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Tex. Family Code § 264.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.011
§ 264.011. LOCAL ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish and maintain local bank or savings accounts for a child who is under the managing conservatorship of the department as necessary to administer funds received in trust for or on behalf of the child.

(b) Funds maintained in an account under this section may be used by the department to support the child, including for the payment of foster care expenses, or may be paid to a person providing care for the child.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.211 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.211
§ 155.211.
Status: in_force

Sec. 155.211. POSSESSION: TAX DUE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses, in violation of this chapter, tobacco products on which a tax is required to be paid that has not been paid. The absence of evidence of a tax payment is prima facie evidence of nonpayment.

(b) This section does not prohibit transportation of tobacco products by a common carrier.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.109
§ 2310.109. PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

An area may be designated as a readjustment zone for a maximum of seven years. A designation remains in effect until September 1 of the final year of the designation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.014
§ 131.014. CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY ALONG OR OVER WATERWAY OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation described by Section 131.012 may construct its railway along, across, or over any stream, water course, bay, navigable water, arm of the sea, street, highway, steam railway, turnpike, or canal located in the route of its electric railway.

(b) The corporation may erect and operate a bridge, tram, trestle, or causeway, over, along, or across any stream, water course, bay, navigable water, arm of the sea, street, highway, turnpike, or canal described by Subsection (a).

(c) A bridge or other structure described by Subsection (b) may not be erected so as to unnecessarily or unreasonably prevent the navigation of the stream, water course, bay, arm of the sea, or navigable water.

(d) This section does not authorize the construction of an electric railway on or across a street, alley, square, or property of a municipality without the consent of the governing body of the municipality.

(e) Before constructing an electric railway along or on a highway, turnpike, or canal, an interurban electric railway company must obtain the consent of the authority having jurisdiction over the highway, turnpike, or canal.
Tex. Education Code § 25.084 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.084
§ 25.084. YEAR-ROUND SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may operate its schools year-round on either a single-track or a multitrack calendar. If a school district adopts a year-round system, the district may modify:

(1) the number of contract days of employees and the number of days of operation, including any time required for staff development, planning and preparation, and continuing education, otherwise required by law;

(2) testing dates, data reporting, and related matters;

(3) the date of the first day of instruction of the school year under Section 25.0811 for a school that was operating year-round for the 2000-2001 school year; and

(4) a student's eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities when the student's calendar track is not in session.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the operation of schools year-round by a district does not affect the amount of state funds to which the district is entitled under Chapter 48.

(c) A district that adopts a year-round system under this section may receive the incentive aid under Section 48.0051 if the district meets the criteria for receiving the incentive under that section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.313 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.313
§ 200.313. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN ACTION AGAINST TRUST MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

An action may not be brought against a trust manager of a real estate investment trust under Section 200.312 after the second anniversary of the date the alleged act giving rise to the liability occurred.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.104 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.104
§ 18B.104. DURATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order for the installation and use of a device or equipment under this subchapter is valid for a period not to exceed 60 days after the earlier of the date the device or equipment is installed or the 10th day after the date the order is entered, unless the prosecutor applies for and obtains an extension of the order from the court before the order expires.

(b) Each extension granted under Subsection (a) may not exceed a period of 60 days, except that the court may extend an order for a period not to exceed one year with the consent of the subscriber or customer of the service on which the device or equipment is used.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.015 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.015
§ 71.015. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in another subsection of this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or proclamation under this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted once within the preceding 36 months of a violation of this chapter or a proclamation under this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted two or more times within the preceding 60 months of a violation of this chapter or a proclamation under this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.002
§ 351.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adnexa" means the lids and drainage system of the eye.

(2) "Board" means the Texas Optometry Board.

(3) "Dispensing optician" or "ophthalmic dispenser" means a person who:

(A) is not an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician; and

(B) sells or delivers to the consumer ophthalmic devices, including fabricated and finished spectacle lenses, frames, and contact lenses, prescribed by an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician.

(4) "Optometrist" means a person licensed under this chapter and authorized to practice optometry.

(5) "Person" means an individual, association of individuals, trustee, receiver, partnership, corporation, or organization or the manager, agent, servant, or employee of any of those entities.

(6) "Practice of optometry" means using objective or subjective means, with or without the use of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, to:

(A) determine or measure the powers of vision of the human eye as provided by Section 351.355;

(B) examine or diagnose visual defects, abnormal conditions, or diseases of the human eye or adnexa; or

(C) prescribe or fit lenses or prisms to correct or remedy a defect or abnormal condition of vision as provided by Section 351.356.

