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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 26.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 26 / Section 26.003
§ 26.003. LIMITATIONS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A petition for the judicial review of the approval or disapproval of a program or project under this chapter must be filed within 30 days after the approval or disapproval is announced, or the review is barred.
Tex. Government Code § 571.0672 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.0672
§ 571.0672. PROPOSITION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and commission employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the commission on the Internet;

(2) ensure that persons who want to use the commission's services are able to:

(A) interact with the commission through the Internet; and

(B) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet; and

(3) be cost-effective and developed through the commission's planning processes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.105
§ 1201.105. SECURITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue or renew a license unless a bond or other security in a form prescribed by the director is filed with the department as provided by this subchapter. The bond or other security is payable to the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program.

(b) If a bond is filed, the bond must be issued by a company authorized to do business in this state and must conform to applicable provisions of the Insurance Code. If other security is filed, that security must be maintained in or by a federally insured depository institution located in this state.

(c) If the department experiences significant problems in obtaining timely reimbursements from a surety or the surety has experienced a deterioration in its financial condition, the board may direct the director to stop accepting bonds issued by the surety.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.057
§ 1201.057. INSTRUCTION FEE.
Status: in_force

The board shall charge a fee to each person attending a course of instruction described by Section 1201.104.
Tex. Family Code § 153.010 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.010
§ 153.010. ORDER FOR FAMILY COUNSELING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d), if the court finds at the time of a hearing that the parties have a history of conflict in resolving an issue of conservatorship or possession of or access to the child, the court may order a party to:

(1) participate in counseling with a mental health professional who:

(A) has a background in family therapy;

(B) has a mental health license that requires as a minimum a master's degree; and

(C) has training in the dynamics of family violence if the court determines that the training is relevant to the type of counseling needed; and

(2) pay the cost of counseling.

(b) If a person possessing the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) is not available in the county in which the court presides, the court may appoint a person the court believes is qualified to conduct the counseling ordered under Subsection (a).

(c) In determining whether to order a party to participate in counseling under Subsection (a), the court shall consider evidence of family violence or sexual abuse in accordance with Section 153.004. If credible evidence of family violence or sexual abuse is presented, the court may not order:

(1) counseling in which a victim of the violence or abuse participates in counseling sessions together with the perpetrator of the violence or abuse; or

(2) a party who is a victim of the violence or abuse to pay any of the cost of the counseling.

(d) A court may not order a party to participate in counseling under Subsection (a) in which the person conducting the counseling requires:

(1) the isolation of a child who is the subject of the suit from the child's family, school, religious community, other community, or other sources of support, including by prohibiting or preventing the child from contacting a parent or other family member;

(2) a child who is the subject of the suit to stay overnight or for multiple days in an out-of-state location or other location, regardless of whether the child is accompanied by a parent or other family member;

(3) the transportation of a child who is the subject of the suit to a location by force, threat of force, undue coercion, or other action that places the child's safety at risk;

(4) a temporary or permanent change in the periods of possession of or access to a child who is the subject of the suit to which a conservator of the child would otherwise be entitled; or

(5) the use of force, threat of force, undue coercion, or verbal abuse against a child who is the subject of the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0301
§ 3962.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Education Code § 21.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.152
§ 21.152. CONTINUING CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A continuing contract must be in writing and must include the terms of employment prescribed by this subchapter and any other appropriate provisions consistent with this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 320.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 320 / Section 320.001
§ 320.001.
Status: in_force

Sec. 320.001. SAVING PROVISION AFTER EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER 312. The expiration of Chapter 312 under Section 312.006 does not affect the validity of a reinvestment zone designated or a tax abatement agreement executed before the expiration of Chapter 312. A reinvestment zone designated or a tax abatement agreement executed before the expiration of Chapter 312 under Section 312.006 is governed by the applicable law in effect immediately before the expiration of Chapter 312, except that the designation of an existing reinvestment zone may not be renewed after the expiration of Chapter 312. A tax abatement agreement in effect when Chapter 312 expires may be extended as provided by the law in effect immediately before the expiration of Chapter 312. A tax abatement agreement executed after the expiration of Chapter 312 may not be extended.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.052
§ 12.052. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The expenditure of funds received by local units of government from the department is governed by Chapter 783, Government Code, and the rules adopted under that law, except as provided by Section 12.055.

(b) The expenditure of funds received by other state agencies from the department is governed by Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, and the rules adopted under that law, except as provided by Section 12.055.

(c) The expenditure of funds received by any other qualified person from the department is governed by the grant or contract between the person and the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.006
§ 7917.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0303
§ 4021.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.201
§ 542.201. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is intended to encourage insurers to take appropriate and necessary steps to collect from third parties or the insurers of the third parties.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.074 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.074
§ 213.074. INTEREST NOT ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

Interest is not allowed on an adjustment or refund made under this subchapter or a recovery made in a court action filed under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 71 / Section 71.052
§ 71.052. CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The certificate must state:

(1) the assumed name under which the business is or is to be conducted or the professional service is or is to be rendered;

(2) if the registrant is:

(A) an individual, the individual's full name and residence address;

(B) a partnership:

(i) the venture or partnership name;

(ii) the venture or partnership office address;

