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TX Occ Code § 1901.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.252. Marking Rig

Sec. 1901.252.  MARKING RIG.  (a)  A driller shall legibly mark the license number that appears on the driller's license on each rig used by the driller or the driller's employees in the well drilling business.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules specifying the manner for marking a rig.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.010, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.253. Completing Water Well

Sec. 1901.253.  COMPLETING WATER WELL.  A driller shall complete a well under standards and procedures adopted by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.011, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.254. Notice Regarding Injurious Water; Plugging, Repair, or Completion of Well

Sec. 1901.254.  NOTICE REGARDING INJURIOUS WATER;  PLUGGING, REPAIR, OR COMPLETION OF WELL.  (a)  A driller shall notify the department and the landowner or person having a well drilled on encountering water injurious to vegetation, land, or other water and determining that the well must be plugged, repaired, or properly completed in order to avoid injury or pollution.(b)  The driller shall ensure that the well is plugged, repaired, or properly completed under standards and procedures adopted by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.012, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.255. Plugging Water Well

Sec. 1901.255.  PLUGGING WATER WELL.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Abandoned well" means a well that is not in use.  A well is considered to be in use if:(A)  the well is not a deteriorated well and contains the casing, pump, and pump column in good condition;(B)  the well is not a deteriorated well and has been capped;(C)  the water from the well has been put to an authorized beneficial use, as defined by the Water Code;(D)  the well is used in the normal course and scope and with the intensity and frequency of other similar users in the general community;  or(E)  the owner is participating in the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by Sections 1231-1236, Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. Sections 3831-3836), or a similar governmental program.(2)  "Deteriorated well" means a well that, because of its condition, will cause or is likely to cause pollution of any water in this state, including groundwater.(b)  A driller who knows of an abandoned or deteriorated well shall notify the landowner or person who possesses the well that the well must be plugged or capped to avoid injury or pollution.(c)  Not later than the 180th day after the date a landowner or other person who possesses an abandoned or deteriorated well learns of its condition, the landowner or other person shall have the well plugged or capped under standards and procedures adopted by the commission.(d)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the well is plugged, a driller, licensed pump installer, or well owner who plugs an abandoned or deteriorated well shall submit a plugging report to:(1)  the board of directors of the groundwater conservation district in which the well is located, if the well is located in the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district;  and(2)  the executive director.(e)  The department or the groundwater conservation district in which the well is located shall furnish plugging report forms on request.  The executive director shall prescribe the content of the forms.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.013, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.256. Enforcement by Groundwater Conservation District

Sec. 1901.256.  ENFORCEMENT BY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.  (a)  This section applies only to a violation related to a well located in the boundaries of the groundwater conservation district seeking to bring an action under this section.(b)  A groundwater conservation district shall enforce compliance with Section 1901.255 related to wells located in the boundaries of the district.(c)  A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating Section 1901.255.(d)  A groundwater conservation district may enforce by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court any rule, decision, determination, or order adopted or entered under this chapter that is related to Section 1901.255.(e)  A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under Section 1901.401 for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter related to Section 1901.255.(f)  The groundwater conservation district may bring the action in the county in which:(1)  the offending activity occurred;  or(2)  the person engaging in the activity resides.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.014, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter F. Practice by License Holder|Section 1901.257. Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Abandoned Wells

Sec. 1901.257.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ABANDONED WELLS.  (a)  In this section, "abandoned well" and "deteriorated well" have the meanings assigned by Section 1901.255.(b)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the department shall by rule adopt or revise a joint memorandum of understanding to coordinate the efforts of the department, groundwater conservation districts, and the field offices of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality relating to investigative procedures for referrals of complaints regarding abandoned and deteriorated wells.(c)  Each groundwater conservation district in which an abandoned or deteriorated well is located shall join the memorandum of understanding adopted under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.015, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter G. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 1901.301. Grounds for Disciplinary Action

Sec. 1901.301.  GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  The commission may discipline a person under Section 51.353 for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, including:(1)  an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of a fact on an application or well log or to a person for whom a well is being drilled, deepened, or otherwise altered;(2)  the failure to keep, deliver, or send a well log as required by Section 1901.251;(3)  the failure to advise a person for whom a well is being drilled that:(A)  injurious water has been encountered;(B)  the water is a pollution hazard;  and(C)  the well must be immediately plugged in an acceptable manner;  or(4)  the failure to complete a well in accordance with standards and procedures adopted by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.016, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter I. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1901.401. Civil Penalty

Sec. 1901.401.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $200 or more than $1,000 for each day of noncompliance or each act of noncompliance as determined by the court.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter I. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1901.402. Injunction and Other Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 1901.402.  INJUNCTION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.  (a)  The executive director may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating this chapter.(b)  The executive director may enforce by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court any rule, decision, determination, or order adopted or entered under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.057, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.418, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter I. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1901.403. Venue

Sec. 1901.403.  VENUE.  The executive director may bring an action in:(1)  Travis County;  or(2)  the county in which:(A)  the offending activity occurred;  or(B)  the person engaging in the activity resides.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.058, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.418, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1901.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1901 - Water Well Drillers|Subchapter I. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1901.404. Action by Attorney General

Sec. 1901.404.  ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  On request, the attorney general shall represent the department in an action under Section 1901.402.(b)  At the request of the executive director, the attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state for injunctive relief, to recover a civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and a civil penalty, as authorized by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.059, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.419, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1902.001. Definitions

