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Tex. Utilities Code § 251.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.053
§ 251.053. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS.
Status: in_force

The corporation is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code, except that the corporation may not disseminate, make available, or otherwise distribute service area map data or information provided by an operator unless that action is necessary to perform the corporation's specific obligations under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.04
§ 39.04. APPLICABILITY OF CIVIL RULES.
Status: in_force

The rules prescribed in civil cases for issuance of commissions, subpoenaing witnesses, taking the depositions of witnesses and all other formalities governing depositions shall, as to the manner and form of taking and returning the same and other formalities to the taking of the same, govern in criminal actions, when not in conflict with this Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.052
§ 3891.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) recommend to the Harris County Commissioners Court persons to serve on a succeeding board; or

(2) petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to appoint persons to serve on a succeeding board.

(b) After reviewing the board's recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board, the commissioners court shall appoint as directors or disapprove the recommended persons.

(c) If the governing body of the City of Houston objects to any of the board's recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board, the board, on the request of the commissioners court, shall submit additional recommendations.

(d) Board members may serve successive terms.

(e) If the board petitions the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Subsection (a) for the appointment of persons to serve on a succeeding board, the commission shall appoint the succeeding board from recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board submitted by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 15.705 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.705
§ 15.705. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may charge a transaction fee per transfer not to exceed one percent of the value of the water or water right received into or transferred from the water bank to cover expenses of the board in operating the water bank.

(b) The board shall place the fees in the water bank account of the water assistance fund where they shall be separately accounted for and used, with interest, only for the administration and operation of the water bank by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.151
§ 6902.151. TAX COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall contract with Crane County to collect property taxes for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8338.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8338 / Section 8338.053
§ 8338.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.053
§ 45A.053. DOCKET.
Status: in_force

The justice or judge of a justice or municipal court or, if directed by the justice or judge, the clerk of the court shall keep a docket containing the following information:

(1) the style and file number of each criminal action;

(2) the nature of the offense charged;

(3) the plea offered by the defendant and the date the plea was entered;

(4) the date the warrant, if any, was issued and the return made on the warrant;

(5) the date the examination or trial was held;

(6) if a trial was held, whether it was by a jury or by the justice or judge;

(7) the verdict of the jury, if any, and the date of the verdict;

(8) the judgment and sentence of the court and the date each was entered;

(9) the motion for new trial, if any, and the decision made on the motion; and

(10) whether an appeal was taken and the date of that action.
Tex. Election Code § 20.123 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.123
§ 20.123. DECLINATION FORM NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The county clerk is not required to comply with the procedures prescribed by this chapter relating to the form for a declination of voter registration.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.084 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.084
§ 163.084. MOVEMENT OF CATTLE IN VIOLATION OF COMMISSION RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a railway or a common carrier, commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal in violation of a rule of the commission.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 303.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 303 / Section 303.002
§ 303.002. AUTHORITY AND LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder of a professional corporation is not required to supervise the performance of duties by an officer or employee of the corporation.

(b) A shareholder of a professional corporation is subject to no greater liability than a shareholder of a for-profit corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.101
§ 8416.101. 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. Business Organizations Code § 9.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.201
§ 9.201. BUSINESS OF FOREIGN ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a foreign entity may not conduct in this state a business or activity that is not permitted by this code to be transacted by the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds, unless other law of this state authorizes the entity to conduct the business or activity.

(b) A foreign business trust may engage in a business or activity permitted by this code to be transacted by a limited liability company.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.211 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.211
§ 201.211. ETHICS AFFIRMATION AND HOTLINE.
Status: in_force

(a) A department employee shall annually affirm the employee's adherence to the ethics policy adopted under Section 572.051(c), Government Code.

(b) The department shall establish and operate a telephone hotline that enables a person to call the hotline number, anonymously or not anonymously, to report alleged fraud, waste, or abuse or an alleged violation of the ethics policy adopted under Section 572.051(c), Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 15.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.007
§ 15.007. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.004
§ 8178.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 686, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-573, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before circulating a petition, a notice of intent to circulate a petition must be filed with the municipal clerk. A notice of intent to circulate a petition may not be filed before the 180th day after the date the officer whose removal is sought:

(1) was elected; or

(2) was subject to an unsuccessful recall election.

