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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.233 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.233
§ 131.233. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM BOND FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Proceeds from the forfeiture of bonds and penalties recovered shall be spent to reclaim land as provided in this chapter with respect to which the bonds were provided and the penalties assessed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 8 / Section 8.08
§ 8.08. SUPPRESSION AT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

To suppress riots, unlawful assemblies and other disturbances at elections, any magistrate may appoint a sufficient number of special constables. Such appointments shall be made to each special constable, shall be in writing, dated and signed by the magistrate, and shall recite the purposes for which such appointment is made, and the length of time it is to continue. Before the same is delivered to such special constable, he shall take an oath before the magistrate to suppress, by lawful means, all riots, unlawful assemblies and breaches of the peace of which he may receive information, and to act impartially between all parties and persons interested in the result of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0406
§ 9092.0406. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a district project or any part of the project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.007
§ 1507.007. ADDITIONAL POLICIES.
Status: in_force

A health carrier that offers one or more standard health benefit plans under this subchapter must also offer at least one accident or sickness insurance policy that provides state-mandated health benefits and is otherwise authorized by this code.
Tex. Penal Code § 39.041 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 39 / Section 39.041
§ 39.041. IMPROPER SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH COMMITTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "deviate sexual intercourse," "sexual contact," and "sexual intercourse" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.01.

(b) An officer or employee of the Texas Civil Commitment Office, a person who contracts with this state to perform a service in a civil commitment facility or an employee of that person, or a volunteer at a civil commitment facility commits an offense if the person intentionally engages in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or sexual intercourse with a person committed to a civil commitment facility.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that, at the time of the offense, the actor was the spouse of the person committed to the civil commitment facility.

(e) 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, the other law, or both.
Tex. Government Code § 485.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.005
§ 485.005. ADVISORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may appoint advisors to assist in the administration of this chapter.

(b) An advisor serves without compensation but is entitled to necessary and actual expenses incurred in performing duties under this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.204
§ 54.204. DISCRIMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 14.008, a municipality or a municipally owned utility may not discriminate against a certificated telecommunications provider regarding:

(1) the authorization or placement of a facility in a public right-of-way;

(2) access to a building; or

(3) a municipal utility pole attachment rate or term.

(b) In granting consent, a franchise, or a permit for the use of a public street, alley, or right-of-way within its municipal boundaries, a municipality or municipally owned utility may not discriminate in favor of or against a certificated telecommunications provider regarding:

(1) municipal utility pole attachment or underground conduit rates or terms; or

(2) the authorization, placement, replacement, or removal of a facility in a public right-of-way and the reasonable compensation for the authorization, placement, replacement, or removal regardless of whether the compensation is in the form of:

(A) money;

(B) services;

(C) use of facilities; or

(D) another kind of consideration.

(c) A municipality or a municipally owned utility may not charge any entity, regardless of the nature of the services provided by that entity, a pole attachment rate or underground conduit rate that exceeds the fee the municipality or municipally owned utility would be permitted to charge under rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224(e) if the municipality's or municipally owned utility's rates were regulated under federal law and the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. In addition, not later than September 1, 2006, a municipality or municipally owned utility shall charge a single, uniform pole attachment or underground conduit rate to all entities that are not affiliated with the municipality or municipally owned utility regardless of the services carried over the networks attached to the poles or underground conduit.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission has the jurisdiction necessary to enforce this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.151
§ 701.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.

(b) The commission or the department, as appropriate, shall:

(1) adopt and publish a code of ethics;

(2) establish the qualifications of applicants for licenses, including renewed and reciprocal licenses; and

(3) request and receive any necessary assistance from state educational institutions or other state agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.101
§ 9034.101. 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. Health and Safety Code § 574.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.010
§ 574.010. INDEPENDENT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order an independent evaluation of the proposed patient by a psychiatrist chosen by the proposed patient if the court determines that the evaluation will assist the finder of fact. The psychiatrist may testify on behalf of the proposed patient.

(b) If the court determines that the proposed patient is indigent, the court may authorize reimbursement to the attorney ad litem for court-approved expenses incurred in obtaining expert testimony and may order the proposed patient's county of residence to pay the expenses.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.255 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.255
§ 92.255. CONSUMMATION OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

Within three months after the date of the commissioner's written order consenting to the conversion, the savings bank shall consummate the conversion in the manner prescribed by the applicable law of this state or the United States.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.041
§ 62.041. BRANCH OR DEPUTY PILOT QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The pilot board of a navigation district shall examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for the position of branch or deputy pilot before appointing a branch or deputy pilot.

