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Tex. Local Government Code § 334.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.042
§ 334.042. VENUE PROJECT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county in which an approved venue project is located shall establish by resolution a fund known as the venue project fund. The municipality or county shall establish separate accounts within the fund for the various revenue sources.

(b) The municipality or county shall deposit into the venue project fund:

(1) the proceeds of any tax imposed by the municipality or county under this chapter;

(2) all revenue from the sale of bonds or other obligations by the municipality or county under this chapter; and

(3) any other money required by law to be deposited in the fund.

(c) The municipality or county may deposit into the venue project fund:

(1) money received by the municipality or county from innovative funding concepts such as the sale or lease of luxury boxes or the sale of licenses for personal seats;

(2) any other revenue received by the municipality or county from the approved venue project, including stadium rental payments and revenue from concessions and parking;

(3) if the revenue is not otherwise dedicated, all or a portion of any revenue the municipality or county receives from bonuses, delay rentals, royalties, and any other payments the municipality or county receives as the owner of oil, gas, and other mineral interests;

(4) if the revenue is not otherwise dedicated, all or a portion of any revenues the municipality or county receives from the fees, payments, or charges imposed by:

(A) a joint operating board to which a municipality or county is a party; or

(B) a nonprofit corporation created by and acting on behalf of a county or municipality; and

(5) any other revenue the municipality by ordinance or the county by order determines is appropriate for use in financing a venue project and related infrastructure.

(d) The municipality or county may use money in the venue project fund to:

(1) reimburse or pay the costs of planning, acquiring, establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more approved venue projects in the municipality or county;

(2) pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality or county or to refund bonds, notes, or other obligations; or

(3) pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or more approved venue projects.

(e) Money deposited into the venue project fund, including money deposited under Subsection (c), is the property of the municipality or county depositing the money.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.205 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.205
§ 42.205. CAREGIVER QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING; CHILD-TO-CAREGIVER RATIOS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules that specify the minimum:

(1) qualifications and training required for a person providing child care in a shelter day-care facility; and

(2) child-to-caregiver ratios in a shelter day-care facility.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) the special circumstances and needs of families that seek temporary shelter; and

(2) the role of a shelter in assisting and supporting families in crisis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.401
§ 38.401. PURPOSE OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize the department to establish an all payor claims database in this state to increase public transparency of health care information and improve the quality of health care in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.0041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.0041
§ 25A.0041. RULES RELATED TO JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court by rule shall establish procedures for the prompt, efficient, and final determination of business court jurisdiction on the filing of an action in the business court. In adopting rules under this section, the supreme court must consider:

(1) the business court's purpose of efficiently addressing complex business litigation in a manner comparable to or more effective than the business and commercial courts operating in other states;

(2) the commonalities of law and procedure existing between the business court and district courts as trial courts functioning under the Texas Constitution and within the judicial branch of this state;

(3) the limited potential for the movement of an action between a district court and the business court as it relates to issues of fundamental fairness or the preservation of constitutionally or statutorily protected rights of the parties; and

(4) the need for guidance on evolving usage of the business court and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals over time by business litigants and their counsel as the courts develop a body of precedent and practice.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the supreme court may:

(1) provide for jurisdictional determinations based on pleadings or summary proceedings;

(2) establish appropriate standards of proof;

(3) establish limited periods during which issues or rights must be asserted, considered agreed to, or waived;

(4) establish procedures for the review of jurisdictional determinations by the business court by another judge or panel of judges, including a regional presiding judge or the administrative presiding judge of the business court;

(5) allow, require, or prohibit interlocutory appeals;

(6) provide for accelerated appeals; or

(7) provide for any other procedures necessary for the prompt, efficient, and final determination of business court jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.160
§ 3829.160. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.102
§ 62.102. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of not less than five or more than 21 directors shall direct the business of the association. The members or shareholders shall periodically set the number of directors by a resolution adopted at an annual meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose.

(b) The members or shareholders shall elect the board by a majority vote at each annual meeting.

(c) The bylaws of a capital stock association may require all or a majority of the board to be elected from among the holders of the capital stock.

