FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Estates Code § 1357.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.054
§ 1357.054. ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A supporter is only authorized to assist the adult with a disability in accessing, collecting, or obtaining information that is relevant to a decision authorized under the supported decision-making agreement.

(b) If a supporter assists an adult with a disability in accessing, collecting, or obtaining personal information, including protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) or educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), the supporter shall ensure the information is kept privileged and confidential, as applicable, and is not subject to unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

(c) The existence of a supported decision-making agreement does not preclude an adult with a disability from seeking personal information without the assistance of a supporter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.203
§ 21.203. RULES; HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, after notice and hearing, may adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) The board shall adopt rules establishing procedures for giving notice and holding a hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.073
§ 1372.073. DESIGNATION BY BOARD OF UNENCUMBERED STATE CEILING.
Status: reserved

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board on the last business day of the year may assign as carryforward to a state agency or to an issuer that was created to act on behalf of this state at the request of the issuer and in the order received any state ceiling that is not reserved or designated as carryforward and for which no application for carryforward is pending.
Tex. Government Code § 44.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.191
§ 44.191. GRAYSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Grayson County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(d) The criminal district attorney is entitled to receive in equal monthly installments compensation from the state equal to the amount paid by the state to district attorneys. The state compensation shall be paid by the comptroller as appropriated by the legislature.

(e) A vacancy in the office of criminal district attorney is filled by appointment by the Commissioners Court of Grayson County. The appointee holds office until the next general election.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.030
§ 2054.030. MERIT PAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance.

(b) All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.163 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.163
§ 1103.163. COMPLAINT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The board shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.203
§ 3922.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 62.192 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.192
§ 62.192. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the proceeds of bonds issued by a district are insufficient to complete the proposed improvement or construction, if the commissioners decide to begin other and further construction or improvements, or if additional funds are required to maintain the improvements made, the commission shall certify to the commissioners court the necessity for an additional bond issue.

(b) Unless the amount previously authorized has been exhausted, the commissioners court shall issue the bonds.

(c) The certification to the court shall state:

(1) the amount of bonds required;

(2) the purpose of the bonds;

(3) the rate of interest; and

(4) the length of time for which the bonds are to run.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3184 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3184
§ 49.3184. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after an application is filed, the board shall consider the application and inquire into all the facts relating to the application that the board considers necessary for determining whether a public hearing on the application should be held.

(b) After consideration and investigation, the board shall adopt an order approving further consideration of the application if the board finds that:

(1) all amounts due the district under Section 49.3182(1) up to the date of the filing of the application have been paid;

(2) the property described in the application:

(A) is owned by the applicant;

(B) is urban property and is not used or intended to be used for agricultural purposes; and

(C) will require a source of treated potable water from the municipality in which the subdivision is located; and

(3) the exclusion of the property will not cut off the district or its facilities from ready and convenient access to other land remaining in the district for irrigation or other district purposes.

(c) If the board is unable to make any one of the findings under Subsection (b), it shall adopt a resolution rejecting the application.

(d) A resolution of the board rejecting an application is final and not subject to review by any other body, tribunal, or authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.064
§ 545.064. RESTRICTED ACCESS.
Status: in_force

An operator may not drive on or from a limited-access or controlled-access roadway except at an entrance or exit that is established by a public authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.071
§ 501.071. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) An action that may be taken at a meeting of a board of directors, including an action required by this subtitle to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if each director signs a written consent providing the action to be taken.

(b) The consent has the same effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in a document filed with the secretary of state under this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 466.405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.405
§ 466.405. PAYMENT OF PRIZE AWARDED TO MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a minor is entitled to prize money on a winning ticket in an amount less than $600, the director may make payment by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family, or to the minor's guardian, of a warrant payable to the order of the minor.

(b) If a minor is entitled to prize money on a winning ticket in an amount of $600 or more, the director may direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of an adult member of the minor's family or of the minor's guardian as custodian for the minor.

(c) The director shall pay the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money if the person entitled to claim the prize is a minor. Payment of the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money to a minor shall be made as provided by Subsections (a) and (b).

(d) A person designated to receive payment on behalf of a minor has the powers and duties of a custodian under Chapter 141, Property Code.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age.

(2) "Custodian," "financial institution," "guardian," and "member of the minor's family," have the meanings assigned by Section 141.002, Property Code.

(3) "Minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.055
§ 9018.055. BOARD APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall enter an order of temporary acceptance in the minutes of the hearing if, on hearing the petition for annexation, the board finds that:

(1) the proposed annexation is to the advantage of the district;

(2) no injury would result to the district; and

(3) the territory to be annexed will benefit from the improvements and plans of the district.

(b) The order may include all of the land described in the petition, but if the board finds a modification or change is necessary, the board shall include only territory that will benefit and not result in injury to the existing district.

(c) The board may condition its findings for the annexation of territory on the grant of certain petitions for exclusion.

(d) An annexation of territory does not become effective until ratified at an election under Section 9018.057.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.024 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.024
§ 171.024. PLACE FOR MAKING APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a proceeding pending in a court involving an issue referable to arbitration under an alleged agreement to arbitrate, a party may make an application under this subchapter only in that court.

(b) If Subsection (a) does not apply, a party may make an application in any court, subject to Section 171.096.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.088 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.088
§ 14.088. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Venue for a criminal prosecution under this chapter is in the county in which the alleged offense occurred.

(b) Except for an action for injunctive relief, venue for a civil action under this chapter commenced by the attorney general or a county or district attorney, either independently or on behalf of the department, is in any county in which all or part of the cause of the action accrued.

