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Tex. Government Code § 844.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.303
§ 844.303. CERTIFICATION OF DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 844.302(c) and Subsection (c) of this section, as soon as practicable after an application for disability retirement is filed, the medical board shall evaluate the medical and other pertinent information concerning the member's application.

(b) The medical board shall issue a certification of disability and submit it to the board of trustees, if the medical board finds:

(1) in the case of a member described by Section 844.302(a), that:

(A) the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for any gainful occupation;

(B) the incapacity is the direct result of injuries sustained during membership by external and violent means as a direct and proximate result of the performance of duty; and

(C) the incapacity is likely to be permanent; or

(2) in the case of a member described by Section 844.302(b), that:

(A) the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for any gainful occupation; and

(B) the incapacity is likely to be permanent.

(c) The board of trustees may establish a procedure for summary disposition of disability retirement applications without medical board review under facts and circumstances that the board has determined cause a review by the medical board to be unnecessary. The board may delegate to the director the authority and discretion to make determinations under the summary disposition procedure and, if appropriate, to issue a certification of disability described by Subsection (b) or refer the matter to the medical board. The director is not authorized under this section to make a finding that an applicant is not permanently incapacitated.

(d) The board of trustees may define terms and standards to be applied by the medical board in making its determinations and shall establish such other rules as the board considers necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 110.0031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 110 / Section 110.0031
§ 110.0031. PROHIBITION ON ORDERS CLOSING PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Status: in_force

A government agency or public official may not issue an order that closes or has the effect of closing places of worship in this state or in a geographic area of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 201.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.103
§ 201.103. DESIGNATION OF HOST COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions by majority vote shall determine the host county of an associate judge appointed under this subchapter.

(b) The host county shall provide an adequate courtroom and quarters, including furniture, necessary utilities, and telephone equipment and service, for the associate judge and other personnel assisting the associate judge.

(c) An associate judge is not required to reside in the host county.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.063 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.063
§ 92.063. CHANGE OF OFFICE OR NAME; ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Only with the prior approval of the commissioner given in accordance with rules of the finance commission may a savings bank:

(1) establish an office other than the principal office stated in the savings bank's articles of incorporation;

(2) move an office from its immediate vicinity; or

(3) change the savings bank's name.

(b) The commissioner may permit a savings bank to establish additional offices in this state or another state in accordance with rules of the finance commission.

(c) On request, the commissioner shall give a person who might be affected by the establishment of additional offices or the change of office location or name an opportunity to be heard under Section 91.004.

(d) A savings bank may not establish or maintain a branch on the premises or property of an affiliate if the affiliate engages in commercial activities not permitted for a state savings bank or subsidiary of a state savings bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.201
§ 8208.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8208.101 and 8208.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8208.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8208.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 76.301 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.301
§ 76.301. DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each holder who on June 30 holds property that is subject to this chapter shall deliver the property to the treasurer of the holder on or before the following November 1 accompanied by the property report.

(b) If the property subject to delivery under Subsection (a) is stock or some other intangible ownership interest in a business association for which there is no evidence of ownership, the holder shall issue a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership to the treasurer of the holder at the time delivery is required under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8861.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8861 / Section 8861.101
§ 8861.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 49, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0104
§ 5012.0104. GIFT OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority by gift or purchase may acquire any property or any interest in property that is:

(1) inside or outside the authority's boundaries; and

(2) necessary or convenient to exercising a power, right, privilege, or function conferred on the authority by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1891 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1891
§ 25.1891. POLK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Polk County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Polk County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.109
§ 1099.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under any directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 681.0032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 681 / Section 681.0032
§ 681.0032. ISSUANCE OF DISABLED PARKING PLACARDS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide for the issuance of disabled parking placards described by Section 681.002 for a van or bus operated by an institution, facility, or residential retirement community for the elderly in which a person described by Section 504.201(a) resides, including an institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, and a facility licensed under Chapter 246 or 247 of that code.

