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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.002
§ 8313.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 24.270 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.270
§ 24.270.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.270. 177TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 177th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.455 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.455
§ 62.455. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER H.
Status: in_force

Subchapter H does not apply to a merger under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.306
§ 1051.306. FIRM REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may require a firm, partnership, corporation, or association that engages in the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, or interior design to register with the board under this subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.301
§ 702.301. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract:

(1) must be:

(A) in writing; and

(B) signed by the purchaser;

(2) must state the proposed opening date of the health spa that is the subject of the contract, if the health spa is not open on the contract date; and

(3) must include the health spa operator's certificate of registration number or an identification number as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The secretary of state shall adopt procedures for the issuance of an identification number that may be used in a contract for purposes of Subsection (a) by health spas with more than one location in this state.

(c) A contract under Subsection (a) constitutes the entire agreement between the seller and purchaser.
Tex. Election Code § 277.0021 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 277 / Section 277.0021
§ 277.0021. MEANING OF QUALIFIED VOTER.
Status: in_force

A reference in a law outside this code to "qualified voter" in the context of eligibility to sign a petition means "registered voter."
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.016 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.016
§ 42.016. SPECIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

If a person is convicted of, receives a grant of deferred adjudication for, or is adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct based on a violation of an offense for which a conviction or adjudication requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, the court shall:

(1) issue an order requiring the Texas Department of Public Safety to include in any driver's license record or personal identification certificate record maintained by the department for the person:

(A) an indication that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62; and

(B) if applicable, an indication that the person is subject to registration because the person was convicted of an offense involving human trafficking under Chapter 20A, Penal Code;

(2) require the person to apply to the Texas Department of Public Safety in person for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate not later than the 30th day after the date the person is released or the date the department sends written notice to the person of the requirements of Article 62.060, as applicable, and to annually renew the license or certificate;

(3) notify the person of the consequence of the conviction or order of deferred adjudication as it relates to the order issued under this article; and

(4) send to the Texas Department of Public Safety a copy of the record of conviction, a copy of the order granting deferred adjudication, or a copy of the juvenile adjudication, as applicable, and a copy of the order issued under this article.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.152
§ 1053.152. RESOLUTION; SALE OR LEASE OF FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c) and the approval of the commissioners court, the board by resolution may order the sale or lease of a facility that is:

(1) owned and operated by the district as a teaching hospital; and

(2) located on the campus of Texas Tech University.

(b) The resolution must include a finding by the board that the sale or lease:

(1) is in the best interests of district residents; and

(2) will not financially benefit a hospital official, other than from the continuation of a compensation package existing before the date of the sale or lease.

(c) The board may sell or lease the facility only if:

(1) no hospital official has made a disclosure under Sections 1053.156 and 1053.157 at any time before the date of the sale or lease; and

(2) a majority of the votes cast at an election held under this subchapter approves the sale or lease.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.004
§ 566.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 566.004. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond that is approved by the court and that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until judicial review of the board's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the executive director by certified mail.

(c) If the executive director receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the executive director may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Finance Code § 160.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 160 / Section 160.006
§ 160.006. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter, including rules necessary and appropriate to implement and clarify this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.331 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.331
§ 53A.331. REFINANCING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may refinance any educational or housing facility acquired, constructed, or improved.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.175 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.175
§ 225.175. NICK S.
Status: in_force

LINGO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 195 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1502 is designated as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 4006.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.052
§ 4006.052. NOTICE FOR LIMITED OFFERING EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), for filing an initial notice required by the commissioner to claim a limited offering exemption, the commissioner or board shall charge and collect a fee of one-tenth of one percent of the aggregate amount of securities described as being offered for sale.

(b) A fee charged under this section may not exceed $500.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.452 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.452
§ 251.452. USE OF NAME "COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

" (a) Only a cooperative association governed by this chapter, a group organized on a cooperative basis under another law of this state, or a foreign entity operating on a cooperative basis and authorized to do business in this state may use the term "cooperative" or any abbreviation or derivation of the term "cooperative" as part of its business name or represent itself, in advertising or otherwise, as conducting business on a cooperative basis.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200 for the first month in which the violation occurs;

(2) a fine of not more than $200 for each month during which a violation occurs after the first month;

(3) confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year; or

(4) a combination of those punishments.

(c) The attorney general may sue to enjoin a violation of this section.

(d) If a court renders a judgment that a person who used the term "cooperative" before September 1, 1975, is not organized on a cooperative basis but is authorized to continue to use the term, the business shall place immediately after its name the words "does not comply with the cooperative association law of Texas" in the same kind of type and in letters not less than two-thirds the size of the letters used in the word "cooperative."

(e) Notwithstanding this section, The University Cooperative Society, a domestic nonprofit corporation related to The University of Texas, may continue to use the word "cooperative" in its name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.055
§ 8279.055. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code.

(b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by:

(1) filing a copy of the board resolution that establishes the location of the office:

(A) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(B) in the municipal utility district records of the county in which the district is located; and

(2) publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located.

(c) A district office that is a private residence, office, or dwelling is a public place for matters relating to the district's business.

