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Tex. Estates Code § 1252.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.055
§ 1252.055. REMOVAL OF WARD'S PROPERTY FROM STATE BY NONRESIDENT GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

Regardless of whether qualified under this title, a nonresident guardian may remove personal property of the ward from this state if:

(1) the removal does not conflict with the tenure of the property or the terms of the guardianship under which the property is held; and

(2) all known debts against the estate in this state are paid or secured by a bond payable to and approved by the judge of the court in which guardianship proceedings are pending in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.121
§ 287.121. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on the fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed if revenue bonds of the district are outstanding or more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.004
§ 122.004. SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is invalid if the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture determines that the provision or application conflicts with 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII, and prevents the approval of the state plan submitted under Chapter 121.

(b) The invalidity of a provision or application under Subsection (a) does not affect the other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Tex. Property Code § 94.201 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.201
§ 94.201. LANDLORD'S REMEDY FOR EARLY TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum amount a landlord may recover as damages for a tenant's early termination of a lease agreement is an amount equal to the amount of rent that remains outstanding for the term of the lease and any other amounts owed for the remainder of the lease under the terms of the lease.

(b) If the tenant's manufactured home lot is reoccupied before the 21st day after the date the tenant surrenders the lot, the maximum amount the landlord may obtain as damages is an amount equal to one month's rent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.622 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.622
§ 1701.622. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a peer support network for law enforcement officers. The network must include:

(1) peer-to-peer support;

(2) training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training;

(3) technical assistance for program development, peer service coordinators, licensed mental health professionals, and peers; and

(4) identification, retention, and screening of licensed mental health professionals.

(b) As part of the peer support network for law enforcement officers, the commission shall ensure law enforcement officers have support in both urban and rural jurisdictions.

(c) The commission shall solicit and ensure that specialized training is provided to persons who are peers and who want to provide peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network.

(d) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.252 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.252
§ 102.252. FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

Two-thirds of the members of the oversight committee present and voting must vote to approve each funding recommendation of the program integration committee. If the oversight committee does not approve a funding recommendation of the program integration committee, a statement explaining the reasons a funding recommendation was not followed must be included in the minutes of the meeting.
Tex. Education Code § 56.034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.034
§ 56.034. GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND AWARDING GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing boards of institutions of higher education shall establish guidelines to determine eligibility for awarding Texas Public Educational Grants subject to the limitations of this section.

(b) Financial need shall be the only consideration in establishing guidelines to determine a student's eligibility for a grant except that returning students who are on scholastic probation or all students on disciplinary probation may be deemed ineligible at the governing board's discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.059
§ 1031.059. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board meeting may be called by the president or any three directors.

(b) Notice of the time and place of a board meeting must be given to each director at least 72 hours before the time of the meeting.

(c) This section does not prevent the board by resolution from establishing a regular time and place for meetings for which special notice is not required.
Tex. Government Code § 405.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.001
§ 405.001. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall keep the office of secretary of state in Austin or if a session of the legislature is held in another place, in that place.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.052
§ 1110.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) at least 18 years of age at the time of the appointment or election;

(2) a resident of the district; and

(3) a qualified voter.

(b) A director who represents a county commissioners precinct must be a resident of that precinct.
Tex. Government Code § 81.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.151
§ 81.151. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a television advertisement that promotes a person's provision of legal services or solicits clients to receive legal services.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to an advertisement by a federal, state, or local government entity.
Tex. Government Code § 661.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.065
§ 661.065. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A state agency shall make a payment required by this subchapter in a lump sum, except as provided by Section 661.067.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.055
§ 4501.055. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A board vacancy is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0875 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0875
§ 161.0875. SALE OF E-CIGARETTE NICOTINE CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell or cause to be sold a container that contains liquid with nicotine and that is an accessory for an e-cigarette unless:

(1) the container satisfies the child-resistant effectiveness standards under 16 C.F.R. Section 1700.15(b)(1) when tested in accordance with the method described by 16 C.F.R. Section 1700.20; or

(2) the container is a cartridge that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and is not intended to be opened by a consumer.

(b) If the federal government adopts standards for the packaging of a container described by Subsection (a), a person who complies with those standards is considered to be in compliance with this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.052
§ 766.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a residential high-rise building:

(1) that is located in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which more than 70 percent of the population resides in a single municipality;

(2) in which at least 50 percent of the residents are elderly individuals, individuals with a disability, or individuals with a mobility impairment; and

(3) that is not designated as a historically or archaeologically significant site by the Texas Historical Commission or the governing body of the county or municipality in which the building is located.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.14
§ 61.14. ALTERING FORM OF BUSINESS ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a license issued under this chapter, including a food and beverage certificate, may alter the form of the business entity that holds the license if the ownership of the newly created business entity is identical to the ownership of the former business entity.