(b) The pilot board shall specify a period that an applicant must reside in this state immediately before the person's appointment. The period may not exceed two years.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.352 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.352
§ 124.352. LIMITATIONS ON INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An investment under Section 124.351(a)(1) may be made only if:

(1) the membership or ownership of the agency, association, or company is restricted to credit unions and their members or organizations of credit unions; and

(2) the agency, association, or company is designed primarily to serve or otherwise assist credit union operations.

(b) An investment under Section 124.351(a)(1) or (2) in any one agency, association, or company may not exceed the lesser of the amount equal to:

(1) five percent of the credit union's total assets; or

(2) its reserves and undivided earnings.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission by rule may authorize an investment under Section 124.351(a)(1) in an agency, association, or company:

(1) whose membership or ownership is not restricted to credit unions and their members or organizations of credit unions; or

(2) that is not designed primarily to serve or otherwise assist credit union operations.
Tex. Election Code § 67.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.001
§ 67.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to each general or special election conducted in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.108
§ 3799.108. NO ANNEXATION POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not annex land without legislative approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.002
§ 3890.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Harris County Improvement District No. 16 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0503
§ 8510.0503. POWER TO SEEK AND ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may seek and accept from any source a contribution to an authority fund for the purpose of funding:

(1) necessary studies;

(2) engineering and other services; and

(3) the collection and computation of data respecting regional and general conditions that influence the character and extent of the improvements necessary to effect the authority's purposes to the greatest public advantage.

(b) A grant or gratuity shall be strictly accounted for and is subject to the same rules and orders applicable to other money the authority handles or disburses.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.003
§ 183.003. HEARING AND DECISION ON ACQUISITION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the notice is published, the banking commissioner shall approve the application or set the application for hearing. If the banking commissioner sets a hearing, the department shall participate as the opposing party and the banking commissioner shall conduct a hearing and one or more prehearing conferences and opportunities for discovery as the banking commissioner considers advisable and consistent with governing statutes and rules. A hearing held under this section is confidential and closed to the public.

(b) Based on the record, the banking commissioner may issue an order denying an application if:

(1) the acquisition would substantially lessen competition, be in restraint of trade, result in a monopoly, or be in furtherance of a combination or conspiracy to monopolize or attempt to monopolize the trust industry in any part of this state, unless:

(A) the anticompetitive effects of the acquisition are clearly outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of acquisition in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served; and

(B) the acquisition is not in violation of the law of this state or the United States;

(2) the financial condition of the transferee, or any member of a group comprising the transferee, might jeopardize the financial stability of the state trust company being acquired;

(3) plans or proposals to operate, liquidate, or sell the state trust company or its assets are not in the best interest of the state trust company;

(4) the experience, ability, standing, competence, trustworthiness, and integrity of the transferee, or any member of a group comprising the transferee, are insufficient to justify a belief that the state trust company will be free from improper or unlawful influence or interference with respect to the state trust company's operation in compliance with law;

(5) the state trust company will not be solvent, have adequate capitalization, or be in compliance with the laws of this state after the acquisition;

(6) the transferee has failed to furnish all information pertinent to the application reasonably required by the banking commissioner; or

(7) the transferee is not acting in good faith.

(c) If the banking commissioner approves the application, the transaction may be consummated. If the approval is conditioned on a written commitment from the transferee offered to and accepted by the banking commissioner, the commitment is:

(1) enforceable against the state trust company and the transferee; and

(2) considered for all purposes an agreement under this subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.109
§ 1901.109. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may propose rules for adoption by the commission relating to the regulation of drillers registered under this chapter.

(b) The board shall advise the department on the contents of licensing examinations.

(c) The board may:

(1) recommend standards for continuing education programs, including standards relating to:

(A) the qualifications of program providers and instructors; and

(B) the amount of program fees; and

(2) recommend topics to be covered in a continuing education course.

(d) The board shall assist the commission in evaluating continuing education programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.112
§ 3933.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 421.098 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.098
§ 421.098. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than September 1 of each year, the office of the governor shall provide to the legislature a report on the status of its duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may pay the judges of the district courts having jurisdiction in the county additional compensation in an amount that does not exceed the limitations of Section 659.012 for extrajudicial services performed by the district judges.

(b) The compensation shall be paid from the county general fund or other available funds of the county in:

(1) monthly installments; or

(2) biweekly installments if authorized by the commissioners court.

