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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.104
§ 11.104. LAND AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECREATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Using the inventory prepared under Section 11.103, the department shall:

(1) analyze the state's existing and future land and water conservation and recreation needs;

(2) identify threatened land and water resources in this state; and

(3) establish the relative importance for conservation purposes of particular resources listed in the inventory.

(b) The inclusion of a specific parcel of land in the inventory does not create any additional right of public access to that land.

(c) Based on the analysis made under Subsection (a), the department shall prepare a land and water resources conservation and recreation plan. The department shall revise the plan as necessary to reflect changes in the inventory developed under Section 11.103. The plan must include:

(1) criteria for determining how to meet the state's conservation and recreation needs; and

(2) measures of the effectiveness of the department in meeting the goals and objectives of the plan, including, where possible, quantifiable measures.

(d) The department shall modify any existing plans regarding parks and wildlife management areas to make the existing plans consistent with the land and water resources conservation and recreation plan developed under this section.

(e) The department shall base its decisions regarding the state's conservation needs on the criteria developed in the plan, including decisions relating to:

(1) the acquisition of new resources for the conservation and recreation purposes of the department;

(2) the divestiture of existing department-owned resources;

(3) department grants to local parks;

(4) department cooperation with private conservation organizations and landowners, including associations of landowners; and

(5) other major land conservation operations of the department.

(f) Every five years the department shall evaluate progress towards achieving the goals and objectives of the plan prepared under Subsection (c). The department's evaluation must:

(1) include the effectiveness measures under Subsection (c)(2); and

(2) identify:

(A) the goals and objectives met by the department; and

(B) reasons for any unmet goals or objectives.

(g) On completion of an evaluation under Subsection (f), the department shall develop and implement practices designed to improve progress towards meeting the goals and objectives of the plan.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.351 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.351
§ 22.351. MEMBER'S RIGHT TO INSPECT BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A member of a corporation, on written demand stating the purpose of the demand, is entitled to examine and copy at the member's expense, in person or by agent, accountant, or attorney, at any reasonable time and for a proper purpose, the books and records of the corporation relevant to that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.201
§ 4001.201. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person who obtains a license under this title may not engage in business as an agent unless the person has been appointed to act as an agent by an insurer designated by the provisions of this code and authorized to engage in business in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.051
§ 40.051. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 40.003, a proceeding to promulgate rates is governed by this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.252
§ 623.252. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the county to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on state highways located in Chambers County.

(b) A permit issued under this subchapter may authorize:

(1) the transport of cargo only on the following roads in Chambers County:

(A) Farm-to-Market Road 1405 between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2354 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 565;

(B) State Highway 99, including the frontage road of State Highway 99 but excluding any portion of the highway for which payment of a toll is required, between its crossing with Cedar Bayou and its intersection with Interstate Highway 10;

(C) Farm-to-Market Road 565 from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1405 to its intersection with State Highway 99; and

(D) Farm-to-Market Road 2354 from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1405 northwest approximately 300 linear feet to the termination of the state-maintained portion of the road; and

(2) the movement of equipment and commodities weighing 100,000 pounds or less.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.102
§ 11.102. EFFECTIVENESS OF TERMINATION OF FILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the existence of a filing entity terminates on the filing of a certificate of termination with the filing officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.061
§ 8814.061. TREASURER AND ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a treasurer and an attorney for the district.

(b) The person appointed as treasurer shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board, payable to the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties. The district shall pay for the bond.

(c) A person appointed under this section is entitled to the compensation provided by the district's budget.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.022
§ 501.022. DESIGNATION OF BANNED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any article, including clothing intended for the use of children, that is not properly packaged or that does not comply with applicable flammability standards established by the executive commissioner. The executive commissioner's determination that articles of clothing of a specified range of sizes are intended for the use of a child 14 years of age or younger is conclusive.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any toy or other article, other than clothing, intended for the use of children that is a hazardous substance or bears or contains a hazardous substance in a manner accessible by a child to whom the toy or other article is entrusted.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any hazardous substance intended or packaged in a form suitable for use in a household that, notwithstanding cautionary labeling required by this chapter, is potentially so dangerous or hazardous when present or used in a household that the protection of the public health and safety may be adequately served only by keeping the substance out of commerce.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall designate as a banned hazardous substance any article subject to this chapter that cannot be labeled adequately to protect the public health and safety or that presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety.

(e) This section does not apply to a toy or article such as a chemical set that because of its functional purpose requires the inclusion of a hazardous substance or necessarily presents an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard if the toy or article:

(1) bears labeling that in the judgment of the department gives adequate directions and warnings for safe use; and

(2) is intended for use by children who have attained sufficient maturity and may reasonably be expected to read and heed those directions and warnings.

