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Tex. Government Code § 437.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.058
§ 437.058. GENERAL OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The adjutant general may appoint as general officers one or more assistant deputy adjutants general for army, an assistant deputy adjutant general for air, an assistant adjutant general for homeland security, and an assistant adjutant general for domestic operations.

(b) A general officer may not be promoted to a rank higher than that of the adjutant general.

(c) A general officer appointed under this section is responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the adjutant general.

(d) The assistant deputy adjutants general for army shall support the deputy adjutant general for army, represent the command staff at events as needed, and manage the activities assigned by the adjutant general or the deputy adjutant general for army.

(d-1) The assistant deputy adjutant general for air shall support the deputy adjutant general for air, represent the command staff at events as needed, and manage the activities assigned by the adjutant general or the deputy adjutant general for air.

(e) The assistant adjutant general for homeland security, as determined by the adjutant general, shall:

(1) coordinate with other state agencies in matters pertaining to homeland security; and

(2) coordinate homeland security actions taken by the National Guard Bureau in this state.

(f) The assistant adjutant general for domestic operations shall:

(1) coordinate activities of the Texas military forces with the National Guard Bureau to ensure state emergency services are provided and organized to support the state operations center; and

(2) coordinate with other federal, state, and local jurisdictions and officials.

(g) The Texas military forces shall have at least one traditional Texas Air National Guard general officer and two traditional Texas Army National Guard general officers to support the operation and command of the Texas National Guard.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.001
§ 1121.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Cameron County Healthcare District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6908.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6908 / Section 6908.101
§ 6908.101. 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. Occupations Code § 1151.1015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.1015
§ 1151.1015. ASSISTANCE FROM COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department under which the comptroller shall provide:

(1) information on the educational needs of and opportunities for tax professionals;

(2) review and approval of all required educational courses, examinations, and continuing education programs for registrants;

(3) a copy of any report issued by the comptroller under Section 5.102, Tax Code, and if requested by the department a copy of any work papers or other documents collected or created in connection with a report issued under that section; and

(4) information and assistance regarding administrative proceedings conducted under the commission's rules or this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.170 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.170
§ 1575.170. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "drug formulary" means a list of drugs preferred for use and eligible for coverage under a health benefit plan.

(b) A health benefit plan provided under this chapter, other than a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan, that uses a drug formulary in providing a prescription drug benefit must require prior authorization for coverage of the following categories of prescribed drugs if the specific drug prescribed is not included in the formulary:

(1) a gastrointestinal drug;

(2) a cholesterol-lowering drug;

(3) an anti-inflammatory drug;

(4) an antihistamine; and

(5) an antidepressant drug.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(27), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0213 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0213
§ 161.0213. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

Reports, records, and information furnished to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that relate to an epidemiologic or toxicologic investigation of human illnesses or conditions and of environmental exposures that are harmful or believed to be harmful to the public health are not public information under Chapter 552, Government Code, and are subject to the same confidentiality requirements as described by Section 81.046.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12515
§ 411.12515.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12515. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION AND TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD. (a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Real Estate Commission.

(b) The commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (d) that relates to:

(1) an applicant for an initial broker or sales agent license or renewal of a broker or sales agent license under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code;

(2) an applicant for an original certificate of registration as an easement or right-of-way agent or renewal of a certificate of registration as an easement or right-of-way agent under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code; or

(3) an applicant for an apprentice inspector license, a real estate inspector license, or a professional inspector license or renewal of an apprentice inspector license, a real estate inspector license, or a professional inspector license under Chapter 1102, Occupations Code.

(c) The board is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (d) that relates to:

(1) an applicant for an appraiser trainee license, a residential appraiser license, a residential appraiser certificate, or a general appraiser certificate or renewal of an appraiser trainee license, a residential appraiser license, a residential appraiser certificate, or a general appraiser certificate under Chapter 1103, Occupations Code; or

(2) an applicant for registration or renewal of a registration as an appraisal management company under Chapter 1104, Occupations Code.

(d) Subject to Section 411.087 of this code and Sections 1101.3521, 1101.4521, 1101.5041, 1102.1051, and 1103.2031, Occupations Code, and consistent with the public policy of this state, the commission and the board are entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (b) or (c); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (b) or (c).

(e) The commission or the board, as applicable, may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (d)(1). The commission or the board, as applicable, is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (d)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings on behalf of that agency.

(f) The commission or board shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0107
§ 548.0107. COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission in consultation with the Texas Medical Board shall monitor and regulate the use of telemedicine medical services to ensure compliance with this subchapter. In addition to any other method of enforcement, the commission may use a corrective action plan to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.004
§ 8244.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law; and

(2) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of arterial or main feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 441.168 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.168
§ 441.168. MICROFILMING AND STORING LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of a local government, the director and librarian may provide for the microfilming or storage of the local government records of that local government. Local government records are open to the director and librarian for that purpose.

(b) The commission shall establish fees for the microfilming and storage of local government records in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering and expanding the microfilming and storage services of the records management division in the state library for the purpose of implementing Subsection (a). The fees received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury in an account to be used only for the costs of administering and expanding microfilming and storage services.