(b) The application for a disabled parking placard must be made in the manner provided by Section 681.003(b) and be accompanied by a written statement signed by the administrator or manager of the institution, facility, or retirement community certifying to the department that the institution, facility, or retirement community regularly transports, as a part of the services that the institution, facility, or retirement community provides, one or more persons described by Section 504.201(a) who reside in the institution, facility, or retirement community. The department shall determine the eligibility of the institution, facility, or retirement community on the evidence the applicant provides.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.109
§ 3896.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.409 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.409
§ 801.409. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) An executive committee of the board consisting of the president and two other board members appointed by the president may temporarily suspend the license of a license holder if the executive committee determines from the evidence or information presented to the committee that continued practice by the license holder constitutes a continuing or imminent threat to the public welfare. A temporary suspension may also be ordered on a majority vote of the board.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt procedures for the temporary suspension of a license under this section.

(c) A license temporarily suspended under this section may be suspended without notice or hearing if, at the time the suspension is ordered, a hearing on whether disciplinary proceedings under this chapter should be initiated against the license holder is scheduled to be held not later than the 14th day after the date of the suspension.

(d) A second hearing on the suspended license shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the suspension is ordered. If the second hearing is not held in the time required by this subsection, the suspended license is automatically reinstated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.206
§ 1115.206. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings and improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospitals.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 693 / Section 693.022
§ 693.022. PERSONS WHO MAY ENUCLEATE EYE AS ANATOMICAL GIFT.
Status: in_force

Only the following persons may enucleate an eye that is an anatomical gift:

(1) a licensed physician;

(2) a licensed doctor of dental surgery or medical dentistry;

(3) a licensed embalmer; or

(4) a technician supervised by a physician.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.067
§ 2054.067. POSTING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO CONTRACT SOLICITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall post all solicitation documents related to a contract of the department, including contracts under Chapter 2157, to the centralized accounting and payroll system authorized under Sections 2101.035 and 2101.036, or any successor system used to implement the enterprise resource planning component of the uniform statewide accounting project.

(b) The documents posted under Subsection (a) must include documents showing the criteria by which the department evaluated each vendor responding to the contract solicitation and, if applicable, an explanation of why the vendor was selected by the department under Section 2157.068(b).
Tex. Labor Code § 215.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.041
§ 215.041. EMPLOYEE'S ELIGIBILITY FOR SHARED WORK BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an individual is unemployed for the purposes of this subtitle in a week in which the individual works under an approved shared work plan in effect for that week for less than the individual's normal weekly hours of work.

(b) An individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits for a week in which:

(1) the individual is employed as a member of an affected unit subject to a shared work plan that was approved before that week and is in effect for that week;

(2) the individual is able to work and is available for additional hours of work or for full-time work with the participating employer; and

(3) the individual's normal weekly hours of work have been reduced by at least 10 percent but not more than 40 percent, with a corresponding reduction in wages.

(c) The commission may not deny shared work benefits for a week to an otherwise eligible individual because of a provision of this subtitle that relates to:

(1) availability for work;

(2) active search for work; or

(3) refusal to apply for or to accept work with an employer other than the participating employer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.020
§ 432.020. EMERGENCY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may issue an emergency order, either mandatory or prohibitory, concerning the sale or distribution of distressed foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in the department's jurisdiction if the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines that:

(1) the sale or distribution of those foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics creates or poses an immediate and serious threat to human life or health; and

(2) other procedures available to the department to remedy or prevent the occurrence of the situation will result in unreasonable delay.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may issue the emergency order without notice and hearing if the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines it is necessary under the circumstances.

(c) If an emergency order is issued without a hearing, the department, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the emergency order is issued, shall determine a time and place for a hearing at which the emergency order will be affirmed, modified, or set aside. The hearing shall be held under departmental formal hearing rules.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.756 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.756
§ 21.756. JUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE CLOSE CORPORATION PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a judicial proceeding under this section, a court shall enforce a close corporation provision without regard to whether there is an adequate remedy at law.

(b) The court may enforce a close corporation provision by injunction, specific performance, or other relief the court determines to be fair and equitable under the circumstances, including:

(1) damages instead of or in addition to specific enforcement;

(2) the appointment of a provisional director or custodian;

(3) the appointment of a receiver for specific assets of the close corporation in accordance with Section 11.403;

(4) the appointment of a receiver to rehabilitate the close corporation in accordance with Section 11.404;

(5) subject to Section 21.757, the liquidation of the assets and business and involuntary termination of the close corporation and appointment of a receiver to effect the liquidation in accordance with Section 11.405; and

(6) the termination of close corporation status.

