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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0803 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0803
§ 3965.0803. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL APPRAISALS.
Status: in_force

Before the district may issue bonds, the district and any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be distributed, including the developer, another owner of land in the district, and any entity acting as a lender to the developer or other landowner for the purpose of a project relating to the district, must enter into a written agreement that:

(1) waives for the term of the agreement the right to a special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and

(2) remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties, and on their successors and assignees.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.010
§ 142.010. RECOVERY OF IMPOUNDED ESTRAY BY OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of an estray may recover possession of the estray at any time before the estray is sold under this chapter if:

(1) the owner has provided the sheriff or the sheriff's designee with an affidavit of ownership under this section;

(2) the sheriff or the sheriff's designee has approved the affidavit of ownership;

(3) the approved affidavit of ownership has been filed in the estray records of the county clerk;

(4) the owner has paid all estray handling expenses under this section;

(5) the owner has executed an affidavit of receipt of estray under this section and delivered it to the sheriff; and

(6) the sheriff has filed the affidavit of receipt of estray in the estray records of the county clerk.

(b) An affidavit of ownership must contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the owner;

(2) the date the owner discovered that the animal was an estray;

(3) the property from which the animal strayed;

(4) a description of the animal, including its breed, color, sex, age, size, markings of any kind, including ear markings and brands, and other identifying characteristics; and

(5) a sworn statement that the affiant is the owner or caretaker of the animal.

(c) The owner of the estray shall pay the expenses incurred by a person or by a sheriff, sheriff's designee, or the county in impounding, handling, seeking the owner of, or selling the estray. The sheriff is also entitled to a collection fee as provided by Section 142.005 of this code. The total amount of the payment is determined by the sheriff.

(d) A person who disagrees with the amount of the payment set by the sheriff in Subsection (c) of this section may petition the justice court in the manner provided by Section 142.007 of this code and may appeal the justice court decision as provided by Section 142.008 of this code.

(e) An affidavit of receipt of estray must contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the person receiving the estray;

(2) the date of receipt of the estray;

(3) the method of claim to the estray, either previous owner or purchaser at sale;

(4) if purchased at sale, the amount of the gross purchase price of the estray;

(5) the estray handling expenses paid; and

(6) the net proceeds of any sale of the estray.
Tex. Government Code § 2305.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.026
§ 2305.026. EFFECT OF RESTRICTION ON USE OR RECEIPT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

A restriction or other criterion provided by or under this chapter that relates to the use or receipt of money awarded under this chapter to a supervising state agency, local recipient, or other person applies only to the use or receipt of that money and does not affect the use or receipt of money provided under other law.
Tex. Government Code § 26.149 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.149
§ 26.149. COOKE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The County Court of Cooke County does not have probate, guardianship, mental health, juvenile, civil, criminal, or appellate jurisdiction.

(b) The judge of the County Court of Cooke County is exempt from the judicial training and instruction required under Chapter 22.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0304
§ 7953A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0291 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0291
§ 25.0291. BURNET COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Burnet County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Burnet County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.153
§ 1009.153. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.163 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.163
§ 521.163. REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may require the holder of a license to be reexamined if the director determines that the holder is incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle.

(b) The reexamination shall be conducted in the license holder's county of residence unless the holder and the director agree to a different location.
Tex. Transportation Code § 111.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.102
§ 111.102. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may enter private property on which a railroad facility that is connected to but not a part of a general railroad system of transportation is located at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner to perform an inspection, investigation, or surveillance of facilities, equipment, records, and operations relating to the packaging, loading, or transportation of hazardous materials to determine whether the railroad facility complies with the applicable safety requirements of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) In performing an inspection under this section, the department may not require a railroad facility owner or operator to alter or cease rail operations.

(c) Any inspection, investigation, or surveillance performed on the site of a manufacturing facility shall be performed in compliance with the safety rules of the facility, including a rule regarding security clearance at the front gate if appropriate.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.001
§ 415.001. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEE OR LEGAL BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

A representative of an employee or legal beneficiary commits an administrative violation if the person:

(1) fails without good cause to attend a dispute resolution proceeding within the division;

(2) attends a dispute resolution proceeding within the division without complete authority or fails to exercise authority to effectuate an agreement or settlement;

(3) commits an act of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code;

(4) withholds from the employee's or legal beneficiary's weekly benefits or from advances amounts not authorized to be withheld by the division;

(5) enters into a settlement or agreement without the knowledge, consent, and signature of the employee or legal beneficiary;

(6) takes a fee or withholds expenses in excess of the amounts authorized by the division;

(7) refuses or fails to make prompt delivery to the employee or legal beneficiary of funds belonging to the employee or legal beneficiary as a result of a settlement, agreement, order, or award;

(8) violates the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas;

(9) misrepresents the provisions of this subtitle to an employee, an employer, a health care provider, or a legal beneficiary;

