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Tex. Transportation Code § 225.245 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.245
§ 225.245. HAMBY-WEBB MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County between its intersection with the western Panola County line and its intersection with the western municipal boundary of Carthage is designated as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.006
§ 303.006. QUARTERLY CEILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A written contract, including a contract that involves an open-end account, may, as an alternative to the weekly ceiling, provide for an interest rate or an amount of time price differential producing a rate that does not exceed the applicable quarterly ceiling.

(b) A variable rate contract authorized under Section 303.015 may not provide for use of both the weekly ceiling and the quarterly ceiling.

(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, the rate of interest on an open-end account authorized under Section 342.455 or 346.003, or an amount owed for a credit card transaction under another type of credit card agreement, in connection with which a merchant discount is imposed or received by the creditor may not exceed the applicable quarterly ceiling.
Tex. Government Code § 791.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.023
§ 791.023. CONTRACTS FOR STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The state or an agency of the state may contract with one or more entities to finance, construct, operate, maintain, or manage a criminal justice facility provided, in the exercise of the governmental power, for the benefit of the state in accordance with this chapter and:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 494, Government Code;

(2) Subchapter D, Chapter 361, Local Government Code; or

(3) the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code).
Tex. Local Government Code § 365.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 365 / Section 365.006
§ 365.006. UNCLAIMED WEAPONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A weapon that is unclaimed at the end of a business day may be removed from the self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage and placed in another secure location.

(b) If practicable, the political subdivision shall notify the person who placed the weapon in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage that the weapon is in the custody of the political subdivision and is subject to forfeiture if not reclaimed before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage. If the person provided a telephone number when the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the political subdivision shall notify the person by using that telephone number.

(c) At each location where a weapon may be placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the political subdivision shall post a sign that describes the process for reclaiming a weapon left in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage for more than one business day.

(d) The political subdivision may require identification or other evidence of ownership before returning the unclaimed weapon. On return of the weapon, the political subdivision may charge a fee of not more than $10 per day and not to exceed a total of $150 for the extended storage of the weapon.

(e) If the weapon is not reclaimed before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the weapon is forfeited.

(f) If the forfeited weapon may not be legally possessed in this state, the political subdivision shall turn the weapon over to local law enforcement as evidence or for destruction.

(g) If a person may legally possess the weapon in this state:

(1) the forfeited weapon may be sold at public sale by an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code; or

(2) the law enforcement agency holding the weapon may release the weapon to another person if:

(A) the person:

(i) claims a right to or interest in the weapon and provides an affidavit confirming that the person wholly or partly owns the weapon or otherwise has a right to or interest in the weapon; or

(ii) is an alternate person designated by the person under Section 365.003(d) or 365.004(c)(4); and

(B) for a weapon that is a firearm, the law enforcement agency conducts a check of state and national criminal history record information and verifies that the person may lawfully possess a firearm under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g).

(h) Only a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 may purchase a firearm at public sale under this section.

(i) Proceeds from the sale of a weapon under this section shall be transferred, after the deduction of auction costs, to the treasury of the political subdivision.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 143A / Section 143A.003
§ 143A.003. WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A waiver or purported waiver of the protections provided by this chapter is void as unlawful and against public policy, and a court or arbitrator may not enforce or give effect to the waiver, including in an action brought under Section 143A.007, notwithstanding any contract or choice-of-law provision in a contract.

(b) The waiver prohibition described by Subsection (a) is a public-policy limitation on contractual and other waivers of the highest importance and interest to this state, and this state is exercising and enforcing this limitation to the full extent permitted by the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.005
§ 3834.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.056
§ 1956.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1956.056. EXCEPTION: CRAFTED PRECIOUS METAL ACQUIRED IN DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION SALE. This subchapter does not apply to crafted precious metal acquired in a nonjudicial sale, transfer, assignment, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or consignment of the assets or stock-in-trade, in bulk, or a substantial part of those assets, of an industrial or commercial enterprise, other than a dealer, for the voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the seller's business, or for disposing of an excessive quantity of personal property, or property that has been acquired in a nonjudicial sale or transfer from an owner other than a dealer, the seller's entire household of personal property, or a substantial part of that property, if the dealer:

(1) gives written notice to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the dealer's business is located that a reporting exemption is being claimed under this section;

(2) retains in the dealer's place of business, until the third anniversary of the date of the transaction, a copy of the bill of sale, receipt, inventory list, or other transfer document; and

(3) makes the record retained available for inspection by a peace officer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6335 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6335
§ 2210.6335. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of a financing arrangement with this state entered into under Section 2210.632 before a catastrophic event shall be deposited into a separate account located in the catastrophe reserve trust fund.
Tex. Government Code § 54.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.305
§ 54.305. TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge.

