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Tex. Utilities Code § 122.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.102
§ 122.102. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A gas utility on whom a tax is imposed by this chapter during a calendar quarter shall include with the tax payment a report to the railroad commission that includes a statement of:

(1) all activity subject to the tax during the period covered by the report; and

(2) the gross income from that activity.

(b) The president, secretary, or general manager of a gas utility that is a corporation or an owner of a gas utility that is not a corporation must verify the truth and accuracy of the report.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1955 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1955
§ 264.1955. OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITY OF SINGLE-SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SALE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY BY SINGLE-SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of a receiver under this subchapter does not relieve the single-source continuum contractor under receivership or any employee or agent of the contractor of:

(1) civil or criminal liability arising out of an act or omission that occurred before the appointment of the receiver;

(2) an obligation for the payment of taxes, operational or maintenance expenses, mortgages, leases, contractual obligations, or liens; or

(3) a duty imposed by law.

(b) A single-source continuum contractor under receivership may sell or lease a facility under receivership, subject to the approval of the appointing court.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.452 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.452
§ 2165.452. TEMPORARY SECURE WEAPON STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may provide temporary secure weapon storage for a building or portion of a building to which this subchapter applies for persons who enter the building or portion of the building with a weapon prohibited in that building or portion of the building.

(b) The temporary secure weapon storage may be provided by:

(1) self-service weapon lockers described by Section 2165.453; or

(2) other temporary secure weapon storage operated at all times by a designated state agency employee under Section 2165.454.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.0501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.0501
§ 2306.0501. RELEASE OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, the release of the bond.

(b) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the amount of the penalty is reduced, the court shall order the release of the bond after the person pays the reduced amount.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.0211 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0211
§ 101.0211. NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The common law doctrine of vicarious liability because of participation in a joint enterprise does not impose liability for a claim brought under this chapter on:

(1) a water district created pursuant to either Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of how created; or

(2) a municipality with respect to the use of a municipal airport for space flight activities as defined by Section 100A.001 unless the municipality would otherwise be liable under Section 101.021.

(b) This section does not affect a limitation on liability or damages provided by this chapter, including a limitation under Section 101.023.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.037 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.037
§ 601.037. MONEY.
Status: in_force

Money of an authority shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority who shall deposit it in a separate account in a bank or trust company. The money may be paid out on the warrant or other order of the chairman of the authority or of another person designated by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.254
§ 1020.254. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital, medical, or health care purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital, medical, or health care purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital or medical or health care facilities.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Education Code § 49.309 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.309
§ 49.309. TREATMENT OF SUBDIVIDED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner orders the detachment or annexation of a portion of a parcel or item of property under this subchapter, the order shall specify the portion of the taxable value of the property to be detached or annexed and may, but need not, describe the specific area of the parcel or item to be detached or annexed.

(b) If an order for the detachment or annexation of a portion of a parcel or item of property does not describe the specific area of the parcel or item to be detached or annexed, the commissioner, as soon as practicable after issuing the order, shall determine the specific area to be detached or annexed and shall certify that determination to the appraisal district for the county in which the property is located.

(c) If portions of a parcel or item of property are located in two or more school districts as the result of a detachment or annexation, the parcel or item shall be appraised for taxation as a unit, and the commissioner shall determine the portion of the taxable value of the property that is located in each of those school districts based on the square footage of the property, or any other reasonable method adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.323 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.323
§ 18B.323. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of an application for a warrant under this subchapter, a district judge may issue the warrant to obtain the disclosure of location information by a provider described by Article 18B.355(b), regardless of whether the location information is held at a location in this state or another state.

(b) A warrant may not be issued under this article unless the sworn affidavit required by Article 18.01(b) provides sufficient and substantial facts to establish probable cause that:

(1) the disclosure of the location information sought will:

(A) produce evidence of an offense under investigation; or

(B) result in the apprehension of a fugitive from justice; and

(2) the location information sought is held in electronic storage in the possession, care, custody, or control of the service provider on which the warrant is served.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.003
§ 1071.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION; POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a public entity performing an essential public function; and

(2) a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0203
§ 3973.0203. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.306 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.306
§ 202.306. INSPECTOR HAS FREE ACCESS.
Status: in_force

A person appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas and holding the commission's certificate authorizing him to inspect oil wells, oil leases, pipelines, or railroad cars or tanks has the right of free access at all times to the wells, leases, pipelines, railroad cars and tanks, and motortruck tanks for the purpose of inspecting the production or transportation of oil.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8090.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8090 / Section 8090.0306
§ 8090.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8090.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8090.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8090.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Finance Code § 67.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 67 / Section 67.304
§ 67.304. COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue an order against a foreign association holding a certificate of authority in the same manner provided by Chapter 66 for issuance of an order against a domestic association.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.153
§ 1801.153. SALE WITHOUT BOND.
Status: in_force

A person who sells any consigned goods for commission without first making and filing the bond required by Section 1801.051 shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $500.
Tex. Property Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. BENEFICIARIES OF TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is an artisan, laborer, mechanic, contractor, subcontractor, or materialman who labors or who furnishes labor or material for the construction or repair of an improvement on specific real property in this state, or that person's qualified assignee under Section 162.0031, is a beneficiary of any trust funds paid or received in connection with the improvement.

(b) A property owner is a beneficiary of trust funds described by Section 162.001 in connection with a residential construction contract, including funds deposited into a construction account described by Section 162.006.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2004.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.007
§ 2004.007. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS TO PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The premium for an insurance policy written under this chapter is not:

(1) subject to tax under Chapter 221; and

(2) considered net direct premiums under Section 2210.003(7).
Tex. Government Code § 30.00027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00027
§ 30.00027. APPEALS TO COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The appellant has the right to appeal to the court of appeals if:

(1) the fine assessed against the defendant exceeds $100 and the judgment is affirmed by the appellate court; or

(2) the sole issue is the constitutionality of the statute or ordinance on which a conviction is based.

