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Tex. Transportation Code § 22.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.001
§ 22.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Air navigation facility" means:

(A) a facility, other than one owned and operated by the United States, used in or available or designed for use in aid of air navigation, including a structure, mechanism, light, beacon, marker, communications system, or other instrumentality;

(B) a device used or useful as an aid in the safe landing, navigation, or takeoff of aircraft or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport; or

(C) a combination of those facilities or devices.

(2) "Airport" means:

(A) an area used or intended for use for the landing and takeoff of aircraft;

(B) an appurtenant area used or intended for use for an airport building or other airport facility or right-of-way; and

(C) an airport building or facility located on an appurtenant area.

(3) "Airport hazard" means a structure, object of natural growth, or use of land that:

(A) obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing at or taking off from an airport; or

(B) is hazardous to the landing or takeoff of aircraft at an airport.

(4) "Airport hazard area" means an area on which an airport hazard could exist.

(5) "Area" includes land or water.

(6) "Local government" means a county or municipality in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.101
§ 252.101. SUBCHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to Angelina, Aransas, Blanco, Bowie, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Comal, Dallas, Delta, DeWitt, Fayette, Franklin, Galveston, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Lavaca, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Parker, Rains, Red River, Refugio, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Washington, or Wood County.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioners court of Collin, Dallas, or Van Zandt County may adopt this subchapter instead of the special law for that county if the court determines that this subchapter is better suited to that county than the special law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.009
§ 71.009. SEIZURE, TREATMENT, AND DESTRUCTION OF PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall seize any plant, plant product, or substance that it determines:

(1) is transported or carried from a quarantined area in violation of a quarantine order; or

(2) is moved into or within this state and is infested with an insect pest or infected with a disease dangerous to any agricultural or horticultural product, whether or not the plant, product, or substance comes from an area known to be infested.

(b) If a plant, plant product, or substance is seized under Subsection (a)(1) of this section, the department shall immediately notify the owner that the plant, product, or substance is a public menace and that it must be destroyed, treated, or, if feasible, returned to the point of origin. If a plant, product, or substance is seized under Subsection (a)(2) of this section, the department shall immediately notify the owner that the plant, product, or substance is a public menace and that it must be destroyed or treated.

(c) If the owner of a plant, plant product, or substance seized under Subsection (a) of this section is unknown to the department, the department shall publish notice that, after a date not less than 10 days after the first day of publication, the department will destroy the plant, product, or substance. The department shall publish the notice for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the plant, product, or substance is found. The notice must describe the article seized. If the owner claims the article before the date for destruction set by the notice, the department shall deliver the article to the owner at the owner's expense. If the owner does not claim the article within the allotted time, the department may destroy the article or have it destroyed.

(d) If the owner of a fruit tree or fruit condemned by the department under this subchapter fails or refuses to destroy the tree or fruit immediately after being instructed to do so by the department, the department shall abate the nuisance and immediately destroy the tree or fruit or otherwise render the tree or fruit not a nuisance. In enforcing this subsection, the department shall call on the sheriff of the county in which the tree or fruit is located, and the sheriff shall cooperate with the department and render all assistance considered necessary by the person seeking to destroy the tree or fruit.

(e) The owner of a plant, plant product, or substance treated or destroyed by the department under this section is liable to the department for the costs of treatment or destruction, and the department may sue to collect those costs.

(f) This section does not apply to a citrus plant, citrus plant product, or other citrus substance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.201
§ 1025.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.051
§ 1101.051. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At a hearing for the appointment of a guardian, the court shall:

(1) inquire into the ability of any allegedly incapacitated adult to:

(A) feed, clothe, and shelter himself or herself;

(B) care for his or her own physical health; and

(C) manage his or her property or financial affairs;

(2) ascertain the age of any proposed ward who is a minor;

(3) inquire into the governmental reports for any person who must have a guardian appointed to receive funds due the person from any governmental source; and

(4) inquire into the qualifications, abilities, and capabilities of the person seeking to be appointed guardian.

(b) A proposed ward must be present at the hearing unless the court, on the record or in the order, determines that a personal appearance is not necessary.

(c) The court may close the hearing at the request of the proposed ward or the proposed ward's counsel.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.152
§ 601.152. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 601.153, the department shall suspend the driver's license and vehicle registrations of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle if:

(1) the vehicle is involved in any manner in a collision; and

(2) the department finds that there is a reasonable probability that a judgment will be rendered against the person as a result of the collision.

(b) If the owner or operator is a nonresident, the department shall suspend the person's nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of use of any motor vehicle owned by the nonresident.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.115 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.115
§ 353.115. CHARGE FOR OTHER AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the unpaid balance of a retail installment contract is extended, renewed, restated, or rescheduled under this subchapter and Section 353.114 does not apply, the holder may collect an amount computed on the principal balance of the amended contract for the term of the amended contract at the time price differential for a retail installment contract that is applicable after reclassifying the commercial vehicle by its model year at the time of the amendment.