(7) "Practice of therapeutic optometry" means using objective or subjective means, not including surgery or laser surgery, to:

(A) determine or measure the powers of vision of the human eye as provided by Section 351.355;

(B) examine or diagnose visual defects, abnormal conditions, or diseases of the human eye or adnexa;

(C) prescribe or fit lenses or prisms to correct or remedy a defect or abnormal condition of vision as provided by Section 351.356;

(D) administer or prescribe a drug or physical treatment in the manner authorized by this chapter; or

(E) treat the visual system, including the eye or adnexa as authorized by this chapter.

(8) "Surgery" means a procedure using instruments, including lasers, scalpels, or needles, in which human tissue is cut, burned, vaporized, or otherwise altered by any mechanical means, laser, or ionizing radiation. The term includes procedures using instruments that require closing by suturing, clamping, or another device. The term does not include a noninvasive procedure to remove a superficial foreign body in the conjunctiva, eyelid, or corneal epithelium that has not perforated the Bowman's membrane.

(9) "Therapeutic optometrist" means a person licensed under this chapter and authorized to practice therapeutic optometry.
Tex. Property Code § 82.112 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.112
§ 82.112. ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMON EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Until an association makes a common expense assessment, a declarant shall pay all the expenses of the condominium as the expenses accrue. After an initial assessment by an association, assessments must be made at least annually and must be based on a budget adopted at least annually by the association. The association's reserves and the unit owners' working capital contributions may not be used to pay operational expenses until the declarant control terminates.

(b) From the date of the initial assessment until declarant control terminates, or three years from a declarant's first conveyance of a unit, whichever is earlier, the declarant shall periodically pay to the association:

(1) an amount equal to all operational expenses of the association, less the operational expense portion of the assessments paid by unit owners other than declarant; or

(2) the common expense liability allocated to each unit owned by the declarant.

(c) Common expenses shall be assessed against all units conveyed, rented, or used as models or offices by the declarant and against all units owned by a declarant after termination of a declarant's control or three years from a declarant's first conveyance of a unit, whichever is earlier, in accordance with the common expense liability allocated to each unit. A past due assessment or installment of an assessment may bear interest at a lawful rate established by the association.

(d) Except as provided by the declaration and Section 82.107, a common expense for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of a limited common element shall be assessed against all the units as if it were for a general common element.

(e) If common expense liabilities are reallocated, common expense assessments and an assessment installment not yet due shall be recomputed in accordance with the reallocated common expense liabilities.

(f) A declaration may allow the accumulation of reserve funds for an unspecified period to provide for any anticipated expense of the condominium.

(g) This section does not prevent a declarant from collecting from a purchaser at closing the prorated amount of any expenses, such as insurance or taxes, that the declarant has prepaid to the association or directly to others on behalf of the unit that is being purchased.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0302
§ 7960.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5543 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5543
§ 2306.5543. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the corporation's board of directors may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the corporation;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the corporation;

(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the corporation;

(4) the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the corporation or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the corporation's board of directors is entitled to reimbursement, to the same extent provided by the General Appropriations Act for a member of a state board, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Government Code § 411.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.054
§ 411.054. INCIDENT-BASED CRIME STATISTICS REPORTING BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require all local law enforcement agencies to:

(1) implement an incident-based reporting system that meets the reporting requirements of the National Incident-Based Reporting System of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(2) use the system described by Subdivision (1) to submit to the department information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency.

(b) The department by rule shall prescribe the form and manner for submitting information and statistics under this section.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section and Section 411.0541, information and statistics submitted to the department under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.

(d) The department shall submit the information and statistics received by the department under this section to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as required by that program.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.001
§ 203.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Administration fund" means the unemployment compensation administration fund created under Section 203.151.

(2) "Federal trust fund" means the unemployment trust fund created under Section 904, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1104).

(3) "Special administration fund" means the unemployment compensation special administration fund created under Section 203.201.

(4) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Government Code § 571.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.002
§ 571.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Ethics Commission.

(2) "Complainant" means an individual who files a sworn complaint with the commission.

(2-a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(3) "Political party" includes only a political party required to hold a primary election under Section 172.001, Election Code.

(4) "Respondent" means a person who is alleged to have committed a violation of a rule adopted by or a law administered and enforced by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.202
§ 11007.202. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.457
§ 1701.457. LIMITATION ON COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not authorize the commission to review disciplinary action taken by a law enforcement agency against a person licensed under this chapter or to issue a subpoena to compel the production of a document prepared or maintained by the agency in connection with a disciplinary matter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.103
§ 8014.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.702
§ 885.702. SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person solicits membership for or in any manner assists in procuring membership in a fraternal benefit society that is not authorized to transact business in this state.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Tex. Property Code § 53.023 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.023
§ 53.023. PAYMENT SECURED BY LIEN.
Status: in_force

The lien secures payment for:

(1) the labor done or material furnished for the construction, repair, design, survey, or demolition; or

(2) the specially fabricated material, even if the material has not been delivered or incorporated into the construction or repair, less its fair salvage value.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.028
§ 116.028. SUCCESSOR BANK AS COUNTY DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a bank selected to be a county depository and holding county funds is sold to another bank in an adjoining county, the successor bank in the adjoining county may continue to serve as a county depository and apply and be selected as a county depository if the successor bank:

(1) continues to have an office in an adjoining county; and

(2) timely applies and is selected to be a county depository in a manner that ensures no lapse of service as a county depository.

