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Tex. Government Code § 499.0021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.0021
§ 499.0021. TRANSFER OF REVOKED DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An inmate is eligible for transfer under this section if the inmate is confined in the institutional division or a county jail following revocation of community supervision on grounds other than the commission of a subsequent felony offense.

(b) The parole division may assume custody of an inmate who is eligible for transfer under this section not earlier than one year before the inmate's presumptive parole date. The inmate becomes a pre-parolee on the date the parole division assumes custody, and the parole division immediately shall transfer the pre-parolee to a facility under contract with the department, which may be a community residential facility, a community corrections facility listed in Section 509.001, or a county correctional facility. A pre-parolee transferred under this section is considered to be in the actual physical custody of the parole division.

(c) A pre-parolee transferred by the parole division to a facility under this section is subject to the provisions of Sections 499.002(c), 499.004, and 499.005 in the same manner as if the person were a pre-parolee who had been transferred to a community residential facility under Section 499.002.
Tex. Estates Code § 122.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 122 / Section 122.204
§ 122.204. FAILURE TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with Chapter 240, Property Code, does not affect an assignment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.031 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.031
§ 3875.031. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has all of the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including:

(1) Subchapter E, Chapter 375, Local Government Code;

(2) the general laws of this state on conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code; and

(3) the general laws of this state on road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) If any provision of the general law is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, this chapter prevails. Any general law that supplements the power and authority of the district, to the extent not in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, is adopted and incorporated by reference.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.2663 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.2663
§ 131.2663. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) On the issuance of notice or an order finding that a violation has occurred, the commission shall inform the person charged within 30 days of the proposed amount of the penalty.

(b) Within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the notice or order is issued, the person charged with the penalty shall pay the proposed penalty in full or, if the person wishes to contest either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, forward the proposed amount to the commission for placement in an escrow account.

(c) If through administrative or judicial review of the proposed penalty it is determined that no violation occurred or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced, the commission shall, within the 30-day period immediately following that determination, remit the appropriate amount to the person, with interest at the prevailing United States Department of the Treasury rate.

(d) Failure to forward the money to the commission within the time provided by Subsection (b) of this section results in a waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.671 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.671
§ 504.671.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.671. F-35 FIGHTER JET LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of an F-35 fighter jet and the words "The Sound of Freedom."

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0402
§ 3980.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district. Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to an assessment imposed by the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.008
§ 2167.008. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.252
§ 1071.252. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for certification as a surveyor-in-training, registration as a registered professional land surveyor, or licensing as a licensed state land surveyor must file a written application with the board accompanied by an application fee in an amount determined by the board.

(b) An application must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board and contain statements that show the applicant's education and experience. The application must contain a detailed summary of the applicant's education and experience and references from at least three registered professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience. The board shall accept an application that meets board requirements regardless of whether the application is notarized.

(c) After the board determines that the applicant is qualified to take the appropriate section of the examination under Section 1071.256, the board shall set the examination section the applicant is approved to take and notify the applicant of the examination section and of the time and place of the examination. The applicant may take the examination section on payment of an examination fee in an amount determined by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 571.130 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.130
§ 571.130.
Status: in_force

Sec. 571.130. FORMAL HEARING: SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES. (a) A subpoena or other request to testify shall be served sufficiently in advance of the scheduled appearance at a formal hearing to allow a reasonable period, as determined by the commission, for the person subpoenaed to prepare for the hearing and to employ counsel if desired.

(b) Except as provided by Section 571.131(a)(1), the commission may order that a person may not, except as specifically authorized by the presiding officer, make public the name of a witness subpoenaed by the commission before the date of that witness's scheduled appearance.

(c) A witness may read a written statement or present a brief oral opening statement at a formal hearing.

(d) A person whose name is mentioned or who is identified or referred to in testimony or in statements made by a commission member, staff member, or witness and who reasonably believes that the statement tends to adversely affect the person's reputation may:

(1) request to appear personally before the commission to testify in the person's own behalf; or

(2) file a sworn statement of facts relevant to the testimony or statement that the person believes adversely affects the person's reputation.

