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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129B.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129B / Section 129B.002
§ 129B.002. PUBLICATION AND CREATION OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material on an Internet website, including a social media platform, more than one-third of which is sexual material harmful to minors, shall use reasonable age verification methods as described by Section 129B.003 to verify that an individual attempting to access the material is 18 years of age or older.

(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a commercial entity that operates an Internet website with a publicly accessible tool for creating artificial sexual material harmful to minors or otherwise makes publicly available an application for creating sexual material harmful to minors shall use reasonable age verification methods as described by Section 129B.003 to verify an individual attempting to access the tool is 18 years of age or older.

(a-2) Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a commercial entity that:

(1) includes a prohibition against the generation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors in the entity's terms and conditions or use policies that must be acknowledged before a user is granted access; and

(2) takes affirmative steps to limit the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors through technological tools such as training an application or software creating artificial images to identify likely sexual material, providing effective reporting tools, filtering likely sexual material, filtering sexually explicit content generated by artificial intelligence before the material is shown to users, or filtering sexually explicit images from the entity's artificial intelligence dataset before the dataset is used to train the artificial intelligence.

(b) A commercial entity that performs the age verification required by Subsection (a) or (a-1) or a third party that performs the age verification required by Subsection (a) or (a-1) may not retain any identifying information of the individual.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0063 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0063
§ 302.0063. CHILD-CARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program" means the professional development scholarship program established under this section.

(b) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commission shall establish and administer a professional development scholarship program for current and prospective child-care workers.

(c) A scholarship under the program may be used to pay an individual's costs related to:

(1) earning:

(A) a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; or

(B) an associate's degree or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or another related field from a public or private institution of higher education; and

(2) participation in a registered child-care apprenticeship program.

(d) The program may be used to pay for other ancillary costs for child-care workers who are enrolled in an educational program or apprenticeship program described by Subsection (c), including:

(1) books and supplies;

(2) release time or stipends to attend classes;

(3) costs related to the examination for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential;

(4) travel to attend classes or attend a hands-on practicum training; and

(5) stipends for mentors or master teachers who provide hands-on training at a child-care program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8027.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8027 / Section 8027.0301
§ 8027.0301. 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. Health and Safety Code § 181.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.205
§ 181.205. MITIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action or proceeding to impose an administrative penalty or assess a civil penalty for actions related to the disclosure of individually identifiable health information, a covered entity may introduce, as mitigating evidence, evidence of the entity's good faith efforts to comply with:

(1) state law related to the privacy of individually identifiable health information; or

(2) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards.

(b) In determining the amount of a penalty imposed under other law in accordance with Section 181.202, a court or state agency shall consider the following factors:

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

(2) the covered entity's compliance history;

(3) whether the violation poses a significant risk of financial, reputational, or other harm to an individual whose protected health information is involved in the violation;

(4) whether the covered entity was certified at the time of the violation as described by Section 182.108;

(5) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; and

(6) the covered entity's efforts to correct the violation.

(c) On receipt of evidence under Subsections (a) and (b), a court or state agency shall consider the evidence and mitigate imposition of an administrative penalty or assessment of a civil penalty accordingly.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.316 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.316
§ 204.316. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the physician assistant board may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under Section 204.351.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this chapter. The physician assistant board may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.455 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.455
§ 1201.455. WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person may not sell or exchange a used manufactured home to a consumer for use as a dwelling without providing:

(1) a written disclosure, on a form not to exceed two pages prescribed by the department, describing the condition of the home and of any appliances that are included in the home; and

(2) a written warranty that the home is and will remain habitable until the 60th day after the later of the installation date or the date of the purchase agreement.

(b) Unless, not later than the 65th day after the later of the installation date or the date of the sale or exchange, the consumer notifies the seller in writing of a defect that makes the home not habitable, any obligation or liability of the seller under this subchapter is terminated. The warranty must conspicuously disclose that notice requirement to the consumer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.252
§ 1020.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1020.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the tax rate approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.456 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.456
§ 126.456. NOTICE TO COMMISSIONER OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO LIQUIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board's presiding officer or president and the secretary shall notify the commissioner of the intention to liquidate not later than the fifth day after the affirmative vote to dissolve and liquidate.

(b) The person notifying the commissioner must include a list of the names and addresses of the credit union's officers and directors with the notice.
Tex. Government Code § 24.523 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.523
§ 24.523.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.523. 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.205
§ 3882.205. 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 in all or any part of the district.

(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. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.204 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.204
§ 2A.204. FORMATION IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease contract.

(b) An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although the moment of its making is undetermined.

(c) Although one or more terms are left open, a lease contract does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a lease contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8001.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8001 / Section 8001.052
§ 8001.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.351
§ 1301.351. LICENSE, ENDORSEMENT, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, other than a responsible master plumber, may not engage in plumbing unless:

(1) the person holds the proper license, registration, or endorsement required by this chapter; and

(2) the person's work is supervised and controlled by a person licensed under this chapter.

(a-1) A person may not act as a responsible master plumber unless the person holds the appropriate license and meets the requirements for a responsible master plumber under this chapter.

(a-2) A person that advertises or otherwise offers to perform or provide plumbing must secure the services of a responsible master plumber.

(b) A person may not serve as a plumbing inspector unless the person is licensed under this chapter as a plumbing inspector.

