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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.403 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.403
§ 4.403. CUSTOMER'S RIGHT TO STOP PAYMENT; BURDEN OF PROOF OF LOSS.
Status: in_force

(a) A customer or any person authorized to draw on the account if there is more than one person may stop payment of any item drawn on the customer's account or close the account by an order to the bank describing the item or account with reasonable certainty received at a time and in a manner that affords the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before any action by the bank with respect to the item described in Section 4.303. If the signature of more than one person is required to draw on an account, any of those persons may stop payment or close the account.

(b) A stop-payment order is effective for six months and is binding on the bank only if it is in a dated, authenticated record that describes the item with certainty. A stop-payment order may be renewed for additional six-month periods by an authenticated record given to the bank within a period during which the stop-payment order is effective.

(c) The burden of establishing the fact and amount of loss resulting from the payment of an item contrary to a stop-payment order or order to close an account is on the customer. The loss from payment of an item contrary to a stop-payment order may include damages for dishonor of subsequent items under Section 4.402.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 64.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 64 / Section 64.006
§ 64.006. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser may begin arbitration by filing with the commissioner a sworn complaint and a filing fee, as provided by department rule. The purchaser shall send a copy of the complaint to the seller by certified mail.

(b) Not later than the 15th day after the date the seller receives a copy of the complaint, the seller shall file with the commissioner an answer to the complaint and send a copy of the answer to the purchaser by certified mail.

(c) The commissioner shall refer the complaint and the answer to the arbitration board for investigation, findings, and recommendations.

(d) On referral of the complaint for investigation, the arbitration board shall make a prompt and full investigation of the matters complained of and report its findings and recommendations to the commissioner not later than the 60th day after the date of the referral, or before a later date determined by the parties.

(e) The report of the arbitration board shall include findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations as to costs, if any. If there is a cost, the commissioner shall assess the cost of arbitration against any party found responsible.

(f) In the course of its investigation, the arbitration board or any of its members may:

(1) examine the purchaser and the seller on all matters that the arbitration board considers relevant;

(2) grow to production a representative sample of the seed through the facilities of the commissioner or a designated university under the commissioner's supervision; or

(3) hold informal hearings at the time and place the chairman of the State Seed and Plant Board directs, with reasonable notice to all parties.

(g) The arbitration board may delegate all or any part of any investigation to one or more of its members. Any delegated investigation shall be summarized in writing and considered by the arbitration board in its report.

(h) The arbitration board shall consider any field inspection or other data submitted by either party in its report and recommendation.

(i) The members of the arbitration board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the amounts provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(j) After the arbitration board has filed a report of arbitration, the commissioner shall promptly transmit the report by certified mail to all parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.053
§ 3910.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.052
§ 3872.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3872.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3872.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3872.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.012
§ 757.012. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant of an owner of a multiunit rental complex, a member of a property owners association, a governmental entity, or any other person or the person's representative may maintain an action against the owner or property owners association for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In that action, the person may obtain:

(1) a court order directing the owner or property owners association to comply with this chapter;

(2) a judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter;

(3) a judgment against the owner or property owners association for punitive damages resulting from the failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter if the actual damages to the person were caused by the owner's or property owners association's intentional, malicious, or grossly negligent actions;

(4) a judgment against the owner or property owners association for actual damages, and if appropriate, punitive damages, where the owner or association was in compliance with this chapter at the time of the pool-related damaging event but was consciously indifferent to access being repeatedly gained to the pool yard by unauthorized persons; or

(5) a judgment against the owner or property owners association for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 if the owner or property owners association fails to comply with this chapter within a reasonable time after written notice by a tenant of the multiunit rental complex or a member of the property owners association.

(b) A court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought under Subsection (a)(5).

(c) The attorney general, a local health department, a municipality, or a county having jurisdiction may enforce this chapter by any lawful means, including inspections, permits, fees, civil fines, criminal prosecutions, injunctions, and, after required notice, governmental construction or repair of pool yard enclosures that do not exist or that do not comply with this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.2081 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.2081
§ 602.2081. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the medical board, to the medical board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The medical board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The medical board shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the medical board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The medical board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.088 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.088
§ 402.088. REPORT OF PRIOR INJURY.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a valid request made under and complying with Section 402.087, the division shall review its records.

