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Tex. Government Code § 656.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.052
§ 656.052. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACT MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Contract management guide" means the guide developed under Section 2262.051.

(2) "Contract manager" has the meaning assigned by Section 2262.001.

(a-1) In coordination with the Department of Information Resources, state auditor, and Health and Human Services Commission, the comptroller shall develop a training program for contract managers.

(b) The training must provide the contract manager with information regarding how to:

(1) fairly and objectively select and negotiate with the most qualified contractor;

(2) establish prices that are cost-effective and that reflect the cost of providing the service;

(3) include provisions in a contract that hold the contractor accountable for results;

(4) monitor and enforce a contract;

(5) make payments consistent with the contract;

(6) comply with any requirements or goals contained in the contract management guide;

(7) use and apply advanced sourcing strategies, techniques, and tools;

(8) maintain required documentation for contracting decisions, changes to a contract, and problems with a contract;

(9) create a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy;

(10) create a plan for potential problems with the contract;

(11) develop an accurate and comprehensive statement of work; and

(12) complete the contract and evaluate performance under the contract.

(c) Each state agency shall ensure that the agency's contract managers complete the training developed under this section.

(d) The comptroller shall administer training under this section and may assess a fee for the training in an amount sufficient to recover the comptroller's costs under this section.

(e) The comptroller shall certify contract managers who have completed the contract management training required under this section.

(f) A state agency may develop qualified contract manager training to supplement the training required under this section. The comptroller may incorporate the training developed by the agency into the training program under this section.

(g) The comptroller shall adapt the training required under this section and administer an abbreviated training program meeting the relevant training requirements under this section for state agency employees, other than contract managers, with contract management duties.

(h) This section does not apply to:

(1) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(2) a contract manager whose contract management duties relate primarily to contracts described by Section 2262.002(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.003
§ 1068.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Water Code § 49.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.053
§ 49.053. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district. This section does not apply to special water authorities.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0375 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0375
§ 42.0375. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR CHILD OF VICTIM OF INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code, to pay restitution for a child whose parent or guardian was the victim of the offense.

(b) Notwithstanding Article 42.037(g) and subject to Subsection (c), the court shall determine an amount to be paid monthly for the support of the child until the child reaches 18 years of age or has graduated from high school, whichever is later.

(c) The defendant may not be required to pay restitution under this article to an individual who is 19 years of age or older.

(d) The court shall determine an amount for restitution under this article that is reasonable and necessary to support the child, considering all relevant factors including:

(1) the financial needs and resources of the child;

(2) the financial needs and resources of the surviving parent or guardian or other current guardian of the child or, if applicable, the financial resources of the state if the Department of Family and Protective Services has been appointed as temporary or permanent managing conservator of the child;

(3) the standard of living to which the child is accustomed;

(4) the physical and emotional condition of the child and the child's educational needs;

(5) the child's physical and legal custody arrangements;

(6) the reasonable work-related child care expenses of the surviving parent or guardian or other current guardian, if applicable; and

(7) the financial resources of the defendant.

(e) The order must require restitution payments to be:

(1) delivered in the manner described by Article 42.037(g-2)(1) or (3), as appropriate; and

(2) directed to the parent or guardian of the child or the Department of Family and Protective Services, as applicable.

(f) If a defendant ordered to pay restitution under this article is unable to make the required restitution payments because the defendant is confined or imprisoned in a correctional facility, the defendant shall begin payments not later than the first anniversary of the date of the defendant's release from the facility. The defendant may enter into a payment plan to address any arrearage that exists on the date of the defendant's release. The defendant must pay all arrearages regardless of whether the restitution payments were scheduled to terminate while the defendant was confined or imprisoned in the correctional facility.

(g) The amount of restitution paid under this article shall be deducted from any civil judgment against the defendant as provided by Article 42.037(f)(2).

