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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.052
§ 3921.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of Fort Bend County shall appoint voting directors from persons nominated by the board.

(b) The governing body of Fort Bend County may reject the nomination of a person by the board for a position as a voting director. If the governing body rejects a nomination, the board shall submit a new nominee for that position until the governing body appoints a director to each position on the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.253
§ 203.253. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who practices midwifery must apply to the department to be licensed as a midwife in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director. The application must:

(1) be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee; and

(2) include information required by commission rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.021
§ 756.021. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "trench" has the meaning assigned by the standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.015
§ 103.015. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.

(b) On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty.

(c) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. All civil penalties recovered in suits first instituted by a local government or governments under this section shall be equally divided between the State of Texas and the local government or governments with 50 percent of the recovery to be paid to the General Revenue Fund and the other 50 percent equally to the local government or governments first instituting the suit.

(d) The department is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. On request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring shall file suit for the injunctive relief. Venue is in the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.0735 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.0735
§ 771.0735. SOURCING OF CHARGES FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (4 U.S.C. Sections 116-126) governs the sourcing of charges for mobile telecommunications services. In accordance with that Act:

(1) mobile telecommunications services provided in a taxing jurisdiction to a customer, the charges for which are billed by or for the customer's home service provider, shall be deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider;

(2) all charges for mobile telecommunications services that are deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider in accordance with the Act are authorized to be subjected to tax, charge, or fee by the taxing jurisdictions whose territorial limits encompass the customer's place of primary use, regardless of where the mobile telecommunications services originate, terminate, or pass through, and no other taxing jurisdiction may impose taxes, charges, or fees on charges for such mobile telecommunications services; and

(3) the fee and the surcharge imposed on wireless telecommunications bills shall be administered in accordance with Section 151.061, Tax Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.055 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.055
§ 201.055. TAX ON CONDENSATE.
Status: in_force

(a) There is imposed on each producer a tax measured by the amount of condensate recovered from gas produced in this state by a producer.

(b) The tax imposed by this section is at the same rate as the rate of the tax imposed on oil by Section 202.052 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5003 / Section 5003.004
§ 5003.004. PORT AUTHORITY TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The port authority is composed of all the territory of Calhoun County, including all land and water areas of the county:

(1) except for territory included in the West Side Calhoun County Navigation District as described in Volume H, pages 568-570, of the minutes of the Commissioners Court of Calhoun County; and

(2) as that territory may have been modified under:

(A) Section 3 or Section 3a, Chapter 103, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929 (Article 8263a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before August 30, 1971;

(B) Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code; or

(C) other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2301.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.058
§ 2301.058. PROVISION OF POLICY DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATERIALS IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may provide a customer a version of a personal automobile or residential property insurance policy or endorsement, or related explanatory or advertising material, in a language other than English. The version of the document must state, in the language of the version, that the English version of the insurance policy document controls.

(b) In the case of a dispute or complaint, the English version of the insurance policy document controls.
Tex. Education Code § 54.705 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.705
§ 54.705. DUTIES OF PLAN MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan manager shall:

(1) take all actions required to keep the plan in compliance with this subchapter, to ensure that the plan qualifies as a qualified state tuition program under Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to ensure that the plan is exempt from registration under federal securities law;

(2) keep adequate and separate records of each savings trust account and provide the board with the information necessary to prepare the reports required by Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or to file those reports on behalf of the board;

(3) compile necessary information for statements to account owners and statements required by federal or state tax law and provide those compilations to the board; and

(4) provide representatives of the board with access to the books and records of the manager as necessary to determine compliance with the plan manager contract.

(b) A plan manager shall hold all savings trust accounts in trust as authorized by the board in the plan manager contract. A plan manager shall make investments according to the standard provided by Section 54.704(a).

(c) A plan manager shall develop a strategy to promote the plan and, on approval by the board, promote the plan according to that strategy.

