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Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.012
§ 19.012. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) sells or offers to sell citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock falsely claiming that it is certified or that it comes from a designated foundation grove or a certified citrus nursery;

(2) uses, for commercial purposes, citrus budwood that is required by department rule to be certified and is not certified or does not come from a designated foundation grove;

(3) sells or offers to sell in the citrus zone citrus nursery stock that has not been propagated in a certified citrus nursery;

(4) operates, in the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(5) operates, outside of the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock for sale in the citrus zone, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(6) fails to comply with an order of the department issued under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0201
§ 7909A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7909A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 56.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.008
§ 56.008. PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall provide for a uniform priority application deadline for applications for financial assistance for an academic year.

(b) The priority deadline may not serve as a determination of eligibility for state financial assistance, but otherwise eligible applicants who apply on or before the deadline shall be given priority consideration for available state financial assistance before other applicants.

(c) The coordinating board shall consult with financial aid personnel at institutions of higher education in adopting rules providing for the deadline required under this section.

(d) This section only applies to a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.102
§ 2252.102. RULES AND PLANS REQUIRING INTERCHANGE OF LOSS EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules and plans requiring the interchange of loss experience necessary for the application of rating plans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.152
§ 8315.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8315.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1091 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.1091
§ 91.1091. REFUND.
Status: in_force

The commission shall refund the proceeds from a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit required under this subchapter if:

(1) the conditions that caused the proceeds to be collected are corrected;

(2) all administrative, civil, and criminal penalties relating to those conditions are paid; and

(3) the commission has been reimbursed for all costs and expenses incurred by the commission in relation to those conditions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.252
§ 6902.252. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue or mortgage liens.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.301
§ 2310.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "new permanent job" means a new employment position created by a qualified business as described by Section 2310.302 that:

(1) has provided at least 1,820 hours of employment a year to a qualified employee; and

(2) is intended to exist during the period that the qualified business is designated as a defense readjustment project under Section 2310.306.
Tex. Government Code § 1202.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.002
§ 1202.002. AUTHORITY TO DEFINE TERMS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may determine, by application of accepted legal principles, the meaning of a term used in this chapter, other than "issuance," "issuer," or "public security," and by rule define that term.
Tex. Government Code § 24.354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.354
§ 24.354.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.354. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). The 149th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.091
§ 315.091. SUIT ON LIEN.
Status: in_force

Personal liability established under Section 315.072 may be enforced by bringing suit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.102
§ 1366.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is issued in this state by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;

(5) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(6) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(7) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(8) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941; or

(9) an exchange operating under Chapter 942.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this subchapter applies to:

(1) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter; and

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507.
Tex. Water Code § 17.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.026
§ 17.026. BONDS INCONTESTABLE.
Status: in_force

After approval by the attorney general, registration by the comptroller, and delivery to the purchasers, the bonds are incontestable and constitute general obligations of the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.046
§ 281.046. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority contracts in the name of the authority.

(b) An authority may contract with the United States, this state, or a political subdivision or governmental agency of the United States or this state, for furnishing all or a part of the authority's services or facilities or for the joint ownership and operation of facilities, improvements, or equipment necessary to accomplish a purpose permitted by the authority.

(c) An authority may contract with any person in the performance of a purpose permitted by the authority. The contract must be on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous and may not be for a term longer than 40 years.

(d) A director with a financial interest in a contract shall disclose the interest to the other directors and may not vote on the acceptance of the contract or participate in discussion on the contract. If a director fails to disclose his interest in a contract, the contract is invalid.

(e) If, after a contract is awarded, an authority decides that additional work is needed or that the character or type of work or facilities should be changed, the board may authorize change orders to the contract if the increase in the total cost of the contract is not greater than 25 percent.

(f) The board may grant authority to an official or employee responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract to approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of $50,000 or less.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.903 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.903
§ 622.903. WIDTH LIMITATION ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Appurtenance" includes an awning, a grab handle, lighting equipment, or a vent. The term does not include a load-carrying device.

(2) "Recreational vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.004.

(b) A recreational vehicle may exceed a width limitation established by Section 621.201 or 621.202 if the excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends six inches or less beyond a fender on one or both sides of the vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0303
§ 8033.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.116
§ 3897.116. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 364.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 364 / Section 364.024
§ 364.024. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, in connection with the maintenance and operation of the toll bridge, may acquire real property or another site adjacent to the toll bridge to construct, maintain, or operate a park, recreational grounds or facilities, a camp, quarters, accommodations, or other facility for the use and convenience of the public. The county may manage and regulate those facilities and may adopt and enforce reasonable rules for those facilities.

(b) A county may not acquire property under this section by eminent domain.

(c) The county may impose a fee, rental, or other charge for the use of a facility established under this section. The charge must be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.062
§ 1018.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons for appointment to the district's medical staff or for employment with the district, including:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruiting, and relocation expenses;

(3) providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or other person who:

(A) is currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education; and

(B) contractually agrees to become a district employee; and

(4) providing on a rent-free basis or subsidizing the cost of office space or other facilities for a health care professional, including a physician.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.018
§ 141.018. ACCESS TO PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Members and employees of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy, to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission, or to examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated. Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.012
§ 32.012. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; OTHER BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require an individual receiving services under this chapter, or the person with a legal obligation to support the individual, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the services that the individual or person is financially able to pay.

(b) Except as provided by department rules, an individual is not eligible to receive services under this chapter to the extent that the individual or a person with a legal obligation to support the individual is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services.

