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Tex. Transportation Code § 502.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.058
§ 502.058. DUPLICATE REGISTRATION RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a vehicle for which the registration receipt has been lost or destroyed may obtain a duplicate receipt from the department or the county assessor-collector who issued the original receipt by paying a fee of $2.

(b) The office issuing a duplicate receipt shall retain the fee received.

(c) A fee collected by the department under Subsection (a) shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 86.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 86 / Section 86.011
§ 86.011. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CONSTABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) An elected constable who desires to appoint a deputy must apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county and show that it is necessary to appoint a deputy in order to properly handle the business of the constable's office that originates in the constable's precinct. The application must state the name of the proposed deputy. The commissioners court shall approve and confirm the appointment of the deputy only if the commissioners court determines that the constable needs a deputy to handle the business originating in the precinct.

(b) Each deputy constable must qualify in the manner provided for deputy sheriffs under Section 85.003.

(c) The constable is responsible for the official acts of each deputy of the constable. The constable may require a deputy to post a bond or security. A constable may exercise any remedy against a deputy or the deputy's surety that a person may exercise against the constable or the constable's surety.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) serves as a deputy constable and the person has not been appointed as provided by Subsection (a); or

(2) is a constable and issues a deputyship without the consent and approval of the commissioners court.

(e) An offense under Subsection (d) is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $1,000.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0021
§ 442.0021.
Status: in_force

Sec. 442.0021. COMMISSION MEMBERS: TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

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

(1) the law governing commission operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the commission in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.206
§ 3892.206. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

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

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

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

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

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

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.452 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.452
§ 347.452. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF CREDIT TRANSACTION OR BALANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may acquire or agree to acquire from another person a credit transaction or an unpaid balance under a credit transaction on the terms and for the price to which the parties agree.

(b) Notice to the consumer of the transfer of rights or a requirement that the creditor be deprived of dominion over payments on a credit transaction or over a manufactured home that is returned to or repossessed by the creditor is not necessary for a written transfer of the credit transaction or an unpaid balance under the transaction to be valid as against a creditor, subsequent purchaser, pledgee, mortgagee, or lien claimant of the creditor.

(c) Unless the consumer has notice of the transfer of the consumer's credit transaction or an unpaid balance under the transaction, a payment made by the consumer to the creditor last known to the consumer is binding on each subsequent creditor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0402
§ 8063.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8063.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.601 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.601
§ 12.601. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to the following permits:

(1) a trap, transport, and transplant permit under Section 43.061 or 43.0611;

(2) a trap, transport, and process permit under Section 43.0612;

(3) a deer breeder's permit under Subchapter L, Chapter 43;

(4) a white-tailed deer management permit under Subchapter R, Chapter 43; and

(5) a mule deer management permit under Subchapter R-1, Chapter 43.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.306
§ 203.306. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The department may refuse to renew the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty unless enforcement of the penalty is stayed or a court has ordered that the administrative penalty is not owed.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.089 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.089
§ 402.089. FAILURE TO FILE AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

An employer who receives information by telephone from the division under Section 402.088 and who fails to file the necessary authorization in accordance with Section 402.087 commits an administrative violation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.204 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.204
§ 201.204. RULES.
Status: in_force

The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may adopt necessary rules to carry out this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.103
§ 3948.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.003
§ 8367.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 262.405 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.405
§ 262.405. AD LITEM APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of the child immediately after a suit is filed under Section 262.404 but before the hearing to ensure adequate representation of the child. The attorney ad litem for the child has the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem for a child under Chapter 107.

(b) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a parent for whom participation in family preservation services is being requested immediately after the suit is filed but before the hearing to ensure adequate representation of the parent. The attorney ad litem for the parent has the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem for a parent under Section 107.0131.

(c) Before the hearing commences, the court shall inform each parent of:

(1) the parent's right to be represented by an attorney; and

(2) for a parent who is indigent and appears in opposition to the motion, the parent's right to a court-appointed attorney.