(d) A plan manager may provide for any financial institution to market the plan on its behalf and to provide account services to an individual who opens or owns a savings trust account administered by the plan manager. A financial institution that markets the plan or provides account services under this subsection may charge a fee or commission for those services.
Tex. Family Code § 263.406 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.406
§ 263.406. COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall consult with the courts presiding over cases brought by the department for the protection of children to develop an information system to track compliance with the requirements of this subchapter for the timely disposition of those cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.157
§ 11005.157. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A public agency or political subdivision of this state, including the city, may lease, sell, or otherwise convey its land or an interest in its land to the district for consideration that the parties agree is adequate. Approval, notice, consent, or an election is not required in connection with the conveyance.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.024 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.024
§ 101.024. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize exemplary damages.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.016 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.016
§ 411.016. PEER REVIEW SAFETY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The division shall certify safe employers to provide peer review safety programs.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.088 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.088
§ 86.088. DAILY ALLOWABLE.
Status: in_force

The daily market demand for gas and the daily allowable shall be determined by dividing the monthly demand and the monthly allowable by the number of days in the month.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8269.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8269 / Section 8269.204
§ 8269.204. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2307.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2307 / Section 2307.011
§ 2307.011. EXCLUSIVITY.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, this chapter provides the exclusive authority and rules applicable to the regulation of the relations between an insurer and a tied repair facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0402
§ 3982.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 162.033 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.033
§ 162.033. ELECTION OF OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

If the misapplication of trust funds by a trustee constitutes another offense punishable under the laws of this state, the state may elect the offense for which it will prosecute the trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8858.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8858 / Section 8858.055
§ 8858.055. REVISION OF SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate.

(b) The board shall revise each single-member district after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes.

(c) At the first election after the single-member districts are revised, a new director shall be elected from each district. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve two-year terms and which three directors serve four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.661 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.661
§ 504.661. MARINE CONSERVATION LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) After deduction of the department's administrative costs in accordance with Section 504.801, the remainder of the fees allocated under Section 504.801(e)(2)(A) from the sale of Marine Conservation plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the state treasury to be used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to support the activities of Coastal Conservation Association Texas in the conservation of marine resources.

(b) The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shall establish reporting and other mechanisms necessary to ensure that the money is spent for the purpose for which it is dedicated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.111
§ 1020.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that requires the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.553
§ 2301.553. DISCLOSURE OF FEE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In a vehicle lease solicited, procured, or produced by a vehicle lease facilitator, the vehicle lessor shall disclose to the lessee that a fee was paid or will be paid to the vehicle lease facilitator for the solicitation, procurement, or production of the lessee or the lease.

(b) The vehicle lessor shall include the disclosure in a prominent position either:

(1) on the face of the written memorandum of the vehicle lease; or

(2) on a separate instrument signed by the lessee at the same time as the signing of the vehicle lease.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.203 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.203
§ 172.203. CONDUCT OF CONCILIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A conciliator:

(1) shall be guided by principles of objectivity, fairness, and justice; and

(2) shall consider, among other things:

(A) the rights and obligations of the parties;

(B) the usages of the trade concerned; and

(C) the circumstances surrounding the dispute, including any previous practices between the parties.

(b) The conciliator may conduct the conciliation in a manner that the conciliator considers appropriate, considering the circumstances of the case, the wishes of the parties, and the desirability of a speedy settlement of the dispute.

(c) Except as provided by this chapter, a law of this state governing procedure, other than this chapter, does not apply to conciliation under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.251
§ 716.251. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A crematory establishment shall maintain a record at its place of business of each cremation. The record must contain:

(1) the name of the deceased person;

(2) the date of the cremation;

(3) the final disposition of the cremated remains; and

(4) any other document required by this chapter.

(b) A record must be kept on file at least until the fifth anniversary of the cremation.
Tex. Government Code § 2109.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2109 / Section 2109.001
§ 2109.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or any other governmental entity supported in whole or in part by funds received from the state.

(2) "Human services" means providing for basic human mental or physical needs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8215.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8215 / Section 8215.002
§ 8215.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.043
§ 281.043. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

On the creation of the district, the district assumes, without prejudice to the rights of third parties, any outstanding contract obligations legally incurred by the county or municipality, or both, for the construction, support, maintenance, or operation of hospital facilities and the provision of health care services or hospital care, including mental health care, to indigent residents of the county or municipality before the creation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.051
§ 8813.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is governed by a board of seven directors.

(b) The directors serve staggered four-year terms that expire May 15 of even-numbered years.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.03
§ 105.03.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.03. HOURS OF SALE: MIXED BEVERAGES. (a) No person may sell or offer for sale mixed beverages at any time not permitted by this section.

(b) A mixed beverage permittee may sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day except Sunday. On Sunday he may sell mixed beverages between midnight and 1:00 a.m. and between 10 a.m. and midnight, except that an alcoholic beverage served to a customer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday must be provided during the service of food to the customer.

(c) In a city or county having a population of 800,000 or more, according to the last preceding federal census, or 500,000 or more, according to the 22nd Decennial Census of the United States, as released by the Bureau of the Census on March 12, 2001, a holder of a mixed beverage permit who holds a retailer late hours certificate may also sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between midnight and 2 a.m. on any day.

