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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 123.005 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.005
§ 123.005. COMMISSION RULES, PERMITS, AND ORDERS FOR TREATMENT AND BENEFICIAL USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the treatment and beneficial use of drill cuttings.

(b) A rule adopted by the commission under this chapter or a permit or order issued by the commission regarding the treatment and beneficial use of drill cuttings must be at least as protective of public health, public safety, and the environment as a rule, permit, or order, respectively, adopted or issued by the commission regarding the disposal of drill cuttings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.265 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.265
§ 6905.265. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.065
§ 111.065. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

In preparing or monitoring the budget, the budget officer may require the county auditor or any other district, county, or precinct officer of the county to provide any information necessary for the budget officer to properly prepare or monitor the budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0212
§ 8511.0212. INTEREST IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A director who is financially interested in a contract to be executed by the authority for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, or supply of property, including supplies, materials, and equipment, or the construction of facilities shall disclose that fact to the other directors and may not vote on or participate in discussions during board meetings on the acceptance of the contract.

(b) An interest described by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of a contract if the disclosure is made and the interested director does not vote on the question of entering into the contract.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 47 / Section 47.052
§ 47.052. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas shrimp marketing assistance program is established in the department to assist the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry in promoting and marketing Texas-produced shrimp and educating the public about the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry and Texas-produced shrimp.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the program.

(c) The department may accept grants, gifts, and gratuities from any source, including any governmental entity, any private or public corporation, and any other person, in furtherance of the program. Any funds received as a grant, gift, or gratuity shall be deposited in the shrimp marketing account under Section 77.002, Parks and Wildlife Code.

(d) The program shall be funded at a minimum level of $250,000 per fiscal year with funds deposited into the shrimp marketing account under Section 77.002, Parks and Wildlife Code. The department may not expend more than two percent of the annual program budget on out-of-state travel.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1113.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.001
§ 1113.001. LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS OF SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

A spouse, without the joinder or consent of the other spouse, has management, control, and disposition of any contract of life insurance or annuity issued in the spouse's name or to the extent provided by the contract or any assignment of the contract, regardless of whether the contract was issued before, on, or after January 1, 1968.
Tex. Water Code § 49.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.003
§ 49.003. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A district that fails to comply with the filing provisions of this code may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $100 per day for each day the district wilfully continues to violate these provisions after receipt of written notice of violation from the executive director by certified mail, return receipt requested. The state may sue to recover the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.064
§ 1012.064. PERSONNEL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract to provide administrative and other personnel for the operation of the hospital facilities.

(b) The term of the contract may not exceed 25 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.156
§ 3817.156. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Electric utility" and "power generation company" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.

(2) "Gas utility" has the meaning assigned by Sections 101.003 and 121.001, Utilities Code.

(3) "Telecommunications provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.

(b) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment under Chapter 375, Local Government Code, on a residential property, including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.

(c) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property of an electric utility, gas utility, power generation company, or telecommunications provider.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.006
§ 4.006. FORMS ADOPTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may adopt forms for a filing instrument or a report authorized or required by this code to be filed with the secretary of state.

(b) A person is not required to use a form adopted by the secretary of state unless this code expressly requires use of that form.
Tex. Water Code § 11.047 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.047
§ 11.047. FAILURE TO FENCE.
Status: in_force

If a person, association of persons, corporation, or water improvement or irrigation district that owns or controls a ditch, canal, reservoir, dam, or lake does not keep it securely fenced, there is no cause of action against the owner of livestock that trespass.
Tex. Property Code § 221.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.003
§ 221.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to all timeshare properties that are located in this state or offered for sale in this state.

(b) Timeshare properties located outside this state are subject only to Subchapters C through H and J.

(c) This chapter applies to any timeshare property in existence on or after August 26, 1985, but does not affect a timeshare contract in existence before that date.

(d) A timeshare property subject to this chapter is not subject to:

(1) Section 5.008 or 5.012;

(2) Chapter 202;

(3) Chapter 207; or

(4) Chapter 209, unless an individual timeshare owner continuously occupies a single timeshare property as the owner's primary residence 12 months of the year.

