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Tex. Occupations Code § 51.216 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.216
§ 51.216. REPRESENTATION BY FORMER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A former commission member or former executive director may not:

(1) for compensation, represent a person that has made or intends to make a bid to operate the lottery before the department or commission before the second anniversary of the date that the person's service in office or employment with the department or commission ceases;

(2) represent any person or receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a particular matter in which the former officer or employee participated during the period of service or employment with the department or commission, either through personal involvement or because the matter was within the scope of the officer's or employee's official responsibility; or

(3) for compensation communicate directly with a member of the legislative branch to influence legislation on behalf of a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery, before the second anniversary of the date that the person's service in office or employment with the department or commission ceases.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.072
§ 91.072. FINANCING OF RAIL FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and the department have the same powers and duties relating to the financing of a rail facility or a system established under Section 91.031 as the commission and the department have under Subchapter E, Chapter 361, relating to the financing of a turnpike project, including the ability to deposit the proceeds of bonds or other obligations and to pledge, encumber, and expend such proceeds and revenues as provided in Chapter 361.

(b) The powers held by the commission and the department include the power to:

(1) authorize the issuance of bonds to pay all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or operating a rail facility or system;

(2) maintain separate accounts for bond proceeds and the revenues of a rail facility or system, and pledge those revenues and proceeds to the payment of bonds or other obligations issued or entered into with respect to the facility or system;

(3) impose fees, rents, and other charges for the use of a rail facility or system; and

(4) obtain from another source the fees and other revenue necessary to pay all or part of the principal and interest on bonds issued under this chapter.

(c) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter E, Chapter 361 to:

(1) a turnpike project means a rail facility or system; and

(2) revenue includes a fee, rent, or other usage charge established under this chapter or other money received under Sections 91.073 and 91.074.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.160
§ 3857.160. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0303
§ 7896.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.306
§ 59.306. PERSONS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the owner or operator shall provide the lighting required by this subchapter.

(b) A person who leases the site where an unmanned teller machine is located shall provide the lighting required by this subchapter if the person controls the access area or defined parking area for the machine and the owner or operator does not control the access area or defined parking area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.005
§ 7992.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.108
§ 3814.108. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:

(1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501), as amended; and

(2) performs a service or provides an activity that furthers a district purpose.The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8885.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8885 / Section 8885.054
§ 8885.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as director, a person must be a registered voter in:

(1) the precinct from which the person is elected or appointed if representing a precinct; or

(2) the district if representing the district at large.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.554
§ 702.554. VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or a district or county attorney may file suit to recover a civil penalty against a person who violates an injunction issued under this subchapter in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for a single violation. If more than one civil penalty is assessed against the same person, the total amount of civil penalties assessed under this section may not exceed $50,000.

(b) Venue for a suit filed under this section is in the district court that issued the injunction that is the subject of the civil penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.111
§ 441.111. CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, OR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall construct, acquire, and improve a road facility included in the plan the commission approves so that the road facility meets the requirements of the plan.

(b) A district may not construct, acquire, or improve a road facility outside the district boundaries unless:

(1) the district presents to the commission sufficient evidence that the construction, acquisition, or improvement is of benefit to the district; and

(2) the commission and the governmental entity to which the road facility is to be conveyed approve the construction, acquisition, or improvement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.201
§ 8359.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, revenue from a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, revenue from economic development agreements under Chapter 380, Local Government Code, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.095
§ 246.095. BOND.
Status: in_force

A court may refuse to make or may vacate an order to rehabilitate under this subchapter if the provider posts a bond that is:

(1) in an amount determined by the court to be equal to the reserve funding needed to fulfill the provider's obligations under its continuing care contracts at the facility;

(2) issued by a recognized surety authorized to do business in this state; and

(3) executed in favor of the state on behalf of all persons entitled to refunds of entrance fees from the provider or other damages if the provider is unable to fulfill its continuing care contracts at the facility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.069 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.069
§ 163.069. INDIVIDUAL HERD PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may provide for the handling and treatment of individual herds in which testing or epidemiology has produced evidence of infection or which was adjacent to a herd in which infection is found. Each plan shall be designed to aid the caretaker of the herd in preventing or reducing spread of the infection and in eliminating the infection.

(b) Each herd plan must be based on sound epidemiological principles and the classification of the area in which the herd is located. In prescribing a herd plan, the commission may consider, among other items:

(1) the risk of the infection spreading to other herds;

(2) the cost to other herd owners resulting from spread of the infection;

(3) the extent of infection and of possible exposure within the herd;

(4) the type of cattle operation conducted by the herd's caretaker; and

(5) the conditions affecting the economics and management of the herd.
Tex. Government Code § 490I.0108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.0108
§ 490I.0108. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The broadband development account is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The account consists of:

(1) appropriations of money to the account by the legislature;

(2) gifts, donations, and grants, including federal grants; and

(3) interest earned on the investment of the money in the account.

(c) The comptroller shall deposit to the credit of the account federal money received by the state for the purpose of broadband development, to the extent permitted by federal law.

(d) Money in the account may be appropriated only to the broadband development office for purposes of:

(1) creating or updating the map described by Section 490I.0105;

(2) administering the broadband development program under Section 490I.0106;

(3) creating or updating the state broadband plan under Section 490I.0107; or

(4) engaging in outreach to communities regarding the expansion, adoption, affordability, and use of broadband service and the programs administered by the office and equipment.

