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Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.001
§ 2035.001. VOTER APPROVAL OF RACETRACK REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not issue a racetrack license or accept a license application for a racetrack to be located in a county until the commissioners court has certified to the secretary of state that the qualified voters of the county have approved the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering on horse races or greyhound races in the county at an election held under this chapter.

(b) A racetrack may not be located within a home-rule municipality unless a majority of the votes cast in the municipality in the election held under this chapter that legalized pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in the county favored legalization.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a racetrack that:

(1) was located outside the boundaries of the municipality when the racetrack was first licensed; and

(2) has continuously held a license since the issuance of the original license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.057
§ 1954.057. GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct any inspection or cause the production of any documentary or other evidence that the department considers necessary to determine whether a license should be:

(1) issued, delayed, or denied; or

(2) modified, suspended, or revoked.

(b) The department may require additional written information and assurances from the applicant or license holder at any time after the filing of an application for a license and before the expiration of the license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2401.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.052
§ 2401.052. EXAMINATION OR AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) To administer this chapter, the department may:

(1) examine:

(A) a record maintained under Section 2401.152; or

(B) a record or object the department determines is necessary to conduct a complete examination; or

(2) question under oath any person who

is associated with the business of a transportation service provider.

(b) The department may periodically audit the business records of a transportation service provider.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.102 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.102
§ 64.102. PROCEEDING TO APPOINT RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a missing person at a proceeding to appoint a receiver for the missing person under Section 64.001(d). To be eligible for appointment as an attorney ad litem under this subsection, a person must be certified in the same manner and to the same extent as a person who is appointed as an attorney ad litem for a proposed ward under Section 1054.001, Estates Code.

(b) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a missing person if the court determines that the appointment would be in the best interest of the missing person. A guardian ad litem appointed under this subsection is an officer of the court. The guardian ad litem shall protect the missing person in a manner that will enable the court to determine the appropriate action to take in relation to the best interest of the missing person.

(c) An attorney ad litem or a guardian ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services in an amount set by the court to be charged as costs in the proceeding.

(d) The cost of a proceeding instituted for the appointment of a receiver for a missing person under Section 64.001(d) shall be paid from the receivership, if a receivership is created. If the court denies an application for appointment of a receiver, the applicant shall pay the costs of the proceeding.

(e) The term of a receivership for a missing person granted under Section 64.001(d) may not exceed six months unless, before the expiration of the term and for good cause shown, the court extends the receivership for another term not to exceed six months.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.151
§ 228.151. REQUIRED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the third anniversary of a certified capital company's allocation date, the company must make qualified investments in an amount cumulatively equal to at least 30 percent of the company's certified capital, subject to Section 228.153(b).

(b) Before the fifth anniversary of a certified capital company's allocation date, the company must make qualified investments in an amount cumulatively equal to at least 50 percent of the company's certified capital, subject to Sections 228.152(b) and 228.153(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.153
§ 8282.153. ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may provide for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a macadamized, graveled, or paved road or turnpike, or a work, facility, or improvement in aid of a road or turnpike, inside or outside the district's boundaries.

(b) Subject to compliance with Sections 8282.252(a) and (b), the district may issue, sell, and deliver bonds, notes, or other district obligations for a purpose described by Subsection (a) and may impose taxes to pay the bonds.

(c) Without the city's consent and approval, the district may not undertake to construct, maintain, operate, repair, reconstruct, cross, or intersect any city street or road.

(d) Sections 49.181, 49.182, and 54.5161, Water Code, do not apply to projects undertaken by the district under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.003
§ 8126.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8126.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Denton County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.143 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.143
§ 502.143. OTHER VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

An owner may not register the following vehicles for operation on a public highway:

(1) power sweepers;

(2) motorized mobility devices;

(3) electric personal assistive mobility devices; and

(4) electric bicycles, as defined by Section 664.001.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.203 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.203
§ 71.203. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may apply to enter into a cooperative agreement by submitting to the department an application containing the information required by the department.

(b) The department shall notify each applicant of the:

(1) auditing and reporting requirements that will apply to an institution of higher education in connection with the use of any money provided by the department to the institution of higher education under the cooperative agreement;

(2) criteria to be used to ensure that plant pest and disease detection and surveillance conducted under the cooperative agreement are based on sound scientific data or risk assessments; and

(3) required means of identifying pathways of pest and disease introduction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.210
§ 2210.210. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The association may not issue coverage for a wind turbine regardless of whether the turbine could otherwise be considered insurable property under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.001
§ 119.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "network" means the Texas Health Improvement Network established under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0302
§ 3964.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district for the purpose, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.052
§ 3894.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person. A member of the governing body of the city may not be appointed to the board.

(b) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The appointed directors serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than three of the directors residing in the city.

(e) The governing body of the city shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy that occurs on the board.

(f) District directors are public officials entitled to governmental immunity for their official actions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.009
§ 1105.009. COMPUTATION OF PAID-UP NONFORFEITURE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

Any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy on default in the payment of a premium due on a policy anniversary must be such that its present value as of the policy anniversary is at least equal to:

(1) the cash surrender value then available under the policy; or

(2) if a cash surrender value is not available under the policy, the cash surrender value that would have been required by this chapter in the absence of the condition that premiums must have been paid for at least a specified period.
Tex. Government Code § 78.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 78 / Section 78.056
§ 78.056. APPOINTMENT LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions shall maintain a statewide list of competent counsel available for appointment under Section 2(f), Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the office does not accept or is prohibited from accepting an appointment under Section 78.054. Each attorney on the list:

(1) must exhibit proficiency and commitment to providing quality representation to defendants in death penalty cases; and

(2) may not have been found by a state or federal court to have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial or appeal of a death penalty case.

