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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.0104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.0104
§ 75.0104. CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in cultivated oyster mariculture without first having acquired a cultivated oyster mariculture permit.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted under this section may establish requirements for:

(1) permit applications and application fees;

(2) criteria for the approval, transfer, revocation, and suspension of permits; and

(3) procedures for hearings related to a permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.002
§ 3929.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 2 is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.197 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.197
§ 441.197. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may adopt and enforce fees in addition to taxes to provide the district revenue to operate the district and secure district bonds.

(b) A district may file a suit to recover an unpaid fee under this section. The suit must be filed in a county in which the district is located.

(c) Except as provided by Section 365.040, a fee may not be imposed on or collected for travel on a road constructed, acquired, or improved by the district.

(d) A road facility may not be encumbered by a district fee.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.041 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.041
§ 144.041. MARKS AND BRANDS TO BE RECORDED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person who owns cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall record that person's earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, and other generally accepted identification methods with the county clerk of the county in which the animals are located.

(b) A person who owns a horse shall record an identification mark authorized by Section 144.001(b) with the county clerk of the county in which the animal is located.

(c) The county clerk shall make and keep an electronic record of the marks and brands of each person who applies to the clerk for recording of a mark or brand.

(d) A person may record that person's marks and brands in as many counties as necessary.

(e) A person may record any mark or brand that the person desires to use if no other person has recorded the mark or brand, without regard to whether that person has previously recorded a mark or brand.

(f) Not later than the 30th day after the date a county clerk receives a record relating to cattle or horses under this section, the clerk shall deliver an electronic copy of the record to the Texas Animal Health Commission as described by Section 144.102(d).

(g) The recording of marks and brands at a point of sale for use by an association authorized to inspect livestock under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a does not serve as a record under this chapter. An association authorized to inspect livestock under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a has no duty to verify ownership at a point of sale.

(h) A county clerk shall accept electronic filing or rerecording of an earmark, brand, tattoo, electronic device, or other type of mark for which a recording is required under this chapter or other law.

(i) A person required to record an earmark, brand, tattoo, electronic device, or other type of mark may authorize an agent to record the mark under this section. The authorization must be in writing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.504 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.504
§ 884.504. DIRECT REINSURANCE OF CERTAIN POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A reinsurance agreement authorized by Section 884.502 for the direct reinsurance of life insurance policies or a combination of life and accident or health insurance policies must contain provisions that comply with this section.

(b) If the legal reserve life insurance company is the reinsurer and issues an assumption certificate providing whole life coverage for the life benefit, the policyholder is not entitled to receive the policyholder's individual reserve in cash by surrendering the assumption certificate.

(c) If the reserves and premium under the stipulated premium policy are inadequate to provide whole life coverage under the legal reserve assumption certificate and a term coverage assumption is made available, each affected policyholder must be allowed to select:

(1) payment in cash of the amount of the individual reserve, reduced by the deficiency reserve, if any, to the policyholder on surrender of the policy;

(2) an assumption certificate of another stipulated premium company engaging in the business of insurance under this chapter; or

(3) the legal reserve life insurance company's assumption certificate for term coverage that is renewable for the life of the insured without evidence of insurability and the rate for which is based on the legal reserve table selected by the assuming company at the attained age of the insured on the date of the renewal increased by an appropriate expense factor.

(d) To exercise the option described by Subsection (c)(1) the policyholder must request that option not later than the 60th day after the date that the notice of the options available to the policyholder is mailed. A policyholder is entitled to exercise the option under Subsection (c)(2) or (3) not later than the 60th day after the date the assumption certificate of the legal reserve life insurance company is mailed to the policyholder.

(e) If the legal reserve life insurance company makes term coverage available, the company shall use each policyholder's individual reserve, less the amount of the deficiency, if any, as:

(1) a reserve credit to permit the legal reserve assumption certificate to be backdated to the earliest date the reserve credit allows; or

(2) an annuity to reduce the required premium during the initial period of the term coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0103
§ 7919A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 92.331 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.331
§ 92.331. RETALIATION BY LANDLORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord may not retaliate against a tenant by taking an action described by Subsection (b) because the tenant:

(1) in good faith exercises or attempts to exercise against a landlord a right or remedy granted to the tenant by lease, municipal ordinance, or federal or state statute;

(2) gives a landlord a notice to repair or exercise a remedy under this chapter;

(3) complains to a governmental entity responsible for enforcing building or housing codes, a public utility, or a civic or nonprofit agency, and the tenant:

(A) claims a building or housing code violation or utility problem; and

(B) believes in good faith that the complaint is valid and that the violation or problem occurred; or

(4) establishes, attempts to establish, or participates in a tenant organization.