(c) The compensation is in addition to the salary paid by the state and any other compensation authorized by law.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00851
§ 30.00851. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Arlington.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.009
§ 21.009. NOTICE OF BOND SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) After determining to sell a series of bonds, the department shall publish notice of the sale at least one time not less than 10 days before the date of the sale. The notice shall be published in one or more recognized financial publications of general circulation published in the state and one or more recognized financial publications of general circulation published outside the state.

(b) The department may publish notice of the sale more than once and in more than one publication.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 84.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 84 / Section 84.008
§ 84.008. SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

If any clause or provision of this chapter or its application to any person or organization is held unconstitutional, such invalidity does not affect other clauses, provisions, or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid clause or provision and shall not affect or nullify the remainder of the Act or any other clause or provision, but the effect shall be confined to the clause or provision held to be invalid or unconstitutional and to this end the Act is declared to be severable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.003
§ 881.003. COMPLIANCE WITH INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

An individual, firm, unincorporated association, or corporation may not engage in business as a statewide mutual assessment company in this state unless the entity complies with this chapter and Chapter 887.
Tex. Family Code § 107.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.008
§ 107.008. SUBSTITUTED JUDGMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney ad litem appointed to represent a child or an attorney appointed in the dual role may determine that the child cannot meaningfully formulate the child's objectives of representation in a case because the child:

(1) lacks sufficient maturity to understand and form an attorney-client relationship with the attorney;

(2) despite appropriate legal counseling, continues to express objectives of representation that would be seriously injurious to the child; or

(3) for any other reason is incapable of making reasonable judgments and engaging in meaningful communication.

(b) An attorney ad litem or an attorney appointed in the dual role who determines that the child cannot meaningfully formulate the child's expressed objectives of representation may present to the court a position that the attorney determines will serve the best interests of the child.

(c) If a guardian ad litem has been appointed for the child in a suit filed by a governmental entity requesting termination of the parent-child relationship or appointment of the entity as conservator of the child, an attorney ad litem who determines that the child cannot meaningfully formulate the child's expressed objectives of representation:

(1) shall consult with the guardian ad litem and, without being bound by the guardian ad litem's opinion or recommendation, ensure that the guardian ad litem's opinion and basis for any recommendation regarding the best interests of the child are presented to the court; and

(2) may present to the court a position that the attorney determines will serve the best interests of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.057
§ 7201.057. SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS INTEREST.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Chapter 171, Local Government Code, a director, in connection with a vote or decision by the board, is considered to have a substantial interest in a business entity if a person related to the director within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, has a substantial interest in the business entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.201
§ 9053.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) issue bonds of any kind to carry out any purpose authorized by this chapter; and

(2) provide for and make payment for the bonds and for any expense necessarily incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.103
§ 1084.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.074
§ 2155.074. BEST VALUE STANDARD FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) For a purchase of goods and services under this chapter, each state agency, including the comptroller, shall purchase goods and services that provide the best value for the state.

(b) In determining the best value for the state, the purchase price and whether the goods or services meet specifications are principal considerations that must be balanced with other relevant factors.

(b-1) The comptroller or other state agency may, subject to Subsection (c) and Section 2155.075, consider the following relevant factors under Subsection (b), including:

(1) installation costs;

(2) life cycle costs;

(3) the quality and reliability of the goods and services;

(4) the delivery terms;

(5) indicators of probable vendor performance under the contract such as past vendor performance, the vendor's financial resources and ability to perform, the vendor's experience or demonstrated capability and responsibility, and the vendor's ability to provide reliable maintenance agreements and support;

(6) the cost of any employee training associated with a purchase;

(7) the effect of a purchase on agency productivity;

(8) the vendor's anticipated economic impact to the state or a subdivision of the state, including potential tax revenue and employment;

(9) the impact of a purchase on the agency's administrative resources; and

(10) other factors relevant to determining the best value for the state in the context of a particular purchase.

(c) A state agency shall consult with and receive approval from the comptroller before considering factors other than price and meeting specifications when the agency procures through competitive bidding goods or services with a value that exceeds $100,000.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.102
§ 14.102. EDUCATIONAL AND DEBT COUNSELING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall coordinate, encourage, and assist public and private agencies, organizations, groups, and consumer credit institutions in developing and operating voluntary educational and debt counseling programs designed to promote prudent and beneficial use of consumer credit by residents of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.303
§ 542.303. INCHOATE OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who attempts to commit or conspires to commit an act declared by this subtitle to be an offense is guilty of the offense.

(b) A person who falsely, fraudulently, or wilfully permits another to violate this subtitle is guilty of the violation.