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Tex. Transportation Code § 457.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.107
§ 457.107. ROUTES.
Status: in_force

An authority shall determine each route, including route changes, as the board considers advisable.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.157 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.157
§ 153.157. WITHDRAWAL OF GENERAL PARTNER IN VIOLATION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, a withdrawal by a general partner of a partnership having a period of duration or for a particular undertaking before the expiration of that period or completion of that undertaking is a breach of the partnership agreement.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 42 / Section 42.001
§ 42.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claim" means a request, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, to recover monetary damages.

(2) "Claimant" means a person making a claim.

(3) "Defendant" means a person from whom a claimant seeks recovery on a claim, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.

(4) "Governmental unit" means the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of this state.

(5) "Litigation costs" means money actually spent and obligations actually incurred that are directly related to the action in which a settlement offer is made. The term includes:

(A) court costs;

(B) reasonable deposition costs;

(C) reasonable fees for not more than two testifying expert witnesses; and

(D) reasonable attorney's fees.

(6) "Settlement offer" means an offer to settle or compromise a claim made in compliance with Section 42.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7503.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7503 / Section 7503.051
§ 7503.051. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) the powers of a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and the general laws of this state; and

(2) the powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions that are conferred by this chapter and the general laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 305.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.001
§ 305.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

The operation of responsible democratic government requires that the people be afforded the fullest opportunity to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on legislation, pending executive actions, and current issues to individual members of the legislature, legislative committees, state agencies, and members of the executive branch. To preserve and maintain the integrity of the legislative and administrative processes, it is necessary to disclose publicly and regularly the identity, expenditures, and activities of certain persons who, by direct communication with government officers, engage in efforts to persuade members of the legislative or executive branch to take specific actions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0105
§ 7935A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.041
§ 61.041. COUNTY REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish monthly reporting requirements for a county seeking state assistance and establish procedures necessary to determine if the county is eligible for state assistance.

(b) The department shall establish requirements relating to:

(1) documentation required to verify the eligibility of residents to whom the county provides assistance; and

(2) county expenditures for health care services under Sections 61.028 and 61.0285.

(c) The department may audit county records to determine if the county is eligible for state assistance.

(d) The department shall establish annual reporting requirements for each county that is required to provide indigent health care under this chapter but that is not required to report under Subsection (a). A county satisfies the annual reporting requirement of this subsection if the county submits information to the department as required by law to obtain an annual distribution under the Agreement Regarding Disposition of Settlement Proceeds filed on July 24, 1998, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, in the case styled The State of Texas v. The American Tobacco Co., et al., No. 5-96CV-91.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.17
§ 1.17. RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
Status: in_force

No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any court of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief; but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.022
§ 76.022. CERTIFICATES OF LOCATION FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish a program to issue certificates of location for the restoration of natural oyster beds.

(b) Sections 76.006, 76.007, 76.017, 76.018, and 76.019 do not apply to a program established under this section.

(c) Rules adopted under this section may establish:

(1) fees, application approval requirements, lease terms, and renewal procedures for leases under this section;

(2) the total area in each bay system for which leases may be issued under this section;

(3) siting and marking requirements for leases under this section; and

(4) any other requirement necessary to administer this section.

(d) In adopting rules under this section, the department shall coordinate with:

(1) the Department of State Health Services; and

(2) the General Land Office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.504
§ 1201.504. PROHIBITED SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer may not sell or exchange, or offer to sell or exchange, a manufactured home to a person in this state who is not a licensed retailer.

(b) A retailer may not sell or exchange, or offer to sell or exchange, a new HUD-code manufactured home that was constructed by a manufacturer who was not licensed by the department at the time of construction.

(c) A retailer, broker, or salesperson may not sell or exchange, or offer to sell or exchange, a manufactured home to a consumer in this state for use as a dwelling unless the appropriate seal or label is attached to the home.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.107
§ 172.107. MEETINGS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to conduct district business.

(b) The president may call a special board meeting.

