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Tex. Government Code § 842.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.007
§ 842.007. SUBDIVISION NOT AGENT OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

Neither a subdivision that participates in the retirement system nor any employee or officer of a participating subdivision has authority to act as an agent of the retirement system. An action or inaction on the part of a participating subdivision or its employee or officer is not binding on the retirement system.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.143 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.143
§ 91.143. FALSE APPLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS AND TAMPERING WITH GAUGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not:

(1) make or subscribe any application, report, or other document required or permitted to be filed with the commission by the provisions of Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, knowing that the application, report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact;

(2) aid or assist in, or procure, counsel, or advise the preparation or presentation of any of these applications, reports, or other documents that are fraudulent, false, or incorrect in any material matter, knowing them to be fraudulent, false, or incorrect in any material matter;

(3) knowingly simulate or falsely or fraudulently execute or sign such an application, report, or other document;

(4) knowingly procure these applications, reports, or other documents to be falsely or fraudulently executed, or advise, aid in, or connive at this execution; or

(5) knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device required to be maintained by a commission rule, order, or permit.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:

(1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than two years or more than five years;

(2) a fine of not more than $10,000; or

(3) both the imprisonment and the fine.

(c) If other penalties prescribed in Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, overlap offenses that are also punishable under this section, the penalties prescribed in this section shall be in addition to other penalties.

(d) No application, report, or other document required or permitted to be filed with the commission under Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, may be required to be under oath, verification, acknowledgment, or affirmation.

(e) The commission may impose an administrative penalty in the manner provided by Sections 81.0531-81.0534 on a person who violates this section. The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.108
§ 8434.108. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY OF MARTINDALE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, an allocation agreement between the City of Martindale and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of all the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property in the district may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on that property.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.953 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.953
§ 17.953. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTION AND CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the attorney general believes that a person has violated or is violating Section 17.952, the attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to enjoin the person from violating that section.

(b) In addition to seeking an injunction under Subsection (a), the attorney general may request and the court may order any other relief that may be in the public interest, including:

(1) the imposition of a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each violation of Section 17.952;

(2) an order requiring reimbursement to this state for the reasonable value of investigating and prosecuting a violation of Section 17.952; and

(3) an order requiring restitution to a victim for legal and professional expenses related to the violation.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.063
§ 2257.063. MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall consider the total circumstances relating to the performance of a depository or custodian when the comptroller makes a finding required by Section 2257.062, including the extent to which the noncompliance is minor, isolated, temporary, or nonrecurrent.

(b) The comptroller may not find that a depository or custodian did not maintain reasonable compliance with this chapter if the noncompliance results from the public entity's failure to comply with Section 2257.026.

(c) This section does not relieve a depository or custodian of the obligation to secure a deposit of public funds with eligible security in the amount and manner required by this chapter within a reasonable time after the public entity deposits the deposit of public funds with the depository.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0151
§ 9079.0151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation, and taxes levied by the district must be on the ad valorem basis.

(b) A hearing on a plan of taxation is not required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8485.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8485 / Section 8485.004
§ 8485.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 760, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.620 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.620
§ 772.620. PUBLIC REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The first hearing shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date of the district's creation. Subsequent hearings shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date each resolution required by Subsection (c) is adopted.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the time and place of a hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.

(c) After the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.057
§ 452.057. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

An authority may acquire rolling stock or other property under a contract or trust agreement, including a conditional sales contract, lease, and equipment trust certificate.
Tex. Government Code § 25.00212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.00212
§ 25.00212. EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the end of each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall determine:

(1) the amounts deposited in the judicial fund under Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code, from statutory probate courts fees remitted under Section 133.151(a)(1), Local Government Code, either:

(A) directly to the treasury by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System for fees paid using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031; or

(B) to the comptroller in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code, for fees paid to an officer of a court; and

(2) the sum of the amount paid under Section 25.0022(e) and the total amounts paid to the counties under Section 25.00211.

