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Tex. Government Code § 2101.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.041
§ 2101.041. STATE AGENCY REPORTING OF CONTRACTING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller by rule shall determine the contracting information that state agencies must report or provide using the centralized accounting and payroll system, or any successor system used to implement the enterprise resource planning component of the uniform statewide accounting project, developed under Sections 2101.035 and 2101.036.

(b) In making the determination required by this section, the comptroller shall consider requiring a state agency to report or provide:

(1) a brief summary of each contract that is quickly and easily searchable, including the contract's purpose, timeline, and deliverables;

(2) contract planning and solicitation documents;

(3) the criteria used to determine the vendor awarded the contract;

(4) if the contract was awarded based on best value to the state:

(A) a list of the factors considered in determining best value with the weight given each factor; and

(B) a statement regarding how the vendor awarded the contract provides the best value to the state in relation to other vendors who bid or otherwise responded to the contract solicitation;

(5) any statements of work and work orders prepared for or under the contract;

(6) the proposed budget for the contract;

(7) any conflict of interest documents signed by state agency purchasing personnel participating in the planning, soliciting, or monitoring of the contract;

(8) criteria used or to be used by the state agency in monitoring the contract and vendor performance under the contract;

(9) a justification for each change order, contract amendment, contract renewal or extension, or other proposed action that would result in an increase in the monetary value of a contract with an initial value exceeding $10 million; and

(10) additional supporting documentation and justification for a change order, contract amendment, contract renewal or extension, or other proposed action of a contract described by Subdivision (9) that would result in an increase in the contract's monetary value by more than 20 percent.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.087 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.087
§ 204.087. OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally defeats, evades, or circumvents a provision of this subchapter or if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally attempts, aids and abets an attempt, or advises another to defeat, evade, or circumvent a provision of this subchapter.

(b) An employer who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to two percent of wages as defined in Subchapter F, Chapter 201, for the year during which the violation occurred and for the three years following that year.

(c) A person, other than the employer, who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a first offense and not more than $5,000 for each subsequent offense.

(d) A civil penalty assessed under Subsection (b) or (c) shall be deposited in the special administration fund established under Section 203.201.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.4072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.4072
§ 2303.4072. ENTERPRISE PROJECT CLAIM FOR STATE BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

A person must make a claim to the comptroller for a state benefit as prescribed under this chapter and Chapter 151, Tax Code, not later than 18 months after the date on which the term of the enterprise project designation expires as provided by Section 2303.404.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 24.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 24 / Section 24.001
§ 24.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, river authority, or other governmental entity created under the authority of the state or a county or municipality.

(2) "Urban area" means the area within a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in this state used in the last preceding federal census.

(3) "Park" includes land and water parks owned or operated by the state or a political subdivision.

(4) "Open space area" means a land or water area for human use and enjoyment that is relatively free of man-made structures.

(5) "Natural area" means a site having valuable or vulnerable natural resources, ecological processes, or rare, threatened, or endangered species of vegetation or wildlife.

(6) "Parks, recreational, and open space area plan" means a comprehensive plan that includes information on and analyses of parks, recreational, and open space area objectives, needs, resources, environment, and uses, and that identifies the amounts, locations, characteristics, and potentialities of areas for adequate parks, recreational, and open space opportunities.

(7) "Federal rehabilitation and recovery grants" means matching grants made by the United States to or for political subdivisions for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, expanding, or developing existing outdoor or indoor parks, recreational, or open space areas and facilities, including improvements in park landscapes, buildings, and support facilities.

(8) "Account" means the Texas recreation and parks account.

(9) "Rural area" means any area not included in an urban area.

(10) "Cultural resource site or area" means a site or area determined by the commission to have valuable and vulnerable cultural or historical resources.

(11) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonpolitical legal entity incorporated under the laws of this state that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(12) "Underserved population" means any group of people that is:

(A) low income, inner city, or rural as determined by the last census;

(B) minority;

(C) youth, including youth at risk and youth with a physical, developmental, or intellectual disability or mental illness; or

(D) female.
Tex. Water Code § 17.189 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.189
§ 17.189. CONSIDERATIONS FOR CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If financial assistance is provided under Subchapter F, I, or K of this chapter, any treatment works to be financed under the application must consider cost-effective innovative, nonconventional methods of treatment such as rock reed, root zone, ponding, irrigation, or other methods that may have been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