(h) A restitution order issued under this article may be enforced by the office of the attorney general, or by a person or a parent or guardian of the person named in the order to receive the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.107
§ 1087.107. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval of the Upton County Commissioners Court, may contract with:

(1) a county, other than Upton County, for the care and treatment of a person of that county; and

(2) this state or a federal agency for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person for whom the state or agency is responsible.
Tex. Family Code § 156.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.106
§ 156.106. MODIFICATION OF ORDER BASED ON DEATH OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The death of a person who is a conservator of a child is a material and substantial change of circumstances sufficient to justify a temporary order and modification of an existing court order or portion of a decree that provides for the appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms and conditions of conservatorship or for the possession of or access to the child.

(b) Before modifying an order under Section 156.101 based on a material and substantial change of circumstances described by Subsection (a), the court must consider any term or condition of the order or portion of a decree that denies possession of the child to a parent or imposes restrictions or limitations on the parent's right to possession of or access to the child. The court may include those restrictions or limitations in a modification of the order if the court finds that the restrictions or limitations continue to be in the best interest of the child.
Tex. Water Code § 8.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.001
§ 8.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Southwestern States Water Commission.

(2) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission.

(3) "Board" means the Texas Water Development Board.
Tex. Government Code § 54.873 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.873
§ 54.873. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Lubbock County.

(b) The salary may not be less than the salary authorized to be paid to an associate judge for Title IV-D cases appointed under Subchapter B, Chapter 201, Family Code.

(c) The magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.056
§ 3935.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS ON CONVERSION TO MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the conversion of the district to a management district, the initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire May 14, 2016, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire May 12, 2018.

(c) Sections 3935.051 and 3935.052 do not apply to the appointment or terms of directors appointed under Subsection (a). A director appointed to succeed a director appointed under Subsection (a) serves until May 1 of the appropriate year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0286 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0286
§ 225.0286.
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.0286. WORLD WAR II VETERANS 349TH REGT. 88TH INF. DIV. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 83 in Hidalgo County between its intersection with North Inspiration Road and its intersection with South Stewart Road is designated as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.305
§ 125.305. ACCOUNT TRANSACTION INQUIRIES.
Status: in_force

The credit union is not required to inquire of a trustee the reason for a transaction or the intended use for money withdrawn or borrowed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.304 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.304
§ 2A.304. SUBSEQUENT LEASE OF GOODS BY LESSOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 2A.303 of this chapter, a subsequent lessee from a lessor of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessor had or had power to transfer, and except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 2A.527(d) takes subject to the existing lease contract. A lessor with voidable title has power to transfer a good leasehold interest to a good faith subsequent lessee for value, but only to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence. If goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase, the lessor has that power even though:

(1) the lessor's transferor was deceived as to the identity of the lessor;

(2) the delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored;

(3) it was agreed that the transaction was to be a "cash sale"; or

(4) the delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal law.

(b) A subsequent lessee in the ordinary course of business from a lessor who is a merchant dealing in goods of that kind to whom the goods were entrusted by the existing lessee of that lessor before the interest of the subsequent lessee became enforceable against that lessor obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, all of that lessor's and the existing lessee's rights to the goods, and takes free of the existing lease contract.

(c) A subsequent lessee from the lessor of goods that are subject to an existing lease contract and are covered by a certificate of title issued under a statute of this state or of another jurisdiction takes no greater rights than those provided both by this section and by the certificate of title statute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0303
§ 7933A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.704 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.704
§ 452.704. BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 452.707, the territory proposed to be included in an authority must contain all territory:

(1) in the county of the principal municipality; and

(2) in each unit of election that has the majority of its population in the county of the principal municipality.

(b) The territory may include territory in a county having a population of more than 52,000 adjacent to the county of the principal municipality.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 311.032, Government Code, or other law, this section is not severable.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.053
§ 88.053. PROHIBITED EVASION OR PREVENTION OF ACCURATE MEASUREMENT.
Status: in_force

No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may use a method or device to evade or prevent obtaining the accurate measurement as provided in Section 88.052 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 662.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.050
§ 662.050. TEXAS FIRST RESPONDERS DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) September 11 is Texas First Responders Day in honor of the bravery, courage, and determination of Texas men and women who assist others in emergencies.

