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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.021
§ 61.021. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or permitted under a proclamation issued by the commission under this chapter, no person may hunt, catch, or possess a game bird or game animal, fish, marine animal, or other aquatic life at any time or in any place covered by this chapter.

(b) A documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas who holds a license under Section 42.002 may hunt antlerless white-tailed deer for religious ceremonial purposes on any day of the year between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset. A documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting antlerless white-tailed deer under this subsection:

(1) shall comply with all other provisions of this code and proclamations adopted under this code;

(2) shall notify:

(A) a local game warden at least 24 hours before hunting antlerless white-tailed deer at a time of the year when a person who holds a license under Section 42.002 but who is not a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas may not hunt antlerless white-tailed deer; and

(B) the department not later than September 1 of each year of the member's intent to hunt antlerless white-tailed deer for the following calendar year;

(3) may not hunt antlerless white-tailed deer outside an open hunting season in a chronic wasting disease containment or surveillance zone, as determined by the department; and

(4) may not receive a pecuniary gain from an action taken under this subsection.

(c) Subsection (b) applies only to hunting on land that is:

(1) owned or leased by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; and

(2) located in a county that:

(A) borders the United Mexican States and has a population of more than 50,000 but less than 70,000; or

(B) is adjacent to a county described by Paragraph (A) and has a population of less than 8,000.
Tex. Government Code § 125.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 125 / Section 125.005
§ 125.005. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:

(1) establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002; and

(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002(c)(1).

(b) A county required under this section to establish a mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a mental health court program under this section only if:

(1) the county receives federal or state funding specifically for that purpose in an amount sufficient to pay the fund costs of the mental health court program; and

(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).

(d) A county that is required under this section to establish a mental health court program and fails to establish or to maintain that program is ineligible to receive grant funding from this state or any state agency.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.152
§ 45A.152. DEFENDANT'S REFUSAL TO PLEAD.
Status: in_force

If a defendant refuses to plead, the justice or judge shall enter a plea of not guilty.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.104
§ 556.104. CONTENTS OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

The warrant must:

(1) identify:

(A) the facility, area, building, or conveyance to be inspected;

(B) the purpose of the inspection;

(C) the type of property to be inspected, if appropriate; and

(D) each item or type of property to be seized, if any;

(2) state the grounds for issuance of the warrant and the name of each person whose affidavit has been taken in support of the warrant;

(3) be directed to a person authorized under this chapter to execute the warrant;

(4) command the person to whom the warrant is directed to inspect the facility, area, building, or conveyance identified for the purpose specified;

(5) direct the seizure of the property specified, if appropriate;

(6) direct that the warrant be served during normal business hours; and

(7) designate the judge to whom the warrant is to be returned.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.202
§ 184.202. VIOLATION OF LENDING LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a state trust company who approves or participates in the approval of a loan with actual knowledge that the loan violates Section 184.201 is jointly and severally liable to the state trust company for the lesser of the amount by which the loan exceeded applicable lending limits or the state trust company's actual loss. The person remains liable for that amount until the loan and all prior indebtedness of the borrower to the state trust company have been fully repaid.

(b) The state trust company may initiate a proceeding to collect an amount due under this section at any time before the date the borrower defaults on the subject loan or any prior indebtedness or before the fourth anniversary of that date.

(c) A person who is liable for and pays amounts to the state trust company under this section is entitled to an assignment of the state trust company's claim against the borrower to the extent of the payments.

(d) For purposes of this section, an officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a state trust company is presumed to know the amount of the state trust company's lending limit under Section 184.201 and the amount of the borrower's aggregate outstanding indebtedness to the state trust company immediately before a new loan or extension of credit to that borrower.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.006
§ 172.006. SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or a group of political subdivisions that create a risk pool shall select trustees to supervise the operation of the pool.

(b) A pool may be administered by a staff employed by the pool, an entity created by the political subdivision or group of political subdivisions participating in the pool, a staff or entity that administers another pool established under this chapter, or a third party administrator.

(c) Before entering into a contract with a person to be a third party administrator of the pool, the trustees shall require that person to submit information necessary for the trustees to evaluate the background, experience, and financial qualifications and solvency of that person. The information submitted by a prospective administrator other than an insurance company must disclose:

(1) any ownership interest that the prospective administrator has in an insurance company, group hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other provider of health care indemnity; and

(2) any commission or other benefit that the prospective administrator will receive for purchasing services or coverage for the pool.

