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Tex. Government Code § 476.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0053
§ 476.0053. DESIGNATION OF MARKET AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 476.0051(a)(1), the office shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the office determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events. The office shall include areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal the local organizing committee provides under Section 475.0052.

(b) The office shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area.

(c) The endorsing municipality selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.042
§ 69.042. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

A person who has been issued a deputy branch pilot's certificate may not be issued a deputy branch pilot's certificate before the fifth anniversary of the date the person was previously issued a deputy branch pilot's certificate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.061
§ 69.061. PILOTAGE RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may not change pilotage rates before the first anniversary of the preceding rate change.
Tex. Estates Code § 1053.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.101
§ 1053.101. CALLING OF DOCKETS.
Status: in_force

The judge in whose court a guardianship proceeding is pending, as determined by the judge, shall:

(1) call guardianship proceedings in the proceedings' regular order on both the guardianship and claim dockets; and

(2) issue necessary orders.
Tex. Water Code § 55.525 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.525
§ 55.525. LIMITING DISTRICT'S POWER TO INCUR DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of any district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may limit the power of the district to incur debt and issue bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter.

(b) The board may adopt a resolution declaring that for a period of not more than 10 years the district may not issue bonds in excess of 25 percent of the assessed value of taxable property of the district according to the last assessment for district purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.024
§ 2054.024. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint a board member to fill a vacancy under the same procedure that applied to the original appointment for that position.

(b) If the presiding officer's position is vacant, the executive director shall perform nonvoting duties of the presiding officer until the governor designates a new presiding officer.

(c) If the final result of an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction is that a board member may not serve on the board under the Texas Constitution, the governor shall appoint a replacement who may serve.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0314
§ 3792.0314. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may add land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may include and exclude land as provided by Sections 54.739-54.747, Water Code. A reference in those sections to a "tax" means an ad valorem tax for the purposes of this subsection.

(d) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3792.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district under this section, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(e) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 3792.0602 and subsequently excludes territory in the district under this section, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 255.0031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.0031
§ 255.0031. UNLAWFUL USE OF INTERNAL MAIL SYSTEM FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of a state agency or political subdivision may not knowingly use or authorize the use of an internal mail system for the distribution of political advertising.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) the use of an internal mail system to distribute political advertising that is delivered to the premises of a state agency or political subdivision through the United States Postal Service; or

(2) the use of an internal mail system by a state agency or municipality to distribute political advertising that is the subject of or related to an investigation, hearing, or other official proceeding of the agency or municipality.

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

(d) In this section:

(1) "Internal mail system" means a system operated by a state agency or political subdivision to deliver written documents to officers or employees of the agency or subdivision.

(2) "State agency" means:

(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government;

(B) a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(C) a river authority created under the constitution or a statute of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0041
§ 25.0041. ANDERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Anderson County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Anderson County.

(b) The County Court at Law of Anderson County sits in Palestine.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0952 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0952
§ 25.0952. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding based on a complaint under Section 25.093, the court shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, use the procedures and exercise the powers authorized by Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Property Code § 30.01 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01
§ 30.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Aircraft" means a self-propelled motor vehicle that can be used to transport a person by flight in the air.

(2) "Repossession" means the recovery of an aircraft that has been sold under a security agreement containing a repossession clause authorizing the lender to recover the aircraft if the borrower defaults under the agreement.

(3) "Repossession agent" means an individual who is authorized to engage in a repossession for a lender.
Tex. Government Code § 3000.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3000 / Section 3000.003
§ 3000.003. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or an aggrieved party may file an action in district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of Section 3000.002.

(b) The court may grant appropriate relief.

(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing an action under this section.

(d) Sovereign and governmental immunity to suit is waived and abolished only to the extent necessary to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951A / Section 7951A.0501
§ 7951A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.160 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.160
§ 153.160. EFFECT OF CONVERSION OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) After an amendment to the certificate of formation reflecting the general partner's withdrawal as a general partner is filed under Section 153.051, the withdrawing general partner:

(1) may vote as a limited partner in all matters, to the same extent as the members of the class of limited partners having the least voting rights with respect to the matter on which the vote is taken; and

(2) may not vote on the admission and compensation of a general partner who replaces the withdrawing general partner.

