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Tex. Local Government Code § 379E.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379E / Section 379E.003
§ 379E.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affordable" means that the monthly mortgage payment or contract rent does not exceed 30 percent of the applicable median family income for that unit size, in accordance with the income and rent limit rules adopted by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(2) "Community housing development organization" or "organization" means an organization that:

(A) meets the definition of a community housing development organization in 24 C.F.R. Section 92.2; and

(B) is certified by the municipality as a community housing development organization.

(3) "Land bank" means an entity established or approved by the governing body of a municipality for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.

(4) "Low income household" means a household with a gross income of not greater than 80 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for household size, for the metropolitan statistical area in which the municipality is located, as determined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(5) "Qualified participating developer" means a developer who meets the requirements of Section 379E.005 and includes a qualified organization under Section 379E.011.

(6) "Urban land bank plan" or "plan" means a plan adopted by the governing body of a municipality as provided by Section 379E.006.

(7) "Urban land bank program" or "program" means a program adopted under Section 379E.004.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0055
§ 475.0055. JOINDER UNDERTAKING TERMS.
Status: in_force

The office may agree in a joinder undertaking entered into with a site selection organization that the office will:

(1) execute a joinder agreement if the site selection organization selects a site in this state for the games; and

(2) refrain from taking any action after execution of the joinder undertaking that would impair the office's ability to execute the joinder agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.090 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.090
§ 361.090. REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not require a permit under this chapter for the collection, handling, storage, processing, and disposal of industrial solid waste that is disposed of within the boundaries of a tract of land that is:

(1) owned or otherwise effectively controlled by the owners or operators of the particular industrial plant, manufacturing plant, mining operation, or agricultural operation from which the waste results or is produced; and

(2) located within 50 miles from the plant or operation that is the source of the industrial solid waste.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) waste collected, handled, stored, processed, or disposed of with solid waste from any other source or sources; or

(2) hazardous waste.

(c) This section does not change or limit any authority the commission may have concerning:

(1) the requirement of permits and the control of water quality, or otherwise, under Chapter 26, Water Code; or

(2) the authority under Section 361.303.

(d) The commission may adopt rules under Section 361.024 to control the collection, handling, storage, processing, and disposal of the industrial solid waste to which this section applies to protect the property of others, public property and rights-of-way, groundwater, and other rights requiring protection.

(e) The commission may require a person who disposes or plans to dispose of industrial solid waste and claims to be exempt under this section to submit to the commission information that is reasonably required to enable the commission to determine if this section applies to the waste disposal activity.
Tex. Water Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The Rio Grande Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 41.009 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 3, page 531, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, 1939, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 18, 1938, by M.C. Hinderlider, commissioner for the State of Colorado, Thos. M. McClure, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and Frank B. Clayton, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by S.O. Harper, commissioner representing the United States.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.154 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.154
§ 12.154. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Information held by the attorney general and derived in the course of an examination of an entity's records or documents is not public information, is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed except:

(1) in the course of an administrative or judicial proceeding in which the state is a party;

(2) in a suit by the state to:

(A) revoke the registration of the foreign filing entity or terminate the certificate of formation of the filing entity; or

(B) collect penalties for a violation of the law of this state; or

(3) to provide information to any officer of this state charged with the enforcement of its laws.
Tex. Government Code § 24.640 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.640
§ 24.640.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.640. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). The 444th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.204
§ 3926.204. NOTICE AND RECORDING OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date of an order dividing the district, the district shall:

(1) file the order with the commission; and

(2) record the order in the real property records of the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 693 / Section 693.001
§ 693.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "visceral organ" means the heart, kidney, liver, or other organ or tissue that requires a patient support system to maintain the viability of the organ or tissue.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.105
§ 353.105. USE OF OPTIONAL CEILING.
Status: in_force

As an alternative to the maximum rate or amount authorized for a time price differential under Section 353.104 or 353.106, a retail installment contract may provide for a rate or amount of time price differential that does not exceed the rate or amount authorized by Chapter 303.
Tex. Election Code § 173.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.001
§ 173.001. STATE FUNDS FOR PRIMARY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, state funds may be spent as provided by this chapter to pay expenses incurred by a political party in connection with a primary election.

(b) Expenses incurred in connection with a convention of a political party or other party activity that is not necessary for the holding of a primary election may not be paid with state funds.

(c) The secretary of state may spend state funds appropriated for primary finance to pay salaries and other necessary expenses in connection with the administration of primary elections.

(d) If the amount of the funds appropriated for the financing of primary elections is insufficient to satisfy the requests for those funds made under this code, the secretary of state may distribute the amount of the appropriation on a pro rata basis. Each party chair or executive committee is entitled to a proportionate share of that amount according to that committee's percentage of the total amount requested.
Tex. Family Code § 160.421 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.421
§ 160.421. SEARCH OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a father-child relationship has not been established under this chapter, a petitioner for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding the child must obtain a certificate of the results of a search of the registry. The petitioner may request a search of the registry on or after the 32nd day after the date of the birth of the child, and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may not by rule impose a waiting period that must elapse before the vital statistics unit will conduct the requested search.

(b) If the petitioner for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child has reason to believe that the conception or birth of the child may have occurred in another state, the petitioner must obtain a certificate of the results of a search of the paternity registry, if any, in the other state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.153
§ 3879.153. FINANCING OF PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the district's public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of the district's public parking facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.107
§ 9015.107. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the authority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.053
§ 206.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined 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 person may not be a member of the advisory committee if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of surgical assisting; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of surgical assisting.

