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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.652 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.652
§ 161.652. INFORMATION REGARDING DOWN SYNDROME.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall make available information regarding Down syndrome that includes:

(1) information addressing physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes, life expectancy, clinical course, and intellectual and functional development for individuals with Down syndrome;

(2) information regarding available treatment options for individuals with Down syndrome;

(3) contact information for national and local Down syndrome education and support programs, services, and organizations, including organizations in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, and information hotlines, resource centers, and clearinghouses; and

(4) any other information required by the department.

(b) The information described by Subsection (a) must be:

(1) current, evidence-based information that:

(A) has been reviewed by medical experts and local Down syndrome organizations; and

(B) does not explicitly or implicitly present pregnancy termination as an option when a prenatal test indicates that the unborn child has Down syndrome; and

(2) published in English and Spanish.

(c) The department shall make the information described by Subsection (a) available on the department's Internet website in a format that may be easily printed. The department may provide the information described by Subsection (a) in writing to health care providers if the department determines that providing written information is cost-effective.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.154
§ 1509.154. BOND PAYMENTS FROM REVENUE OR TAXES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may provide for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under this subchapter by:

(1) pledging all or part of the revenue from the ownership or operation of a garbage reclamation project;

(2) imposing an ad valorem tax; or

(3) combining those sources.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.464 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.464
§ 45A.464. EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "truancy offense" means an offense committed under the former Section 25.094, Education Code.

(b) An individual who has been convicted of a truancy offense or has had a complaint for a truancy offense dismissed is entitled to an expunction of the conviction or complaint and records relating to the conviction or complaint.

(c) Regardless of whether the individual has filed a petition for expunction, the court in which the individual was convicted or a complaint for a truancy offense was filed shall order the conviction, complaints, verdicts, sentences, and other documents relating to the offense, including any documents in the possession of a school district or law enforcement agency, to be expunged from the individual's record.

(d) After entry of the order, the individual is released from all disabilities resulting from the conviction or complaint, and the conviction or complaint may not be shown or made known for any purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.001
§ 61.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) "Construction" means causing or carrying out any building, bulkheading, filling, clearing, excavation, or any substantial improvement to land or the size of any structure.

(3) "Department" means the Parks and Wildlife Department.

(4) "Land office" means the General Land Office.

(4-a) "Launch" and "space flight activities" have the meanings assigned by Section 100A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(5) "Line of vegetation" means the extreme seaward boundary of natural vegetation which spreads continuously inland.

(6) "Littoral owner" means the owner of land adjacent to the shore and includes a lessee, licensee, or anyone acting under the littoral owner's authority.

(7) "Local government" means a municipality, county, or any other political subdivision of the state.

(7-a) "Meteorological event" means atmospheric conditions or phenomena resulting in avulsion, erosion, accretion, or other impacts to the shoreline that alter the location of the line of vegetation.

(8) "Public beach" means any beach area, whether publicly or privately owned, extending inland from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation bordering on the Gulf of Mexico to which the public has acquired the right of use or easement to or over the area by prescription, dedication, presumption, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public since time immemorial, as recognized in law and custom. This definition does not include a beach that is not accessible by a public road or public ferry as provided in Section 61.021 of this code.
Tex. Election Code § 273.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 273 / Section 273.024
§ 273.024. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted in the county in which the offense was committed or an adjoining county. If the offense is committed in connection with a statewide election, the offense may be prosecuted in the county in which the offense was committed, an adjoining county, or Travis County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.461 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.461
§ 301.461. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The board may not assess a person who is found to have violated this chapter the administrative costs of conducting a hearing to determine the violation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.076 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.076
§ 201.076. VACANCY; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. The appointee must be approved by the state board before taking office.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director and the vacancy is not filled by appointment by the remaining directors as required by this section within six months after the vacancy occurs, the state board may call for an election to be held for the purpose of electing a director to complete the term.

(c) If the number of qualified directors is less than the number required to conduct business as required by Section 201.078 of this code, the state board may call for an election to be held for the purpose of electing directors for each vacant subdivision to complete the unexpired term.

(d) An election under this section must be conducted in the manner provided by Section 201.073 of this code, except that the state board shall designate the date, time, and place of the election.

