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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.302
§ 3906.302. BOARD; POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's board is the board of directors of the tax increment reinvestment zone.

(b) The district's board has the powers of the board of directors of a tax increment reinvestment zone granted under Chapter 311, Tax Code, including:

(1) the powers granted to a municipality under Section 311.008, Tax Code, subject to the limitations in Section 311.010, Tax Code; and

(2) the power under Section 311.010(c), Tax Code, to restrict the use of property in the zone under Chapter 211, Local Government Code.

(c) Section 311.009, Tax Code, does not apply to the tax increment reinvestment zone board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.054
§ 89.054. INMATE TRANSFER AND RELEASE.
Status: in_force

A copy of an inmate's medical records or documentation of screenings or treatment received during confinement must accompany an inmate transferred from one jail or community corrections facility to another or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and be available for medical review on arrival of the inmate.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.014
§ 19.014. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The department may assess an administrative penalty under Chapter 12 for a violation of this chapter if the department finds that a person:

(1) sells or offers to sell citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock falsely claiming that it is certified or that it comes from a designated foundation grove or a certified citrus nursery under this chapter;

(2) uses citrus budwood in violation of rules adopted under this chapter;

(3) uses, for commercial purposes, citrus budwood that is required by department rule to be certified and is not certified or does not come from a designated foundation grove;

(4) sells or offers to sell citrus nursery stock in the citrus zone falsely claiming that the citrus nursery stock was propagated in a certified citrus nursery;

(5) operates, in the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(6) operates, outside of the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock for sale in the citrus zone, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(7) fails to comply with an order of the department issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.205
§ 1016.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) Refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.260
§ 2261.260. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PRECLUSION POLICY FOR PRIVATE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "private design professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 2252.905.

(b) Before the Texas Department of Transportation may make a determination under this subchapter that a private design professional is precluded from performing a contract for architectural or engineering services or from participating in a procurement for those services, the department must adopt a written preclusion policy.

(c) A policy under this section must:

(1) be published or distributed in a manner that ensures that private design professionals in this state are aware of the policy;

(2) provide that the private design professional be notified in writing at the time the Texas Department of Transportation determines that a potential basis for preclusion exists; and

(3) provide for an appeals process by which the private design professional is given a reasonable amount of time to establish that no basis for preclusion under the policy exists.
Tex. Family Code § 160.506 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.506
§ 160.506. COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the assessment of costs under Subchapter G, the cost of initial genetic testing must be advanced:

(1) by a support enforcement agency, if the agency is providing services in the proceeding;

(2) by the individual who made the request;

(3) as agreed by the parties; or

(4) as ordered by the court.

(b) In cases in which the cost of genetic testing is advanced by the support enforcement agency, the agency may seek reimbursement from a man who is rebuttably identified as the father.
Tex. Government Code § 656.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.047
§ 656.047. PAYMENT OF PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section or other law, a state agency may spend public funds as appropriate to pay the salary, tuition and other fees, travel and living expenses, training stipend, expense of training materials, and other necessary expenses of an instructor, student, or other participant in a training or education program.

(a-1) A state agency may spend public funds as appropriate to reimburse a state agency employee or administrator who serves in an information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related position for fees associated with industry-recognized certification examinations.

(b) For an administrator or employee of a state agency who seeks reimbursement for a training or education program offered by an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, the agency may only pay the tuition expenses for a program course successfully completed by the administrator or employee at an accredited institution of higher education.

(c) A state agency that spends more than $5,000 in a state fiscal year for a training or education program for any individual administrator or employee shall, not later than August 31 of that year, submit to the Legislative Budget Board a report including:

(1) a list of the administrators and employees participating in a training or education program;

(2) the amount spent on each administrator or employee; and

(3) the certification earned by each administrator or employee through the training or education program.
Tex. Government Code § 403.1069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.1069
§ 403.1069. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide a report on the permanent funds established under this subchapter to the Legislative Budget Board no later than November 1 of each year. The report shall include the total amount of money distributed from each fund, the purpose for which the money was used, and any additional information that may be requested by the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.016
§ 2116.016. APPLICABILITY OF ESTATES CODE.
Status: in_force

The applicable provisions of Chapters 111, 112, and 113, Estates Code, govern a depository account.
Tex. Labor Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the information required by Section 104.002, an employer may provide to the employer's employees:

(1) Internal Revenue Service publications relating to the federal earned income tax credit or information prepared by the comptroller under Section 403.025, Government Code, relating to that credit; or

(2) federal income tax forms necessary to claim the federal earned income tax credit.
Tex. Government Code § 411.377 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.377
§ 411.377. STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency participating in the alert system shall:

(1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and

(2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, investigators, or employees, as appropriate, on activation of the alert system.