(b) If the general partner's withdrawal violates the partnership agreement, the general partner does not have voting rights.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.204 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.204
§ 154.204. MANUFACTURER'S RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer who sells cigarettes to a permit holder in this state shall keep records showing:

(1) the number and kind of cigarettes in unstamped packages sold;

(2) the number and kind of cigarettes in stamped packages sold, if any;

(3) the date the cigarettes were sold;

(4) the manufacturer's list price for the cigarettes;

(5) the account number and the location where the cigarettes were shipped, if any; and

(6) the name of the common carrier.

(b) A manufacturer who sells cigarettes to a permit holder in this state shall file with the comptroller, on or before the 25th of each month, a report showing the information listed in Subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), and (5) for the previous month. Information related to the manufacturer's list prices must be submitted by the manufacturer 15 days prior to any scheduled changes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.325 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.325
§ 623.325. INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127.

(b) If the United States authorizes the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127 on September 1, 2013, the new limit automatically takes effect on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.254 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.254
§ 56.254. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

The commission order designating the successor utility under Section 54.303 shall authorize the utility to recover the costs determined under Section 56.253. The costs may be amortized and recovered from the state universal service fund, together with interest at the prevailing commercial lending rate:

(1) not later than the first anniversary of the date of the order if the costs are not more than $1 million;

(2) not later than the second anniversary of the date of the order if the costs are more than $1 million but no more than $2 million; and

(3) not later than the third anniversary of the date of the order if the costs are more than $2 million.
Tex. Water Code § 15.322 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.322
§ 15.322. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The money received from any sale, transfer, or lease of facilities, or in the case of a sale or transfer involving revenue bonds, the money received as matured interest or principal on the bonds shall be placed in the general revenue fund.

(b) If money received from a sale, transfer, or lease of facilities, or in the case of a sale or transfer involving revenue bonds, if the money received as matured interest or principal on the bonds, is money derived originally from the appropriation made in Section 2, Chapter 12, Acts of the 67th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1981, or interest earned on that money, the money received as matured interest or principal on the bonds shall be placed in a special account in the water assistance fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.151
§ 8493.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8493.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.244 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.244
§ 51.244. DELIVERY OF PATENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patent is ready for delivery, the commissioner shall send it, together with the check for payment of the fee required by Section 51.242 of this code and the name and address of the owner or his agent, by certified mail to the clerk of the proper county.

(b) On receiving the patent, the clerk shall record it and shall send the patent, together with the name and address of the owner or his agent and the remaining recording fees, by certified mail to the clerk of another proper county until the patent has been recorded in each county in which all or part of the land is located.

(c) After the patent is recorded in all the proper counties, it shall be sent by certified mail to the proper party.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.255 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.255
§ 111.255. RECORDING OF ASSIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

The assignee of a tax claim or judgment under this subchapter may record the assignment in the state tax lien record book in the office of the county clerk. A recorded assignment shall be indexed to show the names of the assignor and assignee and the date of the assignment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0155
§ 34.0155. REPORT ON PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) evaluate options for reducing pregnancy-related deaths, focusing on the most prevalent causes of pregnancy-related deaths as identified in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015, and for treating postpartum depression in economically disadvantaged women;

(2) in coordination with the department and the review committee, identify strategies to:

(A) lower costs of providing medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, related to severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and

(B) improve quality outcomes related to the underlying causes of severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and

(3) not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature a written report that includes:

(A) a summary of the commission's and department's efforts to accomplish the tasks described by Subdivisions (1) and (2); and

(B) a summary of the report required by Section 34.0156.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.010
§ 131.010. FEES.
Status: in_force

The chief apiary inspector shall make a reasonable effort to set the fees charged under this chapter at amounts that will produce enough revenue to approximate 50 percent of the inspector's total budget. In achieving this goal, the inspector shall balance the revenue needs against the effect of the fees on the industry.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.602 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.602
§ 1158.602. COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

On hearing an application under Section 1158.601, if the court is satisfied that a sale of estate property is necessary or advisable to satisfy the charges and claims described by Section 1158.601, the court shall enter an order of sale as provided by Section 1158.256.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.401 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.401
§ 104.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Energy conservation program" means a program that promotes energy conservation or energy efficiency.