(d) An attorney employed by a third party administrator, provider of excess loss coverage, or reinsurer may not be simultaneously employed by the pool unless, before the attorney is employed by the pool, the third party administrator, provider of excess loss coverage, reinsurer, or attorney discloses to the pool's board of trustees that the attorney is employed by the administrator, provider, or reinsurer.

(e) If the state enacts a law providing for the licensing or registration of third party administrators, a risk pool in contracting for administrative services may only contract for services of a third party administrator licensed or registered under that law. This subsection does not apply to a nonprofit corporation that is acting solely on behalf of the risk pool or other pools or administrative agencies established under The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Article 4413(32c), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Labor Code § 61.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.003
§ 61.003. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 499.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.122
§ 499.122. INMATE COUNT.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Jail Standards shall analyze monthly the population of each jail in this state that is the jail for a qualifying county and determine the number of inmates confined in the jail who are awaiting transfer to the institutional division following conviction of a felony or revocation of probation, parole, or release on mandatory supervision and for whom all paperwork and processing required under Section 8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, for transfer have been completed. The commission may not consider in determining the population of the jail under this section any inmate who is in the jail after having been transferred from another jail and for whom the commission has made payment under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.152
§ 3828.152. IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an impact fee or assessment, including an impact fee or assessment on residential property, only in the manner provided by Chapter 372 or 382, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district, according to the benefit received by the property.

(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm-water facilities; and

(3) streets and alleys.

(c) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider or a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.151
§ 3835.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.060
§ 1121.060. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board.

(c) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district are entitled to compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.003
§ 301.003. MEMBER RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Business" does not mean personal investment in real property, financial instruments or tangible assets, or the provision of personal services, other than workforce services in the State of Texas, as an independent contractor.

(2) "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A member of the commission or the member's spouse may not be employed by any business or other organization receiving money from the commission during the member's term on the commission.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or an employee of the commission employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of labor, business, workforce development, child care, or career schools and colleges; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of labor, business, workforce development, child care, or career schools and colleges.

(d) A person may not serve as a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a career school or college or a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a career school or college or a business entity or other organization receiving money from the commission; or

(3) is registered, certified, licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized by the commission; for purposes of this subdivision, "registered, certified, licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized by the commission" does not include the following:

(A) the commission's role under Subtitle A; or

(B) employment of domestic service workers under Section 201.027.

(e) If a member of the commission or the member's spouse is engaged in any other employment, the member of the commission shall refrain from voting on or participating in any commission decision that involves the other employment.

(f) A member of the commission or the member's spouse may not enter into a contract, either directly with a local workforce development board or with an entity that contracts with a local workforce development board, under which the member or the member's spouse receives compensation for services provided by the member or the member's spouse.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.558 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.558
§ 4201.558. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

When a utilization review agent determines a document in the custody of the agent that contains confidential patient information or confidential physician or other health care provider financial data is no longer needed, the document shall be destroyed by a method that ensures the complete destruction of the information.
Tex. Government Code § 661.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.006
§ 661.006. LIMITATION ON WITHDRAWALS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may not withdraw time from the sick leave pool except in the case of catastrophic illness or injury of the employee or the employee's immediate family.

(b) An employee may not withdraw time from the sick leave pool in an amount that exceeds the lesser of:

(1) one-third of the total time in the pool; or

(2) 90 days.

(c) The pool administrator shall determine the amount of time that an employee may withdraw from the pool.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.309 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.309
§ 121.309.
Status: in_force

Sec. 121.309. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: RECOVERY. An administrative penalty owed under Sections 121.304-121.308 may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad commission.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.086 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.086
§ 164.086. FAILURE TO DISINFECT SHEARING PLANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails or refuses to disinfect all or part of a shearing plant, or the wearing apparel of each person shearing the sheep or handling or packing the wool, in accordance with Section 164.045 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.054
§ 3815.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest. Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.

(c) After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(d) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.