(b) The services of a magistrate who serves more than one court may be terminated by a majority vote of all the judges whom the magistrate serves.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.106
§ 8493.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.027 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.027
§ 154.027. ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Nonbinding arbitration is a forum in which each party and counsel for the party present the position of the party before an impartial third party, who renders a specific award.

(b) If the parties stipulate in advance, the award is binding and is enforceable in the same manner as any contract obligation. If the parties do not stipulate in advance that the award is binding, the award is not binding and serves only as a basis for the parties' further settlement negotiations.
Tex. Water Code § 55.245 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.245
§ 55.245. CONTRACTS FOR TOLL BRIDGES AND FERRY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has the exclusive right to enter into a contract with any responsible person to construct and operate toll bridges over water regulated by the district or to provide ferry service or other means of passenger transportation on water regulated by the district.

(b) A contract for construction and operation of a toll bridge may not extend for a period of more than 20 years and a contract providing for ferry service or other types of transportation may not extend for a period of more than 10 years.

(c) The contract may provide for forfeiture of the franchise or rights granted for failure of the licensee or other contracting party to render adequate and safe public service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.101
§ 3947.101. 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. Occupations Code § 1603.3602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.3602
§ 1603.3602. REFUND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a private postsecondary school license shall maintain a refund policy to provide for the refund of any unused parts of tuition, fees, and other charges paid by a student who, at the expiration of the cancellation period established under Section 1603.3601:

(1) fails to enter the course of training;

(2) withdraws from the course of training; or

(3) is terminated from the course of training before completion of the course.

(b) The refund policy must provide that:

(1) the refund is based on the period of the student's enrollment, computed on the basis of course time expressed in scheduled hours, as specified by an enrollment agreement, contract, or other document acceptable to the department;

(2) the effective date of the termination for refund purposes is the earliest of:

(A) the last date of attendance, if the student is terminated by the school;

(B) the date the license holder receives the student's written notice of withdrawal; or

(C) 10 school days after the last date of attendance; and

(3) the school may retain not more than $100 if:

(A) tuition is collected before the course of training begins; and

(B) the student does not begin the course of training before the cancellation period established under Section 1603.3601 expires.
Tex. Election Code § 65.053 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.053
§ 65.053. DELIVERY OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The presiding judge of an election precinct shall deliver in person to the general custodian of election records the box containing each envelope containing a provisional ballot that was cast in the precinct. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures by which the early voting ballot board may have access to the provisional ballots as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.205
§ 62.205. CONSUMMATION OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

Within three months after the date the commissioner consents to the conversion of an association, the association shall take the action necessary under federal law to convert the association to a federal association.
Tex. Government Code § 1373.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.001
§ 1373.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Eligible project" means one or more related water supply projects:

(A) that are identified as recommended water management strategies in the state water plan; and

(B) the cumulative capital costs of which are not less than $750 million.

(2) "Indebtedness" means a bond, note, or other obligation of an issuer issued or incurred pursuant to any statutory authority other than this chapter.

(3) "Issuer" means an agency, authority, board, body politic, department, district, instrumentality, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation, or subdivision of this state.

(4) "Obligation" means a bond, note, or other obligation, whether payable or secured by taxes other than ad valorem taxes, revenues, or a combination thereof.

(5) "Obligation authorization" means the order, ordinance, or resolution of the issuer authorizing the obligation.

(6) "State water plan" means the comprehensive water plan for the state adopted under Section 16.051, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.023
§ 712.023. VALIDITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A contribution to a fund for perpetual care is not invalid because of:

(1) indefiniteness or uncertainty of the person designated as beneficiary in the instrument establishing the fund; or

(2) a violation of the law against perpetuities or the law against the suspension of the power of alienation of title to or use of property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.206
§ 2209.206. IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS FROM CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

An employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2209.204 is not liable:

(1) with respect to a claim or judgment for which coverage is provided by the pool; or

(2) for a claim or judgment against a nonprofit organization covered by the pool.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.052
§ 151.052. COLLECTION BY RETAILER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a seller who makes a sale subject to the sales tax imposed by this chapter shall add the amount of the tax to the sales price, and when the amount of the tax is added:

(1) it becomes a part of the sales price;

(2) it is a debt of the purchaser to the seller until paid; and

(3) if unpaid, it is recoverable at law in the same manner as the original sales price.