(e) A witness who testifies at a formal hearing must be sworn.

(f) Counsel for the respondent may subpoena a witness to a formal hearing in the same manner as an attorney may issue a subpoena in a proceeding in a county or district court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.004
§ 962.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

An insurer operating under this chapter is subject to the following provisions, if not in conflict with this chapter:

(1) the other chapters of this code, including:

(A) Chapter 221;

(B) Chapter 281, other than any minimum capital and surplus requirements specified in that chapter;

(C) Chapter 822, including Sections 822.203, 822.205, 822.210, and 822.212;

(D) Chapter 861; and

(E) Chapter 402; and

(2) Section 171.0525, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.101
§ 1454.101. SANCTIONS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The sanctions authorized by Chapter 82 apply to a health benefit plan issuer that violates this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.151
§ 56.151. SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner, after consulting with the department, by rule shall establish a specialized telecommunications assistance program to provide financial assistance to individuals with disabilities that impair the individuals' ability to effectively access the telephone network to assist the individuals with the purchase of basic specialized equipment or services to provide the individuals with telephone network access that is functionally equivalent to that enjoyed by individuals without disabilities. The executive commissioner may adopt rules that identify devices and services eligible for vouchers under the program.

(b) The department may contract, as necessary, to implement and administer the specialized telecommunications assistance program.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.055
§ 39A.055. TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

In addition to the campus intervention team duties under Sections 39A.053 and 39A.054 relating to the on-site needs assessment, the campus intervention team shall:

(1) assist the campus in developing a targeted improvement plan;

(2) conduct a public meeting at the campus with the campus principal, the members of the campus-level planning and decision-making committee established under Section 11.251, parents of students attending the campus, and community members residing in the school district to review the campus performance rating and solicit input for the development of the targeted improvement plan;

(3) assist the campus in submitting the targeted improvement plan to the board of trustees of the district for approval and presenting the plan in a public hearing as provided by Section 39A.057; and

(4) assist the commissioner in monitoring the progress of the campus in executing the targeted improvement plan.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.103 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.103
§ 58.103. VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim who completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense or to the office of the attorney representing the state prosecuting the offense may not be required to disclose the victim's name, address, and telephone number in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the offense.

(b) A law enforcement agency or an office of the attorney representing the state receiving a pseudonym form under Subsection (a) shall send a copy of the form to each other agency or office investigating or prosecuting the offense.

(c) A completed and returned pseudonym form is confidential and may not be disclosed to any person other than a defendant in the case or the defendant's attorney, except as provided by Subsection (b) or by order of a court. The court finding required by Article 58.104 is not required to disclose the confidential pseudonym form to the defendant in the case or to the defendant's attorney.

(d) A law enforcement agency receiving the form or a copy of the form shall:

(1) remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the agency's possession; and

(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form.

(e) An office of the attorney representing the state receiving the form or a copy of the form shall:

(1) remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the office's possession;

(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form; and

(3) ensure that the victim is designated by the pseudonym in all legal proceedings concerning the offense.
Tex. Water Code § 63.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.022
§ 63.022. CREATION.
Status: in_force

A district of the character provided in Section 63.021 of this code may be created as provided in this chapter to operate under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 158.205 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.205
§ 158.205. HEARING REQUESTED BY EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date an order or writ of withholding is delivered, the employer may, as appropriate, file a motion with the court or file a request with the Title IV-D agency for a hearing on the applicability of the order or writ to the employer. The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures for an agency hearing under this section.

(b) The hearing under this section shall be held not later than the 15th day after the date the motion or request was made.

(c) An order or writ of withholding remains binding and payments shall continue to be made pending further order of the court or, in the case of an administrative writ, action of the Title IV-D agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.062
§ 87.062. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Access to the central registry information is limited to authorized department employees and other persons with a valid scientific interest who are engaged in demographic, epidemiological, or other studies related to health and who agree in writing to maintain confidentiality.

