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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.003
§ 8868.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.103
§ 3860.103. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 653.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 653 / Section 653.006
§ 653.006. TERMS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A bond may be purchased for three-year coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.101
§ 8298.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions conferred by the general laws of this state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.024
§ 502.024. PREEXISTING DISQUALIFYING CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution may certify as an employee a person who indicates a preexisting disqualifying physical condition in a medical history obtained under Section 502.064 or who is found to have a preexisting disqualifying medical condition in a physical examination under Section 502.064 on the condition that the person execute in writing a waiver of coverage under this chapter for the preexisting disqualifying physical condition before becoming an employee of the institution.

(b) A waiver under Subsection (a) is valid and binding on the employee who executes the waiver. Compensation or death benefits may not be paid to the employee or the employee's beneficiaries for an injury or death of the employee that is attributable to the condition for which coverage was waived.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.002
§ 504.002. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless expressly provided by this chapter or by department rule:

(1) except for license plates specified as exempt, the fee for issuance of a license plate, including replacement plates, is in addition to each other fee that is paid for at the time of the registration of the motor vehicle and shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund;

(2) if the registration period is greater than 12 months, the expiration date of a specialty license plate, symbol, tab, or other device shall be aligned with the registration period, and the specialty plate fee shall be adjusted pro rata, except that if the statutory annual fee for a specialty license plate is $5 or less, it may not be prorated;

(3) the department is the exclusive owner of the design of each license plate;

(4) if a license plate is lost, stolen, or mutilated, an application for a replacement plate must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by Section 502.060; and

(5) the department shall prepare the designs and specifications of license plates.

(b) If necessary to cover the costs of issuing license plates for golf carts under Section 551.402 or off-highway vehicles under Section 551A.052, the department may charge an administrative fee, in an amount established by the department by rule, for the issuance of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle license plate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.653 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.653
§ 2301.653. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF MANUFACTURER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The revocation or suspension of a manufacturer's or distributor's license may be:

(1) limited to one or more municipalities or counties or any other defined area; or

(2) limited in a defined area only as to:

(A) certain aspects of the manufacturer's or distributor's business; or

(B) specified franchised dealers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.074
§ 433.074. FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The department may spend state funds appropriated for administration of this chapter to pay 50 percent of the estimated total cost of cooperation with the federal government under this subchapter, and all of the costs of performing services in relation to the inspection of animals or products not regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.) or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 451 et seq.).
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.041
§ 522.041. CLASSIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a Class A, Class B, or Class C commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit.

(b) Class A covers a combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, if the gross vehicle weight rating of the towed vehicle or vehicles exceeds 10,000 pounds.

(c) Class B covers:

(1) a single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;

(2) a single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; and

(3) a vehicle designed to transport 24 passengers or more, including the driver.

(d) Class C covers a single vehicle or combination of vehicles not described by Subsection (b) or (c) that is:

(1) designed to transport 16-23 passengers, including the driver; or

(2) used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.

(e) The holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit may drive any vehicle in the class for which the license or permit is issued and lesser classes of vehicles except a motorcycle. The holder may drive a motorcycle only if authorization to drive a motorcycle is shown on the commercial driver's license and the requirements for issuance of a motorcycle license have been met.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.022
§ 56.022. UNIFORM CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The universal service fund is funded by a statewide uniform charge payable by each telecommunications provider that has access to the customer base.

(b) A telecommunications provider shall pay the charge in accordance with procedures approved by the commission.

(c) The uniform charge is on services and at rates the commission determines. In establishing the charge and the services to which the charge will apply, the commission may not:

(1) grant an unreasonable preference or advantage to a telecommunications provider;

(2) assess the charge on pay telephone service; or

(3) subject a telecommunications provider to unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8828.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8828 / Section 8828.055
§ 8828.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of any director.

(b) The appointed replacement serves until the next directors' election.

(c) If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the next election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.051
§ 8464.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8464.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.103
§ 1601.103. RIGHT TO COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

An individual eligible to participate in the uniform program under Section 1601.101 or 1601.102 may not be denied enrollment in any coverage provided under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.101
§ 541.101. CONTROLLER DUTIES; TRANSPARENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A controller:

(1) shall limit the collection of personal data to what is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which that personal data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer; and

(2) for purposes of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of personal data, shall establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical data security practices that are appropriate to the volume and nature of the personal data at issue.

(b) A controller may not:

(1) except as otherwise provided by this chapter, process personal data for a purpose that is neither reasonably necessary to nor compatible with the disclosed purpose for which the personal data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer, unless the controller obtains the consumer's consent;

(2) process personal data in violation of state and federal laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination against consumers;

(3) discriminate against a consumer for exercising any of the consumer rights contained in this chapter, including by denying goods or services, charging different prices or rates for goods or services, or providing a different level of quality of goods or services to the consumer; or

(4) process the sensitive data of a consumer without obtaining the consumer's consent, or, in the case of processing the sensitive data of a known child, without processing that data in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. Section 6501 et seq.).

(c) Subsection (b)(3) may not be construed to require a controller to provide a product or service that requires the personal data of a consumer that the controller does not collect or maintain or to prohibit a controller from offering a different price, rate, level, quality, or selection of goods or services to a consumer, including offering goods or services for no fee, if the consumer has exercised the consumer's right to opt out under Section 541.051 or the offer is related to a consumer's voluntary participation in a bona fide loyalty, rewards, premium features, discounts, or club card program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.252
§ 3901.252. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.

