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Tex. Government Code § 2175.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.308
§ 2175.308. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's efforts to secure this state's international border and combat transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal or county law enforcement agency, or to a school district, located in an economically disadvantaged area of this state, the commission may transfer the property to the agency or district at a price or for other consideration agreed to by the commission and the agency or district.

(b) A law enforcement agency or school district that receives surplus property under Subsection (a) may not sell the property before the second anniversary of the date the property is received.

(c) A school district that receives surplus property under Subsection (a) may not use the property for a purpose other than in the performance of law enforcement duties by peace officers, school resource officers, or security personnel as described by Section 37.081, Education Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.025 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.025
§ 58.025. COMPLAINT OR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An electing company is not, under any circumstances, subject to a complaint, hearing, or determination regarding the reasonableness of the company's:

(1) rates;

(2) overall revenues;

(3) return on invested capital; or

(4) net income.

(b) This section does not prohibit a complaint, hearing, or determination on an electing company's implementation and enforcement of a competitive safeguard required by Chapter 60.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.002
§ 8867.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.053
§ 36.053. COMPONENTS OF INVESTED CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Electric utility rates shall be based on the original cost, less depreciation, of property used by and useful to the utility in providing service.

(b) The original cost of property shall be determined at the time the property is dedicated to public use, whether by the utility that is the present owner or by a predecessor.

(c) In this section, the term "original cost" means the actual money cost or the actual money value of consideration paid other than money.

(d) If the commission issues a certificate of convenience and necessity or if the commission, acting under the authority formerly provided by Section 39.203(e), ordered an electric utility or a transmission and distribution utility to construct or enlarge transmission or transmission-related facilities to facilitate meeting the goal for generating capacity from renewable energy technologies under former Section 39.904(a), the commission shall find that the facilities are used and useful to the utility in providing service for purposes of this section and are prudent and includable in the rate base, regardless of the extent of the utility's actual use of the facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.216 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.216
§ 454.216. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue an occupational therapist license or an occupational therapy assistant license, as applicable, to an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter. An applicant for a license under this section must:

(1) present proof to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in that jurisdiction;

(2) provide to the board information regarding the status of any other professional license that the applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction;

(3) present proof to the board that the applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the board;

(4) meet the qualifications required by Section 454.203 or 454.205, as applicable;

(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for denial of a license under Section 454.301;

(6) submit to the board a current photograph that meets the requirements for a United States passport; and

(7) meet any additional requirements provided by board rule.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for issuing a provisional license under Section 454.210 to an applicant for a license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the applicant's control in submitting to the board the documentation required by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 551.080 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.080
§ 551.080. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to conduct an open meeting to interview or counsel an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.405
§ 201.405. CONSENT FOR RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "chiropractic records" means any record relating to the history, diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of a patient.

(b) Consent for the release of confidential information must be in writing and signed by:

(1) the patient;

(2) a parent or legal guardian if the patient is a minor;

(3) a legal guardian if the patient has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs;

(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as authorized by:

(A) Subtitle B, Title 6, Health and Safety Code;

(B) Subtitle C, D, or E, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(C) Title 3, Estates Code;

(D) Chapter 107, Family Code; or

(E) another applicable provision; or

(5) a personal representative if the patient is deceased.

(c) The written consent must specify:

(1) the information records covered by the release;

(2) the reason or purpose for the release; and

(3) the person to whom the information is to be released.

(d) The patient or the person authorized to consent to disclosure under this section may withdraw consent to the release of any information. Withdrawal of consent does not affect any information disclosed before written notice of the withdrawal.

(e) A person who receives information made confidential by this chapter may disclose the information to another only to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the authorized purposes for which consent to release the information was obtained.

(f) A chiropractor shall furnish copies of chiropractic records or a summary or narrative of the records requested under a written consent for release of the information. The chiropractor shall furnish the information within a reasonable time. The patient or a person acting on the patient's behalf shall pay a reasonable fee for the information provided by the chiropractor. The chiropractor may delete confidential information about another person who has not consented to the release.

(g) A chiropractor who determines that access to information requested under Subsection (f) would be harmful to the physical, mental, or emotional health of the patient may refuse to release the information requested under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.106
§ 8815.106. INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The board may require the payment of interest on any late or unpaid fees, user fees, rates, charges, and special assessments due the authority, but the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate permitted by Section 2251.025, Government Code. The board may also impose penalties for the failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority. In addition, the board may exclude a member district or other person, or any territory or well owned or controlled by a member district or other person, from the authority's groundwater reduction plan for failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.26 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.26
§ 44.26. DUTY OF THE CLERK AFTER JUDGMENT.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Education Code § 38.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.008
§ 38.008. POSTING OF STEROID LAW NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Each school in a school district in which there is a grade level of seven or higher shall post in a conspicuous location in the school gymnasium and each other place in a building where physical education classes are conducted the following notice:

Anabolic steroids are for medical use only. State law prohibits possessing, dispensing, delivering, or administering an anabolic steroid in any manner not allowed by state law. State law provides that body building, muscle enhancement, or the increase of muscle bulk or strength through the use of an anabolic steroid or human growth hormone by a person who is in good health is not a valid medical purpose. Only a medical doctor may prescribe an anabolic steroid or human growth hormone for a person. A violation of state law concerning anabolic steroids or human growth hormones is a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0882 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0882
§ 25.0882. GILLESPIE COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Gillespie County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) family law cases and proceedings; and

(2) juvenile law cases and proceedings.

