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Tex. Government Code § 411.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.308
§ 411.308. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 411.304(b), the Texas Department of Transportation is not required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs in a statewide alert system created under this subchapter if that department receives notice from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of the signs would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.007
§ 3919.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 54.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 54 / Section 54.12
§ 54.12. PENALTY FOR SHIPPING WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Status: in_force

Any person who does not hold an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit who sells and ships alcohol from outside of Texas to an ultimate consumer in Texas commits on first offense a Class B misdemeanor, on second offense a Class A misdemeanor, and on third offense a state jail felony.
Tex. Education Code § 30.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.057
§ 30.057. ADMISSION TO TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas School for the Deaf shall provide services in accordance with Section 30.051 to any eligible student with a disability for whom the school is an appropriate placement if the student has been referred for admission:

(1) by the school district in which the student resides under the student's individualized education program;

(2) by the student's parent or legal guardian, or a person with legal authority to act in place of the parent or legal guardian, or the student, if the student is age 18 or older, at any time during the school year, if the referring person chooses the school as the appropriate placement for the student rather than the placement in the student's local or regional program recommended under the student's individualized education program; or

(3) by the student's parent or legal guardian through the student's admission, review, and dismissal or individualized family service plan committee, as an initial referral to special education for students who are three years of age or younger.

(b) The commissioner, with the advice of the school's governing board, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules adopted by the commissioner may address the respective responsibilities of a student's parent or legal guardian or a person with legal authority to act in place of the parent or legal guardian, or the student, if age 18 or older, the school district in which the student resides, and the school.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.002
§ 303.002. PURPOSE; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the creation and use of public facility corporations with the broadest possible powers to finance or to provide for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, equipping, furnishing, and placement in service of public facilities in an orderly, planned manner and at the lowest possible borrowing costs.

(b) The legislature intends that a corporation created under this chapter be a public corporation, constituted authority, and instrumentality authorized to issue bonds on behalf of its sponsor for the purposes of Section 103, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 103). This chapter and the rules and rulings issued under this chapter shall be construed according to this intent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.002
§ 8464.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 221.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 221 / Section 221.001
§ 221.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to an insurer, organization, or concern that receives gross premiums subject to taxation under Section 221.002, including a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange that elects to be subject to taxation under this chapter in accordance with Section 224.003 and a Lloyd's plan.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a fraternal benefit society, including a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(4) a mutual assessment association, company, or corporation regulated under Chapter 887;

(5) a purely cooperative or mutual fire insurance company carried on by its members solely for the protection of their own property and not for profit, except as provided by Section 221.002(b)(13);

(6) a farm mutual insurance company operating under Chapter 911, unless the company is acting as a fronting insurer;

(7) the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; or

(8) the Texas FAIR Plan Association.

(c) In this section, "fronting insurer" means a farm mutual insurance company:

(1) issuing an insurance policy that is the result of:

(A) marketing by an insurer not affiliated with the farm mutual insurance company;

(B) an application submitted by a consumer to an insurer not affiliated with the farm mutual insurance company; or

(C) an agreement with an insurer that is not a farm mutual insurance company solely for the purpose of being regulated under Chapter 911; or

(2) that cedes 85 percent or more of the farm mutual insurance company's direct written premium to one or more nonaffiliated reinsurers.
Tex. Property Code § 74.709 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.709
§ 74.709. SUIT TO COMPEL DELIVERY OF PROPERTY AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the comptroller, the attorney general shall bring an action in district court, in the name of the state, to compel a person to:

(1) permit examination of records in accordance with this chapter;

(2) deliver property; or

(3) file a property report.

(b) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in Travis County.

(c) The fact that a suit seeks enforcement of this section from more than one holder is not grounds for an objection concerning misjoinder of parties or causes of action.

(d) When introduced into evidence, the verified property report, unless rebutted, is sufficient evidence that the property is abandoned and subject to delivery under this chapter and for entry of a judgment transferring custody of the property to the comptroller.

(e) The attorney general, on behalf of the comptroller, may recover reasonable attorney's fees from the holder in addition to recovery of any unclaimed property accrued or a penalty or interest due.

(f) In addition to a penalty or interest assessed on delinquent property, a holder who fails to pay or deliver property or who fails to file a property report within the time prescribed by this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each day of violation.
Tex. Property Code § 240.054 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.054
§ 240.054. DISCLAIMER OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT OR OTHER POWER NOT HELD IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary capacity, this section applies.

(b) If the holder:

(1) has not exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable; or

(2) has exercised the power and the disclaimer is of a power other than a presently exercisable general power of appointment, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the last exercise of the power.

(c) The instrument creating the power is construed as if the power had expired when the disclaimer became effective.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.154
§ 1061.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.209 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.209
§ 172.209. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may contract with a county or other political subdivision of this state for the district to provide rail transportation services to an area outside the district on terms to which the parties agree.
Tex. Education Code § 29.917 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.917
§ 29.917. HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner may award grants to organizations that provide volunteers to teach classroom or after-school programs to enhance:

(1) college readiness;

(2) workforce readiness;

(3) dropout prevention; or

(4) personal financial literacy.

(b) To implement or administer a program under this section, the commissioner may accept gifts, grants, and donations from public or private entities.

(c) The commissioner may conduct a study of the programs under this section to determine the success of the programs in preparing students for higher education and participation in the workforce.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.306
§ 1031.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The dissolution of the district and the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person may not contravene a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the district's outstanding bonds. The dissolution and sale or transfer does not diminish or impair the rights of a holder of an outstanding bond, warrant, or other obligation of the district.

(b) The sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities must satisfy the debt and bond obligations of the district in a manner that protects the interests of the residents of the district, including the residents' collective property rights in the district's assets.

