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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.024
§ 12.024. WATER PERMIT RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Water Resources shall furnish to the department a copy of all permit applications to store, take, or divert water.

(b) The department shall make recommendations to the Texas Department of Water Resources to protect fish and wildlife resources, including permit conditions, mitigation, and schedules of flow or releases.

(c) The department shall be, on its request, a full party in any hearing on an application for a permit to store, take, or divert water.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.040 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.040
§ 2101.040. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall establish and coordinate the enterprise resource planning advisory council. The council is composed of:

(1) representatives of the Department of Information Resources, appointed by the executive director of the department;

(2) representatives of the Health and Human Services Commission, appointed by the executive commissioner of the commission;

(3) representatives of the Information Technology Council for Higher Education, nominated by the members of the council;

(4) representatives of the comptroller's office, appointed by the comptroller; and

(5) representatives of two state agencies selected by the comptroller that have fewer than 100 employees, appointed by the executive head of each agency.

(b) The council shall develop a plan that contains key requirements, constraints, and alternative approaches for the comptroller's implementation of enterprise resource planning standards, including related core functionality and business process reengineering requirements.

(c) Before each legislative session, the comptroller shall report to the legislature concerning the status of the implementation of the council's plan under Subsection (b) regarding enterprise resource planning in this state, including any planned modifications to and upgrade requirements of statewide and agency systems and the financial impact of the modifications and upgrade requirements.

(d) A member of the council receives no additional compensation for serving on the council and may not be reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred while conducting the business of the council.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (d), Chapter 2110 applies to the council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.107
§ 1058.107. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the commissioners court of Upton County, the board may contract with:

(1) a county other than Upton County for the care and treatment of sick or injured persons of that county; and

(2) this state or a federal agency for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person for whom this state or the federal government is responsible.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.130 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.130
§ 425.130.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.130. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: LIMITATIONS ON REPLICATION TRANSACTIONS. (a) An insurance company may enter into a replication transaction only with the prior written approval of the commissioner, and only if:

(1) the company would otherwise be authorized to invest the company's funds under this subchapter in the asset being replicated; and

(2) the asset being replicated is subject to all the provisions of this subchapter relating to the making of investments by the company in that type of asset as if the transaction constituted a direct investment by the company in the replicated asset.

(b) The commissioner may adopt fair and reasonable rules regarding replication transactions to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8874.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8874 / Section 8874.002
§ 8874.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0054
§ 300A.0054. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING.
Status: in_force

If the board authorizes the district to participate in a health care provider participation program under this chapter, the board shall require each institutional health care provider located in the district to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement those sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.052
§ 9055.052. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Territory inside Wise County, whether contiguous to the district or not, may be annexed to the district in the manner provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 254.158 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.158
§ 254.158. EXCEPTION TO MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

If the campaign treasurer appointment of a general-purpose committee filing monthly reports is filed after January 1 of the year in which monthly reports are filed, the period covered by the first monthly report begins the day the appointment is filed and continues through the 25th day of the month in which the appointment is filed unless the appointment is filed the 25th or a succeeding day of the month. In that case, the period continues through the 25th day of the month following the month in which the appointment is filed.
Tex. Government Code § 52.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.051
§ 52.051. COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An official district court reporter shall be paid a salary set by the order of the judge of the court. This salary is in addition to transcript fees, fees for a statement of facts, and other necessary expenses authorized by law.

(b) The salary set by the judge may not be lower than the salary that official court reporter received on January 1, 1972.

(c) An order increasing the salary of an official district court reporter must be submitted to the commissioners court of each county in the judicial district not later than September 1 immediately before the adoption of the county budget for the next year. A commissioners court may allow an extension of this time limit.

(d) The official district court reporter may not receive:

(1) a salary that is more than 10 percent greater than the salary received during the preceding budget year without the approval of the commissioners court of each county in the judicial district if the court reporter serves in a county with a population of less than 1 million; or

(2) a percentage increase in salary in a fiscal year that is greater than the average percentage increase in compensation in that fiscal year to all other employees of the county in which the reporter serves if the court reporter serves in a county with a population of 1 million or more.

(e) A person appointed to succeed an official district court reporter may not receive a salary greater than the salary received by the person's predecessor in office.
Tex. Penal Code § 31.17 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 31 / Section 31.17
§ 31.17. UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Check" has the meaning assigned by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code.

