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Tex. Government Code § 30.00657 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00657
§ 30.00657.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.00657. JOINT COURT: APPLICABLE LAW. (a) The municipalities by contract shall select one of the contracting municipality's enabling statutes as the source of applicable procedural requirements for the operation of the joint municipal court of record established under Section 30.2503.

(b) All of the provisions of the statute selected under Subsection (a) apply to the operation of the joint municipal court of record. If there is a conflict with any of the provisions in Sections 30.2503-30.2506, those sections control.

(c) Any matter that is not governed by the contracting municipalities' enabling legislation or other law shall be resolved by the contract entered into under Section 30.2503.
Tex. Property Code § 74.3012 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.3012
§ 74.3012. DELIVERY OF MONEY TO URBAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of this chapter or other law, a local exchange company may deliver reported money to a scholarship fund for urban students instead of delivering the money to the comptroller as prescribed by Section 74.301.

(b) A local exchange company may deliver the money under this section only to a scholarship fund established by one or more local exchange companies in this state to enable needy students from urban areas to attend college, technical school, or another postsecondary educational institution.

(c) A local exchange company shall file with the comptroller a verification of money delivered under this section that complies with Section 74.302.

(d) A claim for money delivered to a scholarship fund under this section must be filed with the local exchange company that delivered the money. The local exchange company shall forward the claim to the administrator of the scholarship fund to which the money was delivered. The scholarship fund shall pay the claim if the fund determines in good faith that the claim is valid. A person aggrieved by a claim decision may file a suit against the fund in a district court in the county in which the administrator of the scholarship fund is located in accordance with Section 74.506.

(e) The comptroller shall prescribe forms and procedures governing this section, including forms and procedures relating to:

(1) notice of presumed abandoned property;

(2) delivery of reported money to a scholarship fund; and

(3) filing of a claim.

(f) In this section, "local exchange company" means a telecommunications utility certificated to provide local exchange telephone service within the state and that has 50,000 or more access lines in service in this state and is not a telephone cooperative.

(g) During each state fiscal year, the total amount of money that may be transferred by all local exchange companies under this section may not exceed the total amount of money transferred to rural scholarship funds under Section 74.3011 during the previous state fiscal year. The comptroller shall keep a record of the total amount of money transferred annually. If the total amount of money transferred during a state fiscal year equals the amount allowed by this subsection, the comptroller shall notify each local exchange company that the company may not transfer any additional money to the company's scholarship fund during the remainder of that state fiscal year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.222 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.222
§ 521.222. LEARNER LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may issue a learner license, including a Class A or Class B driver's learner license, to a person who:

(1) is 15 years of age or older but under 18 years of age;

(2) has satisfactorily completed and passed the classroom phase of an approved driver education course, which may be a course taught under Section 1001.112, Education Code;

(3) meets the requirements imposed under Section 521.204(a)(3); and

(4) has passed each examination required under Section 521.161 other than the driving test.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) A learner license entitles the holder to operate a type of motor vehicle on a highway while:

(1) the license is in the holder's possession; and

(2) the holder is accompanied by a person occupying the seat by the operator who:

(A) holds a license that qualifies the operator to operate that type of vehicle;

(B) is 21 years of age or older; and

(C) has at least one year of driving experience.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.

(f) The department may issue a learner license under this section to a person who is subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, and is otherwise eligible for the license. A learner license issued under this subsection must include a photograph of the person.

(g) A person who occupies the seat in a vehicle by a holder of a learner license commits an offense if, while the holder is operating the vehicle, the person:

(1) sleeps;

(2) is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code; or

(3) is engaged in an activity that prevents the person from observing and responding to the actions of the operator.

(h) It is a defense to prosecution of a violation under Subsection (g) that at the time of the violation another person in addition to the defendant:

(1) occupied the seat by the operator;

(2) complied with the requirements of Subsections (d)(2)(A)-(C); and

(3) was not in violation of Subsection (g).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.322 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.322
§ 431.322. DONATION OF UNUSED DRUGS TO CHARITABLE MEDICAL CLINIC.
Status: in_force

(a) A charitable drug donor may donate certain unused prescription drugs to a charitable medical clinic, and a charitable clinic may accept, dispense, or administer the donated drugs in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) A seller or manufacturer of a drug may not donate drugs to a charitable medical clinic except pursuant to a qualified patient assistance program. A seller or manufacturer of a drug that donates drugs through a qualified patient assistance program shall be considered a charitable drug donor.

(c) The charitable drug donor shall use appropriate safeguards established by department rule to ensure that the drugs are not compromised or illegally diverted while being stored or transported to the charitable medical clinic.

