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Tex. Education Code § 51.975 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.975
§ 51.975. SHARING OF UNDERUSED CLASSROOMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution or by students, student organizations, or faculty of the institution between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on one or more weekdays or between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on one or more Saturdays available for that day to another public junior college on request for teaching courses in the core curriculum, as defined by Section 61.821, or continuing education courses.

(b) A public institution of higher education that under Subsection (a) makes a classroom available to another institution shall continue to make that classroom, or a comparable classroom, available to the other institution for the duration of the semester or other academic term.

(c) An institution of higher education may charge another institution for the use of a classroom under this section at a rate not to exceed the rate permitted for this purpose as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The coordinating board shall establish those rates in an amount to reimburse the host institution for utility costs and other costs, such as maintenance and custodial services, based on the infrastructure formula funding that the host institution would receive if teaching a course in that space itself for that time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.002
§ 3856.002. GALVESTON GRAND BEACH MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.0522 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.0522
§ 601.0522. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MEDICAL BOARD RELATING TO RADIOLOGIC PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to regulate individuals who:

(1) perform radiologic procedures; and

(2) are licensed by the medical board and supervise an individual who performs radiologic procedures.

(b) The medical board, by a majority vote, shall approve or reject each rule adopted by the advisory board. If approved, the rule may take effect. If the rule is rejected, the medical board shall return the rule to the advisory board for revision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.044
§ 142.044. AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the license holder has complied with Section 142.042(b) with respect to a patient, a health care professional employee who has completed the training under Section 142.043(b) may confiscate and dispose of a patient's controlled substance prescription drug if:

(1) the patient has died;

(2) the drug has expired; or

(3) the patient's physician has given written instructions that the patient should no longer use the drug.

(b) The employee confiscating the controlled substance prescription drug shall dispose of the drug in a manner consistent with recommendations of the United States Food and Drug Administration and the laws of this state.

(c) The disposal of a controlled substance prescription drug under this section must occur at the location at which the drug was confiscated and be witnessed by another person 18 years of age or older.

(d) After disposing of the controlled substance prescription drug, the employee shall document in the patient's record:

(1) the name of the drug;

(2) the dosage of the drug the patient was receiving;

(3) the route of controlled substance prescription drug administration;

(4) the quantity of the controlled substance prescription drug originally dispensed and the quantity of the drug remaining; and

(5) the time, date, and manner of disposal.

(e) An employee shall document in a patient's file if a family member of the patient prevented the confiscation and disposal of a controlled substance prescription drug as authorized under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 5.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 5 / Section 5.008
§ 5.008. CARE OF LIVESTOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by special contract, a common carrier transporting livestock shall feed and water the animals until the animals are:

(1) delivered to the consignee; or

(2) disposed of as provided by this title or other law.

(b) A common carrier that violates Subsection (a) is liable:

(1) for damages to a person injured by the violation; and

(2) to the owner of the livestock for a penalty of not less than $5 or more than $500.

(c) An action by an owner under Subsection (b)(2) must be brought in any county in which the damages occur or the carrier resides.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.082
§ 361.082. RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT INMATE OR DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal or county jail may not use restraints to control the movement of a pregnant woman in the custody of the jail at any time during which the woman is in labor or delivery or recovering from delivery, unless the sheriff or another person with supervisory authority over the jail determines that the use of restraints is necessary to:

(1) ensure the safety and security of the woman or her infant, jail or medical personnel, or any member of the public; or

(2) prevent a substantial risk that the woman will attempt escape.

(b) If a determination to use restraints is made under Subsection (a), the type of restraint used and the manner in which the restraint is used must be the least restrictive available under the circumstances to ensure safety and security or to prevent escape.
Tex. Government Code § 432.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.104
§ 432.104. RECONSIDERATION AND REVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a specification before a court-martial has been dismissed on motion and the ruling does not amount to a finding of not guilty, the convening authority may return the record to the court for reconsideration of the ruling and any further appropriate action.

(b) If an apparent error or omission is in the record or the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to a finding or sentence that can be corrected without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused, the convening authority may return the record to the court for appropriate action. However, a record may not be returned for:

(1) reconsideration of a finding of not guilty, or a ruling that amounts to a finding of not guilty;

(2) consideration of a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless the record shows a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge that sufficiently alleges a violation of this chapter; or

(3) increasing the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.067 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.067
§ 1084.067. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in a statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Government Code § 497.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.060
§ 497.060. WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall require private sector prison industries program employers to meet or exceed all federal requirements for providing compensation to participants injured while working.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0101
§ 7941A.0101. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 209.
Tex. Education Code § 132.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.155
§ 132.155. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in addition to any injunctive relief or other remedy provided by law. The civil penalty may not exceed $1,000 a day for each violation.