(a-1) If the comptroller determines the total amount deposited in the judicial fund by statutory probate courts in all counties as calculated under Subsection (a)(1) exceeds the sum calculated under Subsection (a)(2), the comptroller shall remit the excess proportionately to each county that contributed a greater amount to the judicial fund from fees collected by a statutory probate court than the amount the county was paid under Section 25.00211, as adjusted in an equitable manner to reflect the differences in the total amounts paid to the counties under Section 25.00211.

(b) The amounts remitted under Subsection (a) shall be paid to the county treasury for deposit in the contributions fund created under Section 25.00213.
Tex. Education Code § 87.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.205
§ 87.205. FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The fact that this university offers United States Maritime Service Cadet (license-option) students practical and technical instruction in the arts and sciences relating to the foregoing subjects, and the further fact that training in these fields will lead to immediate licensing in the United States Flag Fleet and remunerative employment for those who have finished the prescribed courses, make it necessary that larger fees be charged license-option students who enter the university than are now paid by non-license-option students enrolled in state-supported institutions of higher education. Therefore, the provisions of Subchapter E, Chapter 54 of this Code, do not apply to the license-option students enrolled in the university. The board is specifically charged with the duty of assessing such fees and charges against the students who enter the university as may be necessary to provide for the maintenance and support of the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.110
§ 8813.110. WATER SUPPLY OR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS.
Status: in_force

The authority by rule may develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, and manage comprehensive water supply or drought contingency plans for the authority, or any portion of the authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.152
§ 336.152. RULES; VIOLATION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt reasonable rules to accomplish district purposes.

(b) The board may set monetary charges in reasonable amounts for the violation of a district rule.

(c) The board may exclude from the use of a public library a person who intentionally violates a rule adopted by the board under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.101
§ 1054.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8030.0054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8030 / Section 8030.0054
§ 8030.0054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.067 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.067
§ 326.067. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Tax revenue of the district may be invested in an obligation that is an authorized investment for the state.

(b) District money other than tax revenue may be invested in accordance with policies adopted by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.003
§ 9001.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 9001.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Denton County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.102
§ 1467.102. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bad faith participation or otherwise failing to comply with Subchapter B-1 is grounds for imposition of an administrative penalty by the regulatory agency that issued a license or certificate of authority to the party who committed the violation.

(b) Except for good cause shown, on a report of a mediator and appropriate proof of bad faith participation under Subchapter B, the regulatory agency that issued the license or certificate of authority shall impose an administrative penalty.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.001
§ 241.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Hospital Licensing Law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.116 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.116
§ 12.116. JUSTICE COURT TO PROVIDE AFFIDAVITS CERTIFYING CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is convicted in justice court for violating a provision of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code that provides enhanced penalties for subsequent convictions, the court on request shall submit to the department an affidavit certifying the conviction. The affidavit must include the driver's license number or personal identification certificate number obtained from the violator.

(b) The affidavit certifying the conviction, if admissible under the Texas Rules of Evidence, is available in subsequent prosecutions of that person for violations of the section, proclamation, or regulation under which the prior conviction was obtained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7808.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7808 / Section 7808.152
§ 7808.152. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF REUSE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, rehabilitate, repair, improve, enlarge, operate, and maintain a reuse project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 89.0041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 89 / Section 89.0041
§ 89.0041. NOTICE OF SUIT AGAINST COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person filing suit against a county or against a county official in the official's capacity as a county official shall deliver written notice to:

(1) the county judge; and

(2) the county or district attorney having jurisdiction to defend the county in a civil suit.

(b) The written notice must be delivered by certified or registered mail by the 30th business day after suit is filed and contain:

(1) the style and cause number of the suit;

(2) the court in which the suit was filed;

(3) the date on which the suit was filed; and

(4) the name of the person filing suit.

(c) If a person does not give notice as required by this section, the court in which the suit is pending shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made by the county or the county official.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.403
§ 2269.403. REQUIREMENTS FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may award job order contracts for the maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor construction of a facility if:

(1) the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times are indefinite; and

(2) indefinite quantities and orders are awarded substantially on the basis of predescribed and prepriced tasks.

