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Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.052
§ 161.052. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and the commissioners court of a county by rule may adopt a joint memorandum of understanding that includes provisions under which the sheriff of that county or the sheriff's deputies are to check for health papers and permits when a livestock vehicle is stopped for other reasons in the regular course of the sheriff's or the deputies' duties. The memorandum shall require:

(1) commission staff to provide information to the sheriff and the deputies regarding health papers and permits;

(2) the sheriff and the deputies to report potential problems to the commission;

(3) commission staff to investigate possible violations reported by the sheriff or the deputies;

(4) the sheriff or deputies to provide assistance when requested by the commission; and

(5) commission personnel to notify the sheriff, when appropriate, of commission roadblocks located in the county or special or night operations planned for the county.

(b) The commission and each commissioners court with which the commission adopted a memorandum of understanding shall review and update the memorandum not later than the last month of each state fiscal year.
Tex. Property Code § 210.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 210 / Section 210.003
§ 210.003. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the pending expiration of and the inability of owners to extend or modify property restrictions applicable to certain real estate subdivisions in this state creates uncertainty in living conditions and discourages investments in those subdivisions;

(2) owners of land in affected subdivisions are reluctant or unable to provide proper maintenance, upkeep, and repairs of structures because of the pending expiration of restrictions;

(3) financial institutions cannot or will not lend money for investments, maintenance, upkeep, or repairs in affected subdivisions;

(4) these conditions cause dilapidation of housing and other structures and cause unhealthful and unsanitary conditions in affected subdivisions, contrary to the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and

(5) the existence of race-related covenants in restrictions, regardless of their unenforceability, is offensive, repugnant, and harmful to members of racial or ethnic minority groups and public policy requires that those covenants be removed.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a procedure for extending or modifying residential restrictions and to provide for the removal of any restriction or other provision relating to race, religion, or national origin that is void and unenforceable under either the United States Constitution or Section 5.026.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.201
§ 5004.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "net revenue" means the gross revenue derived from the operation of the improvements and facilities of the district the income of which is pledged to the payment of district bonds less the reasonable expense of maintaining and operating those improvements and facilities, including necessary repair, upkeep, and insurance expenses for those improvements and facilities.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.013
§ 91.013. PLUGGING AND SHUTTING IN WELLS BY OTHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner of a well described in Subsection (a) of Section 91.012 of this code neglects or refuses to have the well plugged or shut in for more than 20 days after written notice is given to him, the owner or operator of adjacent or neighboring land may enter the premises on which the well is located and have the well plugged if it is an abandoned well or shut in if it is not abandoned, in the manner provided by law.

(b) Notice may be given to the owner of the well either by personal service on the owner or by posting the notice at a conspicuous place at or near the well.

(c) The reasonable cost and expense incurred in plugging or shutting in the well shall be paid by the owner of the well and may be recovered as debts of like amount are recovered under the law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.105
§ 8426.105. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.040 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.040
§ 77.040. OTHER LICENSES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person holding a commercial shrimp boat license under this subchapter is not required to obtain a commercial fishing boat license under Section 47.007 of this code.

(b) The captain of a commercial shrimp boat who holds a commercial shrimp boat captain's license and each paid member of the crew of a boat having a commercial shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter are not required to have a general commercial fisherman's license issued under Section 47.002 of this code, a commercial finfish fisherman's license issued under Section 47.003 of this code, or a bait dealer's license issued under Section 47.014 of this code to catch and unload aquatic products lawfully taken incidental to lawful shrimping.

(c) The captain and each crew member of a licensed commercial shrimp boat must possess and produce on request to any enforcement officer proof of the person's identity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.016
§ 34.016. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.101
§ 1071.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.354 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.354
§ 174.354. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

A district's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter beginning after the election approving the tax.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 56.056 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 56 / Section 56.056
§ 56.056. ASSERTION OF CLAUSE AS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

The assertion of a contingent payment clause is an affirmative defense to a civil action for payment under a contract.
Tex. Property Code § 21.0112 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0112
§ 21.0112. PROVISION OF LANDOWNER'S BILL OF RIGHTS STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the seventh day before the date a governmental or private entity with eminent domain authority makes a final offer to a property owner to acquire real property, the entity must send by first-class mail or otherwise provide a landowner's bill of rights statement provided by Section 402.031, Government Code, to the last known address of the person in whose name the property is listed on the most recent tax roll of any appropriate taxing unit authorized by law to levy property taxes against the property. In addition to the other requirements of this subsection, an entity with eminent domain authority shall provide a copy of the landowner's bill of rights statement to a landowner before or at the same time as the entity first represents in any manner to the landowner that the entity possesses eminent domain authority.

