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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.055
§ 711.055. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to a proceeding under this section.

(b) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may impose an administrative penalty on a person who:

(1) violates this chapter or a final order of the commissioner or rule of the Finance Commission of Texas and does not correct the violation before the 31st day after the date the person receives written notice of the violation from the Texas Department of Banking; or

(2) engages in a pattern of violations, as determined by the commissioner.

(c) The amount of the penalty for each violation may not exceed $1,000 for each day the violation occurs.

(d) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the person's history of violations, and the person's good faith in attempting to comply with this chapter. The commissioner may collect the penalty in the same manner that a money judgment is enforced in district court.

(e) In addition to any penalty that may be imposed under Subsection (b), the commissioner may bring a civil action against a person to enjoin a violation described in Subsection (b) that has not been corrected within 30 days after receipt by the person of written notice of the violation from the commissioner. The civil action may be brought in the district court of the county in which the cemetery is operated.

(f) The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist if a violation described in Subsection (b) has not been corrected within 30 days after receipt by the person of written notice of the violation from the commissioner. Any order proposed under this subsection shall be served on the person, shall state the grounds for the proposed order with reasonable certainty, and shall state the proposed effective date, which may not be less than 15 days after receipt by the person. Unless the person requests a hearing within 15 days after the receipt, the order is effective as proposed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.208
§ 7807.208. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund or refinance all or part of the district's outstanding bonds and matured but unpaid interest coupons.

(b) District refunding bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8388.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8388 / Section 8388.101
§ 8388.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 68.210 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.210
§ 68.210. PROPERTY POWERS; GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

A district may acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise, and may hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of any property, and licenses, patents, rights, and interests necessary, convenient, or useful for the full exercise of any of its powers under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 264.162 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.162
§ 264.162. REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop a formal review process that includes a monitoring schedule to evaluate a single source continuum contractor's implementation of placement services and case management services in a catchment area. The department shall post the monitoring schedule on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.005
§ 2022.005. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 2022.001, 2022.004, and 2022.057;

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Sections 2022.001, 2022.004, and 2022.057;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 2022.004;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.

(b) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest officer of the commission, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Property Code § 62.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.001
§ 62.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Broker's and Appraiser's Lien on Commercial Real Estate Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.024
§ 143.024. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 10th day before the date an entrance examination is held, the commission shall cause a notice of the examination to be posted in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office. The notice must show the position to be filled or for which the examination is to be held, and the date, time, and place of the examination.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must also state the period during which the eligibility list created as a result of the examination will be effective.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.114 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.114
§ 3.114. CONTRADICTORY TERMS OF INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0103
§ 8039.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Insurance Code § 4152.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.211
§ 4152.211. DISCLOSURE OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER INSURERS.
Status: in_force

Before ceding or assuming any business on behalf of an insurer under a contract entered into under Section 4152.201, a manager shall disclose to the insurer any relationship the manager has with another insurer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.153
§ 901.153. ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint enforcement committees. An enforcement committee operates as a board working committee. The membership of each enforcement committee must include at least one public member of the board.

(b) An enforcement committee shall consider and make recommendations to the board on matters relating to the enforcement of this chapter and board rules.

(c) The board may adopt rules necessary for the performance of each enforcement committee's duties.

(d) In appointing the members of an enforcement committee, the board must determine whether a prospective committee member who is a license holder under this chapter has been the subject of any disciplinary action under this chapter. A license holder who has been found in violation of this chapter may not serve on an enforcement committee.

(e) A board member who serves on an enforcement committee that participates in the investigation of a specific complaint may not participate in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding of the board that pertains to the complaint and may not vote on the final disposition of the case. The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the requirements of this subsection.

(f) An enforcement committee may hold a closed meeting as provided by Section 551.090, Government Code, to investigate and deliberate a disciplinary action under Subchapter K relating to the enforcement of this chapter or board rules.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.006
§ 324.006. INTENTIONALLY DECEPTIVE MEANS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have acted through intentionally deceptive means if the person, with the intent to deceive the owner or operator of a computer:

(1) intentionally makes a materially false or fraudulent statement;

(2) intentionally makes a statement or uses a description that omits or misrepresents material information; or

(3) intentionally and materially fails to provide to the owner or operator any notice regarding the installation or execution of computer software.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.403 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.403
§ 92.403. NOTICE AND HEARING; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner considers the domestic savings bank to be in an unsafe condition:

(1) the provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code, applicable to a contested case do not apply to the application; and

(2) the application and all information related to the application are confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
Tex. Government Code § 501.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.052
§ 501.052. MEDICAL RESIDENCIES.
Status: in_force

The department may establish a residency program or a rotation program to employ or train physicians to treat inmates in the department.
Tex. Government Code § 403.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.018
§ 403.018. ASSISTANCE IN RECONSTRUCTING DESTROYED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may assist any taxpayer in reconstructing and recompiling business records that are damaged or destroyed by natural disaster.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.154
§ 3835.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified United States mail or an equivalent service that can provide a record of mailing or other delivery.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.122 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.122
§ 163.122. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
Status: in_force

A joint powers agency created under this subchapter is a governmental body subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.003
§ 252.003. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The purchasing requirements of Section 361.426, Health and Safety Code, apply to municipal purchases made under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2002.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.001
§ 2002.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Liquefied petroleum gas" means the hydrocarbon product extracted from natural gas or crude oil and commonly known as butane or propane.

