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Tex. Government Code § 406.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.016
§ 406.016. AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public has the same authority as the county clerk to:

(1) take acknowledgments or proofs of written instruments;

(2) protest instruments permitted by law to be protested;

(3) administer oaths;

(4) take depositions as provided by Section 20.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and

(5) certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records.

(b) A notary public shall sign an instrument in Subsection (a) in the name under which the notary public is commissioned.

(c) A notary public may not issue an identification card.

(d) A notary public not licensed to practice law in this state may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.101
§ 9007.101. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may exclude from the district land that:

(1) is inside the district but was not included in the district when the district was created; and

(2) has been subdivided into town lots and blocks, with streets or other thoroughfares dedicated to the use of the public.

(b) A map and the dedication of the land must be filed for record with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located before the board adopts the resolution to exclude the land.
Tex. Water Code § 11.036 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.036
§ 11.036.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.036. CONSERVED OR STORED WATER: SUPPLY CONTRACT. (a) A person, association of persons, corporation, or water improvement or irrigation district having in possession and control any storm water, floodwater, or rainwater that is conserved or stored as authorized by this chapter may contract to supply the water to any person, association of persons, corporation, or water improvement or irrigation district having the right to acquire use of the water.

(b) The price and terms of the contract shall be just and reasonable and without discrimination, and the contract is subject to the same revision and control as provided in this code for other water rates and charges. If the contract sets forth explicit expiration provisions, no continuation of the service obligation will be implied.

(c) The terms of a contract may expressly provide that the person using the stored or conserved water is required to develop alternative or replacement supplies prior to the expiration of the contract and may further provide for enforcement of such terms by court order.

(d) If any person uses the stored or conserved water without first entering into a contract with the party that conserved or stored it, the user shall pay for the use at a rate determined by the commission to be just and reasonable, subject to court review as in other cases.

(e) This section does not apply to a transfer of water or water rights originating from outside this state under Section 15.703(a)(6) to any person having the right to acquire use of the water.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.009
§ 395.009. CASH.
Status: in_force

The governing body may pay compensation in cash.
Tex. Government Code § 24.612 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.612
§ 24.612.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.612. 304TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.0231 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.0231
§ 292.0231.
Status: in_force

Sec. 292.0231. FACILITIES IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS UNDER 30,000. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of less than 30,000.

(b) The commissioners court of a county may provide for, operate, and maintain a branch courthouse outside the county seat. The commissioners court may provide for a branch courthouse by constructing a building or by purchasing, renting, or leasing office space. The expense of operating and maintaining the branch courthouse must be paid from county funds used to operate and maintain other county buildings.

(c) If the branch courthouse is in a county-owned building, the commissioners court:

(1) has care and custody of the building;

(2) may operate and maintain the building as it operates and maintains the county courthouse; and

(3) may limit the use and maintenance of the building as it finds necessary.

(d) On approval of the commissioners court, an office, a department, a facility, a court, or another agency of the county or of a judicial district may:

(1) maintain a branch office in the branch courthouse; and

(2) conduct any function at the branch courthouse that the entity is authorized to conduct at the courthouse located inside the county seat.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.155
§ 121.155. RATE REDUCTION OR DETERMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY AND APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A gas utility the rates of which have been reduced by a municipality may appeal the municipal order, decision, regulation, or ordinance to the railroad commission. The appeal is initiated by filing with the railroad commission in the manner and on the conditions that the railroad commission may direct a petition for review and a bond. The appeal is de novo. The railroad commission shall set a hearing and may make any order or decision in relation to the matter appealed that the commission considers just and reasonable. To change a rate, rental, or charge, a gas utility that is a local distributing company or concern and the rates of which have been established by a municipality must submit an application to the municipality in which the utility is located. The municipality shall make a determination on an application not later than the 60th day after the date the application is filed. If the municipality rejects the application or fails or refuses to act on the application on or before the deadline prescribed by this section, the gas utility may appeal to the railroad commission as provided by this section. The railroad commission shall make a determination on the appeal not later than the 60th day after the date the appeal is filed unless the gas utility agrees in writing to a longer period. The rates established by the municipality remain in effect until changed by the railroad commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.001
§ 335.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Approved venue project" has the meaning assigned by Section 334.001, except that the approval of the project must occur under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a venue district.

(3) "District" means a venue district created under this chapter.

(4) "Related infrastructure" has the meaning assigned by Section 334.001.

(5) "Venue" has the meaning assigned by Section 334.001.