(c) A license holder who is supervising and controlling under Subsection (a)(2) the work of a person engaged in the business of plumbing in the construction of a new one-family or two-family dwelling in an unincorporated area of the state must have training and management responsibility for, and shall review and inspect, the person's work. The license holder is not required to provide continuous or uninterrupted on-the-job oversight of the person's work.

(d) A person who holds a license or registration issued under this chapter shall carry the license or registration on his or her person while engaged in plumbing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.101
§ 2052.101. PROMOTER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as a promoter unless the person holds the appropriate license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.026
§ 264.026. RATES FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), through charging sufficient rates for services provided by a hospital and through its other revenue sources, the board shall produce revenue sufficient to:

(1) pay the expenses of owning, operating, and maintaining the hospital;

(2) pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due;

(3) create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due; and

(4) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.

(b) If the hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 223 or is leased, the board shall require the nonprofit corporation or the lessee to charge rates for services provided by the hospital that are sufficient, with the nonprofit corporation's or lessee's other sources of revenue, to:

(1) pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the hospital; and

(2) make payments or pay rentals to the authority that are sufficient, with the authority's other pledged sources of estimated revenue, to:

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

(B) create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due; and

(C) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.303
§ 59.303. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE NOT OWNERS OR OPERATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not an owner or operator solely because the person's primary function is to provide for the exchange, transfer, or dissemination of electronic fund transfer data.

(b) A person whose primary function is to provide for the exchange, transfer, or dissemination of electronic fund transfer data and who is not an owner or operator is not liable to a customer or user of an unmanned teller machine for a claim arising out of or in connection with a use or attempted use of the machine.
Tex. Government Code § 556.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 556 / Section 556.007
§ 556.007. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

A state employee who causes an employee to be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against for providing information under Section 556.006(b) or who violates Section 556.004(c) or (d) is subject to immediate termination of employment.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.102
§ 601.102. CONSUMER'S RETENTION OF GOODS OR TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Until a merchant has complied with this chapter, a consumer with possession of goods or the right or title to real property delivered by the merchant:

(1) may retain possession of the goods or the right or title to the real property; and

(2) has a lien on the goods or real property to the extent of any recovery to which the consumer is entitled.
Tex. Water Code § 5.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.053
§ 5.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized by the commission;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving money from the commission;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the commission; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) In addition to the eligibility requirements in Subsection (a) of this section, persons who are appointed to serve on the commission for terms which expire after August 31, 2001, must comply at the time of their appointment with the eligibility requirements established under 33 U.S.C. Sections 1251-1387, as amended.

(c) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to an employee of a political subdivision of this state. If the United States Environmental Protection Agency determines that there will be a negative impact on the State of Texas' National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems delegation, this subsection does not apply.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 109 / Section 109.003
§ 109.003. DUTY TO PUBLISH COMPLETE AND ACCURATE CRIMINAL RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A business entity must ensure that criminal record information the entity publishes is complete and accurate.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, criminal record information published by a business entity is considered:

(1) complete if the information reflects the notations of arrest and the filing and disposition of criminal charges, as applicable; and

(2) accurate if the information:

(A) reflects the most recent information received by the entity from the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section 411.0851(b)(1)(B), Government Code; or

(B) was obtained by the entity from a law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency, including the Department of Public Safety, or any other governmental agency or entity within the 60-day period preceding the date of publication.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.010
§ 130A.010. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by other law, an affiliated nonprofit organization described by Section 61.051(b) may solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations of personal property from any public or private source to implement or administer this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.062
§ 2257.062. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may revoke a depository's designation as a state depository for one year if, after notice and a hearing, the comptroller makes a written finding that the depository, while acting as either a depository or a custodian:

(1) did not maintain reasonable compliance with this chapter; and

(2) failed to remedy a violation of this chapter within a reasonable time after receiving written notice of the violation.

(b) The comptroller may permanently revoke a depository's designation as a state depository if the comptroller makes a written finding that the depository:

(1) has not maintained reasonable compliance with this chapter; and

(2) has acted in bad faith by not remedying a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.056 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.056
§ 112.056. ADDITIONAL PROTEST PAYMENTS BEFORE HEARING.
Status: repealed

(a) A petitioner shall pay additional taxes when due under protest after the filing of a suit authorized by this subchapter and before the trial. The petitioner may amend the original petition to include all additional taxes paid under protest before five days before the day the suit is set for a hearing or may elect to file a separate suit. No such election shall prevent the court from exercising its power to consolidate or sever suits and claims under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 25(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

(c) This section applies to additional taxes paid under protest only if a written protest is filed with the additional taxes and the protest states the same reason for contending the payment of taxes that was stated in the original protest.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.452
§ 201.452. USE OF X-RAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may require evidence of proper training and safety in the use of analytical and diagnostic x-ray in conformity with:

(1) Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) rules of the Texas Radiation Control Agency and the Texas Department of Health.

(b) This section does not modify or amend:

(1) Section 201.002 by enlarging the scope of the practice of chiropractic or the acts that a chiropractor is authorized to perform; or

(2) Chapter 151.

(c) The board shall implement any federal and state requirements relating to radiologic training of the employees of a chiropractor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.105
§ 7991.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.004
§ 3879.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.043 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.043
§ 221.043. COUNTY APPROVAL OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

An eligible political subdivision may not institute a wetland regulation program unless the commissioners court of each county in which the eligible political subdivision lies approves the program after conducting a public hearing.