(b) The principal balance of the amended contract is computed by:

(1) adding:

(A) the unpaid balance as of the date of amendment;

(B) the cost of any insurance incidental to the amendment;

(C) the amount of each additional necessary official fee; and

(D) the amount of each accrued delinquency or collection charge; and

(2) if the time price differential was computed using the precomputed earnings method or the scheduled installment earnings method, subtracting from the total computed under Subdivision (1) an amount equal to the prepayment refund credit required by Section 353.120 or 353.121, as applicable.

(c) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a retail installment contract in which the time price differential is computed using the true daily earnings method.

(d) The provisions of this chapter relating to acquisition costs under the refund schedule under Section 353.120 do not apply in computing the principal balance of the amended contract.
Tex. Election Code § 173.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.010
§ 173.010. FURNISHING RULES AND GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

During October preceding each primary election year, the secretary of state shall post on the secretary's website a current set of the rules and any available guidelines adopted under this subchapter. The secretary of state shall e-mail each state or county chair who has provided the secretary of state an e-mail address when the rules and guidelines have been posted. If a rule or amendment of a rule is adopted after the set is posted, the secretary shall update the posting with the new rule or amendment not later than the 10th day after the date of its adoption.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.104
§ 8878.104. PURCHASE OF WATER FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority purchases water from another entity for resale to local governments, the authority shall use its best efforts in negotiating with the entity to determine the amount of capital costs included in any rates or charges paid by the authority. The authority shall determine the amount of expected capital costs of its own system.

(b) The authority shall provide each district or municipality within its boundaries information regarding the share of the capital costs to be paid by the district or municipality, as determined by the authority, and shall provide each district or municipality the opportunity, in a manner and by a procedure determined by the authority, to fund its share of the capital costs with proceeds from the sale of bonds or fees and charges collected by the districts or municipalities. A district or municipality may use any lawful source of revenue, including bond funds, to pay any sums due to the authority.

(c) The authority may adopt a procedure by which a district or municipality may receive a credit from the authority. The board may adopt any other procedure necessary to accomplish the goals of this section.

(d) In complying with this section, the authority may use any reasonable basis to calculate from time to time the share of the capital costs of a district or municipality. The authority may calculate the shares of the capital costs based on the amount of water used within the authority by the district or municipality during the calendar year preceding the year in which the calculation is made.

(e) This section or any failure to comply with this section does not limit or impede the authority's ability to issue bonds or notes or invalidate any fees, user fees, charges, or rates imposed by the authority.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.48 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.48
§ 11.48. DENIAL OF PACKAGE STORE OR MIXED BEVERAGE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may deny an application for an original or renewal mixed beverage permit if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that the applicant, directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, or employee, or through an officer, director, or firm member, owns an interest of any kind in the premises, business, or permit of a package store.

(b) The commission may deny an application for an original or renewal package store permit if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that the applicant, directly or indirectly, through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, or employee, or through an officer, director, or firm member, owns an interest of any kind in the premises, business, or permit of a mixed beverage establishment.

(c) This section does not apply to anything permitted by Section 102.05.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 109.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 109 / Section 109.005
§ 109.005. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall notify an affected state agency of:

(1) each claim subject to this chapter paid by the comptroller under this chapter for that state agency;

(2) the amount of the claim;

(3) the amount of the claim paid from a special fund or account; and

(4) the subject matter of the claim.

(b) Each agency shall summarize the information reported to it by the comptroller under Subsection (a) and report that information as part of the agency's annual report to the budget division of the governor's office and to the Legislative Budget Board as required by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.322 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.322
§ 1501.322. ADJUSTMENT TO ASSESSMENTS ON FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

With the commissioner's approval, the board may adjust the formula established under Section 1501.320(b) for a reinsured health benefit plan issuer that is an approved health maintenance organization that is federally qualified under Title XIII, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300e et seq.), to the extent that any restriction is imposed on that issuer that is not imposed on other issuers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.114
§ 1038.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The district may contract with this state or a federal agency for reimbursement for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Government Code § 123.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.002
§ 123.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality may establish the following types of drug court programs:

(1) drug courts for persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of:

(A) an offense in which an element of the offense is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue, or marihuana; or

(B) an offense in which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to have significantly contributed to the commission of the offense and the offense did not involve:

(i) carrying, possessing, or using a firearm or other dangerous weapon;

(ii) the use of force against the person of another; or

(iii) the death of or serious bodily injury to another;

(2) drug courts for juveniles detained for, taken into custody for, or adjudicated as having engaged in:

(A) delinquent conduct, including habitual felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in which an element of the conduct is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue, or marihuana; or

(B) delinquent conduct, including habitual felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to have significantly contributed to the commission of the conduct and the conduct did not involve:

