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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 81 / Section 81.010
§ 81.010. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001(3)(B).

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a patient, a former patient, or another person acting on behalf of a patient or former patient may bring an action under this section against a governmental unit that is an employer of a mental health services provider, including a special officer for mental health assignment, who commits any conduct described by Section 81.002(1), (2), or (3) in relation to the patient or former patient. In an action brought under this subsection, the patient or former patient may obtain:

(1) an order requiring the governmental unit to discharge the mental health services provider who committed the conduct;

(2) court costs; and

(3) reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court.

(c) A patient, former patient, or person acting on behalf of a patient or former patient may not bring an action under Subsection (b) unless, 60 days before the date that action is to be filed, the person notifies the governmental unit in writing of its intention to bring an action under this section. The notice must reasonably describe the facts giving rise to the claim. If, before the 60th day after the date the notice is provided under this section, the governmental unit discharges the mental health services provider who committed the conduct with respect to which the claim is filed, the person may not bring suit under Subsection (b).

(d) Governmental immunity to suit is waived and abolished only to the extent of the liability created by Subsection (b).
Tex. Penal Code § 43.251 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.251
§ 43.251. EMPLOYMENT HARMFUL TO CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Child" means a person younger than 21 years of age.

(2) "Massage" has the meaning assigned to the term "massage therapy" by Section 455.001, Occupations Code.

(3) "Massage establishment" has the meaning assigned by Section 455.001, Occupations Code.

(4) "Nude" means a child who is:

(A) entirely unclothed; or

(B) clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts below the top of the areola of the breasts, if the child is female, or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.

(5) "Sexually oriented commercial activity" means a massage establishment, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, or other similar commercial enterprise the primary business of which is the offering of a service that is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer.

(6) "Topless" means a female child clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of her breasts below the top of the areola.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person employs, authorizes, or induces a child to work:

(1) in a sexually oriented commercial activity; or

(2) in any place of business permitting, requesting, or requiring a child to work nude or topless.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if the child is younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense is committed, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the child at the time of the offense.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if the victim is younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense is committed, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the victim at the time of the offense.

(d) Conduct under this section constitutes an offense regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the child at the time of the offense.

(d) Conduct under this section constitutes an offense regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the victim at the time of the offense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.168 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.168
§ 1702.168. FIREARM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 1702.163(a), the commission by rule shall establish other qualifications for individuals who are employed in positions requiring the carrying of firearms. The qualifications may include:

(1) physical and mental standards; and

(2) other requirements that relate to the competency and reliability of individuals to carry firearms.

(b) The commission shall prescribe appropriate forms and adopt rules by which evidence is presented that the requirements are fulfilled.
Tex. Government Code § 444.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.003
§ 444.003. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members must represent a diverse cross-section of the fields of the arts and be widely known for their professional competence and experience in connection with the arts. At least two members must be residents of a county with a population of less than 50,000. Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.

(c) Members of the commission serve staggered terms of six years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.001
§ 7975.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Cresson Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Hood County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1460.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1460 / Section 1460.001
§ 1460.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health benefit plan issuer" means an entity authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that provides health insurance or health benefits in this state, including:

(A) an insurance company;

(B) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(C) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(D) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884.

(2) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state or another state of the United States.
Tex. Water Code § 11.034 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.034
§ 11.034.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.034. RESERVOIR SITE: LAND AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. An appropriator who is authorized to construct a dam or reservoir is granted the right-of-way, not to exceed 100 feet wide, and the necessary area for the site, over any public school land, university land, or asylum land of this state and the use of the rock, gravel, and timber on the site and right-of-way for construction purposes, after paying compensation as determined by the commission. An appropriator may acquire the reservoir site and rights-of-way over private land by contract.
Tex. Property Code § 93.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 93 / Section 93.002
§ 93.002. INTERRUPTION OF UTILITIES, REMOVAL OF PROPERTY, AND EXCLUSION OF COMMERCIAL TENANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord or a landlord's agent may not interrupt or cause the interruption of utility service paid for directly to the utility company by a tenant unless the interruption results from bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency.

