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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0081
§ 141.0081. YOUTH CAMP SAFETY MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Youth Camp Safety Multidisciplinary Team is created within the department and is composed of at least one representative from:

(1) the department;

(2) the Texas Division of Emergency Management;

(3) the Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal's Office;

(4) the Parks and Wildlife Department;

(5) the Texas Water Development Board;

(6) the Texas A&M Forest Service; and

(7) the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as the chair of the team.

(c) The team shall meet regularly to develop proposed minimum standards for youth camps under this chapter. The team shall present the proposed minimum standards to the executive commissioner as recommendations for adoption.
Tex. Education Code § 21.3541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.3541
§ 21.3541. APPRAISAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR PRINCIPALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish and shall administer a comprehensive appraisal and professional development system for principals.

(b) The commissioner may establish a consortium of nationally recognized experts on educational leadership and policy to:

(1) assist the commissioner in effectively researching and developing the comprehensive appraisal and professional development system described by Subsection (a); and

(2) evaluate relevant research and practices and make recommendations to the commissioner to improve the quality of the training, appraisal, professional development, and compensation of principals.

(c) If the commissioner establishes the consortium, the commissioner shall select a presiding officer of the consortium. The presiding officer:

(1) must be an expert on educational leadership and policy;

(2) must have a demonstrated ability to lead a statewide school leadership reform initiative; and

(3) may not be employed by a school district in this state.

(d) The commissioner shall establish school leadership standards and a set of indicators of successful school leadership to align with the training, appraisal, and professional development of principals.

(e) In carrying out the commissioner's powers and duties under this section, the commissioner may use only money available from private sources that may be used for that purpose.

(f) In appraising principals, each school district shall use either:

(1) the appraisal system and school leadership standards and indicators developed or established by the commissioner under this section; or

(2) an appraisal process and performance criteria:

(A) developed by the district in consultation with the district-level and campus-level committees established under Section 11.251; and

(B) adopted by the board of trustees.

(g) Each school district shall appraise each principal annually.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.101
§ 1101.101. REQUIRED POLICY PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy issued in this state by a life insurance company not organized under the laws of this state may contain any provision that the law of the state, territory, district, or county under which the company is organized requires the policy to contain.

(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 1701, a policy issued or delivered in another state, territory, district, or county by a life insurance company organized under the laws of this state may contain any provision required by the laws of that state, territory, district, or county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.003
§ 1059.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Government Code § 601.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.011
§ 601.011. VACANCY ON FINAL FELONY CONVICTION OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR, OR STATE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
Status: in_force

A member of the legislature, the governor, or a state elected official convicted of a felony vacates the member's, governor's, or official's office on the date the conviction becomes final.
Tex. Education Code § 88.601 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.601
§ 88.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Center" means the Center for Ports and Waterways.

(2) "Consortium" means Lamar University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University at Galveston, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas A&M University, Texas Transportation Institute, and the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.

(3) "Director" means the director of the Center for Ports and Waterways.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.029 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.029
§ 522.029. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for a commercial driver's license issued by the department is $96, except as provided by Subsections (f), (h), (j), (k), and (m).

(b) The fee for a commercial driver's license shall be reduced by $4 for each remaining year of validity of a driver's license, other than a commercial driver's license issued by the department to the applicant.

(c) The fee for a duplicate commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is $10.

(d) An applicant who is changing a class of license, endorsement, or restriction or who is adding a class of vehicle other than a motorcycle to the license must pay a fee of $10 for the examination, except for a renewal or original issuance of a commercial driver's license.

(e) The fees required by this chapter and collected by an officer or agent of the department shall be remitted without deduction to the department.

(f) If a commercial driver's license includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle, the fee for the driver's license is increased by $8.

(g) An applicant who is applying for additional authorization to operate a motorcycle shall pay a fee of $15 for the examination.

(h) The fee for a commercial driver's license issued under Section 522.033 is $20.

(h-1) The fee for the issuance or renewal of a commercial learner's permit is $24.

(i) Except as provided by Section 662.011, each fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.

(j) The fee for issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's license is $25 for a license with an expiration date established under Section 522.054.

(k) The fee for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license or a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit is $120. The fee for a temporary non-domiciled commercial driver's license is $20.

(l) The fee for the administration of a skills test to a person who is not domiciled in this state is $60.

