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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.252
§ 3876.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 3876.212.

(c) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.156
§ 8834.156. COPY OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep one copy of the audit prepared under Section 8834.155 at the district office open to inspection by any interested person during normal office hours.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.052
§ 158.052. COMPUTATION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The initial sale of a manufactured home occurs on the sale, shipment, or consignment by a manufacturer to a retailer or other person in this state. The tax rate is applied to 65 percent only of the sales price to be paid by the retailer or other person, as set forth in the actual invoice or bill of sale. The sales price does not include any shipping, freight, or delivery charges for the manufactured home from the manufacturer to the retailer or other person if those charges are separately stated on the invoice or bill of sale.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.004
§ 71.004. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may take, sell, purchase, or possess a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass in this state, except as provided by proclamation of the commission. This chapter does not prohibit a landowner or his agent from taking a fur-bearing animal causing depredation on that person's land. No person may possess a fur-bearing animal taken for depredation purposes except as authorized by proclamation of the commission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992, Sec. 32(4), eff. June 18, 2005.
Tex. Government Code § 617.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 617 / Section 617.001
§ 617.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "labor organization" means any organization in which employees participate and that exists in whole or in part to deal with one or more employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours of employment, or working conditions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.001
§ 3947.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Dallas, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "County" means Dallas County, Texas.

(5) "Director" means a board member.

(6) "District" means the University Hills Municipal Management District.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 9 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 9
§ 9.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. In addition to the information described by Section 1, the judgment should reflect affirmative findings entered pursuant to Article 42.0197.The perfection of a restitution lien under this article is notice of the claim to all persons dealing with the defendant or the property identified in the affidavit perfecting the lien. Without regard to whether perfected before or after the perfection of a restitution lien filed and perfected under this article, a perfected real estate mortgage lien, a vendor's lien, a purchase money security interest, a chattel paper security interest, a lien on a motor vehicle perfected as provided by Chapter 501, Transportation Code, or a worker's lien perfected in the manner provided by law is superior and prior to a restitution lien filed and perfected under this article. Except as provided by this article, a perfected lien in favor of a victim is superior and prior to a lien perfected by the state under this article, and the perfected lien in favor of the state is superior and prior to the claim or interest of any other person, other than:

(1) a person who acquires a valid lien or security interest perfected before the perfection of the restitution lien;

(2) a bona fide purchaser who acquires an interest in the property, if personal property, before the filing of the restitution lien, to the extent that the purchaser gives value; or

(3) a bona fide purchaser for value who acquires and files for record an interest in the property, if real property, before the perfection of the restitution lien.Sec. 9. A county that transfers a defendant to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under this article may deliver to an officer designated by the department a certified copy of a final order of a state or federal court that dismisses as frivolous or malicious a lawsuit brought by the inmate while the inmate was confined in the county jail awaiting transfer to the department following conviction of a felony or revocation of community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. The county may deliver the copy to the department at the time of the transfer of the inmate or at any time after the transfer of the inmate.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.391 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.391
§ 2306.391. FORM.
Status: in_force

The department's bonds may be issued as:

(1) serial bonds;

(2) term bonds; or

(3) a combination of serial and term bonds as determined by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.204
§ 2303.204. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A vehicle storage facility that accepts property under Section 2303.203 may dispose of the property in the manner provided by Subchapter D for a vehicle received by a facility as described by Section 2303.151.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.157
§ 501.157. PROHIBITED INTERVENTIONS OR APPEARANCES.
Status: in_force

The public counsel may not intervene or appear in:

(1) any proceeding or hearing before the commissioner or department, or any other proceeding, that relates to approval or consideration of an individual charter, license, certificate of authority, acquisition, merger, or examination; or

(2) any proceeding concerning the solvency of an individual insurer, a financial issue, a policy form, advertising, or another regulatory issue affecting an individual insurer or agent.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0202
§ 171.0202. PROGRAM PROVIDER CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Not less than 30 days before the date of a change in ownership of a program provider, the proposed new owner must apply for a new program provider license with an endorsement for each type of court-ordered program to be offered by the new owner.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.0595 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0595
§ 155.0595. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the comptroller shall conduct all hearings required by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code. The comptroller may designate one or more representatives to conduct the hearings and may prescribe the rules of procedure governing the hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.159
§ 3898.159. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city or county, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:

(1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or

(2) that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.653 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.653
§ 51.653. PREPARING TAX ROLLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall examine the tax rolls to determine if all property subject to taxation appears on the tax rolls under the proper classification. The board shall add to the tax roll any property which was left off and shall examine, correct, and certify the tax roll.