(2) "Local distribution company" means a gas utility that operates a retail gas distribution system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.006
§ 2651.006. LICENSE TERM.
Status: in_force

Unless a system of staggered license renewal is adopted under Section 4003.002, a license issued under this subchapter expires on June 1 after the second anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Water Code § 51.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.454
§ 51.454. HEARING BEFORE ISSUING CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

If a district issues its original bonds under Section 51.450(b)(2) of this code and later desires to issue bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes or to levy a tax for maintenance purposes, the district shall hold a hearing to exclude land, and at the time provided by law, shall hold another hearing to adopt a plan of taxation. These hearings shall be held before an election is called to approve the issuance of tax-supported bonds or the levy of a maintenance tax.
Tex. Government Code § 842.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.104
§ 842.104. COUNTY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county elects to participate in the retirement system, the commissioners court of the county may elect to deny membership to the employees of a county hospital governed by Chapter 263, Health and Safety Code.

(b) After making an election under this section, the commissioners court may at any time reverse its decision and require that county hospital employees become members on a date fixed by order of the commissioners court.

(c) If the commissioners court reverses an election under this section and requires the employees of a county hospital to become members of the retirement system, for the purposes of this subtitle the employees of the county hospital comprise a separate subdivision from other county employees.

(d) If on the effective date of participation in the retirement system a county is not operating a county hospital, the order or resolution of the commissioners court electing to participate in the system does not include employees of a hospital later established or operated by the county. The commissioners court may elect to have the employees of a hospital later established or operated by the county participate in the retirement system as a unit, which for purposes of this subtitle comprises a subdivision separate from other county employees.

(e) The commissioners court is the governing body of a county hospital for the purposes of this subtitle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.057
§ 711.057. EMERGENCY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue an emergency order that takes effect immediately if the commissioner finds that immediate and irreparable harm is threatened to the public or a beneficiary under a sale of the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot.

(b) An emergency order remains in effect unless stayed by the commissioner.

(c) The person named in the order may request in writing an opportunity for a hearing to show that the emergency order should be stayed. On receipt of the request, the commissioner shall set a time for the hearing before the 22nd day after the date the commissioner received the request, unless extended at the request of the person named in the order.

(d) The hearing is an administrative hearing relating to the validity of findings that support immediate effect of the order.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.0015 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.0015
§ 751.0015. APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle applies to all durable powers of attorney except:

(1) a power of attorney to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power of attorney given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connection with a credit transaction;

(2) a medical power of attorney, as defined by Section 166.002, Health and Safety Code;

(3) a proxy or other delegation to exercise voting rights or management rights with respect to an entity; or

(4) a power of attorney created on a form prescribed by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality for a governmental purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0022 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0022
§ 162.0022. HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) shall adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure that a physician employed by the health organization exercises independent medical judgment when providing care to patients.

(b) The policies adopted under this section must include policies relating to:

(1) credentialing;

(2) quality assurance;

(3) utilization review; and

(4) peer review.

(c) The policies adopted under this section, including any amendments to the policies, must be developed by the board of directors or board of trustees, as applicable, of the health organization and approved by an affirmative vote.

(d) The policies of the health organization must be drafted and interpreted in a manner that reserves the sole authority to engage in the practice of medicine to a physician participating in the health organization, regardless of the physician's employment status with the health organization.
Tex. Water Code § 57.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.022
§ 57.022. APPEAL BOND.
Status: in_force

Within five days from the date the order is recorded, the appellant must file an appeal bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties, payable to the county judge, approved by the county clerk, and conditioned upon the due prosecution of the appeal and payment of all costs incident to the appeal. No extension of time will be granted for filing the appeal bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9048.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9048 / Section 9048.101
§ 9048.101. BOND ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds unless the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.304
§ 1018.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election on the question of dissolution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.001
§ 286.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to Galveston County and Cameron County.
Tex. Government Code § 606.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.072
§ 606.072. BENEFITS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES UNDER BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

A state employee may receive benefits under both Chapters 811 through 815 and the Social Security Act.