(b) The governmental entity shall establish the maximum aggregate contract price when it advertises the proposal.

(c) The governing body of a governmental entity shall approve each job, task, or purchase order that exceeds $500,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.056
§ 6610.056. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold regular meetings at least once each calendar month at times prescribed by order adopted by the board.

(b) The board shall hold special meetings when called by the board president or by any two other directors. The board secretary shall give written notice of a special meeting to each director. A director may waive the notice.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.021
§ 141.021. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not manufacture or distribute commercial feed in this state without a valid current license issued by the service for each feed facility that manufactures or distributes commercial feed. A person making only retail sales of commercial feed bearing the label of a licensed manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor is not required to obtain a license.

(b) An application for a license shall be submitted on a form prescribed and provided by the service and accompanied by a license fee not to exceed $75 for each facility, as provided by department rule.

(c) A licensee or license applicant shall provide the service copies of labels and labeling and other information that the service by rule requires.

(d) A person applying for a license after the 30th day following receipt of notice to obtain a license and a licensee applying late for a license renewal shall pay a $75 late fee in addition to the license fee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.017
§ 352.017. PRIVACY OF EXAMINATIONS; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding under this subchapter, the county fire marshal may:

(1) conduct an investigation or examination in private;

(2) exclude a person who is not under examination; and

(3) separate witnesses from each other until each witness is examined.

(b) Service of process required by this subchapter shall be made by a peace officer and shall be signed by the county fire marshal or the fire marshal's deputy.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.80 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.80
§ 201.80. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The commission may prescribe by order special rules for the payment of the tax imposed by Subchapter A or B of this chapter in any circumstance that in the judgment of the commission creates an emergency or makes it impractical to require the affixing of tax stamps.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.152
§ 8464.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8464.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.008
§ 221.008. INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may inspect and evaluate a juvenile board and probation department and audit the juvenile board's financial, programmatic, and statistical records at reasonable times to determine compliance with the board's rules.

(b) The department may inspect any program or facility operated on behalf of and under the authority of the juvenile board by the probation department, a governmental entity, or private vendor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.214 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.214
§ 56.214. CERTIFICATE NOT AMENDED.
Status: in_force

The designation of a provider to serve permanent residential or business premises within an uncertificated area under this subchapter does not have the effect of:

(1) amending the boundaries of the provider's certificate to provide local exchange service; or

(2) imposing carrier of last resort responsibilities on the provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.102
§ 7927.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.151
§ 262.151. DELEGATION OF DUTIES BY DENTIST.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed dentist may delegate orally or in writing a service, task, or procedure to a dental hygienist who is under the supervision and responsibility of the dentist, if:

(1) the dental hygienist is licensed to perform the service, task, or procedure;

(2) the supervising dentist examines the patient:

(A) at the time the service, task, or procedure is performed by the dental hygienist; or

(B) during the 12 calendar months preceding the date of performance of the service, task, or procedure by the dental hygienist; and

(3) the dental hygienist does not:

(A) diagnose a dental disease or ailment;

(B) prescribe a treatment or a regimen;

(C) prescribe, order, or dispense medication; or

(D) perform any procedure that is irreversible or involves the intentional cutting of soft or hard tissue by any means.

(b) A licensed dentist may delegate to a dental hygienist any act that a dentist may delegate to a dental assistant.

(c) A dentist is not required to be on the premises when the dental hygienist performs a delegated act.

(d) This chapter does not prevent a dentist from authorizing a dental hygienist employed by the dentist to:

(1) instruct and educate a patient in proper oral hygiene; or

(2) provide to a patient a medication ordered by the dentist.

(e) This chapter does not prevent a dental hygienist from incidentally removing cementum during root planing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1221.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1221 / Section 1221.001
§ 1221.001. RULES; EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule, unless it would violate state or federal law, may develop procedures to allow an employer to make financial contributions to or premium payments for an employee or retiree's individual consumer directed health insurance policy in a manner that eliminates or minimizes the state or federal tax consequences, or provides positive state or federal tax consequences, to the employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.106
§ 1037.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.