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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.009
§ 90.009. MOTOR VEHICLE RECREATION SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a program to identify and to facilitate the development of motor vehicle recreation sites that are not located in or on a protected freshwater area. The department shall seek the cooperation of political subdivisions, landowners, nonprofit groups, and other interested persons in identifying and facilitating the development of motor vehicle recreation sites under this subsection.

(b) The department shall seek and use funding from the federal government and other sources outside the general revenue fund to identify and facilitate the development of motor vehicle recreation sites under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9035.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9035 / Section 9035.001
§ 9035.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Crockett County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Education Code § 149.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 149 / Section 149.001
§ 149.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means the Houston Advanced Research Center.

(2) "Institute" means the Geo-Technology Research Institute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.153
§ 1003.153. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) For each fiscal year, the board shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records.

(b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed with the comptroller and at the district office.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.353 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.353
§ 201.353. PROGRAM FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board may provide through the program:

(1) technical assistance;

(2) cost-share assistance;

(3) direct grants; and

(4) help in obtaining technical assistance, cost-share assistance, and direct grants from other public or private sources.

(b) The state board may create rules, forms, and procedures necessary for the administration of the program.

(c) The state board may:

(1) obtain grants, cost-sharing assistance, or other forms of funding from other state or federal governmental entities;

(2) coordinate, receive, and use gifts, grants, and donations from private sources;

(3) work with qualified nonprofit organizations and universities to provide technical assistance; and

(4) designate one or more conservation districts to administer the program locally.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.001
§ 254.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a municipality located on a channel, canal, bay, inlet, or lake connected to the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.41 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.41
§ 5.41. ALCOHOL USED FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, ETC.
Status: in_force

The commission shall license and regulate the use of alcohol and liquor for scientific, pharmaceutical, and industrial purposes. The commission shall provide by rule for the withdrawal of alcohol or liquor for those purposes from warehouses or denaturing plants, and shall prescribe the manner in which the alcohol or liquor may be used, tax free, for scientific research, in hospitals or sanitoriums, in industrial plants, or for other manufacturing purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0103
§ 547.0103. SUMMARY REPORT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall create a summary report based on the evaluations in the reports submitted to the commission by community resource coordination groups under Section 547.0102. The commission's report must include:

(1) recommendations for policy and statutory changes at each agency involved in providing systems of care services; and

(2) the outcome expected from implementing each recommendation.

(b) The commission may include in the report created under this section recommendations for:

(1) the statewide expansion of sites participating in the Texas System of Care; and

(2) the integration of services provided at those sites with services provided by community resource coordination groups.

(c) The commission shall coordinate, where appropriate, the recommendations in the report created under this section with:

(1) recommendations in the assessment developed under Chapter 23 (S.B. 491), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003; and

(2) the continuum of care developed under Section 533.040(d), Health and Safety Code.

(d) The commission shall provide a copy of the report created under this section to each agency for which the report makes a recommendation and to other agencies as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0301
§ 8055.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 823.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 823 / Section 823.004
§ 823.004. COMPUTATION OF AND PAYMENT FOR CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) All credit for military service, out-of-state service, developmental leave, work experience in a career or technological field, and service transferred to the retirement system under Chapter 805 shall be computed on a September 1 through August 31 school year. Payments for service described by this section must be completed:

(1) not later than two calendar months after the later of the member's retirement date or the last day of the month in which the member submits a retirement application; and

(2) before the later of the due date for the member's first monthly annuity payment or the date on which the retirement system issues the first monthly annuity payment to the member.

(b) The retirement system by rule may establish an irrevocable employer pick-up of member contributions as described by Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)(2)) for the purchase of any service credit authorized by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0965 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0965
§ 242.0965. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY TRUST FUND AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The assisted living facility trust fund is a trust fund with the comptroller and shall be made available to the department for expenditures without legislative appropriation to make emergency assistance funds available to an assisted living facility.

(b) A trustee of an assisted living facility may use the emergency assistance funds only to alleviate an immediate threat to the health or safety of the residents. The use may include payments for:

(1) food;

(2) medication;

(3) sanitation services;

(4) minor repairs;

(5) supplies necessary for personal hygiene; or

(6) services necessary for the personal care, health, and safety of the residents.

(c) A court may order the department to disburse emergency assistance funds to an assisted living facility if the court finds that:

(1) the assisted living facility has inadequate funds accessible to the trustee for the operation of the assisted living facility;

(2) an emergency exists that presents an immediate threat to the health and safety of the residents; and

(3) it is in the best interests of the health and safety of the residents that funds are immediately available.

(d) The department shall disburse money from the assisted living facility trust fund as ordered by the court in accordance with department rules.

(e) Any unencumbered amount in the assisted living facility trust fund in excess of $500,000 at the end of each fiscal year shall be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0431 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0431
§ 111.0431. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all revenue from intergovernmental contracts that is available for disbursement in a fiscal year but not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On certification, the court shall adopt a special budget for the limited purpose of spending the revenue from intergovernmental contracts for its intended purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.213 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.213
§ 51.213. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall designate at least one member of the attorney general's staff to counsel and advise the commission and to represent the commission in legal proceedings. The attorney general shall make available to the appropriate prosecuting attorneys any information obtained regarding a violation of a law under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The attorney general may apply for injunctive or declaratory relief to enforce a law under the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted by the commission. Action by the attorney general under this subsection does not limit the authority of the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney to bring a criminal proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.252
§ 8107.252. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board has complied with Section 8107.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:

(1) the district shall be divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and

(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7 / Section 7.04
§ 7.04. FORM OF PEACE BOND.
Status: in_force

Such bond shall be sufficient if it be payable to the State of Texas, conditioned as required in said order of the magistrate, be for some certain sum, and be signed by the defendant and his surety or sureties and dated, and the provisions of Article 17.02 permitting the deposit of current United States money in lieu of sureties is applicable to this bond. No error of form shall vitiate such bond, and no error in the proceedings prior to the execution of the bond shall be a defense in a suit thereon.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7893.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7893 / Section 7893.0301
§ 7893.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes described by this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 308.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 308 / Section 308.051
§ 308.051. REQUIRED NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Within one month after receiving letters testamentary or of administration, a personal representative of an estate shall provide notice requiring each person who has a claim against the estate to present the claim within the period prescribed by law by:

(1) having the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the letters were issued; and

(2) if the decedent remitted or should have remitted taxes administered by the comptroller, sending the notice to the comptroller by a qualified delivery method.

(b) Notice provided under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) the date the letters testamentary or of administration were issued to the personal representative;

(2) the address to which a claim may be presented; and

(3) an instruction of the representative's choice that the claim be addressed in care of:

(A) the representative;

(B) the representative's attorney; or

(C) "Representative, Estate of __________" (naming the estate).

(c) If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the letters testamentary or of administration were issued, the notice must be posted and the return made and filed as otherwise required by this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.156
§ 3819.156. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.211 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.211
§ 56.211. PERMANENT PREMISES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider may not under any circumstances be required to extend service to a location that is not a permanent residential or business premises or be required to provide service to the petitioning premises before the 180th day after the date the provider was designated to provide service to the petitioning premises.
Tex. Government Code § 442.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.033
§ 442.033.
Status: in_force

Sec. 442.033. STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 AS DAVIS MOUNTAINS SCENIC LOOP HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas historic highway the route formed by:

(1) State Highway 166; and

(2) the portion of State Highway 118 between Fort Davis and its intersection with State Highway 166.

(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway enhancement.

(c) A designation of the route described by Subsection (a) as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas historic highway may not be construed as a designation under 54 U.S.C. Section 300101 et seq.

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.001
§ 1575.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.253
§ 3880.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Government Code § 411.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.125
§ 411.125.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.125. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING. (a) The Texas Board of Nursing is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who:

(1) is an applicant for vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse licensure, or the holder of a license issued by the board;

(2) has requested a determination of eligibility for a license from the board;

(3) is subject to investigation by the board in connection with a complaint or formal charge against the person; or

(4) is accepted for enrollment in a nursing education program that prepares the person for licensure as a vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse.

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Texas Board of Nursing is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Texas Board of Nursing may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Board of Nursing under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:

(1) as required under a court order;

(2) to a nursing board that is a member of the nurse licensure compact under Chapter 304, Occupations Code;

(3) with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or

(4) as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The Texas Board of Nursing is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding, in a contested case proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, or as part of an appeal of a contested case proceeding.

(e) Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Board of Nursing shall be destroyed by the agency after a final determination is made and all appeals are concluded in the matter for which the information was obtained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.154
§ 8274.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the district is from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.101
§ 1051.101. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION FOR GUARDIANSHIP; CITATION OF APPLICANT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of an application for guardianship, notice shall be issued and served as provided by this subchapter.

(b) It is not necessary to serve a citation on a person who files an application for the creation of a guardianship under this title or for that person to waive the issuance and personal service of citation under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.303
§ 804.303. RECORD.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process served on the secretary of state.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.046 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.046
§ 154.046. INVOICE FOR STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall send an original invoice along with any stamps shipped to a distributor.

(b) The invoice shall be issued in duplicate and numbered consecutively. The invoice must show:

(1) the date of sale;

(2) the name and address of the distributor;

(3) the number of stamps;

(4) the serial numbers of the stamps; and

(5) the denomination and value of the stamps.

(c) The distributor shall have the original invoice available at all times for four years for inspection by the comptroller and the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.202
§ 8464.202. 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 annual imposition of a continuing direct 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.103
§ 1073.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer:

(1) the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the district's business, money, and resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.251
§ 3883.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.153
§ 1097.153. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Education Code § 51.283 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.283
§ 51.283. ELECTRONIC REPORTING OPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution shall provide an option for a student enrolled at or an employee of the institution to electronically report to the institution an allegation of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking committed against or witnessed by the student or employee, regardless of the location at which the alleged offense occurred.

(b) The electronic reporting option provided under Subsection (a) must:

(1) enable a student or employee to report the alleged offense anonymously; and

(2) be easily accessible through a clearly identifiable link on the postsecondary educational institution's Internet website home page.

(c) A protocol for reporting sexual assault adopted under Section 51.282 must comply with this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.025
§ 433.025. INSPECTION OF MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To prevent the use in intrastate commerce of adulterated meat food products, the department shall examine and inspect all meat food products prepared in a processing establishment solely for intrastate commerce. To make the examination and inspection, an inspector shall be given access at all times to each part of the establishment, regardless of whether the establishment is being operated.

(b) The inspector shall mark, stamp, tag, or label products found unadulterated as "Texas inspected and passed" and those found adulterated as "Texas inspected and condemned."

(c) The establishment shall, in the manner provided for condemned livestock or carcasses, destroy for food purposes each condemned meat food product. If the establishment does not destroy a condemned meat food product, the department may remove inspectors from the establishment.