(d) If a parent claims indigence, the court shall require the parent to complete and file with the court an affidavit of indigence. The court may consider additional evidence to determine whether the parent is indigent, including evidence relating to the parent's income, source of income, assets, property ownership, benefits paid in accordance with a federal, state, or local public assistance program, outstanding obligations, and necessary expenses and the number and ages of the parent's dependents. If the court finds the parent is indigent, the attorney ad litem appointed to represent the interests of the parent may continue the representation. If the court finds the parent is not indigent, the court shall discharge the attorney ad litem from the appointment after the hearing and order the parent to pay the cost of the attorney ad litem's representation.

(e) The court may, for good cause shown, postpone any subsequent proceedings for not more than seven days after the date of the attorney ad litem's discharge to allow the parent to hire an attorney or to provide the parent's attorney time to prepare for the subsequent proceeding.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 246.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 246 / Section 246.005
§ 246.005. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

To encourage the development and expansion of the industries program, the department may enter into necessary contracts related to the program.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.266 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.266
§ 2054.266. DONATIONS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The department may request and accept a donation or grant from any person for use by the department in implementing or managing the project.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.00201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.00201
§ 751.00201. MEANING OF DISABLED OR INCAPACITATED FOR PURPOSES OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise defined by a durable power of attorney, an individual is considered disabled or incapacitated for purposes of the durable power of attorney if a physician certifies in writing at a date later than the date the durable power of attorney is executed that, based on the physician's medical examination of the individual, the individual is determined to be mentally incapable of managing the individual's financial affairs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.104
§ 1956.104. NOTICE OF RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

A metal recycling entity shall post in a conspicuous location a notice that:

(1) is readily visible to a person selling material to the metal recycling entity;

(2) is at least 24 inches horizontally by 18 inches vertically; and

(3) contains the following language:

1. THE SALE OF A WHOLE, FLATTENED, OR JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE, AN APPLIANCE, OR ANY OTHER SCRAP METAL ITEM CONTAINING A LEAD-ACID BATTERY, FUEL TANK THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE, OR PCB-CONTAINING CAPACITOR; AND

2. THE SALE OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES, FUEL TANKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE, OR PCB-CONTAINING CAPACITORS INCLUDED WITH OTHER SCRAP METALS WITHOUT OUR PRIOR WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.203
§ 1089.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.255
§ 8489.255. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a commissioners court of a county approves a petition under Section 8489.254 to divide an emergency services district, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held in the territory of the proposed new emergency services district to:

(1) confirm the division of the existing emergency services district; and

(2) authorize the imposition of a tax in the territory of the new emergency services district not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) Notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as the notice of a hearing under Section 8489.253.

(c) The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with the requirements of law.

(d) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dividing the (insert name of emergency services district) to create a new emergency services district and authorizing the imposition of a tax."

(e) If a majority of the voters voting at the election vote to divide the emergency services district, the commissioners court by order shall divide the emergency services district.

(f) The existing emergency services district and new emergency services district each shall pay a pro rata share of the cost of an election held under this section, based on the assessed value of real property in each emergency services district subject to ad valorem taxation.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.028 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.028
§ 152.028. USE TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK INTO STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A use tax is imposed on the operator of a motor vehicle that was purchased tax-free under Section 152.092 of this code and that is brought back into this state for use on the public highways of this state. The tax is imposed at the time the motor vehicle is brought back into this state.

(b) The tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the total consideration.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.353 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.353
§ 370.353.
Status: in_force

Sec. 370.353. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES: EXCEPTIONS. (a) In this section, "experimental service change" means an addition of service to an existing transit route or the establishment of a new transit route.

(b) A public hearing under Section 370.352 is not required for:

(1) a reduced or free promotional fare that is instituted daily or periodically over a period of not more than 180 days;

(2) a headway adjustment of not more than five minutes during peak-hour service and not more than 15 minutes during nonpeak-hour service;

(3) a standard seasonal variation unless the number, timing, or type of the standard seasonal variation changes; or

(4) an emergency or experimental service change in effect for 180 days or less.