(b) After notice is filed under Subsection (a), a petition may be circulated. Each page of the petition must legibly and conspicuously:

(1) be titled "Recall Petition";

(2) state that the petition seeks to initiate a recall election to remove a member of the governing body;

(3) state the full name and title of the member whose removal is sought; and

(4) state the reasons for seeking removal.

(c) For a signature to be valid, it must:

(1) comply with the requirements of Section 277.002, Election Code; and

(2) be the signature of a registered voter in the territory that elected the member whose removal is sought.

(d) At least one signer of the petition must swear before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths that each signature on the petition was made by the person whose signature it purports to be, and that oath must be memorialized on the petition.

(e) A petition is valid if:

(1) the petition complies with the requirements of Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section and Chapter 277, Election Code;

(2) the total number of valid signatures on the petition equals at least 50 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent election of the member whose removal is sought that was not a runoff election; and

(3) the petition is filed with the municipal clerk not later than the 30th day after the date of the filing of notice under Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 111.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 111 / Section 111.001
§ 111.001. GINNERS; PUBLIC USE.
Status: in_force

A person who operates a gin in this state for ginning cotton for commercial purposes shall be known as a ginner and is charged with the public use.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.059
§ 157.059. DELEGATION REGARDING CERTAIN OBSTETRICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "provide" means to supply, for a term not to exceed 48 hours, one or more unit doses of a controlled substance for the immediate needs of a patient.

(b) A physician may delegate to a physician assistant offering obstetrical services and certified by the board as specializing in obstetrics or an advanced practice registered nurse recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing as a nurse midwife the act of administering or providing controlled substances to the physician assistant's or nurse midwife's clients during intrapartum and immediate postpartum care.

(c) The physician may not delegate:

(1) the use of a prescription sticker or the use or issuance of an official prescription form; or

(2) the authority to issue an electronic prescription under Section 481.075, Health and Safety Code.

(d) The delegation of authority to administer or provide controlled substances under Subsection (b) must be under a physician's order, medical order, standing delegation order, prescriptive authority agreement, or protocol that requires adequate and documented availability for access to medical care.

(e) The physician's orders, medical orders, standing delegation orders, prescriptive authority agreements, or protocols must require the reporting of or monitoring of each client's progress, including complications of pregnancy and delivery and the administration and provision of controlled substances by the nurse midwife or physician assistant to the clients of the nurse midwife or physician assistant.

(f) The authority of a physician to delegate under this section is limited to:

(1) seven nurse midwives or physician assistants or their full-time equivalents; and

(2) the designated facility at which the nurse midwife or physician assistant provides care.

(g) The controlled substance must be supplied in a suitable container that is labeled in compliance with the applicable drug laws and must include:

(1) the patient's name and address;

(2) the drug to be provided;

(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the physician;

(4) the name, address, and telephone number of the nurse midwife or physician assistant; and

(5) the date.

(h) This section does not authorize a physician, physician assistant, or nurse midwife to operate a retail pharmacy as defined under Subtitle J.

(i) This section authorizes a physician to delegate the act of administering or providing a controlled substance to a nurse midwife or physician assistant but does not require physician delegation of:

(1) further acts to a nurse midwife; or

(2) the administration of medications by a physician assistant or registered nurse other than as provided by this section.

(j) This section does not limit the authority of a physician to delegate the prescribing or ordering of a controlled substance under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.082
§ 408.082. ACCRUAL OF RIGHT TO INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Income benefits may not be paid under this subtitle for an injury that does not result in disability for at least one week.

(b) If the disability continues for longer than one week, weekly income benefits begin to accrue on the eighth day after the date of the injury. If the disability does not begin at once after the injury occurs or within eight days of the occurrence but does result subsequently, weekly income benefits accrue on the eighth day after the date on which the disability began.

(c) If the disability continues for two weeks or longer after the date it begins, compensation shall be computed from the date the disability begins.

(d) This section does not preclude the recovery of medical benefits as provided by Subchapter B.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7908.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7908 / Section 7908.054
§ 7908.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Property Code § 5.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.006
§ 5.006. ATTORNEY'S FEES IN BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action based on breach of a restrictive covenant pertaining to real property, the court shall allow to a prevailing party who asserted the action reasonable attorney's fees in addition to the party's costs and claim.