(e) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.076 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.076
§ 49A.076. DUTY TO SIGN DEATH CERTIFICATES AND INQUEST ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The justice of the peace or other person who conducts an inquest under this subchapter shall sign the death certificate and each order that the justice or other person makes as a necessary part of the inquest.
Tex. Property Code § 76.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.001
§ 76.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to the holder of property if:

(1) the holder is a:

(A) school district;

(B) municipality;

(C) county; or

(D) junior college that has, in the manner described by Subsection (b), opted to handle property described by Subdivision (2) in accordance with this chapter; and

(2) the property is:

(A) presumed abandoned under Chapter 72 or 75; and

(B) valued at $100 or less.

(b) This chapter applies to a junior college only if the governing board of the junior college takes formal action to opt to handle property described by Subsection (a)(2) in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 607.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.003
§ 607.003. PHYSICIAN OF CHOICE.
Status: in_force

A public safety employee or death investigation professional who is exposed to a disease described by Section 607.002 is entitled to be treated for the prevention of that disease by the physician of the employee's or professional's choice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0312
§ 3982.0312. RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate rail facilities and improvements in aid of those facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.403
§ 1002.403. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may take the following disciplinary actions:

(1) refuse to issue or renew a license;

(2) permanently revoke a license;

(3) suspend a license for a specified time, not to exceed three years, to take effect immediately notwithstanding an appeal if the board determines that the license holder's continued practice constitutes an imminent danger to the public health, safety, or welfare;

(4) issue a public or private reprimand to an applicant, a license holder, or an individual, firm, or corporation practicing geoscience under this chapter;

(5) impose limitations, conditions, or restrictions on the practice of an applicant, a license holder, or an individual, firm, or corporation practicing geoscience under this chapter;

(6) require that a license holder participate in a peer review program under rules adopted by the board;

(7) require that a license holder obtain remedial education and training prescribed by the board;

(8) impose probation on a license holder requiring regular reporting to the board;

(9) require restitution, in whole or in part, of compensation or fees earned by a license holder, individual, firm, or corporation practicing geoscience under this chapter;

(10) impose an appropriate administrative penalty as provided by Subchapter J for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter on a license holder or a person who is not licensed and is not exempt from licensure under this chapter; or

(11) issue a cease and desist order.

(b) The board may not impose a sanction for a ground described by Section 1002.402(8) that exceeds in severity or duration the sanction on which the board's action is based.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.105
§ 8878.105. INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The board may require the payment of interest on any late or unpaid fees, user fees, rates, or charges due the authority, but the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate permitted by Section 2251.025, Government Code. The board may also impose penalties for the failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority. In addition, the board may exclude a person, or any territory or well owned or controlled by a person, from the authority's groundwater reduction plan for failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority.
Tex. Labor Code § 305.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 305 / Section 305.025
§ 305.025. NONDISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission in administering this chapter shall ensure compliance with Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d et seq.), as amended, in regard to nondiscrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 48.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 48 / Section 48.001
§ 48.001. CREATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Consistent with this chapter, the department by rule shall develop a program to award grants to public elementary and middle schools located in large urban school districts for the purpose of establishing:

(1) demonstration agricultural projects; or

(2) other projects designed to foster an understanding and awareness of agriculture.

(b) The department may award a grant under this chapter to a nonprofit organization that partners with a school described by Subsection (a) to establish a project described by Subsection (a) at the school.
Tex. Water Code § 49.228 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.228
§ 49.228. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A person who wilfully destroys, defaces, damages, or interferes with district or water supply corporation property is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8838.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8838 / Section 8838.103
§ 8838.103. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with one or more state agencies or other governmental bodies, including a county, a river authority, or another district, to carry out any function of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 160.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 160 / Section 160.03
§ 160.03. COMPACT APPROVED.
Status: in_force

The above compact is approved. The State of Texas is declared to be a party to said compact, and the agreements, covenants, and obligations contained therein are declared to be binding on the State of Texas, insofar as is permissible under the Constitution of the State of Texas.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.102
§ 61.102. NOTICE ON LOCAL HEARING.
Status: in_force

Notice of the hearing must be given in a newspaper published in the county in which the hearing is to be held at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. If no newspaper is published in the county in which the hearing is to be held, the notice must be given in a newspaper published in an adjoining county and having wide circulation in the county in which the hearing is to be held.