(2) "Credit card" and "debit card" have the meanings assigned by Section 32.31.

(3) "Financial sight order or payment card information" means financial information that is:

(A) contained on either side of a check or similar sight order, check card, debit card, or credit card; or

(B) encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a check card, debit card, or credit card.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person, knowing that the person is not entitled to obtain or possess that financial information:

(1) obtains the financial sight order or payment card information of another by use of an electronic, photographic, visual imaging, recording, or other device capable of accessing, reading, recording, capturing, copying, imaging, scanning, reproducing, or storing in any manner the financial sight order or payment card information; or

(2) transfers to a third party information obtained as described by Subdivision (1).

(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.205
§ 3948.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0157
§ 532.0157. REQUIRED REVIEW OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL CAREGIVERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "residential caregiver" means an individual who provides, through a group home or other residential facility licensed by or operated under the authority of the commission, community-based residential care services:

(1) to not more than four individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability at any time; and

(2) at a residence other than the home of the individual providing the services.

(b) A Medicaid provider, including a provider providing services under a 1915(c) waiver program, that employs or contracts with a residential caregiver to provide community-based residential care services to recipients shall review state and federal criminal history record information and obtain electronic updates from the Department of Public Safety of arrests and convictions for each residential caregiver the provider employs or contracts with to provide community-based residential care services to recipients.

(c) An individual who has been convicted of an offense described by Section 250.006, Health and Safety Code, may not be employed or contracted as a residential caregiver or otherwise provide direct care to a recipient with an intellectual or developmental disability to the same extent and, if applicable, for the same period of time prescribed by Section 250.006(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, as an individual similarly convicted under those subsections. An individual who violates this subsection is subject to disciplinary action by the commission.

(d) A Medicaid provider shall immediately discharge any individual the provider employs or contracts with as a residential caregiver who is convicted of an offense described by Section 250.006, Health and Safety Code.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall take disciplinary action against a Medicaid provider that violates this section, including imposing an administrative penalty or vendor hold, terminating a contract or license, or any other disciplinary action the commission determines appropriate. In determining the appropriate disciplinary action to take against a Medicaid provider under this subsection, the commission shall consider:

(1) the nature and seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations; and

(3) any other matter justice may require.

(f) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 7.07 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 7.07
§ 7.07.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.07. This compact shall take effect following its enactment under the laws of the host state and any other party state and thereafter upon the consent of the United States Congress and shall remain in effect until otherwise provided by federal law. If Texas and either Maine or Vermont ratify this compact, the compact shall be in full force and effect as to Texas and the other ratifying state, and this compact shall be interpreted as follows:

(1) Texas and the other ratifying state are the initial party states.

(2) The commission shall consist of two voting members from the other ratifying state and six from Texas.

(3) Each party state is responsible for its pro-rata share of the commission's expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.004
§ 8119.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.201
§ 545.201. PASSING STREETCAR TO LEFT.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not pass to the left or drive on the left side of a streetcar moving in the same direction, even if the streetcar is temporarily at rest, unless the operator:

(1) is directed to do so by a police officer;

(2) is on a one-way street; or

(3) is on a street on which the location of the tracks prevents compliance with this section.

(b) An operator when lawfully passing to the left of a streetcar that has stopped to receive or discharge a passenger:

(1) shall reduce speed;

(2) may proceed only on exercising due caution for pedestrians; and

(3) shall accord a pedestrian the right-of-way as required by this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.157
§ 3887.157. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of Sections 3887.159 and 3887.160, the district by competitive bid or negotiated sale may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or any other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from system or improvement revenues or from any other source.
Tex. Government Code § 24.424 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.424
§ 24.424.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.424. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 247th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 247th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.
Tex. Election Code § 273.022 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 273 / Section 273.022
§ 273.022. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PROSECUTOR.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may direct the county or district attorney serving the county in which the offense is to be prosecuted to prosecute a criminal offense that the attorney general is authorized to prosecute under Section 273.021 or to assist the attorney general in the prosecution.
Tex. Education Code § 45.304 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.304
§ 45.304. ALLOCATION OF PORTION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDS FOR CREDIT ENHANCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may allocate not more than one percent of the amount appropriated for the Foundation School Program for purposes of the program under this subchapter.