(c) Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to board meetings, except that notice of a board meeting shall be posted at the administrative office of the district and at the courthouse in the county in which that office is located.
Tex. Family Code § 263.605 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.605
§ 263.605. CONTINUED OR RENEWED APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, OR VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE.
Status: in_force

A court with extended jurisdiction under this subchapter may continue or renew the appointment of an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or volunteer advocate for the young adult to assist the young adult in accessing services the young adult is entitled to receive from the department or any other public or private service provider.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.052
§ 911.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 911.052. FORMATION OF COMPANY: INCORPORATION REQUIRED. To form a farm mutual insurance company, an association of individuals that does not hold a certificate of authority issued by the department must obtain a charter as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.063
§ 60.063. IMPUTATION FOR SWITCHED ACCESS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall impute the price of switched access service to the price of each service for which switched access service is a component until switched access service is competitively available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8305.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8305 / Section 8305.055
§ 8305.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8305.052; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 133.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 133 / Section 133.006
§ 133.006. APPROPRIATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
Status: reserved

(a) On recommendation of the advisory committee the commission shall adopt formulas and administrative procedures to be used in requesting appropriations of state funds as a budgetary line item for the Apprenticeship System of Adult Career and Technology Education.

(b) At least annually, the commission shall prepare and submit to the Texas Workforce Investment Council or to the Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Committee, as designated by the Texas Workforce Investment Council, a report that includes:

(1) an apprenticeship-related instruction cost study for the most recent state fiscal year; and

(2) the funding distribution for apprenticeship-related instruction programs for the state fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

(c) On recommendation of the advisory committee the commission shall adopt forms, formulas, and administrative procedures for the distribution of available funds to apprenticeship training programs. Distribution formulas must be uniform in application to all local program sponsors.

(d) On recommendation of the advisory committee the commission shall reserve until December 1 of each year a percentage of the funds appropriated under the line item described in this section to be used solely for apprenticeship-related instruction programs. This percentage shall be established by the formulas required by this section. Reserved funds that are not obligated on December 1 may be used for preparatory and supplementary instruction programs as well as related instruction programs.

(e) No funds shall be distributed to a public school district, state postsecondary institution, or apprenticeship committee until the district, institution, or committee has filed all reports required by this chapter and by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.001
§ 7987.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the New Fairview Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.0031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.0031
§ 35.0031. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

The department shall obtain coverage under a health benefits plan for a child who:

(1) is eligible for services under this chapter; and

(2) is not eligible for assistance under:

(A) a program established under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended; or

(B) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0103
§ 9090.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.056
§ 554.056. RULEMAKING; ADDITION OF FLAVORING TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the procedures for a pharmacist, as part of compounding, to add flavoring to a commercial product at the request of a patient or a patient's agent.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.026
§ 23.026. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor, aldermen, and marshal of the municipality are elected for a term of one year unless a longer term is established under Subsection (b) or under Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) In lieu of one-year terms of office, the governing body may provide by ordinance for two-year staggered terms of office for the mayor and aldermen. If the governing body adopts the ordinance, the mayor and two aldermen serve for a term of two years. The two aldermen who serve two-year terms are determined by drawing lots at the first meeting of the governing body following the annual municipal election held after the ordinance is adopted. The remaining aldermen hold office for an initial term of one year. Thereafter, all members of the governing body serve for a term of two years.
Tex. Water Code § 56.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.025
§ 56.025. CHANGING THE PRELIMINARY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may change the location of any improvement shown in the preliminary report or may add to or reduce the number of improvements. The commissioners court may order the engineer to locate any additional canals, drains, ditches, or levees for the purpose of conducting water from the land of the district or to prevent overflow of water from streams or other bodies of water onto the land of the district to be drained.

(b) The commissioners court may refer the entire preliminary report to the engineer for compliance with its orders and may require the engineer to submit a further report.

(c) If material changes or alterations are made in the preliminary report, the clerk shall give notice, and the commissioners court shall hold a hearing in the manner provided for the original preliminary report.
Tex. Water Code § 11.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.052
§ 11.052. ACTIVITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL RECLAMATION ACT.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior of the United States is authorized to conduct any activities in this state necessary to perform his duties under the federal reclamation act, as amended (43 U.S.C. Section 371 et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0505
§ 3985.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3985.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 63.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 63 / Section 63.006
§ 63.006. COST-SHARING PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the executive commissioner may not require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 63.003 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner may require a child described by Subsection (a) to pay a copayment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter that is equal to any copayment required under the child health plan program under Chapter 62.