(b) The owner or former owner of tangible personal property, a factor of the owner or former owner, or an agent of the owner, former owner, or factor shall collect the sales tax and add the amount of the tax to the sales price of the tangible personal property if the person delivers the property to a consumer in this state or to another person for redelivery to a consumer in this state under a sale of the property that is not a sale for resale and that is made by a seller not engaged in business in this state.

(c) When several taxable items are sold together and at the same time, the sales tax is determined on the sum of the sales prices of the items sold exclusive of any item the sale of which is exempted by this chapter.

(d) For purposes of the printer's tax collection duty, it is presumed that printed materials that are distributed by the United States Postal Service singly or in sets addressed to individual recipients, other than the purchaser, and that are either produced at a printer's facility in this state or purchased in this state are for use in Texas and the printer must collect the tax imposed under this chapter. In order to overcome this presumption a purchaser of printed materials that are distributed by the United States Postal Service singly or in sets addressed to individual recipients, other than the purchaser, is required to issue an exemption certificate to the printer if the printed materials are for distribution to both in-state and out-of-state recipients. The certificate must contain the statement that the printed materials are for multistate use and that the purchaser agrees to pay to this state all taxes that are or may become due to the state on the taxable items purchased under the exemption certificate. In this subsection, "printed materials" is defined to be materials that are produced by web offset or rotogravure printing processes. A printer is relieved of the obligation of collecting the taxes imposed by this chapter on printed materials that are distributed by the United States Postal Service singly or in sets addressed to individual recipients, other than the purchaser, but is required to file a report as provided by Section 151.407.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.008
§ 351.008. ACCESS TO DAY ROOM.
Status: in_force

A cell, compartment, or dormitory used in a county jail for sleeping purposes and designed to accommodate three or more prisoners must be accessible to a day room to which the prisoners may be given access during the day.
Tex. Water Code § 53.033 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.033
§ 53.033.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.033. ORDER: ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS. The board shall include in the order a statement that if the election results in division of the district, the two new districts will each be governed by a board of five supervisors elected in the same election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.040
§ 225.040. LA ENTRADA AL PACIFICO CORRIDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The following highways and any portion of a highway in a corridor on two miles of either side of the center line of the highway are designated as La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor:

(1) State Highway 349 from Lamesa to the point on that highway that is closest to 32 degrees, 7 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 6 minutes, west longitude;

(2) the segment or any roadway extending from the point described by Subdivision (1) to the point on Farm-to-Market Road 1788 closest to 32 degrees, 0 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 16 minutes, west longitude;

(3) Farm-to-Market Road 1788 from the point described by Subdivision (2) to its intersection with Interstate Highway 20;

(4) Interstate Highway 20 from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788 to its intersection with United States Highway 385;

(5) United States Highway 385 from Odessa to Fort Stockton, including those portions that parallel United States Highway 67 and Interstate Highway 10; and

(6) United States Highway 67 from Fort Stockton to Presidio, including those portions that parallel Interstate Highway 10 and United States Highway 90.

(b) The department shall design and construct commemorative markers to be placed along the corridor indicating the highway number, its designation as the future route of La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a commemorative marker at each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the department determines are appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0053
§ 9075.0053. EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

Subject to the City of Stafford providing written consent by ordinance or resolution, the district may exclude land from the defined area in the same manner as the district may exclude land from the district.
Tex. Government Code § 661.093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.093
§ 661.093. CONFLICT WITH OTHER SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Subchapter C of this chapter controls if there is a conflict between Subchapter C and this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.101
§ 522.101. DRIVING WHILE HAVING ALCOHOL IN SYSTEM PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law of this state, a person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state while having a measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's system.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) or who refuses to submit to an alcohol test under Section 522.102 shall be placed out of service for 24 hours.

(c) A peace officer may issue an out-of-service order based on probable cause that the person has violated this section. The order must be on a form approved by the department. The peace officer shall submit the order to the department.
Tex. Water Code § 17.882 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.882
§ 17.882. RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) The orders or resolutions of the board that provide for issuing bonds may include other provisions and covenants that the board determines necessary.

(b) The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings, agreements, or trust agreements or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.402 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.402
§ 241.402. APPROVAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A hospital may not operate a hospital at home program unless the hospital is approved to operate the program by:

(1) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and

(2) the commission under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.105
§ 3847.105. APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) of the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bond; and

(3) of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by Harris County, an easement granted by Harris County, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.082
§ 287.082. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the district, the board may accept gifts and endowments to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.