(b) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to direct appeals from a county or a district court to the court of appeals apply to the appeal, except that:

(1) the record and briefs on appeal in the appellate court constitute the record and briefs on appeal to the court of appeals unless the rules of the court of criminal appeals provide otherwise; and

(2) the record and briefs shall be filed directly with the court of appeals.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.004
§ 204.004. INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may:

(1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002;

(2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and

(3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter.

(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.502
§ 603.502. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not be less than $50 or more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty.

(b) The amount shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the economic harm caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) The medical board by rule shall adopt an administrative penalty schedule based on the criteria listed in Subsection (b) for violations of this chapter or applicable rules to ensure that the amounts of penalties imposed are appropriate to the violation. The medical board shall provide the administrative penalty schedule to the public on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.104
§ 1089.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the district staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976A / Section 7976A.0303
§ 7976A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.151
§ 8146.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8146.201(c), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any lawful source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.111
§ 1051.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Education Code § 48.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.008
§ 48.008. PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PEIMS).
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall participate in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and shall provide through that system information required for the administration of this chapter and of other appropriate provisions of this code.

(b) Each school district shall use a uniform accounting system adopted by the commissioner for the data required to be reported for the Public Education Information Management System.

(c) Annually, the commissioner shall review the Public Education Information Management System and shall repeal or amend rules that require school districts to provide information through the Public Education Information Management System that is not necessary. In reviewing and revising the Public Education Information Management System, the commissioner shall develop rules to ensure that the system:

(1) provides useful, accurate, and timely information on student demographics and academic performance, personnel, and school district finances;

(2) contains only the data necessary for the legislature and the agency to perform their legally authorized functions in overseeing the public education system; and

(3) does not contain any information related to instructional methods, except as provided by Section 29.066 or required by federal law.

(d) The commissioner's rules must ensure that the Public Education Information Management System links student performance data to other related information for purposes of efficient and effective allocation of scarce school resources, to the extent practicable using existing agency resources and appropriations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.057
§ 2022.057. BACKGROUND CHECKS AND QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

Each person appointed to or employed by the commission is subject to all background checks and qualification criteria required to hold a racetrack license or other license under this subtitle.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.52 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.52
§ 108.52. PERMISSIBLE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING.
Status: repealed

(a) No outdoor advertising is permitted in this state except that which is authorized by this section or under rules of the commission or administrator promulgated pursuant to Section 108.03 of this code.

(b) Billboards and electric signs are permitted if they are not located in a manner contrary to this code.

(c) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules relating to the type of outdoor advertising retail licensees and permittees may erect or maintain on the retailer's premises. A violation of a rule adopted under this section is a violation of this code.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 415(b)(20), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Billboards, electric signs, or other signs to designate the firm name or business of a permittee or licensee authorized to manufacture, rectify, bottle, or wholesale alcoholic beverages may be displayed at the licensee's or permittee's place of business.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 415(b)(20), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) Outdoor advertising of an alcoholic beverage or of the business of any person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of an alcoholic beverage is permitted to be placed on or affixed to a bench unless:

(1) the advertising is prohibited by an ordinance of an incorporated city or town; or

(2) the advertising is in an area or zone where the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 415(b)(20), eff. September 1, 2019.

(i) Except as provided by Subsection (j), outdoor advertising of an alcoholic beverage or of the business of any person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of an alcoholic beverage may be placed on or affixed to the outside of a public transportation passenger vehicle or vehicle for hire. In this subsection:

(1) "Public transportation passenger vehicle" means a vehicle operated by a political subdivision and used for the transportation of passengers for a fee.

(2) "Vehicle for hire" includes a van, taxi, limousine, pedicab, and rickshaw and any other means of transportation available to the public for a fee.

(j) An incorporated city or town may, by ordinance, prohibit outdoor advertising described by Subsection (i) on or affixed to a vehicle for hire.
Tex. Water Code § 54.806 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.806
§ 54.806. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before bonds may be issued or taxes may be imposed for the defined area or designated property, the bonds or taxes must be approved by the voters in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property. The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 49.106 for an election to authorize the issuance of bonds or Section 49.107 for an election to authorize the imposition of an operation and maintenance tax.

(b) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.

(c) The notice of election must describe the area to be defined or property to be designated and must otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter relating to notice of bond elections.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0055
§ 147.0055. PAYMENT FOR PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a permit required by Section 147.0051 shall send the required fee with the application.

(b) The payment must be made in cash or by money order, check, or credit card.

(c) The comptroller may not issue a permit in exchange for a check until after the comptroller receives full payment on the check.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.502 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.502
§ 382.502. RULES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The railroad commission by rule may adopt standards for the location, construction, maintenance, monitoring, and operation of a carbon dioxide repository.

(b) If the United States Environmental Protection Agency issues requirements regarding carbon dioxide sequestration, the railroad commission shall ensure that the construction, maintenance, monitoring, and operation of the carbon dioxide repository under this subchapter comply with those requirements.

(c) Subchapter F, Chapter 27, Water Code, applies to the civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement of a rule adopted by the railroad commission under this section in the same manner as Subchapter F, Chapter 27, Water Code, applies to the civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement of a rule adopted by the railroad commission under Chapter 27, Water Code.

(d) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund established under Section 121.003, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.972 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.972
§ 51.972. ON-SITE RECLAIMED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage each institution of higher education to develop curriculum and provide related instruction regarding on-site reclaimed system technologies, including rainwater harvesting, condensate collection, or cooling tower blow down.