(b) A landlord may not remove a door, window, or attic hatchway cover or a lock, latch, hinge, hinge pin, doorknob, or other mechanism connected to a door, window, or attic hatchway cover from premises leased to a tenant or remove furniture, fixtures, or appliances furnished by the landlord from premises leased to a tenant unless the landlord removes the item for a bona fide repair or replacement. If a landlord removes any of the items listed in this subsection for a bona fide repair or replacement, the repair or replacement must be promptly performed.

(c) A landlord may not intentionally prevent a tenant from entering the leased premises except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:

(1) bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency;

(2) removing the contents of premises abandoned by a tenant; or

(3) changing the door locks of a tenant who is delinquent in paying at least part of the rent.

(d) A tenant is presumed to have abandoned the premises if goods, equipment, or other property, in an amount substantial enough to indicate a probable intent to abandon the premises, is being or has been removed from the premises and the removal is not within the normal course of the tenant's business.

(e) A landlord may remove and store any property of a tenant that remains on premises that are abandoned. In addition to the landlord's other rights, the landlord may dispose of the stored property if the tenant does not claim the property within 60 days after the date the property is stored. The landlord shall deliver by certified mail to the tenant at the tenant's last known address a notice stating that the landlord may dispose of the tenant's property if the tenant does not claim the property within 60 days after the date the property is stored.

(f) If a landlord or a landlord's agent changes the door lock of a tenant who is delinquent in paying rent, the landlord or agent must place a written notice on the tenant's front door stating the name and the address or telephone number of the individual or company from which the new key may be obtained. The new key is required to be provided only during the tenant's regular business hours and only if the tenant pays the delinquent rent.

(g) If a landlord or a landlord's agent violates this section, the tenant may:

(1) either recover possession of the premises or terminate the lease; and

(2) recover from the landlord an amount equal to the sum of the tenant's actual damages, one month's rent or $500, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs, less any delinquent rents or other sums for which the tenant is liable to the landlord.

(h) A lease supersedes this section to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.252 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.252
§ 363.252. APPLICATION FOR PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) On written application of 10 or more registered voters of the district, the clerk of the political subdivision that created the district shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among registered voters for their signatures.

(b) To be valid, an application for a petition to continue the district must contain:

(1) the following heading: "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) the following statement of the issue to be voted on: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued";

(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants: "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be continued"; and

(4) the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.

(c) To be valid, an application for a petition to dissolve the district must contain:

(1) the following heading: "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) the following statement of the issue to be voted on: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished";

(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants: "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be abolished"; and

(4) the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.252
§ 1952.252. GARAGE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A garage insurance policy may provide that a garage customer is not an insured under the policy and that the coverage under the policy does not apply to a garage customer except to the extent that any other insurance coverage that is collectible and available to the garage customer is not equal to the minimum financial responsibility limits specified by Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in another insurance policy as to whether the insurance coverage described by Subsection (a) that is provided under that policy is primary, excess, or contingent insurance, or otherwise, the other insurance coverage is the primary insurance as to the garage customer.

(c) A garage insurance policy containing a provision described by Subsection (a) may not cover a garage customer except to the extent permitted by this section, notwithstanding the terms of the other insurance policy providing coverage described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.262 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.262
§ 45A.262. DISCHARGED FROM JAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant placed in jail due to failure to pay the fine and costs shall be discharged on habeas corpus by showing that the defendant:

(1) is indigent and cannot pay the fine and costs; or

(2) has remained in jail for a cumulative period that is sufficient to satisfy the fine and costs, at the rate of not less than $150 for each separate period served, as specified by the convicting court in the judgment in the case.

(b) A convicting court may specify a period that is not less than eight hours or more than 24 hours as the period for which a defendant who fails to pay the fine and costs in the case must remain in jail to satisfy $150 of the fine and costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.301
§ 3933.301. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by assessments, contract payments, sales and use taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, or any other revenue from any source other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0106
§ 511.0106. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS, DATA, AND DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a system for the electronic submission of forms, data, and documents required to be submitted to the commission under this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person shall submit all forms, data, or documents described by Subsection (a) to the commission through the system established under that subsection and in a standardized electronic format prescribed by the commission.