(c) A hearing on an experimental service change in effect for more than 180 days may be held before or while the experimental service change is in effect and satisfies the requirement for a public hearing if the hearing notice required by Section 370.354 states that the change may become permanent at the end of the effective period. If a hearing is not held before or while the experimental service change is in effect, the service that existed before the change must be reinstituted at the end of the 180th day after the change became effective and a public hearing must be held in accordance with Section 370.352 before the experimental service change may be continued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0211
§ 9305.0211. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.1037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.1037
§ 2254.1037.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2254.1037. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: CONTRACT AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. A contingent fee contract approved under Section 2254.1036 is public information under Chapter 552 and may not be withheld from a requestor under Section 552.103 or any other exception from required disclosure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.01992 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.01992
§ 42.01992. FINDING REGARDING USE OF METAL OR BODY ARMOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In the trial of an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, punishable as a felony of the third degree or any higher category of offense, other than a felony of the first degree, the judge shall make an affirmative finding of fact and enter the affirmative finding in the judgment in the case if at the guilt or innocence phase of the trial, the judge or the jury, whichever is the trier of fact, determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant used metal or body armor, as defined by Section 46.041, Penal Code, during the commission of the offense.

(b) The judge shall not make an affirmative finding under this article if the defendant is:

(1) a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001;

(2) a member of the state military forces or the armed forces of the United States; or

(3) a security officer as defined by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code.
Tex. Water Code § 17.176 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.176
§ 17.176. INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, bonds and securities purchased by the board on or after September 1, 1977, with money derived from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter shall bear interest at the lending rate. The bonds shall bear coupons evidencing interest at a rate or combination of rates that will approximate the lending rate as nearly as the board deems practicable. The lending rate shall be affected by the payment of premiums or the deduction of discounts as necessary.

(b) Bonds and securities purchased by the board pursuant to applications for financial assistance approved by the board prior to September 1, 1977, shall bear interest at the rate prescribed by Subsection (a) of this section prior to this amendment. Outstanding prior lien bonds purchased by the board under Section 17.173 of this code need not bear the interest rate provided in Subsection (a) of this section, but the board may pay such price or prices for outstanding prior lien bonds which in its discretion will accomplish the objective of that section.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.210 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.210
§ 156.210. CONDITIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a conditional license. The finance commission by rule shall adopt reasonable terms and conditions for a conditional license.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0107
§ 549.0107. LIMITATIONS ON AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT PROGRAM BENEFITS INSTEAD OF SUPPLEMENTAL REBATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission agreement to accept a program benefit described by Section 549.0106:

(1) may not prohibit the commission from entering into a similar agreement with another entity that relates to a different drug class;

(2) must be limited to a period the commission expressly determines; and

(3) subject to Subsection (b), may cover only a product that has received United States Food and Drug Administration approval as of the date the commission enters into the agreement.

(b) A new product the United States Food and Drug Administration approves after the commission enters into the agreement may be incorporated into the agreement only under an amendment to the agreement.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.114 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.114
§ 274.114. SUBSIDIARY TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of qualifying as successor fiduciary under a document creating a fiduciary account or a statute of this state relating to fiduciary accounts, a subsidiary trust company:

(1) is considered to have capital and surplus in an amount equal to the total of its capital and surplus and the capital and surplus of the bank holding company that owns the company; and

(2) is treated as a national bank unless it:

(A) is not a national bank under federal law; and

(B) has not entered into a substitution agreement with an affiliated bank of the company that is a national bank under federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.106
§ 3817.106. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY BY GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If territory in the City of Houston's limit or extraterritorial jurisdiction is included in the district, the city's governing body may remove that territory from the district if the district does not have any bonded indebtedness.

(b) To remove the territory, the governing body of the City of Houston must notify the board secretary in writing that the territory is excluded from the district's territory.

(c) If a municipality annexes territory that is in its extraterritorial jurisdiction and included in the district, the governing body of the municipality shall notify the board secretary in writing that the annexed territory is excluded from the district's territory.