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Tex. Government Code § 403.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.054
§ 403.054. REPLACEMENT WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the comptroller may issue a replacement warrant in place of an original warrant drawn on the state treasury if the state agency on whose behalf the comptroller issued the original warrant notifies the comptroller that:

(1) the original warrant has been lost, destroyed, or stolen;

(2) the original warrant has not been received; or

(3) the payee's endorsement on the original warrant has been forged.

(b) The comptroller may not issue a replacement warrant if:

(1) the comptroller has paid the original warrant, unless the comptroller:

(A) has received a refund of the payment; or

(B) is satisfied that the state agency on whose behalf the comptroller issued the original warrant has taken reasonable steps to obtain a refund of the payment;

(2) the period during which the comptroller may pay the original warrant has expired under Section 404.046 or other applicable law;

(3) the payee of the replacement warrant is not the same as the payee of the original warrant; or

(4) the comptroller is prohibited by a payment law from issuing a warrant to the payee of the replacement warrant.

(c) A replacement warrant:

(1) must reflect the same fiscal year as the original warrant; and

(2) may not be paid by the comptroller unless presented for payment to the comptroller or a financial institution before the expiration of two years after the close of the fiscal year in which the original warrant was issued.

(d) The comptroller may not pay an original warrant after the comptroller has issued a replacement warrant for the original warrant.

(e) If the comptroller determines that a replacement warrant was improperly issued or that the person to whom the replacement was issued was not its owner, the comptroller shall immediately demand return of the replacement or, if the replacement has been paid, the amount paid by the state. If this demand is not satisfied, the comptroller shall refer the matter to the attorney general for appropriate action.

(f) A person other than a law enforcement official that has possession of a lost or stolen warrant or a warrant on which the payee's endorsement has been forged shall, on request, immediately deliver the warrant to the comptroller or the state agency on whose behalf the comptroller issued the warrant. The agency or comptroller shall issue a receipt for the warrant.

(g) Failure to reimburse the state on demand as required by Subsection (e) constitutes a debt to the state and further payment to the person shall be held as provided by Section 403.055.

(h) The comptroller shall adopt rules and forms regarding the issuance of replacement warrants.

(i) In this section, "payment law" means:

(1) Section 403.055;

(2) Section 57.48, Education Code;

(3) Section 231.007, Family Code; or

(4) any similar law that prohibits the comptroller from issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to a person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.002
§ 3876.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Alden Lake Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.001
§ 3938.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Montgomery County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Grand Lake Estates Management District.
Tex. Government Code § 614.213 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.213
§ 614.213. TRANSFEREE.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement animal determined to be suitable and eligible for transfer under Section 614.212 may be transferred only to a person who is:

(1) capable of humanely caring for the animal; and

(2) selected by the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee in the following order of priority, as applicable:

(A) the animal's former handler who medically retired as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty;

(B) the parent, child, spouse, or sibling of the animal's former handler if the handler was killed in the line of duty or died from injuries sustained in the line of duty;

(C) a former handler not described by Paragraph (A);

(D) a peace officer, county jailer, or telecommunicator other than the animal's handler; or

(E) another person.

(b) If more than one person in a category of authorized transferees under Subsection (a)(2) requests to receive the animal, the applicable head of a law enforcement agency or that person's designee shall determine which of the potential transferees would best serve the best interest of the animal and the applicable state agency or political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9002.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9002 / Section 9002.151
§ 9002.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 9002.201.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.054
§ 336.054. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Trustees serve staggered two-year terms.

(b) A trustee may not serve more than two consecutive terms or more than four terms.

(c) A trustee who has served two consecutive terms but fewer than four terms is eligible for appointment to a new term on the date one year after the date on which the trustee's former term ended.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.301
§ 551.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means a vehicle that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section 571.500).
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.511
§ 201.511. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) On application, the board may reissue a license to practice chiropractic to a person whose license has been canceled or suspended.

(b) An applicant whose license has been canceled or revoked:

(1) may not apply for reissuance before the first anniversary of the date the license was canceled or revoked; and

(2) must apply for reissuance in the manner and form required by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8115.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8115 / Section 8115.052
§ 8115.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.152
§ 55A.152. DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

Records relating to the suspension or revocation of a driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle may not be expunged under this chapter except as provided by Section 524.015 or 724.048, Transportation Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.132 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.132
§ 212.132. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a moratorium imposed on property development affecting only residential property, commercial property, or both residential and commercial property.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.0173 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0173
§ 102.0173. JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The justice court assistance and technology fund is a fund in the county treasury. The fund consists of money allocated to the fund under Section 134.103, Local Government Code.

(b) Money in the justice court assistance and technology fund may be used only to finance:

(1) the cost of providing court personnel, including salaries and benefits for the court personnel;

(2) the cost of continuing education and training for justice court judges and court personnel; and

(3) the purchase and maintenance of technological enhancements for a justice court, including:

(A) computer systems;

(B) computer networks;

(C) computer hardware;

(D) computer software;

(E) imaging systems;

(F) electronic kiosks;

(G) electronic ticket writers; and

(H) docket management systems.