(b) Texas First Responders Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies in the public schools and other places to honor Texas first responders. Each governmental entity may determine the appropriate ceremonies by which Texas observes Texas First Responders Day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.051
§ 3854.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 566, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake made 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 district's right to issue any type of bond or to issue or enter into another type of obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the district's right to levy or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the district's governing body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.103
§ 2310.103. REQUIRED REGISTRATION OF MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a motor fuel metering device is exempt from the application of this section by commission rule, a person who owns or operates a motor fuel metering device shall register the device with the department before using the device for a commercial transaction.

(b) An application for a device registration must:

(1) be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department;

(2) be accompanied by any other document or form required by the department;

(3) include any fees required under Section 2310.108; and

(4) include documentation of compliance with Section 2310.102.

(c) A registration under this section is valid for one or two years as established by commission rule. The registration must be renewed at or before the end of each registration period and the application for renewal must include documentation of compliance with Section 2310.102.

(d) If a person fails to register or renew a registration as required by this section, the department may not issue a certificate to operate the motor fuel metering device. The department shall issue the certificate when the operator submits to the department the items required by Subsection (b).

(e) The department may assess a late fee if the registration of one or more devices located on a premises is renewed after the end of the registration period because of a registration error, including one or more devices not properly registered, failure to register the correct type of device, or failure to timely register a previously registered device. The amount of the late fee may not exceed $50 per device, with a maximum penalty amount of $500 per year for the premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.154
§ 1043.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year.

(b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed at the district office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.058
§ 1048.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.028
§ 61.028. BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county shall, in accordance with department rules adopted under Section 61.006, provide the following basic health care services:

(1) primary and preventative services designed to meet the needs of the community, including:

(A) immunizations;

(B) medical screening services; and

(C) annual physical examinations;

(2) inpatient and outpatient hospital services;

(3) rural health clinics;

(4) laboratory and X-ray services;

(5) family planning services;

(6) physician services;

(7) payment for not more than three prescription drugs a month; and

(8) skilled nursing facility services, regardless of the patient's age.

(b) The county may provide additional health care services, but may not credit the assistance toward eligibility for state assistance, except as provided by Section 61.0285.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.051
§ 3917.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution or the governing body of the city by resolution or ordinance may change the number of directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than seven directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.025
§ 282.025. QUORUM; MEETING PROCEDURE AND RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Three board members constitute a quorum.

(b) All board proceedings shall be by motion or resolution and shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. The book is a public record.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.004
§ 263.004. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IN EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board or an executive committee of the board determines from the evidence or information presented that the continued practice by a person licensed under this subtitle, or the continued performance by a person licensed under this subtitle of a procedure for which the person holds a permit issued by the board, would constitute a clear, imminent, or continuing threat to a person's physical health or well-being, the board or the executive committee shall temporarily suspend the person's license or permit, as applicable.

(b) The board may not temporarily suspend a license or permit under this section without notice or hearing unless at the time of the temporary suspension the board or the executive committee requests the State Office of Administrative Hearings to set a date for a hearing on the temporary suspension.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the license or permit is suspended unless the license or permit holder requests a continuance. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a second hearing on the suspension and on any other action to be taken against the license or permit holder not later than the 60th day after:

(1) the date the license or permit is temporarily suspended; or

(2) the date specified in the continuance requested by the license or permit holder.

(d) If the State Office of Administrative Hearings does not hold a hearing within the time provided by Subsection (c), the suspended license or permit is automatically reinstated.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.509 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.509
§ 125.509. LIABILITY FOR ACCESS TO OR REMOVAL OF CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

A credit union that has identified the keys to a safe deposit box in accordance with Section 125.508 and that follows applicable law and the credit union's established security procedures in permitting access to the box is not liable for damages arising because of access to or removal of the box's contents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.053
§ 3822.053. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ONE-TIME AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest. An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes. After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that public entity.

(d) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.251
§ 1011.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the budget, the board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued by the district for hospital purposes as provided by this chapter;

(2) provide for the maintenance and operations of the hospital, hospital system, or related facilities;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.