Sec. 1902.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.(2)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.008(1);  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.421.(3)  "Council" means the Texas Water Well Drillers Advisory Council.(4)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.(4-a)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.(5)  "Installer" means a person who installs or repairs well pumps and equipment.  The term does not include a person who:(A)  installs or repairs well pumps and equipment on the person's own property for the person's own use;  or(B)  assists in pump installation under the direct supervision of an installer and is not primarily responsible for the installation.(6)  "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other private legal entity.(7)  "Pollution" means a change to the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of water in a way that:(A)  makes the water harmful to humans, animals, vegetation, or property;  or(B)  impairs the public enjoyment of water for a reasonable purpose.(8)  "Pump installation" means the procedures employed in the placement and preparation for operation of equipment and materials used to obtain water from a well, including:(A)  construction involved in making the well and establishing seals and safeguards as necessary to protect the water from contamination;  and(B)  repairs to an existing pump.(9)  "Well" means a water well, injection well, dewatering well, or monitoring well, as those terms are defined by Section 1901.001.  The term does not include an injection water source well regulated under Section 91.101, Natural Resources Code.(10)  "Well pumps and equipment" means equipment and materials used to obtain water from a well, including the seals and safeguards necessary to protect the water from contamination.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.001, 20.008(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.421(a), (b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1902.002. Liability Under Law

Sec. 1902.002.  LIABILITY UNDER LAW.  A person is not relieved from liability under law by obtaining a license under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter B. Administration and Licensing Programs|Section 1902.051. Licensing

Sec. 1902.051.  LICENSING.  (a)  The department, with the advice of the council, shall prepare licensing examinations.(b)  The department shall evaluate the qualifications of license applicants.(c)  The executive director shall issue licenses to applicants who qualify.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.002, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter B. Administration and Licensing Programs|Section 1902.052. Rules

Sec. 1902.052.  RULES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to enforce this chapter.(b)  The commission may not adopt a rule under this chapter that:(1)  regulates the installation or repair of well pumps and equipment by:(A)  a person on property the person owns or controls for the person's own use;(B)  an employee of a person described by Paragraph (A);  or(C)  a person who is not hired or compensated and who acts on behalf of a person described by Paragraph (A);  or(2)  requires a person who owns or controls property or possesses a well to complete, repair, or retrofit the well to any standard other than a standard in effect at the time the well was originally completed unless the well is found to be a threat to public health and safety or to water quality.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.003, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter B. Administration and Licensing Programs|Section 1902.053. Water Well Drillers Account

Sec. 1902.053.  WATER WELL DRILLERS ACCOUNT.  (a)  The department shall deposit money collected under this chapter to the credit of the water well drillers account in the general revenue fund.  Money deposited in that account under this section may be used only to administer this chapter.(b)  The department shall allocate not more than 20 percent of the money in the account to cover the department's administrative costs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter B. Administration and Licensing Programs|Section 1902.054. Register of License Holders

Sec. 1902.054.  REGISTER OF LICENSE HOLDERS.  The department shall maintain a current register of license holders.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter B. Administration and Licensing Programs|Section 1902.055. Transfer of Functions

Sec. 1902.055.  TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.  If the functions necessary to the proper implementation of duties under this chapter are transferred to another entity, the powers and duties under this chapter are transferred to that entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.151. License Required

Sec. 1902.151.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person may not act or offer to act as an installer unless the person holds a license issued by the executive director under rules adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.060, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.423, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.152. License Application; Examination Fee

Sec. 1902.152.  LICENSE APPLICATION;  EXAMINATION FEE.  (a)  An application for a license must contain:(1)  the applicant's name;(2)  the applicant's business address;(3)  the applicant's permanent mailing address;  and(4)  any other information required by the department.(b)  An applicant must pay to the department an examination fee at the time the application is submitted.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.004, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.153. Apprentice Pump Installer Program

Sec. 1902.153.  APPRENTICE PUMP INSTALLER PROGRAM.  The commission by rule shall establish an apprentice pump installer program.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 930), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.154. License Fee

Sec. 1902.154.  LICENSE FEE.  A person who qualifies for a license must pay to the department the license fee set by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.155. License Expiration; Renewal

Sec. 1902.155.  LICENSE EXPIRATION;  RENEWAL.  (a)  A license issued under this chapter expires annually. On or before the license expiration date, a license holder must pay an annual renewal fee to the department.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.008(3).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.008(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.424(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.158. License Not Transferable

Sec. 1902.158.  LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE.  A license is not transferable or assignable.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.159. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed License

Sec. 1902.159.  REPLACEMENT OF LOST OR DESTROYED LICENSE.  On application and payment of a fee, the department shall issue a duplicate license to replace a lost or destroyed license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.161. Exemption: Dewatering Well Pumps and Equipment

Sec. 1902.161.  EXEMPTION:  DEWATERING WELL PUMPS AND EQUIPMENT.  The licensing requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a person who installs or repairs well pumps and equipment to remove water for the purpose of constructing a highway, road, bridge, drainage, or underground utility project.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1902.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle A - Occupations Related to Water|Chapter 1902 - Water Well Pump Installers|Subchapter D. License Requirements|Section 1902.162. Waiver for Applicant Licensed in Another State

Sec. 1902.162.  WAIVER FOR APPLICANT LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE.  The commission may adopt rules allowing waiver of a license requirement for an applicant who is licensed in another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 20.005, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|