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Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.153
§ 2153.153. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A license applicant must file with the comptroller a license application that:

(1) contains a complete statement about the ownership of the business that is the subject of the application, including:

(A) the nature of the business entity; and

(B) except as provided by Subsection (b), the name and residence address of each person who has a financial interest in the business, including the nature, type, and extent of the interest;

(2) designates:

(A) an individual, as described by Subsection (c), responsible for maintaining a record of and reporting to the comptroller information as required by Section 2153.202; and

(B) an office located in this state where the applicant proposes to maintain the records required by this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or other law;

(3) is accompanied by:

(A) a written statement executed by the individual designated under Subdivision (2) that the individual accepts the responsibility described by that subdivision; and

(B) a cashier's check, money order, personal check, or other method of payment authorized by the comptroller, in an amount equal to the annual license fee under Section 2153.154;

(4) includes any other relevant information required by the comptroller; and

(5) states that the information contained in the application is true and correct.

(b) A corporate applicant is not required to include in the ownership statement under Subsection (a)(1) the name and residence address of a shareholder who holds less than 10 percent of the shares in the applicant's corporation.

(c) The individual designated under Subsection (a)(2) must be:

(1) the owner of the business;

(2) a partner of the business;

(3) an officer of the business;

(4) a trustee of the business;

(5) a receiver of the business; or

(6) an officer or principal member of the business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.254
§ 1087.254. ELECTION FOR SEPARATE TAX ASSESSOR AND SEPARATE TAX COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a petition signed by at least five percent of the taxpaying voters in the district, the court may order an election to determine whether the district shall have a separate tax assessor and separate tax collector for the assessment and collection of district taxes.

(b) Notice of the election shall be given as required by Section 1087.052.
Tex. Water Code § 27.157 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.157
§ 27.157. OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not affect the ability to regulate an aquifer storage and recovery project as authorized under:

(1) Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, for the Edwards Aquifer Authority;

(2) Chapter 8801, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District;

(3) Chapter 8834, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Fort Bend Subsidence District;

(4) Chapter 8802, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; or

(5) Chapter 8811, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District.

(b) This subchapter does not affect the authority of the commission regarding:

(1) recharge projects in certain portions of the Edwards underground reservoir under Sections 11.023(c) and (d); or

(2) injection wells that transect or terminate in certain portions of the Edwards Aquifer under Section 27.0516.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.254 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.254
§ 203.254. ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall issue bonds on request by the commission, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1232, Government Code, and other provisions of Title 9, Government Code, that apply to bond issuance by a state agency.

(b) The authority shall determine the method of sale, type of bond, bond form, maximum interest rates, and other terms of the bonds that, in the authority's judgment, best achieve the economic goals of the commission and effect the borrowing at the lowest practicable cost.

(c) The authority may enter into a credit agreement in connection with the bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 351.0023 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.0023
§ 351.0023. SOLICITATION OF LOANS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A property tax lender who solicits property tax loans by mail, e-mail, or other print or electronic media shall include on the first page of all solicitation materials, in at least 12-point boldface type, a notice substantially similar to the following: "YOUR TAX OFFICE MAY OFFER DELINQUENT TAX INSTALLMENT PLANS THAT MAY BE LESS COSTLY TO YOU. YOU CAN REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PLANS FROM THE TAX OFFICE."

(b) A property tax lender who solicits property tax loans by broadcast media, including a television or radio broadcast, shall state the following in the broadcast: "YOUR TAX OFFICE MAY OFFER DELINQUENT TAX INSTALLMENT PLANS THAT MAY BE LESS COSTLY TO YOU. YOU CAN REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PLANS FROM THE TAX OFFICE."

(c) A property tax lender may not, in any manner, advertise or cause to be advertised a false, misleading, or deceptive statement or representation relating to a rate, term, or condition of a property tax loan.

(d) A property tax lender who refers to a rate or charge in an advertisement shall state the rate or charge fully and clearly. If the rate or charge is a rate of finance charge, the advertisement must include the annual percentage rate and specifically refer to the rate as an "annual percentage rate." The advertisement must state that the annual percentage rate may be increased after the contract is executed, if applicable. The advertisement may not refer to any other rate, except that a simple annual rate that is applied to the unpaid balance of a property tax loan may be stated in conjunction with, but not more conspicuously than, the annual percentage rate.

(e) If an advertisement for a property tax loan includes the number of payments, period of repayment, amount of any payment, or amount of any finance charges, the advertisement must, in addition to any applicable requirements of Subsection (d), include:

(1) the terms of repayment, including the repayment obligations over the full term of the loan and any balloon payment;

(2) the annual percentage rate, and must refer to that rate as the annual percentage rate; and

(3) a statement that the lender may increase the annual percentage rate after the contract is executed, if applicable.

(f) The finance commission may adopt rules to implement and enforce this section.

