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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.099 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.099
§ 433.099. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears that a person has violated or is violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department may request the attorney general or the district attorney or county attorney in the jurisdiction where the violation is alleged to have occurred, is occurring, or may occur to institute a civil suit for:

(1) an order enjoining the violation; or

(2) a permanent or temporary injunction, a temporary restraining order, or other appropriate remedy, if the department shows that the person has engaged in or is engaging in a violation.

(b) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the violation occurred or in Travis County.

(c) The department or the attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief under this section, including investigation and court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and other expenses. The expenses recovered by the department under this section may be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The expenses recovered by the attorney general may be used by the attorney general for any purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.103
§ 2303.103. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The department shall approve an application submitted as provided by Section 2303.102 unless the department determines that:

(1) the applicant knowingly supplied false or incomplete information on the application;

(2) in the three years preceding the date of application, the applicant, a partner, principal, or officer of the applicant, or the general manager of the applicant, was convicted of:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail or by a fine exceeding $500; or

(3) the vehicle storage facility for which the license is sought does not meet the standards for storage facilities established by commission rules.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.305
§ 1954.305. PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The suspension on an emergency basis of a license or registration or of the approval of an asbestos training course is effective immediately.

(b) The department shall provide to the person whose license, registration, or asbestos training course approval is suspended on an emergency basis an opportunity for a hearing not later than the 20th day after the date of the suspension.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12502
§ 411.12502.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12502. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. (a) The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who is an applicant for or licensed as:

(1) a licensed psychologist, licensed psychological associate, or school psychologist under Chapter 501, Occupations Code;

(2) a licensed marriage and family therapist or licensed marriage and family therapist associate under Chapter 502, Occupations Code;

(3) a licensed professional counselor or licensed professional counselor associate under Chapter 503, Occupations Code; or

(4) a licensed baccalaureate social worker, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical social worker under Chapter 505, Occupations Code.

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the executive council under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the executive council or the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(e) The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 39.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.305
§ 39.305. CAMPUS REPORT CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school year, the agency shall prepare and distribute to each school district a report card for each campus. The campus report cards must be based on the most current data available disaggregated by student groups. Campus performance must be compared to previous campus and district performance, current district performance, and state established standards.

(b) The report card shall include the following information:

(1) where applicable, the achievement indicators described by Section 39.053(c) and the reporting indicators described by Sections 39.301(c)(1) through (5);

(2) average class size by grade level and subject;

(3) the administrative and instructional costs per student, computed in a manner consistent with Section 44.0071; and

(4) the district's instructional expenditures ratio and instructional employees ratio computed under Section 44.0071, and the statewide average of those ratios, as determined by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring dissemination of the information required under Subsection (b)(4) and appropriate class size and student performance portions of campus report cards annually to the parent, guardian, conservator, or other person having lawful control of each student at the campus. On written request, the school district shall provide a copy of a campus report card to any other party.
Tex. Election Code § 15.0215 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.0215
§ 15.0215. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE JUDGE, FEDERAL OFFICIAL, AND FAMILY MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.

(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of the person's qualification for office as a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge and of the names of the judge's or federal official's family members, if applicable, the registrar of the county in which the judge resides shall:

(1) omit from the registration list the residence address of the judge or official and any family members of the judge or official; and

(2) prepare a memorandum of the notice, indicating the substance and date of the notification, and retain the memorandum on file with the application.

(c) A registered district voter who wishes to verify that an elected judge whose personal identifying information is confidential under Section 552.1175, Government Code, resides in the district may request in writing that the registrar certify the judge lives in the district. The registrar shall exercise due diligence in determining the residence of the judge and respond to the voter in writing not later than the 10th business day after the date the request is received on whether the judge resides in the district. The registrar may not release the address of the judge. The registrar is not required to certify the residence of the same judge more than once in a calendar year, but must provide copies of the certification to subsequent requestors.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.115 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.115
§ 301.115. MODIFICATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may modify the terms and conditions of a permit if:

(1) the license holder is first given notice and a reasonable opportunity for a hearing on the need for a modification; and

(2) it appears to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation that a modification is necessary to protect the health or property of any person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.052
§ 2210.052. MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the association shall participate in insured losses and operating expenses of the association, in excess of premium and other revenue of the association, in the proportion that the net direct premiums of that member during the preceding calendar year bears to the aggregate net direct premiums by all members of the association, as determined using the information provided under Subsection (b).

(b) The department shall review annual statements, other reports, and other statistics that the department considers necessary to obtain the information required under Subsection (a) and shall provide that information to the association. The department is entitled to obtain the annual statements, other reports, and other statistics from any member of the association.

(c) Each member's participation in the association shall be determined annually in the manner provided by the plan of operation. For purposes of determining participation in the association, two or more members that are subject to common ownership or that operate in this state under common management or control shall be treated as a single member. The determination shall also include the net direct premiums of an affiliate that is under that common management or control, including an affiliate that is not authorized to engage in the business of property insurance in this state.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a member, in accordance with the plan of operation, is entitled to receive credit for similar insurance voluntarily written in areas designated by the commissioner. The member's participation in the insured losses and operating expenses of the association in excess of premium and other revenue of the association shall be reduced in accordance with the plan of operation.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(d), an insurer that becomes a member of the association and that has not previously been a member of the association is not subject to participation in any insured losses and operating expenses of the association in excess of premium and other revenue of the association until the second anniversary of the date on which the insurer first becomes a member of the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.052
§ 8328.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8328.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8328.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8328.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.051
§ 8282.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 5(a), Chapter 935, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right or power to issue bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's authority to impose a tax;

(4) the validity of any contract, agreement, or obligation of the district; or

(5) the legality of the operations or proceedings of the district or the board.
Tex. Property Code § 162.032 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.032
§ 162.032. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee who misapplies trust funds amounting to $500 or more in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A trustee who misapplies trust funds amounting to $500 or more in violation of this chapter, with intent to defraud, commits a felony of the third degree.