(6) "Venue project" has the meaning assigned by Section 334.001, except that the actions described by that section must occur under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 214.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 214 / Section 214.001
§ 214.001. FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING BENEFITS OR OTHER PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, to obtain or increase a benefit or other payment, either for the person or another person, under this subtitle, the unemployment compensation law of another state, or any act or program of the United States that is administered by the commission, the person:

(1) makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false; or

(2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.056
§ 3881.056. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.061
§ 1501.061. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS WITH WHICH COOPERATIVE MAY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A cooperative may contract only with a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer that demonstrates that the issuer:

(1) is in good standing with the department;

(2) has the capacity to administer health benefit plans;

(3) is able to monitor and evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of care and applicable procedures;

(4) is able to conduct utilization management and establish applicable procedures and policies;

(5) is able to ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care providers, including adequate numbers and types of providers;

(6) has a satisfactory grievance procedure and is able to respond to enrollees' calls, questions, and complaints; and

(7) has financial capacity, either through satisfying financial solvency standards, as applied by the commissioner, or through appropriate reinsurance or other risk-sharing mechanisms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.351
§ 843.351. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTAIN PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter relating to prompt payment by a health maintenance organization of a physician or provider and to verification of health care services apply to a physician or provider who:

(1) is not included in the health maintenance organization delivery network; and

(2) provides to an enrollee:

(A) care related to an emergency or its attendant episode of care as required by state or federal law; or

(B) specialty or other health care services at the request of the health maintenance organization or a physician or provider who is included in the health maintenance organization delivery network because the services are not reasonably available within the network.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.059 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.059
§ 352.059. WORK INCENTIVES AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI).
Status: in_force

The commission shall employ a person at the commission's central office to:

(1) train counselors to understand and use work incentives; and

(2) review cases to ensure that commission clients are informed of the availability of and assisted in obtaining work incentives and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 106.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 106 / Section 106.001
§ 106.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Member" means a person who submits to an online dating service provider the information required by the provider to access the provider's service for the purpose of engaging in dating or participating in a compatibility evaluation with other persons.

(2) "Online dating service provider" means a person engaged in the business of offering or providing to its members access to dating or compatibility evaluations between persons through the Internet to arrange or facilitate the social introduction of two or more persons for the purpose of promoting the meeting of individuals.

(3) "Texas member" means a member who provides a billing address or zip code in this state when registering with the online dating service provider.
Tex. Education Code § 56.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.103
§ 56.103. RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM COMMITTEE; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The rural veterinarian incentive program committee consists of:

(1) the executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, or the executive director's designee;

(2) the executive director of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, or the executive director's designee;

(3) the dean of each accredited college of veterinary medicine located in this state, or the dean's designee;

(4) a veterinarian with a mixed animal practice, representing each university system located in Texas with an accredited college of veterinary medicine, appointed by the board of regents of each university system;

(5) a veterinarian with a large animal practice, representing each university system located in Texas with an accredited college of veterinary medicine, appointed by the board of regents of each university system; and

(6) a practitioner of veterinary medicine who serves as a commissioner of the Texas Animal Health Commission, appointed by the chair of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(b) The executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission serves as the presiding officer of the committee.

(c) An appointed member of the committee serves a term of two years.

(d) The committee shall adopt rules:

(1) establishing criteria to determine whether a person is an eligible participant as the committee considers reasonable, including the person's:

(A) background and interest in rural practice; and

(B) financial need;

(2) providing for requesting the distribution of money from the account for the program;

(3) establishing the criteria necessary for a community or political subdivision in a rural county to qualify as a student sponsor under Section 56.105;

(4) governing agreements of financial support between a rural sponsor and an eligible student; and

(5) establishing other procedures necessary to administer the program.

(e) In adopting rules under this section related to the selection, submission, or certification of areas identified as having a veterinary shortage for the purpose of this subchapter, the committee shall consider any applicable regulations adopted under 7 U.S.C. Section 3151a and previous work of the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 106.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 106 / Section 106.001
§ 106.001. EFFECT OF INTERNET ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Licensing authority" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state that regulates activities and persons under this title.

(2) "Internet" has the meaning assigned by Section 2002.001, Government Code.

(b) The fact that an activity occurs through the use of the Internet does not affect a licensing authority's power to regulate an activity or person that would otherwise be regulated under this title.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.013
§ 593.013. INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM RECOMMENDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 593.0511, a person may not be admitted or committed to a residential care facility unless an interdisciplinary team recommends that placement.

