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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.013
§ 486.013. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE.
Status: in_force

A business establishment that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine shall:

(1) if the establishment operates a pharmacy licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, maintain those products:

(A) behind the pharmacy counter; or

(B) in a locked case within 30 feet and in a direct line of sight from a pharmacy counter staffed by an employee of the establishment; or

(2) if the establishment does not operate a pharmacy licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, maintain those products:

(A) behind a sales counter; or

(B) in a locked case within 30 feet and in a direct line of sight from a sales counter continuously staffed by an employee of the establishment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.006
§ 1467.006. BENCHMARKING DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "geozip area" means an area that includes all zip codes with identical first three digits. For purposes of this section, a health care or medical service or supply provided at a location that does not have a zip code is considered to be provided in the geozip area closest to the location at which the service or supply is provided.

(b) The commissioner shall select an organization to maintain a benchmarking database in accordance with this section. The organization may not:

(1) be affiliated with a health benefit plan issuer or administrator or a physician, health care practitioner, or other health care provider; or

(2) have any other conflict of interest.

(c) The benchmarking database must contain information necessary to calculate, with respect to a health care or medical service or supply, for each geozip area in this state:

(1) the 80th percentile of billed charges of all physicians or health care providers who are not facilities; and

(2) the 50th percentile of rates paid to participating providers who are not facilities.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the submission of information for the benchmarking database described by Subsection (c).
Tex. Property Code § 82.065 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.065
§ 82.065. USE FOR SALES PURPOSES.
Status: reserved

The declaration may permit a declarant to maintain sales, leasing, or management offices and models in units or on common elements in the condominium if the declaration specifies the rights of a declarant with regard to the number, size, location, and relocation of the offices and models. If the declaration fails to expressly permit an office or model, a declarant may maintain no more than one unit as a model and no more than one unit as an office for sales, leasing, and management purposes at any one time. A sales, leasing, or management office or model not designated as a unit by the declaration is a common element and is subject to the exclusive use of a declarant until the declarant ceases to be a unit owner or until the declarant no longer uses the office or model for such purposes, whichever occurs earlier. A declarant may modify the exterior of a sales, leasing, or management office to conform to the aesthetic exterior plan of the condominium. A declarant who ceases to be a unit owner ceases to have any rights with regard to an office or model unless it is removed within a reasonable time from the condominium in accordance with a right to remove reserved in the declaration. Subject to limitations in the declaration, a declarant may maintain signs on the common elements that advertise the condominium for sale or lease. This section is subject to local ordinances and other state law.
Tex. Government Code § 508.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.050
§ 508.050. REPORT TO GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the governor, the board shall investigate a person being considered by the governor for:

(1) pardon;

(2) commutation of sentence;

(3) reprieve;

(4) remission of fine; or

(5) forfeiture.

(b) The board shall report to the governor on its investigation and make recommendations about the person to the governor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.034 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.034
§ 78.034. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A director of the board is entitled to receive:

(1) $5 a day for attending a meeting of the board, not to exceed $60 a year; and

(2) 10 cents a mile for the distance the director actually travels between the director's residence and the place of a meeting of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8455.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8455 / Section 8455.005
§ 8455.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.004
§ 323.004. FARMERS' COUNTY LIBRARY.
Status: in_force

In a county that has a farmers' county library established under prior law, the library shall continue to operate as a farmers' county library, but if a county library is established in the county, the farmers' county library shall become a part of the county library.
Tex. Government Code § 411.441 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.441
§ 411.441. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Alert system" means the statewide blue alert system that is developed and implemented under this subchapter.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of an alleged offense that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of a law enforcement officer.

(3) "Law enforcement officer" means a person who is a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a person who is a federal law enforcement officer, as defined by 5 U.S.C. Section 8331(20).

(4) "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.017
§ 464.017. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or facility is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day of violation and for each act of violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider:

(1) the person's or facility's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(3) whether the health and safety of the public was threatened by the violation;

(4) the demonstrated good faith of the person or facility;

(5) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(6) the person's or facility's ability to pay the penalty; and

(7) if the person's or facility's license is not revoked under Section 464.014 because of the violation, the ability of the person or facility to continue providing services under this chapter after paying the penalty.

(b) The department may:

(1) combine a suit to assess and recover civil penalties with a suit for injunctive relief brought under Section 464.015; or

(2) file a suit to assess and recover civil penalties independently of a suit for injunctive relief.

