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Tex. Transportation Code § 547.611 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.611
§ 547.611. USE OF CERTAIN VIDEO EQUIPMENT AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with video receiving equipment, including a television, a digital video disc player, a videocassette player, or similar equipment, only if the equipment is located so that the video display is not visible from the operator's seat unless the vehicle's transmission is in park or the vehicle's parking brake is applied.

(b) A motor vehicle specially designed as a mobile unit used by a licensed television station may have video receiving equipment located so that the video display is visible from the operator's side, but the receiver may be used only when the vehicle is stopped.

(c) This section does not prohibit the use of:

(1) equipment used:

(A) exclusively for receiving digital information for commercial purposes;

(B) exclusively for a safety or law enforcement purpose, if each installation is approved by the department;

(C) in a remote television transmission truck; or

(D) exclusively for monitoring the performance of equipment installed on a vehicle used for safety purposes in connection with the operations of a natural gas, water, or electric utility; or

(2) a monitoring device that:

(A) produces an electronic display; and

(B) is used exclusively in conjunction with a mobile navigation system installed in the vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.052
§ 1035.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of a directors' election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Education Code § 54.767 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.767
§ 54.767. USE OF FUND ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The assets of the fund may be used only to:

(1) pay the costs of program administration and operations;

(2) make payments to general academic teaching institutions, two-year institutions of higher education, private or independent institutions of higher education, medical and dental units, career schools, accredited out-of-state institutions of higher education, and registered apprenticeship programs on behalf of beneficiaries; and

(3) make refunds under prepaid tuition contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.117
§ 1088.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.045
§ 438.045. AUDIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The department shall conduct a regular audit of each program accredited under this subchapter to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 254.183 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.183
§ 254.183. MAXIMUM EXCEEDED.
Status: in_force

(a) An opposed candidate or specific-purpose committee that exceeds $500 in political contributions or political expenditures in the election shall file reports as required by Subchapter C or E, as applicable.

(b) If a candidate or committee exceeds the $500 maximum after the filing deadline prescribed by Subchapter C or E for the first report required to be filed under the appropriate subchapter, the candidate or committee shall file a report not later than 48 hours after the maximum is exceeded.

(c) A report filed under Subsection (b) covers the period beginning the day the campaign treasurer appointment is filed and continuing through the day the maximum is exceeded.

(d) The reporting period for the next report filed by the candidate or committee begins on the day after the last day of the period covered by the report filed under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.108
§ 3872.108. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0402
§ 7971A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7971A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.078 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.078
§ 282.078. SALE OF THE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the bonds are registered, the county judge, under the direction of the commissioners court, shall advertise and sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible, but for a price not less than the sum of the amounts of the par value and the accrued interest.

(b) The county judge shall give the money received from the sale of a bond to the county treasurer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1103.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.101
§ 1103.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a life insurance policy issued by a legal reserve life insurance company.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.004
§ 303.004. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE IN CASE OF CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that a procedure under this chapter violates the federal or state constitution, a corporation or its sponsor by resolution may provide an alternate procedure that conforms to the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.201
§ 9041.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.301
§ 182.301. MERGER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more trust institutions, corporations, or other entities with the authority to participate in a merger, at least one of which is a state trust company, may adopt and implement a plan of merger in accordance with this section. The merger may not be made without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner if any surviving, new, or acquiring entity that is a party to the merger or created by the terms of the merger is a state trust company or is not a trust institution.

(b) Implementation of the plan of merger by the parties and approval of the board, shareholders, participants, or owners of the parties must be made or obtained as provided by the Business Organizations Code as if the state trust company were a filing entity and all other parties to the merger were foreign entities, except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 809.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.006
§ 809.006. RELIANCE ON FINANCIAL COMPANY RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

The comptroller and a state governmental entity may rely on a financial company's response to a notice or communication made under this chapter without conducting any further investigation, research, or inquiry.
Tex. Family Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. RENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A temporary authorization order may be renewed by court order for a period of not more than one year on a showing by the petitioner of a continuing need for the order.