(b) If the division finds that the applicant has made two or more general injury claims in the preceding five years, the division shall release the date and description of each injury to the employer.

(c) The information may be released in writing or by telephone.

(d) If the employer requests information on three or more applicants at the same time, the division may refuse to release information until it receives the written authorization from each applicant.

(e) In this section, "general injury" means an injury other than an injury limited to one or more of the following:

(1) an injury to a digit, limb, or member;

(2) an inguinal hernia; or

(3) vision or hearing loss.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 13 / Section 13.037
§ 13.037. DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is a resident of this state if the person:

(1) is physically present and living voluntarily in this state;

(2) intends to make a home in this state; and

(3) is not in this state temporarily.

(b) The intent to make a home in this state may be demonstrated by proof similar to or including:

(1) the possession of documentation, such as a Texas driver's license, motor vehicle registration, or voter registration certificate;

(2) the presence of personal effects at a specific abode in this state; or

(3) employment in this state.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.202
§ 59.202. USER FEE FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC TERMINAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of an electronic terminal that is located in this state and that is connected to a shared network may impose a fee for the use of that terminal if imposition of the fee is disclosed at a time and in a manner that allows a user to avoid the transaction without incurring the transaction fee.

(b) An agreement to share an electronic terminal may not:

(1) limit the right of the owner of an electronic terminal to charge a fee described by Subsection (a) as allowed by the law of this state or the United States;

(2) require the owner to limit or waive its rights or obligations under this section; or

(3) otherwise discriminate in any manner against the owner as a result of the owner's charging of a fee authorized under this section.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Electronic fund transfer" means any transfer of money, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal and orders, instructs, or authorizes a financial institution to debit or credit an account. The term includes a point-of-sale transfer, an unmanned teller machine transaction, and a cash dispensing machine transaction.

(2) "Electronic terminal" means an electronic device, other than a telephone, through which a consumer may initiate an electronic fund transfer. The term includes a point-of-sale terminal, an unmanned teller machine, and a cash dispensing machine.

(3) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.101.

(4) "Shared network" means an electronic information communication and processing facility used by two or more owners of electronic terminals to receive, transmit, or retransmit electronic impulses or other electronic indicia of transactions, originating at electronic terminals, to financial institutions or to other transmission facilities for the purpose of:

(A) the withdrawal by a customer of money from the customer's account, including a withdrawal under a line of credit previously authorized by a financial institution for the customer;

(B) the deposit of money by a customer in the customer's account with a financial institution;

(C) the transfer of money by a customer between one or more accounts maintained by the customer with a financial institution, including the application of money against an indebtedness of the customer to the financial institution; or

(D) a request for information by a customer concerning the balance of the customer's account with a financial institution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.507 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.507
§ 56A.507. TIME FOR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant, as appropriate:

(1) shall make a reasonable attempt to give any notice required by Article 56A.503(a) or 56A.504:

(A) not later than the 30th day before the date the defendant:

(i) completes the sentence and is released; or

(ii) ceases to be electronically monitored as a condition of release; or

(B) immediately if the defendant escapes from the correctional facility; and

(2) may give the notice by e-mail, if possible.

(b) An attempt by the department, the sheriff, or the community supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant to give notice to a victim or witness at the victim's or witness's last known mailing address or, if notice by e-mail is possible, last known e-mail address, as shown on the records of the appropriate department or agency, constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.253
§ 173.253. GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

A district may accept grants and loans from the United States, this state and its agencies and political subdivisions, public or private corporations, and other persons.
Tex. Education Code § 51.96851 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.96851
§ 51.96851. LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) To foster a transparent student learning environment at institutions of higher education and to facilitate the universal articulation of undergraduate courses that are transferable for credit among all institutions of higher education, each institution of higher education shall identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection measurable learning outcomes for each undergraduate course offered by the institution other than:

(1) a course with a highly variable subject content that is tailored specifically to an individual student, such as an independent study or directed reading course; or

(2) a laboratory, practicum, or discussion section that is an intrinsic and required component of a lecture course.

(c) An institution of higher education may adopt learning outcomes for a course under this section that are the same as or based on those identified for that course by the institution's recognized accrediting agency.

(d) In consultation with institutions of higher education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt any rules the coordinating board considers appropriate for the administration of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.152
§ 1001.152. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on a petition to include a defined territory in the district.

