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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.053
§ 766.053. FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS REQUIRED; STANDARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A residential high-rise building must be equipped with a complete fire protection sprinkler system that is in good working order and is in compliance with this section.

(b) The governing body of a municipality in which a residential high-rise building subject to this subchapter is located or, if the building is not located in a municipality, the commissioners court of the county in which the building is located shall adopt a standard for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems in a residential high-rise building.

(c) The standard adopted must be in compliance with National Fire Protection Association 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Until the governing body of the municipality or commissioners court of the county, as applicable, adopts a standard as required by this section, the standard is the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems of the National Fire Protection Association, as that standard existed on September 1, 2015.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.460 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.460
§ 2301.460. WARRANTY, PREPARATION, OR DELIVERY AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not, after a complaint and a hearing, fail or refuse to perform an obligation placed on the manufacturer in connection with the preparation, delivery, and warranty of a new motor vehicle as provided in the manufacturer's warranty, preparation, and delivery agreements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0201
§ 7904A.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 7904A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.905 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.905
§ 2175.905. DISPOSITION OF DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a disposition of a state agency's surplus or salvage data processing equipment is not made under Section 2175.184, the state agency shall transfer the equipment to:

(1) a school district or open-enrollment charter school in this state under Subchapter C, Chapter 32, Education Code;

(2) an assistance organization specified by the school district; or

(3) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) If a disposition of the surplus or salvage data processing equipment of a state eleemosynary institution or an institution or agency of higher education is not made under other law, the institution or agency shall transfer the equipment to:

(1) a school district or open-enrollment charter school in this state under Subchapter C, Chapter 32, Education Code;

(2) an assistance organization specified by the school district; or

(3) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) The state eleemosynary institution or institution or agency of higher education or other state agency may not collect a fee or other reimbursement from the district, the school, the assistance organization, or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the surplus or salvage data processing equipment transferred under this section.

(d) An assistance organization may not lease, lend, bail, deconstruct, encumber, sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of data processing equipment acquired under this section. The assistance organization may dispose of the equipment only by transferring the equipment to the school district that specified the assistance organization for transfer under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 839.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 839 / Section 839.001
§ 839.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:

(1) service retirement benefits;

(2) disability retirement benefits; and

(3) death benefits.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.035 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.035
§ 184.035. REFUND OF SURCHARGES.
Status: in_force

A recreational vehicle park owner who determines at the end of a fiscal year that the owner has collected more than the amount charged by the supplying utility shall refund the excess amount to occupants visiting the park in the succeeding fiscal year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 199.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 199 / Section 199.002
§ 199.002. RAILROAD FUNCTIONS AS PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Railroad" means an enterprise created and operated to carry passengers, freight, or both on a fixed track. The term includes all real estate and interests in real estate, equipment, machinery, materials, structures, buildings, stations, facilities, and other improvements that are necessary to, or for the benefit of, the enterprise.

(2) "Municipality" means a home-rule municipality.

(b) The planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, enlarging, improvement, maintenance, equipping, operation, regulation, protection, policing, leasing, and alienation of a railroad or railroad facility by a municipality or other public agency, separately or jointly exercised:

(1) are declared to be public and governmental functions that are exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity; and

(2) in the case of a municipality, are declared to be municipal functions and purposes as well as public and governmental.

(c) All land and other property and privileges acquired and used by or on behalf of a municipality or other public agency for railroad purposes:

(1) are declared to be acquired for public and governmental purposes and as a matter of public necessity; and

(2) in the case of a municipality, are declared to be acquired for a municipal purpose.

(d) This section does not confer or convey governmental immunity or any other limitation of liability to any entity that is not a governmental entity, governmental authority, or public agency, or a subdivision of a governmental entity, governmental authority, or public agency.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.106
§ 12.106. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the commission workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the commission workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address the underuse.

(c) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (b) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated at least annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor's office.

(d) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (c). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports to the legislature.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.401
§ 1951.401. EXAMINATION FOR CERTIFIED APPLICATOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department may require a person to qualify for a certified applicator's license by passing an examination demonstrating the person's competence in the field of structural pest control.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.0511 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.0511
§ 281.0511. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS; LEASE OF PROPERTY OR HOSPITAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 281.050 and 281.051, the board may contract with any person, including a private or public entity or a political subdivision of this state, to provide or assist in the provision of services.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 281.050, the board may lease any property or hospital facility without the approval of the commissioners court. The board may enter into a lease under this subsection only after an open meeting in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, including Section 551.072, Government Code.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may, with the approval of the commissioners court at a meeting subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, lease undeveloped or vacant real property for not more than 99 years to provide for the development and construction of facilities designed to generate revenue for the financial benefit of the district. The board, directly or through a nonprofit corporation, may contract or enter into a joint venture with a public or private entity as necessary to enter into a lease under this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 402.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.010
§ 402.010. LEGAL CHALLENGES TO CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE STATUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action in which a party to the litigation files a petition, motion, or other pleading challenging the constitutionality of a statute of this state, the party shall file the form required by Subsection (a-1). The court shall, if the attorney general is not a party to or counsel involved in the litigation, serve notice of the constitutional challenge and a copy of the petition, motion, or other pleading that raises the challenge on the attorney general either by certified or registered mail or electronically to an e-mail address designated by the attorney general for the purposes of this section.