(b) The attorney general, at the request of the commission, may bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.082
§ 533.082. DETERMINATION OF SAVINGS IN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall determine the degree to which the costs of operating department facilities for persons with mental illness in compliance with applicable standards are affected as populations in the facilities fluctuate.

(b) In making the determination, the department shall:

(1) assume that the current level of services and necessary state of repair of the facilities will be maintained; and

(2) include sufficient funds to allow the department to comply with the requirements of litigation and applicable standards.

(c) The department shall allocate to community-based mental health programs any savings realized in operating department facilities for persons with mental illness.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0694 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0694
§ 43.0694. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality must conduct an initial public hearing not earlier than the 21st day and not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body adopts the resolution under Section 43.0692.

(b) The governing body must conduct at least one additional public hearing not earlier than the 31st day and not later than the 90th day after the date the governing body adopts a resolution under Section 43.0692.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.307
§ 59.307. STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING.
Status: in_force

The lighting must be at least:

(1) 10 candlefoot power at the face of the unmanned teller machine and extending in an unobstructed direction outward five feet;

(2) two candlefoot power within 50 feet from any unobstructed direction from the face of the machine, except as provided by Subdivision (3);

(3) if the machine is located within 10 feet of the corner of a building and is generally accessible from the adjacent side, two candlefoot power along the first 40 unobstructed feet of the adjacent side of the building; and

(4) two candlefoot power in the part of the defined parking area within 60 feet of the unmanned teller machine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.154
§ 1052.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.312 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.312
§ 2.312. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT; BUYER'S OBLIGATION AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b) there is in a contract for sale a warranty by the seller that

(1) the title conveyed shall be good, and its transfer rightful; and

(2) the goods shall be delivered free from any security interest or other lien or encumbrance of which the buyer at the time of contracting has no knowledge.

(b) A warranty under Subsection (a) will be excluded or modified only by specific language or by circumstances which give the buyer reason to know that the person selling does not claim title in himself or that he is purporting to sell only such right or title as he or a third person may have.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed a seller who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind warrants that the goods shall be delivered free of the rightful claim of any third person by way of infringement or the like but a buyer who furnishes specifications to the seller must hold the seller harmless against any such claim which arises out of compliance with the specifications.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.054
§ 1051.054. 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;

(2) a freeholder; and

(3) a qualified voter.

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

(1) the district administrator; or

(2) a district employee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.252
§ 2301.252.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.252. LICENSE REQUIRED: SALE OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new motor vehicles unless the person:

(1) holds a franchised dealer's license issued under this chapter for the make of new motor vehicle being bought, sold, or exchanged; or

(2) is a bona fide employee of the holder of a franchised dealer's license.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) the make of a conversion is that of the chassis manufacturer;

(2) the make of a motor home is that of the motor home manufacturer;

(3) the make of an ambulance is that of the ambulance manufacturer; and

(4) the make of a fire-fighting vehicle is that of the fire-fighting vehicle manufacturer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.025
§ 246.025. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may suspend or revoke a provider's certificate of authority if the provider:

(1) draws on its entrance fee escrow in an amount greater than provided for by Section 246.073;

(2) draws on its loan reserve fund escrow in an amount greater than provided for by Section 246.078; or

(3) intentionally violates this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.259 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.259
§ 39A.259. COMPENSATION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may authorize compensation for a member of a board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school or a superintendent appointed by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner shall establish the terms of compensation provided under Subsection (a).

(c) The agency shall use funds received by or due to the former charter holder under Section 12.106 or funds returned to the state from liquidation of property described by Section 12.128 and held by a former charter holder for compensation of a member of a board of managers for an open-enrollment charter school or a campus of an open-enrollment charter school or a superintendent.

(d) If funds described by Subsection (c) are not available or the commissioner determines that the circumstances require, the commissioner may use available agency funds, provided that the use of the available funds for that purpose is not prohibited by other law.

(e) To the extent this section conflicts with Section 39A.206(a), this section prevails.
Tex. Family Code § 153.133 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.133
§ 153.133. PARENTING PLAN FOR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) If a written agreed parenting plan is filed with the court, the court shall render an order appointing the parents as joint managing conservators only if the parenting plan:

(1) designates the conservator who has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child and:

(A) establishes, until modified by further order, the geographic area within which the conservator shall maintain the child's primary residence; or

(B) specifies that the conservator may designate the child's primary residence without regard to geographic location;

(2) specifies the rights and duties of each parent regarding the child's physical care, support, and education;

(3) includes provisions to minimize disruption of the child's education, daily routine, and association with friends;

(4) allocates between the parents, independently, jointly, or exclusively, all of the remaining rights and duties of a parent provided by Chapter 151;

(5) is voluntarily and knowingly made by each parent and has not been repudiated by either parent at the time the order is rendered; and

(6) is in the best interest of the child.