(b) Before granting an application for financial assistance under Subchapter F, I, or K of this chapter that includes financing for treatment works, the board must find that any treatment works to be financed under the application will consider cost-effective innovative, nonconventional methods of treatment such as rock reed, root zone, ponding, irrigation, or other methods that may have been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.71 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.71
§ 108.71. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter governs the statutory duties, rights, and relations among licensees and permittees operating under this subchapter, including their relations with the owners and operators of public entertainment facilities. This subchapter expressly authorizes alcoholic beverage distillers, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers, except as provided by Section 108.74, to promote and sponsor events and advertise alcoholic beverage brands and products at public entertainment facilities without establishing unlawful intertier relations, including with retail permittees operating at those facilities.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.105
§ 182.105. BOARD DESIGNATION OF CERTIFIED SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

Periodically the board may vote to designate and record in its minutes the amount of certified surplus. Except to absorb losses in excess of undivided profits and uncertified surplus, certified surplus may not be reduced without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.162 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.162
§ 1105.162. DEPOSITS BY PERSONAL SURETY.
Status: in_force

Instead of executing an affidavit under Section 1105.201 or creating a lien under Section 1105.202 when required, a personal surety may deposit the surety's own cash or securities in the same manner as a guardian instead of pledging real property as security, subject to the provisions governing the deposits if made by a guardian.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2301.0031 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.0031
§ 2301.0031. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), Sections 2301.006, 2301.007(a) and (b), and 2301.008 do not apply to any line of the following kinds of insurance written under a commercial insurance policy or contract issued by an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state:

(1) surety bonds;

(2) fidelity bonds;

(3) commercial inland marine;

(4) boiler and machinery;

(5) environmental impairment or pollution liability;

(6) kidnap and ransom;

(7) political risk or expropriation;

(8) commercial excess liability or umbrella liability;

(9) directors' and officers' liability;

(10) fiduciary liability;

(11) employment practices liability;

(12) errors and omission and professional liability other than medical professional liability;

(13) media liability;

(14) product liability, product recall, or completed operations;

(15) commercial cybersecurity, including first- and third-party commercial lines coverage for losses arising out of or relating to data privacy breaches, network security, computer viruses, and similar exposures;

(16) highly protected commercial property;

(17) commercial flood insurance not provided through the National Flood Insurance Program; or

(18) any combination of only the kinds of insurance listed in this subsection or exempted under Subsection (c).

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "highly protected commercial property" is commercial property that is subject to a much lower than normal probability of loss due to low-hazard occupancy or property type, superior construction, special fire protection equipment and procedures, and management commitment to loss prevention.

(c) The commissioner by rule may exempt a commercial line of insurance or commercial risk not listed in Subsection (a) from the form filing requirements of this subchapter to promote enhanced competition or more effectively use the resources of the department that might otherwise be used to review commercial lines filings.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may temporarily impose the requirements of Sections 2301.006, 2301.007(a) and (b), and 2301.008 for a specific kind of insurance listed in Subsection (a) for a period of not longer than one year if, after notice and hearing, the commissioner issues an order that:

(1) includes a finding that a reasonable degree of competition does not exist for that specific kind of insurance; and

(2) specifies the relevant tests and test results used to determine the degree of competition for that kind of insurance.

(e) In the absence of a finding described by Subsection (d) with respect to a specific kind of insurance, a competitive market is presumed to exist for that kind of insurance.

(f) The commissioner may adopt reasonable and necessary rules to implement this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.264 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.264
§ 1002.264. REPLACEMENT OF LOST, DESTROYED, OR MUTILATED LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a new license to replace a license that has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, subject to the rules and fees adopted by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 174.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 174 / Section 174.004
§ 174.004. PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that a medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization subject to this chapter does not provide a foreign adversary access to the genetic information of residents of this state.

(b) The policy of this state is to:

(1) oppose the collection and analysis of genomic information by a foreign adversary or for use by a foreign adversary; and

(2) support sanctions the United States Department of Commerce or the United States Department of Defense imposes on a medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization engaged in the collection and analysis of genomic information for use by a foreign adversary.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.005
§ 72.005. REPORTS AND NOTICES.
Status: in_force

A report, notice, statement, or record required by this chapter shall be in English and, unless otherwise provided, shall be in writing.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.501 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.501
§ 8.501. SECURITIES ACCOUNT; ACQUISITION OF SECURITY ENTITLEMENT FROM SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) "Securities account" means an account to which a financial asset is or may be credited in accordance with an agreement under which the person maintaining the account undertakes to treat the person for whom the account is maintained as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise the financial asset.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (d) and (e), a person acquires a security entitlement if a securities intermediary:

(1) indicates by book entry that a financial asset has been credited to the person's securities account;

(2) receives a financial asset from the person or acquires a financial asset for the person and, in either case, accepts it for credit to the person's securities account; or

(3) becomes obligated under other law, regulation, or rule to credit a financial asset to the person's securities account.

