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Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.101
§ 2033.101. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may issue a cease and desist order if the executive director reasonably believes a racetrack association or other license holder is engaging or is likely to engage in conduct that violates this subtitle or a commission rule.

(b) On issuance of a cease and desist order, the executive director shall serve a proposed cease and desist order on the racetrack association or other license holder by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address.

(c) The proposed order must state the specific acts or practices alleged to violate this subtitle or a commission rule. The proposed order must state the effective date, which may not be earlier than the 21st day after the date the proposed order is mailed or delivered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.101
§ 1026.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.058
§ 21.058. EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS OR GIFTS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The department may not spend a grant or money given to the department unless the expenditure is authorized by order of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.004
§ 8256.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 6.02 of the article creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 6.02 of the article creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or other indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.003
§ 1012.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8853.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8853 / Section 8853.101
§ 8853.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0507
§ 8515.0507. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bonds, and income from the bonds, including profits made on the sale of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.032
§ 94.032. MATURITY STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the requirements of this chapter are met and the department receives the fee required under this subchapter, the department shall issue maturity stamps to vendors and shippers of citrus fruit.

(b) The maturity stamp is evidence that the inspection fee has been paid.

(c) A vendor or shipper shall securely attach a maturity stamp to:

(1) each package of citrus fruit that is prepared for sale or delivery for transportation; or

(2) the bill of lading or other shipping receipt, if the citrus fruit is prepared for sale or delivery for transportation in bulk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.061
§ 425.061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.061. COMPUTATION OF CALENDAR YEAR STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATE: GENERAL RULE. (a) For purposes of Subsection (b):

(1) R1 is the lesser of R or.09;

(2) R2 is the greater of R or.09;

(3) R is the reference interest rate determined under Section 425.063; and

(4) W is the weighting factor determined under Section 425.062.

(b) The calendar year statutory valuation interest rate ("I") is determined as provided by this section, with the results rounded to the nearest one-quarter of one percent:

(1) for life insurance:

(2) for a single premium immediate annuity or annuity benefits involving life contingencies arising from another annuity with a cash settlement option or from a guaranteed interest contract with a cash settlement option, or for an annuity or guaranteed interest contract without a cash settlement option, or for an annuity or guaranteed interest contract with a cash settlement option that is valued on a change in fund basis:

(c) For an annuity or guaranteed interest contract with a cash settlement option that is valued on an issue year basis, other than an annuity or contract described by Subsection (b)(2):

(1) the formula prescribed by Subsection (b)(1) applies to an annuity or guaranteed interest contract with a guarantee duration determined under Section 425.062(f) greater than 10 years; and

(2) the formula prescribed by Subsection (b)(2) applies to an annuity or guaranteed interest contract with a guarantee duration determined under Section 425.062(f) of 10 years or less.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), if the calendar year statutory valuation interest rate for a life insurance policy issued in a calendar year as determined under Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, would differ from the corresponding actual rate for similar policies issued in the preceding calendar year by less than one-half of one percent, the calendar year statutory valuation interest rate for the policy is the corresponding actual rate for the preceding calendar year. For purposes of this subsection, the calendar year statutory valuation interest rate for a life insurance policy issued in a calendar year is determined for 1980 using the reference interest rate defined for 1979, and is determined for each subsequent calendar year regardless of whether Subchapter B, Chapter 1105, applies to the policy.
Tex. Election Code § 141.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.065
§ 141.065. AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Each part of a petition must include an affidavit of the person who circulated it, executed before a person authorized to administer oaths in this state, stating that the person:

(1) pointed out and read to each signer, before the petition was signed, each statement pertaining to the signer that appears on the petition;

(2) witnessed each signature;

(3) verified each signer's registration status; and

(4) believes each signature to be genuine and the corresponding information to be correct.

(b) If a petition contains an affidavit that complies with Subsection (a), for the purpose of determining whether the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures, the authority with whom the candidate's application is filed may treat as valid each signature to which the affidavit applies, without further verification, unless proven otherwise.