(i) carrying, possessing, or using a firearm or other dangerous weapon;

(ii) the use of force against the person of another; or

(iii) the death of or serious bodily injury to another;

(3) reentry drug courts for persons with a demonstrated history of using alcohol or a controlled substance who may benefit from a program designed to facilitate the person's transition and reintegration into the community on release from a state or local correctional facility;

(4) family dependency drug treatment courts for family members involved in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which a parent's use of alcohol or a controlled substance is a primary consideration in the outcome of the suit; or

(5) programs for other persons not precisely described by Subdivisions (1)-(4) who may benefit from a program that has the essential characteristics described by Section 123.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.1021 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.1021
§ 1551.1021.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1551.1021. PARTICIPATION ELIGIBILITY: CERTAIN FACULTY OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) An adjunct faculty member at a public institution of higher education is eligible to participate in the group benefits program as an employee if the faculty member:

(1) receives compensation for services rendered to a public institution of higher education as an adjunct faculty member;

(2) was employed as a faculty member by the same public institution of higher education and taught at least one course in the regular fall and spring semester at the public institution of higher education in the preceding academic year; and

(3) is under contract or is scheduled to teach at least 12 semester credit hours in the academic year of coverage or, if the person is also employed by the public institution of higher education to perform nonteaching duties, is under contract or is scheduled to teach at least six semester credit hours in the academic year of coverage and has been approved by the public institution of higher education to participate in the group benefits program.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), an adjunct faculty member at a public institution of higher education who is a professional librarian is eligible to participate in the group benefits program as an employee if the faculty member receives compensation for services rendered to a public institution of higher education as an adjunct faculty member.

(b) From money appropriated from a fund other than the general revenue fund or from money available from local sources, a public institution of higher education may, for an adjunct faculty member eligible to receive benefits under this section, contribute:

(1) not more than 50 percent of the cost of basic coverage for the employee; and

(2) not more than 25 percent of the cost of dependent coverage.

(c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a public institution of higher education from contributing, from money other than money appropriated from the general revenue fund, amounts that exceed the amount specified in Subsection (b) to provide coverage for a person employed by a public institution of higher education who meets the criteria for eligibility under Subsection (a).
Tex. Water Code § 5.225 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.225
§ 5.225. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The executive director or his designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.052
§ 205.052. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the acupuncture board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the medical board or receiving funds from the medical board or acupuncture board;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the medical board or acupuncture board or receiving funds from the medical board;

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the medical board or acupuncture board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for acupuncture board membership, attendance, or expenses; or

(5) owns, operates, or has a financial interest in a school of acupuncture.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0251
§ 548.0251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Federally qualified health center" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

(2) "Home and community support services agency" means a person licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code, to provide home health, hospice, or personal assistance services as those terms are defined by Section 142.001, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code.

(4) "Rural health clinic" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(1).
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.013
§ 281.013. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) To create an authority, a petition requesting the creation must be filed with the county judge of the county in which the proposed authority is located. The petition must be accompanied by a deposit of $200.

(b) The deposit is to cover the costs of the notice required by Section 281.014(c). If the deposit exceeds the cost of the notice, the difference shall be refunded.

(c) The petition must include:

(1) the signatures of a majority of the members of the governing body of at least:

(A) one municipality, if the county in which the proposed authority is located has only one municipality; or

(B) two municipalities, if the county in which the proposed authority is located has two or more municipalities;

(2) a description of the boundaries of the proposed authority;

(3) the names of the persons recommended for the first board of directors;

(4) a statement of the desirability of or need for the creation of the authority; and

(5) the name of the proposed authority.

(d) The boundaries of the proposed authority may be described in the petition by:

(1) metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;

(2) natural or artificial boundaries or survey lines; or

(3) if the proposed authority is composed entirely of municipalities, a statement that the authority is composed entirely of municipalities and a list of the municipalities in the proposed authority.

(e) The name of the proposed authority must consist of a word or phrase generally descriptive of the locale of the authority followed by the words "Civic Center Authority." The name may not be the same as the name of another authority in the same county.

(f) A copy of the petition shall be recorded in the county deed records.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.254
§ 228.254. TOTAL LIMIT ON PREMIUM TAX CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The total amount of certified capital for which premium tax credits may be allowed under this chapter for all years in which premium tax credits are allowed is:

(1) $200 million for Program One; and

(2) $200 million for Program Two.

(b) The total amount of certified capital for which premium tax credits may be allowed for all certified investors under this chapter may not exceed the amount that would entitle all certified investors in certified capital companies to take total credits of $50 million in a year with respect to Program One and $50 million in a year with respect to Program Two.

(c) A certified capital company and the company's affiliates may not file premium tax credit allocation claims with respect to Program One or Program Two, as applicable, in excess of the maximum amount of certified capital for which premium tax credits may be allowed for that program as provided by this section.