(d) The charitable medical clinic may not accept the donated drugs unless:

(1) the charitable drug donor certifies that the drugs have been properly stored while in the possession of the donor or of the person for whom the drugs were originally dispensed;

(2) the charitable drug donor provides the clinic with a verifiable address and telephone number; and

(3) the person transferring possession of the drugs presents the charitable medical clinic with photographic identification.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.104
§ 309.104. REAPPRAISEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A reappraisement made, filed, and approved by the court replaces the original appraisement. Not more than one reappraisement may be made.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an interested person may object to a reappraisement regardless of whether the court has approved the reappraisement. If the court finds that the reappraisement is erroneous or unjust, the court shall appraise the property on the basis of the evidence before the court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 72.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 72 / Section 72.002
§ 72.002. NOTICE TO ADJACENT COUNTY; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL SURVEYOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A county court that orders a boundary survey shall give notice of the survey to the county court of any other county that has an interest in the boundary by sending a copy of the order to the county court of that county. The notice must be given before the 10th day before the date on which the notified county court meets.

(b) The order must state the time and place for the beginning of the survey. The day scheduled for the beginning of the survey must be on or before the 20th day after the day on which the notified county court meets.

(c) The notified county court shall appoint an experienced and competent registered professional land surveyor to assist in the survey of the boundary lines in question.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8321.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8321 / Section 8321.001
§ 8321.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 5.
Tex. Government Code § 41.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.201
§ 41.201. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to:

(1) Harris County; and

(2) any other county in which:

(A) the county officials are compensated on a salary basis; and

(B) there is a criminal district attorney or a county attorney performing the duties of a district attorney.
Tex. Water Code § 32.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.052
§ 32.052. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall prescribe forms for application for a permit and shall make the forms available on request without charge.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.492 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.492
§ 502.492. TEMPORARY TRANSIT PERMIT FOR A VEHICLE PURCHASED.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser may obtain from the department a temporary transit permit to operate a motor vehicle:

(1) that is subject to registration in this state;

(2) from which the license plates and the registration insignia have been removed as authorized by Section 502.491 or 504.901; and

(3) that is not authorized to travel on a public roadway because the required license plates and the registration insignia are not attached to the vehicle.

(b) The department may issue the permit in accordance with this section.

(c) A permit issued under this section is valid for one trip between the point of origin and the destination and those intermediate points specified in the permit.

(d) A permit issued under this section may not be valid for longer than a five-day period.

(e) A person may obtain a permit under this section by applying, as provided by the department, to the department. Application may be made using the department's Internet website.

(f) A person is eligible to receive only one permit under this section for a motor vehicle.

(g) A permit receipt issued under this section must be in a manner provided by the department. The receipt must contain the information required by this section and shall be carried in the vehicle at all times during which it is valid.

(h) The department may refuse to issue a permit under this section for any vehicle if in the department's opinion the applicant has been involved in operations that constitute an abuse of the privilege granted under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2302.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.025
§ 2302.025. MONEY FROM POWER SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall first apply money it collects from the sale of firm or nonfirm power to retire any outstanding debt and pay operating expenses that result from constructing and maintaining the state agency cogeneration facility.

(b) A state agency shall deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund any money it collects under this chapter that exceeds the amount needed to service the debt and pay the operating expenses of the state agency cogeneration facility.
Tex. Government Code § 490C.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490C / Section 490C.102
§ 490C.102. SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF RIGHT TO USE LOGO.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may temporarily suspend or permanently forfeit the right of a person who violates this chapter to use the logo of the Genuine Texas program.

(b) Before suspending or forfeiting a person's right to use the logo, the office may consider the circumstances and seriousness of the violation, any efforts by the person to correct the violation, and whether the person previously has violated this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.173 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.173
§ 225.173. TROOPER DAMON ALLEN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Limestone County is designated as the Trooper Damon Allen Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Damon Allen Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.153
§ 3836.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Austin County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Austin County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 114.0031 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0031
§ 114.0031. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER; CERTAIN REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the executive commissioner shall administer this chapter beginning on the date specified in the transition plan under Section 531.0204, Government Code, and the commission shall perform the duties and functions of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders in the organizational form the executive commissioner determines appropriate.