(b) An interdisciplinary team shall:

(1) interview the person with an intellectual disability, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian;

(2) review the person's:

(A) social and medical history;

(B) medical assessment, which shall include an audiological, neurological, and vision screening;

(C) psychological and social assessment; and

(D) determination of adaptive behavior level;

(3) determine the person's need for additional assessments, including educational and vocational assessments;

(4) obtain any additional assessment necessary to plan services;

(5) identify the person's habilitation and service preferences and needs; and

(6) recommend services to address the person's needs that consider the person's preferences.

(c) The interdisciplinary team shall give the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian an opportunity to participate in team meetings.

(d) The interdisciplinary team may use a previous assessment, social history, or other relevant record from a school district, public or private agency, or appropriate professional if the interdisciplinary team determines that the assessment, social history, or record is valid.

(e) The interdisciplinary team shall prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations that is signed by each team member and shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.

(f) If the court has ordered the interdisciplinary team report and recommendations under Section 593.041, the team shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the court, the person with an intellectual disability or the person's legal representative, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0308
§ 8509.0308. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured, at the board's discretion, by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the district's physical property and all franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts and all rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:

(1) sell the property for the payment of the debt;

(2) operate the property; and

(3) take other action to further secure the bonds.

(b) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust lien, if one is given:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased; and

(2) is entitled to maintain and operate the property, facilities, and rights.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.301 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.301
§ 410.301. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ISSUES REGARDING COMPENSABILITY OR INCOME OR DEATH BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Judicial review of a final decision of the appeals panel regarding compensability or eligibility for or the amount of income or death benefits shall be conducted as provided by this subchapter.

(b) A determination of benefits before a court shall be in accordance with this subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.051
§ 1001.051. LIMITATION ON EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

An exemption under this subchapter applies only to a person who does not offer to the public to perform engineering services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079A / Section 8079A.0202
§ 8079A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8079A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8079A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8079A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0101
§ 8036.0101. 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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 565.
Tex. Transportation Code § 316.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 316 / Section 316.002
§ 316.002. PERMITTED IMPROVEMENTS OR FACILITIES ON MUNICIPAL STREET.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may permit a person described by Subsection (b) to use property in the municipality on which a municipal street is located for the establishment or maintenance of:

(1) trees or decorative landscaping, including landscaping lighting, watering systems, or other accessories for the maintenance of the trees or landscaping;

(2) a sidewalk cafe that is:

(A) contiguous to a restaurant in which food preparation, sanitation, and related services for the cafe are performed; and

(B) open to the air, except for any canopy, and not enclosed by fixed walls;

(3) an ornamental gate, column, or other ornamental work denoting the entrance to a neighborhood or platted and recorded subdivision;

(4) a supportive or decorative column, arch, or other structural or decorative feature of a building that is:

(A) of historical value or of unusual architectural design, character, or significance; and

(B) 50 or more years old at the time of application for a permit for the establishment or maintenance of the feature; or

(5) an amenity for the convenience of the public in the use of the municipal streets for pedestrian or vehicular travel, including a transit bus shelter, drinking fountain, or bench.

(b) The governing body may grant permission under Subsection (a) only to:

(1) a person who owns the underlying fee title to the real property; or

(2) an entity that holds a lease of the property from or has written permission to use the property from a person who owns the underlying fee title to the real property.

(c) An ornamental work described by Subsection (a)(3) may display the name of the neighborhood or subdivision, but may not contain commercial advertising or other signs.
Tex. Government Code § 26.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.043
§ 26.043. CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A county court does not have jurisdiction in:

(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;

(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land;

(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat;

(4) a suit for divorce;

(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter;

(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment;

(7) an eminent domain case; or

(8) a suit for the recovery of land.
Tex. Tax Code § 101.009 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 101 / Section 101.009
§ 101.009. ALLOCATION AND TRANSFER OF NET REVENUES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, all revenues collected from the taxes imposed by the chapters of this title and by Chapter 8, Title 132, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, after deduction of the portion allocated for collection, enforcement, and administration purposes, shall first be deposited in the general revenue fund. After the initial deposit, transfers from the general revenue fund to other funds shall be made at the time, in the manner, and in the amounts provided by law.

(b) Cigarette tax revenue allocated under Section 154.603(b) shall be allocated as provided by Section 154.603. Motor fuel tax revenue shall be allocated and deposited as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 162.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.304
§ 604.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice under Section 604.303, the person may:

(1) accept the advisory board's determination and proposed administrative penalty; or

(2) make a written request for a hearing on that determination.

(b) If the person accepts the determination, the advisory board by order shall approve the determination and assess the proposed penalty.