Tex. Tax Code § 171.154
A taxable entity on which a tax is imposed by this chapter shall pay the tax to the comptroller.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1700, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 1 (H.B. 3), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2008.