(b) The statement must be:

(1) printed in an easily readable font and type size; and

(2) if the entity is a governmental entity, made available on the Internet website of the entity if technologically feasible.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.032
§ 128.032. COPIES OF NOTICES OF CLAIM OF LIEN AND OTHER NOTICES; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of an agricultural chemical or seed lien filed.

(b) The fee for a copy of a notice of claim of lien obtained under Subsection (a) is in the amount provided by Section 405.031, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.053
§ 401.053. EXAMINATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

Unless the department requests that an examination cover a longer period, the examination must cover the period beginning on the last day covered by the most recent examination and ending on December 31 of the year preceding the year in which the examination is being conducted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.451
§ 544.451. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "health benefit plan" means a plan that provides benefits for medical, surgical, or other treatment expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, a mental health condition, an accident, sickness, or substance abuse, 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. The term includes:

(1) a small employer health benefit plan or a health benefit plan written to provide coverage with a cooperative under Chapter 1501;

(2) a standard health benefit plan offered under Subchapter A or Subchapter B, Chapter 1507; and

(3) a health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0273 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0273
§ 12.0273. LIMITATIONS ON LOANS AND GRANTS FROM TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may use money in the Texas economic development fund only to make loans and grants in the manner provided by this section for the purposes provided by Section 12.0272(b).

(b) The recipient of a grant using money from the fund must provide matching funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant.

(c) The term of a loan made using money from the fund may not exceed 20 years.

(d) The department shall administer the fund as a perpetual source of financing for loans and grants under this section. The department shall use payments of principal and interest to make additional loans and grants. Subject to Subsection (f), the department may use any money in the fund to make additional loans and grants.

(e) The cumulative amount of grants to any person using money from the fund may not exceed $1 million.

(e-1) The maximum aggregate amount of outstanding loans to any one person at any time using money from the fund may not exceed $1 million.

(f) The department shall retain in the fund in the state treasury an amount of money equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of money in the fund on January 1, 2017.

(g) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit a report on the status of the fund, including loans and grants made using money from the fund, to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of the house and senate committees with primary jurisdiction over the department.

(h) The department may adopt rules for the repayment of a loan or grant made under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 116.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 116 / Section 116.006
§ 116.006. EFFECT OF BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION AT OWNER'S OR LAST SURVIVING OWNER'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) On the death of the owner of a manufactured home that is the subject of a beneficiary designation, the following rules apply to an interest in the home:

(1) if any designated beneficiary survives the owner making the designation by 120 hours, the interest in the home is transferred to each surviving designated beneficiary; and

(2) if each designated beneficiary fails to survive the owner making the designation by 120 hours, the share of each designated beneficiary lapses, notwithstanding Section 111.052, and is subject to and passes in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 255, as if each beneficiary designation were a devise made in a will.

(b) If an owner is a joint owner with right of survivorship who is survived by one or more other joint owners, the manufactured home that is the subject of a beneficiary designation belongs to the surviving joint owner or owners. If an owner is a joint owner with right of survivorship who is the last surviving joint owner, the beneficiary designation is effective.

(c) A designated beneficiary takes the manufactured home subject to all encumbrances, assignments, contracts, liens, and other interests to which the home is subject at the owner's or last surviving owner's death, as applicable. The transfer to one or more designated beneficiaries does not affect the ability of a lienholder to pursue an existing means of debt collection permitted under the laws of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.159 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.159
§ 224.159. ADOPTION OF RULES; PRESCRIBE FORMS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules and prescribe forms to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 9.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 9 / Section 9.02
§ 9.02. REFUSAL TO GIVE BOND.
Status: in_force

If the party refuses to give bond when required under the provisions of the preceding Article, the court may either commit him to jail, or make an order requiring the sheriff to seize upon the implements of such trade, business or occupation, or the goods and property used in conducting such trade, business or occupation, and destroy the same.
Tex. Family Code § 231.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.103
§ 231.103. APPLICATION AND SERVICE FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The Title IV-D agency may:

(1) charge a reasonable application fee;

(2) charge a $35 annual service fee; and

(3) to the extent permitted by federal law, recover costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case.

