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Tex. Occupations Code § 605.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.302
§ 605.302. EXEMPTION FOR STUDENTS IN ORTHOTICS OR PROSTHETICS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the activities and services of a student in orthotics or prosthetics who is:

(1) pursuing a course of study in:

(A) an orthotic or prosthetic program at a college or university recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(B) an orthotic or prosthetic education program having education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(2) working in a recognized training center or research facility, if the activities and services provided by the person at the training center or research facility constitute a part of the person's course of study in the discipline in which the person's supervisor is licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.156
§ 651.156. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum.

(b) The subpoena or subpoena duces tecum must be served by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish standards that enable the executive director to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in connection with a complaint under investigation by the commission.

(d) A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued under this section is not effective unless it is issued in compliance with:

(1) state and federal law; and

(2) commission rules adopted under Subsection (c).
Tex. Education Code § 132.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.053
§ 132.053. STATUTORY WAIVER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish rules that waive, alter, suspend, or replace any of the following provisions governing small career schools and colleges:

(1) the fee schedule authorized under Section 132.201, provided that fees under a fee schedule established by rule may not be less than the reasonable administrative cost for regulation or more than the amount that a small career school or college would otherwise pay if it were not classified as a small career school or college;

(2) participation in the career school or college tuition trust account required by Section 132.2415;

(3) the refund policy provisions of Section 132.061;

(4) the examination of a school or college for compliance under Section 132.056(f);

(5) the reporting requirements of Section 132.055(b)(15); and

(6) the term for which a certificate of approval is issued under Section 132.056(b), provided that a rule adopted under this section may not provide for a term that exceeds three years or is less than one year.

(b) A rule proposed under this section may be adopted only if it will reduce the regulatory burden for small career schools and colleges and will adequately safeguard the interests of the students of small career schools and colleges to receive either the education for which they have contracted or an appropriate refund.
Tex. Government Code § 2052.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.003
§ 2052.003. REPORT ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that sends to the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division an annual report on equal employment opportunities with the agency shall include in the statistical information of the report information relating to the number of:

(1) individuals with disabilities whom the agency employs; and

(2) individuals for whom state or federal guidelines encourage a more equitable balance whom the agency employs.

(b) In this section, "individual with a disability" means an individual who has:

(1) a mental disability or impairment, including an intellectual disability; or

(2) a physical disability or impairment, including:

(A) an impairment of hearing, speech, or vision;

(B) blindness;

(C) deafness; or

(D) a crippling condition that requires special ambulatory devices or services.

(c) The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual whose sole disability or impairment is addiction to the use of alcohol or to a drug or other controlled substance.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, equal employment opportunity reports and personnel policy statements required to be filed with the governor shall be filed with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division and a report required to be compiled by the governor based on those equal opportunity reports and personnel policy statements and filed with the legislature shall be compiled by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division and filed with the governor and the legislature. The report may be made separately or as a part of any other biennial report to the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.103
§ 4002.103. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and board employees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.212
§ 981.212. ACCEPTING SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE FROM OTHER AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A surplus lines agent may originate surplus lines insurance or accept surplus lines insurance from another agent who is licensed to handle the kind of insurance being accepted.

(b) A surplus lines agent who accepts surplus lines insurance from an agent may share a commission with that agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.116
§ 3901.116. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.211
§ 3876.211. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.102
§ 2001.102. USE OF DEPOSITION.
Status: in_force

A party is entitled to use a deposition taken under this subchapter in the contested case pending before the state agency without regard to whether a cross-interrogatory has been propounded.
Tex. Government Code § 573.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.022
§ 573.022. DETERMINATION OF CONSANGUINITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Two individuals are related to each other by consanguinity if:

(1) one is a descendant of the other; or

(2) they share a common ancestor.

(b) An adopted child is considered to be a child of the adoptive parent for this purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.152
§ 912.152. POLICY FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county mutual insurance company is subject to:

(1) Sections 1952.051-1952.055;

(2) Subchapter H, Chapter 1952;

(3) Subchapter B, Chapter 2002;

(4) Chapter 2301; and

(5) Articles 5.06 and 5.35.

(b) County mutual insurance companies shall file policy forms under Subchapter B, Chapter 2301, or continue to use the standard policy forms and endorsements promulgated under former Articles 5.06 and 5.35 on notification to the commissioner in writing in the manner prescribed by those articles that those forms will continue to be used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.001
§ 3001.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assessment" includes a reassessment or supplemental assessment.