(b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the Texas Indigent Defense Commission shall provide administrative support necessary under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 61.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.055
§ 61.055. PARTNERSHIPS OR AFFILIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall encourage cooperative programs and agreements among institutions of higher education, including programs and agreements relating to degree offerings, research activities, and library and computer sharing.

(b) A general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit may establish a partnership or affiliation with another entity to offer or conduct courses for academic credit or to offer or operate a degree program if:

(1) the governing board or other appropriate official of the institution or unit determines that the partnership or affiliation is:

(A) consistent with the role and mission established for the institution or unit;

(B) in accordance with the degree and certificate programs authorized to be offered by the institution or unit; and

(C) consistent with the role and mission of the university system, if any, to which the institution or unit belongs;

(2) the partnership or affiliation is approved by the coordinating board; or

(3) the partnership or affiliation is established to secure or provide clinical or other similar practical educational experience in connection with a course or degree program authorized to be offered by the institution or unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.202
§ 3898.202. PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district to:

(1) pay for an improvement project of the types authorized by Section 52(b), Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or

(2) secure the payment of bonds issued for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The district may not impose an ad valorem tax to pay for an improvement project under this chapter unless the imposition is approved by the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. The board may call an election to approve the imposition of an ad valorem tax to pay for an improvement project under this chapter only if the board receives a petition requesting the election signed by:

(1) more than 51 percent of the record owners of real property in the district subject to taxation; or

(2) owners representing more than 51 percent of the appraised value of real property in the district subject to taxation, as determined by the tax rolls of the appraisal district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.040 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.040
§ 76.040. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation adopted by the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates Section 76.037 or Section 76.038 of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted once within five years before the trial date of a violation of Section 76.037 or 76.038 of this code, he is guilty of a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(d) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted two or more times within five years before the trial date of a violation of Section 76.037 or 76.038 of this code, he is guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.004
§ 164.004. DUTIES OF INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) All treatments, inspections, and certifications for scabies eradication and the disinfection of all equipment or facilities required by this chapter shall be performed by or under the supervision of an inspector.

(b) Local inspectors shall perform all duties necessary for the treatment, inspection, and certification of livestock under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.051
§ 2153.051. AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF GROUP AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

An insurer may issue group automobile insurance in this state if the conditions of Sections 2153.054(b), 2153.055-2153.059, and 2153.103 are met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.104
§ 3827.104. USE AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC WAYS.
Status: in_force

Section 375.093(c), Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.034
§ 501.034. ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a title to a government agency if a vehicle or part of a vehicle is:

(1) forfeited to the government agency;

(2) delivered by court order under the Code of Criminal Procedure to a government agency for official purposes; or

(3) sold as abandoned or unclaimed property under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.053
§ 1038.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) the attorney for the district; or

(3) a district employee.
Tex. Government Code § 751.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 751 / Section 751.006
§ 751.006. STAFF; PERSONNEL POLICIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The director may employ staff necessary to carry out the director's powers and duties under this chapter. The director or the director's designee shall provide to office employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214, Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214, Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214, Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214, Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214, Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(g) The director and the staff of the office working in Washington, D.C., may receive a cost-of-living salary adjustment.
Tex. Government Code § 492.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 492 / Section 492.006
§ 492.006. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the calendar year at a site determined by the chairman.

(b) The board may meet at other times at the call of the chairman or as provided by the rules of the board.

(c) At each regularly scheduled meeting of the board, the board shall allow:

(1) the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or a designee of the presiding officer to present to the board any item relating to the operation of the parole system determined by the presiding officer to require the board's consideration; and

(2) the chairman of the judicial advisory council to the community justice assistance division and to the board to present to the board any item relating to the operation of the community justice system determined by the chairman to require the board's consideration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.114 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.114
§ 2402.114. DRIVERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

A driver who is authorized to log in to a transportation network company's digital network is considered an independent contractor for all purposes, and not an employee of the company in any manner, if:

(1) the company does not:

(A) prescribe the specific hours during which the driver is required to be logged in to the company's digital network;

(B) impose restrictions on the driver's ability to use other transportation network companies' digital networks;

(C) limit the territory within which the driver may provide digitally prearranged rides; or

(D) restrict the driver from engaging in another occupation or business; and

(2) the company and the driver agree in writing that the driver is an independent contractor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 168.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 168 / Section 168.009
§ 168.009. IMMUNITY FROM DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary proceeding, as defined by Section 22.0512(b), Education Code, resulting from an action taken in compliance with this subchapter. The requirements of this subchapter are considered to involve the employee's judgment and discretion and are not considered ministerial acts for purposes of immunity from liability under Section 22.0511, Education Code. Nothing in the subchapter shall be considered to limit the immunity from liability afforded under Section 22.0511, Education Code.

(b) A school nurse is not responsible for and may not be subject to disciplinary action under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, for actions performed by an unlicensed diabetes care assistant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.105
§ 3799.105. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.