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Tex. Government Code § 41.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.007
§ 41.007. OPINIONS TO COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

A district or county attorney, on request, shall give to a county or precinct official of his district or county a written opinion or written advice relating to the official duties of that official.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.022
§ 8268.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.006
§ 251.006. AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural land is not liable to the state, a governmental unit, or the owner, lessee, or occupant of other agricultural land for the construction or maintenance on the land of an agricultural improvement if the construction is not expressly prohibited by statute or a governmental requirement adopted in accordance with Section 251.005 in effect at the time the improvement is constructed. Such an improvement does not constitute a nuisance and is not otherwise subject to suit or injunction.

(b) This section does not prevent the enforcement of a state or federal statute.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Agricultural land" includes:

(A) any land the use of which qualifies the land for appraisal based on agricultural use as defined under Subchapter D, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and

(B) any other land on which agricultural operations exist or may take place.

(2) "Agricultural improvement" includes pens, barns, fences, arenas, and other improvements designed for:

(A) the sheltering, restriction, or feeding of animal or aquatic life;

(B) storage of produce or feed; or

(C) storage or maintenance of:

(i) implements used for management functions; or

(ii) equipment necessary to carry out agricultural operations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.251
§ 205.251. RENEWAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall provide for the annual or biennial renewal of a license to practice acupuncture.

(b) The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.010
§ 4003.010. USE OF PERMIT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A dealer, issuer, or agent may not use a permit qualifying securities for sale in connection with a sale or effort to sell a security.
Tex. Property Code § 77.251 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.251
§ 77.251. UNCLAIMED RESTITUTION PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall maintain a record that documents unclaimed restitution payments received under this chapter.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit all unclaimed restitution payments to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund in the state treasury.

(c) Income or interest derived from unclaimed restitution payments deposited in the fund shall remain in the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund.
Tex. Water Code § 63.166 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.166
§ 63.166. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An election shall be held to approve the issuance of the bonds.

(b) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds and the levy of a tax to pay for the bonds."

(c) The returns of the election shall be canvassed as provided in this chapter.

(d) If the canvass indicates that a majority of the electors voted in favor of the proposition, the commission shall issue an order directing the issuance of the bonds and the levy of a tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.147 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.147
§ 225.147. JACK WARD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 31 in Gregg County between its intersection with the Smith County line and State Highway 42 is designated as the Jack Ward Memorial Highway.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Jack Ward 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 § 1118.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.062
§ 1118.062. OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may authorize the employment of persons necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) An employee serves at the will of the board and is subject to rules adopted by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 801.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.201
§ 801.201. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business.

(b) For the purpose of performing its duties under Section 801.202(1) or (2), the board by rule may require clarification of information provided by a public retirement system in a report that is required by law and is required to be filed with the board. A rule adopted under this subsection may not be enforced against a public retirement system if compliance with the rule would cause the system to incur a major expense.

(c) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a brief standard form that will assist the board in efficiently determining the actuarial soundness and current financial condition of a public retirement system; and

(2) require that a retirement system submitting information required for the review or study described under Section 801.202(1) or (2) include the form with the submission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2305.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.155
§ 2305.155. INSPECTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "licensing authority" and "occupational license" have the meanings assigned by Section 58.001.

(b) If an occupational license is required for a person to engage in a business or occupation described by Section 1956.123(1)(A) through (G), the licensing authority that issues the occupational license may at a reasonable time:

(1) enter the premises at which the person engages in the regulated business or occupation; and

(2) inspect the records or information required to be maintained under Section 2305.153.

(c) Regardless of whether an occupational license is required, an officer of the Department of Public Safety or another peace officer may enter the premises of and inspect the records of a person described by Section 1956.123(1)(A) through (G), as provided by Subsection (b).
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.008
§ 256.008. STATE FUNDING OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the farm-to-market road fund may be used only to finance the construction, improvement, and maintenance of farm-to-market roads by the department.

(b) The department shall use money made available for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of farm-to-market roads so that not less than $23 million is used each year for those purposes on farm-to-market roads selected under Subsection (c).