(b) A landlord may not, within six months after the date of the tenant's action under Subsection (a), retaliate against the tenant by:

(1) filing an eviction proceeding, except for the grounds stated by Section 92.332;

(2) depriving the tenant of the use of the premises, except for reasons authorized by law;

(3) decreasing services to the tenant;

(4) increasing the tenant's rent or terminating the tenant's lease; or

(5) engaging, in bad faith, in a course of conduct that materially interferes with the tenant's rights under the tenant's lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.261
§ 8101.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the authority.

(b) The receiver, without consent of or hindrance by the board, may:

(1) collect and receive all authority income;

(2) employ and discharge authority agents and employees;

(3) take charge of money on hand; and

(4) manage the affairs of the authority.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of services of the authority's facilities or to renew those contracts with the approval of the appointing court.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.

(e) The resolution that authorizes the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing their payment may:

(1) specify the minimum percentage of outstanding bonds that must be held by the bondholders seeking the appointment of a receiver; or

(2) otherwise qualify the right of bondholders to institute litigation that might affect the authority's property, including money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.107
§ 2001.107. TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the organization is a member of a unit that designates a unit manager under Section 2001.437, the bingo chairperson for a licensed authorized organization shall complete the training required by commission rule. For a unit operating under Subchapter I-1, the unit manager shall complete the training if the unit designates a unit manager under Section 2001.437.

(b) A training program approved by the commission must include training related to:

(1) conducting bingo;

(2) administering and operating bingo; and

(3) promoting bingo.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish:

(1) the content of the training course;

(2) information concerning training to be reported to the commission; and

(3) other training program requirements that the commission determines to be necessary to promote the fair conduct of bingo and compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.0012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.0012
§ 2161.0012. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b) are met.

(b) The comptroller shall follow the procedures prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, when adopting a new rule or a change to an existing rule that relates to historically underutilized businesses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.094
§ 242.094. INVOLUNTARY APPOINTMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may request the attorney general to bring an action in the name and on behalf of the state for the appointment of a trustee to operate a home if:

(1) the home is operating without a license;

(2) the department has suspended or revoked the home's license;

(3) license suspension or revocation procedures against the home are pending and the department determines that an imminent threat to the health and safety of the residents exists;

(4) the department determines that an emergency exists that presents an immediate threat to the health and safety of the residents; or

(5) the home is closing and arrangements for relocation of the residents to other licensed institutions have not been made before closure.

(b) A trustee appointed under Subsection (a)(5) may only ensure an orderly and safe relocation of the home's residents as quickly as possible.

(c) After a hearing, a court shall appoint a trustee to take charge of a home if the court finds that involuntary appointment of a trustee is necessary.

(d) If possible, the court shall appoint as trustee an individual whose background includes institutional medical administration.

(e) Venue for actions brought under this section shall be in Travis County.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 , Sec. 3.1639(59), eff. April 2, 2015.

(f) A court having jurisdiction of a judicial review of the matter may not order arbitration, whether on motion of any party or on the court's own motion, to resolve the legal issues of a dispute involving the:

(1) appointment of a trustee under this section; or

(2) conduct with respect to which the appointment of trustee is sought.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.155
§ 2154.155. PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS OPERATOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must be a licensed pyrotechnic special effects operator if the person assembles, conducts, and supervises proximate displays using Fireworks 1.3G or Fireworks 1.4G as defined in NFPA 1126 Standard of the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience.

(b) The commissioner shall set and collect an annual pyrotechnic special effects operator's license fee in an amount not to exceed $100.

(c) To qualify for a pyrotechnic special effects operator's license, a person must take and pass an examination, if required, conducted by the commissioner through the state fire marshal's office.

(d) Unless the examination is administered by a testing service, a person shall be charged a nonrefundable initial examination fee in an amount not to exceed $50. Unless the reexamination is administered by a testing service, a person shall be charged a nonrefundable fee in an amount not to exceed $20 for each reexamination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.151
§ 8376.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8376.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 71.102 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.102
§ 71.102. CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition is filed under this subchapter, the district clerk shall issue citation as in other civil suits to:

(1) each defendant alleged by the petition to possess or claim the property that is the subject of the petition;

(2) any person required by this chapter to be cited; and

(3) persons interested in the estate, including lienholders of record.