(c) At the request of the department, the attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney shall institute and conduct the suit authorized by Subsection (b) in the name of this state. The department and the party bringing the suit may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining civil penalties, including investigation costs, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(d) The civil penalty authorized by this section is in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal penalty provided by law.

(e) On his own initiative, the attorney general, a district attorney, or a county attorney may maintain an action for civil penalties in the name of the state for a violation of this subchapter or a standard adopted under this subchapter.

(f) Penalties collected under this section by the attorney general shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund. Penalties collected under this section by a district or county attorney shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county in which the suit was heard.

(g) The department and the party bringing the suit may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining civil penalties, including investigation costs, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.013
§ 1576.013. COVERAGE EXEMPT FROM INSURANCE LAW.
Status: in_force

A coverage plan provided under this chapter is exempt from any other insurance law, including common law, that does not expressly apply to the plan or this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.4011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.4011
§ 801.4011. DEFERRED ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) For any action or complaint for which the board proposes to impose on a person a sanction other than a reprimand or a denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the board may:

(1) defer the final action the board has proposed if the person conforms to conditions imposed by the board, including any condition the board could impose as a condition of probation under Section 801.401; and

(2) if the person successfully meets the imposed conditions, dismiss the complaint.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, a deferred action by the board is not confidential and is subject to disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code. If the person successfully meets the conditions imposed by the board in deferring final action and the board dismisses the action or complaint, the deferred action of the board is confidential to the same extent as a complaint is confidential under Section 801.207.
Tex. Government Code § 418.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.027
§ 418.027. GRANT PROGRAM FOR REQUIRED OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS.
Status: in_force

(a) Using any money available for that purpose, the office of the governor shall establish and administer a grant program to assist municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities with covering the costs of installing outdoor warning sirens required under Section 16.502, Water Code.

(b) The office of the governor shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any conditions of a grant.

(c) The governor may:

(1) transfer to a state agency any money necessary to carry out the grant program established under this section and the powers and duties established under Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code; and

(2) delegate to a state agency the authority to administer the grant program established under this section, including any authority necessary for that state agency to:

(A) transfer to an appropriate fund or account administered by the state agency any money transferred to the agency under Subdivision (1); and

(B) use money transferred under Subdivision (1) for the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the state agency in administering this section or Subchapter M, Chapter 16, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 63.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.005
§ 63.005. CONVERSION OF LIEN FROM A PERSONAL PROPERTY LIEN TO A REAL PROPERTY LIEN FOR THE DEBT FOR THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS THEREON.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufactured home becomes a new improvement to the homestead of a family or of a single adult person upon the filing of the appropriate statement of ownership as provided in Chapter 1201, Occupations Code. As such, if the debt for the manufactured home was contracted for in writing, that debt is considered to be for work and materials used in constructing new improvements thereon and thus constitutes a valid lien on the homestead when the appropriate statement of ownership is filed in the Official Public Records of Real Property in the county in which the land is located.

(b) When the manufactured home converts to real property as provided by Section 2.001 of this code, the lien on the property exists independently of any existing lien on the real property to which the home is permanently attached.
Tex. Property Code § 161.056 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.056
§ 161.056. BOOK TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas or a clearing corporation holding securities deposited under this subchapter may transfer ownership of or other interests in the securities by making entries in the books of the bank or corporation and without physical delivery of certificates representing the securities.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.158 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.158
§ 345.158. RETAIL CHARGE AGREEMENT TO WHICH SUBCHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a retail charge agreement that:

(1) is a home solicitation transaction that is subject to Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code;

(2) is secured by a lien on the obligor's homestead; and

(3) provides for credit that is extended by the retail seller or the seller's owner, subsidiary, or corporate affiliate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 24.011 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 24 / Section 24.011
§ 24.011. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cause, supplement its provisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.004
§ 8445.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8445.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 108.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 108 / Section 108.002
§ 108.002. LICENSE SUSPENSION ON CONVICTION; REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall suspend a license issued by the board if it is determined at an administrative hearing that the license holder has been convicted of a felony under Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or Section 485.032 of that code.

