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Tex. Transportation Code § 545.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.056
§ 545.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 545.056. DRIVING TO LEFT OF CENTER OF ROADWAY: LIMITATIONS OTHER THAN PASSING. (a) An operator may not drive to the left side of the roadway if the operator is:

(1) approaching within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing in a municipality;

(2) approaching within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing outside a municipality and the intersection or crossing is shown by a sign or marking in accordance with Section 545.055;

(3) approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; or

(4) awaiting access to a ferry operated by the Texas Transportation Commission.

(b) The limitations in Subsection (a) do not apply:

(1) on a one-way roadway; or

(2) to an operator turning left into or from an alley or private road or driveway.

(c) The Texas Transportation Commission shall post signs along the approach to a ferry operated by the commission notifying operators that passing is prohibited if there is a standing line of vehicles awaiting access to the ferry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.209
§ 3916.209. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 3916.213, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) operate and maintain the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 44.287 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.287
§ 44.287. POLK COUNTY.
Status: repealed

(a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the 258th and 411th district courts of Polk County and each term and session of the inferior courts held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by general law on district and county attorneys in this state.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney in this state.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Tex. Government Code § 802.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.102
§ 802.102. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a public retirement system shall have the accounts of the system audited at least annually by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. A general audit of a governmental entity, as defined by Section 802.1012, does not satisfy the requirement of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.151
§ 1477.151. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may purchase fire trucks and other fire-fighting equipment to be used for the protection and preservation of bridges, county shops, county warehouses, and other county property located in the county but outside the boundaries of municipalities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0401
§ 4021.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0108
§ 4205.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0503
§ 7928A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 5.059 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.059
§ 5.059. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by the commission; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 60.112 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.112
§ 60.112. INSURING IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT HOLDERS OF OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may enter into agreements with purchasers of any obligations issued under this subchapter to insure improvements and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligations.

(b) The commission may obtain from insurers of good standing:

(1) insurance against loss or damage by fire, water, or flood;

(2) insurance against loss or damage from any hazards customarily insured against by private companies operating similar properties; and

(3) insurance covering the use and occupancy of the property as is customarily carried by private companies.

(c) The cost of the insurance shall be budgeted as maintenance and operation expense and shall be carried for the benefit of the holders of the obligations.
Tex. Property Code § 77.054 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.054
§ 77.054. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPERTY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The property report filed with the comptroller under Section 77.051 is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) The social security number, driver's license or state identification number, and address of a victim are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. For the purposes of this subsection, the victim's address includes information that identifies a victim's place of residence or post office box but does not include the city or county in which the victim resides.
Tex. Water Code § 26.0281 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0281
§ 26.0281. CONSIDERATION OF COMPLIANCE HISTORY.
Status: in_force

In considering the issuance, amendment, or renewal of a permit to discharge effluent comprised primarily of sewage or municipal waste, the commission shall consider the compliance history of the applicant and its operator under the method for using compliance history developed by the commission under Section 5.754. In considering an applicant's compliance history under this subsection, the commission shall consider as evidence of compliance information regarding the applicant's implementation of an environmental management system at the facility for which the permit, permit amendment, or permit renewal is sought. In this section, "environmental management system" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.127.
Tex. Water Code § 51.429 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.429
§ 51.429. EFFECT OF VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) After a final judgment is rendered in the validation suit, the bonds or the contract with the United States shall be incontestable.

(b) No suit may be brought in any court of this state to contest or enjoin the validity of the creation of the district, any bonds which are issued, any contract with the United States, or the authorization of a contract with the United States except in the name of the State of Texas by the attorney general on his own motion or on the motion of any party affected on good cause shown.

(c) The attorney general may not file or prosecute such a suit unless it is based on allegations of fraud disclosed or found after the final judgment in the validation suit was rendered.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.163 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.163
§ 22.163. RECORD DATE FOR DETERMINATION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The record date for determining members of a corporation may be set as provided by Section 6.101.

(b) If a record date is not set under Section 6.101:

(1) members on the date of the meeting who are otherwise eligible to vote are entitled to vote at the meeting;

(2) members at the close of business on the business day preceding the date notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day preceding the date of the meeting, are entitled to notice of a meeting of members; and

(3) members at the close of business on the later of the day the board of directors adopts the resolution relating to the action or the 60th day before the date of the action are entitled to exercise any rights regarding any other lawful action.

