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Tex. Local Government Code § 316.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 316 / Section 316.021
§ 316.021. MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES IN POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 2.2 million or more may charge and collect a fee from the general public for admission to a county-operated museum, historical site, historical building, or other similar building or site.

(b) The commissioners court by order may set the admission fee authorized by this section.

(c) Admission fees charged and collected under this section shall be placed in a county special fund to be used by the commissioners court for the payment of costs associated with the administration, maintenance, security, or staffing necessary to operate the building or site. The special fund may not be expended for purposes other than those associated with the building or site.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.463 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.463
§ 17.463. PRODUCTION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an act described by Section 17.46(b)(31).

(b) Subject to Subsection (e) and except as otherwise provided by this section, an act to which this section applies is subject to action by a district or county attorney under Sections 17.47, 17.58, 17.60, and 17.61 to the same extent as the act is subject to action by the consumer protection division under those sections.

(c) If a district or county attorney, under the authority of this section, accepts assurance of voluntary compliance under Section 17.58, the district or county attorney must file the assurance of voluntary compliance in the district court in the county in which the alleged violator resides or does business.

(d) If a district or county attorney, under the authority of this section, executes and serves a civil investigative demand and files a petition described by Section 17.61(g), the petition must be filed in the district court in the county where the parties reside.

(e) A district or county attorney may act under this section so long as the consumer protection division does not intend to act with respect to that matter. Further, consistent with Section 17.48(b) of this subchapter, the consumer protection division shall, upon request and to the extent it has the resources available, provide assistance to a district or county attorney in any action taken under this subchapter. A district or county attorney may institute a suit described by this section on or after the 90th day after the date the attorney general receives the notice required by Section 17.48 unless before the 90th day after the date the notice is received the attorney general responds that it is actively investigating or litigating at least one of the alleged violations set forth in the notice. The consumer protection division shall notify the district or county attorney it no longer intends to actively investigate or litigate an alleged violation within a reasonable time of such determination.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, in an action brought by a district or county attorney under this section, all settlements or penalties collected by the district or county attorney shall be divided between the state and the county in which the attorney brought suit, with:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected paid to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the basic civil legal services account established by Section 51.943, Government Code; and

(2) 50 percent of the amount collected paid to the county shall be deposited by the county in a segregated account and the funds shall be used only for law enforcement, public health programs, or drug abuse prevention programs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.052
§ 122.052. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall set and collect:

(1) an application fee for an initial license in an amount not to exceed $100;

(2) a license renewal fee in an amount not to exceed $100;

(3) a participation fee for each location described by Section 122.103(a)(1) and each location added after the application is submitted in an amount not to exceed $100;

(4) a site modification fee for each change to a location described by Section 122.103(a)(1) in an amount not to exceed $500; and

(5) a collection and testing fee for each preharvest test or postharvest test if performed by the department in an amount not to exceed $300.

(b) A fee set by the department under this section may not exceed the amount necessary to administer this chapter. The comptroller may authorize the department to collect a fee described by Subsection (a) in an amount greater than the maximum amount provided by that subsection if necessary to cover the department's costs of administering this chapter.

(c) The department may not set or collect a fee associated with the cultivation of hemp that is not listed in Subsection (a), other than:

(1) a fee for the organic certification of hemp under Chapter 18 or for participation in another optional marketing program; or

(2) a fee for the certification of seed or plants under Chapter 62.

(d) Fees collected by the department under this chapter are not refundable and may be appropriated only to the department for the purpose of administering this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.258
§ 3885.258. NO IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.024 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.024
§ 604.024. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the advisory board are appointed for staggered six-year terms. The terms of three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A member may not serve more than:

(1) two consecutive full terms; or

(2) a total of three full terms.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.152 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.152
§ 43.152. DEPARTMENT INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving notice from a person under Section 43.151(a), the department may inspect the property and determine if damage or a threat to public safety is occurring as alleged in the notice.

(b) If the notice received by the department under Section 43.151(a) alleges damage or a threat to public safety caused by mule deer, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep, the department may not issue a permit under Section 43.154 unless the department inspects the property and determines whether serious damage or a threat to public safety is occurring.