(b) The funds allocated under this section may not be considered available for purposes of any other credit enhancement program.

(c) Only those Foundation School Program funds allocated under this section may be committed to the program under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 59.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 59 / Section 59.051
§ 59.051. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN DEFECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor is not responsible for the consequences of design defects in and may not warranty the accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency, or suitability of plans, specifications, or other design documents provided to the contractor by a person other than the contractor's agents, contractors, fabricators, or suppliers, or its consultants, of any tier.

(b) A contractor must, within a reasonable time of learning of a defect, inaccuracy, inadequacy, or insufficiency in the plans, specifications, or other design documents, disclose in writing to the person with whom the contractor enters into a contract the existence of any known defect in the plans, specifications, or other design documents that is discovered by the contractor, or that reasonably should have been discovered by the contractor using ordinary diligence, before or during construction. In this subsection, ordinary diligence means the observations of the plans, specifications, or other design documents or the improvement to real property that a contractor would make in the reasonable preparation of a bid or fulfillment of its scope of work under normal circumstances. Ordinary diligence does not require that the contractor engage a person licensed or registered under Title 6, Occupations Code, or any other person with specialized skills. A disclosure under this subsection is made in the contractor's capacity as contractor and not as a licensed professional under Title 6, Occupations Code.

(c) A contractor who fails to disclose a defect as required by Subsection (b) may be liable for the consequences of defects that result from the failure to disclose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.505
§ 1103.505. ANSWER.
Status: in_force

The appraiser's or appraiser trainee's answer must contain:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the appraiser or appraiser trainee;

(2) a specific statement regarding any allegation in the complaint, which must:

(A) be in the form of an admission or denial; and

(B) contain any explanation or other statement of mitigating circumstances the appraiser or appraiser trainee determines relevant; and

(3) any additional information the appraiser or appraiser trainee determines relevant to the investigation that may assist in deciding the contested case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.115
§ 1032.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.052
§ 395.052. PERIODIC UPDATE OF LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision imposing an impact fee shall update the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan at least every five years. The initial five-year period begins on the day the capital improvements plan is adopted.

(b) The political subdivision shall review and evaluate its current land use assumptions and shall cause an update of the capital improvements plan to be prepared in accordance with Subchapter B.
Tex. Occupations Code § 53.026 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 53 / Section 53.026
§ 53.026. APPLICANT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state auditor shall, in collaboration with licensing authorities, develop a guide of best practices for an applicant with a prior conviction to use when applying for a license. The state auditor shall publish the guide on the state auditor's Internet website.

(b) A licensing authority shall include a link to the guide on the authority's Internet website and in each notice described by Section 53.051 and letter described by Section 53.104.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.105
§ 1367.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.208
§ 3906.208. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.007
§ 520.007. COUNTY BRANCH OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize the county assessor-collector to:

(1) establish a suboffice or branch office for vehicle registration at one or more locations in the county other than the county courthouse; or

(2) appoint a deputy to register vehicles in the same manner and with the same authority as though done in the office of the assessor-collector.

(b) The report of vehicles registered through a suboffice or branch office shall be made through the office of the county assessor-collector.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.249 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.249
§ 223.249. STIPEND AMOUNT FOR UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall pay an unsuccessful proposer that submits a responsive proposal a stipend for the work product contained in the proposal that the department determines can be used by the department in the performance of the department's functions. The stipend must be a minimum of twenty-five hundredths of one percent of the contract amount and must be specified in the initial request for proposals, but may not exceed the value of the work product contained in the proposal that the department determines can be used by the department in the performance of the department's functions. If the department determines that the value of the work product is less than the stipend amount, the department shall provide the proposer with a detailed explanation of the valuation, including the methodology and assumptions used by the department in determining the value of the work product. After payment of the stipend, the department may make use of any work product contained in the unsuccessful proposal, including the techniques, methods, processes, and information contained in the proposal. The use by the department of any design element contained in an unsuccessful proposal is at the sole risk and discretion of the department and does not confer liability on the recipient of the stipend under this subsection.

(b) In a request for proposals, the department shall provide for the payment of a partial stipend in the event that a procurement is terminated before the execution of a design-build contract.