(b) The hearing shall be held at least 30 days after the date the board issues the order.

(c) The board shall notify the governing body of the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.105
§ 1105.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.116
§ 363.116. AUTHORITY TO ENTER CONTRACTS CONCERNING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency may enter into contracts to enable it to furnish or receive solid waste management services on the terms considered appropriate by the public agency's governing body.

(b) A home-rule municipality's charter provision restricting the duration of a municipal contract does not apply to a municipal contract that relates to solid waste management services.
Tex. Education Code § 61.05121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.05121
§ 61.05121. STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board on behalf of the state may enter into a state authorization reciprocity agreement among states, districts, and territories regarding the delivery of postsecondary distance education that establishes comparable standards for the provision of distance education by public or private degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions in each of the states, districts, or territories covered by the agreement to students of the other states, districts, or territories covered under the agreement. The board shall apply to an appropriate organization for that purpose.

(b) The board shall administer an agreement entered into under this section, including by:

(1) establishing an application and approval process for a degree-granting postsecondary educational institution with its principal campus located in this state to participate under the agreement; and

(2) maintaining a dispute resolution procedure for complaints regarding participating postsecondary educational institutions located in this state.

(c) If the board obtains evidence that a public or private postsecondary educational institution established outside this state that is providing courses within this state under a state authorization reciprocity agreement established under this section is in apparent violation of the agreement or of this code or rules adopted under this section, the board shall take appropriate action to terminate the institution's operation within this state.

(d) The board shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.182 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.182
§ 18.182. DISPOSITION OF ITEM BEARING COUNTERFEIT MARK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "counterfeit mark" and "protected mark" have the meanings assigned by Section 32.23, Penal Code.

(b) Following the conviction or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision of a person for an offense under Section 32.23, Penal Code, the court entering the judgment of conviction or order of deferred adjudication community supervision shall order that any item bearing or identified by a counterfeit mark seized in connection with the offense be:

(1) forfeited to the owner of the protected mark, if prior to an order disposing of property under this article the owner of the protected mark requests the return of the item; or

(2) destroyed.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.10132 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.10132
§ 171.10132. PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualifying broadband grant" means a grant for broadband deployment in this state received by a taxable entity:

(1) under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established under 47 U.S.C. Section 1702;

(2) under the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program established under 47 U.S.C. Section 1723;

(3) under the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program established under 47 U.S.C. Section 1724;

(4) under the provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 1741 providing for middle mile grants;

(5) under the broadband loan and grant pilot program authorized under Section 779, Title VII, Div. A, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat. 399), from funds made available for that program under the heading "Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program," "Rural Utilities Service," "Rural Development Programs" in Title I, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act (Title I, Div. J, Pub. L. No. 117-58, 135 Stat. 1351);

(6) under Section 905, Division N, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2136);

(7) from a state, territory, tribal government, or unit of local government to the extent the grant was:

(A) funded by amounts provided under 42 U.S.C. Section 802, 803, or 804; and

(B) provided for the stated purposes of making investments in broadband infrastructure; or

(8) from the comptroller under Subchapter S, Chapter 403, Government Code, or Chapter 490I of that code.

(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(8), a reimbursement award received by a taxable entity under Subchapter S, Chapter 403, Government Code, is considered a grant for broadband development in this state.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a taxable entity:

(1) shall exclude from its total revenue, to the extent included under Section 171.1011(c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or (c)(3), qualifying broadband grant proceeds for the purposes of broadband deployment in this state;

(2) may include as a cost of goods sold under Section 171.1012 any expense paid using qualifying broadband grant proceeds for the purposes of broadband deployment in this state if the expense is otherwise includable as a cost of goods sold under that section; and

(3) may include as compensation under Section 171.1013 any expense paid using qualifying broadband grant proceeds for the purposes of broadband deployment in this state if the expense is otherwise includable as compensation under that section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.144 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.144
§ 431.144. CONTENTS OF ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

The articles of amendment must:

(1) state the name of the corporation;

(2) if the amendment alters a provision of the articles of incorporation, identify by reference or describe the altered provision and include its text as it is amended;

(3) if the amendment is an addition to the articles of incorporation, state that fact and include the text of each provision added; and

(4) state that the amendment was adopted or was approved by the commission and give the date the commission adopted or approved the amendment.