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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.153 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.153
§ 303.153. REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates this chapter to:

(1) cancel or suspend the person's registration;

(2) obtain an injunction to restrain the person from continuing the violation;

(3) restrain the person from transacting business in this state while violating this chapter;

(4) impose a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation; or

(5) both obtain an injunction and impose a civil penalty.

(b) A person who violates an injunction issued under this section is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than $100,000.

(c) In an action that the attorney general successfully prosecutes under this chapter, the court may allow the attorney general to recover civil penalties and the reasonable costs, attorney's fees, and expenses, including investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in bringing the action.

(d) A remedy authorized by this chapter is in addition to any other procedure or remedy provided by another statutory law or common law.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.459 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.459
§ 407A.459. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FROM GROUP MEMBERS; CONTINUATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of an insolvent group shall pay the amount of its assessment under this chapter to the commissioner not later than the 30th day after the date on which the commissioner notifies the member of the assessment. The commissioner shall collect assessments and costs from the members of the insolvent group.

(b) The joint and several liability of the members of a group under Section 407A.056 continues and is not terminated by payment of benefits through the guaranty fund.

(c) If the guaranty fund assumes payment of benefits for compensation liabilities on behalf of an insolvent group, the guaranty fund may collect delinquent assessments and costs through suit. Venue for a suit under this subsection is in Travis County.
Tex. Election Code § 125.064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 125 / Section 125.064
§ 125.064. RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Any documents or records used in the preparation of or prepared for use in an electronic voting system for the operation of the system for a particular election and any documents or records generated by the system in that election shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the general custodian of election records for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.107
§ 3840.107. PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, purchase, sell, or lease property, including facilities, to accomplish a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.055
§ 6913.055. NOTICE OF ANNEXATION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date of the annexation hearing, notice of the resolution adopted under Section 6913.054 shall be published one time in a newspaper designated by the commissioners court, except as provided by Subsection (c).

(b) The notice must:

(1) be addressed to the citizens and owners of property in the proposed territory;

(2) state the time and place of the annexation hearing; and

(3) describe the proposed territory in the same manner as Section 6913.053(b) requires.

(c) If a newspaper is not published in the proposed territory, the notice shall be posted in three public places in the proposed territory.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.117 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.117
§ 53.117. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Agreements and operations under this subchapter are necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources of the state and are not a violation of the provisions of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended.

(b) If a court finds a conflict between the provisions of this subchapter and the code cited in the previous subsection, this subchapter is intended as a reasonable exception to those laws which is necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources.

(c) If a court finds that a conflict exists between this subchapter and the laws cited in Subsection (a) of this section and that this subchapter is not a reasonable exception to those laws, it is the intent of the legislature that this subchapter or any conflicting portion of this subchapter be declared invalid and that the previously cited laws remain valid.
Tex. Family Code § 263.404 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.404
§ 263.404. FINAL ORDER APPOINTING DEPARTMENT AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR WITHOUT TERMINATING PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may render a final order appointing the department as managing conservator of the child without terminating the rights of the parent of the child if the court finds that:

(1) appointment of a parent as managing conservator would not be in the best interest of the child because the appointment would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional development; and

(2) it would not be in the best interest of the child to appoint a relative of the child or another person as managing conservator.

(b) In determining whether the department should be appointed as managing conservator of the child without terminating the rights of a parent of the child, the court shall take the following factors into consideration:

(1) that the child will reach 18 years of age in not less than three years;

(2) that the child is 12 years of age or older and has expressed a strong desire against termination or has continuously expressed a strong desire against being adopted; and

(3) the needs and desires of the child.
Tex. Water Code § 11.041 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.041
§ 11.041.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.041. DENIAL OF WATER: COMPLAINT. (a) Any person entitled to receive or use water from any canal, ditch, flume, lateral, dam, reservoir, or lake or from any conserved or stored supply may present to the commission a written petition showing:

(1) that he is entitled to receive or use the water;

(2) that he is willing and able to pay a just and reasonable price for the water;

(3) that the party owning or controlling the water supply has water not contracted to others and available for the petitioner's use; and

(4) that the party owning or controlling the water supply fails or refuses to supply the available water to the petitioner, or that the price or rental demanded for the available water is not reasonable and just or is discriminatory.