(b) Following the assumption of the administration of this chapter by the executive commissioner and the duties and functions by the commission in accordance with Subsection (a):

(1) a reference in this chapter to the council, the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, or an agency represented on the council means the commission, the division or other organizational unit within the commission designated by the executive commissioner, or the executive commissioner, as appropriate; and

(2) a reference in any other law to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders has the meaning assigned by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Water Code § 31.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003
§ 31.003. PERMIT FROM COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to drill, excavate, or otherwise construct a subsurface excavation may not begin construction without first obtaining a permit for the work from the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8357.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8357 / Section 8357.203
§ 8357.203. 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. Estates Code § 1104.253 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.253
§ 1104.253. EXCEPTION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.
Status: in_force

A family member or friend of an incapacitated person is not required to be certified under Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Government Code, or any other law to serve as the person's guardian.
Tex. Water Code § 5.406 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.406
§ 5.406. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, including rules providing for:

(1) combined public notices of permits issued under the authority of this section; or

(2) procedures for the processing and issuing of consolidated permits.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.322 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.322
§ 2155.322. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall:

(1) inspect and evaluate at the time of receipt all goods or services that the agency receives to determine whether the goods or services comply with the contract under which they were purchased; and

(2) certify, if true, that the goods or services comply with contract requirements and that the invoice for them is correct.

(b) If state law requires that a payment for the goods or services be made on a warrant drawn or an electronic funds transfer initiated by the comptroller or a state agency with delegated authority under Section 403.060, promptly after the later of the receipt of the invoice or the receipt of the goods or services, the agency shall send to the comptroller the certification, together with the financial information and purchase information provided by the invoice and purchase voucher, on a form or in the manner prescribed by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller by rule may require that purchase information be sent directly to the comptroller in circumstances under which the comptroller considers it necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0401
§ 8048.0401. 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 8048.0403.

(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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.12
§ 59.12. SEIZURE OF ACCOUNTS AND ASSETS AT REGULATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies to property consisting of a depository account or assets in a regulated financial institution.

(b) A regulated financial institution, at the time a seizure warrant issued under Chapter 18 is served on the institution, may either:

(1) pay an account or tender assets held as security for an obligation owed to the institution at the time of the service of the seizure warrant;

(2) transfer the depository account or assets to a segregated interest-bearing account in the name of the attorney representing the state as trustee, to remain in the account until the time has expired for an appeal from a decision of the court relating to the forfeiture of accounts or assets under Article 59.05; or

(3) transfer any digital currency, non-fungible token, or stablecoin held by the institution to a secure wallet that is:

(A) not connected to an exchange or network; and

(B) in the possession of a law enforcement agency or an attorney representing the state.

(c) Immediately on service of the seizure warrant, the regulated financial institution shall take action as necessary to segregate the account or assets and shall provide evidence, certified by an officer of the institution, of the terms and amount of the account or a detailed inventory of the assets to the peace officer serving the warrant. Except as otherwise provided by this article, a transaction involving an account or assets, other than the deposit or reinvestment of interest, dividends, or other normally recurring payments on the account or assets that do not involve distribution of proceeds to the owner, is not authorized unless approved by the court that issued the seizure warrant or, if a forfeiture action has been instituted, the court in which that action is pending.

(d) Any accrual to the value of the account or assets during the pendency of the forfeiture proceedings is subject to the procedures for the disbursement of interest under Article 59.08.

(e) If the regulated financial institution fails to release the depository account or assets to a peace officer pursuant to a seizure warrant or transfer the account or assets as required by Subsection (b), and as a result cannot comply with the court's forfeiture order, the court:

(1) shall order the regulated financial institution and its culpable officers, agents, or employees to pay actual damages, attorney's fees, and court costs incurred as a result of the institution's failure to comply; and

(2) may find the regulated financial institution and its culpable officers, agents, or employees in contempt.

(f) A regulated financial institution that complies with this article is not liable in damages because of the compliance.

(g) This article does not:

(1) impair the right of the state to obtain possession of physical evidence or to seize a depository account or other assets for purposes other than forfeiture under this chapter; or

(2) waive criminal or civil remedies available under other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 391.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 391 / Section 391.103
§ 391.103. EVIDENCE OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION POTENTIAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a new technology implementation grant under this chapter must show reasonable evidence that the proposed technology is capable of providing a significant reduction in emissions.

(b) The commission shall consider specifically, for each proposed new technology implementation grant application:

(1) the projected potential for reduced emissions and the cost-effectiveness of the new technology;

(2) the potential for the new technology to contribute significantly to air quality goals; and

(3) the strength of the implementation plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8261.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8261 / Section 8261.003
§ 8261.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the district:

(1) Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, including Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, notwithstanding the limitation on authorization based on acreage under Section 54.801 of that code; and

(2) Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.054
§ 4005.054. RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FEE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person who holds a license under this code and receives a commission or other consideration for services as an agent may not receive an additional fee for those services provided to the same client except for a fee:

(1) described by Section 550.001 or 4005.003; and

(2) for which disclosure is made as required under Section 4005.003 or Section 4005.004.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.011
§ 77.011. LICENSE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

No person may operate in the coastal water without obtaining the appropriate license, if required, as prescribed in this chapter.