(c) The justice court assistance and technology fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court of the county.

(d) A justice court may, subject to the approval of the commissioners court, use a fund designated by this article to assist a constable's office or other county department with a technological enhancement, or cost related to the enhancement, described by Subsection (b)(3) if the enhancement directly relates to the operation or efficiency of the justice court.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.102 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.102
§ 301.102. TAX REFUND VOUCHER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a tax refund voucher in the amount allowed by this subchapter and subject to the restrictions imposed by this subchapter to a person that meets the eligibility requirements under this subchapter.

(b) A person issued a tax refund voucher may, subject to the provisions of this subchapter, apply for the amount of the refund of a tax that is paid by the person to this state if the tax is administered by the comptroller and deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund without dedication.
Tex. Property Code § 214.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 214 / Section 214.003
§ 214.003. AMENDMENT OF DEDICATORY INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section supersedes any conflicting requirement in a dedicatory instrument of a mixed-use real estate development.

(b) To the extent of any conflict with another provision of this title, this section prevails.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a declaration of a mixed-use real estate development may be amended only by a vote of a majority of the total votes allocated to property owners entitled to vote on the amendment of the declaration.

(d) If the declaration contains a lower approval requirement than prescribed by Subsection (c), the approval requirement in the declaration controls. If the declaration is silent as to voting rights for an amendment, the declaration may be amended by a vote of a majority of the total votes allocated to property owners entitled to vote on the amendment of the declaration.

(e) While the mixed-use real estate development has a current developer, an amendment made to the declaration under this section requires the current developer to consent to the amendment to be valid.

(f) A bylaw of a mixed-use real estate development may not be amended to conflict with this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.102
§ 1205.102. STANDARD FOR GRANTING OF MOTION.
Status: in_force

The court shall grant an issuer's motion for security under Section 1205.101 unless, at the hearing on the motion, the opposing party or intervenor establishes that the person is entitled to a temporary injunction against the issuance of the public securities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.036
§ 392.036. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

Unless the authority's bylaws require a larger number, when a quorum is present an authority may take action on a vote of a majority of the commissioners present.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.202
§ 1508.202. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue certificates of indebtedness to obtain money to:

(1) operate, maintain, repair, develop, or expand the sea life park and oceanarium;

(2) acquire equipment and inventories for the sea life park and oceanarium;

(3) pay for services when performed, or for items when acquired, for the benefit of the municipality under an agreement relating to the development, operation, equipping, staffing, or maintenance of the sea life park and oceanarium, including a lease, use, purchase, concession, or operating agreement; or

(4) acquire a facility, asset, or right from an operator under Section 1508.206.

(b) A municipality may issue certificates of indebtedness for a purpose described by Subsections (a)(1)-(3) in connection with another public facility:

(1) owned by the municipality in conjunction with the sea life park and oceanarium; and

(2) authorized under Subchapter B, Chapter 305, Local Government Code, or Subchapter A, Chapter 1504.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.05
§ 22.05. CITATION AS IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

If service of citation is not waived under Article 22.03, a surety is entitled to notice by service of citation, the length of time and in the manner required in civil actions; and the officer executing the citation shall return the same as in civil actions. It shall not be necessary to give notice to the defendant unless he has furnished his address on the bond, in which event notice to the defendant shall be deposited in the United States mail directed to the defendant at the address shown on the bond or the last known address of the defendant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0146 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0146
§ 12.0146. TRENDS IN ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall publish annually an analysis of its enforcement actions taken under state law with regard to each profession, industry, or type of facility regulated by the department. The analysis for each regulatory area must show at a minimum the year-to-year trends in the number and types of enforcement actions taken by the department in its regulation of the profession, industry, or type of facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.072
§ 281.072. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the board's discretion, the bonds of an authority may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the authority, and franchises, easements, leases, and contracts and rights relating to those properties. The trustee may operate the properties, sell the properties for payment of the bonds or interest on the bonds, and exercise all other powers and authority for the further security of the bonds.

(b) The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may:

(1) contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and as preservation of the trust estate and for the modification or amendment of those provisions;

(2) condition the right to spend authority money or sell authority property on the approval of a registered professional engineer or architect and provide for the manner of selecting the engineer or architect; and

(3) provide for the investment of funds of the authority.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under a deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties, facilities, and rights purchased and may maintain and operate the properties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0131 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0131
§ 118.0131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 118.0131. OPTIONAL RECORDING FEES FOR COURT FACILITIES: HIDALGO COUNTY AND CAMERON COUNTY. The county clerk of Hidalgo County and the county clerk of Cameron County may assess an additional fee not to exceed $10 for real property records filing to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of court facilities, if authorized by the commissioners court of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.006
§ 3823.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 454.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 454 / Section 454.028
§ 454.028. OBLIGATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NOT MUNICIPAL DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation of a mass transportation system:

(1) is not a debt of the municipality;

(2) is solely a charge on the property, including the pledged revenue, of the encumbered system; and

(3) may not be included in determining the power of the municipality to issue any bonds or notes for any purpose authorized by law.