(b) The agreed parenting plan may contain an alternative dispute resolution procedure that the parties agree to use before requesting enforcement or modification of the terms and conditions of the joint conservatorship through litigation, except in an emergency.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), the court shall render an order adopting the provisions of a written agreed parenting plan appointing the parents as joint managing conservators if the parenting plan:

(1) meets all the requirements of Subsections (a)(2) through (6); and

(2) provides that the child's primary residence shall be within a specified geographic area.
Tex. Government Code § 1478.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1478 / Section 1478.005
§ 1478.005. LIMITATION ON DECLARING CERTAIN FACILITIES PART OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the Texas Transportation Commission may not declare to be a part of the state highway system and maintain and operate free of tolls a facility as to which a county has:

(1) issued bonds under Chapter 284, Transportation Code, for a purpose authorized by that chapter and has secured the payment of those bonds by:

(A) a pledge of the revenue to be derived from the operation of the facility; and

(B) the levy of ad valorem taxes authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and

(2) issued bonds under this chapter for a purpose authorized by Section 1478.002 that are payable in whole or part from revenue.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) the bonds issued under this chapter have been paid; or

(2) an amount sufficient to pay the bonds issued under this chapter and interest on those bonds to maturity has been set aside for that purpose in a trust fund for the benefit of the bondholders.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.256
§ 351.256. EXAMINATION SUBJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The examination must consist of written or practical tests in subjects regularly taught in recognized accredited colleges of optometry, including:

(1) practical, theoretical, and physiological optics;

(2) theoretical and practical optometry; and

(3) the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the eye as applied to optometry.

(b) The examination must also include examination in pharmacology and related pathology.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.201
§ 1952.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to an insurer authorized to write automobile insurance in this state, including an insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance company, capital stock company, county mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 7001.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 7001 / Section 7001.009
§ 7001.009. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny a registration application or take any action authorized under Chapters 82, 83, and 84 if the department determines that the applicant or registered discount health care program operator, individually or through an officer, director, or shareholder:

(1) has wilfully violated a provision of this code or an order or rule of the commissioner;

(2) has intentionally made a material misstatement in the registration application;

(3) has obtained or attempted to obtain a registration by fraud or misrepresentation;

(4) has misappropriated, converted to the applicant's or registration holder's own use, or illegally withheld money belonging to a member of a discount health care program;

(5) has engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; or

(6) has been convicted of a felony.

(b) Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to an action taken under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0506
§ 3985.0506. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

If the improvements financed by an obligation will be constructed or financed pursuant to the imposition of assessments:

(1) the district must enter into an agreement with the city before the issuance of the obligation; and

(2) the obligation may be in the form of bonds, notes, or other obligations, payable wholly or partly from assessments, issued by public or private sale, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0304
§ 7900.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 472.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 472 / Section 472.111
§ 472.111. POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a state agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, the state agency shall be liable for any expenses or debts incurred by the state agency during the time the state agency had status as a self-directed semi-independent agency. The state agency's liability under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by the state agency. The state is not liable for any expense or debt covered by this subsection, and money from the general revenue fund may not be used to repay the expense or debt.

(b) If a state agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, ownership of any property or other asset acquired by the state agency during the time the state agency had status as a self-directed semi-independent agency, including unexpended fees in a deposit account in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, shall be transferred to the state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.014
§ 86.014. USE FOR SEAWALLS, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall grant to any county, city, or town that is authorized under Subchapter A, Chapter 571, Local Government Code, to build and maintain seawalls a permit for the taking of marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell to be used for the building, extending, protecting, maintaining, or improving any seawall, breakwater, levee, dike, floodway, or drainway.

(b) Permits under this section shall be issued under regulations established by the commission.

(c) A county, city, or town taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under this section is not required to purchase the marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell.
Tex. Education Code § 7.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.106
§ 7.106. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold four meetings a year in Austin, Texas, on dates determined by the chair and may hold other meetings as may be called by the chair.

(b) In a manner that complies with Section 551.128, Government Code, the agency shall broadcast over the Internet live video and audio of each open meeting held by the board. Subsequently, the agency shall make available through the agency's Internet website archived video and audio for each meeting for which live video and audio was provided under this subsection.