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Tex. Property Code § 21.046 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.046
§ 21.046. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of this state shall provide a relocation advisory service for an individual, a family, a business concern, a farming or ranching operation, or a nonprofit organization that is compatible with the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C.A. 4601, et seq.

(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state shall, as a cost of acquiring real property, pay moving expenses and rental supplements, make relocation payments, provide financial assistance to acquire replacement housing, and compensate for expenses incidental to the transfer of the property if an individual, a family, the personal property of a business, a farming or ranching operation, or a nonprofit organization is displaced in connection with the acquisition.

(c) A department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of this state that initiates a program under Subsection (b) shall adopt rules relating to the administration of the program.

(d) Neither this state nor a political subdivision of this state may authorize expenditures under Subsection (b) that exceed payments authorized under the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C.A. 4601, et seq.

(e) If a person moves or discontinues the person's business, moves personal property, or moves from the person's dwelling as a direct result of code enforcement, rehabilitation, or a demolition program, the person is considered to be displaced because of the acquisition of real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.051
§ 3897.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring May 31 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.002
§ 3904.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Harris County Improvement District No. 22 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.901 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.901
§ 504.901. REMOVAL AND TRANSFER OF LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the sale or transfer of a motor vehicle to a dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, the dealer shall remove each license plate issued for the motor vehicle. The dealer shall transfer each removed license plate to a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is purchased from the dealer and the license plates are appropriate for the class of vehicle to which the plates are being transferred.

(b) On the sale or transfer of a motor vehicle to a person who does not hold a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, the seller shall remove each license plate issued for the motor vehicle. The removed license plates may be transferred to another vehicle titled in the seller's name if the license plates are appropriate for the class of vehicle to which the plates are being transferred and the seller obtains:

(1) the department's approval of an application to transfer the license plates; and

(2) a new registration insignia for the motor vehicle.

(c) A license plate removed from a motor vehicle that is not transferred to another motor vehicle must be disposed of in a manner prescribed by the department not later than the 10th day after the date the license plate is removed from the motor vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.053
§ 9601.053. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through orders or resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) All directors are entitled to vote.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.082
§ 157.082. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY EMPLOYEE FAMILY LEAVE POOL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish a program to allow an employee of the county to voluntarily transfer sick or vacation leave time earned by the employee to a county employee family leave pool.

(b) A program established under this section must:

(1) create a county employee family leave pool; and

(2) at a minimum comply with the provisions of this subchapter.

(c) If a program is established for a county under this section, the county judge of the county shall:

(1) serve as the pool administrator of the family leave pool for the county; or

(2) appoint an individual to serve as the pool administrator of the family leave pool for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8105.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8105 / Section 8105.051
§ 8105.051. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) A director must qualify to serve as director in the manner provided by Section 49.055, Water Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 251.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 251 / Section 251.006
§ 251.006. WAREHOUSEMAN WRONGFULLY DELIVERING GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouseman may not knowingly deliver goods that are described in a negotiable warehouse receipt and stored with the warehouseman, unless the receipt is surrendered to the warehouseman at or before the time the warehouseman delivers the goods.

(b) This section does not apply if the goods are:

(1) delivered under a court order on proof that the negotiable warehouse receipt describing the goods was lost or destroyed;

(2) lawfully sold to satisfy a warehouseman's lien; or

(3) disposed of because of the perishable or hazardous nature of the goods.

(c) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 34.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.004
§ 34.004. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PERSONS RESIDING IN MINIMUM SERVICE COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

The Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall develop and implement procedures to:

(1) determine the date on which a person's eligibility for temporary assistance and related support services based on residency in a minimum service county, as defined by the Texas Workforce Commission, will cease as a result of the county's reclassification; and

(2) provide for establishment of that person's eligibility for financial assistance and related support services under Chapter 31 in a manner that avoids disruption of benefits for which the person is eligible.
Tex. Finance Code § 12.1085 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1085
§ 12.1085. FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall seek to improve the financial literacy and education of persons in this state and to encourage access to mainstream financial products and services by persons who have not previously participated in the conventional finance system, by:

(1) coordinating, encouraging, and aiding banks in the development and promotion of financial literacy and education programs and community outreach;

(2) serving as a clearinghouse of information about financial literacy and education programs;

(3) creating and maintaining a resource bank of materials pertaining to financial literacy; and

(4) promoting replication of best practices and exemplary programs that foster financial literacy and education.