(iii) the full name of each joint venturer or general partner; and

(iv) each joint venturer's or general partner's residence address if the venturer or partner is an individual or the joint venturer's or general partner's office address if the venturer or partner is not an individual;

(C) an estate:

(i) the name of the estate;

(ii) the estate's office address, if any;

(iii) the full name of each representative of the estate; and

(iv) each representative's residence address if the representative is an individual or the representative's office address if the representative is not an individual;

(D) a real estate investment trust:

(i) the name of the trust;

(ii) the address of the trust;

(iii) the full name of each trustee manager; and

(iv) each trustee manager's residence address if the trustee manager is an individual or the trustee manager's office address if the trustee manager is not an individual; or

(E) a company, other than a real estate investment trust:

(i) the name of the company;

(ii) the state, country, or other jurisdiction under the laws of which the company was organized; and

(iii) the company's office address;

(3) the period, not to exceed 10 years, during which the registrant will use the assumed name; and

(4) a statement specifying that the business that is or will be conducted or the professional service that is or will be rendered in the county under the assumed name is being or will be conducted or rendered as a proprietorship, sole practitioner, partnership, real estate investment trust, joint-stock company, or other form of unincorporated business or professional association or entity other than a limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or foreign filing entity.
Tex. Estates Code § 308.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 308 / Section 308.004
§ 308.004. AFFIDAVIT OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an order admitting a will to probate, the personal representative shall file with the clerk of the court in which the decedent's estate is pending a sworn affidavit of the representative or a certificate signed by the representative's attorney stating:

(1) for each beneficiary to whom notice was required to be given under this subchapter, the name of the beneficiary to whom the representative gave the notice or, for a beneficiary described by Section 308.002(b), the name of the beneficiary and of the person to whom the notice was given;

(2) the name of each beneficiary to whom notice was not required to be given under Section 308.002(c)(2), (3), or (4);

(3) the name of each beneficiary whose identity or address could not be ascertained despite the representative's exercise of reasonable diligence; and

(4) any other information necessary to explain the representative's inability to give the notice to or for any beneficiary as required by this subchapter.

(b) The affidavit or certificate required by Subsection (a) may be included with any pleading or other document filed with the court clerk, including the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, an affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, or an application for an extension of the deadline to file the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims or an affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, provided that the pleading or other document is filed not later than the date the affidavit or certificate is required to be filed under Subsection (a).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.035 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.035
§ 31.035. RULES AND REGULATIONS; COPIES.
Status: in_force

Copies of all rules and regulations formulated under this chapter shall be furnished without cost with each certificate of number issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8214.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8214 / Section 8214.004
§ 8214.004. 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. Agriculture Code § 95.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 95 / Section 95.003
§ 95.003. DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer this chapter and adopt rules necessary for its enforcement, including rules to assure that citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter does not unreasonably vary in color from the color of the best ripe fruit of the same variety generally produced in this state.

(b) The department shall enforce this chapter, and may direct and supervise the enforcement of this chapter through the operation of an inspection service organized under Subchapter A, Chapter 91, of this code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.203
§ 1151.203. TERM OF LOAN OR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The term of a loan or renewal authorized under Section 1151.202 must be for the length of time that the court determines to be in the best interests of the ward or the ward's estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0306
§ 7939A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7939A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7939A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7939A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.2025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.2025
§ 206.2025. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The medical board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The medical board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The medical board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Government Code § 815.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.203
§ 815.203. LEGAL ADVISER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general of the state is the legal adviser of the board of trustees. The attorney general shall represent the board in all litigation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.605 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.605
§ 451.605. REVIEW OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary, clerk, or administrator of a unit of election in which a petition for withdrawal from an authority is filed shall examine the petition and file with the governing body of the unit a report stating whether the petition, in the opinion of the secretary, clerk, or administrator, is valid.

(b) On receipt of a petition and a report under Subsection (a), the governing body shall examine the petition to determine whether the petition is valid. The governing body may hold public hearings and conduct or order investigations as appropriate to make the determination. The governing body's determination is conclusive of the issues.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17411 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17411
§ 55.17411. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, or other facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center to develop a biosciences research center in the City of Temple, to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter, including bonds issued in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program and secured as provided by that program, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15 million.

(b) The board of regents may pledge irrevocably to the payment of the bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board of regents to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) If the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District is established, the district is responsible for the payment of debt service on the bonds authorized by this section for any facilities financed by the bonds that are located in the district and used to support the purposes or programs of the district.

(e) The legislature may not appropriate general revenue to pay, or to reimburse the board of regents or Texas A&M University for the payment of, debt service on bonds authorized by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.015
§ 382.015. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member, employee, or agent of the commission may enter public or private property, other than property designed for and used exclusively as a private residence housing not more than three families, at a reasonable time to inspect and investigate conditions relating to emissions of air contaminants to or the concentration of air contaminants in the atmosphere.

(b) A member, employee, or agent who enters private property that has management in residence shall:

(1) notify the management, or the person then in charge, of the member's, employee's, or agent's presence; and

(2) show proper credentials.

(c) A member, employee, or agent who enters private property shall observe that establishment's rules concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection.

(d) The commission is entitled to the remedies provided by Sections 382.082-382.085 if a member, employee, or agent is refused the right to enter public or private property as provided by this section.