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Southeast Texas Agricultural Development District.

(5) "Obligation" means an obligation issued by the district under this chapter, including a bond, certificate, note, or other evidence of indebtedness.

(6) "Project" means an agricultural project designated under Section 3001.110.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8243.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8243 / Section 8243.051
§ 8243.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.202
§ 541.202. COLLECTION, USE, OR RETENTION OF DATA FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The requirements imposed on controllers and processors under this chapter may not restrict a controller's or processor's ability to collect, use, or retain data to:

(1) conduct internal research to develop, improve, or repair products, services, or technology;

(2) effect a product recall;

(3) identify and repair technical errors that impair existing or intended functionality; or

(4) perform internal operations that:

(A) are reasonably aligned with the expectations of the consumer;

(B) are reasonably anticipated based on the consumer's existing relationship with the controller; or

(C) are otherwise compatible with processing data in furtherance of the provision of a product or service specifically requested by a consumer or the performance of a contract to which the consumer is a party.

(b) A requirement imposed on a controller or processor under this chapter does not apply if compliance with the requirement by the controller or processor, as applicable, would violate an evidentiary privilege under the laws of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.0575 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.0575
§ 1501.0575. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY ISSUER IN COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer may elect not to participate in a health group cooperative. The health benefit plan issuer may elect to participate in one or more health group cooperatives and may select the cooperatives in which the issuer will participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.304
§ 1088.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.064
§ 67.064. BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an objection to an application for a rate change is not received by any commissioner within the period provided by Section 67.063(a), the board shall act on the application without further proceedings.

(b) If a hearing is held as provided by Section 67.063, the board shall grant, deny, or modify the application after receipt of the evidence offered by the parties and arguments and briefs requested by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.102
§ 1704.102. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall:

(1) enforce this chapter in the county;

(2) conduct hearings and investigations and make determinations relating to license suspension and revocation;

(3) suspend or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board under this chapter; and

(4) require a record and transcription of each board proceeding.

(b) A board may:

(1) compel the appearance before the board of an applicant or license holder; and

(2) during a hearing conducted by the board, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and compel the production of pertinent records and testimony by a license holder or applicant.
Tex. Government Code § 152.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.202
§ 152.202. ENDORSEMENT; RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certification, registration, or license for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a certification, registration, or license issued by another jurisdiction that has certification, registration, or licensing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.

(b) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certification, registration, or license for an applicant who holds a certification, registration, or license issued by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity agreement. The commission may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the supreme court, with another state to allow for certification, registration, or licensing by reciprocity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.301
§ 452.301.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.301. IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICE PLAN: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. A subregional board created under Subchapter O that governs an authority consisting of one subregion shall implement the service plan as approved under Section 452.713 without change unless the change is made in the manner required by this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.057
§ 254.057. SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or board may sell obligations issued under this chapter at public or private sale under terms the governing body or the board determines to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to obligations payable from revenue notwithstanding any restriction in a municipal charter to the contrary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079A / Section 8079A.0201
§ 8079A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8079A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 11.2011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.2011
§ 11.2011. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter, other than Sections 11.202(c) and 11.206, applies only to an artesian well drilled outside the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district, subsidence district, or other conservation and reclamation district with the authority to regulate the drilling, spacing, or production of water wells.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.087 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.087
§ 62.087. ALLOWANCE AND APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

A receiver of an abolished municipality shall allow, and a district court shall approve, a claim that is established by a judgment against the receiver.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.009 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.009
§ 130A.009. RECOVERY OF OVERALLOCATED FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a junior college district has received an overallocation of state funds, the coordinating board shall recover from the district an amount equal to the overallocation by withholding from subsequent allocations of state funds for the current or subsequent academic year or by requesting and obtaining a refund from the district.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the coordinating board may recover an overallocation of state funds over a period not to exceed the subsequent five academic years if the commissioner determines that the overallocation was the result of exceptional circumstances reasonably caused by statutory changes to Chapter 130 or this chapter and related reporting requirements.

(c) If a junior college district fails to comply with a request for a refund under Subsection (a), the coordinating board shall report to the comptroller that the amount constitutes a debt for purposes of Section 403.055, Government Code. The coordinating board shall provide to the comptroller the amount of the overallocation and any other information required by the comptroller. The comptroller may certify the amount of the debt to the attorney general for collection. The junior college district's governmental immunity is waived to the extent necessary to collect the debt owed under this section.