(c) The money spent under Subsection (b) shall be used for a system of roads selected by the department after consultation with the commissioners courts of the counties to identify the most needed roads in the counties. The department shall make the selections in a manner intended to ensure equitable and judicious distribution of money and work among the counties.

(d) To be selected, a road must have the following general characteristics:

(1) it may not be a potential addition to the federal aid primary highway system;

(2) it must serve rural areas primarily and must connect farms, ranches, rural homes, sources of natural resources such as oil, mines, timber, and water loading points, schools, churches, and points of public congregation, including community developments and villages;

(3) it must be capable of contributing to the creation of economic values in the areas it serves;

(4) it must preferably serve as a public school bus route or rural free delivery postal route; and

(5) it must be capable of early integration into the improved state road system, and at least one end of the road should connect with an improved road or a road that is soon to be improved that is in the state road system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0402
§ 7994A.0402. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.204
§ 541.204. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to requesting a temporary or permanent injunction under Section 541.201, the attorney general may request a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation on a finding by the court that the defendant has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice defined as unlawful under:

(1) this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.103
§ 1118.103. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service or medical care in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.002
§ 203.002. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) employ an executive director to administer the department; and

(2) supervise the director's administration of the department.

(b) The executive director must possess the following minimum qualifications:

(1) five years of experience in the field of juvenile corrections or congregate care in an administrative capacity;

(2) three years of experience in the field of juvenile corrections or congregate care in an administrative capacity and a graduate degree from an institution of higher education in a relevant field, including penology, adolescent development, behavior management, or rehabilitative services; or

(3) seven years of experience in management and administration of a government agency, institution of higher education, or business enterprise of a size comparable to the department.

(c) The department shall track the frequency with which the executive director takes the following actions as defined by department rule:

(1) selects a child for a conditional placement;

(2) selects a child for a home placement;

(3) waives the requirement for a child with a determinate sentence to spend the child's entire minimum period of confinement in a high-restriction facility;

(4) waives the requirement for a child to be on intensive supervision when initially released on parole;

(5) authorizes early discharges for a child on parole; or

(6) finalizes an appeal brought by an advocacy group or social service provider who was denied certain access to department facilities.

(d) The executive director shall provide the board and the Sunset Advisory Commission at the beginning of each calendar quarter aggregated data on the number of times each action described by Subsection (c) was taken during the previous calendar quarter.
Tex. Family Code § 264.115 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.115
§ 264.115. RETURNING CHILD TO SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department takes possession of a child under Chapter 262 during the school year, the department shall ensure that the child returns to school not later than the third school day after the date an order is rendered providing for possession of the child by the department, unless the child has a physical or mental condition of a temporary and remediable nature that makes the child's attendance infeasible.

(b) If a child has a physical or mental condition of a temporary and remediable nature that makes the child's attendance in school infeasible, the department shall notify the school in writing that the child is unable to attend school. If the child's physical or mental condition improves so that the child's attendance in school is feasible, the department shall ensure that the child immediately returns to school.
Tex. Property Code § 56.023 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.023
§ 56.023. CONTENTS OF MINERAL SUBCONTRACTOR'S NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A mineral subcontractor's notice to the property owner must include the amount of the lien, the name of the person indebted to the subcontractor, and a description of the land, leasehold interest, pipeline, or pipeline right-of-way involved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.107
§ 8434.107. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8434.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.003
§ 8451.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.055
§ 1118.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.14
§ 22.14. SEPARATE PREMISES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The premises of a package store shall be completely separated from the premises of other businesses by a solid, opaque wall from floor to ceiling, without connecting doors, shared bathroom facilities, or shared entry foyers.

(b) The premises of a package store shall have a front door through which the public may enter which opens onto a street, parking lot, public sidewalk, or the public area of a mall or shopping center.

(c) For all premises built or first occupied as a package store on or after September 1, 1995, the premises of a package store shall include:

(1) a rear or side entrance which opens onto a street, parking lot, public sidewalk, or the public area or common area of a mall or shopping center, which may be used for receipt and processing of merchandise but which shall in any event serve as an emergency exit from the premises; and

(2) a bathroom which complies with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).

(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply to a package store that qualifies for exemption under Section 11.50 or to a package store in a hotel that qualifies for exemption under Section 102.05.