(b) Before the 10th day preceding the date the holder of the license converts to a different form of business, the holder of the license shall:

(1) file notice with the commission on a form prescribed by the commission of the change in the form of the business entity; and

(2) pay a $100 fee for each licensed premises affected by the change in form of the business entity.

(c) After satisfying the requirements of Subsection (b) and establishing the newly created business entity, that entity may use the license and exercise any privileges granted by the license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.077 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.077
§ 52.077. SPECIAL FEE.
Status: in_force

Each bidder on a lease under this subchapter shall remit with each bid by separate payment a special sale fee in the amount and in the manner provided by Section 32.110 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.0611 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0611
§ 61.0611. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF CLAIM PENDING BEFORE WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by order may remove to itself or transfer to another wage claim appeal tribunal the proceedings on a wage claim pending before a wage claim appeal tribunal.

(b) The commission promptly shall mail to the parties to the affected wage claim a notice of the order under Subsection (a).

(c) A quorum of the commission shall hear a proceeding removed to the commission under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.201
§ 941.201. REQUIRED NET ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The department may not issue a certificate of authority to an attorney in fact unless the net assets contributed to the attorney in fact, a committee of underwriters, a trustee, or other officers as provided for in the articles of agreement constitute a guaranty fund and surplus over and above all of the Lloyd's plan's liabilities that is at least equal to the minimum capital stock and surplus required of a stock insurance company engaging in the same kinds of business.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.004
§ 353.004. PUBLIC INFORMATION ON PRESCRIPTION RELEASE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Optometry Board shall prepare and provide to the public and appropriate state agencies information regarding the release and verification of contact lens prescriptions.
Tex. Government Code § 418.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.183
§ 418.183. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to information that is confidential under Sections 418.175-418.182.

(b) At any time during a state of disaster, the executive or administrative head of the governmental entity may voluntarily disclose or otherwise make available all or part of the confidential information to another person or another entity if the executive or administrative head believes that the other person or entity has a legitimate need for the information.

(c) The executive or administrative head of a port, port authority, or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, may voluntarily disclose or otherwise make available all or part of the confidential information to another person if the information:

(1) is shared in connection with a security network or committee, including a federal or state security committee or task force;

(2) consists of data, video, or other information on an information-sharing device that is shared with a security network; or

(3) is shared with an emergency operations center.

(d) The disclosure or making available of confidential information by a hospital district to a national accreditation body does not waive or affect the confidentiality of the information.

(e) The disclosure or making available of confidential information under Subsection (b) or (c) does not waive or affect the confidentiality of the information.

(f) A governmental body subject to Chapter 551 is not required to conduct an open meeting to deliberate information to which this section applies. Notwithstanding Section 551.103(a), the governmental body must make a tape recording of the proceedings of a closed meeting to deliberate the information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.0381 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.0381
§ 711.0381. SALE OR RESALE OF PLOTS BY CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 47(7), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) Resale of the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot is subject to the rules of the cemetery organization and any restrictions in the certificate of ownership, quitclaim agreement, or other instrument of conveyance. A quitclaim agreement or other instrument evidencing the conveyance of the exclusive right of sepulture must be:

(1) in a form authorized by or otherwise acceptable to the cemetery organization, subject to Subsection (c);

(2) signed by:

(A) the grantee named in the certificate of ownership or other instrument of conveyance as filed and recorded in the cemetery organization's office in accordance with Section 711.038 or 711.039(g)(2), as the seller or transferor;

(B) the designated purchaser or transferee; and

(C) each cemetery broker or other agent assisting in the transfer of the interment rights; and

(3) filed and recorded with the cemetery organization not later than the third business day after the date of the sale.

(c) On request of a person acting as a cemetery broker, a cemetery organization shall provide its rules, conveyance forms, and written guidelines and procedures for brokered sales, if any.

(d) The resale of the exclusive right of sepulture in a group of interment rights that were conveyed collectively may not be divided without the consent of the cemetery organization.

(e) A person acting as a cemetery broker that sells or resells the right of sepulture in a plot shall collect and remit to the cemetery organization:

(1) all fees required by law; and

(2) any other fee required by the rules of the cemetery organization, subject to Subsection (f).

(f) A fee required by a rule of the cemetery organization for the sale or resale of the right of sepulture in a plot under this section may not exceed the fee charged by the cemetery organization on the sale of the right of sepulture in a plot under Section 711.038.

(g) A person acting as a cemetery broker must keep a record of each sale or resale under this section. The record must include:

(1) the name and address of the purchaser;

(2) the date of the purchase;

(3) a copy of the purchase agreement, with the name and address of the cemetery;

(4) a specific description of the interment rights;

(5) the purchase price;

(6) the amount of fees collected and remitted in accordance with Subsection (e); and

(7) information on the disposal of the purchase agreement, including whether the agreement was conveyed, canceled, or voided.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.0451 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.0451
§ 121.0451. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the department, or by this or any other law, to a properly qualified physician who is employed by the public health district to act while the health authority is absent or incapacitated.

