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Tex. Transportation Code § 647.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.002
§ 647.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to any carrier, including a carrier under contract, who at any time uses a motor vehicle to transport to or from a place of employment in this state at least five migrant agricultural workers for a total distance of more than 50 miles.

(b) This chapter does not apply if:

(1) the carrier is a common carrier;

(2) the motor vehicle used is a station wagon or passenger automobile; or

(3) the carrier is a migrant agricultural worker transporting the worker or a member of the worker's immediate family.
Tex. Education Code § 37.215 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.215
§ 37.215. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually approve a budget for the center.

(b) The center shall biannually prepare a budget request for submission to the legislature.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.402
§ 702.402. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller or certificate holder may not:

(1) offer a special offer or discount to fewer than all prospective members of the health spa, except that a seller or certificate holder may offer a special group price or discount; or

(2) make a material misrepresentation to a member, prospective member, or purchaser regarding:

(A) the qualifications of the health spa staff;

(B) the availability, quality, or extent of the facilities or services of the health spa;

(C) the results obtained through exercise, diet, weight control, or physical fitness conditioning programs;

(D) membership rights; or

(E) the period during which a special offer or discount will be available.

(b) A certificate holder may not:

(1) fail or refuse to:

(A) file or amend an application for registration as required by Subchapter C;

(B) file or post, or maintain, the security required by Subchapter D; or

(C) deposit prepayments in an escrow account as required by Subchapter H;

(2) advertise that the certificate holder is bonded by the state; or

(3) sell a membership plan that is not included in the list required by Section 702.302(a).
Tex. Government Code § 571.137 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.137
§ 571.137. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with a formal hearing, the commission, as authorized by this chapter, may subpoena and examine witnesses and documents that directly relate to a sworn complaint.

(a-1) In connection with a preliminary review, the commission, for good cause and as authorized by this chapter, may subpoena documents and witnesses on application by the commission staff and a motion adopted by a vote of at least six members of the commission, for the purpose of attempting to obtain from the documents or witnesses specifically identified information, if the commission reasonably believes that the specifically identified information:

(1) is likely to be determinative as to whether the subject of an investigation has violated a law within the jurisdiction of the commission;

(2) can be determined from the documents or is known by the witnesses; and

(3) is not reasonably available through a less intrusive means.

(a-2) The commission shall adopt procedures for the issuance of subpoenas under this section.

(a-3) A copy of a subpoena issued under this section must be delivered to the respondent.

(b) At the written request of at least six members of the commission, a peace officer shall serve a subpoena of the commission in the manner prescribed for service of a district court subpoena.

(c) If a person to whom a subpoena is directed refuses to appear, refuses to answer inquiries, or fails or refuses to produce books, records, or other documents that were under the person's control when the demand was made, the commission shall report that fact to a district court in Travis County. The district court shall enforce the subpoena by attachment proceedings for contempt in the same manner as the court enforces a subpoena issued by the court.

(d) A respondent has the right to quash a subpoena as provided by law.

(e) A subpoenaed witness who attends a commission hearing is entitled to the same mileage and per diem payments as a witness who appears before a grand jury. A person who provides subpoenaed documents to the commission is entitled to reimbursement from the commission for the person's reasonable cost of producing the documents.
Tex. Government Code § 419.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.031
§ 419.031. TRAINING ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules and procedures for the administration of a training assistance program under this subchapter. The training assistance provided to fire departments under this subchapter may be provided by any of the following methods:

(1) purchasing and providing training aids to fire departments on a temporary or permanent basis;

(2) financing training seminars for fire departments; or

(3) paying instructor fees to teach specialized courses for fire departments that employ fully paid fire protection personnel.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1201 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1201
§ 152.1201. HOWARD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Howard County is included in the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0931 applies to the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.032 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.032
§ 2310.032. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, as follows:

(1) four members who are dealers or representatives designated by the dealers, including:

(A) one dealer that has fewer than 501 motor fuel metering devices registered with the department;

(B) one dealer that has more than 1,000 but fewer than 5,000 motor fuel metering devices registered with the department;

(C) one dealer that has more than 5,000 motor fuel metering devices registered with the department; and

(D) one dealer without regard to the dealer's number of motor fuel metering devices registered with the department;

(2) two members who represent service companies, as defined by Section 2310.151;

(3) one member who represents a wholesaler or distributor;

(4) one member who represents a supplier; and

(5) one member of the public.