(b) Any property owner may protest to the board that his property has not been properly classified. The board shall consider the protest and enter its findings in the minutes.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.077
§ 2306.077. INTERNET AVAILABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Internet" means the largest, nonproprietary, nonprofit, cooperative, public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.

(b) The department, to the extent it considers it to be feasible and appropriate, shall make information on the department's programs, public hearings, and scheduled public meetings available to the public on the Internet.

(c) The access to information allowed by this section is in addition to the public's free access to the information through other electronic or print distribution of the information and does not alter, diminish, or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of this state or a private entity under contract with this state.

(d) The department shall provide for annual housing sponsor reports required by Section 2306.0724 to be filed through the Internet.

(e) The department shall provide for reports regarding housing units designed for persons with disabilities made under Section 2306.078 to be filed through the Internet.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.203
§ 251.203. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person without authorization from the owner or operator of the facility intentionally removes, damages, or conceals a marker or sign giving information about the location of a Class A underground facility; and

(2) the marker or sign gives notice of the penalty for intentional removal, damage, or concealment of the marker or sign.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or recklessly violates Section 251.155(d).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.203
§ 6603.203. DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

If the district sues to recover a civil penalty or for injunctive relief under this chapter, or to recover any fee or charge under this chapter, the court may include in any final judgment in favor of the district an award for damages, the recovery of court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.0211 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.0211
§ 415.0211. EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner ex parte may issue an emergency cease and desist order if:

(1) the commissioner believes a person regulated by the division under this title is engaging in conduct violating a law, rule, or order; and

(2) the commissioner believes that the alleged conduct under Subdivision (1) will result in harm to the health, safety, or welfare of another person.

(b) On issuance of an order under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall serve on the affected person an order that contains a statement of the charges and requires the person immediately to cease and desist from the acts, methods, or practices stated in the order. The commissioner shall serve the order by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected person's last known address. The order is final on the 31st day after the date the affected person receives the order, unless the affected person requests a hearing under Subsection (c).

(c) A person affected by an order is entitled to request a hearing to contest the order. The affected person must request the hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives the order required by Subsection (b). A request to contest an order must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be directed to the commissioner; and

(3) state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.

(d) On receiving a request for a hearing, the commissioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing is subject to the procedures for a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. The hearing shall be held not later than the 10th day after the date the commissioner receives the request for a hearing unless the parties mutually agree to a later hearing date. At the hearing, the person requesting the hearing is entitled to show cause why the order should not be affirmed. Following receipt of the proposal for decision from the State Office of Administrative Hearings regarding the hearing, the commissioner shall wholly or partly affirm, modify, or set aside the order.

(e) Pending a hearing under this section, an order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.003
§ 1085.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1365.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1365 / Section 1365.053
§ 1365.053. CHOICE OF HEARING AID.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for hearing aids may not deny an enrollee's claim for a hearing aid solely on the basis that the price of the hearing aid is more than the benefit available under the health benefit plan.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 1367.253(d), this section applies to a health benefit plan subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 1367.

(c) Nothing in this section requires a health benefit plan to pay an enrollee's claim for a hearing aid in an amount that is more than the benefit available under the health benefit plan.
Tex. Government Code § 53.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.001
§ 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and 161st district courts, the judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a bailiff.

(b) A district or statutory county court judge in Nueces County shall appoint a bailiff.

(c) Each criminal district court in Tarrant County must have at least three bailiffs assigned regularly to the court. Each judge of a criminal district court in Tarrant County shall appoint two officers of the court to serve as bailiffs for his court.

(d) The judge of the 97th District Court shall appoint a bailiff for each county in the district. At the discretion of the judge, a bailiff may serve the court in more than one county of the district.

(e) The county sheriff shall appoint one bailiff for each district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases and one bailiff for each criminal district court in Tarrant County in the same manner as authorized by law.

(f) The appointment of a bailiff under this chapter does not affect the requirement under general law that the county sheriff furnish a bailiff for each court.

(g) The judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Potter and Randall counties and the judges of the county courts at law in Potter and Randall counties shall each appoint a bailiff.

(h) The judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in Angelina County and the judges of the county courts at law of Angelina County shall each appoint a bailiff.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (H.B. 3104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

(j) The judge of the 115th District Court shall appoint a bailiff to serve the court only in Upshur County.

(k) The judges of the 244th, 358th, and 446th district courts shall each appoint a bailiff.

(l) The judge of the 271st District Court and the judges of the county courts at law in Wise County shall each appoint a bailiff.

