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Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.004
§ 60.004. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assessment" means a charge levied against real property located within a district's boundaries or against an agricultural product produced on real property in the district to pay the costs associated with the district's purposes, including a reassessment or supplemental assessment.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(3) "Bond" means an obligation issued by a district under this chapter, including a bond, certificate, note, or other evidence of indebtedness.

(4) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a district.

(5) "District" means a Texas Agricultural Development District established under this chapter.

(6) "Project" means an agricultural project designated under Section 60.054.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.056
§ 545.056. ADVERSE UNDERWRITING DECISION; TEST PROTOCOL RULES.
Status: in_force

An issuer may not make an adverse underwriting decision based on a positive HIV-related test unless a test protocol established by commissioner rule is followed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0301
§ 7923A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.051
§ 8132.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms that expire June 1 of even-numbered years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.204
§ 1001.204. PLANS FOR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year for which a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority will seek a grant from the commission under Section 1001.203, the authority shall submit to the commission a plan demonstrating the manner in which grants made to the authority under that section will be used:

(1) to train individuals in mental health first aid throughout the authority's local service area to maximize the number of children who have direct contact with an individual who has successfully completed a mental health first aid training program provided by the authority;

(2) to meet the greatest needs of the authority's local service area, as identified by the authority; and

(3) to complement existing resources and not duplicate established mental health first aid training efforts.

(b) The commission may not make a grant to a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority under Section 1001.203 unless the commission has evaluated a plan submitted by the authority under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 68.160 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.160
§ 68.160. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board, but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of a director.
Tex. Family Code § 162.026 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.026
§ 162.026. REGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER OF ADOPTED CHILD.
Status: in_force

A parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an adopted child may not transfer permanent physical custody of the child to any person who is not a relative or stepparent of the child or an adult who has a significant and long-standing relationship with the child unless:

(1) the parent, managing conservator, or guardian files a petition with a court of competent jurisdiction requesting a transfer of custody; and

(2) the court approves the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.061
§ 1018.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) Except as provided by Section 1018.0615, the board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.

(d) The board may employ physicians, but only as provided by Section 1018.0615. The board may employ other health care providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.202
§ 156.202. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person who is required to pay to the comptroller the tax imposed by this chapter fails to file a report or does not pay the tax when it is due, the person shall forfeit to the state a penalty of five percent of the amount of tax due.

(b) If the person who is required to pay the tax to the comptroller does not pay the tax within 30 days after it is due, the person shall forfeit to the state a penalty of an additional five percent of the amount of tax due.

(c) The minimum penalty under Subsections (a) and (b) is $1.

(d) In addition to any other penalty authorized by this section, a person who fails to file a report as required by this chapter shall pay a penalty of $50. The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the taxpayer subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the taxpayer for the reporting period under the required report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.001
§ 8487.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0102
§ 3966.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The New Park Municipal Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.058
§ 1157.058. APPEAL OF COURT'S ACTION ON CLAIM.
Status: in_force

If a claimant or any person interested in a ward is dissatisfied with the court's action on a claim, the claimant or interested person may appeal the action to the court of appeals in the manner other judgments of the county court in probate matters are appealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8812.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8812 / Section 8812.003
§ 8812.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2010:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2010, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

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

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

(2) this chapter expires on September 1, 2013.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.361 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.361
§ 1702.361. DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; GROUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, for conduct described by Subsection (b), may:

(1) deny an application or revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or security officer commission;

(2) reprimand a license holder or commissioned security officer; or

(3) place on probation a person whose license or security officer commission has been suspended.

(b) The commission shall take disciplinary action described by Subsection (a) on proof:

(1) that the applicant, license holder, majority owner of a license holder, or commissioned security officer has:

(A) violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(B) become ineligible for licensure or a security officer commission under Section 1702.163, if applicable, other than an action for which the department has taken summary action under Section 1702.364;

(C) engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;

(D) made a material misstatement in an application for or renewal of a license or commission;

(E) failed to pay in full an administrative penalty assessed under Subchapter R, Chapter 411, Government Code, for which the commission has issued a final order; or

(F) performed any service for which an individual license is required under this chapter and either:

(i) was not employed with a company licensed under this chapter at the time the service was performed; or

(ii) performed the service for a company licensed under this chapter that was not listed on the individual's individual license without informing the department of the individual's employment with the company within a reasonable period; or

(2) that the company license holder employing an individual license holder or commissioned security officer has submitted to the department sufficient evidence that the individual license holder or commissioned security officer:

(A) engaged in fraud or deceit while employed by the company license holder; or

(B) committed theft while performing work as an individual license holder or commissioned security officer.