(e) Following notice and a hearing, the state board may remove a director, but only if the director:

(1) neglects the duty of the office;

(2) is guilty of malfeasance in office; or

(3) is disqualified as a voter in the conservation district.
Tex. Government Code § 501.174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.174
§ 501.174. DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT POLICY.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt a policy providing for:

(1) a designated administrator at each correctional facility to post information throughout the facility describing how an inmate may confidentially contact the ombudsperson regarding a sexual assault;

(2) an inmate to write a confidential letter to the ombudsperson regarding a sexual assault;

(3) employees at correctional facilities, on notification of the occurrence of a sexual assault, to immediately:

(A) contact the ombudsperson and the office of the inspector general; and

(B) ensure that the alleged victim is safe;

(4) the office of the inspector general, at the time the office is notified of the sexual assault, to arrange for a medical examination of the alleged victim to be conducted in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or, if an appropriate employee of the office of the inspector general is not available at the time the office is notified of the sexual assault, a qualified employee at the correctional facility to conduct a medical examination of the alleged victim in accordance with that subchapter;

(5) a grievance proceeding under Section 501.008 based on an alleged sexual assault to be exempt from any deadline applicable to grievances initiated under that section; and

(6) each correctional facility to collect statistics on all alleged sexual assaults against inmates confined in the facility and to report the statistics to the ombudsperson.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.006
§ 124.006. EFFECT OF TAX DEDUCTIONS, EXEMPTIONS, OR CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A deduction, exemption, or credit allowed by law in connection with the estate tax inures to a person interested in the estate as provided by this section.

(b) If the deduction, exemption, or credit is allowed because of the relationship of the person interested in the estate to the decedent, or because of the purpose of the gift, the deduction, exemption, or credit inures to the person having the relationship or receiving the gift, unless that person's interest in the estate is subject to a prior present interest that is not allowable as a deduction. The estate tax apportionable to the person having the present interest shall be paid from the corpus of the gift or the interest of the person having the relationship.

(c) A deduction for property of the estate that was previously taxed and a credit for gift taxes or death taxes of a foreign country that were paid by the decedent or the decedent's estate inure proportionally to all persons interested in the estate who are liable for a share of the estate tax.

(d) A credit for inheritance, succession, or estate taxes, or for similar taxes applicable to property or interests includable in the estate, inures to the persons interested in the estate who are chargeable with payment of a portion of those taxes to the extent that the credit proportionately reduces those taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.004
§ 2256.004. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a public retirement system as defined by Section 802.001;

(2) state funds invested by the comptroller;

(3) an institution of higher education having total endowments of at least $150 million in book value on September 1, 2017;

(4) funds invested by the Veterans' Land Board as authorized by Chapter 161, 162, or 164, Natural Resources Code;

(5) registry funds deposited with the county or district clerk under Chapter 117, Local Government Code; or

(6) a deferred compensation plan that qualifies under either Section 401(k) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.), as amended.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to an investment donated to an investing entity for a particular purpose or under terms of use specified by the donor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8500.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8500 / Section 8500.051
§ 8500.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9303.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9303 / Section 9303.054
§ 9303.054. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall maintain an Internet website.

(b) The board shall make available on the district's Internet website:

(1) campaign finance reports for each director;

(2) the meeting agenda and minutes for each open meeting held by the board;

(3) archived video and audio for each open meeting held by the board;

(4) the district's budget for the current year; and

(5) any audits of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.005
§ 3841.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.159
§ 3829.159. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Without further authorization or other procedural requirement, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.057
§ 651.057. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

After approval of an application and on receipt of the required license fee, the department shall:

(1) issue a license authorizing the license holder to engage in business as an insurance premium finance company at the location specified in the license holder's application; and

(2) send the license to the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.052
§ 3928.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.163
§ 3849.163. CITY OF HOUSTON NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Houston is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0402
§ 3792.0402. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0607 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0607
§ 3792.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3792.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3792.0604(c)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.112
§ 1098.112. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with any public or private entity, including the federal government, this state, a political subdivision, or a charitable organization, to provide health care or related services inside or outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.101
§ 1035.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.011
§ 162.011. DISCOVERY POWERS OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of competent jurisdiction shall exercise the discovery powers granted in this section on the motion of any party. The court shall exercise the powers to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain information from or relating to a donor if that information:

(1) is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence regarding any matter relevant to the subject matter of a pending proceeding; and

(2) cannot otherwise be obtained without threatening the disclosure of the name of a donor or other information that could result in the disclosure of a donor's identity, including an address, social security number, designated recipient, or replacement donation information.