(b) At any time, the petitioner or the child's parent, conservator, or guardian may request the court to terminate the order. The court shall terminate the order on finding that there is no longer a need for the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.101
§ 8464.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.154
§ 1110.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.012
§ 85.012. ASSISTANTS AND CLERICAL HELP.
Status: in_force

The commission shall employ other assistants and clerical help necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and other related laws and rules and orders of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.105
§ 1090.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0101
§ 7931A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 207.
Tex. Government Code § 670.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 670 / Section 670.001
§ 670.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Human resources employee" does not include an employee whose primary job function is enforcement of Title VI or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, authority, council, or other governmental entity in the executive branch of government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state and has authority not limited to a geographical portion of the state. The term does not include a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Election Code § 253.105 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.105
§ 253.105. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECT EXPENDITURE ONLY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation or labor organization may make a political contribution from its own property to a political committee that:

(1) is not established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder;

(2) makes or intends to make direct campaign expenditures;

(3) does not make or intend to make political contributions to:

(A) a candidate;

(B) an officeholder;

(C) a specific-purpose committee established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; or

(D) a political committee that makes or intends to make political contributions to a candidate, an officeholder, or a specific-purpose committee established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; and

(4) has filed an affidavit with the commission stating the committee's intention to operate as described by Subdivisions (2) and (3).

(b) A political contribution made by a corporation or labor organization under this section does not constitute a violation of Section 253.094(a) and the acceptance of the political contribution does not constitute a violation of Section 253.003(b).
Tex. Finance Code § 92.608 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.608
§ 92.608. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.
Status: in_force

The profits and losses of a limited savings bank may be allocated among the members and among classes of members as provided by the company agreement. Without the prior written approval of the commissioner to use a different allocation method, the profits and losses must be allocated according to the relative interests of the members in the limited savings bank.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.252
§ 203.252. QUALIFICATIONS FOR INITIAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person qualifies to become a licensed midwife under this chapter if the person provides the department with documentary evidence that the person has:

(1) satisfied each requirement for basic midwifery education; and

(2) passed the comprehensive midwifery examination and jurisprudence examination required by this chapter.

(b) The initial license must be issued before the midwife begins to practice midwifery and may be issued at any time during the year.

(c) The term of the initial license begins on the date the requirements are met and extends through March 1 of the second year after the year in which the initial license is issued.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.261 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.261
§ 122.261. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A determination letter, a cease and desist order, a removal order, each copy of a notice or correspondence, and all other documents or records relating to an order or determination letter issued under this subchapter are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure except in an action authorized by this subtitle or other authority.

(b) The commissioner may disclose the information described by Subsection (a) to a share and deposit guaranty corporation or credit union or to a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state, another state, or the United States if the commissioner determines the disclosure is necessary or proper for the enforcement of the laws of this state or the United States.

(c) The commissioner may release information regarding the existence of a final order to the public if the commissioner concludes that the release would enhance effective enforcement of the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442A.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.051
§ 442A.051. PHARMACY ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy operating in this state may apply to the board to participate in the pilot program if the pharmacy:

(1) is registered as an authorized drug collection site with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration;

(2) is not the subject of state or federal opioid litigation; and

(3) meets the eligibility requirements established by 21 C.F.R. Section 1317.40 and board rules.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.204
§ 126.204. ACTION PENDING INJUNCTION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The court, without notice or hearing, may restrain the commissioner from liquidating the credit union's assets until after a hearing on the suit is held.

(b) If the court restrains the commissioner, the court shall instruct the commissioner to hold the credit union's assets in the commissioner's possession and control until disposition of the suit.

(c) With court approval, the commissioner may take any necessary or proper action to prevent loss or depreciation in the value of the assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.102
§ 9038.102. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and including powers relating to sanitary sewer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.320 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.320
§ 843.320. USE OF HOSPITALIST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hospitalist" means a physician who:

(1) serves as physician of record at a hospital for a hospitalized patient of another physician; and

(2) returns the care of the patient to that other physician at the end of the patient's hospitalization.

(b) A contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.008
§ 65.008. ACCOUNT WITHDRAWALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A savings account holder at any time may present a written order for withdrawal of all or part of the holder's account except to the extent the account is pledged to the association or to another person on the association's books.