(c) The court may not order termination of close corporation status under Subsection (b)(6) unless the court determines that:

(1) any other remedy in law or equity, including appointment of a provisional director, custodian, or other type of receiver, is inadequate; and

(2) the size, the nature of the business, or the number of shareholders of the close corporation, or their relationship to one another or other similar factors, make it wholly impractical to continue close corporation status.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.104
§ 228.104. PAYMENT OF BONDS; CREDIT OF STATE NOT PLEDGED.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium on bonds issued by the commission under this subchapter are payable solely from:

(1) the revenue of the toll project or system for which the bonds are issued, including tolls pledged to pay the bonds;

(2) the proceeds of bonds issued for the project or system;

(3) the amounts deposited in a debt service reserve fund as required by the trust agreement securing bonds issued for the project or system;

(4) amounts received under a credit agreement relating to the project or system for which the bonds are issued;

(5) surplus revenue of another project or system as authorized by Section 228.006; and

(6) amounts received by the department:

(A) as pass-through tolls under Section 222.104;

(B) under an agreement with a local governmental entity entered into under Section 228.254;

(C) under other agreements with a local governmental entity relating to the project or system for which the bonds are issued; and

(D) under a comprehensive development agreement entered into under Section 223.201.

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter do not constitute a debt of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state. Each bond must contain on its face a statement to the effect that:

(1) the state, the commission, and the department are not obligated to pay the bond or the interest on the bond from a source other than the amount pledged to pay the bond and the interest on the bond; and

(2) the faith and credit and the taxing power of the state are not pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bond.

(c) The commission and the department may not incur financial obligations that cannot be paid from tolls or revenue derived from owning or operating toll projects or systems or from money provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0051
§ 525.0051. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall establish a management information system and a cost accounting system for all health and human services that is compatible with and meets the requirements of the uniform statewide accounting project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.0521 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.0521
§ 3861.0521. REQUIREMENT TO ELECT ALL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1 of each year, the board shall conduct a review to determine what percentage of the developable acreage in the district has been developed. The board by rule shall establish criteria for determining whether certain acreage is developable.

(b) If the board determines on conclusion of a review conducted under Subsection (a) that at least 90 percent of the developable acreage in the district has been developed, Section 3861.052 does not apply to the district and all five directors shall be selected by elections held on the uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.

(c) If the board makes the determination described by Subsection (b), a director appointed to the board before the board makes that determination is entitled to serve the remainder of the director's unexpired term.

(d) A vacancy on the board that occurs on or after the date the board makes the determination described by Subsection (b) shall be filled in the manner prescribed by Section 3861.054(b).
Tex. Family Code § 157.506 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.506
§ 157.506. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The court shall liberally construe this subchapter to effect payment of pension, retirement plan, or other employee benefits for the satisfaction of the obligor's child support obligation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2351 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2351
§ 152.2351. TYLER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tyler County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Tyler County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $5,000 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Tyler County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.152
§ 3936.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.022
§ 241.022. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license must be made to the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) The application must contain:

(1) the name and social security number of the sole proprietor, if the applicant is a sole proprietor;

(2) the name and social security number of each general partner who is an individual, if the applicant is a partnership;

(3) the name and social security number of any individual who has an ownership interest of more than 25 percent in the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation; and

(4) any other information that the department may reasonably require.

(c) The department shall require that each hospital show evidence that:

(1) at least one physician is on the medical staff of the hospital, including evidence that the physician is currently licensed;

(2) the governing body of the hospital has adopted and implemented a patient transfer policy in accordance with Section 241.027; and

(3) if the governing body has chosen to implement patient transfer agreements, it has implemented the agreements in accordance with Section 241.028.

(d) The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a copy of the hospital's current patient transfer policy;

(2) a nonrefundable license fee;

(3) copies of the hospital's patient transfer agreements, unless the filing of copies has been waived by the department in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) a copy of the most recent annual fire safety inspection report from the fire marshal in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located.

(e) The department may require that the application be approved by the local health authority or other local official for compliance with municipal ordinances on building construction, fire prevention, and sanitation. A hospital located outside the limits of a municipality shall comply with corresponding state laws.

(f) The department shall post on the department's Internet website a list of all of the individuals named in applications as required by Subsections (b)(1)-(3). The department may not post on its Internet website a social security number of an individual required to be named in an application under Subsections (b)(1)-(3).