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TX Agric Code § 301.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter D. Election for Approval of Permit That Includes Authorization for Hail Suppression|Section 301.163. Issuance or Denial of Permit Following Election

Sec. 301.163.  ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMIT FOLLOWING ELECTION.  (a)  If a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election precincts any part of which are located in the target area vote against issuance of the permit, a permit may not be issued.(b)  If a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election precincts any part of which are located within the target area vote in favor of issuance of the permit, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may issue the permit as provided in this subchapter, except that if a majority of the qualified voters voting in any of the following areas vote against issuance of the permit, that area is excluded from the coverage of the permit:(1)  an election precinct any part of which is located in the operational area;  or(2)  an election precinct located wholly within the target area and contiguous with its outer boundary.(c)  If the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation finds that a weather modification and control operation is still feasible, a permit may be issued covering areas in which no election is requested or areas in which the voters give their approval as provided by this subchapter.(d)  If a permit is denied under Subsection (a), an application for a permit covering all or part of the same target area or operational area that was denied may not be considered, and for a period of two years following the date of the election, a permit under that application may not be issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and an election may not be held under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter D. Election for Approval of Permit That Includes Authorization for Hail Suppression|Section 301.164. Permit for Hail Suppression Prohibited Outside Target Area or in Area Excluded by Election

Sec. 301.164.  PERMIT FOR HAIL SUPPRESSION PROHIBITED OUTSIDE TARGET AREA OR IN AREA EXCLUDED BY ELECTION.  (a)  A permit may not be issued that provides for or allows the seeding of clouds for hail suppression outside the target area or within those counties or parts of counties located in any operational or target areas that were excluded from the coverage of the permit by an election under Section 301.163(a) or (b).  Seeding may be done in those counties or parts of counties located in the operational or target area that were not excluded from the coverage of the permit by an election under Section 301.163(a) or (b), provided the seeding is reasonably calculated to take effect only within the target area.(b)  This section does not prohibit the observation of cloud and cloud formations.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter D. Election for Approval of Permit That Includes Authorization for Hail Suppression|Section 301.165. Monitor of Program

Sec. 301.165.  MONITOR OF PROGRAM.  The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may monitor any program under conditions the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation determines advisable.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter D. Election for Approval of Permit That Includes Authorization for Hail Suppression|Section 301.166. Petition in Adjacent County

Sec. 301.166.  PETITION IN ADJACENT COUNTY.  (a)  On petition as provided in this subchapter, the commissioners court of any county outside but adjacent to a county included in the operational area of an existing or proposed permit shall call and hold an election on the proposition of whether or not the qualified voters of the county approve of the issuance of any permit authorizing hail suppression in the county.(b)  If the county voters voting in the election disapprove the issuance of permits authorizing hail suppression, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may not issue a permit covering the county until the proposition has been approved at a subsequent election.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter D. Election for Approval of Permit That Includes Authorization for Hail Suppression|Section 301.167. Inclusion of Certain Counties and Parts of Counties

Sec. 301.167.  INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES AND PARTS OF COUNTIES.  (a)  If any county or part of a county has disapproved the issuance of a permit at a previous election held under this subchapter, that county or part of a county may not be included in any permit issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation until the voters of that county or part of a county have participated in a subsequent election at which a permit is approved.(b)  The applicant for a permit that includes that county or part of a county has the burden of petitioning for an election and depositing costs in the manner provided by this subchapter for the original election to approve or disapprove a permit.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter E. Sanctions|Section 301.201. Penalties

Sec. 301.201.  PENALTIES.  A person who violates this chapter is subject to Subchapters F and G, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, in the same manner as a person regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under other law is subject to those subchapters.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter E. Sanctions|Section 301.202. Act of God

Sec. 301.202.  ACT OF GOD.  If a person can establish that an event that would otherwise be a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order or permit issued under this chapter was caused solely by an act of God, war, strike, riot, or other catastrophe, the event is not a violation of this chapter or a rule, order, or permit issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter E. Sanctions|Section 301.203. Defense Excluded

Sec. 301.203.  DEFENSE EXCLUDED.  Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the fact that a person holds a permit issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation does not relieve that person from liability for the violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order or permit issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.251. Definition

Sec. 301.251.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "permit holder" includes each member of a partnership or association that is a permit holder and, with respect to a corporation that is a permit holder, each officer and the owner or owners of a majority of the corporate stock, provided that the member or owner controls at least 20 percent of the permit holder.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.252. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of Permit