(b) If a bank selected as a county depository and holding county funds closes, a branch of the bank in an adjoining county may continue to serve as a county depository and apply to be a county depository if the successor bank:

(1) continues to have an office in an adjoining county; and

(2) timely applies and is selected to be a county depository in a manner that ensures no lapse of service as a county depository.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.001
§ 9016.001. 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) "County" means Midland County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Midland County Utility District.

(6) "Municipality" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction any part of the district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.009
§ 141.009. STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish health and safety standards for youth camps. The standards may relate to:

(1) adequate and proper supervision at all times of camp activities;

(2) qualifications for directors, supervisors, and staff and sufficient numbers of those persons;

(3) proper safeguards for sanitation and public health;

(4) adequate medical services for personal health and first aid;

(5) proper procedures for food preparation, handling, and mass feeding;

(6) healthful and sufficient water supply;

(7) proper waste disposal;

(8) proper water safety procedures for swimming pools, lakes, and waterways;

(9) safe boating equipment;

(10) proper maintenance and safe use of motor vehicles;

(11) safe buildings and physical facilities;

(12) proper fire precautions;

(13) safe and proper recreational and other equipment;

(14) proper regard for density and use of the premises; and

(15) records of criminal convictions of camp personnel.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.35 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.35
§ 17.35. SECURITY OF WITNESS.
Status: in_force

The amount of security to be required of a witness is to be regulated by his pecuniary condition, character and the nature of the offense with respect to which he is a witness.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.014 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.014
§ 504.014. EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

A person is not an employee and is not entitled to compensation under this chapter if the person:

(1) is in the service of a political subdivision and is paid on a piecework basis or on a basis other than by the hour, day, week, month, or year;

(2) is a patient or client of a political subdivision involved in vocational training;

(3) is a prisoner incarcerated by a political subdivision; or

(4) performs services that may benefit a political subdivision, or is employed by or under contract with a performer providing those services, but does not receive payment from the political subdivision for the performance of the services, if the services are performed in connection with the operation or production of:

(A) a stock show;

(B) a rodeo;

(C) a carnival;

(D) a circus;

(E) a musical, vocal, or theatrical performance;

(F) a professional baseball league or game;

(G) a professional hockey league or game;

(H) a wrestling event or match;

(I) a vehicle or motorcycle event; or

(J) another entertainment event.
Tex. Occupations Code § 261.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.055
§ 261.055. COMPLIANCE WITH BOARD SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including the governing body and medical staff of a health care entity, shall comply with a subpoena for a document or information issued by the board as authorized by law.

(b) The disclosure of a document or information under a board subpoena does not constitute a waiver of the privilege established under this chapter.

(c) Failure to comply with a board subpoena constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the facility or individual by the appropriate licensing board.
Tex. Election Code § 212.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.001
§ 212.001. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOUNT DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

A recount document submitted under this title must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) identify the office or measure for which a recount is desired;

(3) state the grounds for the recount;

(4) state the side of the measure that the person requesting the recount represents, if applicable;

(5) identify the election precincts, grouped by county or other appropriate territorial unit if the election involves more than one local canvassing authority, for which a recount is desired and must indicate the method of voting used in each precinct;

(6) be signed by:

(A) the person requesting the recount or, if there is more than one, any one or more of them; or

(B) an agent of the person requesting the recount;

(7) state each requesting person's name, residence address, and, if authorization to obtain the recount is based on eligibility to vote in the election, voter registration number, and county of registration if the election covers territory in more than one county;

(8) designate an agent who is a resident of this state to receive notice under this title on behalf of the person requesting the recount if:

(A) the person requesting the recount is not a resident of this state; or

(B) there is more than one person requesting the recount;

(9) state the mailing address and at least one telephone number, if any, at which the person requesting the recount or an agent, identified by name, may receive notice given under this title;

(10) state the mailing address, e-mail address, if any, and at least one telephone number, if any, at which the opposing candidates for the office or their agents, identified by name, may receive notice given under this title; and

(11) be accompanied by a deposit as provided by Subchapter E.