(b) The citation required by Subdivision (3) of Subsection (a) must be published as required for other civil suits and must:

(1) briefly state the contents of the petition; and

(2) request all persons interested in the estate to appear and answer at the next term of the court.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.256 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.256
§ 21.256. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

A civil action may not be brought under this subchapter later than the second anniversary of the date the complaint relating to the action is filed.
Tex. Election Code § 16.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.033
§ 16.033. CANCELLATION FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION BY REGISTRAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar may use any lawful means to investigate whether a registered voter is currently eligible for registration in the county. This section does not authorize an investigation of eligibility that is based solely on residence.

(b) If the registrar has reason to believe that a voter is no longer eligible for registration, the registrar shall deliver written notice to the voter indicating that the voter's registration status is being investigated by the registrar. The notice shall be delivered by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's registration application and to any new address of the voter known to the registrar. If the secretary of state has adopted or recommended a form for a written notice under this section, the registrar must use that form.

(c) The notice must include:

(1) a request for information relevant to determining the voter's eligibility for registration; and

(2) a warning that the voter's registration is subject to cancellation if the registrar does not receive an appropriate reply on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the registrar shall cancel a voter's registration if:

(1) after considering the voter's reply, the registrar determines that the voter is not eligible for registration;

(2) no reply is received from the voter on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed to the voter under Subsection (b); or

(3) each notice mailed under Subsection (b) is returned undelivered to the registrar with no forwarding information available.

(e) A voter's registration may not be canceled under Subsection (d) if the voter's name appears on the suspense list unless the notice mailed to the voter indicated that the registrar had reason to believe that the voter is not eligible for registration because of a ground other than a ground based on residence.

(f) The registrar shall retain a copy of the notice mailed to a voter under this section on file with the voter's registration application. If the voter's reply to the notice is in writing, the registrar shall also retain the reply on file with the application. If the reply is oral, the registrar shall prepare a memorandum of the reply, indicating the substance and date of the reply, and shall retain the memorandum on file with the application.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.001
§ 455.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(1-a) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(3) "Instructor" means a person who instructs a student in any section of the course of instruction required for a massage therapist license.

(4) "Internship program" means a program supervised by a massage therapy instructor in which a student provides massage therapy to the public.

(5) "Massage establishment" means a place of business that advertises or offers massage therapy or other massage services. The term includes a place of business that advertises or offers any service described by a derivation of the terms "massage therapy" or "other massage services."

(6) "Massage school" means an entity that:

(A) teaches at a minimum the course of instruction required for a massage therapist license; and

(B) has at least two instructors.

(7) "Massage therapist" means a person who practices or administers massage therapy or other massage services to a client for compensation. The term includes a licensed massage therapist, therapeutic massage practitioner, massage technician, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist, body massager, body rubber, or any derivation of those titles.

(8) "Massage therapy" means the manipulation of soft tissue by hand or through a mechanical or electrical apparatus for the purpose of body massage and includes effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (percussion), compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, and Swedish gymnastics. The terms "massage," "therapeutic massage," "massage technology," "myotherapy," "body massage," "body rub," or any derivation of those terms are synonyms for "massage therapy."

(9) "Massage therapy instructor" means a licensed massage therapist who provides to one or more students instruction approved by the department in massage therapy.

(10) "Sexually oriented business" has the meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code, unless another meaning applies under local law.

(11) "Other massage services" include any services offered or performed for compensation at a massage establishment that involve physical contact with a client, and may include the use of oil, lubricant, salt glow, a heat lamp, a hot and cold pack, or a tub, shower, jacuzzi, sauna, steam, or cabinet bath.

(12) "Advisory board" means the Massage Therapy Advisory Board.

(13) "Peace officer" means a person who is a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0503
§ 7924A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.707 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.707
§ 1701.707. NOT PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

The administration by a peace officer of an epinephrine delivery system to a person in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter or commission rules does not constitute the unlawful practice of any health care profession.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.101 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.101
§ 114.101. AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE CARGO MANIFESTS.
Status: in_force

The commission, its designated agents or employees, or a peace officer may examine a cargo manifest, whether it is on an oil tanker vehicle or in the records of the transporter, under circumstances where the examination is a lawful attempt to determine whether this chapter is being violated.