(b) The department may solicit and accept a gift, grant, or donation from any source, including a foundation, private entity, governmental entity, or institution of higher education, to assist in the implementation of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 442.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.204
§ 442.204. REMOVAL FROM SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person directly or indirectly responsible for disruptive, destructive, or violent conduct that endangers property or the health, safety, or lives of persons or animals may be removed from a historic site described by Subchapter C for a period not to exceed 48 hours.

(b) Before removal under this section, the person must be given notice of the provisions of this section and an opportunity to correct the conduct justifying removal.

(c) A court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin a person from reentry to the historic site described by Subchapter C, on cause shown, for any period set by the court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2055.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2055 / Section 2055.007
§ 2055.007. GROUP DISCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A group that purchases a policy under this chapter is entitled to any premium or volume discount that would be applicable to a policy of the combined premium amount.

(b) A group shall apportion any discount or policyholder dividend received on workers' compensation insurance coverage among the members of the group according to a formula adopted in the plan of operation for the group.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.028
§ 147.028. SUIT ON BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person damaged by breach of a condition of a bond may bring suit and recover under the bond. The suit shall be brought in the county in which the bond is filed.

(b) A bond is not void on first recovery and may be sued on until the total amount is exhausted. If a bond is reduced by one-half, the commission merchant shall file a new bond, conditioned as provided by this subchapter for the original bond, in an amount necessary to restore the bond to the amount required by Section 147.023 of this code.
Tex. Finance Code § 63.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 63 / Section 63.003
§ 63.003. POWERS OF FEDERAL ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A federal association and its members have all the powers, privileges, benefits, immunities, and exemptions provided by the law of this state for an association and the association's members.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.504 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.504
§ 8.504. DUTY OF SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL ASSET.
Status: in_force

(a) A securities intermediary shall promptly obtain and thereafter maintain a financial asset in a quantity corresponding to the aggregate of all security entitlements it has established in favor of its entitlement holders with respect to that financial asset. The securities intermediary may maintain those financial assets directly or through one or more other securities intermediaries.

(b) Except to the extent otherwise agreed on by its entitlement holder, a securities intermediary may not grant any security interests in a financial asset it is obligated to maintain pursuant to Subsection (a).

(c) A securities intermediary satisfies the duty in Subsection (a) if:

(1) the securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed on by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to obtain and maintain the financial asset.

(d) This section does not apply to a clearing corporation that is itself the obligor of an option or similar obligation to which its entitlement holders have security entitlements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0105
§ 7900.0105. 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. Occupations Code § 110.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.202
§ 110.202. ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive head of each of the following agencies or that person's designated representative shall serve as a member of the interagency advisory committee:

(1) Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(2) Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(3) the department;

(4) Sam Houston State University;

(5) Department of Family and Protective Services; and

(6) Texas Council of Community Centers.

(b) The director of each of the following divisions of a state agency or that person's designated representative shall serve as a member of the interagency advisory committee:

(1) the criminal justice division of the governor's office; and

(2) the sexual assault prevention and crisis services division of the office of the attorney general.

(c) The council may appoint additional members to the interagency advisory committee as the council determines is necessary. An additional member appointed by the council must be a representative of a public or private nonprofit entity that has a demonstrated interest in improving the treatment of sex offenders.

(d) If the executive head of a state agency or the director of a division designates a representative as a member of the interagency advisory committee, the representative must be, at the time of the designation and during the time of service on the committee, an officer or employee of the agency or division.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.102
§ 1027.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.401 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.401
§ 3.401. SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless the person:

(1) signed the instrument; or

(2) is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under Section 3.402.