(c) The district may not transfer or dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless:

(1) the transfer is made to another governmental entity that serves the district; and

(2) the transferred assets are to be used for the benefit of the district's residents.

(d) A grant from federal funds is an obligation to be repaid in satisfaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.004
§ 9059.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 324, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subsection (b) or its predecessor statute, Section 1, Chapter 324, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(3) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(4) other law.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Cameron County shall redefine the boundaries of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 324, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, to correct any error or omission in those boundaries.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.3835 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.3835
§ 1702.3835. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who performs or offers to perform an activity regulated under this chapter, but who is not licensed or otherwise authorized under this chapter to perform the activity, commits a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A public or private right or remedy under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, may be used to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.013
§ 683.013. STORAGE FEES.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency or the agent of a law enforcement agency that takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is entitled to reasonable storage fees:

(1) for not more than 10 days, beginning on the day the item is taken into custody and ending on the day the required notice is mailed; and

(2) beginning on the day after the day the agency mails notice and ending on the day accrued charges are paid and the vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is removed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.401 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.401
§ 122.401. PENALTY SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall adopt a schedule of sanctions and penalties for violations of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter that does not conflict with 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p(e).

(b) A penalty collected under this chapter other than a civil penalty collected under Subchapter H must be deposited in the state hemp production account under Section 122.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0501
§ 4026.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.213
§ 3881.213. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.064
§ 325.064. AMENDING BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the board may amend the budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.057
§ 1078.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.652 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.652
§ 301.652. IMPOSITION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a corrective action on a person licensed or regulated under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter. The corrective action:

(1) may be a fine, remedial education, or any combination of a fine or remedial education;

(2) is not a disciplinary action under Subchapter J; and

(3) is subject to disclosure only to the extent a complaint is subject to disclosure under Section 301.466.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt guidelines for the types of violations for which a corrective action may be imposed.
Tex. Water Code § 35.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.020
§ 35.020. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROCESS.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the state to encourage public participation in the groundwater management process in areas within a groundwater management area not represented by a groundwater conservation district.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.003
§ 54A.003. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state and one of the counties the person will serve;

(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least five years;

(3) not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor on address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature's abolition of the judge's court; and

(4) not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided by Section 33.022 and before final disposition of the proceedings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.046 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.046
§ 221.046. MITIGATION BANK FINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) A mitigation project participant may issue a bond, note, or other obligation to acquire land for, to pay any part of the cost of, or to acquire, construct, improve, operate, or maintain a wetland mitigation bank.

(b) The subdivision may issue a bond, note, or obligation:

(1) in one or more series; and

(2) payable from and secured by:

(A) a tax;

(B) an assessment;

(C) an impact fee;

(D) revenue;

(E) a grant or gift;

(F) a lease or contract; or

(G) a combination of resources listed in Paragraphs (A)-(F).

(c) In this section, "mitigation project participant" means an eligible political subdivision that seeks to:

(1) implement a project the unavoidable result of which would adversely affect wetland; and

(2) compensate for the loss of wetland acreage or wetland habitat value through participation in a mitigation bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.052
§ 3953.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "city stakeholder" means:

(1) a person who owns property in the city;

(2) an owner of stock or of a partnership interest or membership interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporation, corporate partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city;

(3) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city; or

(4) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

(b) The governing body of the city shall appoint to serve as voting directors the appropriate number of qualified persons. In appointing voting directors, the governing body shall ensure that the resulting board has city stakeholders serving in at least two-thirds of the voting director positions.

(c) In determining persons to serve as voting directors, the governing body shall consider for appointment:

(1) persons recommended by the board; and

(2) a number of persons recommended by any city stakeholder who makes a recommendation and who owns at least seven acres of land inside the district's boundaries, except that the number of persons recommended for consideration by the city stakeholder may not exceed a total of one person for the first seven acres of land the city stakeholder owns and not more than one additional person for each additional 15 acres the city stakeholder owns.

(d) The governing body is not bound by the recommendations of the board or a city stakeholder and may appoint as a voting director any qualified person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8053.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8053 / Section 8053.0106
§ 8053.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.252
§ 1032.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 316.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 316 / Section 316.001
§ 316.001. AUTHORITY TO SET AND COLLECT FEES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 316.002, the commissioners court of a county may set and collect fees:

(1) for the use of county recreational facilities, including facilities constructed or installed in a county park;

(2) for the use of recreational services provided by the county;

(3) for the rental or sale of recreational supplies by the county in conjunction with the provision of county recreational facilities or services; or

(4) for admission to a county park, if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.012
§ 161.012. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 161.011. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than two years, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly gives evidence obtained in violation of Section 161.011 to the federal government or to an instrumentality of the federal government. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine of not more than $500, or both.
Tex. Government Code § 41.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.311
§ 41.311. PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

An attorney serving on the unit has the same authority to represent this state in the prosecution of a criminal offense committed by a person civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, including an offense under Section 841.085, Health and Safety Code, as is conferred on a prosecuting attorney of a court with jurisdiction of the offense.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.29 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.29
§ 42.29. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner who prevails in an appeal to the court under Section 42.25 or 42.26, in an appeal to the court of a determination of an appraisal review board on a motion filed under Section 25.25, or in an appeal to the court of a determination of an appraisal review board of a protest of the denial in whole or in part of an exemption under Section 11.17, 11.22, 11.23, 11.231, or 11.24 may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. The amount of the award may not exceed the greater of:

(1) $15,000; or

(2) 20 percent of the total amount by which the property owner's tax liability is reduced as a result of the appeal.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the amount of an award of attorney's fees may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) $100,000; or

(2) the total amount by which the property owner's tax liability is reduced as a result of the appeal.