(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law for family law cases and proceedings and the county clerk serves as clerk for all other cases. The commissioners court may employ as many deputy sheriffs and bailiffs as are necessary to serve the court.

(c) If a case or proceeding in which a county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with a district court is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members. In all other cases, the jury shall be composed of six members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0306
§ 7933A.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 bond debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

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

(c) A 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 5(b) 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 7933A.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 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 7933A.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 7933A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8221.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8221 / Section 8221.051
§ 8221.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.202
§ 716.202. LIABILITY OF AUTHORIZING AGENT.
Status: in_force

An authorizing agent who signs a cremation authorization form is subject to Section 711.002(f) and attests to the truthfulness of the facts set forth in the form, including the identity of the deceased person and the agent's authority under this chapter and Section 711.002.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.183
§ 2161.183. ESTIMATE OF EXPECTED CONTRACT AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day of its fiscal year, a state agency, including the comptroller:

(1) shall estimate the total value of contract awards the agency expects to make for that fiscal year that are subject to Section 2161.181; and

(2) shall estimate the total value of contract awards the agency expects to make for that fiscal year under Chapter 2166.

(b) The state agency may revise an estimate as new information requires.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.162 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.162
§ 110.162. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The council and the staff and consultants employed by the council shall keep confidential any record relating to the identity, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of a sex offender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.052
§ 1028.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 50 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 791.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.021
§ 791.021. CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The parties to an interlocal contract may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a regional correctional facility if:

(1) title to the land on which the facility is to be constructed is deeded to the department; and

(2) the parties execute a contract relating to the payment of costs for housing, maintenance, and rehabilitative treatment of persons held in jails who cannot otherwise be transferred under authority of existing statutes to the direct responsibility of the department.
Tex. Election Code § 127.301 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.301
§ 127.301. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to an election:

(1) that occurs after August 31, 2026;

(2) that contains a race or measure that is voted on statewide; and

(3) in which an auditable voting system described by Section 129.003(a) is used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.155
§ 3811.155. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3811.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.201
§ 1302.201. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

The air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the commission's approval. One member of the advisory board must be a public member.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.181 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.181
§ 481.181. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may enter controlled premises at any reasonable time and inspect the premises and items described by Subsection (b) in order to inspect, copy, and verify the correctness of a record, report, or other document required to be made or kept under this chapter and to perform other functions under this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, "reasonable time" means any time during the normal business hours of the person or activity regulated under this chapter or any time an activity regulated under this chapter is occurring on the premises. The director shall:

(1) state the purpose of the entry;

(2) display to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises appropriate credentials; and

(3) deliver to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises a written notice of inspection authority.

(b) The director may:

(1) inspect and copy a record, report, or other document required to be made or kept under this chapter;

(2) inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, the controlled premises and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished drugs, other substances, and materials, containers, labels, records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilities as appropriate to verify a record, report, or document required to be kept under this chapter or to administer this chapter;

(3) examine and inventory stock of a controlled substance and obtain samples of the controlled substance;

(4) examine a hypodermic syringe, needle, pipe, or other instrument, device, contrivance, equipment, control, container, label, or facility relating to a possible violation of this chapter; and

(5) examine a material used, intended to be used, or capable of being used to dilute or adulterate a controlled substance.

(c) Unless the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents in writing, the director may not inspect:

(1) financial data;

(2) sales data other than shipment data; or

(3) pricing data.
Tex. Property Code § 5.074 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.074
§ 5.074. PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL CONTRACT WITHOUT CAUSE.
Status: reserved

(a) In addition to other rights or remedies provided by law, the purchaser may cancel and rescind an executory contract for any reason by sending by telegram or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by delivering in person a signed, written notice of cancellation to the seller not later than the 14th day after the date of the contract.

(b) If the purchaser cancels the contract as provided by Subsection (a), the seller shall, not later than the 10th day after the date the seller receives the purchaser's notice of cancellation:

(1) return to the purchaser the executed contract and any property exchanged or payments made by the purchaser under the contract; and

(2) cancel any security interest arising out of the contract.

(c) The seller shall include in immediate proximity to the space reserved in the executory contract for the purchaser's signature a statement printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters that reads substantially similar to the following:

YOU, THE PURCHASER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE DEADLINE FOR CANCELING THE CONTRACT IS (date). THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION EXPLAINS THIS RIGHT.

(d) The seller shall provide a notice of cancellation form to the purchaser at the time the purchaser signs the executory contract that is printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters and that reads substantially similar to the following:

(date of contract)

YOU MAY CANCEL THE EXECUTORY CONTRACT FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION BY (date).

(1) YOU MUST SEND BY TELEGRAM OR CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OR DELIVER IN PERSON A SIGNED AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN NOTICE TO (Name of Seller) AT (Seller's Address) BY (date).

(2) THE SELLER SHALL, NOT LATER THAN THE 10TH DAY AFTER THE DATE THE SELLER RECEIVES YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE:

(A) RETURN THE EXECUTED CONTRACT AND ANY PROPERTY EXCHANGED OR PAYMENTS MADE BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT; AND

(B) CANCEL ANY SECURITY INTEREST ARISING OUT OF THE CONTRACT.

(e) The seller may not request the purchaser to sign a waiver of receipt of the notice of cancellation form required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0201
§ 7910A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7910A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.