{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-151.259","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 151.259","heading":"SECURITY INSUFFICIENT TO PAY TAX.","body":"(a) If payment of the tax due is not made and the forfeiture of the security does not satisfy the delinquency, the comptroller shall suspend or revoke the permit or registration of the taxpayer as provided by Section 151.203 of this code.\n(b) If the permit or registration is suspended, the comptroller shall certify to the attorney general the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest delinquent under this chapter.\n(c) A permit or registration revoked or suspended under this section may not be reinstated until all taxes, penalties, and interest have been paid and another security is filed with the comptroller. The comptroller shall set the amount of the security subject only to the maximum amounts provided by Section 151.253(b) of this code.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1558, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION","SUBTITLE E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES","CHAPTER 151. LIMITED SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAX","SUBCHAPTER G. SELLER'S AND RETAILER'S SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.151.htm#151.259","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"b48fe72439baf91895763cd07a33babb5f6f7deac23716a35e06325013df6b47","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-151.258","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-151.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}