(2) "Person" means an individual, association, or corporation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.001
§ 301.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) "Operation" means the performance of weather modification and control activities entered into for the purpose of producing or attempting to produce a certain modifying effect within one geographical area over one continuing time interval not exceeding four years.

(3) "Research and development" means theoretical analysis, exploration, experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration purposes, including the experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes.

(4) "Weather modification and control" means changing or controlling, or attempting to change or control, by artificial methods the natural development of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms that occur in the troposphere.

(5) "Weather modification and control program" means the research, development, licensing, and permitting and other associated activities to be administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.110
§ 1083.110. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the estate of the patient, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.028
§ 23.028. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and three aldermen constitute a quorum.

(b) If the mayor is absent, four aldermen constitute a quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.155
§ 1096.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in the county in which the district is located as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0602
§ 526.0602. INTEREST OR OTHER WAITING LIST FOR CERTAIN SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "service member" means a member of the United States military serving in the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard on active duty.

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) a service member who has declared and maintains this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch;

(2) a spouse or dependent child of a member described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) the spouse or dependent child of a former service member who had declared and maintained this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch and who:

(A) was killed in action; or

(B) died while in service.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall require the commission or another health and human services agency to:

(1) maintain the position of an individual to whom this section applies in the queue of an interest list or other waiting list for any assistance program the commission or other health and human services agency provides, including a Section 1915(c) waiver program, if the individual cannot receive benefits under the assistance program because the individual temporarily resides out of state as the result of military service; and

(2) subject to Subsection (e), offer benefits to the individual according to the individual's position on the interest list or other waiting list that was attained while the individual resided out of state if the individual returns to reside in this state.

(d) If an individual to whom this section applies reaches a position on an interest list or other waiting list that would allow the individual to receive benefits under an assistance program but the individual cannot receive the benefits because the individual temporarily resides out of state as the result of military service, the commission or agency providing the benefits shall maintain the individual's position on the list relative to other individuals on the list but continue to offer benefits to other individuals on the interest list or other waiting list in accordance with those individuals' respective positions on the list.

(e) In adopting rules under Subsection (c), the executive commissioner must limit the amount of time an individual to whom this section applies may maintain the individual's position on an interest list or other waiting list under Subsection (c) to not more than one year after the date on which, as applicable:

(1) the service member's active duty ends;

(2) the member was killed if the member was killed in action; or

(3) the member died if the member died while in service.
Tex. Election Code § 172.111 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.111
§ 172.111. CONDUCT OF PRIMARY ELECTION GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to the conduct of a primary election, this subchapter supersedes Title 6 to the extent of any conflict.

(b) The county executive committee shall supervise the overall conduct of a primary election in each county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.101
§ 3884.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by this chapter and by:

(1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code;

(2) Chapter 441, Transportation Code, except that:

(A) the district may exercise any power granted by this chapter without regard to any provision or requirement of or procedure prescribed by Chapter 441, Transportation Code; and

(B) the district may not build or operate a toll road;

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in the same manner as a municipality or a county;

(4) Chapter 1371, Government Code;

(5) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(6) Chapter 311, Tax Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.051
§ 601.051. CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other rights or remedies available, a consumer may cancel a consumer transaction not later than midnight of the third business day after the date the consumer signs an agreement or offer to purchase.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.507
§ 801.507. NONAPPLICABILITY OF DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES-CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.
Status: in_force

Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to a claim against a veterinarian for damages alleged to have resulted from veterinary malpractice or negligence.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.153 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.153
§ 52.153. BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The commission may prescribe forms of books, accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by a telecommunications utility, but only as necessary to enforce the limited jurisdiction over those companies that this title provides to the commission.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.073 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.073
§ 11.073. DEFINITION OF FENCING.
Status: in_force

In Sections 11.074 and 11.075 of this code, "fencing" means the erection of any structure of wood, wire, wood and wire, or any other material, whether it encloses land on all sides or only one or more sides, which is intended to prevent the passage of cattle, horses, mules, sheep, goats, or hogs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.251
§ 1016.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds or other obligations issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes;

(2) pay indebtedness incurred or assumed by the district;

(3) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and the hospital or hospital system;

(4) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(5) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0305
§ 8510.0305. POWER TO CONTROL, DEVELOP, STORE, AND USE WATER FOR NAVIGATIONAL USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may control, develop, store, and use the natural flow and floodwaters of the Red River and its tributaries for the purpose of operating and maintaining:

(1) navigable canals or waterways; and

(2) navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways.

(b) The navigational use of water authorized by Subsection (a) is subordinate and incidental to consumptive use of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.151
§ 1104.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.202
§ 8456.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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 ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.