(d) A vacancy on the board is filled by the election by a majority vote of the remaining directors, regardless of whether a quorum exists, of a director to serve until the next annual meeting of the members or shareholders. The remaining directors may continue to direct the association until the vacancy is filled.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.202
§ 55A.202. PARDON FOR ACTUAL INNOCENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case in which a person is entitled to expunction under Article 55A.003, an expunction order shall be entered, not later than the 30th day after the date the court receives notice of the applicable pardon or other grant of relief, for the person by:

(1) the trial court presiding over the case, if the court is:

(A) a district court;

(B) a justice court; or

(C) a municipal court of record; or

(2) a district court in the county in which the trial court is located.

(b) The person described by Subsection (a) shall provide to the court all of the information required in a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.006
§ 162.006. DISCLOSURE TO OTHER BLOOD BANKS.
Status: in_force

(a) A blood bank may report to other blood banks the name of a donor with a possible communicable disease according to positive blood test results.

(b) A blood bank that reports a donor's name to other blood banks under this section may not disclose the communicable disease that the donor has or is suspected of having.

(c) A blood bank that reports as provided by this section does not breach a confidence arising out of any confidential relationship.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 671.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.003
§ 671.003. AUTHORITY JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The authority's jurisdiction is coextensive with the area within the boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.053
§ 152.053. RECORD OF NONPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The county payroll officer shall make an entry in the payroll records of the county to show each pay period for which the officer is not paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0402
§ 7905.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7905.0401, 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.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.203
§ 2201.203. AGENT TO VERIFY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Before placing business with a risk retention group, each agent shall secure from the appropriate insurance regulatory authority a certified copy of the certificate of authority verifying that the insurer is authorized in the insurer's domiciliary jurisdiction to write the liability insurance policy the agent proposes to procure from the insurer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.501 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.501
§ 882.501. TOTAL ASSUMPTION REINSURANCE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic mutual life insurance company and any other domestic or foreign life insurance company may enter into a total assumption reinsurance agreement if the company assuming the policies under the agreement is authorized to engage in the kinds of insurance provided by those policies.

(b) Before a total assumption reinsurance agreement may be entered into:

(1) the agreement must be submitted to the department; and

(2) the commissioner must approve the agreement as fully protecting the interests of each domestic company's policyholders.

(c) After an assumption reinsurance agreement in which the ceding company is a domestic mutual insurance company is approved by the commissioner as required by Subsection (b), the agreement must be approved by the policyholders of the ceding domestic company in the same manner as required for a merger or consolidation under Subchapter L.

(d) When the reinsurance agreement described by Subsection (c) is effective, the assuming company is entitled to the same rights, privileges, and benefits granted a company that assumes a company by merger or consolidation as provided by Subchapter L.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.059
§ 1301.059. WORK PERFORMED ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform work consisting of installing, servicing, or repairing service mains or service lines that provide water, sewer, or storm drainage services on private property in an area that extends from a public right-of-way or public easement to not less than five feet from a building or structure.

(b) This section does not apply to plumbing work performed on private property designated for use as a one-family or two-family dwelling.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5011
§ 54.5011. CHARGES AND FEES FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a payment of tuition, a fee, or another charge to an institution of higher education that is made or authorized in person, by mail, by telephone call, or through the Internet by means of:

(1) an electronic funds transfer; or

(2) a credit card.

(b) An institution of higher education may charge a fee or other amount in connection with a payment to which this section applies, in addition to the amount of the tuition, fee, or other charge being paid, including:

(1) a discount, convenience, or service charge for the transaction; or

(2) a service charge in connection with a payment transaction that is dishonored or refused for lack of funds or insufficient funds.

(c) A fee or other charge under this section must be in an amount reasonable and necessary to reimburse the institution for the expense incurred by the institution in processing and handling the payment or payment transaction.

(d) Before accepting a payment by credit card, the institution shall notify the student of any fee to be charged under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.041
§ 66.041. BRANCH PILOT'S LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall renew a branch pilot's expiring license if the board recommends renewal.

(b) If a pilot applies in writing and qualifies, the board shall recommend renewal unless the board determines there is probable cause not to renew the license.

(c) Probable cause not to renew a license exists if the board finds that the license holder:

(1) does not possess a qualification required by this chapter for pilots; or

(2) has a disability that will affect the license holder's ability to serve as a pilot.