(b) If the petition is accompanied by a deposit of $25, the executive director shall have a preliminary investigation of the complaint made and determine whether or not there are probable grounds for the complaint.

(c) If, after preliminary investigation, the executive director determines that probable grounds exist for the complaint, the commission shall enter an order setting a time and place for a hearing on the petition.

(d) The commission may require the complainant to make an additional deposit or execute a bond satisfactory to the commission in an amount fixed by the commission conditioned on the payment of all costs of the proceeding.

(e) At least 20 days before the date set for the hearing, the commission shall transmit by registered mail a certified copy of the petition and a certified copy of the hearing order to the person against whom the complaint is made.

(f) The commission shall hold a hearing on the complaint at the time and place stated in the order. It may hear evidence orally or by affidavit in support of or against the complaint, and it may hear arguments. The utility commission may participate in the hearing if necessary to present evidence on the price or rental demanded for the available water. On completion of the hearing, the commission shall render a written decision.

(g) If, after the preliminary investigation, the executive director determines that no probable grounds exist for the complaint, the executive director shall dismiss the complaint. The commission may either return the deposit or pay it into the State Treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0401
§ 7943A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7943A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.207
§ 1302.207. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

An appointed advisory board member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as an advisory board member, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.351
§ 3906.351. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt.

(c) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.056
§ 12.056. PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT PURCHASING CONTRACTS OR GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department may allow a state agency, local unit of government, or private entity that expends funds received by the department to purchase goods or services using those funds by participating in:

(1) a contract the department has made to purchase goods or services; or

(2) a group purchasing program established or designated by the department that offers discounts to providers of health services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.027
§ 292.027. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 57,900 to 59,000.

(b) The commissioners court of a county may provide for, operate, and maintain a branch office for the tax assessor-collector. The commissioners court may provide for the branch office by constructing a building or by purchasing, renting, or leasing office space.

(c) If the branch office is in a county-owned building, the commissioners court has custody of and shall care for the building. The commissioners court:

(1) shall operate and maintain the building as it operates and maintains the county courthouse; and

(2) may limit the use and maintenance of the building as it finds necessary.
Tex. Education Code § 88.113 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.113
§ 88.113. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

The director of the Texas Forest Service shall act as compact administrator for the State of Texas and represent Texas in the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.024 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.024
§ 8876.024. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires December 31, 2020.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.501
§ 1302.501. REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person may not act or offer to act as an air conditioning and refrigeration technician unless the person is registered or certified under this subchapter.

(b) An air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification is valid throughout the state.

(c) A person is not required to obtain an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification if the person only assists a licensed contractor in performing:

(1) the total replacement of a system; or

(2) the installation or repair of a boiler or pressure vessel that must be installed in accordance with rules adopted under Chapter 755, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.164 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.164
§ 286.164. TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.

(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 752.113 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 752 / Section 752.113
§ 752.113. RETIREMENT PLAN TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "retirement plan" means:

(1) an employee pension benefit plan as defined by Section 3, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1002), without regard to the provisions of Section (2)(B) of that section;

(2) a plan that does not meet the definition of an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.) because the plan does not cover common law employees;

(3) a plan that is similar to an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), regardless of whether the plan is covered by Title 1 of that Act, including a plan that provides death benefits to the beneficiary of employees; and

(4) an individual retirement account or annuity, a self-employed pension plan, or a similar plan or account.

(b) The language conferring authority with respect to retirement plan transactions in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the agent to perform any lawful act the principal may perform with respect to a transaction relating to a retirement plan, including to:

(1) apply for service or disability retirement benefits;

(2) select payment options under any retirement plan in which the principal participates, including plans for self-employed individuals;

(3) designate or change the designation of a beneficiary or benefits payable by a retirement plan, except as provided by Subsection (c);

(4) make voluntary contributions to retirement plans if authorized by the plan;

(5) exercise the investment powers available under any self-directed retirement plan;

(6) make rollovers of plan benefits into other retirement plans;

(7) borrow from, sell assets to, and purchase assets from retirement plans if authorized by the plan;

(8) waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint or survivor annuity if the principal is not the participant in the retirement plan;

(9) receive, endorse, and cash payments from a retirement plan;

(10) waive the principal's right to receive all or a portion of benefits payable by a retirement plan; and

(11) request and receive information relating to the principal from retirement plan records.