(b) An application fee may not be charged in a case in which the Title IV-D agency provides services because the family receives public assistance.

(c) An application fee may not exceed a maximum amount established by federal law.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(3), eff. September 1, 2007.

(e) The Title IV-D agency may impose and collect a fee as authorized by federal law for each request for parent locator services under Section 231.101(a).

(f) The state disbursement unit established and operated by the Title IV-D agency under Chapter 234 may collect a monthly service fee of $3 in each case in which support payments are processed through the unit.

(g) The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures for the imposition of fees and recovery of costs authorized under this section.

(g-1) A fee authorized under this section for providing child support enforcement services is part of the child support obligation if the obligor is responsible for the fee, and may be enforced against the obligor through any method available for the enforcement of child support, including contempt.

(h) The attorney general child support application and service fee account is an account in the general revenue fund in the state treasury. The account consists of all fees and costs collected under this section. The Title IV-D agency may only use the money in the account for agency program expenditures.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2152.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.003
§ 2152.003. AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF GROUP INSURANCE IN UNDERSERVED AREA.
Status: in_force

An insurer authorized to write property or casualty insurance in this state, including a Lloyd's plan and a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, that writes personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance in this state may write the personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance on a group basis in an underserved area designated by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.006
§ 7927.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0821 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.0821
§ 841.0821. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall prioritize enrolling in a sex offender treatment program established by the department any committed person who has not yet been released by the department.

(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the office shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care for committed persons enrolled in a sex offender treatment program established by the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.153
§ 294.153. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on mandatory payments required under this chapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 760.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 760 / Section 760.006
§ 760.006. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for actions against an operator for gross negligence, malice, or intentional conduct, an operator is not liable in negligence for damages for personal injury, property damage, or death unless the personal injury, property damage, or death is caused by a breach of a duty prescribed in Section 760.002.

(b) Chapter 33, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to an action brought against an operator.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.005
§ 595.005. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The content of a confidential record may be disclosed without the consent required under Section 595.003 to:

(1) medical personnel to the extent necessary to meet a medical emergency;

(2) qualified personnel for management audits, financial audits, program evaluations, or research approved by the department; or

(3) personnel legally authorized to conduct investigations concerning complaints of abuse or denial of rights of persons with an intellectual disability.

(b) A person who receives confidential information under Subsection (a)(2) may not directly or indirectly identify a person receiving services in a report of the audit, evaluation, or research, or otherwise disclose any identities.

(c) The department may disclose without the consent required under Section 595.003 a person's educational records to a school district that provides or will provide educational services to the person.

(d) If authorized by an appropriate order of a court of competent jurisdiction granted after application showing good cause, the content of a record may be disclosed without the consent required under Section 595.003. In determining whether there is good cause, a court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the injury to the person receiving services. On granting the order, the court, in determining the extent to which any disclosure of all or any part of a record is necessary, shall impose appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3291 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3291
§ 151.3291. BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale, other than the lease or rental, and the storage, use, or other consumption of a taxable boat or motor is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) In this section, "taxable boat or motor" has the meaning assigned by Section 160.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.155
§ 884.155. AMENDMENT OF CHARTER OR ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The shareholders of a stipulated premium company by resolution may amend the company's charter or articles of incorporation at any shareholders' meeting.

(b) The amendment and a copy of the resolution certified by the president and secretary of the stipulated premium company shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as the charter.

(c) An amendment of the charter or articles takes effect when it is recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.110
§ 1099.110. CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction or purchase contract that involves the expenditure of more than $15,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252, Local Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 113.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.005
§ 113.005. ACQUISITION OF UNDIVIDED INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

A trustee may acquire all or a portion of the remaining undivided interest in property in which the trust holds an undivided interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.003
§ 8298.003. 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.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0753 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0753
§ 81.0753. RULES REGARDING GRIEVANCES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall promulgate rules regarding the classification and disposition of grievances, including rules specifying time limits for each stage of the grievance resolution process.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.553
§ 1701.553. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints, employs, or retains an individual as an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer in violation of Section 1701.312 or 1701.313.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.