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Tex. Family Code § 65.061 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.061
§ 65.061. GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) If a child appears before the truancy court without a parent or guardian, or it appears to the court that the child's parent or guardian is incapable or unwilling to make decisions in the best interest of the child with respect to proceedings under this chapter, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to protect the interests of the child in the proceedings.

(b) An attorney for a child may also be the child's guardian ad litem. A law enforcement officer, probation officer, or other employee of the truancy court may not be appointed as a guardian ad litem.

(c) The court may order a child's parent or other person responsible to support the child to reimburse the county or municipality for the cost of the guardian ad litem. The court may issue the order only after determining that the parent or other responsible person has sufficient financial resources to offset the cost of the child's guardian ad litem wholly or partly.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.29 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.29
§ 11.29. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY DREDGE DISPOSAL SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of land that the person owns and that has been dedicated by recorded donated easement dedicating said land as a disposal site for depositing and discharging materials dredged from the main channel of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway by or under the direction of the state or federal government.

(b) An exemption granted under this section terminates when the land ceases to be used as an active dredge material disposal site described by Subsection (a) of this section and is no longer dedicated for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8090.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8090 / Section 8090.0403
§ 8090.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.068
§ 382.068. POULTRY FACILITY ODOR; RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "poultry facility" and "poultry litter" have the meanings assigned by Section 26.301, Water Code.

(b) The commission shall respond and investigate not later than 18 hours after receiving:

(1) a second complaint against a poultry facility concerning odor associated with:

(A) the facility; or

(B) the application of poultry litter to land by the poultry facility; or

(2) a complaint concerning odor from a poultry facility at which the commission has substantiated odor nuisance conditions in the previous 12 months.

(c) If after the investigation the commission determines that a poultry facility is violating the terms of its air quality authorization or is creating a nuisance, the commission shall issue a notice of violation.

(d) The commission by rule or order shall require the owner or operator of a poultry facility for which the commission has issued three notices of violation under this section during a 12-month period to enter into a comprehensive compliance agreement with the commission. The compliance agreement must include an odor control plan that the executive director determines is sufficient to control odors.

(e) The owner or operator of a new poultry facility shall complete a poultry facility training course on the prevention of poultry facility odor nuisances from the poultry science unit of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service not later than the 90th day after the date the facility first accepts poultry to raise. The owner or operator of a new poultry facility shall maintain records of the training and make the records available to the commission for inspection.

(f) The poultry science unit of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service may charge an owner or operator of a poultry facility a training fee to offset the direct cost of providing the training.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 613.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 613 / Section 613.005
§ 613.005. INTERVIEW AND EVALUATION ORDER BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the eighth day after the date of the hearing, the court shall interview the ward with an intellectual disability to determine if the ward assents to the donation. The interview shall be conducted in chambers and out of the presence of the guardian.

(b) If the court considers it necessary, the court may order the performance of a determination of intellectual disability, as provided by Section 593.005, to help the court evaluate the ward's capacity to agree to the donation.
Tex. Education Code § 51.933 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.933
§ 51.933. IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may require applicants for admission to be immunized against diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis, except as provided in Subsection (d).

(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may require immunizations against the diseases listed in Subsection (a) and additional diseases for students at any institution of higher education who are pursuing a course of study in a human or animal health profession, and the executive commissioner may require those immunizations for any students in times of an emergency or epidemic in a county where the commissioner of state health services has declared such an emergency or epidemic.

(b-1) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) that requires a hepatitis B vaccination for students may apply only to students enrolled in a course of study that involves potential exposure to human or animal blood or bodily fluids.

(c) An institution of higher education, in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services, should provide individual notice to each student applying for admission regarding:

(1) the consequences of not being current on immunization for certain diseases;

(2) the age groups most vulnerable to these vaccine preventable diseases; and

(3) local providers of immunization services.

(d) No form of immunization is required for a person's admission to an institution of higher education if the person applying for admission:

(1) submits to the admitting official:

(A) an affidavit or a certificate signed by a physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine within the United States in which it is stated that, in the physician's opinion, the immunization required poses a significant risk to the health and well-being of the applicant or any member of the applicant's family or household; or

(B) an affidavit signed by the applicant or, if a minor, by the applicant's parent or guardian stating that the applicant declines immunization for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief; or

(2) is a member of the armed forces of the United States and is on active duty.

(d-1) An affidavit submitted under Section (d)(1)(B) must be on a form described by Section 161.0041, Health and Safety Code, and must be submitted to the admitting official not later than the 90th day after the date the affidavit is notarized.