(c) A person may not be a member of the advisory committee if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the field of surgical assisting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.105
§ 3802.105. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district must obtain the City of Houston's approval of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8140.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8140 / Section 8140.102
§ 8140.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.201
§ 1901.201. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The department may prepare, recognize, administer, or arrange for the administration of an examination required under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0107
§ 4016.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.052
§ 2262.052. COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall comply with the contract management guide.

(b) Subject to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the work described by this subsection in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), the state auditor may:

(1) periodically monitor compliance with this section;

(2) report any noncompliance to:

(A) the governor;

(B) the lieutenant governor;

(C) the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(D) the team; and

(3) assist, in coordination with the attorney general and the comptroller, a noncomplying state agency to comply with this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.113 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.113
§ 1201.113. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall approve continuing education programs for licensees under this chapter. A continuing education program must be at least eight hours long and must include the current rules of the department and such other matters as the board may deem relevant.

(b) Completion of an approved continuing education program described by Subsection (a) is a prerequisite to renewal of a license.

(c) No test shall be given in relation to any continuing education program.

(d) If the approval of a continuing education program expires between regularly scheduled board meetings, the director may, on receipt of the required renewal application, fee, and necessary documentation of education material, approve the continued administration of the program until the next board meeting.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.103
§ 62.103. APPLICATION FORM AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt an application form and application procedures for requesting child health plan coverage under this chapter.

(b) The form and procedures must be coordinated with forms and procedures under the Medicaid program to ensure that there is a single consolidated application to seek assistance under this chapter or the Medicaid program.

(c) To the extent possible, the application form shall be made available in languages other than English.

(d) The executive commissioner may permit application to be made by mail, over the telephone, or through the Internet.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.108
§ 59.108. EMERGENCY OPENING AND RELOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A safe deposit company may relocate a safe deposit box or open the box to relocate its contents to another box or location without complying with Sections 59.107(a)-(d) if the security of the original box is threatened or destroyed by natural disaster, including tornado, flood, fire, or other unforeseeable circumstances beyond the control of the safe deposit company.

(b) The safe deposit company shall follow the procedure provided by Section 59.107(e), except that the notice of the new box number or location must be given not later than the 90th day after the date of a relocation under this section.

(c) This section does not apply to a relocation of a safe deposit box within the same building.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.151
§ 2051.151. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 31.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 31 / Section 31.014
§ 31.014. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including contracts and grants for the purchase of services, equipment, and supplies from approved providers.
Tex. Occupations Code § 605.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.258
§ 605.258. STUDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a student registration certificate to an individual who is working toward fulfilling the requirements for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and:

(1) holds either:

(A) a bachelor's or graduate degree in orthotics and prosthetics from:

(i) an education program recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs that is offered at an institution of higher education; or

(ii) a practitioner education program that has education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(B) a bachelor's degree in another subject and an orthotic or prosthetic certificate issued by a practitioner education program:

(i) recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(ii) that has education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(2) is a student who:

(A) is currently enrolled in a graduate program in this state in orthotics and prosthetics that:

(i) is recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and

(ii) incorporates a professional clinical residency that meets the requirements of rules adopted under Section 605.252(c); and

(B) submits to the department a written certification from the graduate program in which the student is enrolled that the student has successfully completed the academic prerequisites to enter a professional clinical residency.

(b) A student registrant may work only under the direct supervision of a licensed orthotist, licensed prosthetist, or licensed prosthetist orthotist who is responsible for the acts of the student registrant and licensed in the discipline of the student registrant's clinical residency.

(c) A student registration certificate is valid for two years from the date issued and may be renewed once for an additional two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.408 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.408
§ 21.408. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.401 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.401
§ 111.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "well wastewater" means water containing salt or other substances produced during drilling or operating oil and other types of wells.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.054 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.054
§ 154.054. COMPENSATION OF IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may set a reasonable fee for the services of an impartial third party appointed under this subchapter.

(b) Unless the parties agree to a method of payment, the court shall tax the fee for the services of an impartial third party as other costs of suit.
Tex. Election Code § 42.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 42 / Section 42.008
§ 42.008. CONSOLIDATING PRECINCTS IN SPECIAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a special election for which use of county election precincts is required, the commissioners court may consolidate, on the recommendation of the county election board, two or more county election precincts into a single precinct if the polling place is located so it will adequately serve the voters of the consolidated precinct.

(b) If county election precincts are consolidated for a countywide election, at least one consolidated precinct must be situated wholly within each commissioners precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8115.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8115 / Section 8115.002
§ 8115.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.413 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.413
§ 502.413. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the Special Olympics Texas fund under Subsection (f).

(b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, an opportunity to contribute to the Special Olympics Texas fund in any registration renewal system used by the department.

(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.

(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the Special Olympics Texas fund before the 31st day after the date the contribution is made.

(e) The department shall consult with the Department of Aging and Disability Services in performing the department's duties under this section.

(f) The Special Olympics Texas fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as trustee on behalf of Special Olympics Texas. The fund is composed of money deposited to the credit of the fund under this section. Money in the fund shall be disbursed at least monthly, without appropriation, to Special Olympics Texas to provide training and athletic competitions for persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.153
§ 843.153. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

In performing duties under this chapter and the following provisions, the commissioner may contract with a state agency or, after notice and opportunity for hearing, with a qualified person to make recommendations concerning determinations to be made by the commissioner:

(1) Section 1367.053;

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1452;

(3) Subchapter B, Chapter 1507;

(4) Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization; and

(5) Chapters 1271 and 1272.