(e) The holder of a package store permit may sell nonalcoholic products and may conduct other lawful business on the premises of a package store, but the premises must be closed to entry by the general public during all hours in which the sale of liquor by a package store is prohibited by law. For purposes of this subsection, "the general public" shall mean retail customers and shall not include vendors, service personnel, and other persons entering the premises for purposes other than the purchase of goods sold on the premises.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.203 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.203
§ 231.203. COMMISSION STUDIES; REPORTS; HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the commissioners court of an affected county, the lake planning commission shall, or on its own initiative the commission may, conduct studies of the lake area in that county and prepare reports to advise the commissioners court about matters affecting the lake area in that county, including the need for zoning regulations in the lake area in that county.

(b) Before the commission may prepare a report, it must hold a public hearing at which members of the public may present testimony about any subject to be included in the commission's report. The commission shall give notice of the hearing as required by the commissioners court of the affected county.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.007
§ 45.007. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No holder of a game bird breeder's license may sell a live game bird unless it is in a healthy condition.

(b) No person may purchase a live game bird or game bird egg except from a holder of a game bird breeder's license; however, this subsection does not prohibit the purchase of live game birds or game bird eggs from a lawful source outside the state.

(c) The carcass of a pen-raised game bird offered for sale must be killed other than by shooting.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.102
§ 438.102. CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall establish a certification program for food managers in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the requirements for issuance and renewal of a food manager certificate under this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.011 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.011
§ 90.011. BANKRUPTCY.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to affect the rights of any party in a bankruptcy proceeding or affect the ability of any person to satisfy the claim criteria for compensable claims or demands under a trust established pursuant to a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
Tex. Government Code § 1508.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.156
§ 1508.156. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Government Code § 26.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.206
§ 26.206. HEMPHILL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Hemphill County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8850.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8850 / Section 8850.0201
§ 8850.0201. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.251
§ 386.251. TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas emissions reduction plan account is an account in the state treasury.

(b) The account is administered by the commission for the benefit of the plan established under this chapter. The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code. Interest earned on the account shall be credited to the account.

(c) The account consists of its accumulated balance.
Tex. Government Code § 609.710 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.710
§ 609.710. DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

A plan administrator shall develop and implement procedures for:

(1) the designation by a participating employee of a beneficiary to receive the employee's deferred amounts and investment income after the employee's death; and

(2) the distribution of a participating employee's deferred amounts and investment income to the employee or the employee's beneficiary, as appropriate, because of the employee's death or termination of employment, a financial hardship, or another reason permissible under federal law.
Tex. Education Code § 87.206 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.206
§ 87.206. INSTRUCTION IN FIELD OF MARINE RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the instruction authorized in Section 87.201 of this code, the school or any other school created under this subchapter may provide instruction for all students in educational programs related to the general field of marine resources. Such courses must have the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.118 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.118
§ 534.118. LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall include in a contract with a local intellectual and developmental disability authority a requirement that some or all of the state funds the authority receives be matched by local support in an amount or proportion jointly agreed to by the department and the authority's board of trustees and based on the authority's financial capability and its overall commitment to other intellectual disability programs, as appropriate.

(b) Client fee income, third-party insurance income, services and facilities contributed by the local intellectual and developmental disability authority, contributions by a county or municipality, and other locally generated contributions, including local tax funds, may be counted when calculating the local support for a local intellectual and developmental disability authority. The department may disallow or reduce the value of services claimed as support.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.208 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.208
§ 431.208. REPORTING OF PURCHASE PRICE.
Status: repealed

(a) On the department's request, a person who engages in the wholesale distribution of drugs in this state shall file with the department information showing the actual price at which the wholesale distributor sells a particular drug to a retail pharmacy.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(c) The department and the attorney general may investigate the distributor to determine the accuracy of the information provided under Subsection (a). The attorney general may take action to enforce this section.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 349, Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.104
§ 522.104. SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

If a person driving a commercial motor vehicle refuses to give a specimen or submits a specimen that discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, the peace officer shall submit to the department a sworn report, on a form approved by the department, certifying that the specimen was requested under Section 522.102 and that the person refused to submit a specimen or submitted a specimen that disclosed an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more.