(b) In addition to its duties as a state agency under Subsection (a), the Texas Department of Transportation shall establish a plan for providing relevant information to the public within 50 miles of an active shooter for which an alert has been issued through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the state.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.015
§ 2116.015. DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT AS LEGAL INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons may invest the person's money in a depository account by purchasing precious metals and depositing the precious metals with the depository or a depository agent:

(1) an individual or fiduciary, including an administrator, executor, custodian, guardian, or trustee;

(2) a political subdivision of this state or an instrumentality of this state;

(3) a business or nonprofit corporation;

(4) a charitable or educational corporation or association; or

(5) a financial institution, including a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.

(b) An investment by a school district in a depository account may be made instead of an investment as provided by Section 45.102, Education Code, and the depository may be used by a district instead of a depository bank for the purposes of Subchapter G, Chapter 45, Education Code.
Tex. Government Code § 845.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.404
§ 845.404. COLLECTION OF SUBDIVISION CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 16th day of each month, each participating subdivision shall pay or cause to be paid to the retirement system at the system's office:

(1) the member contributions, or "picked-up" member contributions, provided for by Sections 845.402 and 845.403, which shall be deposited to the individual accounts of the members; and

(2) the contributions that a subdivision is required to make under this subtitle, which shall be deposited to the account of the subdivision in the subdivision accumulation fund.

(b) Unless otherwise provided for and paid by a subdivision, a subdivision shall pay its contributions to the retirement system from:

(1) the fund from which compensation is paid to members; or

(2) the general fund of the subdivision.
Tex. Education Code § 29.901 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.901
§ 29.901. MILITARY INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In each school district in which military instruction is conducted under a state or federal law requiring the district to give bond or otherwise indemnify this state or the United States or any authorized agency of either in an amount and on conditions determined by any agency under that law for the care, safekeeping, and return of property furnished, the board of trustees may:

(1) make contracts with the proper governmental agency with respect to the teaching of courses in military training; and

(2) execute, as principal or surety, a bond to secure the contracts to procure arms, ammunition, animals, uniforms, equipment, supplies, means of transportation, or other needed property.

(b) In a district in which military instruction is given as provided by Subsection (a), available school funds may be spent to:

(1) procure from any guaranty or surety company any bond authorized by Subsection (a), in the amount and on the conditions required by the governmental agency; or

(2) reimburse this state or the United States for any loss pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0661 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0661
§ 242.0661. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR CONFISCATION OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Eligible federal payment" means a payment made to an individual by the federal government that is not designated by law as income or a resource for purposes of an individual's Medicaid eligibility.

(2) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program established under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Misappropriate" means the taking, secretion, misapplication, deprivation, transfer, or attempted transfer to any person not entitled to receive any real or personal property or anything of value belonging to or under the legal control of a resident without the effective consent of the resident or other appropriate legal authority.

(b) A facility may not confiscate or misappropriate an eligible federal payment made to a resident who is a recipient of Medicaid. Notwithstanding Section 242.066(b), a facility that violates this section is subject to an administrative penalty in the amount equal to $25,000 for each violation. Each day the facility fails to return confiscated or misappropriated money to the resident constitutes a separate violation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.106
§ 205.106. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the acupuncture board shall implement a policy requiring the acupuncture board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the acupuncture board's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the acupuncture board on the Internet.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1141 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1141
§ 152.1141. HIDALGO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Hidalgo County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Hidalgo County.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $8,000 for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) The commissioners court may reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile matters. The annual amount for which the judge may be reimbursed may not exceed $600.

(d) The juvenile board may require a board employee to enter into a bond payable to the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties. The board shall pay the premium of the bond. The board may suspend or remove an employee for good cause.

(e) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile probation officers with:

(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operation for use in official duties; or

(2) an automobile allowance in the amount the commissioners court determines to be necessary for use of a personal automobile on official business.