(m) The fee for a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement issued by the department is $60, except as provided by Subsections (h), (j), and (k).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.202
§ 1153.202. REFUND OF INSURANCE CHARGE ON TERMINATION OF DEBT OR INSURANCE; FILING OF FORMULA.
Status: in_force

(a) Each individual policy or group policy and group certificate must include a written notice stating that:

(1) if the underlying debt or the insurance terminates before the originally scheduled termination date of the insurance, including the termination of a debt by renewing or refinancing the debt, the debtor shall be entitled to a refund of unearned premium; and

(2) in the event that the underlying debt or the insurance terminates before the originally scheduled termination date of the insurance, including the termination of a debt by renewing or refinancing the debt, the person who is the holder of the underlying debt instrument on the date the debt terminates shall, no later than 60 days after the termination of the insurance, provide notice to the insurer of the termination of the debt, that includes the name and address of the insured and the payoff date of the underlying debt.

(a-1) The refund of any amount of unearned premium paid by or charged to the debtor for insurance shall be paid or credited promptly to the person entitled to the refund no later than 30 days after receipt of the notice required to be sent to the insurer under Subsection (a)(2).

(a-2) In any claim or action asserted by an insured against an insurer for failure to refund any unearned premium in accordance with this section, the insurer shall be entitled to indemnity from a holder who failed to provide the notice required under Subsection (a)(2).

(b) A refund is not required if the amount of the refund is less than $3.

(c) The formula to be used in computing the refund of the amount paid by or charged to the debtor for insurance if the underlying debt or the insurance terminates before the scheduled maturity date of the debt must be filed with and approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.502 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.502
§ 152.502. EFFECT OF EVENT OF WITHDRAWAL ON PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER PARTNERS.
Status: in_force

A partnership continues after an event of withdrawal. The event of withdrawal affects the relationships among the withdrawn partner, the partnership, and the continuing partners as provided by Sections 152.503-152.506 and Subchapter H.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8884.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8884 / Section 8884.101
§ 8884.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 50, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903 / Section 7903.002
§ 7903.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0104
§ 9090.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9090.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 24.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.010
§ 24.010. JURISDICTION OF FAILURE TO PAY OVER CERTAIN MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district court may hear and determine:

(1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and

(2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52.0005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0005
§ 52.0005. PRESIDING OFFICER; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The task force shall elect a presiding officer from among its membership.

(b) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.110
§ 3922.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0903 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0903
§ 61.0903. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR MAJOR DONORS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall design and produce a certificate of recognition for presentation by an institution of higher education to a person who in any year contributes to the institution for the support of any purposes, programs, or activities of the institution one or more gifts or donations in a total amount of at least $10,000.

(b) On receipt of a written request from an institution of higher education providing the information necessary to establish the donor's eligibility for the certificate, the board shall prepare and provide at no cost to the institution a certificate of recognition designed by the board under this section recognizing the gifts or donations of a person described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.081 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.081
§ 14.081. OFFENSE IS VIOLATION; STANDARD OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) Commission of an offense under this chapter is also a violation for purposes of administrative enforcement by the department.

(b) Proof of a violation under this chapter for purposes of administrative enforcement, by assessment of an administrative penalty or license sanction, is by a preponderance of the evidence.

(c) In an administrative enforcement action against a person for the commission of an offense under this chapter, the department is required to prove any intent element provided by the description of the offense.

(d) Both an administrative enforcement action and a criminal prosecution may be maintained against a person who violates this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.310 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.310
§ 15.310. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or a person designated by the commissioner shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance.

(b) Merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.404 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.404
§ 82.404. AMOUNT OF AREA SET ASIDE.
Status: in_force

The sanctuaries shall not include more than 20 percent of the area of the lake.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.153 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.153
§ 56A.153. NOTIFICATION TO COURT REGARDING RELEASE OF DEFENDANT WITH ACCESS TO CHILD VICTIM.
Status: in_force

If information collected under Article 56A.151(b)(2)(H) indicates the defendant is granted possession of or access to a child victim under court order and the department subsequently imprisons the defendant as a result of the defendant's commission of the offense, the victim services division of the department shall contact the court that issued the order before the department releases the defendant on parole or to mandatory supervision.
Tex. Education Code § 51.290 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.290
§ 51.290. RESPONSIBLE AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE; STUDENT ADVOCATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution shall:

(1) designate:

(A) one or more employees to act as responsible employees for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.); and

(B) one or more employees as persons to whom students enrolled at the institution may speak confidentially concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; and

(2) inform each student enrolled at the institution of the responsible and confidential employees designated under Subdivision (1).

(b) A postsecondary educational institution may designate one or more students enrolled at the institution as student advocates to whom other students enrolled at the institution may speak confidentially concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The institution shall notify each student enrolled at the institution of the student advocates designated under this subsection.

(c) A confidential employee designated under Subsection (a)(1)(B) or a student advocate designated under Subsection (b) may not disclose any communication made by a student to the employee or advocate unless the student consents to the disclosure or the employee or advocate is required to make the disclosure under state or federal law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.097 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.097
§ 375.097. HEARINGS EXAMINER; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a hearings examiner to conduct any hearing called by the board, including a hearing required by Chapter 395. The hearings examiner may be an employee or contractor of the district, or a member of the district's board.