(c) The record date for the determination of members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting is effective for an adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors of a corporation sets a new date for determining the right to notice of or to vote at the adjournment.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.022
§ 2001.022. LOCAL EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) A state agency shall determine whether a rule may affect a local economy before proposing the rule for adoption. If a state agency determines that a proposed rule may affect a local economy, the agency shall prepare a local employment impact statement for the proposed rule. The impact statement must describe in detail the probable effect of the rule on employment in each geographic area affected by the rule for each year of the first five years that the rule will be in effect and may include other factors at the agency's discretion.

(b) This section does not apply to the adoption of an emergency rule.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 14), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.152
§ 3847.152. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO AUTHORIZE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, IMPACT FEES, OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority vote of the directors serving is required to authorize the imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee.

(b) The written consent of at least two-thirds of all voting directors is required to authorize the issuance of a bond.
Tex. Water Code § 57.334 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.334
§ 57.334. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE TO FILL VACANCY.
Status: in_force

In case of death or resignation of a trustee, the commissioners court shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.301
§ 32.301. MERGER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more financial institutions, corporations, or other entities with the authority to participate in a merger, at least one of which is a state bank, may adopt and implement a plan of merger in accordance with this section. The merger may not be made without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner if any surviving, new, or acquiring entity that is a party to the merger or created by the terms of the merger is a state bank or is not a financial institution.

(b) Implementation of the merger by the parties and approval of the board, shareholders, or owners of the parties must be made or obtained in accordance with the Business Organizations Code as if the state bank were a filing entity and all other parties to the merger were foreign entities, except as may be otherwise provided by applicable rules.

(c) A consummated merger has the effect provided by the Business Organizations Code. A separate application is not required to relocate the home office of a surviving state bank or to grant authority to a surviving bank to operate new branch offices that previously existed as part of a merging financial institution if the intent of the surviving bank is clearly stated as part of the plan of merger.

(d) A merger under this subchapter does not confer additional powers on a state bank beyond the powers conferred by other provisions of this subtitle.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.061
§ 225.061. SPEAKER JIMMY TURMAN ROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) Farm-to-Market Road 68 in Fannin County is designated as Speaker Jimmy Turman Road.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the road number, the designation as Speaker Jimmy Turman Road, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the road and at appropriate intermediate sites along the road.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker required by this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.362 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.362
§ 171.362. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX OR FILE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a taxable entity on which a tax is imposed by this chapter fails to pay the tax when it is due and payable or fails to file a report required by this chapter when it is due, the taxable entity is liable for a penalty of five percent of the amount of the tax due.

(b) If the tax is not paid or the report is not filed within 30 days after the due date, a penalty of an additional five percent of the tax due is imposed.

(c) The minimum penalty under Subsections (a) and (b) is $1.

(d) If a taxable entity electing to remit under Section 171.202(c)(2)(A) remits less than the amount required, the penalties imposed by this section and the interest imposed under Section 111.060 are assessed against the difference between the amount required to be remitted under Section 171.202(c)(2)(A) and the amount actually remitted on or before May 15.

(e) If a taxable entity remits the entire amount required by Section 171.202(c), no penalties will be imposed against the amount remitted on or before November 15.

(f) In addition to any other penalty authorized by this section, a taxable entity who fails to file a report as required by this chapter shall pay a penalty of $50. The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the taxable entity subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the taxable entity for the reporting period under the required report.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.087 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.087
§ 433.087. DEPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may order testimony to be taken before a person designated by the department and having power to administer oaths at any stage of a proceeding or investigation under this chapter. A person may be compelled to appear and depose or produce documentary evidence at a deposition in the same manner as a witness may be compelled to appear and testify and produce documentary evidence before the department under this chapter.