(f) The board shall control and supervise each county facility used to train, educate, detain, support, or correct juveniles. The board shall appoint the superintendent of each institution.

(g) The board may accept gifts or grants of real or personal property subject to the terms and conditions of the gift or grant to use for the benefit of the juvenile justice system.

(h) The board shall submit an annual budget to the county commissioners court. The commissioners court may appropriate and the juvenile board shall use money from the county general fund to administer this section.

(i) The board may authorize the use of foster homes for the temporary care of a child alleged to be a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child or a child that is dependent or neglected.

(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Hidalgo County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.101
§ 3824.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects described by that chapter;

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district;

(3) a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code;

(4) an entity described in Chapters 284 and 441, Transportation Code; and

(5) a district governed by Subchapters E and M, Chapter 60, Water Code, and Section 61.116, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 437.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.310
§ 437.310. TEXAS STATE GUARD UNIFORM AND INSIGNIA FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A special revolving fund is established outside the state treasury to be known as the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund. The fund may be used only to purchase uniforms and insignia to be used by members of the Texas State Guard. The fund shall be administered in accordance with Section 437.211.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) donations made to the fund;

(2) revenue received by the Texas State Guard from the sale of uniforms and insignia to members of the guard;

(3) depository interest and investment income earned on money in the fund; and

(4) money appropriated, credited, or transferred to the fund by the legislature.

(c) If any part of the fund remains unexpended and unobligated at the end of the state fiscal year, that amount is dedicated for the same purposes in the subsequent year. Money in the fund may not be diverted for any other purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0503
§ 9064.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 21.907 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.907
§ 21.907. PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish a preparing and retaining educators through partnership mentorship program through which participating school districts or open-enrollment charter schools implement a mentoring program that meets the requirements of Section 21.458 for classroom teachers who have less than two years of teaching experience.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the program must require a classroom teacher who serves as a mentor teacher to annually complete a training program for mentor teachers established or adopted by the agency.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(5) to provide stipends for mentor teachers in an amount of at least $1,000.

(d) If any money remains after providing a stipend to mentor teachers in accordance with Subsection (c), the district may use that money to provide:

(1) scheduled release time for mentor teachers and classroom teachers being mentored to meet and engage in mentoring activities; and

(2) support for mentor teachers through mentor training and strategic staffing training.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.02
§ 25.02. PROHIBITED SEXUAL CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with another person the actor knows to be, without regard to legitimacy:

(1) the actor's ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption;

(2) the actor's current or former stepchild or stepparent;

(3) the actor's parent's brother or sister of the whole or half blood;

(4) the actor's brother or sister of the whole or half blood or by adoption;

(5) the children of the actor's brother or sister of the whole or half blood or by adoption; or

(6) the son or daughter of the actor's aunt or uncle of the whole or half blood or by adoption.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Deviate sexual intercourse" means any contact between the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.

(2) "Sexual intercourse" means any penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, unless the offense is committed under Subsection (a)(1), in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.12
§ 24.12. WHEN ATTACHMENT MAY ISSUE.
Status: in_force

When a witness who resides in the county of the prosecution has been duly served with a subpoena to appear and testify in any criminal action or proceeding fails to so appear, the attorney representing the state or the defendant may request that the court issue an attachment for the witness. The request must be filed with the clerk of the court and must include an affidavit of the attorney representing the state or the defendant, as applicable, stating that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the witness is a material witness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.201
§ 7959.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0104
§ 8003A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8003A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.255
§ 110.255. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an investigation of a complaint filed with the council, the council may request that the commissioner of state health services or the commissioner's designee approve the issuance of a subpoena. If the request is approved, the council may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection or copying, of relevant evidence in this state. The council may delegate the authority granted under this subsection to the executive director of the council.

(b) A subpoena may be served personally or by certified mail.

(c) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the council, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or the county in which a hearing conducted by the council may be held.

(d) On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. The court may punish a person who fails to obey the court order.

(e) The council shall pay a reasonable fee for photocopies subpoenaed under this section in an amount not to exceed the amount the council may charge for copies of its records.

(f) The reimbursement of the expenses of a witness whose attendance is compelled under this section is governed by Section 2001.103, Government Code.