(b) The association may:

(1) pay in full a withdrawal order as presented; and

(2) collect an early withdrawal penalty provided by the certificate or contract applicable to the account.

(c) With the approval of the Finance Commission of Texas and the governor, the commissioner may impose a uniform limitation on amounts withdrawable from savings accounts of associations if that limitation is necessary in the public interest.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.046 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.046
§ 51.046. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person acting in accordance with the terms of a notice issued by the commission under this subchapter is discharged from any obligation or liability to the delinquent person with respect to the affected property, rights to property, credits, and debts of the person affected by compliance with the notice of freeze or levy.
Tex. Water Code § 8.054 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.054
§ 8.054. DESIGNATING WATER DEFICIENT AREAS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall designate areas of the state in which the present and future water supply is not sufficient to meet the future requirements of those areas, even after giving full consideration to the effects of water conservation in the projections of future needs.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.20 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.20
§ 11.20. OFFICER EXECUTING WARRANT.
Status: in_force

The same power may be exercised by the officer executing the warrant in cases arising under the foregoing Articles as is exercised in the execution of warrants of arrest.
Tex. Education Code § 51.948 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.948
§ 51.948. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACTS WITH ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may enter into an employment contract with an administrator that is to be paid in whole or in part from appropriated funds only if, before the date the contract is executed, the governing board determines that the contract is in the best interest of the institution.

(b) A contract entered into by a governing board under this section may not:

(1) provide for employment for more than three years;

(2) allow for severance or other payments on the termination of the contract to exceed an amount equal to the discounted net present cash value of the contract on termination at a market interest rate agreed upon in the contract;

(3) allow for development leave that is inconsistent with Section 51.105; or

(4) award tenure in any way that varies from the institution's general policy on the award of tenure.

(c) An institution of higher education may not pay a salary to a person who is reassigned from an administrative position to a faculty or other position at the institution that exceeds the salary of other persons with similar qualifications performing similar duties.

(d) An institution of higher education must require an administrator who receives development leave to:

(1) return to work at the institution for an amount of time equal to the amount of time the administrator received development leave; or

(2) repay the institution for all the costs of the development leave, including the amount of the administrator's salary, if any, paid during the leave.

(e) A record that pertains to a contract between an institution and an administrator, including terms relating to an amount of money the institution has paid or agreed to pay or the extension of any monetary or other consideration to an administrator in connection with the settlement, compromise, or other resolution of any difference between the institution or governing body and a current or former administrator, is public information and may not be withheld from public disclosure.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(3), the governing board of an institution may grant development leave at the faculty member's full regular salary for one year to a faculty member who has held an administrative position at the institution for more than four years.

(g) In this section:

(1) "Administrator" means a person who has significant administrative duties relating to the operation of the institution, including the operation of a department, college, program, or other subdivision of the institution.

(2) "Governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(3) "Contract" includes a letter of agreement or letter of understanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.205
§ 1007.205. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Estates Code § 1053.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.052
§ 1053.052. SECURITY FOR CERTAIN COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk may require or may obtain from the court an order requiring a person who files an application, complaint, or opposition relating to a guardianship proceeding, other than a guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, to provide security for the probable costs of the proceeding before filing the application, complaint, or opposition.

(b) At any time before the trial of an application, complaint, or opposition described by Subsection (a), an officer of the court or a person interested in the guardianship or in the welfare of the ward may, by written motion, obtain from the court an order requiring the person who filed the application, complaint, or opposition to provide security for the probable costs of the proceeding. The rules governing civil suits in the county court with respect to providing security for the probable costs of a proceeding control in cases described by Subsection (a) and this subsection.

(c) A guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem appointed under this title by a court of this state may not be required to provide security for costs in an action brought by the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem in the guardian's, attorney ad litem's, or guardian ad litem's fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.303
§ 548.303. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall administer the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.602
§ 201.602. MONITORING LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall develop a system for monitoring compliance with the requirements of this chapter of a license holder who is the subject of disciplinary action. Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the board to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor each license holder who is the subject of disciplinary action and who presents a continuing threat to the public welfare through the practice of chiropractic.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.203
§ 3909.203. 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.