(e) If a person with a specific program that might otherwise be subject to this chapter received from the commission, before January 31, 2005, a written determination that the program is exempt from this chapter as the chapter existed when the determination was made, the program remains exempt from this chapter if:

(1) the program does not vary materially from the terms on which the exemption was granted; or

(2) the program varies materially from the terms on which the exemption was granted, but the person receives from the commission a new written determination that the program is exempt from this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.053
§ 1054.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by not fewer than 25 registered voters; and

(2) filed before the 31st day before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8211.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8211 / Section 8211.201
§ 8211.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.102
§ 8841.102. REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In recognition of the need for uniform regional monitoring and regulation of common, scientifically recognized groundwater sources, and in designated management areas, the district shall establish rules that:

(1) require the permitting of each water well that is:

(A) not exempted from permitting by Chapter 36, Water Code; and

(B) capable of producing more than 25,000 gallons each day;

(2) provide for the prevention of waste, as defined by Section 36.001, Water Code;

(3) provide for timely capping or plugging of abandoned wells; and

(4) require reports to be filed with the district on each new, nonexempt water well.

(b) A report required under Subsection (a)(4) must include:

(1) the driller's log;

(2) a description of the casing and pumping equipment installed;

(3) the capacity of the well; and

(4) the intended use of the water.

(c) To further regional continuity, the district shall:

(1) seek to participate in at least one coordination meeting annually with each adjacent district that shares an aquifer with the district;

(2) coordinate the collection of data with adjacent districts in a manner designed to achieve uniformity of data quality;

(3) coordinate efforts to monitor water quality with adjacent districts, local governments, and state agencies;

(4) investigate any groundwater pollution with the intention of locating its source and report the district's findings to adjacent districts and appropriate state agencies;

(5) provide to adjacent districts annually an inventory of new water wells in the district and an estimate of groundwater production in the district; and

(6) include adjacent districts on the mailing lists for district newsletters, seminars, public education events, news articles, and field days.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.021
§ 213.021. INTEREST ON PAST DUE CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer who does not pay a contribution on or before the date prescribed by the commission is liable to the state for interest of one and one-half percent of the contribution for each month or portion of a month that the contribution and interest payments are not paid in full. The total interest applied may not exceed 37-1/2 percent of the amount of contribution due at the due date.

(b) Liability for interest under Subsection (a) does not apply to an employer who:

(1) failed to pay a contribution because of the bona fide belief that all or some of its employees were covered under the unemployment insurance law of another state; and

(2) paid when due a contribution on all the wages of those employees under that law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.012 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.012
§ 8503.012. PAYMENT OF DEBTS.
Status: in_force

Any indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the authority for the payment of money, however entered into or incurred and whether arising from contract, implied contract, or otherwise, is payable solely:

(1) out of revenues received by the authority with respect to its properties, subject to any prior lien on the revenues conferred by any resolution or resolutions adopted as provided by this chapter authorizing the issuance of bonds; or

(2) if the board so determines, out of the proceeds of sale by the authority of bonds payable solely from those revenues.
Tex. Utilities Code § 64.158 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 64 / Section 64.158
§ 64.158. CONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted by the commission under this subchapter shall be consistent with and not more burdensome than applicable federal laws and rules.
Tex. Government Code § 466.358 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.358
§ 466.358. COMPENSATION OF SALES AGENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The director and each lottery operator shall determine the compensation to be paid to sales agents for the sale of tickets as provided by this section. The compensation paid to a sales agent may not be an amount less than five percent of the retail price of the tickets sold plus, at the discretion of the director or lottery operator supervising the lottery game involved, an incentive bonus based on attainment of sales volume, the redemption of winning tickets, or other objectives specified by the director or lottery operator for each type of lottery.

(b) The division or a lottery operator may run sales agent incentive games for sales agents using the incentive bonus amount or other amounts allocated by the director as compensation for sales agents.

(c) to (e) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 394, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Tex. Government Code § 2308A.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308A / Section 2308A.006
§ 2308A.006. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of education, commissioner of higher education, and chair of the commission jointly shall develop and post in a prominent location on the initiative's and each respective agency's Internet website state workforce development goals and coordinated interagency strategies for achieving those goals.

(b) The goals developed under Subsection (a) must:

(1) be developed in consultation with employers;

(2) include goals for the attainment of employment in jobs that pay a self-sufficient wage for all career education and training programs in the state;

(3) be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender for each workforce development region; and

(4) provide for:

(A) locally determined priorities consistent with state goals; and

(B) collaborative planning and coordination with local employers, public schools, institutions of higher education, and local workforce development boards.

(c) The strategies developed under Subsection (a) must:

(1) include strategies for expanding work-based learning;

(2) articulate the ways in which the state can best leverage state and federal funding for career education and training programs; and

(3) be demonstrably guided by:

(A) education and workforce data;

(B) evidence of success and considerations of cost-effectiveness; and

(C) prioritized occupational classifications, including all target occupations and critical career pathways designated under Subsection (e).