(b) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.103
§ 42.103. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 277, Election Code, applies to a petition requesting removal under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0104
§ 544.0104. EMPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of inspector general shall employ a medical director who:

(1) is a licensed physician under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, and the rules the Texas Medical Board adopts under that subtitle; and

(2) preferably has significant knowledge of Medicaid.

(b) The medical director shall ensure that any investigative findings based on medical necessity or the quality of medical care have been reviewed by a qualified expert as described by the Texas Rules of Evidence before the office of inspector general imposes a payment hold or seeks recoupment of an overpayment, damages, or penalties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.153
§ 1115.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The annual budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.008
§ 3833.008. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all terms and conditions of any resolution adopted by the governing body of the city that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion or exclusion of territory in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 343.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 343 / Section 343.104
§ 343.104. RESTRICTIONS ON SINGLE PREMIUM CREDIT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A lender may not offer any individual or group credit life, disability, or unemployment insurance on a prepaid single premium basis in conjunction with a home loan unless the following notice is provided to each applicant for the loan by hand delivery or mail to the applicant not later than the third business day after the date the applicant's application for a home loan is received:
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.153
§ 1105.153. EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON AMOUNT OF BOND.
Status: in_force

Before setting the amount of a bond required of a guardian of an estate, the court shall hear evidence and determine:

(1) the amount of cash on hand and where that cash is deposited;

(2) the amount of cash estimated to be needed for administrative purposes, including the operation of a business, factory, farm, or ranch owned by the guardianship estate, and administrative expenses for one year;

(3) the revenue anticipated to be received in the succeeding 12 months from dividends, interest, rentals, or use of property belonging to the guardianship estate and the aggregate amount of any installments or periodic payments to be collected;

(4) the estimated value of certificates of stock, bonds, notes, or other securities of the ward, and the name of the depository in which the stocks, bonds, notes, or other securities are deposited;

(5) the face value of life insurance or other policies payable to the ward or the ward's estate;

(6) the estimated value of other personal property that is owned by the guardianship, or by a person with a disability; and

(7) the estimated amount of debts due and owing by the ward.
Tex. Government Code § 442.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.017
§ 442.017. IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF ABANDONED CEMETERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission should establish a program to identify and preserve abandoned cemeteries across the state.

(b) The commission is encouraged to use volunteers to the maximum extent possible to implement the program and to model the program to the extent appropriate on the "Adopt-A-Beach" program conducted by the General Land Office.

(c) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and in-kind donations from public and private entities for the implementation of the program. The legislature may appropriate money to the commission to implement the program.

(d) The commission may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement the program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.217 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.217
§ 2001.217. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A person who does not hold a manufacturer's or distributor's license commits an offense if the person sells or attempts to induce the sale of bingo equipment or supplies to a licensed authorized organization.
Tex. Government Code § 437.214 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.214
§ 437.214. MILITARY FUNERALS AND HONORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a person listed in Subsection (b), the Texas military forces may provide a military funeral and honor service for a decedent who served in the Texas military forces.

(b) The following persons may request a military funeral and honor service from the Texas military forces:

(1) the decedent's spouse;

(2) the decedent's adult children, if there is no spouse;

(3) the decedent's parents, if there is no spouse or adult child;

(4) the decedent's brothers or sisters, if there is no spouse, adult child, or parent; or

(5) the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate, if there is no spouse, adult child, parent, or brother or sister.

(c) A service member is not eligible for a military funeral and honor service under this section if the service member is eligible for a military funeral and honor service under federal law.

(d) The Texas military forces shall model the military funeral and honor service after the service provided by the federal government.
Tex. Government Code § 420.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.002
§ 420.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the development throughout the state of locally based and supported nonprofit programs for the survivors of sexual assault and to standardize the quality of services provided.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.027 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.027
§ 501.027. COVERAGE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER FOR MEMBERS OF TEXAS MILITARY FORCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a member of the Texas military forces on state active duty is a compensable injury under this subtitle only if it is based on a diagnosis that:

(1) the disorder is caused by one or more events occurring in the course and scope of the member's state active duty; and

(2) the preponderance of evidence indicates that the event or events were a producing cause of the disorder.

(b) For purposes of this subtitle, the date of injury for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a member of the Texas military forces is the date on which the member knew or should have known that the disorder may be related to the member's state active duty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.007
§ 3818.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformance with the legislative findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.214 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.214
§ 454.214. DISPLAY OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A license holder under this chapter shall display the license holder's license and renewal certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office in which the license holder practices occupational therapy.