(c) The director and librarian may allow the state records center to provide for the economical and efficient storage, accessibility, protection, and final disposition of inactive and vital local government records under this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.16
§ 42.16. ON OTHER JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

If the punishment is any other than a fine, the judgment shall specify it, and order it enforced by the proper process. It shall also adjudge the costs against the defendant, and order the collection thereof as in other cases.
Tex. Election Code § 242.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 242 / Section 242.004
§ 242.004. ACCELERATED ELECTION SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

The time intervals for conducting a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of state senator or state representative occurring during a regular legislative session apply to any election necessary under the judgment in an election contest under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.203
§ 8378.203. 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. Natural Resources Code § 53.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.076
§ 53.076. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT.
Status: in_force

A lease issued under this subchapter may be relinquished to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code.
Tex. Water Code § 56.082 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.082
§ 56.082. HEARING; POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine:

(1) contests and objections to creating a district;

(2) matters relating to creating a district; and

(3) all proceedings of a district during its organization.

(b) The commissioners court may adjourn a hearing from day to day, and the judgment of the commissioners court rendered under Subsection (a) of this section is final.
Tex. Penal Code § 6.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 6 / Section 6.02
§ 6.02. REQUIREMENT OF CULPABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person does not commit an offense unless he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence engages in conduct as the definition of the offense requires.

(b) If the definition of an offense does not prescribe a culpable mental state, a culpable mental state is nevertheless required unless the definition plainly dispenses with any mental element.

(c) If the definition of an offense does not prescribe a culpable mental state, but one is nevertheless required under Subsection (b), intent, knowledge, or recklessness suffices to establish criminal responsibility.

(d) Culpable mental states are classified according to relative degrees, from highest to lowest, as follows:

(1) intentional;

(2) knowing;

(3) reckless;

(4) criminal negligence.

(e) Proof of a higher degree of culpability than that charged constitutes proof of the culpability charged.

(f) An offense defined by municipal ordinance or by order of a county commissioners court may not dispense with the requirement of a culpable mental state if the offense is punishable by a fine exceeding the amount authorized by Section 12.23.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0701
§ 2054.0701. STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CREDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public technical institute" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a public junior college district under Section 130.0081, Education Code, or a public technical institute under Section 135.06, Education Code, or other applicable law to offer a program leading to a state information technology credential to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

(c) A program offered under this section must:

(1) be approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in accordance with Section 61.0512, Education Code;

(2) develop the knowledge and skills necessary for an entry-level information technology position in a state agency; and

(3) include a one-year apprenticeship with:

(A) the department;

(B) another relevant state agency;

(C) an organization working on a major information resources project; or

(D) a regional security operations center established under Section 2063.602.

(d) The executive director shall update the department's intra-agency career ladder program to ensure that an associate degree together with a credential awarded under this section may be substituted for a four-year baccalaureate degree.

(e) The classification officer in the office of the state auditor shall review the state's position classification plan to determine whether an associate degree together with a credential awarded under this section may be substituted for a four-year baccalaureate degree and revise relevant job descriptions accordingly.

(f) If a program offered under this section is not fully funded through tuition and other money of the public junior college district or public technical institute available for the purpose, the department may:

(1) use any money available to the department for the purpose to offer a program under this section; and

(2) solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for purposes of offering a program under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 551.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.077
§ 551.077. AGENCY FINANCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require an agency financed entirely by federal money to conduct an open meeting.
Tex. Utilities Code § 51.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 51 / Section 51.005
§ 51.005. ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

On request of a municipality, the commission may advise and assist the municipality with respect to a question or proceeding arising under this title. Assistance provided by the commission may include aid to a municipality on a matter pending before the commission or a court, such as making a staff member available as a witness or otherwise providing evidence to the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.056
§ 1016.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.104
§ 1503.104. LIEN ON AIRPORT.
Status: in_force

Subject to a limitation contained in a previous pledge, if any, and in addition to the pledge of revenue under Section 1503.103, the governing body of the municipality may give a lien on all or part of the physical property of the airport.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.527 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.527
§ 2301.527. JURISDICTION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board retains jurisdiction of the subject matter of and parties to a dispute during mediation and may, on the motion of a party or on its own motion, enter appropriate orders.
Tex. Government Code § 552.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.102
§ 552.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.102. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL INFORMATION. (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information in a personnel file, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, except that all information in the personnel file of an employee of a governmental body is to be made available to that employee or the employee's designated representative as public information is made available under this chapter. The exception to public disclosure created by this subsection is in addition to any exception created by Section 552.024. Public access to personnel information covered by Section 552.024 is denied to the extent provided by that section.

(b) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is a transcript from an institution of higher education maintained in the personnel file of a professional public school employee, except that this section does not exempt from disclosure the degree obtained or the curriculum on a transcript in the personnel file of the employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8272.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8272 / Section 8272.004
§ 8272.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1381, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the validity of district bonds, notes, or other indebtedness;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.031
§ 224.031. DUTY OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department has exclusive and direct control of all improvement of the state highway system.

(b) The department shall prepare and pay for surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for all construction and improvement of the state highway system.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.053
§ 2302.053. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt a rule under Section 2302.051 restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person who holds a license issued under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.

(b) The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.
Tex. Election Code § 201.054 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.054
§ 201.054. FILING PERIOD FOR APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a candidate's application for a place on a special election ballot must be filed not later than:

(1) 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day, if election day is on or after the 70th day after the date the election is ordered; or

(2) 5 p.m. of the 40th day before election day, if election day is on or after the 46th day and before the 70th day after the date the election is ordered.

(b) If a special election is to be held as an emergency election and a law outside this code prescribes a filing deadline, that deadline applies.

(c) The election order must state the filing deadline.

(d) An application may not be filed before the election is ordered.

(e) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(f) For a special election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the filing deadline is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day.

(g) A declaration of write-in candidacy for a special election must be filed not later than the filing deadline prescribed by this section.