(d) Subject to Subsection (e), the coordinating board may review a junior college district as necessary to determine if the district qualifies for each amount received by the district under this chapter. If the coordinating board determines that a junior college district received an amount to which the district was not entitled, the coordinating board may establish a corrective action plan or withhold the applicable amount of funding from the district.

(e) The coordinating board may not review junior college district expenditures that occurred seven or more years before the review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5202.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5202 / Section 5202.001
§ 5202.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Nueces County Road District No. 4.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.151
§ 4054.151. FUNERAL PREARRANGEMENT LIFE INSURANCE AGENT.
Status: in_force

A funeral prearrangement life insurance agent is a life insurance agent who, subject to the limitations of this subchapter, writes only life insurance policies and fixed annuity contracts to secure the delivery of funeral services and merchandise under prepaid funeral contracts regulated by the Texas Department of Banking under Chapter 154, Finance Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.0325 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.0325
§ 533A.0325. CONTINUUM OF SERVICES IN DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish criteria regarding the uses of department facilities as part of a full continuum of services under this title.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1064 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1064
§ 351.1064.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.1064. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENT EXPENSES: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITH QUALIFIED PROJECT. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.

(b) A municipality that uses revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter or funds received under Section 351.156 for repayment of bonds, other obligations, or contractual obligations issued or incurred for a qualified project under Section 351.155 may not, in a fiscal year that begins after the qualified project is complete and during any part of which the bonds, other obligations, or contractual obligations are outstanding, reduce the amount of revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter and allocated for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(6) to an amount that is less than the sum of:

(1) the amount of the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter and allocated by the municipality for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(6) during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016; and

(2) three percent of the amount of revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter during the fiscal year for which the amount required by this subsection is being determined.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0103
§ 478.0103. TIME FOR DETERMINATION REQUEST.
Status: in_force

A request for a determination of the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 478.0102 must be submitted to the office not earlier than one year and not later than the 45th day before the beginning date of the event.
Tex. Government Code § 411.559 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.559
§ 411.559. WORK GROUPS; STUDY OF TECHNOLOGIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may establish and appoint members to one or more work groups to:

(1) study any issue related to the division's duties or the law enforcement initiatives or operations of this state; and

(2) advise or produce written reports on an issue studied under Subdivision (1).

(b) A work group established under this section may be composed of representatives from state and federal agencies, local governments, and private organizations. The division may provide administrative support for any work group established under this section.

(c) The division shall, in collaboration with any person who by law performs similar duties, establish or operate work groups to study methods or technologies to enhance the border security operations of this state and the security of the critical infrastructure of this state, including any task force established to survey the vulnerabilities of state government, local governments, and critical infrastructure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.301 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.301
§ 62.301. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN YOUNG ADULT SEX OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If eligible under Subsection (b) or (c), a person required to register under this chapter may petition the court having jurisdiction over the case for an order exempting the person from registration under this chapter at any time on or after the date of the person's sentencing or the date the person is placed on deferred adjudication community supervision, as applicable.

(b) A person is eligible to petition the court as described by Subsection (a) if:

(1) the person is required to register only as a result of a single reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct; and

(2) the court has entered in the appropriate judgment or has filed with the appropriate papers a statement of an affirmative finding described by Article 42.017 or 42A.105(c).

(c) A defendant who before September 1, 2011, is convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense under Section 21.11 or 22.011, Penal Code, is eligible to petition the court as described by Subsection (a). The court may consider the petition only if the petition states and the court finds that the defendant would have been entitled to the entry of an affirmative finding under Article 42.017 or 42A.105(c), as appropriate, had the conviction or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision occurred after September 1, 2011.

(c-1) At a hearing on the petition described by Subsection (a), the court may consider:

(1) testimony from the victim or intended victim, or a member of the victim's or intended victim's family, concerning the requested exemption;

(2) the relationship between the victim or intended victim and the petitioner at the time of the hearing; and

(3) any other evidence that the court determines is relevant and admissible.

(d) After a hearing on the petition described by Subsection (a), the court may issue an order exempting the person from registration under this chapter if it appears by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) the exemption does not threaten public safety;

(2) the person's conduct did not occur without the consent of the victim or intended victim as described by Section 22.011(b), Penal Code;

(3) the exemption is in the best interest of the victim or intended victim; and

(4) the exemption is in the best interest of justice.

(e) An order exempting the person from registration under this chapter does not expire, but the court shall withdraw the order if after the order is issued the person receives a reportable conviction or adjudication under this chapter.