(b) The department shall maintain a listing of each person who is given access to the information in the central registry. The listing shall include:

(1) the name of the person authorizing access;

(2) the name, title, and organizational affiliation of each person given access;

(3) the dates of access; and

(4) the specific purpose for which the information was used.

(c) The listing is public information, is open to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may be inspected during the department's normal hours of operation.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0602
§ 411.0602. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL INDEX; ENTRY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In the law enforcement information system maintained by the department, the bureau of identification and records shall establish and maintain a central index to collect and disseminate information regarding additional offenses that forensic DNA test results indicate may have been committed by a defendant who has been arrested for or charged with any felony or misdemeanor offense, other than a misdemeanor offense punishable by fine only.

(b) Information relating to a defendant described by Subsection (a) may be entered in the central index only if the information is based on forensic DNA test results indicating that the DNA profile of the defendant cannot be excluded as a donor to the DNA profile of a person suspected to have committed an offense, regardless of whether the defendant has been or will be arrested for or charged with that offense. The information must be:

(1) submitted in the form of an affidavit signed by a representative of an investigating criminal justice agency and approved by a district judge; and

(2) accompanied by a set of the defendant's fingerprints.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.510 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.510
§ 401.510. FACILITY LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a laser hair removal facility unless the person holds a license issued under this subchapter to operate the facility.

(b) A separate license is required for each laser hair removal facility.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a facility owned or operated by a physician for the practice of medicine;

(2) a licensed hospital; or

(3) a clinic owned or operated by a licensed hospital.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.151
§ 8354.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.112 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.112
§ 1051.112. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) this subtitle;

(2) the programs operated by the board;

(3) the role and functions of the board;

(4) the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the board;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.102
§ 451.102. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall adopt an annual operating budget of all major expenditures by type and amount. The board shall adopt the budget before the beginning of the fiscal year to which the budget applies and before the authority may conduct any business in the fiscal year.

(b) The board shall hold a public hearing on a proposed annual operating budget before adopting the budget and shall, at least 14 days before the date of the hearing, make the proposed budget available to the public.

(c) The board after public notice and a hearing may by order amend an annual operating budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.007
§ 101.007. DUTIES OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) administer the functions provided by this chapter; and

(2) provide a means for the regulatory agencies represented on the council to coordinate administrative and regulatory efforts.
Tex. Transportation Code § 723.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 723 / Section 723.003
§ 723.003. TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The traffic safety fund account is an account in the general revenue fund. Money received from any source to implement this chapter shall be:

(1) deposited to the credit of the traffic safety fund account; and

(2) spent with other state money spent to implement this chapter in the manner in which the other state money is spent.

(b) A payment from the traffic safety fund account shall be made in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the governor.
Tex. Property Code § 74.509 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.509
§ 74.509. HANDLING FEE FOR PROCESSING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A handling fee may be deducted from the amount of the claim payment if the payment is at least $100.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987A / Section 7987A.0502
§ 7987A.0502. 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.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.301 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.301
§ 251.301. LIMITATIONS ON RETURN ON CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the cooperative association's bylaws, an investment dividend of a cooperative association may not be cumulative and may not exceed eight percent of investment capital.

(b) Total investment dividends distributed for a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of the net savings for the period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5005.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5005 / Section 5005.001
§ 5005.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of navigation and canal commissioners of the Victoria County Navigation District.

(2) "District" means the Victoria County Navigation District.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.052
§ 38.052. INSPECTION FOR CONSUMER.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer may have a meter or other measuring device tested by an electric utility:

(1) once without charge, after a reasonable period of presumed accuracy the regulatory authority establishes by rule; and

(2) at a shorter interval on payment of a reasonable fee established by the regulatory authority.

(b) The regulatory authority shall establish reasonable fees to be paid for other examining or testing of a measuring device on the request of a consumer.

(c) If the consumer requests the test under Subsection (a)(2) and the measuring device is found unreasonably defective or incorrect to the substantial disadvantage of the consumer, the fee the consumer paid at the time of the request shall be refunded.