(c) The commission may place on probation a person whose license is suspended. If a person's suspension of a license is probated, the commission may require the person:

(1) to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the suspension;

(2) to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission; or

(3) to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the commission in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(d) The commission may revoke a license or security officer commission if the person holding that credential under this chapter submits payment of a fee or penalty that is returned for insufficient funds and the person has received notice and an opportunity to provide payment in full.
Tex. Education Code § 19.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.002
§ 19.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The school district established by the Texas Board of Corrections in 1969 shall be known as the Windham School District, an entity that is separate and distinct from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The district may establish and operate schools at the various facilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 821 / Section 821.024
§ 821.024. SALE OR DISPOSITION OF CRUELLY TREATED ANIMAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of an auction ordered under this subchapter must be posted on a public bulletin board where other public notices are posted for the county or municipality. At the auction, a bid by the former owner of a cruelly treated animal or the owner's representative may not be accepted.

(b) Proceeds from the sale of the animal shall be applied first to any costs owed by the former owner under Section 821.023(e). The officer conducting the auction shall pay any excess proceeds to the justice or municipal court ordering the auction. The court shall return the excess proceeds to the former owner of the animal.

(c) If the officer is unable to sell the animal at auction, the officer may cause the animal to be humanely destroyed or may give the animal to a municipal or county animal shelter or a nonprofit animal welfare organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.035
§ 51.035. AUTHORITY, DUTIES, PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

A Type B general-law municipality has the same authority, duties, and privileges as a Type A general-law municipality, unless the Type B general-law municipality in exercising the authority or privilege or performing the duty would be in conflict with another provision of this code or other state law that relates specifically to Type B general-law municipalities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.4015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.4015
§ 621.4015. DESIGNATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county commissioners court may designate a constable or deputy constable of the county as a weight enforcement officer in a county:

(1) that is a county with a population of 1.5 million or more and is within 200 miles of an international border; or

(2) that is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and

(3) in which a planned community is located that has 20,000 or more acres of land, that was originally established under the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.), and that is subject to restrictive covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based assessments on real property.

(b) A constable or deputy constable designated under this section shall be subject to the requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 644, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.153
§ 1095.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8430.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8430 / Section 8430.053
§ 8430.053. 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.092 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.092
§ 171.092. JUDGMENT ON AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) On granting an order that confirms, modifies, or corrects an award, the court shall enter a judgment or decree conforming to the order. The judgment or decree may be enforced in the same manner as any other judgment or decree.

(b) The court may award:

(1) costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent to the application; and

(2) disbursements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8809.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8809 / Section 8809.004
§ 8809.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 992, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.365 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.365
§ 10.365. COURT COSTS; COMPENSATION FOR APPRAISER.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraiser appointed under Section 10.361 is entitled to a reasonable fee payable from court costs.

(b) All court costs shall be allocated between the responsible organization and the dissenting owners in the manner that the court determines to be fair and equitable.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.061
§ 102.061. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

Before a board considers a dispute or grievance, each party shall file a bond in an amount set by the board and conditioned on the payment of all expenses connected with the arbitration procedure. The bond must have two or more good and sufficient sureties.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 31 / Section 31.010
§ 31.010. TURNOVER BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A financial institution that receives a request to turn over assets or financial information of a judgment debtor to a judgment creditor or a receiver under a turnover order or receivership under Section 31.002 shall be provided and may rely on:

(1) a certified copy of the order or injunction of the court; or

(2) a certified copy of the order of appointment of a receiver under Section 64.001, including a certified copy of:

(A) any document establishing the qualification of the receiver under Section 64.021;

(B) the sworn affidavit under Section 64.022; and

(C) the bond under Section 64.023.