(b) This section does not apply to information obtainable under Section 162.010.

(c) The court may:

(1) order the deposition of any witness, including a donor, orally, on written questions and cross-questions propounded by the parties, or both; and

(2) compel the production of documents and things.

(d) A subpoena issued to a donor under this section may be served only in person at the donor's residence address. On a showing that service in person cannot be made at the donor's residence despite diligent efforts to do so, the court may order service on the donor at other places as directed by the court.

(e) The court shall deliver to the parties all discoverable information obtained through the exercise of powers provided by this section, including testimony, documents, or things. The court shall first delete from that information the name of any donor or any other information that could result in the disclosure of a donor's identity, including information described by Subsection (a)(2). The court may substitute fictitious names, such as "John Doe," or make other changes as necessary to protect the confidentiality of the donor's identity in the information made available to the parties.

(f) The court may not disclose confidential donor information to any person other than a person acting under Section 162.010(e) or (f). That person may not disclose the information to others.

(g) The exercise of the court's powers under this section is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except to the extent of any conflict with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.106
§ 8341.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 521.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 521 / Section 521.104
§ 521.104. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under Section 521.103 must be sealed because of the confidential nature of the information required to be included in the order. The order may be opened and the order or a copy of the order may be released only:

(1) to the proper officials in a civil proceeding brought by or against the victim arising or resulting from a violation of this chapter, including a proceeding to set aside a judgment obtained against the victim;

(2) to the victim for the purpose of submitting the copy of the order to a governmental entity or private business to:

(A) prove that a financial transaction or account of the victim was directly affected by a violation of this chapter or the commission of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code; or

(B) correct any record of the entity or business that contains inaccurate or false information as a result of the violation or offense;

(3) on order of the judge; or

(4) as otherwise required or provided by law.

(b) A copy of an order provided to a person under Subsection (a)(1) must remain sealed throughout and after the civil proceeding.

(c) Information contained in a copy of an order provided to a governmental entity or business under Subsection (a)(2) is confidential and may not be released to another person except as otherwise required or provided by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 371.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 371 / Section 371.106
§ 371.106. LIMITATIONS ON STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A storage facility may not store a used oil filter for more than 120 days.

(b) A transporter may not store a used oil filter for more than 10 days.

(c) A processor may not store a used oil filter for more than 30 days before it is processed.

(d) A processor that stores used oil filters in a container shall label each container clearly with the phrase "Used Oil Filters."
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.4535 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.4535
§ 301.4535. REQUIRED SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall suspend a nurse's license or refuse to issue a license to an applicant on proof that the nurse or applicant has been initially convicted of:

(1) murder under Section 19.02, Penal Code, capital murder under Section 19.03, Penal Code, or manslaughter under Section 19.04, Penal Code;

(2) kidnapping or unlawful restraint under Chapter 20, Penal Code, and the offense was punished as a felony or state jail felony;

(3) sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code;

(4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code;

(5) continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or indecency with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code;

(6) aggravated assault under Section 22.02, Penal Code;

(7) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly injuring a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual under Section 22.04, Penal Code;

(8) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual under Section 22.041, Penal Code;

(9) aiding suicide under Section 22.08, Penal Code, and the offense was punished as a state jail felony;

(10) an offense involving a violation of certain court orders or conditions of bond under Section 25.07, 25.071, or 25.072, Penal Code, punished as a felony;

(11) an agreement to abduct a child from custody under Section 25.031, Penal Code;

(12) the sale or purchase of a child under Section 25.08, Penal Code;

(13) robbery under Section 29.02, Penal Code;

(14) aggravated robbery under Section 29.03, Penal Code;

(15) an offense for which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(16) an offense under the law of another state, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed in this subsection.

(a-1) An applicant or nurse who is refused an initial license or renewal of a license or whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) is not eligible for a probationary, stipulated, or otherwise encumbered license unless the board establishes by rule criteria that would permit the issuance or renewal of the license.

(b) On final conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for an offense listed in Subsection (a), the board, as appropriate, may not issue a license to an applicant, shall refuse to renew a license, or shall revoke a license.

(c) A person is not eligible for an initial license or for reinstatement or endorsement of a license to practice nursing in this state before the fifth anniversary of the date the person successfully completed and was dismissed from community supervision or parole for an offense described by Subsection (a).