(10) violates a commissioner rule; or

(11) fails to comply with this subtitle.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.019 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.019
§ 76.019. PROCEDURES FOR SALE OR TRANSFER OF LOCATION RENTAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall determine procedures for reissuance of a lease when the lease is sold or otherwise transferred. The procedures must include:

(1) payment of a $200 fee due on the sale or transfer of the lease unless the lease is inherited; and

(2) a provision that the sale or transfer does not change the lease term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.003
§ 4102.003. CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PRACTICE OF LAW PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed as entitling a person who is not licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas to practice law in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.216 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.216
§ 1551.216. SPECIAL CONTINGENCY RESERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A carrier issuing a group coverage plan under this chapter shall hold as a special contingency reserve an amount that equals the amount by which the amount described by Section 1551.215(c)(1) exceeds the sum of the amounts described by Sections 1551.215(c)(2) and (3).

(b) The carrier may use the special contingency reserve only for charges, claims, and expenses under the plan.

(c) The special contingency reserve earns interest at a rate determined before each plan year by the carrier and approved by the board of trustees as consistent with the rates generally used by the carrier for similar funds held under other group coverage plans.

(d) On a determination by the board of trustees that the special contingency reserve has attained an amount estimated by the board to make satisfactory provision for adverse fluctuations in future charges, claims, or expenses under the plan, any further excess shall be deposited to the credit of the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund.

(e) On discontinuation of a plan, any balance remaining in the special contingency reserve after all charges have been made shall be deposited to the credit of the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund. The carrier may make the deposit in equal monthly installments over a period of not more than two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.306
§ 1002.306. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or acquire buildings, sites, or improvements and equip buildings, sites, or improvements for hospitals and the hospital system; and

(2) establish and maintain office facilities for staff physicians under Section 1002.058.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital system, including district facilities.

(c) Bonds issued under Subsection (a)(1) may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district property.

(d) Bonds issued under Subsection (a)(1) must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code.

(e) Bonds issued under Subsection (a)(2) must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042-264.047(a), 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0128 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0128
§ 12.0128. HEALTH ALERT NETWORK.
Status: in_force

The department shall include local health officials, the Texas Association of Community Health Centers, and the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals in the department's Texas Health Alert Network to the extent federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness are available for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 660.144 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.144
§ 660.144. DEATH OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may pay or reimburse the expense of preparing and transporting the remains and personal property of a state employee who dies while conducting official state business outside the employee's designated headquarters.

(b) The agency may pay or reimburse the expense of transporting the remains and personal property either to the employee's designated headquarters or to another location designated by the executor or administrator of the employee's estate. If the remains and personal property are transported to a location other than the employee's designated headquarters, the amount of the agency's payment or reimbursement may not exceed the amount that would have been paid had the remains and personal property been transported to the designated headquarters.
Tex. Water Code § 58.434 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.434
§ 58.434. ISSUANCE OF PRELIMINARY BONDS.
Status: in_force

A district may issue preliminary bonds to create a fund to pay:

(1) costs of organization;

(2) costs of making surveys and investigations;

(3) attorney's fees;

(4) costs of engineering work;

(5) costs of the issuance of bonds; and

(6) other costs and expenses incident to organization of the district and its operation in investigating and determining plans for its plant and improvements and in issuing and selling bonds to provide for permanent improvements.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.304
§ 4201.304. TIME FOR NOTICE OF ADVERSE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a utilization review agent shall provide notice of an adverse determination required by this subchapter as follows:

(1) with respect to a patient who is hospitalized at the time of the adverse determination, within one working day by either telephone or electronic transmission to the provider of record, followed by a letter within three working days notifying the patient and the provider of record of the adverse determination;

(2) with respect to a patient who is not hospitalized at the time of the adverse determination, within three working days in writing to the provider of record and the patient; or

(3) within the time appropriate to the circumstances relating to the delivery of the services to the patient and to the patient's condition, provided that when denying poststabilization care subsequent to emergency treatment as requested by a treating physician or other health care provider, the agent shall provide the notice to the treating physician or other health care provider not later than one hour after the time of the request.

(b) A utilization review agent shall provide notice of an adverse determination for a concurrent review of the provision of prescription drugs or intravenous infusions for which the patient is receiving health benefits under the health insurance policy not later than the 30th day before the date on which the provision of prescription drugs or intravenous infusions will be discontinued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.007
§ 4001.007. INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) employ persons as the department considers necessary to investigate and make reports regarding alleged violations of this code and misconduct on the part of agents; and

(2) pay the salaries and expenses of those persons and office employees and other expenses necessary to enforce this title from the fees described by Section 4001.006.

(b) A person employed by the department under this section may:

(1) administer the oath to, and examine under oath, any person considered necessary in gathering information and evidence; and

(2) have that information and evidence reduced to writing if considered necessary.

(c) All expenses related to the activities described by Subsection (b) shall be paid from the fees described by Section 4001.006.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.054
§ 58A.054. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

A reasonable amount, not to exceed three percent, of any money appropriated for purposes of this subchapter may be used by the board to pay the costs of administering this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 55.515 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.515
§ 55.515. EMERGENCY LOANS AND INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create emergency loans and issue interim bonds for the purposes, in the manner, and under the restrictions and limitations provided in Sections 51.444-51.449 of this code.

