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Tex. Transportation Code § 601.163 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.163
§ 601.163. FORM OF SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The security required under this subchapter shall be made:

(1) by cash deposit;

(2) through a bond that complies with Section 601.168; or

(3) in another form as required by the department.

(b) A person depositing security shall specify in writing the person on whose behalf the deposit is made. A single deposit of security is applicable only on behalf of persons required to provide security because of the same collision and the same motor vehicle.

(c) The person depositing the security may amend in writing the specification of the person on whose behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person. This amendment may be made at any time the deposit is in the custody of the department or the comptroller.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.014 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.014
§ 2033.014. BRIBERY AND CORRUPT INFLUENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to influence or affect the outcome of a race in a manner contrary to this subtitle or a commission rule, the person offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another person, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another person, any benefit as consideration for the actions of a person who receives the benefit relating to the conduct, decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or exercise of discretion as a license holder or other person associated with or interested in any stable, kennel, horse, greyhound, or horse or greyhound race.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless the recipient of the benefit is a steward, judge, or other racetrack official exercising authority over a horse or greyhound race that the person providing or offering the benefit intended to influence, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.0051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.0051
§ 562.0051. COMMUNICATION REGARDING CERTAIN DISPENSED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the third business day after the date of dispensing a biological product, the dispensing pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee shall communicate to the prescribing practitioner the specific product provided to the patient, including the name of the product and the manufacturer or national drug code number.

(b) The communication must be conveyed by making an entry into an interoperable electronic medical records system or through electronic prescribing technology or a pharmacy benefit management system or a pharmacy record, which may include information submitted for the payment of claims, that a pharmacist reasonably concludes is electronically accessible by the prescribing practitioner. Otherwise, the pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee shall communicate the biological product dispensed to the prescribing practitioner, using facsimile, telephone, electronic transmission, or other prevailing means, provided that communication is not required if:

(1) there is no interchangeable biological product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the product prescribed; or

(2) a refill prescription is not changed from the product dispensed on the prior filling of the prescription.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 1264), Sec. 1, eff. May 7, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8880.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8880 / Section 8880.051
§ 8880.051. SINGLE-MEMBER DIRECTOR PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may divide the district into five single-member director precincts of substantially equal population for the purpose of electing directors.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 36.059(b), Water Code, the board may divide territory contained in a municipal corporation in the district into as many precincts as necessary to obtain precincts of substantially equal population.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0302
§ 7971A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.001
§ 9053.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Lazy River Improvement District.
Tex. Family Code § 160.752 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.752
§ 160.752. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER; CHOICE OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or another law, this subchapter authorizes an agreement between a woman and the intended parents of a child in which the woman relinquishes all rights as a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction and that provides that the intended parents become the parents of the child.

(b) This subchapter controls over any other law with respect to a child conceived under a gestational agreement under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.110
§ 3874.110. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually provide owners of real property in the district written notice that specifies the tax of the district for the district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the tax rate for the operation and maintenance of the district and the tax rate for the payment of debt service of obligations issued or incurred by the district. The written notice must be sent by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the current address of the property owner as reflected on the tax rolls of the appraisal district.

(b) The notice must clearly state that the tax rates on real property imposed in the district are in addition to the ad valorem taxes imposed by other taxing units that tax real property in the boundaries of the district.

(c) The district shall generate and implement a program to provide notification to a prospective purchaser of property in the district of the rates of tax and assessments that have been approved and are imposed by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.105
§ 8462.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 22.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.108
§ 22.108. RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court of criminal appeals is granted rulemaking power to promulgate rules of posttrial, appellate, and review procedure in criminal cases except that its rules may not abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights of a litigant.

(b) The court of criminal appeals may promulgate a comprehensive body of rules of posttrial, appellate, and review procedure in criminal cases and from time to time may promulgate a specific rule or rules of posttrial, appellate, or review procedure in criminal cases or an amendment or amendments to a specific rule or rules. Rules and amendments adopted under this subsection are effective at the time the court of criminal appeals considers expedient in the interest of a proper administration of justice. The rules and amendments to rules remain in effect unless and until disapproved, modified, or changed by the legislature. The clerk of the court of criminal appeals shall file with the secretary of state the rules or amendments to rules promulgated by the court of criminal appeals under this subsection.