(c) A single notarized affidavit by any person who obtained signatures is valid for all signatures gathered by the person if the date of notarization is on or after the date of the last signature obtained by the person.
Tex. Election Code § 182.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 182 / Section 182.006
§ 182.006. ORGANIZING PRECINCT CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

A precinct convention held under this chapter shall be organized as provided by Section 181.066.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.153 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.153
§ 112.153. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall represent the comptroller in a suit under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.122 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.122
§ 55.122. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the use of an automated dial announcing device:

(1) to make a call relating to an emergency or a public service under a program developed or approved by the emergency management coordinator of the county in which the call is received;

(2) by a public or private primary or secondary school system to locate or account for a truant student;

(3) by a municipality or a person calling on behalf of a municipality to deliver information to citizens of the municipality regarding a public health, safety, or welfare issue; or

(4) by an organization to a member of the organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 302.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 302 / Section 302.007
§ 302.007. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER CONTRACTING LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2269, Government Code, does not apply to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0401
§ 8062.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8062.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 145.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 145 / Section 145.003
§ 145.003. PRESUMPTION OF NO NEGLIGENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an action against an in-home service company or residential delivery company that:

(1) arises out of a criminal act or omission by an officer or employee of the company as to whom the company has obtained criminal history record information under Section 145.002(1);

(2) is brought by or on behalf of a person whose home the officer or employee entered while in the performance of the employee's job duties, without regard to where the criminal act or omission occurred; and

(3) seeks damages from the company for the negligent hiring of the officer or employee.

(b) In an action to which this section applies, an in-home service company or residential delivery company is rebuttably presumed to have not acted negligently if:

(1) at the time a person was hired, the company obtained criminal history record information regarding the officer or employee under Section 145.002(1); and

(2) the criminal history record information shows that, in the 20 years preceding the date the information was obtained for a felony or in the 10 years preceding the date the information was obtained for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, the officer or employee had not been convicted of, or placed on deferred adjudication for:

(A) an offense in this state classified as:

(i) an offense against the person or the family;

(ii) an offense against property; or

(iii) public indecency; or

(B) an offense in another jurisdiction that would be classified in a category described by Paragraph (A) if the offense had occurred in this state.

(c) A residential delivery company or an in-home service company that sends two or more employees together into a residence shall be deemed to have complied with the requirement in Section 145.002 as long as at least one of those employees has been checked as described in Section 145.002 and, while they are in the residence, that employee accompanies and directly supervises any employee who has not been checked, and the residential delivery company or in-home service company maintains a record of the identity of any such nonchecked employee for at least two years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.057
§ 701.057. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission shall designate a member of the advisory board as the presiding officer of the advisory board to serve for a term of two years. The presiding officer of the advisory board may vote on any matter before the advisory board.
Tex. Water Code § 26.554 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.554
§ 26.554. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISCHARGES OF CERTAIN WASTES WITHIN WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt requirements for:

(1) maintaining evidence of financial responsibility for restoration of a water body affected by an unauthorized discharge from a permitted quarry; or

(2) taking corrective action and compensating for water quality effects caused by an unauthorized discharge resulting from quarrying.

(b) A responsible party commits a violation if the responsible party operates a permitted quarry knowing that financial responsibility required by a permit does not exist.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8883 / Section 8883.001
§ 8883.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.160
§ 1098.160. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) tax revenue to be collected by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the third anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.126 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.126
§ 51.126. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND EXECUTION OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

After the applications are received, the commissioner shall give written notification to the successful applicant that his bid or offer to lease is accepted and execute a lease to the applicant in the name and by the authority of the State of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.001
§ 3908.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of College Station.

