is responsible for supervising the services to be performed by the dental assistant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 605.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.301
§ 605.301. EXEMPTION FOR LICENSE HOLDERS OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrict a person who holds a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the license holder's applicable licensing act if the license holder:

(1) practices in conformance with the applicable laws and rules relating to the person's license; and

(2) does not:

(A) violate Section 605.251;

(B) represent to others that the license holder practices orthotics or prosthetics; or

(C) use the terms "prosthetist," "prosthesis," "prosthetic," "artificial limb," "orthotist," "orthosis," "orthotic," or "brace" or the letters "LP," "LPA," "LO," "LOA," "LPO," or "LPOA" or any derivative of those terms or letters in connection with the license holder's name or practice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.054
§ 373A.054. ADDITIONAL METHODS OF INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Status: in_force

A municipality that designates a district under Section 373A.051 may provide tax-exempt bond financing, offer density bonuses, or provide other incentives to increase the supply of affordable housing and maintain the affordability of existing housing for low-income and moderate-income families.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.253
§ 1010.253. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider all district income, including income from sources other than taxation that are available for the purposes described by Section 1010.252(b).
Tex. Government Code § 42.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 42 / Section 42.004
§ 42.004. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

The court of criminal appeals may remove state prosecuting attorneys from office for good cause.
Tex. Water Code § 51.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.072
§ 51.072. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must:

(1) be a resident of the state;

(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or be a qualified voter in the district; and

(3) be at least 18 years of age.

(b) Section 49.052 does not apply to a district governed by this chapter whose principal purpose is providing water for irrigation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.031
§ 306.031. MANAGEMENT OF PARKS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The ordinance establishing the board shall designate the parks and facilities owned by the municipality to be placed under the management and control of the board. The municipality may from time to time by ordinance designate additional parks and facilities to be under the management and control of the board.

(b) The board may acquire by gift, devise, or purchase, or improve or enlarge:

(1) land and buildings to be used for public parks, playgrounds, or historical museums; or

(2) land on which are located:

(A) historic buildings, sites, or landmarks of statewide historical significance associated with historic events or personalities;

(B) prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, or archaeological, paleontological, or vertebrate paleontological sites; or

(C) sites including fossilized footprints, inscriptions made by human agency, or any other archaeological, paleontological, or historical buildings, markers, monuments, or other historical features.

(c) Land described by Subsection (b) may be located inside or outside the boundaries of the municipality, but must be located inside the limits of the county in which the municipality is located.

(d) The board shall improve, manage, operate, maintain, equip, and finance:

(1) the parks and facilities placed by ordinance under its management and control; and

(2) additional parks and facilities acquired by gift, but not by the exercise of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8439.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8439 / Section 8439.101
§ 8439.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8439.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.901
§ 374.901. USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), real property acquired under this chapter may not be sold, leased, granted, conveyed, or otherwise made available for public housing.

(b) Real property acquired under this chapter may be made available for public housing if the municipality holds an election at which a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election approve that use of the property. The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided for an election under Section 374.011. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Permitting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing."

(c) If the qualified voters of a municipality have approved the use of land acquired under this chapter for public housing, the municipality may order an election on prohibiting the use of that land for public housing. The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided by Subsection (b), except that the ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Prohibiting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing." If a majority of the voters voting in the election favor prohibiting the use of the land for public housing, the prohibition contained in Subsection (a) applies. An election that results in the prohibition of the use of land for public housing does not affect land that has been made available for public housing at the time of the election.

(d) If a municipality holds an election under this section, the municipality may not hold another election under this section for one year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.110
§ 228.110. PROVISIONS PROTECTING AND ENFORCING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

A trust agreement or order providing for the issuance of bonds may contain provisions to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including:

(1) covenants establishing the commission's duties relating to:

(A) the acquisition of property;

(B) the design, development, financing, construction, improvement, expansion, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the toll project or system in connection with which the bonds were authorized; and

(C) the custody, safeguarding, and application of money;

(2) covenants prescribing events that constitute default;

(3) covenants relating to the rights, powers, liabilities, or duties that arise on the breach of a duty of the commission, including the right of the trustee to bring actions against the commission or the department in any state court to enforce the covenants in the agreement, and the sovereign immunity of the state is waived for that purpose; and

(4) provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction or operation of the project or system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.160
§ 1063.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1063.107(d) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.201
§ 3901.201. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8463.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8463 / Section 8463.006
§ 8463.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 44.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.001
§ 44.001. DESIGNATED AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency designated to administer a day-care program established by federal law and financed partially or totally by federal funds.