(b) To determine reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall consider:

(1) the time and labor required;

(2) the novelty and difficulty of the questions;

(3) the expertise, reputation, and ability of the attorney; and

(4) any other factor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.049
§ 265.049. CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall operate its hospital facilities for the use and benefit of the public, but shall establish and collect charges for services and facilities that are sufficient combined with other revenue and income to:

(1) pay all expenses related to ownership, operation, and maintenance of its hospital facilities;

(2) pay principal of and interest on its bonds; and

(3) create and maintain reserves and any other funds provided for in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 223.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 223 / Section 223.004
§ 223.004. PAYMENT OF STATE AID.
Status: in_force

(a) When the department determines that a juvenile board complies with the department's standards, the department shall submit to the comptroller a voucher for payment to a juvenile board of the amount of state aid to which the board is entitled.

(b) The juvenile board's fiscal officer shall deposit all state aid received under this chapter in a special fund. The juvenile board may use the funds solely to provide juvenile probation services.

(c) A juvenile board receiving state aid under this chapter is subject to audit by:

(1) the Legislative Budget Board;

(2) the governor's budget, policy, and planning office;

(3) the state auditor; and

(4) the comptroller.

(d) A juvenile board receiving state aid under this chapter shall submit reports as required by the department.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.179 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.179
§ 161.179. SALE OF LAND AND LAND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may sell at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any or all of the land contracts and related land. Proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the fund or account from which the contracts or related land were sold and otherwise applied in the manner set forth in this chapter, except that at the direction of the board the sale proceeds may be used by the board, together with other available money, to discharge, pay, or redeem, in whole or in part, outstanding bonds issued by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.067
§ 3100.067. CARRYING IN PROCESSION WITH OTHER FLAGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state flag is carried in a procession with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, the state flag should be on the marching right. If there is a line of other flags in the procession, the state flag should be in front of the center of that line.

(b) If the flag of the United States is carried in a procession with the state flag, the flag of the United States should be on the marching right.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.105
§ 1901.105. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a member of the board to serve as presiding officer of the board for two years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.028
§ 521.028. EFFECT OF MILITARY SERVICE ON LICENSE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the license is suspended, canceled, or revoked as provided by law, a driver's license issued by this state that is held by a person who is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States and is absent from this state, notwithstanding the expiration date of the license, remains valid while the person is absent from this state. If the person is honorably discharged from active duty, the license remains valid until the earlier of:

(1) the 91st day after the date of the discharge; or

(2) the date on which the person returns to this state.

(b) A person on active duty in the armed forces of the United States who has in the person's possession a license issued in a foreign country by the armed forces of the United States may operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period of not more than 90 days after the date on which the person returns to the United States.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01174
§ 30.01174. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(30), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) In addition to exercising powers under Section 30.00006(e), a municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires.

(e) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(30), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 264.507 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.507
§ 264.507. DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of a review team shall:

(1) send notices to the review team members of a meeting to review a child fatality;

(2) provide a list to the review team members of each child fatality to be reviewed at the meeting;

(3) submit data reports to the vital statistics unit not later than the 30th day after the date on which the review took place; and

(4) ensure that the review team operates according to the protocols developed by the department and the committee, as adapted by the review team.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 23.01 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 23 / Section 23.01
§ 23.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires a different definition,

(1) "assigned estate" means all the real and personal estate of an assigning debtor passing to the consenting creditors under an assignment by virtue of Section 23.02 or 23.09(b) of this code;

(2) "assignee" means an assignee for the benefit of creditors;

(3) "assigning debtor" means a person executing an assignment;

(4) "assignment" means a general assignment for the benefit of creditors made under this chapter;

(5) "consenting creditor" means a creditor who has consented to an assignment in one of the ways provided by Section 23.30 of this code; and

(6) "real and personal estate" does not include property exempt by law from execution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 176.0065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 176 / Section 176.0065
§ 176.0065. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A records administrator shall:

(1) maintain a list of local government officers of the local governmental entity and shall make that list available to the public and any vendor who may be required to file a conflict of interest questionnaire under Section 176.006; and

(2) maintain the statements and questionnaires that are required to be filed under this chapter in accordance with the local governmental entity's records retention schedule.