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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.065 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.065
§ 53.065. PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Under a lease executed under this subchapter before September 1, 1987, the lessee shall pay to the state 60 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 60 percent of all rentals and royalties that are payable under the lease. The lessee shall pay to the owner of the surface 40 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 40 percent of all rentals and royalties payable under the lease.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), under a lease executed under this subchapter on or after September 1, 1987, the lessee shall pay:

(1) to the state 80 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 80 percent of all rentals and royalties that are payable under the lease; and

(2) to the owner of the surface 20 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 20 percent of all rentals and royalties payable under the lease.

(c) Under a lease executed under this subchapter on or after September 1, 1999, for the exploration and production by surface mining of coal, lignite, potash, sulphur, thorium, or uranium, the lessee shall pay:

(1) to the state 60 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 60 percent of all rentals and royalties that are payable under the lease; and

(2) to the owner of the surface 40 percent of all bonuses agreed to be paid for the lease and 40 percent of all rentals and royalties payable under the lease.

(d) If production is obtained, the state shall receive not less than one-sixteenth of the value of the minerals produced.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.173 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.173
§ 286.173. ELECTION IN OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "taxing authority" means any entity authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.

(b) If a district or proposed district is included within the boundaries of another taxing authority and the adoption or increase of the tax under this subchapter would result in a combined tax rate by the district and other political subdivisions of this state of more than two percent at any location in the district, an election to approve or increase the tax under this subchapter has no effect unless:

(1) one or more of the other taxing authorities holds an election in accordance with the law governing that authority on the same date as the election under this chapter to reduce the tax rate of that authority to a rate that will result in a combined tax rate by the district and other political subdivisions of not more than two percent at any location in the district; and

(2) the combined tax rate is reduced to not more than two percent as a result of that election.

(c) This section does not permit a taxing authority to impose taxes at differential tax rates within the territory of the authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.941 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.941
§ 504.941. ANTIQUE VEHICLES; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 504.502 commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $200.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense the vehicle was en route to or from a location for the purpose of routine maintenance of the vehicle.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.014
§ 77.014. METHOD OF TAKING COUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized employee of the department shall take the count of shrimp in the presence of the person possessing the shrimp.

(b) The employee shall select a minimum of three representative samples for each 1,000 pounds or fraction of 1,000 pounds of headless or heads-on shrimp being sampled.

(c) Each sample must weigh five pounds after draining at least three minutes.

(d) The count per pound for the sample is determined by dividing the number of specimens in the sample by five.

(e) The average count per pound for the entire quantity being sampled is determined by totalling the count per pound for each sample and dividing that total by the number of samples.

(f) The average count per pound as determined under this section is prima facie evidence of the average count per pound of the shrimp in the entire cargo or quantity of shrimp sampled.

(g) Headless and heads-on shrimp shall be sampled, weighed, and counted separately.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2027.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2027 / Section 2027.006
§ 2027.006. CLAIM AFTER RACE MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who claims to be entitled to any part of a distribution from a pari-mutuel pool may, not later than the first anniversary of the day the ticket was purchased, file with the appropriate racetrack association a claim for the money accompanied by a substantial portion of the pari-mutuel ticket sufficient to identify the racetrack association, race, horse or greyhound involved, amount wagered, and type of ticket.

(b) A person who claims to be entitled to money from a pari-mutuel voucher may before the first anniversary of the day the voucher was issued file with the appropriate racetrack association a claim for the money accompanied by a substantial portion of the pari-mutuel voucher sufficient to identify the racetrack association, serial number, date issued, and amount of the voucher.

(c) If the claimant satisfactorily establishes a right to distribution from a pari-mutuel pool, the racetrack association shall pay the amount due the claimant.

(d) If the racetrack association refuses to pay a claimant who has established satisfactorily a right to distribution from a pari-mutuel pool, the claimant may appeal to the commission under procedures prescribed by commission rule.
Tex. Government Code § 81.095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.095
§ 81.095. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The state bar shall pay all necessary and actual expenses of the committee out of the state bar budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8441.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8441 / Section 8441.203
§ 8441.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.003
§ 271.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Conservation and reclamation district" means a district or authority organized or operating under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(2) "Contract" means an agreement entered into under this subchapter but does not mean a contract solely for the construction of improvements to real property.

(3) "Governing body" means the board, council, commission, agency, court, or other body or group that is authorized by law to acquire personal property for each respective governmental agency.

(4) "Governmental agency" means a municipality, county, school district, conservation and reclamation district, hospital organization, or other political subdivision of this state.

(5) "Hospital organization" means a district, authority, board, or joint board organized under the laws of this state for hospital purposes.

(6) "Net effective interest rate" means, with reference to a contract, the interest amount considered by the governing body of a governmental agency to accrue on a contract.