(b) The presiding officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint two ex officio nonvoting members of the board. An ex officio member is not counted as a member for purposes of establishing a quorum. The ex officio members must include:

(1) one member who represents:

(A) a financial institution, as defined by Section 277.001, Finance Code; or

(B) a credit card issuer other than a financial institution; and

(2) one member who represents a law enforcement agency.

(c) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.103
§ 1603.103. INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS BEFORE OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Until the department determines, by inspection, that the person has established the school in compliance with this chapter, a person may not operate a school licensed under this chapter.

(b) A school that is not approved by the department on initial inspection may be reinspected.

(c) The department may charge the school a fee for each inspection. The commission shall by rule set the amount of the fee.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 121.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 121 / Section 121.005
§ 121.005. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A written contract entered into between a referral agency and a senior living community may provide for the compensation of a referral agency for all referrals made with respect to a senior living community, and the amount of compensation may be based on the volume or value of referrals made by the referral agency or business generated between the parties.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, compensation paid to a referral agency that is in compliance with this section is not grounds for disciplinary action against a senior living community.

(c) A referral agency may not offer or enter into a contract authorized under this section for compensation prohibited under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b or any other federal law or rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0202
§ 3965.0202. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the city shall appoint one director who must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age; and

(2) a resident of the city.

(b) At any time the governing body of the city may remove the director appointed by the city and appoint a director to serve the remainder of the removed director's term.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.605 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.605
§ 342.605. REPAYMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

With respect to a deferred presentment transaction, a lender shall honor a repayment agreement entered into with a borrower who is a member of the United States military or the member's spouse, including a repayment agreement negotiated through a military counselor or a third-party credit counselor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.008
§ 84.008. JOINT EMPLOYMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 84.005, the commissioners courts of two or more counties may agree to jointly employ and compensate a county auditor.

(b) After the commissioners courts have determined that an auditor is necessary in the disposition of county business and after the agreement is made, the commissioners court of each county shall enter in its minutes an order stating its determination of the necessity and shall certify the order to the district judges of the county. If the judges find the orders good and sufficient, they shall appoint the county auditor by an order recorded in the minutes of the district courts of all counties party to the agreement. The district clerk of each county shall certify the order to the commissioners court of that county, who shall record the order in its minutes.

(c) The county auditor is appointed for a term beginning on the day of appointment.

(d) In matters required by this section to be done by the district judges, a majority vote of the judges controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 503.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 503 / Section 503.004
§ 503.004. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall coordinate communication among member agencies concerning each agency's efforts to regulate toxic substances and harmful physical agents.

(b) The committee shall develop a plan that provides for:

(1) intergovernmental cooperation concerning regulations to prevent and control the adverse health effects of toxic substances and harmful physical agents;

(2) a health risk assessment of emergency responses to accidents involving toxic substances or harmful physical agents;

(3) the coordination of agency programs relating to the prevention and control of adverse health effects resulting from exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical agents;

(4) the establishment of an integrated system to collect and manage information relating to toxic substances and harmful physical agents; and

(5) public education concerning the use of toxic substances and harmful physical agents and the potential adverse health effects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0104
§ 7929A.0104. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7929A.0103 until:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) the district has entered into a contract with a municipality, Collin County, or another entity:

(A) for adequate supplemental police, fire, emergency, and animal control services for the district; and

(B) that is approved by the Commissioners Court of Collin County under Subsection (c).

(b) A contract under Subsection (a) may include a provision that the contract takes effect only on the approval of the Commissioners Court of Collin County and the voters in the district voting in an election held for that purpose.

(c) The Commissioners Court of Collin County shall review a contract under Subsection (a) and evaluate the supplemental police, fire, emergency, and animal control services provided in the contract. If the commissioners court determines that the contract provides adequate services, the commissioners court shall adopt a resolution stating that the contract has met the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 309.057 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.057
§ 309.057. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS OR AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a personal representative, including an independent executor or administrator, who does not file an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims or affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, as applicable, within the period prescribed by Section 309.051 or any extension granted by the court.

(b) Any person interested in the estate on written complaint, or the court on the court's own motion, may have a personal representative to whom this section applies cited to file the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims or affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, as applicable, and show cause for the failure to timely file.