(c) The rules of posttrial, appellate, and review procedure in criminal cases shall be published in the Texas Register and in the Texas Bar Journal. The court of criminal appeals may adopt the method it considers expedient for the printing and distribution of the rules.
Tex. Education Code § 45.201 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.201
§ 45.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "School district" means any independent school district.

(2) "Bank" means a bank, a savings and loan association, or a savings bank organized under the laws of this state, another state, or federal law that has its main office or a branch office in this state. The term does not include any bank the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(3) "Time deposit," "time certificate," "certificate of deposit," and "time deposit-open account" have the definitions adopted for those terms by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(4) "Approved securities" means:

(A) bonds of this state or any agency or political subdivision of this state;

(B) all evidences of indebtedness legally issued by the board of trustees of the depositing school district;

(C) all debt securities that are a direct obligation of the treasury of the United States;

(D) reducing principal balance securities, the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, this state or the United States or their respective agencies and instrumentalities;

(E) other obligations, the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, this state or the United States or their respective agencies and instrumentalities; and

(F) those securities provided for by Article 842, Revised Statutes, and Section 1, Chapter 160, General Laws, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1933 (Article 842a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Water Code § 49.191 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.191
§ 49.191. DUTY TO AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have the district's fiscal accounts and records audited annually at the expense of the district.

(b) In all areas of conflict, the provisions of this subchapter shall take precedence over all prior statutory enactments.

(c) The person who performs the audit shall be a certified public accountant or public accountant holding a permit from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

(d) The audit required by this section shall be completed within 120 days after the close of the district's fiscal year.
Tex. Education Code § 49.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.003
§ 49.003. INCLUSION OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT AND NONRESIDENTS IN WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
Status: in_force

In determining whether a school district has a local revenue level in excess of entitlement, the commissioner shall use:

(1) the district's final weighted average daily attendance; and

(2) the amount of attendance credit a district purchases under Subchapter D or the number of nonresident students a district educates under Subchapter E for a school year.
Tex. Water Code § 62.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.152
§ 62.152. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The district may draw warrants or issue checks:

(1) to pay for services;

(2) to pay the compensation of employees; and

(3) to pay all expenses incident to operation of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0105
§ 550.0105. ACCEPTABLE USES OF ACCOUNT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The commission or the State Commission on National and Community Service, in accordance with the terms of a contract or grant, as applicable, may:

(1) directly, or through agreements with one or more entities serving faith- and community-based organizations that provide charitable services to persons in this state:

(A) assist the organizations with:

(i) writing or managing grants through workshops or other forms of guidance;

(ii) obtaining legal assistance related to forming a corporation or obtaining an exemption from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code; and

(iii) obtaining information about or referrals to entities that provide expertise in accounting, legal, or tax issues, program development matters, or other organizational topics;

(B) provide to the organizations information or assistance related to building the organizations' capacity for providing services;

(C) facilitate the formation of networks, the coordination of services, and the sharing of resources among the organizations;

(D) in cooperation with existing efforts, if possible, conduct needs assessments to identify gaps in services in a community that present a need for developing or expanding services;

(E) work with the organizations to identify the organizations' needs for improvements in their internal capacity for providing services;

(F) provide the organizations with information on and assistance in identifying or using practices with demonstrated effectiveness for delivering charitable services to persons, families, and communities and in replicating charitable services programs that have demonstrated effectiveness; and

(G) encourage research into the impact of organizational capacity on program delivery for the organizations;

(2) assist a local governmental entity in creating a better partnership between government and faith- and community-based organizations to provide charitable services to persons in this state; and

(3) use funds appropriated from the account to provide matching money for federal or private grant programs that further the purposes of the account as described by Section 550.0103(b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.201
§ 262.201. PROHIBITED PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A dental hygienist may not practice or offer to practice dental hygiene under a name other than the name appearing on the person's license.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.252
§ 255.252. INCREASE IN SECURITIES; ACCESSIONS.
Status: in_force