(b) A financial institution that complies with this section is not liable for compliance with a court order, injunction, or receivership authorized by Section 31.002 to:

(1) the judgment debtor;

(2) a party claiming through the judgment debtor;

(3) a co-depositor with the judgment debtor; or

(4) a co-borrower with the judgment debtor.

(c) A financial institution that complies with this section is entitled to recover reasonable costs, including copying costs, research costs, and, if there is a contest, reasonable attorney's fees.

(d) In this section, "financial institution" means a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association, state or federal savings bank, state or federal credit union, foreign bank, foreign bank agency, or trust company.
Tex. Government Code § 481.452 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.452
§ 481.452. MICRO-BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The micro-business recovery fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

(b) Appropriations for the implementation and administration of this subchapter and any other amounts, including federal allocations, received by the bank or state under this subchapter shall be deposited in the fund.

(c) Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the bank for use in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 434.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.352
§ 434.352. DUTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 114), Sec. 4.01(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) For the mental health program for veterans, the commission shall:

(1) provide training to peer service coordinators and peers in accordance with Section 434.353;

(2) provide technical assistance to peer service coordinators and peers;

(3) identify, train, and communicate with community-based licensed mental health professionals, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations;

(4) coordinate services for justice involved veterans;

(5) coordinate local delivery to veterans and immediate family members of veterans of mental health first aid for veterans training; and

(6) employ and train mental health professionals to assist in the administration of the program.

(c) Subject to Section 434.3525, the executive director of the commission shall appoint a program director to administer the mental health program for veterans.

(d) The commission shall provide appropriate facilities in support of the mental health program for veterans to the extent funding is available for that purpose.

(e) A state agency may not award a grant to an entity for the provision of mental health services to veterans or veterans' families unless the entity demonstrates the entity:

(1) has previously received and successfully executed a grant from the state agency; or

(2) provides training on military informed care or military cultural competency to entity personnel who provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families or requires those personnel to complete military competency training provided by any of the following:

(A) the commission;

(B) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(C) the Military Veteran Peer Network;

(D) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(E) the United States Department of Defense;

(F) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(G) a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code, with experience in providing training or technical assistance to entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families.

(f) The commission shall verify that each state agency authorized to award a grant subject to the requirements of Subsection (e) has adopted policies to ensure compliance with Subsection (e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.106
§ 1012.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

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

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.126 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.126
§ 55.126. DEVICE DISCONNECTION.
Status: in_force

A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed unless the device disconnects from the called person's line not later than five seconds after the call is terminated by either party. If the device cannot disconnect during that period, a live operator must introduce the call and receive the called person's oral consent before beginning a prerecorded or synthesized voice message.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0108
§ 4019.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.311 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.311
§ 370.311. TERMS OF PRIVATE PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall negotiate the terms of private participation in a transportation project, including:

(1) methods to determine the applicable cost, profit, and project distribution between the private equity investors and the authority;

(2) reasonable methods to determine and classify toll rates or user fees;

(3) acceptable safety and policing standards; and

(4) other applicable professional, consulting, construction, operation, and maintenance standards, expenses, and costs.

(b) A comprehensive development agreement entered into under Section 370.305 must include a provision authorizing the authority to purchase, under terms agreed to by the parties, the interest of a private equity investor in a transportation project.

(c) An authority may only enter into a comprehensive development agreement under Section 370.305 with a private equity investor if the project is identified in the department's unified transportation program or is located on a transportation corridor identified in the statewide transportation plan.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.051
§ 17.051. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules relating to certification, registration, and reporting requirements for a certificated telecommunications utility, a retail electric provider, or an electric utility, as well as all telecommunications utilities that are not dominant carriers, pay telephone providers, qualifying facilities that are selling capacity into the wholesale or retail market, exempt wholesale generators, and power marketers.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsections (a) and (c) shall be consistent with and no less effective than federal law and may not require the disclosure of highly sensitive competitive or trade secret information.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules governing the local registration of retail electric providers under Section 39.358.