(b) A signature may be made (i) manually or by means of a device or machine, and (ii) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark, or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 602.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 602 / Section 602.002
§ 602.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COVERED ENTITY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN FEDERAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a covered entity that is required to comply with the standards governing the privacy of individually identifiable health information adopted by the United States secretary of health and human services under Section 262(a), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8389.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8389 / Section 8389.001
§ 8389.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Northwest Forest Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8269.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8269 / Section 8269.102
§ 8269.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may acquire, construct, or finance a road that meets the criteria or requirements for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of the county in which the road is located or the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road is located or improvements in aid of that road.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Education Code § 43.066 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.066
§ 43.066. DISTRIBUTIONS BY CORPORATION FROM PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND TO AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may distribute from the permanent school fund to the available school fund under Section 5(g), Article VII, Texas Constitution, an amount not to exceed the limitation under that section that is determined in accordance with rules established by the corporation.

(b) In developing the rules for distributions under Subsection (a), the corporation shall develop and establish an annual minimum distribution rate that the corporation will use in making a distribution from the permanent school fund to the available school fund each state fiscal year. In developing the annual minimum distribution rate under this subsection, the corporation may consider:

(1) transfers made from the permanent school fund to the available school fund under Section 43.002 in accordance with Section 5(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution;

(2) factors that relate to the current and future public school students in the state; and

(3) any other factors the corporation determines relevant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.107
§ 1076.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994 / Section 7994.055
§ 7994.055. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the acreage requirement under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and administer defined areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.071
§ 2116.071. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller, by purchase, lease, donation, or other means, may acquire real property necessary for one or more buildings to operate the depository.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014A / Section 8014A.0105
§ 8014A.0105. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.256
§ 3951.256. EXAMINATION AND RECEIPT OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of a sales and use tax to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.
Tex. Local Government Code § 380.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 380 / Section 380.004
§ 380.004. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 14th day after the date of entering into, amending, or renewing an agreement authorized by this chapter, a municipality shall submit to the comptroller the information described by Section 403.0246(c), Government Code, and any other information the comptroller considers necessary to operate and update the database described by that section.

(b) A municipality shall transmit the information required by Subsection (a) in a form and manner prescribed by the comptroller.

(c) If a municipality submits an agreement to the comptroller under this section and maintains an Internet website, the municipality shall provide on the website a direct link to the location of the agreement information published on the comptroller's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0703
§ 3967.0703. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.132 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.132
§ 154.132. WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information to enable consumers to make informed decisions relating to the purchase of prepaid funeral benefits.

(b) The website:

(1) must include a description of the trust and insurance funding options available under the law of this state to be developed with input from consumers, permit holders, insurers, and funeral providers;

(2) may include links to and be linked from the department's website, the Texas Department of Insurance website, and the Texas Funeral Service Commission website; and

(3) may include additional information or links to additional information that the department determines may be helpful to consumers of prepaid funeral benefits in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.022
§ 431.022.
Status: in_force

Sec. 431.022. OFFENSE: TRANSFER OF PRODUCT CONTAINING EPHEDRINE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes a product containing ephedrine to a person 17 years of age or younger, unless:

(1) the actor is:

(A) a practitioner or other health care provider licensed by this state who has obtained, as required by law, consent to the treatment of the person to whom the product is furnished; or

(B) the parent, guardian, or managing conservator of the person to whom the product is furnished;

(2) the person to whom the product is furnished has had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code; or

(3) the product is a drug.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A product containing ephedrine that is not described in Subsection (a)(3) must be labeled in accordance with department rules to indicate that sale to persons 17 years of age or younger is prohibited.
Tex. Property Code § 5.252 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.252
§ 5.252.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.252. EXCEPTIONS: UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL RESIDENTS; CERTAIN ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR LAWFUL RESIDENTS; LEASEHOLD. This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) an individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;

(2) a company or organization that is owned by or under the control of:

(A) one or more individuals described by Subdivision (1); and

(B) no individual described by Section 5.253; or

(3) a leasehold interest in land or improvements constructed on a leasehold if the duration of the interest is less than one year.