(c) If a condition of Subsection (b) has been met, a person has a security entitlement even though the securities intermediary does not itself hold the financial asset.

(d) If a securities intermediary holds a financial asset for another person, and the financial asset is registered in the name of, payable to the order of, or specially indorsed to the other person and has not been indorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank, the other person is treated as holding the financial asset directly rather than as having a security entitlement with respect to the financial asset.

(e) Issuance of a security is not establishment of a security entitlement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1253.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.060
§ 1253.060. OTHER PROVISIONS; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A policy may contain any other provision relating to continuation of policy coverage during a work stoppage that the commissioner approves.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.157
§ 1066.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.334 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.334
§ 547.334. SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of the multiple-beam lighting equipment required by Section 547.333, a headlamp system that provides a single distribution of light and meets the requirements of Subsection (b) is permitted for:

(1) a farm tractor; or

(2) a motor vehicle manufactured and sold before September 4, 1948.

(b) The headlamp system specified by Subsection (a) shall:

(1) emit a light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 200 feet; and

(2) be aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the lamp projects a beam:

(A) higher than five inches below the level of the center of the lamp at a distance of 25 feet ahead; or

(B) higher than 42 inches above the ground at a distance of 75 feet ahead.
Tex. Transportation Code § 364.0001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 364 / Section 364.0001
§ 364.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in this chapter, "bridge" includes a bridge used by vehicles, pedestrians, or railroads, or a combination of vehicles, pedestrians, or railroads.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "bridge" does not include a railroad bridge in a county with a population of more than 675,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1365.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1365 / Section 1365.002
§ 1365.002. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 1201, including provisions relating to the applicability, purpose, and enforcement of that chapter, construction of policies under that chapter, rulemaking under that chapter, and definitions of terms applicable in that chapter, apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.001
§ 8216.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 65.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.101
§ 2205.101. TIME FOR CREATION OF PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the last member of the temporary board is selected, the temporary board shall meet to prepare a plan of operation for the pool.

(b) The temporary board shall complete and adopt the plan of operation not later than the 90th day after the date the last member of the temporary board is selected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0102
§ 8017A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.102
§ 8458.102. 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. Transportation Code § 201.2003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2003
§ 201.2003. NELDA LANEY SAFETY REST AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The northbound and southbound rest areas located on Interstate Highway 27 in Hale County are designated as the Nelda Laney Safety Rest Areas.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers at each rest area described by Subsection (a) indicating the designation of those rest areas as the Nelda Laney Safety Rest Areas and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect markers at appropriate locations at the rest areas.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.002
§ 6912.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.131 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.131
§ 24.131. NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

If after the Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfers a defendant or inmate to a county under Article 24.13 and before that person is returned to the department the person is released on bail or the charges on which the person was convicted and for which the person was transferred to the department are dismissed, the county shall immediately notify an officer designated by the department of the release on bail or the dismissal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.017
§ 534.017. FEES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A community center shall charge reasonable fees for services the center provides, unless prohibited by other service contracts or law.

(b) The community center may not deny services to a person because of inability to pay for the services.

(c) The community center has the same rights, privileges, and powers for collecting fees for treating patients or clients that each appropriate department has by law.

(d) The county or district attorney of the county in which the community center is located shall represent the center in collecting fees when the center's executive director requests the assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.001
§ 3795.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Plum Grove, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "County" means Liberty County.

(5) "Director" means a board member.

(6) "District" means the Liberty County Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.102
§ 349.102. LIABILITY FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS IN ONE TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who would be liable under Sections 349.001 and 349.003 as a result of the same transaction is liable only for the penalties provided by Section 349.001.

(b) An obligor is entitled to only one recovery for multiple violations of this subtitle that occur in the same transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.051
§ 8237.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.008
§ 3843.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.302
§ 2208.302. BASIS OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

The pool may provide excess insurance coverage on a claims-made basis or an occurrence basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0305
§ 3983.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district, with the consent of the governing body of the city by resolution, may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.