(m) The judges of the 5th, 102nd, and 202nd district courts and the judges of the county courts at law of Bowie County shall appoint one or more bailiffs to serve the courts in Bowie County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8319.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8319 / Section 8319.104
§ 8319.104. 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. Natural Resources Code § 51.193 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.193
§ 51.193. APPLICATION FOR AND DETERMINATION OF GOOD-FAITH-CLAIMANT STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A necessary party may apply for good-faith-claimant status not later than the 90th day after the date the commissioner issues a final order finding that a vacancy exists.

(b) The application must include certified copies of the applicable county records supporting the good-faith claimant's status.

(c) Not later than the 120th day after the date the commissioner issues a final order finding that a vacancy exists, the commissioner shall declare whether a necessary party is a good-faith claimant.

(d) A person who is denied good-faith-claimant status may:

(1) request a hearing by the commissioner; or

(2) appeal the denial as part of any appeal of a final order finding that a vacancy exists.

(e) If the commissioner grants a hearing, the commissioner shall:

(1) determine the scope of the hearing;

(2) provide timely notice of the time and place of the hearing to each necessary party; and

(3) provide each necessary party an opportunity to be heard.

(f) A declaration of good-faith-claimant status grants a preferential right to the claimant to purchase or lease the land or an interest in the land as provided by Section 51.194. The declaration does not confer any other rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.152
§ 3944.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.303
§ 1958.303. EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS.
Status: in_force

A property owner is not liable for damages related to mold remediation on a property if:

(1) a certificate of mold remediation has been issued under this chapter for that property; and

(2) the damages accrued on or before the date of the issuance of the certificate.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.301 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.301
§ 153.301. PERIODIC REPORT.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may require a domestic limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in this state that is not required to file a public information report with the comptroller under Section 171.203, Tax Code, to file a report not more than once every four years as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 20.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.001
§ 20.001. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to:

(1) encourage and assist in the conservation and development of the water resources of the state for all useful and lawful purposes by the acquisition, improvement, extension, or construction of water resource conservation and development projects;

(2) encourage the optimum development of the feasible sites available for the construction or enlargement of dams and reservoirs for conservation of the public water of the state held in trust for the use and benefit of the public through assistance and participation in the acquisition and development of water storage facilities and systems or works necessary for filtration, treatment, and transportation of water from storage to points of treatment, filtration, and distribution;

(3) aid in the protection of the quality of the water resources of the state by encouraging and assisting in the financing of water quality enhancement projects; and

(4) aid in flood control, drainage, subsidence control, recharge, chloride control, agricultural soil and water conservation, and desalinization by encouraging and assisting in the financing of projects necessary to those purposes.

(b) The legislature finds that existing mechanisms for implementing the policies stated in Subsection (a) of this section may be enhanced by financing as provided in this subchapter.

(c) The legislature finds that to enhance the ability of the state to aid in the accomplishment of the purposes stated in Subsection (a) of this section, it is necessary to create a water resources finance authority for the purpose of increasing the availability of financing by purchasing political subdivision bonds, and the legislature declares that the creation of the authority for this purpose is a public purpose and a use for which public money may be borrowed, spent, advanced, loaned, granted, or appropriated, and that this use serves a public purpose in improving or otherwise benefitting the people of this state. Also, the legislature determines and declares the necessity of enacting this subchapter is in the public interest.
Tex. Finance Code § 279.152 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 279 / Section 279.152
§ 279.152. DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may deposit public funds with a financial institution designated as a banking district depository or a credit union designated as a credit union district depository under Section 279.151 regardless of whether the financial institution or credit union is designated by the comptroller as a state depository under Subchapter C, Chapter 404, Government Code.

(b) Subject to an agreement between the governing body and the banking district or credit union district depository, public funds deposited in the district depository may earn a fixed interest rate that is at or below the financial institution's or credit union's posted two-year certificate of deposit rate, as appropriate. The terms of the agreement must be specified in the applicable resolution adopted under Section 279.151.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0001
§ 547.0001. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure the appropriate delivery of mental health and substance use services, the commission shall regularly evaluate program contractors and subcontractors that provide or arrange services for individuals enrolled in:

(1) the Medicaid managed care program; and

(2) the child health plan program.

(b) The commission shall monitor:

(1) penetration rates as those rates relate to mental health and substance use services provided by or through contractors and subcontractors;

(2) utilization rates as those rates relate to mental health and substance use services provided by or through contractors and subcontractors; and

(3) provider networks used by contractors and subcontractors to provide mental health or substance use services.