(c) Unless the principal has granted the authority to create or change a beneficiary designation expressly as required by Section 751.031(b)(4), an agent may be named a beneficiary under a retirement plan only to the extent the agent was named a beneficiary by the principal under the retirement plan, or in the case of a rollover or trustee-to-trustee transfer, the predecessor retirement plan.
Tex. Government Code § 613.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.022
§ 613.022. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

On application to the district attorney of the appropriate district by an individual who the district attorney reasonably believes is entitled to the benefit of a provision of Subchapter A, the district attorney shall:

(1) appear and act as attorney for the individual in an amicable adjustment of the claim; or

(2) file or prosecute a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading to specifically require compliance with the provision.
Tex. Election Code § 31.164 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.164
§ 31.164. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The joint elections administrator shall perform:

(1) the duties and functions of the voter registrar, except as provided by Subsection (b);

(2) the duties and functions relating to elections placed by this code on an officer of a participating entity formerly required to conduct elections;

(3) the duties and functions relating to elections placed by statutes outside this code on an officer of a participating entity formerly required to conduct elections, subject to Section 31.165; and

(4) the duties and functions placed on the administrator under Sections 31.165 and 31.166.

(b) The joint elections administrator may serve as the voter registrar only in the county or counties that created the administrator's position. For territory of a participating entity located in another county, the officer designated under Section 12.001 as the voter registrar for that county retains the duties of the voter registrar.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.051
§ 1954.051. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt substantive and procedural rules as necessary or desirable for the executive commissioner, the department, and the commissioner to discharge their powers and duties under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8332.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8332 / Section 8332.102
§ 8332.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0102
§ 7935A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.216 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.216
§ 36.216. PREFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer of or lien on the property or assets of a state bank is voidable by the receiver if the transfer or lien:

(1) was made or created less than:

(A) four months before the date the bank is closed for liquidation; or

(B) one year before the date the bank is closed for liquidation if the receiving creditor was at the time an affiliate, officer, director, or principal shareholder of the bank or an affiliate of the bank;

(2) was made or created with the intent of giving to a creditor or depositor, or enabling a creditor or depositor to obtain, a greater percentage of the claimant's debt than is given or obtained by another claimant of the same class; and

(3) is accepted by a creditor or depositor having reasonable cause to believe that a preference will occur.

(b) Each bank officer, director, shareholder, trustee, agent, servant, employee, attorney-in-fact, or correspondent, or other person acting on behalf of the bank, who has participated in implementing a voidable transfer or lien, and each person receiving property or the benefit of property of the bank as a result of the voidable transfer or lien, are personally liable for the property or benefit received and shall account to the receiver for the benefit of the depositors and creditors of the bank.

(c) The receiver may avoid a transfer of or lien on the property or assets of a bank that a depositor, creditor, or shareholder of the bank could have avoided and may recover the property transferred or its value from the person to whom it was transferred or from a person who has received it unless the transferee or recipient was a bona fide holder for value before the date the bank was closed for liquidation.
Tex. Water Code § 61.170 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.170
§ 61.170. AUTHORITY TO INCUR DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds for the purposes stated in Section 61.151 of this code and for the purpose of

(1) acquiring necessary land, rights-of-way, or dumping grounds;

(2) extension or improvement of belt railway lines; or

(3) construction of improvements, wharves, docks, or other facilities or aids to navigation.

(b) The obligations may be secured by liens on the property acquired, constructed, or improved. Available revenue may be pledged as additional security.

(c) The district may borrow funds for current expenses and may evidence the debt by warrants payable not later than the close of any calendar year for which the loans are made. The warrants shall never exceed the anticipated revenue.
Tex. Government Code § 4006.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.054
§ 4006.054. AMENDMENT OR DUPLICATE OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or board shall charge and collect a fee of $25 for a filing to:

(1) amend the registration certificate of a dealer or investment adviser or the evidence of registration of an agent or investment adviser representative; or

(2) issue a duplicate certificate or evidence of registration.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.014
§ 103.014. PENALTY FOR FALSE CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit for himself or to harm another, he:

(1) institutes a claim under this chapter in which he knows he has no interest; or

(2) institutes any suit or claim under this chapter that he knows is false.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0402
§ 3985.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.