(b) A municipality may make payments on bonds or notes issued under this chapter out of any other funds that lawfully may be used for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.052
§ 323.052. OPERATION OF SAFE PROGRAM; DESIGNATION OF SAFE PROGRAM AS SAFE-READY FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may operate a SAFE program only if:

(1) the program meets the minimum standards established under Section 323.053; and

(2) the program provides forensic medical examinations to sexual assault survivors in accordance with Section 323.054.

(b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall designate a SAFE program described by Subsection (a) as a SAFE-ready facility under Section 323.0015 if the program notifies the commission that the program employs or contracts with a sexual assault forensic examiner or uses a telemedicine system of sexual assault forensic examiners to provide consultation during a sexual assault forensic medical examination to a nurse or physician licensed to practice in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 824.6022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.6022
§ 824.6022. REQUIRED REPORTS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall file a monthly certified statement of employment of a retiree in the form and manner required by the retirement system.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is an administrator of an employer, is responsible for filing a statement under Subsection (a), and knowingly fails to file the statement as required.
Tex. Government Code § 41.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.005
§ 41.005. COLLECTION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a district or county attorney receives any money collected for the state or a county, the district or county attorney shall, after deducting the commissions provided by this section, pay the money into the treasury of the state or of the county to which it belongs.

(b) The district or county attorney may retain a commission from money collected for the state or a county. The amount of the commission in any one case is 10 percent of the first $1,000 collected, and five percent of the amount collected over $1,000.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section also apply to money realized for the state under the laws governing escheat.

(d) Not later than the last day of August of each year, each district and county attorney shall file in the office of the comptroller or of the county treasurer, as the case may be, a sworn account of all money received by him by virtue of his office during the preceding year and payable into the state or county treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.151
§ 3919.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.0045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.0045
§ 16.0045. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must bring suit for personal injury not later than 30 years after the day the cause of action accrues if the injury arises as a result of conduct that violates:

(1) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);

(2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);

(3) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual);

(4) Section 20A.02(a)(7)(A), (B), (C), (D), or (H) or Section 20A.02(a)(8), Penal Code, involving an activity described by Section 20A.02(a)(7)(A), (B), (C), (D), or (H) or sexual conduct with a child or disabled individual trafficked in the manner described by Section 20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code (certain sexual trafficking);

(5) Section 43.05(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code (compelling prostitution by a child or disabled individual); or

(6) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).

(b) A person must bring suit for personal injury not later than five years after the day the cause of action accrues if the injury arises as a result of conduct that violates:

(1) Section 22.011(a)(1), Penal Code (sexual assault);

(2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(A), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault);

(3) Section 20A.02, Penal Code (trafficking of persons), other than conduct described by Subsection (a)(4); or

(4) Section 43.05(a)(1), Penal Code (compelling prostitution).

(c) In an action for injury resulting in death arising as a result of conduct described by Subsection (a) or (b), the cause of action accrues on the death of the injured person.

(d) A limitations period under this section is tolled for a suit on the filing of a petition by any person in an appropriate court alleging that the identity of the defendant in the suit is unknown and designating the unknown defendant as "John or Jane Doe." The person filing the petition shall proceed with due diligence to discover the identity of the defendant and amend the petition by substituting the real name of the defendant for "John or Jane Doe" not later than the 30th day after the date that the defendant is identified to the plaintiff. The limitations period begins running again on the date that the petition is amended.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.257 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.257
§ 85.257. CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND WRITS OF ERROR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a question is certified or writ of error requested or granted to the supreme court, the supreme court shall set the cause for hearing immediately and shall decide the cause at as early a date as possible.

(b) The cause shall have precedence over all other causes, proceedings, and causes of a different character in the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.412 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.412
§ 502.412. OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT WEIGHT GREATER THAN STATED IN REGISTRATION APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates, or permits to be operated, a motor vehicle registered under this chapter that has a weight greater than that stated in the person's application for registration. Each use of the vehicle is a separate offense.

(b) Venue for a prosecution under this section is in any county in which the motor vehicle is operated with a gross weight greater than that stated in the person's application for registration.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(7), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.033
§ 351.033. FINANCING.
Status: in_force

A county whose share of capital expenditures under the contract includes costs of acquiring land or acquiring, constructing, enlarging, or improving a joint facility may use any method of financing that share that would be available to the county if it operated its own jail, including issuing general obligation bonds or other evidences of indebtedness as provided by law.