(g) Notwithstanding Section 14.251, the commissioner may assess an administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 14, against a property tax lender who violates this section, regardless of whether the violation is knowing or wilful.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.101
§ 3850.101. EXERCISE OF POWERS OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects described by that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.203
§ 9006.203. USE OF AD VALOREM TAXATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

The authority shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.055
§ 203.055. ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS IN PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision or public agency that owns or is in charge of public real property may consent to the use of the property for highway purposes.

(b) The governing body of a political subdivision or public agency may, without advertisement, convey the title to or rights or easements in real property that the department needs for highway purposes.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at the request of the department, a political subdivision or a state agency may lease, lend, grant, or convey to the department real property, including a highway or real property currently devoted to public use, that may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the department's purposes. The political subdivision or state agency may lease, lend, grant, or convey the property:

(1) on terms the subdivision or agency determines reasonable and fair; and

(2) without advertisement, court order, or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the subdivision or agency concerned.
Tex. Transportation Code § 680.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 680 / Section 680.012
§ 680.012. TOLL FOR MOTORCYCLE.
Status: in_force

A person who operates a toll road, toll bridge, or turnpike may not impose a toll for the operation of a motorcycle on the road, bridge, or turnpike that is greater than the toll imposed for the operation of a passenger car on the road, bridge, or turnpike.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 365.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 365 / Section 365.014
§ 365.014. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER; DEFENSES; PRESUMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to farmers:

(1) in handling anything necessary to grow, handle, and care for livestock; or

(2) in erecting, operating, and maintaining improvements necessary to handle, thresh, and prepare agricultural products or for conservation projects.

(b) A person who dumps more than five pounds or 13 gallons of litter or other solid waste from a commercial vehicle in violation of this subchapter is presumed to be dumping the litter or other solid waste for a commercial purpose.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 365.012 that:

(1) the storage, processing, or disposal took place on land owned or leased by the defendant;

(2) the defendant received the litter or other solid waste from another person;

(3) the defendant, after exercising due diligence, did not know and reasonably could not have known that litter or other solid waste was involved; and

(4) the defendant did not receive, directly or indirectly, compensation for the receipt, storage, processing, or treatment.
Tex. Government Code § 418.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.041
§ 418.041. ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Division of Emergency Management is a component of The Texas A&M University System.

(b) The division is managed by a chief appointed by the governor. The chief serves at the pleasure of the governor. The chief must possess professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services, and emergency response.

(c) At least once every two months, the following shall meet to coordinate efforts, prevent overlap of activities, and ensure that the state's approach to emergency management and homeland security is unified:

(1) a representative of the department;

(2) a representative of the division;

(3) the presiding officer of the Homeland Security Council; and

(4) a state agency representative from the emergency management council, selected by the chair of the emergency management council.

(d) The division shall employ other coordinating and planning officers and other professional, technical, secretarial, and clerical personnel necessary to the performance of its functions.

(e) The division shall manage and staff the state operations center under an agreement with the department.
Tex. Water Code § 51.046 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.046
§ 51.046. ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICT TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

A district may be organized for the sole purpose of conducting preliminary surveys to determine whether or not improvements are needed and what improvements, if any, are required to promote the public welfare.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0356 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0356
§ 51.0356. ORDER AFTER HEARING.
Status: in_force

After a hearing, the child labor appeal tribunal shall enter a written order for the payment of any penalty the child labor appeal tribunal assesses.
Tex. Government Code § 154.1011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.1011
§ 154.1011. APPRENTICE COURT REPORTER AND PROVISIONAL COURT REPORTER CERTIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 152.101, the commission by rule may provide for:

(1) the certification of an apprentice court reporter who may engage in court reporting only:

(A) under the direct supervision of a certified court reporter; and

(B) for the types of legal proceedings authorized by commission rule; and

(2) the provisional certification of a court reporter, including a court reporter described by Section 154.1012(f), that allows a person to engage in court reporting only in accordance with the terms and for the period expressly authorized by commission rule.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may allow for the issuance of a certification under Section 154.101 to:

(1) a certified apprentice court reporter who satisfactorily completes the apprenticeship and passes Part A of the examination required by Section 154.103; or

(2) a court reporter who holds a provisional certification on the reporter's completion of the terms of the commission's conditional approval.
Tex. Government Code § 662.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.077
§ 662.077. MASTER SERGEANT JONATHAN J.
Status: in_force

DUNBAR DAY. (a) March 30 is Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day in honor of Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar, who served in the United States Army and gave his life in defense of this nation.

(b) Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies.
Tex. Election Code § 253.091 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.091
§ 253.091. CORPORATIONS COVERED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to corporations that are organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas For-Profit Corporation Law, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, federal law, or law of another state or nation.
Tex. Water Code § 56.212 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.212
§ 56.212. APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board declares the result of the election under Section 56.211 of this code to favor the issuance of refunding bonds and the levy of a tax to pay for the bonds, refunding bonds with the seal of the district affixed to them may be issued in the name of the district. The bonds shall be signed by the board president and attested and registered by the board secretary.