(d) In consultation with employers, the commissioner of education, commissioner of higher education, and chair of the commission jointly shall update the state workforce development goals and strategies developed under Subsection (a) at least every four years, or more frequently if needed to reflect available data and circumstances.

(e) In consultation with employers, the commissioner of education, commissioner of higher education, and chair of the commission shall designate and update every two years a list of career pathways that includes the following two priority categories:

(1) target occupations, which include current needs that exist in one or more regions of the state as reflected in regional workforce assessments that:

(A) use the best available data and local employer requests; and

(B) satisfy minimum federal standards for designations, such as a foundation for qualified use of federal workforce funding; and

(2) critical career pathways that reflect the best statewide data and forecasts of skills and careers for which demand in the state is expected to grow that may:

(A) be associated with new emerging industries or new specialty occupations within an industry; or

(B) reflect pathways to better wages for workers with documented skills that provide promotional opportunities within or across occupations with targeted upskill training.
Tex. Government Code § 476.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0102
§ 476.0102. DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 476.0104, the endorsing municipality shall deposit to the trust fund the amount of the municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(3). The endorsing municipality shall deposit the hotel occupancy tax revenue to the trust fund at least quarterly.

(b) To guarantee the joint obligations of this state and the endorsing municipality under a games support contract and this subtitle, the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall retain the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(2) from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Section 321.502, Tax Code, and, subject to Section 476.0104, deposit the retained tax revenue to the trust fund.

(c) The comptroller shall begin retaining the municipal sales and use tax revenue with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the date the office makes the determination under Section 476.0051(a)(2).

(d) The comptroller shall discontinue retaining the municipal sales and use tax revenue on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in the trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of municipal and state tax revenue that may be transferred or deposited to the trust fund under Section 476.0104.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.304
§ 1051.304. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person takes an examination under this subtitle, the board shall notify the person of the results of the examination.

(b) If an examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service:

(1) the board shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the board receives the results from the testing service; and

(2) if notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the board shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) The board may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.

(d) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination administered under this subtitle, the board shall provide the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.152
§ 3960.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.102
§ 2260.102. REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a contractor is not satisfied with the results of negotiation with a unit of state government under Section 2260.052, the contractor may file a request for a hearing with the unit of state government.

(b) The request must:

(1) state the factual and legal basis for the claim; and

(2) request that the claim be referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case hearing.

(c) On receipt of a request under Subsection (a), the unit of state government shall refer the claim to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code, as to the issues raised in the request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 491.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 491 / Section 491.003
§ 491.003. RISK LIMITATION FOR DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN INSURER.
Status: in_force

An insurer incorporated under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States and authorized to engage in business in this state may not expose itself to a loss or hazard on a single risk in an amount that exceeds 10 percent of the insurer's surplus for policyholders unless the insurer reinsures the excess in another solvent insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.153
§ 8870.153. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the board may impose fees on each nonexempt well in the district.

(b) A fee may be assessed annually, based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used in the well;

(2) the production capacity of the well; or

(3) actual, authorized, and anticipated pumpage.

(c) A fee imposed under this section may not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot for water used for agricultural purposes; or

(2) $40 per acre-foot for water used for a purpose other than an agricultural purpose.

(d) The board may use fees as a regulatory mechanism or a revenue-producing mechanism.

(e) The board shall adopt rules regarding:

(1) fee rates;

(2) the manner and form for filing reports of fees; and

(3) the manner of collecting fees.

(f) To secure payment of a fee imposed under this section, a lien attaches to the property on which the well is located. The lien has the same priority and characteristics as a lien for district taxes. The district may use the lien and all other powers that the district possesses to collect the payment of the fee.

(g) If the district imposes a tax under Section 8870.151, the district may not impose a fee under this section.
Tex. Family Code § 51.19 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.19
§ 51.19. LIMITATION PERIODS.
Status: in_force

(a) The limitation periods and the procedures for applying the limitation periods under Chapter 12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and other statutory law apply to proceedings under this title.

(b) For purposes of computing a limitation period, a petition filed in juvenile court for a transfer or an adjudication hearing is equivalent to an indictment or information and is treated as presented when the petition is filed in the proper court.

(c) The limitation period is two years for an offense or conduct that is not given a specific limitation period under Chapter 12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other statutory law.