(c) The executive commissioner may require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 63.003 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of the child health plan program under Chapter 62 to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter. The payment must be equal to any premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment required under the child health plan program under Chapter 62.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.02
§ 11.02. INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: repealed

(a) Intangible personal property is not taxable.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 22), Sec. 3(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 22), Sec. 3(1), eff. January 1, 2026.
Tex. Transportation Code § 686.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 686 / Section 686.004
§ 686.004. MINIMUM COVERAGE AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The minimum amounts of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage required to establish financial responsibility under this chapter are:

(1) $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in one collision;

(2) $300,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in one collision, subject to the amount provided by Subdivision (1) for bodily injury to or death of one of the persons; and

(3) $50,000 for damage to or destruction of property of others in one collision.

(b) The comprehensive general liability insurance must be on a broad form and provide limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 combined single limit or the equivalent.

(c) The garage insurance must provide limits of liability for bodily injury and property damage of not less than $300,000 combined single limit, or the equivalent, and must provide the following coverages:

(1) comprehensive and collision coverage for physical damage;

(2) coverage for vehicle storage; and

(3) coverage for a vehicle driven by or at the direction of the valet parking service.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 30.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 30 / Section 30.03
§ 30.03. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue a nonprofit entity temporary event permit to a nonprofit entity for the sale of alcoholic beverages at an event sponsored by the permit holder including picnics, celebrations, or similar events.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.614 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.614
§ 9.614.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.614. CONTENTS AND FORM OF NOTIFICATION BEFORE DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL: CONSUMER-GOODS TRANSACTION. In a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) A notification of disposition must provide the following information:

(A) the information specified in Section 9.613(1);

(B) a description of any liability for a deficiency of the person to which the notification is sent;

(C) a telephone number from which the amount that must be paid to the secured party to redeem the collateral under Section 9.623 is available; and

(D) a telephone number or mailing address from which additional information concerning the disposition and the obligation secured is available.

(2) A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.

(3) The following form of notification, when completed, provides sufficient information:

Date:_______________________________________

Time:_______________________________________

Place:______________________________________

(4) A notification in the form of Subdivision (3) is sufficient, even if additional information appears at the end of the form.

(5) A notification in the form of Subdivision (3) is sufficient, even if it includes errors in information not required by Subdivision (1), unless the error is misleading with respect to rights arising under this chapter.

(6) If a notification under this section is not in the form of Subdivision (3), law other than this chapter determines the effect of including information not required by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.091
§ 436.091. DECLARATION OF PROHIBITED AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by order shall declare a body of public water to be a prohibited area if:

(1) the department finds, according to a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey, that the area contains aquatic life that is unfit for human consumption; or

(2) aquatic life from a prohibited area may have been transferred to that body of public water.

(b) The department shall modify or revoke an order according to the results of a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey conducted by the department. The department shall file the order in the department's office and shall furnish without charge a copy of the order describing prohibited areas on request.

(c) The department shall conspicuously outline prohibited areas on maps and shall furnish the maps without charge on request. The failure of a person to obtain that information does not relieve that person from liability under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.249 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.249
§ 401.249. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE FUND.
Status: repealed

(a) The low-level radioactive waste fund is in the state treasury.

(b) The low-level radioactive waste fund is an interest-bearing fund. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, money collected by the commission, including fees collected under Section 401.229, any additional fees collected to recover costs of processing a license application, annual fees, and any other fees necessary to administer this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the low-level radioactive waste fund.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(74), eff. April 2, 2015.

(e) The commission may transfer money from the low-level radioactive waste fund to the environmental radiation and perpetual care account to make payments required by the commission under Section 401.303. The commission shall notify the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission of an action the commission takes under this subsection.

(f) The commission shall deposit in the fund the portion of the fee collected under Section 401.245 that is calculated in accordance with Section 401.246(a) to support the activities of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, as required by Section 4.04(4), Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Section 403.006 of this code). The fee shall be assessed for party state compact waste and nonparty compact waste.
Tex. Family Code § 262.412 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.412
§ 262.412. STATUS HEARING.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the date the court renders an order for family preservation services under this subchapter, the court shall hold a hearing to review the status of each person required to participate in the services and of the child and to review the services provided, purchased, or referred. The court shall set subsequent review hearings every 90 days to review the continued need for the order.