(7) "Net interest cost" means the total of all interest to accrue and come due on a contract through the last date a payment is due on the contract, plus any discount or minus any premium included in the contract price or principal sum.

(8) "Personal property" includes appliances, equipment, facilities, and furnishings, or an interest in personal property, whether movable or fixed, considered by the governing body of the governmental agency to be necessary, useful, or appropriate to one or more purposes of the governmental agency. The term includes all materials and labor incident to the installation of that personal property. The term includes electricity and cloud computing services. The term does not include real property.

(9) "School district" means an independent school district, common school district, community college district, junior college district, or regional college district organized under the laws of this state.

(10) "Improvement" means a permanent building, structure, fixture, or fence that is erected on or affixed to land but does not include a transportable building or structure whether or not it is affixed to land.

(11) "Real property" means land, improvement, or an estate or interest in real property, other than a mortgage or deed of trust creating a lien on property or an interest securing payment or performance of an obligation in real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.451 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.451
§ 3846.451. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 609.704 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.704
§ 609.704. REMOVAL OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that designates a plan administrator may remove the plan administrator at any time unless specifically provided otherwise by contract.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1771 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1771
§ 152.1771. MOORE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Moore County Juvenile Board is composed of:

(1) the county judge;

(2) the judge of the County Court at Law of Moore County; and

(3) not fewer than three or more than five other members appointed by the Moore County Commissioners Court.

(b) The appointed members serve two-year terms expiring on December 31 of each even-numbered year unless the Moore County Commissioners Court votes to extend a member's term for not more than two years.

(c) The board shall select one of its members as chairman.

(d) The members serve without compensation.

(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, and 152.0006 do not apply to the juvenile board of Moore County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.462 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.462
§ 17.462. LISTING OF BUSINESS LOCATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not misrepresent the geographical location of a business that derives 50 percent or more of its gross income from the sale or arranging for the sale of flowers or floral arrangements in the listing of the business:

(1) in a telephone directory or other directory assistance database;

(2) on an Internet website; or

(3) in a print advertisement.

(b) A person is considered to misrepresent the geographical location of a business for purposes of Subsection (a) if the name of the business indicates that the business is located in a geographical area and:

(1) the business is not located within the geographical area indicated;

(2) the listing fails to identify the municipality and state of the business's geographical location; and

(3) a telephone call to the local telephone number:

(A) listed in the directory or database routinely is forwarded or transferred to a location that is outside the calling area covered by the directory or database in which the number is listed; or

(B) provided on the Internet website or in a print advertisement routinely is forwarded or transferred to a location that is outside the calling area of the geographical area as indicated by the name of the business.

(c) A person may place a listing for a business described by Subsection (a) the name of which indicates that it is located in a geographical area that is different from the geographical area in which the business is located if a conspicuous notice in the listing states the municipality and state in which the business is located.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) a publisher of a telephone directory or other publication or a provider of a directory assistance service publishing or providing information about another business;

(2) an Internet website that aggregates and provides information about other businesses;

(3) an owner or publisher of a print medium providing information about other businesses;

(4) an Internet service provider; or

(5) an Internet service that displays or distributes advertisements for other businesses.

(e) This section creates no duty and imposes no obligation upon anyone other than the business that is the subject of the advertisement or listing.

(f) A violation of this section is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under this subchapter, and any public or private right or remedy prescribed by this subchapter may be used to enforce this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.054
§ 2202.054. TERM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Unless renewed, a certificate of authority issued under this chapter expires on the third anniversary of the date the certificate is issued.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.023 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.023
§ 134.023. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government under the federal Act.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.110
§ 186.110. AUTHORIZATION OF DEVIATION FROM PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may authorize a deviation from the procedures for voluntary dissolution provided by this subchapter if the banking commissioner determines that the interests of claimants are not jeopardized by the deviation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 141.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 141 / Section 141.005
§ 141.005. ELECTED OFFICERS IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more, the governing body may set the amount of salary and expenses to be paid to elected officers by ordinance adopted in accordance with this section.

(b) The salary of a state district court judge of the county in which the municipality is located is the comparative salary for the ordinance. In the ordinance:

(1) the salary of the municipal comptroller may not exceed the comparative salary;

(2) the salary of a member of the governing body may not exceed 40 percent of the comparative salary; and

(3) the salary of the mayor may not exceed 150 percent of the comparative salary.

(c) The governing body shall publish notice of the proposed ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality for two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the week in which the meeting is to be held at which the proposed ordinance is to be considered. The notice must include:

(1) a general description of the proposed ordinance;

(2) a statement that a public hearing will be held before the ordinance is adopted;

(3) a statement of the time and place of the public hearing; and

(4) a statement that any interested person may appear and testify at the hearing.