(b) The physician designated by the health authority must:

(1) meet the qualifications set out in Section 121.022(a);

(2) be appointed as a designee in the same manner as the appointment of the health authority;

(3) take, subscribe, and file the official oath and appointment with the department as required by Section 121.022(b); and

(4) file a certified copy of the written delegation with the department.

(c) The delegation is effective during the term of the health authority who made the delegation; however, the health authority may limit the delegation to a shorter duration in the written delegation of authority.

(d) The health authority is responsible for the acts of the physician to whom the health authority has delegated the power or duty.

(e) The entity or entities that appoint the health authority and the designee health authority must adopt procedures for the service of the designee as health authority under this section. The procedures shall prevent duplication of authority between the health authority and the designee and provide notice to the department when authority is transferred.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.53 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.53
§ 11.53. CONSTRUING THE TWO PRECEDING ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

The two preceding Articles refer only to cases where an applicant is held under accusation for some offense; in all other cases the proceedings had before the judge shall be filed and kept by the clerk of the court hearing the case.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.02
§ 11.02. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A separate permit shall be obtained and a separate fee paid for each outlet of liquor in the state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 12.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.001
§ 12.001. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not licensed to practice law in Texas commits an offense if the person charges a fee for representing or aiding an applicant or recipient in procuring assistance from the state agency administering the assistance.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person advertises, holds himself or herself out for, or solicits the procurement of assistance from the state agency administering the assistance.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.302 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.302
§ 58.302. SWITCHED ACCESS RATE CAP.
Status: in_force

(a) An electing company may not increase the per minute rates for switched access services on a combined originating and terminating basis above the lesser of:

(1) the rates for switched access services charged by that electing company on September 1, 1999, as may be further reduced on implementation of the universal service fund under Chapter 56; or

(2) the applicable rate described by Section 58.301 as may be further reduced on implementation of the universal service fund under Chapter 56.

(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter F, Chapter 60, but subject to Section 60.001, an electing company may, on its own initiative, decrease a rate charged for switched access service to any amount above the long run incremental cost of the service.
Tex. Government Code § 33.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.029
§ 33.029. WITNESSES' EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A witness called to testify by the commission other than an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision or court of the state is entitled to the same mileage expenses and per diem as a witness before a state grand jury. The commission shall pay these amounts from its appropriated funds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.022
§ 41.022. RULES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

In order to ensure efficient and honest elections and efficient canvassing and reporting of returns, the commissioner shall adopt rules regulating the form of the ballot, the conduct of the election, and the canvass and reporting of returns.
Tex. Estates Code § 202.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.004
§ 202.004. PERSONS WHO MAY COMMENCE PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to declare heirship of a decedent may be commenced and maintained under a circumstance specified by Section 202.002 by:

(1) the personal representative of the decedent's estate;

(2) a person claiming to be a creditor or the owner of all or part of the decedent's estate;

(3) if the decedent was a ward with respect to whom a guardian of the estate had been appointed, the guardian of the estate, provided that the proceeding is commenced and maintained in the probate court in which the proceedings for the guardianship of the estate were pending at the time of the decedent's death;

(4) a party seeking the appointment of an independent administrator under Section 401.003; or

(5) the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent.
Tex. Election Code § 2.055 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 2 / Section 2.055
§ 2.055. SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall declare an unopposed candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if:

(1) each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed; and

(2) no proposition is to appear on the ballot.

(b) The declaration under Subsection (a) shall be made on the second day after:

(1) the last date an application for a place on the special election ballot may be filed; or

(2) the date of a withdrawal, death, or final judgment of ineligibility of a candidate that causes the remaining candidate to be unopposed.

(c) After a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the election is not held. A copy of the declaration shall be posted on election day at each polling place that would have been used in the election.

(d) At the same time a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to each candidate in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.061 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.061
§ 32.061. BOARD'S GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 51, of this code, the board shall:

(1) set the dates to open received bids for the sale of land, for the lease of land for prospecting or exploring for, mining, producing, storing, caring for, transporting, preserving, selling, or disposing of oil, gas, or other minerals leased under this chapter, and for the commitment of land to a contract for development;

(2) determine the prices and set the terms and conditions under which land shall be sold, leased, or committed to a contract for development;

(3) consult with the president, chairman, or other head of the department, board, or agency, as applicable, or with the representative of the head, on each matter before the board that affects land owned or held in trust for the use and benefit of a department, board, or agency of the state; and

(4) perform any other duties which may be required by law.