(e) The account is exempt from the application of Sections 403.095, 403.0956, and 404.071.
Tex. Election Code § 16.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.062
§ 16.062. REQUEST FOR HEARING ON CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to challenge the cancellation of the person's registration must file with the registrar a written, signed request for a hearing on the challenge.
Tex. Government Code § 41.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.105
§ 41.105. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

All personnel of a prosecuting attorney's office are subject to removal at the will of the prosecuting attorney.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.211 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.211
§ 623.211. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "port authority" means a port authority or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 53.040 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.040
§ 53.040. ELECTED SUPERVISORS TAKE OFFICE.
Status: in_force

If the election results in a division of the district, the five candidates receiving the most votes in each new district shall be declared elected. They shall immediately qualify in accordance with Section 49.055.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.259
§ 3833.259. APPLICABILITY OF WATER DISTRICTS LAW ON CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND MACHINERY CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) Section 49.279, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 445.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 445 / Section 445.002
§ 445.002. GOVERNANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) The State Preservation Board shall govern and provide for the operation of the museum.

(b) Except to the extent of conflict with this chapter, the board and the executive director of the board have the same powers and duties in relation to the museum that they have in regard to other facilities and programs under Chapter 443.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1462, Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.754 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.754
§ 882.754. INCORPORATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A mutual insurance holding company that results from a conversion under this subchapter must be incorporated under and subject to this chapter and Chapter 22, Business Organizations Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2102.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.012
§ 2102.012. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to approval by the legislative audit committee, the state auditor may make available and coordinate a program of training and technical assistance to ensure that state agency internal auditors have access to current information about internal audit techniques, policies, and procedures and to provide general technical and audit assistance to agency internal auditors on request.

(b) The state auditor is entitled to reimbursement for costs associated with providing the services under the terms of interagency cooperation contracts negotiated between the state auditor and each agency. The costs may not exceed those allowed by the General Appropriations Act. Work performed under this section by the state auditor is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.111
§ 8369.111. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8369.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.102
§ 453.102. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt bylaws and rules necessary to govern its proceedings.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.1001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.1001
§ 120.1001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Deep fake material" means visual material, created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality.

(2) "Explicit deep fake material" means deep fake material that appears to depict a real person engaging in sexual conduct or other conduct resulting in the exposure of the person's intimate parts.

(3) "Intimate parts," "sexual conduct," and "visual material" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16, Penal Code.
Tex. Property Code § 62.062 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.062
§ 62.062. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a broker claiming a lien under this chapter must bring a suit to foreclose the lien on or before the second anniversary of the date the notice of lien is recorded.

(b) A broker claiming a lien to collect a deferred commission must bring a suit to foreclose the lien on or before the earlier of:

(1) the second anniversary of the date on which the commission is payable; or

(2) the 10th anniversary of the date the lien is recorded or the 10th anniversary of the date the broker records a subsequent notice of the lien as a renewal of the broker's right to the lien, whichever date is later.

(c) A renewal of a notice of lien must state that it is a renewal of the broker's lien and must be recorded after the ninth anniversary after the date the original notice of lien or last renewal notice is recorded and on or before the 10th anniversary of the date the original notice of lien or last renewal notice is recorded.

(d) A broker claiming a lien for a commission that is payable must bring a suit to foreclose the lien not later than the 30th day after the date the broker receives a written demand to bring a suit to foreclose the lien from the owner of the commercial real estate interest on which the lien is claimed.

(e) If a suit to foreclose the lien is not brought within the period prescribed by this section, the lien is void.
Tex. Property Code § 52.022 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.022
§ 52.022. APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The person who has been discharged from his debts, that person's receiver or trustee, or any other interested person may apply, on proof of the discharge, to the court in which the judgment was rendered for an order discharging and canceling the judgment and judgment lien.

(b) A person may not apply for the order before a year has elapsed since the bankruptcy discharge.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.009 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.009
§ 322.009. ATTRIBUTION AND EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.

(b) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under Subsection (a) is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.215 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.215
§ 5007.215. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority. The authority shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The authority shall make information available to the public, including on the authority's website, describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The authority shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.

(d) The authority shall develop a standard form and a procedure for submitting complaints to the authority and shall make that form and procedure available on the authority's website. The authority shall also make available on its website clear information about what a person making a complaint should expect after the complaint is filed, including timelines for response and resolution.

(e) The authority shall compile detailed statistics and analyze trends on complaint information, including:

(1) the nature of the complaints;

(2) the disposition of the complaints; and

(3) the length of time to resolve complaints.

(f) Authority staff shall report the information compiled under Subsection (e) to senior management as designated by the executive director and the port commission on a regular basis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.009
§ 431.009. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO FROZEN DESSERTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a frozen dessert, an imitation frozen dessert, a product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, or a mix for one of those products subject to Chapter 440. A frozen dessert, an imitation frozen dessert, a product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, or a mix for one of those products is food for purposes of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this chapter applies to the conduct of a person licensed under Chapter 440.

(c) A person who holds a license under Chapter 440 related to the manufacturing of a product regulated under that chapter and is engaging in conduct within the scope of that license is not required to hold a license as a food manufacturer or food wholesaler under Subchapter J.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.151
§ 9059.151. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The board may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district for the maintenance and operation of district works and facilities if the tax is authorized by an election held as provided by law relating to water control and improvement district bond elections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.254
§ 3863.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3863.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 576 / Section 576.021
§ 576.021. GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A patient receiving mental health services under this subtitle has the right to:

(1) appropriate treatment for the patient's mental illness in the least restrictive appropriate setting available;

(2) not receive unnecessary or excessive medication;

(3) refuse to participate in a research program;

(4) an individualized treatment plan and to participate in developing the plan; and

(5) a humane treatment environment that provides reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy for personal needs.

(b) Participation in a research program does not affect a right provided by this chapter.

(c) A right provided by this section may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0403
§ 7937A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 17.184 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.184
§ 17.184. FILING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The political subdivision shall file with the board a certified copy of each construction contract it enters into for the construction of all or part of a project. Each contract shall contain or have attached to it the specifications, plans, and details of all work included in the contract.