(d) In a city or county other than a city or county described by Subsection (c), the extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) are effective for the sale of mixed beverages and the offer to sell them by a holder of a mixed beverage permit who holds a retailer late hours certificate:

(1) in the unincorporated areas of the county if the extended hours are adopted by an order of the commissioners court; and

(2) in an incorporated city or town if the extended hours are adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the city or town.

(e) A violation of a city ordinance or order of a commissioners court adopted pursuant to Subsection (d) of this section is a violation of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2001
§ 1603.2001. RULES FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish requirements for the issuance of:

(1) a license for an individual practitioner, establishment, or school; and

(2) a student permit.

(b) Requirements established by the commission under Subsection (a) for an individual practitioner may include requirements regarding an applicant's:

(1) minimum age;

(2) education level; and

(3) completed hours of instruction.

(c) In establishing a requirement under this section for the issuance of a license, the commission shall consider whether the requirement is the least restrictive requirement possible to ensure public safety without creating a barrier to entry into the licensed occupation.

(d) Requirements established under this section:

(1) for an individual practitioner specialty license may not be more stringent than requirements for a Class A barber license or a cosmetology operator license; and

(2) for a specialty establishment license may not be more stringent than requirements for an establishment license.

(e) The commission shall establish standardized requirements within license categories.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.207
§ 228.207.
Status: in_force

Sec. 228.207. CÃSAR CHÃVEZ FREEWAY. (a) In this section, "CÃ©sar ChÃ¡vez Freeway" means the portion of Loop 375 in El Paso County between Interstate Highway 10 and Santa Fe Street.

(b) If the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority approves the conversion of the portion of the CÃ©sar ChÃ¡vez Freeway that is operated as a toll project to a nontolled project:

(1) any money advanced by the department to the authority for the construction or maintenance of a toll project on the CÃ©sar ChÃ¡vez Freeway that is unexpended on the effective date of the conversion shall be used for the construction of the Loop 375 Border Highway West Project in El Paso County from Race Track Drive to U.S. Highway 54 and added to the authority's obligation for that project under terms agreeable to the department; and

(2) the department shall maintain the CÃ©sar ChÃ¡vez Freeway as part of the state highway system without tolls.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.06
§ 26.06. ELECTED OFFICIALS NOT TO BE APPOINTED.
Status: in_force

No court may appoint an elected county, district or state official to represent a person accused of crime, unless the official has notified the court of his availability for appointment. If an official has notified the court of his availability and is appointed as counsel, he may decline the appointment if he determines that it is in the best interest of his office to do so. Nothing in this Code shall modify any statutory provision for legislative continuance.
Tex. Water Code § 63.181 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.181
§ 63.181. PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The district may appoint peace officers to protect life and property in the district and the property of the district. The officers shall have the same rights, powers, and authority as policemen of a city or town.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.097 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.097
§ 406.097. EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A sole proprietor, partner, or corporate executive officer of a business entity that elects to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage is entitled to benefits under that coverage as an employee unless the sole proprietor, partner, or corporate executive officer is specifically excluded from coverage through an endorsement to the insurance policy or certificate of authority to self-insure.

(b) The dual capacity doctrine does not apply to a corporate executive officer with an equity ownership in the covered business entity of at least 25 percent and will not invalidate the exclusion of such a corporate executive officer from coverage under Subsection (a).

(c) A sole proprietor or partner of a covered business entity or a corporate officer with an equity ownership in a covered business entity of at least 25 percent may be excluded from coverage under this section notwithstanding Section 406.096.
Tex. Water Code § 55.804 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.804
§ 55.804.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.804. DISSOLUTION USING PROCEDURE FOR ABOLITION OF DISTRICTS IN CHAPTER 56. A district may dissolve voluntarily in the manner provided for the dissolution of districts in Chapter 56 of this code, and the provisions in that chapter shall control the abolition of the district and the legal consequences of abolition.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.066 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.066
§ 355.066. JUDGMENT IN SUIT ON REJECTED CLAIM.
Status: in_force

No execution may issue on a rejected claim or part of a claim that is established by suit. The judgment in the suit shall be:

(1) filed in the court in which the estate is pending;

(2) entered on the claim docket;

(3) classified by the court; and

(4) handled as if originally allowed and approved in due course of administration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.064 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.064
§ 565.064. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not bar a criminal prosecution for a violation of this subtitle if the violation is a criminal offense under another law of this state or a law of the United States.