(f) This section does not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of fireworks of any class.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.025
§ 248.025. NONTRANSFERABILITY; POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.

(b) A special care facility shall post in plain sight the license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.11
§ 37.11. DEFENDANTS TRIED JOINTLY.
Status: in_force

Where several defendants are tried together, the jury may convict each defendant it finds guilty and acquit others. If it agrees to a verdict as to one or more, it may find a verdict in accordance with such agreement, and if it cannot agree as to others, a mistrial may be entered as to them.
Tex. Government Code § 470.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 470 / Section 470.002
§ 470.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs is established in the office of the governor to advise the office on setting policy priorities that address and raise public awareness of major issues affecting this state due to the rapid growth of the state's Hispanic population and other issues resulting from changes in demographics in this state as determined by the governor.
Tex. Government Code § 571.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.069
§ 571.069. REVIEW OF STATEMENTS AND REPORTS; AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review for facial compliance randomly selected statements and reports filed with the commission and may review any available documents. The commission shall return for resubmission with corrections or additional documentation a statement or report that does not, in the opinion of the commission, comply with the law requiring the statement or report. A statement or report returned for resubmission is considered to have been filed on the date the statement or report was originally filed if:

(1) the statement or report is resubmitted to the commission not later than the seventh business day after the date the person filing the statement or report receives the returned statement or report; and

(2) the resubmitted statement or report complies with law.

(b) The commission may by a vote of at least six commission members initiate a preliminary review as provided by Section 571.124 or perform a complete audit of a statement or report:

(1) if, before the 31st day after the date the statement or report was originally due, the executive director does not obtain from the person information that permits the executive director to determine that the statement or report complies with law;

(2) if a statement or report returned for resubmission is not resubmitted within the time prescribed by Subsection (a); or

(3) on an affirmative vote of at least six commission members that a statement or report resubmitted under Subsection (a), together with any corrections or additional documentation, does not, in the opinion of the commission, comply with the law requiring the statement or report.

(c) Any audited statement, report, document, or other material is confidential and may not be disclosed unless the statement, report, document, or other material:

(1) was previously public information; or

(2) is entered into the record of a formal hearing or a judicial proceeding.

(d) The party who is the subject of the audit may waive confidentiality by sending written notice to the commission.

(e) The commission may not audit a statement or report filed before January 1, 1992, under a law administered and enforced before that date by the secretary of state.

(f) This section may not be construed as limiting or affecting the commission's authority to, on the filing of a motion or receipt of a sworn complaint, review or investigate the sufficiency of a statement or report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.108
§ 1107.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0502
§ 7991A.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. Local Government Code § 379B.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.004
§ 379B.004. POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may exercise power necessary or convenient to carry out a purpose of this chapter, including the power to:

(1) adopt an official seal, or alter it;

(2) adopt rules;

(3) enter into a contract or incur a liability;

(4) acquire and dispose of money;

(5) select a depository;

(6) establish a system of accounts for the authority;

(7) invest funds in accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code;

(8) set the fiscal year for the authority;

(9) adopt an annual operating budget for major expenditures before the beginning of the fiscal year;

(10) borrow money or issue a bond in an amount that does not exceed the maximum amount set by the board;

(11) loan money;

(12) acquire, lease, lease-purchase, convey, grant a mortgage on, or otherwise dispose of a property right, including a right regarding base property;

(13) lease property located on the base property to a person to effect the purposes of this chapter;

(14) request and accept a donation, grant, guaranty, or loan from any source permitted by law;

(15) operate and maintain an office;

(16) charge for the use, lease, or sale of an open space or a facility;

(17) exercise a power granted to a municipality by Chapter 380;

(18) authorize by resolution the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation as provided and authorized by Subchapter E, Chapter 22, Transportation Code, to provide financing to pay the costs, including interest, and reserves for the costs of an airport facility authorized by that chapter and for other purposes set forth in the articles of incorporation;

(19) exercise the powers granted to a local government for the financing of facilities to be located on airport property, including those set out in Chapter 22, Transportation Code, consistent with the requirements and the purposes of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution;

(20) lease, own, and operate an airport and exercise the powers granted to municipalities and counties by Chapter 22, Transportation Code;

(21) lease, own, and operate port facilities for air, trucking, and rail transportation;

(22) provide security for port functions, facilities, and operations;

(23) cooperate with and participate in programs and security efforts of this state and the federal Department of Homeland Security; and

(24) participate as a member or partner of a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, or other entity organized to finance a project designated as a redevelopment project under Section 379B.009.