Unless the will of a testator clearly provides otherwise, a devise of securities that are owned by the testator on the date the will is executed includes the following additional securities subsequently acquired by the testator as a result of the testator's ownership of the devised securities:

(1) securities of the same organization acquired because of an action initiated by the organization or any successor, related, or acquiring organization, including stock splits, stock dividends, and new issues of stock acquired in a reorganization, redemption, or exchange, other than securities acquired through the exercise of purchase options or through a plan of reinvestment; and

(2) securities of another organization acquired as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or other distribution by the organization or any successor, related, or acquiring organization, including stock splits, stock dividends, and new issues of stock acquired in a reorganization, redemption, or exchange, other than securities acquired through the exercise of purchase options or through a plan of reinvestment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.066
§ 312.066. ASSESSMENTS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an assessment made by the governing body of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may equal the entire cost of a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or improvement other than a street intersection.

(b) The governing body of a municipality making an assessment under this section shall follow applicable procedures in Section 311.095.

(c) The amount of an assessment may not exceed the special benefit the property receives in enhanced value to the property.

(d) An assessment under this section may be made only after the owner of the abutting property has:

(1) been given notice of the assessment; and

(2) the opportunity to contest the assessment before the governing body of the municipality.

(e) The governing body of the municipality may by ordinance adopt rules for the notice and opportunity to contest an assessment under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0402
§ 4022.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Water Code § 60.501 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.501
§ 60.501. SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES; NO NEW DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The adoption and use by a district of a safety or security code, policy, or manual does not create any new or additional legal duties of the district not existing under common law or statutory law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.006
§ 263.006. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall suspend a license holder's license issued under this subtitle on proof that the person has been:

(1) initially convicted of:

(A) a felony;

(B) a misdemeanor under Chapter 22, Penal Code, other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only;

(C) a misdemeanor on conviction of which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(D) a misdemeanor under Section 25.07, Penal Code; or

(E) a misdemeanor under Section 25.071, Penal Code; or

(2) subject to an initial finding by the trier of fact of guilt of a felony under:

(A) Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code;

(B) Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code; or

(C) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.).

(b) On final conviction for an offense described by Subsection (a), the board shall revoke the person's license.

(c) The board may not reinstate or reissue a license suspended or revoked under this section unless an express determination is made that the reinstatement or reissuance of the license is in the best interests of the public and the person whose license was suspended or revoked. The board must base that determination on substantial evidence contained in an investigative report.
Tex. Family Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The definitions in this subchapter apply to this title.

(b) Except as provided by this subchapter, the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title.

(c) If, in another part of this title, a term defined by this subchapter has a meaning different from the meaning provided by this subchapter, the meaning of that other provision prevails.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.101
§ 3819.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects described by that chapter;

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district; and

(3) a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.401
§ 453.401. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose for the transit department a sales and use tax at a permissible rate that does not exceed the rate approved by the voters at an election under this chapter.

(b) The board by order may:

(1) decrease the rate of the sales and use tax for the transit department to a permissible rate; or

(2) call an election for the increase or decrease of the sales and use tax to a permissible rate.

(c) The permissible rates for a sales and use tax imposed under this chapter are:

(1) one-quarter of one percent; and

(2) one-half of one percent.

(d) Chapter 322, Tax Code, applies to a transit department's sales and use tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8223.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8223 / Section 8223.152
§ 8223.152. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.105
§ 377.105. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district adopts the tax, a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district at the rate approved at the election.

(b) There is also imposed an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of tangible personal property purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer during the period that the tax is effective in the district. The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sale price of the tangible personal property.
Tex. Government Code § 24.488 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.488
§ 24.488.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.488. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.

(b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.255
§ 1201.255. INSTALLATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized under Section 1201.252, manufactured housing that is installed must be installed in compliance with the standards and rules adopted and orders issued by the department. An uninstalled manufactured home may not be occupied for any purpose other than to view the home on a retailer's sales lot.

(b) An installer may not install a used manufactured home at a location on a site that has evidence of ponding, runoff under heavy rains, or bare uncompacted soil unless the installer first obtains the owner's signature on a form promulgated by the board disclosing that such conditions may contribute to problems with the stabilization system for that manufactured home, including possible damage to that home, and the owner accepts that risk.