(d) The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Labor Code § 205.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 205 / Section 205.022
§ 205.022. DURATION AND TERMINATION OF GROUP ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A group account must remain in effect for not less than two years.

(b) After two years, the account may be terminated at the discretion of the commission or on application by the group. The termination is effective January 1 of the next year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0311
§ 3983.0311. NO AD VALOREM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016 / Section 8016.0202
§ 8016.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Natalie Simmons;

(2) Page Barnes;

(3) Sally Miller;

(4) Kenneth Sessum Sr.; and

(5) David Thomas.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8016.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8016.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8016.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8436.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8436 / Section 8436.052
§ 8436.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8436.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8436.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8436.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.054
§ 289.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs.

(b) If the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located does not appoint a member to the commission to fill a vacancy by the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs, the remaining members of the commission may, by vote of the commission, appoint a replacement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.053
§ 1551.053. AUTHORITY TO HIRE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may hire employees as the board considers necessary to ensure the proper administration of this chapter and the coverages, services, and benefits provided for or authorized by this chapter.

(b) The board of trustees shall determine and assign the compensation and duties of the employees.
Tex. Government Code § 441.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.114
§ 441.114. MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

The state library may pay the maintenance or repair cost of a print access aid supplied to a library under this subchapter out of funds available to the library from gifts or grants for that purpose. If the state library cannot pay the maintenance or repair cost of an aid, the library receiving the aid may pay the maintenance or repair cost or return the aid to the state library.
Tex. Government Code § 466.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.029
§ 466.029. PRESERVATION OF LOTTERY-RELATED DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall preserve all department records, including e-mails, relating to the operation of the state lottery until at least the first anniversary of the last date the record is modified.

(b) The department may not use a software program to automatically delete a record relating to the operation of the state lottery on a date earlier than the last day of the period specified by Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.113
§ 201.113. AGREEMENTS WITH REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 221.003 and 224.031, the commission and a regional tollway authority governed by Chapter 366 may enter into an agreement for the improvement by a regional tollway authority of portions of the state highway system.

(b) In this section, "improvement" means construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and the making of a necessary plan or survey before beginning construction, reconstruction, or maintenance and includes a project or activity appurtenant to a state highway, including drainage facilities, surveying, traffic counts, driveways, landscaping, lights, or guardrails.

(c) An agreement entered into under this section may provide that an improvement of a portion of the state highway system by a regional tollway authority is governed by the provisions of Chapter 366 applicable to the performance of the same function for a turnpike project under that chapter and the rules and procedures adopted by the regional tollway authority under that chapter, in lieu of the laws, rules, or procedures applicable to the department for the performance of the same function.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.202
§ 7997.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 161.027 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.027
§ 161.027. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A bank holding a security in the name of a nominee under this subchapter is liable for a loss resulting from the acts of the bank's nominee with respect to the security.
Tex. Property Code § 240.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.052
§ 240.052. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS IN SURVIVORSHIP PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the death of a holder of survivorship property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or in part, an interest in the property of the deceased holder that would have otherwise passed to the surviving holder by reason of the deceased holder's death.

(b) If an interest in survivorship property is disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property:

(1) the disclaimer:

(A) takes effect as of the time of the deceased holder's death; and

(B) relates back for all purposes to the time of the deceased holder's death; and

(2) the disclaimed interest is not subject to the claims of any creditor of the disclaimant.

(c) An interest in survivorship property disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property passes as if the disclaimant predeceased the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.
Tex. Local Government Code § 26.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 26 / Section 26.001
§ 26.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a home-rule municipality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.019 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.019
§ 68.019. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In all its duties, including rulemaking, the board may not sanction discriminatory practices or discriminate against a pilot or applicant because of race, religion, sex, ethnic origin, or national origin.

(b) A person seeking a remedy for a violation of this section must bring suit in a district court in Brazoria County.
Tex. Finance Code § 91.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 91 / Section 91.007
§ 91.007. FEES.
Status: in_force

The finance commission by rule shall:

(1) set the amount of fees the commissioner charges for:

(A) supervision and examination of savings banks;

(B) filing an application or other documents;

(C) conducting a hearing; and

(D) other services the commissioner performs; and

(2) specify the time and manner of payment of the fees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.003
§ 2652.003. ATTORNEY ACTING AS ESCROW OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2652.001, an attorney is not required to be licensed as an escrow officer to perform the duties of an escrow officer as defined by Section 2501.003.

(b) An attorney may hold a license to act as an escrow officer. An employee of an attorney licensed as an escrow officer also may hold a license to act as an escrow officer. An attorney licensed as an escrow officer shall comply with the provisions of this code that apply to escrow officers and trust funds as if the attorney were a title insurance agent.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a title insurance company or title insurance agent may not permit an attorney to conduct the attorney's business in the name of the company or agent unless the attorney and the attorney's bona fide employees who close transactions are licensed escrow officers.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.065
§ 2304.065. DEPARTMENT APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The department may not approve a housing rehabilitation loan unless it finds that:

(1) the benefit to an area designated under Section 2304.041 will exceed the financial commitment of the department; and

(2) the approval of the loan will be of benefit to the state and its taxpayers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.207
§ 1043.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on the bonds.