Sec. 301.252.  GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.  After notice and hearing, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may revoke or suspend a permit issued under this chapter on any of the following grounds:(1)  violating any term or condition of the permit, and revocation or suspension is necessary to maintain the quality of water or the quality of air in the state, or to otherwise protect human health and the environment consistent with the objectives of the law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;(2)  having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at the permitted site;(3)  causing a discharge, release, or emission contravening a pollution control standard set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or contravening the intent of a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;(4)  misrepresenting or failing to disclose fully all relevant facts in obtaining the permit or misrepresenting to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation any relevant fact at any time;(5)  being indebted to the state for fees, payment of penalties, or taxes imposed by the law within the department's jurisdiction;(6)  failing to ensure that the management of the permitted facility conforms or will conform to the law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;(7)  abandoning the permit or operations under the permit;(8)  the finding by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation that a change in conditions requires elimination of the discharge authorized by the permit;  or(9)  failing to continue to possess qualifications necessary for the issuance of the permit.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.253. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of License

Sec. 301.253.  GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.  (a)  This section applies to a license issued under this chapter or under a rule adopted under this chapter.(b)  After notice and hearing, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may suspend or revoke a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, reprimand a license holder, or refuse to renew or reissue a license on any of the following grounds:(1)  having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at a permit site;(2)  committing fraud or deceit in obtaining the license;(3)  demonstrating gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct while acting as license holder;(4)  making an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation by the license holder;(5)  failing to keep and transmit records as required by a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;(6)  being indebted to the state for a fee, payment of a penalty, or a tax imposed by a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;  or(7)  failing to continue to possess qualifications necessary for the issuance of the license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.254. Procedures for Notice and Hearings

Sec. 301.254.  PROCEDURES FOR NOTICE AND HEARINGS.  The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation by rule shall establish procedures for public notice and any public hearing under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.255. Hearings

Sec. 301.255.  HEARINGS.  A hearing under this subchapter shall be conducted in accordance with the hearing rules adopted by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the applicable provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.256. Revocation or Suspension by Consent

Sec. 301.256.  REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION BY CONSENT.  If a permit holder or license holder requests or consents to the revocation or suspension of the permit or license, the executive director may revoke or suspend the permit or license without a hearing.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter F. Revocation and Suspension of Permit|Section 301.257. Other Relief

Sec. 301.257.  OTHER RELIEF.  A proceeding brought by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under this subchapter does not affect the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to bring suit for injunctive relief or a penalty, or both, under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter G. Immunity; Certain Legal Relationships|Section 301.301. Immunity of State

Sec. 301.301.  IMMUNITY OF STATE.  The state and its officers and employees are immune from liability for all weather modification and control activities conducted by private persons or groups.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Agric Code § 301.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 9 - Weather and Climate|Chapter 301 - Weather Modification and Control|Subchapter G. Immunity; Certain Legal Relationships|Section 301.302. Private Legal Relationships

Sec. 301.302.  PRIVATE LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS.  (a)  This chapter does not affect private legal relationships, except that an operation conducted under the license and permit requirements of this chapter is not an ultrahazardous activity that makes the participants subject to liability without fault.(b)  The fact that a person holds a license or permit under this chapter or that the person has complied with this chapter or the rules issued under this chapter is not admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding brought against the person.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.01. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Sec. 5.01.  TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION.  (a)  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is an agency of the state.(b)  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and Subchapter A, Chapter 5, expires September 1, 2031.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1965, ch. 777, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 17, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 190, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 5, eff. June 11, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 3.01, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 238, Sec. 38, eff. Jan. 1, 1990;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 1.01, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1227 (H.B. 1116), Sec. 1.03(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.02. Members of Commission; Appointment

Sec. 5.02.  MEMBERS OF COMMISSION;  APPOINTMENT.  (a)  The commission is composed of five members, who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.(b)  Each member must be a Texas resident, must have resided in the state for at least five years next preceding his appointment and qualification, and must be a qualified voter in the state at the time of his appointment and qualification.(c)  Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(d)  A person is not eligible for appointment if the person's spouse is disqualified for appointment under Section 5.05 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 403, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.022. Training

Sec. 5.022.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The administrator of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The administrator shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the administrator a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.03. Terms of Office

Sec. 5.03.  TERMS OF OFFICE.  The members of the commission hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one or two members expiring every two years.  Each member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and has qualified.  The governor may appoint a member to serve consecutive terms.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.04. Presiding Officer

Sec. 5.04.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.051. Grounds for Removal From Commission

Sec. 5.051.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM COMMISSION.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 5.02;(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 5.02;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 5.05;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(c)  If the administrator has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the administrator shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the administrator shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 403, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 5.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 2 - Administration of Code|Chapter 5 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission|Subchapter A. Administrative Provisions|Section 5.06. Commission Office

Sec. 5.06.  COMMISSION OFFICE.  The office of the commission shall be in the city of Austin.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 397, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|