(c) When a determination of eligibility to receive maternal and infant health improvement services is made under this chapter or when the services are received, the individual requesting or receiving services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the individual or a person with a legal obligation to support the individual may be entitled.

(d) An individual who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or any other person with a legal obligation to support that individual, shall reimburse the department to the extent of the services provided when the other benefit is received.

(e) The department may waive enforcement of Subsections (b)-(d) as prescribed by department rules in certain individually considered cases in which enforcement will deny services to a class of otherwise eligible individuals because of conflicting federal, state, or local laws or rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.001
§ 552.001. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall divide the state into hospital districts.

(b) The department may change the districts.

(c) The department shall designate the state hospitals to which persons with mental illness from each district shall be admitted.
Tex. Education Code § 39.265 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.265
§ 39.265. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The award system may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriations. The commissioner may solicit and receive grants and donations for the purpose of making awards under this subchapter. A small portion of the award funds may be used by the commissioner to pay for the costs associated with sponsoring a ceremony to recognize or present awards to schools or districts under this subchapter. The donations, grants, or legislative appropriations shall be accounted for and distributed by the agency. The awards are subject to audit requirements established by the State Board of Education.
Tex. Family Code § 8.305 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.305
§ 8.305. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter regarding the liability of employers for withholding apply to an order that reduces or terminates withholding.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.002
§ 1053.002. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person who:

(A) does not use the title "interior designer" and does not use the term "interior design" to describe a service the person offers or performs; and

(B) is an interior designer licensed or registered in another state or country who:

(i) does not open or maintain a business in this state; and

(ii) complies with the requirements of Subsection (b);

(2) a person who is registered to practice architecture in this state; or

(3) a person who does not use a business or professional title that uses the phrase "registered interior designer."

(b) A person described by Subsection (a)(1) who agrees to perform or represents that the person is able to perform an interior design service may perform an interior design service in this state if, in performing the service, the person:

(1) employs an interior designer registered under this chapter as a consultant; or

(2) acts as a consultant of an interior designer registered in this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.054 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.054
§ 158.054. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

Every manufacturer engaged in business in this state shall file with the comptroller an application for a permit authorizing the manufacturer to sell, ship, or consign manufactured homes to persons in this state. The application must be on a form prescribed by the comptroller and contain the information that the comptroller requires. The application must be executed by the owner of a sole proprietorship, by an officer or partner of an association or partnership, or by an executive officer, or other person who is expressly authorized, of a corporation. A manufacturer may not be issued a permit unless the manufacturer is duly licensed and bonded under Chapter 1201, Occupations Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.105
§ 463.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee by resolution may adopt rules for the:

(1) safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the public transportation system;

(2) use of the public transportation system and the authority's services by the public and the payment of fares, tolls, and other charges; and

(3) regulation of privileges on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the authority.

(b) The authority shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise.

(c) A notice of each rule adopted by the executive committee shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the area in which the authority is located once each week for two consecutive weeks after adoption of the rule. The notice must contain a condensed statement of the substance of the rule and must advise that a copy of the complete text of the rule is filed in the principal office of the authority where the text may be read by any person.

(d) A rule becomes effective 10 days after the date of the second publication of the notice under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.415 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.415
§ 2001.415. ADVERTISEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than a licensed authorized organization, licensed commercial lessor, or the commission may not advertise bingo.

(b) A licensed authorized organization, licensed commercial lessor, or the commission may include in an advertisement or promotion the amount of a prize or series of prizes offered at a bingo occasion.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.302 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.302
§ 171.302. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the dissolution procedures provided by Chapter 172, the board may dissolve a district if:

(1) all district liabilities have been paid or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all liabilities;

(2) the district is not a party to any lawsuits or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment or order that may be entered against the district in a lawsuit to which the district is a party; and

(3) the district has commitments from other governmental entities to assume jurisdiction of all district rail facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.051
§ 351.051. TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Optometry Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) six optometrists or therapeutic optometrists; and

(2) three members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, age, religion, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.147 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.147
§ 351.147. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds of the district may be invested and reinvested by the board or its authorized representative in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, the state, or any county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.

(b) Funds of the district may be placed in certificates of deposit of state or national banks or state or federal savings and loan associations within the state provided that they are secured in the manner provided for the security of the funds of counties of the state.

(c) The board by resolution may provide that an authorized representative of the district may invest and reinvest the funds of the district and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate accounts of the district for investments on such terms as the board considers advisable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 779.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 779 / Section 779.004
§ 779.004. USING AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
Status: in_force

A person or entity that provides emergency care to a person in cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator shall promptly notify the local emergency medical services provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.159
§ 9055.159. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER AND OPERATE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with municipalities and others to supply water to those entities.

(b) The district may contract with a municipality for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities of the municipality.

(c) The district may contract with the City of Decatur for the operation of the district's facilities by the city.

(d) The contract may be on terms and for the time agreed to by the parties.

(e) The contract may provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified in it and refunding bonds issued in lieu of the bonds are paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.059
§ 1082.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Government Code § 71.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 71 / Section 71.034
§ 71.034. REPORTS; INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall file a complete detailed report with the governor and the supreme court before December 2 of each year on council activities, information from the council's study, and council recommendations.

(b) The council may file a supplemental report on council activities, findings, or recommendations at a time it considers advisable.

(c) The council shall investigate and report on a matter concerning the administration of justice that the supreme court or the legislature refers to the council.

(d) The yearly or supplemental reports of the council are public information and may be given to the press when filed.

(e) In addition to the information described by Subsection (a), the council shall include in the report a summary of information provided to the council during the preceding year under Articles 2A.211 and 2A.212, Code of Criminal Procedure.