(b) The bonds together with the record relating to them shall be submitted to the attorney general for his approval, as required by Section 49.184.

(c) When the attorney general approves the bonds, they shall be delivered to the comptroller who shall register them and deliver them in exchange for or on release of the obligations being refunded at the time, in the manner, and in the amounts prescribed in the order of the board. If the obligations being refunded are evidenced by outstanding securities, the comptroller shall cancel the outstanding securities concurrently with the registration and delivery of the bonds.

(d) When the refunding bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered and delivered by the comptroller, the bonds are valid and binding obligations of the district and are incontestable for any cause.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.314 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.314
§ 161.314. TIME OF FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

The forfeiture is effective at the time the board meets and adopts a resolution directing its chairman to endorse on the wrapper that contains the papers of the sale or on the purchase contract filed in the land office the word "forfeited" or words of similar import and the date of the action and to officially sign the document. At that time, the land and all payments previously made are forfeited.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.061
§ 1302.061. MANUFACTURED HOMES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person or entity licensed as a manufacturer, retailer, or installer under Chapter 1201 and engaged exclusively in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting for manufactured homes if the installation of air conditioning components at the site where the home will be occupied is performed by a person licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.041
§ 375.041. COMMISSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of a district are as prescribed by the commission order creating the district. The commission may issue a subsequent order changing the boundaries of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.154
§ 3864.154. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Water Code § 58.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.014
§ 58.014. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

The petition shall include:

(1) the name of the district;

(2) the area and boundaries of the district;

(3) the provision of the Texas Constitution under which the district is to be organized;

(4) the purpose or purposes of the district;

(5) a statement of the general nature of the work to be done and the necessity and feasibility of the project, with reasonable detail and definiteness to assist the court or commission passing on the petition in understanding the purpose, utility, feasibility, and need; and

(6) a statement of the estimated cost of the project based on the information available to the person filing the petition at the time of filing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.052
§ 3859.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS ON INCREASE IN BOARD SIZE.
Status: in_force

If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3859.051, the board shall appoint qualified persons to fill the new director positions and shall provide for staggering the terms of the directors serving in the new positions. On expiration of the term of a director appointed under this section, a succeeding director shall be appointed and qualified as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1361.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1361 / Section 1361.003
§ 1361.003. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A group health benefit plan must provide to a qualified enrollee coverage for medically accepted bone mass measurement to detect low bone mass and to determine the enrollee's risk of osteoporosis and fractures associated with osteoporosis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.154
§ 3845.154. TAXES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND DRAINAGE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Taxes the district imposes for water, wastewater, and drainage facility construction and maintenance purposes, if any, are for the particular benefit of the area inside the district, do not generally or directly benefit the area inside the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District as a whole, and do not duplicate a tax imposed by the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District.
Tex. Government Code § 791.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.034
§ 791.034. INTERLOCAL CONTRACT FOR RELIEF HIGHWAY ROUTE AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality located in a county in which is located a facility licensed to dispose of low-level radioactive waste under Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, may enter into an interlocal contract with the county for the construction and maintenance of a relief highway route around and outside the boundaries of the municipality that the governing body determines will serve a public purpose of the municipality.

(b) The municipality may expend municipal funds and may issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for expenses associated with a relief highway route under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.109
§ 3924.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.106
§ 3002.106. SOVEREIGN, GOVERNMENTAL, AND OFFICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law except as provided by Subsection (b), this state has sovereign immunity, a political subdivision has governmental immunity, and an officer, employee, or agent of this state or a political subdivision has official immunity in an action, claim, counterclaim, or any type of legal or equitable action that:

(1) challenges the validity of any provision or application of this chapter, on constitutional grounds or otherwise; or

(2) seeks to prevent or enjoin this state, a political subdivision, or an officer, employee, or agent of this state or a political subdivision from:

(A) enforcing any provision or application of this chapter; or

(B) hearing, adjudicating, or docketing an action brought under Section 3002.104 or 3002.105 for a violation of this chapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) immunity has been abrogated or preempted by federal law in a manner consistent with the United States Constitution; or

(2) sovereign immunity of this state and governmental immunity of a political subdivision to suit and from liability have been waived in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 23.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 23 / Section 23.04
§ 23.04. MAY TRANSFER BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a local distributor's permit may transfer alcoholic beverages:

(1) to any place where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal in the city or county where the permit holder's premises are located; and

(2) to a regional airport located all or partly in an adjoining county if the airport is governed by a board, commission, or authority, some of whose members reside in the county where the local distributor's premises are located.

(b) The holder of a local distributor's permit may not transport alcoholic beverages under Subsection (a) unless:

(1) the permit holder provides the commission with a description, as required by the commission, of each motor vehicle used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages; and

(2) each motor vehicle is plainly marked or lettered to indicate that it is being used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages.

(c) When transporting alcoholic beverages under this section, the holder of a local distributor's permit may not violate the motor carrier laws of this state.