(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Bridgeland Management District at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.305
§ 351.305. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

On receipt of the required fees, the board shall issue a renewal certificate containing information from board records that the board considers necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter, including the license number and the period for which the license is renewed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.005
§ 324.005. KNOWING VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person knowingly violates Section 324.051, 324.052, 324.053, or 324.055 if the person:

(1) acts with actual knowledge of the facts that constitute the violation; or

(2) consciously avoids information that would establish actual knowledge of those facts.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.101
§ 46.101. LAKE TEXOMA.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to Lake Texoma, which is the portion of this state inundated by the water impounded by a dam across the channel of the Red River, known as Denison Dam, and any other portion of that area of land acquired by the United States for the operation of the reservoir.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.403 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.403
§ 8.403. DEMAND THAT ISSUER NOT REGISTER TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is an appropriate person to make an indorsement or originate an instruction may demand that the issuer not register transfer of a security by communicating to the issuer a notification that identifies the registered owner and the issue of which the security is a part and provides an address for communications directed to the person making the demand. The demand is effective only if it is received by the issuer at a time and in a manner affording the issuer reasonable opportunity to act on it.

(b) If a certificated security in registered form is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer or an instruction is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer of an uncertificated security after a demand that the issuer not register transfer has become effective, the issuer shall promptly communicate to (i) the person who initiated the demand at the address provided in the demand and (ii) the person who presented the security for registration of transfer or initiated the instruction requesting registration of transfer a notification stating that:

(1) the certificated security has been presented for registration of transfer or the instruction for registration of transfer of the uncertificated security has been received;

(2) a demand that the issuer not register transfer had previously been received; and

(3) the issuer will withhold registration of transfer for a period of time stated in the notification in order to provide the person who initiated the demand an opportunity to obtain legal process or an indemnity bond.

(c) The period described in Subsection (b)(3) may not exceed 30 days after the date of communication of the notification. A shorter period may be specified by the issuer if it is not manifestly unreasonable.

(d) An issuer is not liable to a person who initiated a demand that the issuer not register transfer for any loss the person suffers as a result of registration of a transfer pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction if the person who initiated the demand does not, within the time stated in the issuer's communication, either:

(1) obtain an appropriate injunction, restraining order, or other process from a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining the issuer from registering the transfer; or

(2) file with the issuer an indemnity bond, sufficient in the issuer's judgment to protect the issuer and any transfer agent, registrar, or other agent of the issuer involved from any loss it or they may suffer by refusing to register the transfer.

(e) This section does not relieve an issuer from liability for registering transfer pursuant to an indorsement or instruction that was not effective.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5B.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5B / Section 5B.003
§ 5B.003. ABATEMENT OF PROSECUTION ON BASIS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A court may not abate the prosecution of an offense under Chapter 51, Penal Code, on the basis that a federal determination regarding the immigration status of the defendant is pending or will be initiated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.154
§ 9026.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0105
§ 3962.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 301.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.061
§ 301.061. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (b) and to the exception provided in Subsection (c), the legislature, after notifying and consulting the attorney general, may employ counsel, or authorize the counsel of a legislative agency, to file suits on behalf of the legislature, to intervene in pending litigation on behalf of the legislature, or to otherwise represent the legislature in the courts of this state or in the courts of the United States.

(b) Representation of the legislature under this section is authorized only if:

(1) the speaker and the president of the senate approve the representation in writing; or

(2) both houses by concurrent resolution approve the representation.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to the representation of the interests of the legislature before the Supreme Court of Texas in violation of Article IV, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution.

(d) A member of the legislature is immune from civil liability resulting from the legislature's participation in litigation under this section, including liability for attorney fees, costs, and sanctions that may be awarded in the litigation. This subsection is cumulative of the common law immunity applicable to the conduct of members of the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0355
§ 548.0355. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) A political subdivision that participates in the program may pay part of the costs of the program.
Tex. Government Code § 832.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 832 / Section 832.004
§ 832.004. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a member resigns a judicial office or otherwise ceases to be a judicial officer, the member may withdraw all of the member's contributions to the retirement system.

(b) A withdrawal of contributions cancels the person's service credit in the retirement system.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.423 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.423
§ 545.423. CROSSING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not cross a sidewalk or drive through a driveway, parking lot, or business or residential entrance without stopping the vehicle.

(b) An operator may not cross or drive in or on a sidewalk, driveway, parking lot, or business or residential entrance at an intersection to turn right or left from one highway to another highway.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.455 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.455
§ 772.455. GOVERNANCE OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The consolidated district and its board of managers are governed by the provisions of this chapter that governed the most populous of the districts before the consolidation, except as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 121.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 121 / Section 121.004
§ 121.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This subtitle shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.107 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.107
§ 19A.107. LIST OF DISQUALIFIED CONVICTED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district clerk shall maintain a list of the name and address of each person who is disqualified under this subchapter from grand jury service because the person was convicted of misdemeanor theft or a felony.

(b) A person who was convicted of misdemeanor theft or a felony is permanently disqualified from serving as a juror.

(c) A person whose name appears on the list maintained under this article may not be selected or summoned for grand jury service by any judge of a district court served by the clerk.

(d) On the third business day of each month, the district clerk shall send a copy of the list maintained under this article to:

(1) the secretary of state; and

(2) the prosecuting attorney for the court to which the grand jurors were summoned for investigation into whether any person made a false claim concerning the person's qualification under Article 19A.101(a)(7) or (8).

(e) On the third business day of each month, the district clerk shall prepare a list of the name and address of each person on the list maintained under this article disqualified from grand jury service because the person was convicted of a felony and send a copy of the list to the voter registrar for the county in which the grand jury is sitting.