(c) If the personal representative does not file the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims or affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, as applicable, after being cited or does not show good cause for the failure to timely file, the court on hearing may fine the representative in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(d) The personal representative and the representative's sureties, if any, are liable for any fine imposed under this section and for all damages and costs sustained by the representative's failure. The fine, damages, and costs may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.160
§ 1101.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1101.109, 1101.201, 1101.204, and 1101.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.105
§ 438.105. CERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A food manager certificate, including a renewal certificate, obtained under this subchapter shall be accepted as meeting the training and testing requirements under Section 438.046(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0202
§ 5012.0202. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds must be:

(1) issued in the authority's name; and

(2) signed by the commission's presiding officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.203
§ 9034.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.114
§ 372.114. HABITUAL VIOLATOR REMEDIES AGAINST OWNERS OF VEHICLES NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity may seek habitual violator remedies against a person described by Section 372.105(a) if:

(1) the person is served with two or more written notices of nonpayment under Section 372.105(a) and the amount owing under the notices was not paid in full by the dates specified in the notices and remains not fully paid; and

(2) notice of the toll project entity's intent to seek habitual violator remedies was served on the person in the manner described by Section 372.105(a) for a notice of nonpayment.

(b) A person described by Section 372.105(a) may request a hearing under Section 372.107 not later than the 30th day after the date of the notice under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) In making a finding under Section 372.107 against a person described by Section 372.105(a), a justice of the peace must find that the requirements of Subsection (a) have been met in lieu of the findings otherwise required under Section 372.107(d).
Tex. Education Code § 12.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.151
§ 12.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "public junior college" and "public senior college or university" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17892 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17892
§ 55.17892. TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State Technical College System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter for the following institutions, not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, as follows:

(1) Texas State Technical College--West Texas, $12 million for construction of an industrial technology center;

(2) Texas State Technical College--Harlingen, $3,750,000 for Phase II of the Engineering Technology Center renovation;

(3) Texas State Technical College--Waco, $14,950,000 for construction of the Fort Bend Campus Building #2; and

(4) Texas State Technical College--Marshall, $11,040,000 for purchase and renovation of the North Texas Technology Center.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State Technical College System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State Technical College System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.066 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.066
§ 171.066. EXEMPTION--NONPROFIT CORPORATION INVOLVED WITH CITY NATURAL GAS FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation organized to construct, acquire, own, lease, or operate a natural gas facility in behalf and for the benefit of a city or residents of a city is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.356 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.356
§ 21.356. RECORD DATE FOR WRITTEN CONSENT TO ACTION.
Status: in_force

The record date provided in accordance with Section 6.102(a) may not be more than 10 days after the date on which the board of directors adopts the resolution setting the record date.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.002
§ 12.002. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal office of the commission is in Austin.

(b) The office shall be open daily during usual business hours. The office is not required to be open on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.066 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.066
§ 163.066. REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF CATTLE; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) As a control measure, the commission by rule may regulate the movement of cattle. The commission may restrict the intrastate movement of cattle even though the movement of the cattle is unrestricted in interstate or international commerce. The commission may require testing, vaccination, or another procedure that is epidemiologically sound before or following the movement of cattle.

(b) The commission may not adopt a rule that prohibits a person from moving cattle owned by that person within unquarantined contiguous lands owned or controlled by that person.

(c) Any restriction on the movement of cattle imposed under provisions of this chapter may be modified or set aside by the commission upon application by the cattle owner, provided that the owner can show impending unusual hardship resulting from such restriction. Contributory factors may include but are not limited to prolonged drought, inadequacy of pasturage or usual feed supply resulting from disaster or other unforeseeable circumstance, or economic hardship of the cattle owner; provided that individual animals under restriction shall be handled in a manner to be prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.017
§ 245.017. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.

(c) In determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed under this section, the department shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4) efforts made to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matters that justice may require.

(d) All proceedings for the assessment of an administrative penalty under this chapter are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 112.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.004
§ 112.004. EXEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS ENTITY FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS DURING DISASTER RESPONSE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Section 112.006, an out-of-state business entity whose transaction of business in this state is limited to the performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period is not required to:

(1) register with the secretary of state;

(2) file a tax report with or pay taxes or fees to this state or a political subdivision of this state;

(3) pay an ad valorem tax or use tax on equipment that is brought into the state by the entity, used only by the entity to perform disaster- or emergency-related work during the disaster response period, and removed from the state by the entity following the disaster response period;

(4) comply with state or local business licensing or registration requirements; or

(5) comply with state or local occupational licensing requirements or related fees.
Tex. Education Code § 74.351 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.351
§ 74.351. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The board of regents may establish and maintain in El Paso County The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at El Paso, a four-year school for the education of nursing students.