(b) A hearing under Subsection (a) shall be conducted under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The board shall revoke the license of a person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) on the person's final conviction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0202
§ 3967.0202. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8259.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8259 / Section 8259.003
§ 8259.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.101
§ 8351.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 575 / Section 575.013
§ 575.013. TRANSFER OF PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility operated by the department may transfer an involuntary patient in the facility to a state supported living center for persons with an intellectual disability if:

(1) an examination of the patient indicates that the patient has symptoms of an intellectual disability to the extent that training, education, rehabilitation, care, treatment, and supervision in a state supported living center are in the patient's best interest;

(2) the director of the state supported living center to which the patient is to be transferred agrees to the transfer; and

(3) the facility administrator coordinates the transfer with the director of that state supported living center.

(b) A certificate containing the diagnosis and the facility administrator's recommendation of transfer to a specific state supported living center shall be furnished to the committing court.

(c) The patient may not be transferred before the judge of the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 779.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 779 / Section 779.007
§ 779.007. POSSESSION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.
Status: in_force

Each person or entity, other than a licensed practitioner, that acquires an automated external defibrillator that has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale shall ensure that:

(1) the automated external defibrillator has been delivered to that person or entity by a licensed practitioner in the course of his professional practice or upon a prescription or other order lawfully issued in the course of his professional practice; or

(2) if the automated external defibrillator is acquired for the purpose of sale or lease, the person or entity shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements found in Section 483.041, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.043 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.043
§ 132.043. INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed under this chapter who first establishes the grade, size, and classification of eggs offered for sale or sold in this state shall collect a fee, as provided by department rule.

(b) A processor licensed under this chapter shall pay an inspection fee, as provided by department rule, on the processor's first use or change in form of the eggs processed.

(c) Licensees required by this section to collect or pay a special fee shall remit the fee monthly in accordance with rules established by the department.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.082
§ 60.082. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

The remaining directors shall fill by appointment for the unexpired term a vacancy in the office of director.
Tex. Government Code § 601.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.004
§ 601.004. PERSON ELECTED TO UNEXPIRED TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT, COUNTY, OR PRECINCT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A person who receives a certificate of election to an unexpired term of an office is entitled to qualify for and assume the duties of the office immediately and shall take office as soon as possible after the receipt of the certificate of election, subject to Section 212.0331, Election Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.304
§ 460.304. TAX IMPOSED IN ADDED TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 460.302(e), a sales and use tax imposed by an authority takes effect in territory added to the authority under this subchapter on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the addition of the territory.

(b) An authority shall send to the comptroller of public accounts:

(1) a certified copy of an order adding the territory or of an order canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the election; and

(2) a map showing the territory added to the authority.

(c) The order must include the effective date of the tax.
Tex. Government Code § 403.508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.508
§ 403.508. COUNCIL ALLOCATION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Of the money allocated to the council under Section 403.506(c)(2), the council shall allocate:

(1) one percent to the comptroller for the administration of the council and this subchapter;

(2) 15 percent to hospital districts; and

(3) the remaining money based on the opioid abatement strategy developed by the council under Section 403.509.

(b) The comptroller may spend money from the fund for purposes of Subsection (a)(1). If the comptroller determines that the allocation under that subdivision exceeds the amount that is reasonable and necessary for the comptroller to administer the council and this subchapter, the comptroller may reallocate the excess money in accordance with Subsection (a)(3).
Tex. Labor Code § 203.262 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.262
§ 203.262. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission, commission employees, the board of directors of the authority, and the employees of the authority are not personally liable as a result of exercising the rights and responsibilities granted under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.084 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.084
§ 89.084. MONEY PAID COMMISSION BY PRIVATE PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may accept money from private persons and use the money to plug or replug a well.

(b) Paying money to the commission is not an admission that the person paying the money is obligated to plug or replug the well. Evidence that a person has paid money to the commission is not admissible against the person in a suit in which the person's obligation to plug a well is an issue and introducing the evidence is a compulsory ground for mistrial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7899.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7899 / Section 7899.0202
§ 7899.0202. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.031 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.031
§ 76.031. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person desiring to plant oysters on his own location or to take oysters from oyster reefs and public water shall apply to the department for an oyster permit.

(b) Only those persons who are citizens of Texas or corporations composed of American citizens and chartered by this state to engage in the culture of oysters or to transact business in the purchase and sale of fish and oysters may apply for a permit.

(c) The application must:

(1) state the purpose for taking oysters; and

(2) give the quantity of oysters to be taken from designated areas.