(3) "County" means Brazos County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Rock Prairie Management District No. 1.
Tex. Election Code § 114.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 114 / Section 114.003
§ 114.003. OFFICES ON WHICH VOTER ENTITLED TO VOTE.
Status: in_force

A person voting a federal ballot is entitled to vote only on each federal office to be voted on in the election precinct of the person's most recent domicile in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.110
§ 8878.110. GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may wholly or partly develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, manage, or participate in a groundwater reduction plan that is applicable only to the authority and one or more persons outside the authority. The authority may require that any groundwater reduction plan that the authority wholly or partly develops, prepares, revises, adopts, implements, enforces, or manages or in which the authority participates be the exclusive groundwater reduction plan that is binding and mandatory on some or all of the territory, persons, or wells located within the authority. A groundwater reduction plan may:

(1) specify the measures to be taken to reduce groundwater withdrawals;

(2) identify alternative sources of water, including water from the authority, to be provided to those affected;

(3) identify the rates, terms, and conditions under which alternative sources of water will be provided, which may be changed from time to time as considered necessary by the authority;

(4) specify the dates and extent to which persons or districts within the authority's boundaries shall reduce or cease reliance on groundwater and accept water from alternative sources, including water from the authority;

(5) include other terms and measures that are consistent with the powers and duties of the authority;

(6) exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements; and

(7) be amended from time to time at the discretion of the authority.

(b) Fees, user fees, rates, and charges of the authority may be imposed under this chapter for a person's participation in and benefit derived from the authority's groundwater reduction plan, a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates, or the authority's works, projects, improvements, and services to be provided by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.039
§ 594.039. RESIDENT PRESENT AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

The resident is entitled to be present at the transfer hearing unless the court determines it is in the resident's best interest to not be present.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 88 / Section 88.003
§ 88.003. REPORTABLE HEALTH CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Childhood blood lead levels that exceed the reference level are reportable.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may designate:

(1) blood lead concentrations in children that must be reported; and

(2) the ages of children for whom the reporting requirements apply.

(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that establish a registry of children with blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and lead poisoning.
Tex. Government Code § 75.505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.505
§ 75.505. COMPENSATION AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The court administrator and the staff are entitled to reasonable compensation, facilities, and equipment as determined by the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.208
§ 3844.208. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:

(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;

(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and

(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.

(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Penal Code § 15.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 15 / Section 15.01
§ 15.01. CRIMINAL ATTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with specific intent to commit an offense, he does an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but fails to effect the commission of the offense intended.

(b) If a person attempts an offense that may be aggravated, his conduct constitutes an attempt to commit the aggravated offense if an element that aggravates the offense accompanies the attempt.

(c) It is no defense to prosecution for criminal attempt that the offense attempted was actually committed.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under this section is one category lower than the offense attempted, and if the offense attempted is a state jail felony, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) If the offense attempted is capital murder of a peace officer under Section 19.03(a)(1), the offense is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.205
§ 1095.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.016 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.016
§ 1002.016. GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

"Guardianship program" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.012
§ 303.012. JUDICIAL NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A court may take judicial notice of interpretations issued by the consumer credit commissioner or information published in the Texas Register under Section 303.011.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.087 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.087
§ 152.087. FIRE TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the purchase, rental, or use of a fire truck, emergency medical services vehicle as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, or other motor vehicle used exclusively for fire-fighting purposes or for emergency medical services when purchased by:

(1) a volunteer fire department;

(2) a nonprofit emergency medical service provider that receives a federal income tax exemption under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

(3) an emergency medical service provider to which Section 502.456, Transportation Code, applies.
Tex. Government Code § 832.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 832 / Section 832.001
§ 832.001. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), membership in the retirement system is limited to persons who have never been eligible for membership in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two and who, before the date the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two began operation, became judges, justices, and commissioners of:

(1) the supreme court;

(2) the court of criminal appeals;

(3) courts of appeals;

(4) district courts; and

(5) commissions to a court specified in this subsection.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.03(4), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Membership in the retirement system is mandatory for eligible persons.

(d) Membership in the retirement system begins on the first day an eligible person holds a judicial office specified in Subsection (a).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.909 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.909
§ 152.909. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may remove from its active records the registration of a foreign limited liability partnership the registration of which has:

(1) been withdrawn or revoked; or

(2) expired and not been renewed.