(c) The commission may allow a person to submit the forms, data, or documents described by Subsection (a) in a nonelectronic format. The commission shall set and collect a reasonable fee to cover the cost of processing the forms, data, or documents.

(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8165.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8165 / Section 8165.004
§ 8165.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 744, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.152
§ 8378.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8378.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) If required by an agreement between the district and a municipality under Section 8378.105, the total ad valorem tax rate of the district may not be less than the total ad valorem tax rate of the municipality.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.205
§ 123.205. INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with commission rules, a credit union may:

(1) develop and offer investment programs to its members and depositors; or

(2) act as agent for its members and depositors in the purchase, sale, or other disposition of a security, an interest in a mutual fund, or an interest or participation in any other type of investment.

(b) A credit union may issue and sell securities in connection with an investment program developed and offered under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.252
§ 1051.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.006
§ 152.006. CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PARTNERSHIPS TRADED ON A NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of Sections 152.002(e) and 153.163 apply only to a partnership that has a class or series of partnership interests listed on a national securities exchange.

(b) This section may not be construed as prohibiting any partnership from adopting, in its partnership agreement, provisions that duplicate the effect of Sections 152.002(e) and 153.163, regardless of whether the partnership has a class or series of partnership interests listed on a national securities exchange.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.051
§ 8431.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8431.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.095 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.095
§ 406.095. CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
Status: in_force

(a) A professional athlete employed under a contract for hire or a collective bargaining agreement who is entitled to benefits for medical care and weekly benefits that are equal to or greater than the benefits provided under this subtitle may not receive benefits under this subtitle and the equivalent benefits under the contract or collective bargaining agreement. An athlete covered by such a contract or agreement who sustains an injury in the course and scope of the athlete's employment shall elect to receive either the benefits available under this subtitle or the benefits under the contract or agreement.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish the procedures and requirements for an election under this section.

(c) In this section, "professional athlete" means a person employed as a professional athlete by a franchise of:

(1) the National Football League;

(2) the National Basketball Association;

(3) the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs;

(4) the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs;

(5) the International Hockey League;

(6) the National Hockey League; or

(7) the Central Hockey League.
Tex. Water Code § 61.156 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.156
§ 61.156. ELECTION EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

The district shall pay the expense of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 498.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 498 / Section 498.002
§ 498.002. CLASSIFICATION AND RECLASSIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall classify each inmate as soon as practicable on the inmate's arrival at the institutional division and, subject to the requirements of Section 498.005, shall reclassify the inmate as circumstances warrant. Each inmate must be classified according to the inmate's conduct, obedience, and industry. The department shall maintain a record on each inmate showing each classification and reclassification of the inmate with the date and reason for each classification or reclassification. The department may classify each inmate on the inmate's arrival at the institutional division in a time-earning category that does not allow the inmate to earn more than 30 days' good conduct time for each 30 days actually served.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.105
§ 7918.105. CERTAIN NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created for the following purposes and has the power to purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside or outside the district, a canal or other waterway, bulkhead, dock, or improvement in aid of such canals, waterways, bulkheads, or docks.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers provided by Subsection (a) are subject to the applicable rules, regulations, and approval of the San Jacinto River Authority.

(c) In the event the district adopts a rule or regulation relating to boating or navigation, the rule or regulation must be consistent with the applicable rules or regulations of the San Jacinto River Authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.303
§ 1271.303. PAYMENT FOR CONTINUED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An enrollee electing continuation of group coverage must pay to the employer or group contract holder the amount of contribution required by the employer or group contract holder, plus an amount equal to two percent of the group rate for the coverage being continued under the group contract.

(b) The enrollee must make the payment not later than the 45th day after the initial election for coverage and on the due date of each payment thereafter. Following the first payment made after the initial election for coverage, the payment of any other premium shall be considered timely if made by the 30th day after the date on which payment is due.