(b) It is the purpose of this section to confer on the district the same power and authority with respect to emergency loans and issuance of interim bonds as that conferred by law on water control and improvement districts.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.047 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.047
§ 154.047. STAMPS SHIPPED WITH DRAFT ATTACHED.
Status: in_force

(a) A distributor may order stamps to be shipped to a bank with which the distributor regularly transacts business if the bank is a designated state depository under Section 404.022, Government Code. The comptroller may ship the stamps to the bank with the invoice required by Section 154.046 and a form draft.

(b) The comptroller shall prescribe the form of the draft. The draft must show:

(1) the amount of the draft;

(2) the name of the distributor;

(3) the name and address of the bank; and

(4) the date of shipment.

(c) If the draft is not paid within 20 days after the date of the draft, the bank shall return the draft and stamps to the comptroller. The comptroller shall notify the distributor to appear before the comptroller to show cause why the distributor should not be denied the privilege of ordering stamps shipped with draft attached. If the distributor fails to show good cause, the comptroller may stop shipping stamps with draft attached.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.052
§ 1108.052. EXEMPTIONS UNAFFECTED BY BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.
Status: reserved

The exemptions provided by Section 1108.051 apply regardless of whether:

(1) the power to change the beneficiary is reserved to the insured; or

(2) the insured or the insured's estate is a beneficiary.
Tex. Government Code § 26.223 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.223
§ 26.223. JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the county judge is licensed to practice law in this state, the County Court of Jefferson County has jurisdiction concurrent with the County Court at Law of Jefferson County over all causes and proceedings, civil and criminal, juvenile and probate, original and appellate, over which by the constitution and general laws of this state county courts have jurisdiction.

(a-1) If the county judge is not licensed to practice law in this state, the County Court of Jefferson County has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Jefferson County only in probate proceedings, administrations of estates, guardianship proceedings, mental illness proceedings, and juvenile matters as provided by Section 26.042(b).

(b) The terms of the county court continue until the court has disposed of its business. The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.051961 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.051961
§ 382.051961. PERMIT FOR CERTAIN OIL AND GAS FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to new facilities or modifications of existing facilities that belong to Standard Industrial Classification Codes 1311 (Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas), 1321 (Natural Gas Liquids), 4612 (Crude Petroleum Pipelines), 4613 (Refined Petroleum Pipelines), 4922 (Natural Gas Transmission), and 4923 (Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution).

(b) The commission may not adopt a new permit by rule or a new standard permit or amend an existing permit by rule or an existing standard permit relating to a facility to which this section applies unless the commission:

(1) conducts a regulatory analysis as provided by Section 2001.0225, Government Code;

(2) determines, based on the evaluation of credible air quality monitoring data, that the emissions limits or other emissions-related requirements of the permit are necessary to ensure that the intent of this chapter is not contravened, including the protection of the public's health and physical property;

(3) establishes any required emissions limits or other emissions-related requirements based on:

(A) the evaluation of credible air quality monitoring data; and

(B) credible air quality modeling that is not based on the worst-case scenario of emissions or other worst-case modeling scenarios unless the actual air quality monitoring data and evaluation of that data indicate that the worst-case scenario of emissions or other worst-case modeling scenarios yield modeling results that reflect the actual air quality monitoring data and evaluation; and

(4) considers whether the requirements of the permit should be imposed only on facilities that are located in a particular geographic region of the state.

(c) The air quality monitoring data and the evaluation of that data under Subsection (b):

(1) must be relevant and technically and scientifically credible, as determined by the commission; and

(2) may be generated by an ambient air quality monitoring program conducted by or on behalf of the commission in any part of the state or by another governmental entity of this state, a local or federal governmental entity, or a private organization.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.004
§ 510.004. NOTICE ON WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A data broker that maintains an Internet website or mobile application shall post a conspicuous notice on the website or application that:

(1) states that the entity maintaining the website or application is a data broker;

(2) is clear, not misleading, and readily accessible by the general public, including individuals with a disability;

(3) contains language provided by rule of the secretary of state for inclusion in the notice; and

(4) informs a consumer how to exercise any consumer rights the consumer may have under Chapter 541.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.103
§ 323.103. SALES TAX.
Status: in_force

In a county that has adopted the tax authorized by this chapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the county at the rate of one-half of one percent, or in a county that includes no territory within the limits of a municipality, one percent.
Tex. Election Code § 253.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.001
§ 253.001. CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE IN ANOTHER'S NAME PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses in writing to the recipient the name and address of the person actually making the contribution in order for the recipient to make the proper disclosure.

(b) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses in writing to the person on whose behalf the expenditure is made the name and address of the person actually making the expenditure in order for the person on whose behalf the expenditure is made to make the proper disclosure.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.