(c) On receiving notice from an entity under Section 43.151(b), the department may inspect the habitat or property referenced in the notice to:

(1) assess deer management plans in the habitat relating to one or more species listed by the United States Department of the Interior or an agency of this state as endangered or threatened; or

(2) determine whether the entity is experiencing an overpopulation of white-tailed deer on the property and whether recreational hunting for controlling the deer population is feasible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7908.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7908 / Section 7908.051
§ 7908.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.0091 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.0091
§ 348.0091. DISCLOSURE OF EQUITY IN TRADE-IN MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail seller may not accept a trade-in motor vehicle for a motor vehicle sold under a retail installment contract unless the retail seller provides to the retail buyer, before the buyer signs the contract, a completed disclosure of trade-in equity form prescribed by this section.

(b) The finance commission shall by rule adopt a standard form for the disclosure of the equity in a retail buyer's trade-in motor vehicle.

(c) The form adopted by the finance commission under Subsection (b), at a minimum, must:

(1) contain:

(A) the name of the retail buyer;

(B) the name, address, and telephone number of the retail seller;

(C) the make, model, year, and vehicle identification number of the trade-in motor vehicle;

(D) the date of the retail installment transaction;

(E) the amount offered by the retail seller to the retail buyer for the trade-in motor vehicle;

(F) the amount the retail buyer owes on the trade-in motor vehicle as of the date of the retail installment transaction;

(G) a statement indicating whether the retail buyer's equity in the trade-in motor vehicle is positive or negative;

(H) a disclosure containing substantially similar words to the following: "If the EQUITY amount is NEGATIVE, the value the retail seller is offering you for your trade-in motor vehicle is less than what you currently owe on your trade-in. The amount of negative equity may be further reduced by the amount of any cash down payment and manufacturer's rebate and may be included in the amount financed under your retail installment contract as an itemized charge.";

(I) the cash price of the vehicle being purchased under the retail installment transaction; and

(J) the amount financed under the retail installment contract;

(2) include a space for the signature of both the retail seller and retail buyer and the printed name of the retail seller; and

(3) be signed and dated by the retail seller and retail buyer.

(d) The retail seller is solely responsible for the content and delivery of the disclosure form required by Subsection (a). An assignee of a retail installment contract may not be held responsible for a retail seller's failure to comply with the requirements of this section.

(e) This section does not create a private right of action. The commissioner has exclusive jurisdiction to enforce this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.022 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 21 / Section 21.022
§ 21.022. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a district judge who has made a determination of need, the commissioners court of the county shall appoint court interpreters on a full-time or part-time basis as necessary to carry out court functions.

(b) The commissioners court shall appoint the court interpreter designated by the district judge requesting the appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0515 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0515
§ 9092.0515. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

District bonds, the transfer of the bonds, and the income from the bonds, including profits made on the sale of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 54.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.005
§ 54.005. RIGHT TO COLLECT SPECIAL FEES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter requiring the governing board of each institution of higher education to collect tuition fees do not deprive the board of the right to collect special fees authorized by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0901
§ 4012.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.005
§ 3876.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundary description contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter forms a closure. A mistake in the boundary description does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.161
§ 6002.161. NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Status: in_force

A registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.052
§ 162.052. DURATION OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A telephone cooperative may be created as a perpetual corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.201
§ 11003.201. IMPOSITION OF MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax, not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district, for:

(1) maintenance purposes, including money for planning, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district;

(2) paying costs of proper services, engineering, and legal fees; and

(3) organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance tax unless the tax is approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) A maintenance tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with a bond election.