(a-1) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall adopt the form that a party challenging the constitutionality of a statute of this state must file with the court in which the action is pending indicating which pleading should be served on the attorney general in accordance with this section.

(b) A court may not enter a final judgment holding a statute of this state unconstitutional before the 45th day after the date notice required by Subsection (a) is served on the attorney general.

(c) A party's failure to file as required by Subsection (a) or a court's failure to serve notice as required by Subsection (a) does not deprive the court of jurisdiction or forfeit an otherwise timely filed claim or defense based on the challenge to the constitutionality of a statute of this state.

(d) This section or the state's intervention in litigation in response to notice under this section does not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity.

(e) The attorney general may assert legislative privilege on behalf of the state or a state agency or official during discovery, hearing, or trial in an action described by this section unless asserting the privilege would create a conflict in the attorney general's representation of the state or a state agency or official.

(f) The attorney general has 30 days from the date legislative privilege is asserted under Subsection (e) to provide evidence of representation of the state or a state agency or official who may properly assert the privilege. The provision of evidence of that representation on or before that date establishes the attorney general's authority to assert legislative privilege under Subsection (e).

(g) The attorney general's authority under Subsection (e) is not exclusive and does not affect another person's ability to assert legislative privilege in any matter.
Tex. Government Code § 321.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.014
§ 321.014. AUDIT REPORTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The State Auditor shall prepare a written report for each audit conducted by the State Auditor.

(b) The written report must include comments about internal controls, compliance with state or federal laws, and recommendations for improving financial operations or program effectiveness, as applicable. The report must also include an opinion on fair presentation of financial statements if the State Auditor considers an opinion to be necessary.

(c) The State Auditor shall submit each report to the committee prior to publication. The State Auditor shall file a copy of each report prepared under this section with:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) the secretary of state;

(5) the Legislative Reference Library;

(6) each member of the governing body and the administrative head of each entity that is the subject of the report; and

(7) members of the legislature on a committee with oversight responsibility for the entity or program that is the subject of the report.

(d) The State Auditor shall maintain a complete file containing:

(1) copies of each audit report; and

(2) audit work papers and other evidence relating to the work of the State Auditor.

(e) The State Auditor shall maintain the files required by Subsection (d) for at least eight years after the date on which the information is filed.

(f) Each audited department or entity shall report on the manner in which the department or entity has addressed the findings and recommendations that are included in a report prepared by the state auditor under this section. The state auditor shall prescribe the form and schedule for a report by the department or entity under this subsection.

(g) If a department or entity does not agree with a recommendation contained in the state auditor's report, the department or entity shall file a report with the State Auditor and the persons specified by Subsection (c). The report must:

(1) identify the recommendation with which the department or entity did not agree;

(2) state the reason the department or entity did not agree with the recommendation; and

(3) state whether the department or entity intends to implement the recommendation.

(h) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 9.02, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Tex. Estates Code § 1352.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1352 / Section 1352.055
§ 1352.055. SURETY BOND; DISCHARGE OF SURETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a hearing under Section 1352.054 is held, the parent or managing conservator shall file with the county clerk a surety bond. The bond must be:

(1) in an amount at least equal to two times the amount of the proposed home equity loan;

(2) payable to and approved by the court; and

(3) conditioned on the parent or managing conservator:

(A) using the proceeds of the home equity loan attributable to the minor's interest solely for the purposes authorized by Section 1352.056; and

(B) making payments on the minor's behalf toward the outstanding balance of the home equity loan.

(b) After the first anniversary of the date a parent or managing conservator executes a home equity loan authorized under this subchapter, the court may, on motion of the borrower, reduce the amount of the surety bond required under this section to an amount that is not less than the loan's outstanding balance.