(d) If the board determines that it has probable cause not to renew a license, the board shall notify the license holder of that determination not later than the 60th day before the date the license expires. On request, the board shall provide a hearing after proper notice to consider whether the board has cause not to recommend renewal of the license.

(e) If the board finds at the conclusion of the hearing that the board lacks probable cause for nonrenewal of the license, the board shall recommend that the governor renew the license.

(f) The board shall issue a written order recommending that the governor not renew a license and the governor may not renew the license if:

(1) the pilot does not contest the board's decision not to renew the license; or

(2) the board after a hearing finds that it has probable cause not to renew the license.

(g) The denial of renewal of a pilot's license does not prohibit the pilot from applying for a new license and being reappointed.
Tex. Family Code § 8.356 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.356
§ 8.356. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The court shall liberally construe this subchapter to effect payment of pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefits for the satisfaction of the obligor's maintenance obligation.
Tex. Election Code § 66.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.001
§ 66.001. GENERAL CUSTODIAN OF ELECTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The general custodian of election records is:

(1) the county clerk of each county wholly or partly situated in the territory covered by the election, for an election ordered by the governor or by a county authority or for a primary election;

(2) the city secretary, for an election ordered by a city authority; and

(3) the secretary of the political subdivision's governing body or, if the governing body has no secretary, the governing body's presiding officer, for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county or city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.001
§ 3844.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 7.
Tex. Government Code § 2115.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2115 / Section 2115.005
§ 2115.005. ANNUAL REPORT BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), not later than February 1 of each year, the comptroller shall issue to the legislature, governor, state auditor's office, and Legislative Budget Board a report summarizing the activities conducted by a consultant pursuant to a recovery audit completed under this chapter during the preceding state fiscal year.

(b) The comptroller is required to issue a report under Subsection (a) only if a recovery audit was completed under this chapter during the preceding state fiscal year.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.106 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.106
§ 66.106. INFORMATION RELATED TO NON-FINGERPRINT SUPPORTED ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a report of prosecution or court disposition information from a jurisdiction for which corresponding arrest data does not exist in the computerized criminal history system, the Department of Public Safety shall enter the report into a non-fingerprint supported file that is separate from the computerized criminal history system.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall grant access to records in a non-fingerprint supported file created under Subsection (a) that include the subject's name or other identifier in the same manner as the department is required to grant access to criminal history record information under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code.

(c) On receipt of a report of arrest information that corresponds to a record in a non-fingerprint supported file created under Subsection (a), the Department of Public Safety shall transfer the record from the non-fingerprint supported file to the computerized criminal history system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.203
§ 8478.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.107
§ 3856.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) For purposes of this section, the district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.205
§ 3916.205. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Election Code § 114.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 114 / Section 114.006
§ 114.006. DETERMINING OFFICES TO BE VOTED ON.
Status: in_force

For each voter who is to vote a federal ballot, the early voting clerk shall determine the federal offices on which the voter is entitled to vote and indicate them on the application or the jacket envelope.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0084
§ 442.0084. EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN MONUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "monument" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.015, as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.

(b) To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is accurately represented on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex, the Texas Historical Commission shall:

(1) collect information relating to each monument on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex; and

(2) in cooperation with the chair of the history department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the state, as determined by the commission, ensure the:

(A) historical accuracy of the monuments; and

(B) equitable representation of all Texans, including African slaves, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, women in Texas history, and Texans exemplifying military service and rural heritage in monuments on land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex.

(c) The commission shall make the information collected under this section available to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0401
§ 3792.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.169 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.169
§ 351.169. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the board.
Tex. Election Code § 51.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 51 / Section 51.005
§ 51.005. NUMBER OF BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election shall provide for each election precinct a number of ballots equal to at least the percentage of voters who voted in that precinct in the most recent corresponding election plus 25 percent of that number.

(a-1) The number of ballots provided may not exceed the total number of registered voters in the precinct unless the county participates in the countywide polling place program under Section 43.007.

(b) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.

(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for determining the number of provisional ballots to be provided.

(d) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election commits an offense if the authority intentionally fails to provide an election precinct with the required number of ballots under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.