(d) The procedure for calling, giving notice of, and conducting a maintenance tax election is the same as the procedure for a bond election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.253
§ 56B.253. PAYMENT ENTITLEMENT.
Status: in_force

A peace officer to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to an annual payment in the amount described by Article 56B.254 if the officer presents evidence satisfactory to the attorney general that:

(1) the officer's condition is a total disability resulting in permanent incapacity for work; and

(2) the total disability has persisted for more than 12 months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.106
§ 7974.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7974.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7974.003.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7974.004 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.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.111
§ 3922.111. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.509 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.509
§ 887.509. LIMITS ON OPERATION OF CONVERTED ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

Unless the association increases the association's capital and surplus to the minimum capital and surplus required for the organization of a stock legal reserve life insurance company under Chapter 841, an association that converts to a stock legal reserve life insurance company under this subchapter may not:

(1) operate in a territory as to which the association was not authorized under the converted association's previous charter or articles of association;

(2) insure a life for more than $5,000 in event of death; or

(3) declare or pay cash dividends.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.054
§ 293.054. LEGAL AND AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Authority bonds are legal and authorized investments for a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, insurance company, fiduciary, trustee, or guardian, or a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or political subdivision of the state.

(b) Authority bonds may secure deposits of public funds of the state, a municipality, a county, a school district, or another political corporation or subdivision of the state. The bonds may provide this security in an amount up to their value, if all unmatured coupons, if any, are attached.
Tex. Election Code § 124.064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.064
§ 124.064. SEPARATE BALLOT PART FOR WRITE-IN VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The electronic system ballot may include a separate part for write-in voting.

(b) The separate write-in part may be an envelope or any other form authorized by this code for electronic system ballots and must otherwise conform to standards prescribed by the secretary of state regarding its style, form, and content.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00305
§ 30.00305. CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The clerk holds office at the pleasure of the city manager and is subject to all city charter provisions, ordinances, and personnel policies relating to non-civil service city employees.

(b) Section 30.00009(c) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.059 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.059
§ 111.059. OATH NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A report, return, declaration, claim for refund, or other document required or permitted to be filed with the comptroller is not required to be made or submitted under oath, verification, acknowledgment, or affirmation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 797.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 797 / Section 797.001
§ 797.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association.

(2) "Portable fire extinguisher" means a device that contains liquid, powder, or gases for suppressing or extinguishing fires.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.10 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.10
§ 42.10. DOG FIGHTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:

(1) causes a dog to fight with another dog;

(2) participates in the earnings of or operates a facility used for dog fighting;

(3) uses or permits another to use any real estate, building, room, tent, arena, or other property for dog fighting;

(4) owns or possesses dog-fighting equipment with the intent that the equipment be used to train a dog for dog fighting or in furtherance of dog fighting;

(5) owns or trains a dog with the intent that the dog be used in an exhibition of dog fighting; or

(6) attends as a spectator an exhibition of dog fighting.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Dog fighting" means any situation in which one dog attacks or fights with another dog.

(2) "Dog-fighting equipment" has the meaning assigned by Article 18.18(g), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) A conviction under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) that the actor caused a dog to fight with another dog to protect livestock, other property, or a person from the other dog, and for no other purpose.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a)(4), (5), or (6) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.323 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.323
§ 2155.323. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) On receipt of a certification, financial information, and purchase information from a state agency as required by this subchapter, the comptroller shall audit the financial information under Chapter 403.

(b) If the comptroller approves the financial information, the comptroller shall determine whether the purchase information should also be audited under Section 2155.324.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937, Sec. 1.117(5), eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937, Sec. 1.117(5), eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 2170.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.005
§ 2170.005. POLICIES, GUIDELINES, AND OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure efficient operation of the consolidated telecommunications system at minimum cost to the state, the department shall adopt and disseminate to all agencies appropriate guidelines and operating procedures and may publish telephone directories listed under Sections 55.202 and 55.203, Utilities Code, on a state Internet website.

(b) Each agency shall comply with the policies, guidelines, and operating procedures.

(c) Telephone directories published by the department under this section and Section 2170.059 must be revised regularly and must list state telephone numbers alphabetically by the subject matter of agency programs as well as alphabetically by agency. The subject matter listing of programs and telephone numbers in the telephone directories must be consistent with the categorization developed by the Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council under Section 441.203. The department may authorize, under procedures and rules considered appropriate by the department, a method to recover development, publication, and distribution costs of the directories.