(e) The exception provided by Subsection (d)(1)(B) does not apply in a time of emergency or epidemic declared by the commissioner of state health services.
Tex. Election Code § 124.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.003
§ 124.003. SEPARATE LISTING OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES; BLOC VOTING.
Status: repealed

(a) Any unopposed candidates may be listed separately under the heading "Uncontested Races" on a voting system ballot.

(b) In an election in which the ballots indicate political party alignment, the party alignment of the candidates listed under the uncontested races heading shall be indicated next to the candidate's name.

(c) Candidates listed under the uncontested races heading may be arranged in a manner requiring voting on them as one or more blocs, but only if an additional ballot would otherwise be necessary to accommodate all the candidates and propositions to be listed.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 25), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2020.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349 (S.B. 1089), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.123 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.123
§ 1702.123. INSURANCE; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A company license holder shall maintain on file with the department at all times the surety bond and certificate of insurance required by this chapter.

(b) The commission shall immediately suspend the company license of a company license holder who violates Subsection (a).

(c) The commission may rescind the company license suspension if the company license holder provides proof to the commission that the bond or the insurance coverage is still in effect. The company license holder must provide the proof in a form satisfactory to the commission not later than the 10th day after the date the company license is suspended.

(d) After suspension of the company license, the commission may not reinstate the company license until an application, in the form prescribed by the commission, is filed accompanied by a proper bond, insurance certificate, or both. The commission may deny the application notwithstanding the applicant's compliance with this section:

(1) for a reason that would justify suspending, revoking, or denying a company license; or

(2) if, during the suspension, the applicant performs a practice for which a company license is required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.207
§ 3838.207. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, including economic development funds contributed to the district by the municipality or by an economic development corporation, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation. The term of a bond issued under this chapter may not exceed 40 years from the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 406.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.103
§ 406.103. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules to facilitate online notarizations.
Tex. Family Code § 102.0091 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0091
§ 102.0091. WAIVER OF CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a suit under this title may waive the issuance or service of citation after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.

(b) The party executing the waiver may sign the waiver using a digitized signature.

(c) The waiver must contain the mailing address of the party executing the waiver.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the waiver must be sworn before a notary public who is not an attorney in the suit. This subsection does not apply if the party executing the waiver is incarcerated.

(e) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to a waiver executed under this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 146.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 146 / Section 146.024
§ 146.024. ABANDONED ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to satisfy unpaid fees and debts to the state and private suppliers, the department may sell at public auction an animal that the owner leaves in the processing facilities for more than 30 days.

(b) The proceeds of a sale under this section shall be used first to satisfy the fees owed to the department and then to satisfy the fees and debts owed to private suppliers. Any balance of the proceeds shall be paid to the owner of the animal, as determined by the manifest or shipping order accompanying the animal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.507 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.507
§ 382.507. OWNERSHIP OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall acquire title to carbon dioxide stored in the carbon dioxide repository on a determination by the board that permanent storage has been verified and that the storage location has met all applicable state and federal requirements for closure of carbon dioxide storage sites.

(b) The right, title, and interest in carbon dioxide acquired under this section are the property of the permanent school fund and shall be administered and controlled by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.453
§ 503.453. REPORT OF ALLEGED OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall notify the appropriate prosecuting attorney of an alleged offense committed under this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.209 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.209
§ 751.209. GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who in good faith accepts a durable power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature of the principal or of another adult directed by the principal to sign the principal's name as authorized by Section 751.0021 is not genuine may rely on the presumption under Section 751.0022 that the signature is genuine and that the power of attorney was properly executed.

(b) A person who in good faith accepts a durable power of attorney without actual knowledge that the power of attorney is void, invalid, or terminated, that the purported agent's authority is void, invalid, or terminated, or that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent's authority may rely on the power of attorney as if:

(1) the power of attorney were genuine, valid, and still in effect;

(2) the agent's authority were genuine, valid, and still in effect; and

(3) the agent had not exceeded and had properly exercised the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 825.515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.515
§ 825.515. INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBER POSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At least annually, the retirement system shall acquire and maintain records identifying members and specifying the types of positions they hold as members. Employers shall provide to the retirement system information specifying the type of position held by each member as Administrative/Professional, Teacher/Full-Time Librarian, Support, Bus Driver, or Peace Officer. Employers shall also provide to the retirement system the work e-mail address for each member. For each member identified as a Peace Officer, the records must specify whether the member is an employee of an institution of higher education or of a public school that is not an institution of higher education. An employer shall provide the information required by this section in the form and manner specified by the retirement system.