(d) The governing body must hold a public hearing before considering the adoption of the proposed ordinance. The ordinance must be approved by a majority vote of the membership of the governing body.

(e) A certified copy of an ordinance adopted under this section must be filed with the municipal secretary within 10 days after the date the ordinance is enacted. The ordinance takes effect on the first day of the next term of office for the officer to whom the ordinance applies, unless the ordinance prescribes a later effective date.

(f) The governing body may submit an ordinance proposed under this section to the voters for their approval in the same manner that charter amendments are submitted under Chapter 9. When an election is held under this subsection, another election on the same proposition may not be called until two years have elapsed after the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.001
§ 8000.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Ingleside Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.048
§ 281.048. DISTRICT RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.075 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.075
§ 213.075. ADJUSTMENT OR REFUND ON COMMISSION INITIATIVE.
Status: in_force

The commission may make an adjustment or refund on its own initiative under this subchapter within the period prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.078 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.078
§ 246.078. RELEASE OF RESERVE FUND ESCROW.
Status: in_force

(a) The escrow agent may release an amount equal to not more than one-twelfth of the loan reserve fund required by Section 246.077 if the provider requests the release in writing.

(b) The escrow agent must give written notice to the board not later than the 11th day before the date of the release.

(c) The escrow agent may not release funds from the loan reserve fund escrow under this section more than once during a calendar year. A provider at any time may apply to the commissioner for the withdrawal of all or part of the loan reserve escrow funds. The provider may withdraw the funds on the approval of the withdrawal by the commissioner. The application must be made and the approval given as provided by rule.

(d) The provider must repay to the loan reserve fund escrow account the amount released to the provider under Subsection (a) or (c) not later than 18 months after the date the amount is released. The commissioner may place the provider or facility under supervision under Section 246.091 or take any other appropriate action as provided by law if the provider does not repay the loan reserve fund escrow account within the required period.
Tex. Local Government Code § 399.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 399 / Section 399.005
§ 399.005. WRITTEN CONTRACT FOR ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A local government may impose an assessment under this chapter only under a written contract with the record owner of the real property to be assessed.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.02611 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.02611
§ 32.02611. EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in determining eligibility and need for medical assistance, the commission may not consider as assets or resources, to the extent applicable under federal law, a right to assets held in or a right to receive payments or benefits under:

(1) any fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, Education Code, including an interest in a savings trust account, prepaid tuition contract, or related matching account;

(2) any qualified tuition program of any state that meets the requirements of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

(3) any school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), Education Code.

(a-1) The amount of exclusion under Subsection (a)(3) of assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2)(C), (D), or (E), Education Code, is limited to the amount of the cost of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees for one academic year consisting of 30 semester credit hours charged by the general academic teaching institution with the highest such tuition and fee costs for the most recent academic year, as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 54.753, Education Code.

(b) In determining eligibility and need for medical assistance for an applicant who may be eligible on the basis of the applicant's eligibility for medical assistance for the aged, blind, or disabled under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(a)(10), the commission may consider as assets or resources, to the extent applicable under federal law, a right to assets held in or a right to receive payments or benefits under any fund, account, bond, plan, or tuition program described by Subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commission shall seek a federal waiver authorizing the commission to exclude, for purposes of determining the eligibility of an applicant described by that subsection and to the extent included under federal law, the right to assets held in or a right to receive payments or benefits under any fund, account, bond, plan, or tuition program described by Subsection (a) if the fund, account, bond, plan, or tuition program was established before the 21st birthday of the beneficiary of the fund, account, bond, plan, or tuition program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.101
§ 3837.101. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, construct, or finance an educational facility or a site or appurtenance for an educational facility to benefit the district.

(b) The district may convey the facility, site, or appurtenance to a school district that contains territory in the West Ranch Management District.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.04
§ 103.04. ARREST OF PERSON IN POSSESSION.
Status: in_force

A peace officer may arrest without a warrant any person found in possession of:

(1) an illicit beverage;

(2) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or

(3) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.052
§ 60.052. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

A district may encourage the economic development of the area in which the district is located by:

(1) fostering the growth of agricultural enterprises;

(2) stimulating innovation in agricultural enterprises;

(3) seeking to eliminate unemployment or underemployment in the state; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation resources for agricultural purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.001
§ 11001.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "District" means the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.054
§ 34.054. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

A board may obtain authentic abstracts of title to the land subject to its control that it considers necessary and may take the necessary steps to perfect a marketable title to the land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.204
§ 1107.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District refunding bonds may be issued without an election and in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.001
§ 1056.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district.

(2) "District" means the Martin County Hospital District.

(3) "Manager" means a member of the board.