(c) The court may not discharge the person's sureties from all further liability under a surety bond until the court:

(1) approves the filing of the parent's or managing conservator's reports required under Sections 1352.057 and 1352.058;

(2) finds that the parent or managing conservator used loan proceeds resulting from the minor's interest solely for the purposes authorized by Section 1352.056; and

(3) is presented with satisfactory evidence that the home equity loan has been repaid and is no longer considered an outstanding obligation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 90.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 90 / Section 90.002
§ 90.002. ORIGINAL COPY.
Status: in_force

The original copy of the compact is on deposit with the Department of State of the United States.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.31 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.31
§ 53A.31. NO TAXING POWER.
Status: in_force

An authority has no power to tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.001
§ 8262.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Louetta Road Utility District.
Tex. Education Code § 12.129 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.129
§ 12.129. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person employed as a principal or a teacher by an open-enrollment charter school must hold a baccalaureate degree.

(b) In an open-enrollment charter school that serves youth referred to or placed in a residential trade center by a local or state agency, a person may be employed as a teacher for a noncore vocational course without holding a baccalaureate degree if the person has:

(1) demonstrated subject matter expertise related to the subject taught, such as professional work experience, formal training and education, holding a relevant active professional industry license, certification, or registration, or any combination of work experience, training and education, and industry license, certification, or registration; and

(2) received at least 20 hours of classroom management training, as determined by the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.160
§ 455.160. LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

(a) A license issued under this chapter is valid for two years. A license holder must renew the license biennially.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.298(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(h) On receipt of a request for a renewal of a license issued under this chapter, the department shall conduct a criminal background check under Section 455.1525.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.02
§ 37.02. PERJURY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive and with knowledge of the statement's meaning:

(1) he makes a false statement under oath or swears to the truth of a false statement previously made and the statement is required or authorized by law to be made under oath; or

(2) he makes a false unsworn declaration under Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 56.805 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.805
§ 56.805. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot in the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Consolidation of __________ (names of districts to be consolidated) into a single drainage district."
Tex. Insurance Code § 1578.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1578 / Section 1578.052
§ 1578.052. PAYMENT OF PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

A voluntary association that obtains a group policy under this chapter shall pay the premium for the policy wholly or partly from money:

(1) contributed by the association; or

(2) contributed by the insured association members for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 483.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 483 / Section 483.104
§ 483.104. NUCLEAR PERMITTING COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may employ a nuclear permitting coordinator to assist businesses throughout the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process.

(b) A nuclear permitting coordinator must have a demonstrated familiarity with the permitting and regulatory process in this state.

(c) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall:

(1) act as a single point of contact for stakeholders during the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process;

(2) identify active or likely siting opportunities and required permits and approvals for nuclear energy generation sites and key personnel; and

(3) provide guidance for regulated persons navigating local, state, and federal regulations for nuclear energy generation facilities.

(d) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall make any assistance provided under this section equally available to all businesses engaged in the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process.

(e) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall document all activities carried out in the provision of assistance under this section and make that information available to the public on request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.105
§ 425.105. WRITTEN INVESTMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurance company's board of directors or, if the company does not have a board of directors, the corresponding authority designated by the company's charter, bylaws, or plan of operation, shall adopt a written investment plan consistent with this subchapter.

(b) The investment plan must:

(1) specify the diversification of the insurance company's investments, so as to reduce the risk of large losses, by:

(A) broad categories, such as bonds and real property loans;

(B) kinds, such as government obligations, obligations of business entities, mortgage-backed securities, and real property loans on office, retail, industrial, or residential properties;

(C) quality;

(D) maturity;

(E) industry; and

(F) geographical areas, as to both domestic and foreign investments;

(2) balance safety of principal with yield and growth;

(3) seek a reasonable relationship of assets and liabilities as to term and nature; and

(4) be appropriate considering the capital and surplus and the business conducted by the company.

(c) At least annually, the board of directors or corresponding authority shall review the adequacy of the investment plan and the implementation of the plan.

(d) An insurance company shall maintain the company's investment plan in the company's principal office and provide the plan to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee on request. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall maintain the plan as a privileged and confidential document. The plan is not subject to public disclosure.
Tex. Water Code § 51.410 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.410
§ 51.410. ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an election is held to authorize the issuance of bonds, an engineer's report, which includes the plans and improvements to be constructed together with maps, plats, profiles, and data showing and explaining the engineer's report, shall be filed in the office of the district and shall be available for public inspection.

(b) The engineer's report shall contain a detailed estimate of the cost of improvements, including the cost of any property to be purchased, and an estimate of the time required to complete the improvements to the degree to which they may provide service.

(c) The board shall consider the engineer's report and may make changes in the report and note them in the minutes.
Tex. Property Code § 67.017 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.017
§ 67.017. CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and other law, this chapter prevails.