(c) A trustee who fails to establish or maintain a construction account in violation of Section 162.006 or fails to establish or maintain an account record for the construction account in violation of Section 162.007 commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.106
§ 6913.106. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all powers this chapter gives the president.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 36A / Section 36A.001
§ 36A.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 301.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 301 / Section 301.201
§ 301.201. METHOD OF PREVENTING ADMINISTRATION REQUESTED BY CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a creditor files an application for letters of administration of an estate, another interested person who does not desire the administration can defeat the application by:

(1) paying the creditor's claim;

(2) proving to the court's satisfaction that the creditor's claim is fictitious, fraudulent, illegal, or barred by limitation; or

(3) executing a bond that is:

(A) payable to, and to be approved by, the judge in an amount that is twice the amount of the creditor's claim; and

(B) conditioned on the obligors paying the claim on the establishment of the claim by suit in any court in the county having jurisdiction of the amount.

(b) A bond executed and approved under Subsection (a)(3) must be filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.036
§ 111.036. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

In preparing the budget, the county auditor may require any district, county, or precinct officer of the county to provide information necessary for the auditor to properly prepare the budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.054
§ 1302.054. CERTAIN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who performs air conditioning and refrigeration maintenance work if:

(1) the person is a maintenance person or maintenance engineer and is a regular employee of the owner, lessee, or management company of the property where the work is being performed;

(2) the person performs the work in connection with the business in which the person is employed; and

(3) the person and the person's employer do not engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting for the public.
Tex. Water Code § 51.711 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.711
§ 51.711. LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED AND INCLUDED LAND.
Status: in_force

The land excluded from the district is free from any lien or liability created on the excluded land by reason of its having been included in the district. Land added to the district is subject to all laws, liens, and provisions governing the district and the land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.404
§ 623.404. PERMIT FEE.
Status: repealed

(a) An application for a permit under Section 623.402(a) or (b) must be accompanied by a permit fee of $6,000, of which:

(1) 50 percent shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund;

(2) 30 percent shall be equally divided among and distributed to each county designated in the permit application;

(3) 16 percent shall be equally divided among and distributed to each municipality designated in the permit application; and

(4) 4 percent shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. 14(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. 14(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the amount of a fee under Subsection (a) to accompany a permit application that is received on or after January 1, 2028, must be determined by the department after consultation with The University of Texas Center for Transportation Research and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Tex. Property Code § 74.205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.205
§ 74.205. CHARGE FOR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may charge the following against the property delivered under this chapter:

(1) expenses incurred for the publication of notice required by Section 74.201; and

(2) the amount paid in postage for the notice to the owner required by Section 74.203.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.003
§ 8178.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential 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. Property Code § 92.161 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.161
§ 92.161. COMPLIANCE WITH TENANT REQUEST REQUIRED WITHIN REASONABLE TIME.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a landlord must comply with a tenant's request for rekeying, changing, installing, repairing, or replacing a security device under Section 92.156, 92.157, or 92.158 within a reasonable time. A reasonable time for purposes of this subsection is presumed to be not later than the seventh day after the date the request is received by the landlord.

(b) If within the time allowed under Section 92.162(c) a landlord requests advance payment of charges that the landlord is entitled to collect under that section, the landlord shall comply with a tenant's request under Section 92.156(b), 92.157(a), or 92.157(b) within a reasonable time. A reasonable time for purposes of this subsection is presumed to be not later than the seventh day after the date a tenant's advance payment is received by the landlord, except as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) A reasonable time for purposes of Subsections (a) and (b) is presumed to be not later than 72 hours after the time of receipt of the tenant's request and any required advance payment if at the time of making the request the tenant informed the landlord that:

(1) an unauthorized entry occurred or was attempted in the tenant's dwelling;

(2) an unauthorized entry occurred or was attempted in another unit in the multiunit complex in which the tenant's dwelling is located during the two months preceding the date of the request; or

(3) a crime of personal violence occurred in the multiunit complex in which the tenant's dwelling is located during the two months preceding the date of the request.

(d) A landlord may rebut the presumption provided by Subsection (a) or (b) if despite the diligence of the landlord:

(1) the landlord did not know of the tenant's request, without the fault of the landlord;

(2) materials, labor, or utilities were unavailable; or

(3) a delay was caused by circumstances beyond the landlord's control, including the illness or death of the landlord or a member of the landlord's immediate family.

(e) This section does not apply to a landlord's duty to install or rekey, without necessity of a tenant's request, a security device under Section 92.153 or 92.156(a).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.409 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.409
§ 9.409. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT OF LETTER-OF-CREDIT RIGHTS INEFFECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A term in a letter of credit or a rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice applicable to the letter of credit that prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of an applicant, issuer, or nominated person to a beneficiary's assignment of or creation of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right is ineffective to the extent that the term or rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice:

(1) would impair the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right; or

(2) provides that the assignment or the creation, attachment, or perfection of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the letter-of-credit right.

(b) To the extent that a term in a letter of credit is ineffective under Subsection (a) but would be effective under law other than this chapter or a custom or practice applicable to the letter of credit, to the transfer of a right to draw or otherwise demand performance under the letter of credit, or to the assignment of a right to proceeds of the letter of credit, the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right:

(1) is not enforceable against the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary;

(2) imposes no duties or obligations on the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary; and

(3) does not require the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary to recognize the security interest, pay or render performance to the secured party, or accept payment or other performance from the secured party.