(b) Information contained in records of the retirement system maintained under this section is confidential within the limits prescribed by Section 825.507.
Tex. Finance Code § 67.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 67 / Section 67.004
§ 67.004. FEDERAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

A federal association is not a foreign corporation or foreign association for purposes of this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.0025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.0025
§ 2257.0025. HIGH-RISK MORTGAGE SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a fixed-rate collateralized mortgage obligation is a high-risk mortgage security if the security:

(1) has an average life sensitivity with a weighted average life that:

(A) extends by more than four years, assuming an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of plus 300 basis points; or

(B) shortens by more than six years, assuming an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of minus 300 basis points; and

(2) is price sensitive; that is, the estimated change in the price of the mortgage derivative product is more than 17 percent, because of an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of plus or minus 300 basis points.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, a floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligation is a high-risk mortgage security if the security:

(1) bears an interest rate that is equal to the contractual cap on the instrument; or

(2) is price sensitive; that is, the estimated change in the price of the mortgage derivative product is more than 17 percent, because of an immediate and sustained parallel shift in the yield curve of plus or minus 300 basis points.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.077 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.077
§ 395.077. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies within the political subdivision and who is aggrieved by a final decision is entitled to trial de novo under this chapter.

(b) A suit to contest an impact fee must be filed within 90 days after the date of adoption of the ordinance, order, or resolution establishing the impact fee.

(c) Except for roadway facilities, a person who has paid an impact fee or an owner of property on which an impact fee has been paid is entitled to specific performance of the services by the political subdivision for which the fee was paid.

(d) This section does not require construction of a specific facility to provide the services.

(e) Any suit must be filed in the county in which the major part of the land area of the political subdivision is located. A successful litigant shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

(f) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of a property owner to contest an impact fee or to recover a refund for an impact fee under Section 395.025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.102
§ 6917.102. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.109
§ 1102.109. ELIGIBILITY FOR PROFESSIONAL INSPECTOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for a professional inspector license, an applicant must:

(1) at the time of application have:

(A) held a real estate inspector license for at least 12 months; and

(B) performed at least 175 real estate inspections under indirect supervision;

(2) submit evidence satisfactory to the commission of successful completion of at least 40 classroom hours of core real estate inspection courses, in addition to the hours required by Section 1102.108;

(3) demonstrate competence based on the examination under Subchapter D; and

(4) satisfy the commission as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.051
§ 3890.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.001
§ 2261.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: repealed

(a) This chapter, other than Subchapter F, applies only to each procurement of goods or services made by a state agency that is neither made by the comptroller nor made under purchasing authority delegated to the agency by or under Section 51.9335 or 73.115, Education Code, or Section 2155.131 or 2155.132.

(b) This chapter applies to contracts and to contract management activities that are related to the procurements to which it applies.

(c) The comptroller on request shall determine whether a procurement or type of procurement:

(1) is made under purchasing authority delegated to an agency by or under Section 2155.131 or 2155.132; or

(2) is made under some other source of purchasing authority.

(d) This chapter does not apply to a procurement made by the Texas Department of Transportation or a procurement paid for by local or institutional funds of an institution of higher education.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.25.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0004
§ 2270.0004. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS INCONSISTENT WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATED DUTIES.
Status: in_force

An investing entity described by Section 2270.0001(7)(B) or (C) is not subject to a requirement of this chapter if the entity determines that the requirement would be inconsistent with the entity's fiduciary responsibility with respect to the investment of entity assets or other duties imposed by law relating to the investment of entity assets, including the duty of care established under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.083 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.083
§ 161.083. CORRECTIONS MEDICATION AIDES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall establish:

(1) minimum standards and procedures for the approval of corrections medication aide training programs, including curricula, developed under Section 501.1485, Government Code;

(2) minimum requirements for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of a permit to a corrections medication aide, including the payment of an application or renewal fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs incurred by the department in administering this section; and

(3) the acts and practices that are within and outside the scope of a permit issued under this section.

(b) Not later than the 90th day after receipt of an application for approval of a corrections medication aide training program developed under Section 501.1485, Government Code, the department shall:

(1) approve the program, if the program meets the minimum standards and procedures established under Subsection (a)(1); or

(2) provide notice to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that the program is not approved and include in the notice a description of the actions that are required for the program to be approved.

(c) The department shall issue a permit to or renew the permit of an applicant who meets the minimum requirements established under Subsection (a)(2). The department shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the performance of the department's duties and functions under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.006
§ 8284.006. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.