(c) Venue for an action for injunctive relief under this chapter is in a district court in Travis County or in a district or county court in the county where the warehouse is located.

(d) Venue for an administrative action commenced under this chapter is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code, or, to the extent not inconsistent with Chapter 2001, the rules of the State Office of Administrative Hearings or the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.203
§ 7906.203. 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. Tax Code § 11.434 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.434
§ 11.434. LATE APPLICATION FOR A SCHOOL EXEMPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The chief appraiser shall accept or deny an application for a school exemption under Section 11.21 after the filing deadline provided by Section 11.43 if the application is filed not later than December 31 of the fifth year after the year in which the taxes for which the exemption is claimed were imposed.

(b) The chief appraiser may not approve a late application for an exemption filed under this section if the taxes imposed on the property for the year for which the exemption is claimed are paid before the application is filed.

(c) If a late application is approved after approval of the appraisal records for the year for which the exemption is granted, the chief appraiser shall notify the collector for each taxing unit in which the property was taxable in the year for which the exemption is granted. The collector shall deduct from the school's tax bill the amount of tax imposed on the property for that year if the tax has not been paid and any unpaid penalties and accrued interest relating to that tax. The collector may not refund taxes, penalties, or interest paid on the property for which an exemption is granted under this section.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 1999.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.458 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.458
§ 161.458. GENERAL OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this subchapter for which a criminal penalty is not otherwise provided.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of a person that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 828.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 828 / Section 828.051
§ 828.051. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON PURCHASING SHARES OF OTHER COMPANY.
Status: in_force

Subchapters C and D, Chapter 425, do not apply to a purchase or contract described by Section 828.001 if all requirements of this subchapter are met.
Tex. Water Code § 61.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.151
§ 61.151. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AND DEVELOP PORT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district created for the development of deep-water navigation which includes a city with a population of more than 100,000, according to the last preceding federal census, may operate and develop ports and waterways inside the district and extending to the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) The district may acquire, purchase, take over, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt railroads, floating plants, lighterage, land, towing facilities, and other facilities or aids incident to or necessary to the operation or development of ports and waterways.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.106
§ 386.106. SUITS.
Status: in_force

A development zone may, through its directors, sue and be sued in this state in the name of the development zone. Service of process in a suit may be had by serving a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.203
§ 8278.203. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this chapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during a period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8396.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8396 / Section 8396.101
§ 8396.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.004
§ 7979.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this section.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 3 of the Act enacting this section 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. Health and Safety Code § 361.274 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.274
§ 361.274. NO PRIOR NOTICE CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

An administrative order under Section 361.272 does not require prior notice or an adjudicative hearing before the commission. An emergency administrative order may be issued under Subchapter L, Chapter 5, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.036
§ 2306.036. EMPLOYMENT OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the governor, the board shall employ a director to serve at the pleasure of the board.

(b) After the election of a governor who did not approve the director's employment under Subsection (a), that governor may remove the director and require the board to employ a new director in accordance with Subsection (a). The governor must act under this subsection before the 90th day after the date the governor takes office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.051
§ 8365.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8365.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.16 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.16
§ 11.16. FARM PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A producer is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the farm products that the producer produces and owns. A nursery product, as defined by Section 71.041, Agriculture Code, is a farm product for purposes of this section if it is in a growing state. An egg, as defined by Section 132.001, Agriculture Code, is a farm product for purposes of this section, regardless of whether the egg is packaged.

(b) Farm products in the hands of the producer are exempt.

(c) For purposes of this exemption, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Farm products" include livestock, poultry, and timber.

(2) "In the hands of the producer," for livestock, poultry, and eggs, means under the ownership of the person who is financially providing for the physical requirements of such livestock, poultry, and eggs on January 1 of the tax year and, for timber, means standing timber or timber that has been harvested and, on January 1 of the tax year, is located on the real property on which it was produced and is under the ownership of the person who owned the timber when it was standing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0403
§ 7926A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.007
§ 347.007. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO COMMERCIAL LOANS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a credit transaction that is entered into primarily for commercial or business purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.910 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.910
§ 552.910. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COLLECTION OF PAST DUE UTILITY OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that operates a utility system, as defined by Section 552.001, or provides solid waste disposal services may enter an agreement for the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees with:

(1) another municipality that operates a utility system;

(2) a county or public agency that provides solid waste disposal services; or

(3) another political subdivision acting on behalf of a municipality, county, or public agency to assist in the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal fees.

(b) The agreement may provide that a municipality:

(1) may refuse to provide utility service to a person if the person is past due on utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement; or

(2) may collect an amount equal to the past due utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement plus a service charge and provide the utility service the person requests.

(c) The agreement shall provide for:

(1) the confidentiality of a person's utility or solid waste disposal account information and the prevention of disclosure to a person or other entity that is not a party to the agreement; and

(2) the apportionment of any past due charges, fees, and service charges authorized by Subsection (b)(2) between the collecting entity and the entity to which the fees are owed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.004
§ 6605.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 6, Special Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1930, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter I, Chapter 56, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 56, Water Code;

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

(4) other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.260 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.260
§ 502.260. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council may place a license holder's license under this chapter on inactive status if the holder is not actively engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy and the holder submits a written request to the executive council before the expiration of the holder's license.

(b) The executive council shall maintain a list of each license holder whose license is on inactive status.

(c) A license holder whose license is on inactive status:

(1) is not required to pay a renewal fee; and

(2) may not perform an activity regulated under this chapter.

(d) The executive council shall remove the license holder's license from inactive status if the person:

(1) notifies the executive council in writing that the person intends to return to active practice;

(2) pays an administrative fee; and

(3) complies with educational or other requirements the executive council adopts by rule.