(b) An authority shall establish and maintain an office and agent registered with the secretary of state.

(c) An authority shall endeavor to raise revenue sufficient to pay its debts.
Tex. Government Code § 437.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.116
§ 437.116. PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The department shall comply with federal and state laws related to program accessibility. The department shall also prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the department's programs and services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.040
§ 775.040. FEES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A district, or a person authorized by contract on the district's behalf, may charge a reasonable fee for emergency services performed for or on behalf of a person or entity, including a fee for responding to a false alarm or for a fire code inspection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.004
§ 172.004. BENEFITS CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or a group of political subdivisions pursuant to The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Chapter 791, Government Code) directly or through a risk pool may provide health and accident coverage for political subdivision officials, employees, and retirees or any class of officials, employees, or retirees, and employees of affiliated service contractors.

(b) The types of coverage that may be provided include group health and accident, group dental, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, surgical, and medical expense.

(c) A political subdivision also may include under the coverage dependents of the officers, employees, and retirees and of employees of affiliated service contractors.

(d) A pool's board of trustees may provide coverage for the trustees and the pool's staff, including persons with whom the pool has contracted to perform staff functions, on approval of the members of the pool.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.056 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.056
§ 12.056. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall confer and act jointly with representatives appointed on behalf of the State of Oklahoma to:

(1) evaluate the methods, surveys, historical maps, and other information used to establish the boundary line between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area;

(2) determine the location of the south bank of the Red River as the bank was located and marked by the United States Army Corps of Engineers before the beginning of construction of Lake Texoma, in accordance with Article II(c), Red River Boundary Compact, Section 12.002;

(3) redraw the boundary line between this state and the State of Oklahoma on any real property for which the United States Army Corps of Engineers granted an easement before August 31, 2000, to at least two districts or authorities created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a water pipeline and related facilities in the Texoma area in order to negate any effects the boundary as it is currently drawn has on property interests associated with those easements in the Texoma area, in such a way that there is no net loss of property between either state so as to ensure that the redrawn boundary does not increase the political power or influence of either state, and in accordance with:

(A) the Lake Texoma preconstruction survey of the south bank of the Red River prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; or

(B) other historical records or documentation of the United States Army Corps of Engineers identifying the location of the south bank of the Red River, if the survey described by Subdivision (3)(A) is unavailable;

(4) hold hearings and conferences in this state and in the State of Oklahoma as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section; and

(5) take other action, alone or in cooperation with the State of Oklahoma or the United States, necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.104
§ 51.104. RETURN TO COURT.
Status: in_force

A citation or notice issued by a county clerk must be returned to the court from which the citation or notice was issued on the first Monday after the service is perfected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0506
§ 4012.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.003
§ 184.003. OTHER REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company may not invest its restricted capital in real property except:

(1) as permitted by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle;

(2) with the prior written approval of the banking commissioner; or

(3) as necessary to avoid or minimize a loss on a loan or investment previously made in good faith.

(b) With the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state trust company may:

(1) exchange real property for other real property or personal property;

(2) invest additional money in or improve real property acquired under this subsection or Subsection (a); or

(3) acquire additional real property to avoid or minimize loss on real property acquired as permitted by Subsection (a).

(c) A state trust company shall dispose of any real property subject to Subsection (a) not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the real property:

(1) was acquired, except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this subtitle;

(2) ceases to be used as a state trust company facility; or

(3) ceases to be a state trust company facility as provided by Section 184.002(b).

(d) The banking commissioner on application may grant one or more extensions of time for disposing of real property under Subsection (c) if the banking commissioner determines that:

(1) the state trust company has made a good faith effort to dispose of the real property; or

(2) disposal of the real property would be detrimental to the state trust company.

(e) Subject to the exercise of prudent judgment, a state trust company may invest its secondary capital in real property. The factors to be considered by a state trust company in exercise of prudent judgment include the factors contained in Section 184.101(e).
Tex. Family Code § 232.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 232 / Section 232.014
§ 232.014. FEE BY LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensing authority may charge a fee to an individual who is the subject of an order suspending license or of an action of a child support agency under Section 232.0135 to deny issuance or renewal of license in an amount sufficient to recover the administrative costs incurred by the authority under this chapter.

(b) A fee collected by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. A fee collected by the Department of Public Safety shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.078 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.078
§ 225.078. ARMY SPECIALIST WILLIAM JUSTIN BYLER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) State Highway 158 in Runnels County, between Farm Road 2887 and Ranch Road 2111, is designated as the Army Specialist William Justin Byler Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Army Specialist William Justin Byler Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information. The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.