(b) The person taking the deposition shall transcribe or supervise the transcription of the testimony. The transcript must be signed by the person deposed.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.462 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.462
§ 39.462. DETERMINATION OF HURRICANE RECONSTRUCTION COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility subject to this subchapter is entitled to recover hurricane reconstruction costs consistent with the provisions of this subchapter and is entitled to seek recovery of amounts not recovered under this subchapter, including hurricane reconstruction costs not yet incurred at the time an application is filed under Subsection (b), in its next base rate proceeding or through any other proceeding authorized by Subchapter C, Chapter 36.

(b) The commission shall issue an order determining the amount of hurricane reconstruction costs eligible for recovery and securitization not later than the 150th day after the date an electric utility subject to this subchapter files an application seeking that determination. The 150-day period begins on the date the electric utility files the application, even if the filing occurs before the effective date of this section.

(c) On issuance by the commission of an order determining the amount of eligible hurricane reconstruction costs, an electric utility subject to this subchapter may file an application for a financing order, which shall be governed by the procedures in Subchapter G.

(d) To the extent the commission has made a determination of the eligible hurricane reconstruction costs of an electric utility subject to this subchapter before the effective date of this section, that determination may provide the basis for the utility's application for a financing order pursuant to this subchapter and Subchapter G. A previous commission determination does not preclude the utility from requesting recovery of additional hurricane reconstruction costs eligible for recovery under this subchapter, but not previously authorized by the commission.

(e) A rate proceeding under Chapter 36 is not required to determine the amount of recoverable hurricane reconstruction costs as provided by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 604.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 604 / Section 604.002
§ 604.002. SURETIES.
Status: in_force

An officer shall execute the officer's official bond with:

(1) two or more good and sufficient sureties; or

(2) a solvent surety company authorized to do business in this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 307.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 307 / Section 307.001
§ 307.001. RIGHTS OF GOOD FAITH PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an act performed by a qualified executor or administrator in that capacity and in conformity with the law and the executor's or administrator's authority.

(b) An act continues to be valid for all intents and purposes in regard to the rights of an innocent purchaser who purchases any of the estate property from the executor or administrator for valuable consideration, in good faith, and without notice of any illegality in the title to the property, even if the act or the authority under which the act was performed is subsequently set aside, annulled, and declared invalid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.103
§ 8355.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 51A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.001
§ 51A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "General academic teaching institution," "institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Government Code § 607.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.002
§ 607.002. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A public safety employee or death investigation professional who is exposed to a contagious disease is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the prevention of the disease if:

(1) the disease is not an "ordinary disease of life" as that term is used in the context of a workers' compensation claim;

(2) the exposure to the disease occurs:

(A) during the course of the employment for a public safety employee; or

(B) while conducting or assisting in an inquest for a death investigation professional; and

(3) the employee or professional requires preventative medical treatment because of exposure to the disease.

(b) The governmental entity that employs the public safety employee is responsible for reimbursing the employee for medical expenses described by Subsection (a).

(c) The county served by the death investigation professional is responsible for reimbursing the professional for medical expenses described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.051
§ 2026.051. COMMISSION RULES REGARDING EXCLUSION OR EJECTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules providing for the exclusion or ejection from an enclosure where horse or greyhound races are conducted, or from specified portions of an enclosure, of a person:

(1) who has engaged in bookmaking, touting, or illegal wagering;

(2) whose income is from illegal activities or enterprises;

(3) who has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle;

(4) who has been convicted of theft;

(5) who has been convicted under the penal law of another jurisdiction for committing an act that would have constituted a violation of any rule described in this section;

(6) who has committed a corrupt or fraudulent act in connection with horse or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering or who has committed any act tending or intended to corrupt horse or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering;

(7) who is under suspension or has been excluded or ejected from a racetrack by the commission or a steward in this state or by a corresponding authority in another state because of corrupt or fraudulent practices or other acts detrimental to racing;

(8) who has submitted a forged pari-mutuel ticket or has altered or forged a pari-mutuel ticket for cashing or who has cashed or caused to be cashed an altered, raised, or forged pari-mutuel ticket;

(9) who has been convicted of committing a lewd or lascivious act or other crime involving moral turpitude;

(10) who is guilty of boisterous or disorderly conduct while inside an enclosure;

(11) who is an agent or habitual associate of a person excludable under this section; or

(12) who has been convicted of a felony.