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Tex. Transportation Code § 314.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.044
§ 314.044. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) At a hearing under Section 314.042(a), an owner, lienholder, or other interested party may:

(1) object in writing to an assessment, special benefit to the property, invalidity of the assessment, or any prerequisite to the assessment; and

(2) present testimony in support of the objection.

(b) The governing body or the commission shall determine the amounts, if any, to be assessed.
Tex. Finance Code § 281.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 281 / Section 281.001
§ 281.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Exploitation" means the act of forcing, compelling, or exerting undue influence over a person causing the person to act in a way that is inconsistent with the person's relevant past behavior or causing the person to perform services for the benefit of another person.

(3) "Financial exploitation" means:

(A) the wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation, or use of the money, assets, or other property or the identifying information of a person; or

(B) an act or omission by a person, including through the use of a power of attorney on behalf of, or as the conservator or guardian of, another person, to:

(i) obtain control, through deception, intimidation, fraud, or undue influence, over the other person's money, assets, or other property to deprive the other person of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the property; or

(ii) convert the money, assets, or other property of the other person to deprive the other person of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the property.

(4) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 277.001.

(5) "Vulnerable adult" means:

(A) an elderly person as that term is defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code; or

(B) a person with a disability as that term is defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.039 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.039
§ 70.039. TERMS OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A branch pilot's license expires on the fourth anniversary of the date it is issued or renewed.

(b) A deputy branch pilot's certificate expires on the second anniversary of the date it is issued and may not be renewed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.603 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.603
§ 501.603. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In reporting information to the Coordinated Licensure Information System under Article IX of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, the executive council may disclose personally identifiable information about a person who holds a license under this chapter, including the person's social security number.

(b) The Coordinated Licensure Information System may not share personally identifiable information with a state that is not a party to the compact unless the state agrees to not disclose that information to any other person.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 3 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 3
§ 3. ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

The medical examiner may, subject to the approval of the commissioners court, employ such deputy examiners, scientific experts, trained technicians, officers and employees as may be necessary to the proper performance of the duties imposed by this Article upon the medical examiner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.0511 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.0511
§ 593.0511. LONG-TERM PLACEMENT WITHOUT INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM RECOMMENDATION.
Status: in_force

A court may commit a proposed resident to long-term placement in a residential care facility without an interdisciplinary team recommendation under Section 593.013 if the court determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the proposed resident meets the requirements for commitment to a residential care facility under Section 593.052.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.202 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.202
§ 21.202. DEFINITION OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

In Sections 21.203-21.208, "shares" includes a security:

(1) that is convertible into shares; or

(2) that carries a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
Tex. Government Code § 437.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.205
§ 437.205. OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioned officer of the Texas military forces may administer oaths for purposes of military administration. The officer's signature, without seal, and the title of the officer's assignment is prima facie evidence of the officer's authority.

(b) A person appointed, enlisted, or drafted in or who volunteers for the Texas military forces, other than the Texas National Guard, shall take and subscribe to the following oath:

"I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the State of Texas and to the United States of America, that I will serve this state and nation honestly and faithfully against all enemies, and that I will obey the orders of the governor of Texas and of the officers appointed over me, in accordance with the laws, rules, and articles governing the military forces of the State of Texas."
Tex. Government Code § 551.085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.085
§ 551.085. GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not require the governing board of a municipal hospital, municipal hospital authority, county hospital, county hospital authority, hospital district created under general or special law, or nonprofit health maintenance organization created under Section 534.101, Health and Safety Code, to conduct an open meeting to deliberate:

(1) pricing or financial planning information relating to a bid or negotiation for the arrangement or provision of services or product lines to another person if disclosure of the information would give advantage to competitors of the hospital, hospital district, or nonprofit health maintenance organization; or

(2) information relating to a proposed new service or product line of the hospital, hospital district, or nonprofit health maintenance organization before publicly announcing the service or product line.

(b) The governing board of a health maintenance organization created under Section 281.0515, Health and Safety Code, that is subject to this chapter is not required to conduct an open meeting to deliberate information described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 33.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.032
§ 33.032. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PAPERS, RECORDS, AND PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section and Section 33.034, the papers filed with and proceedings before the commission are confidential prior to the filing of formal charges.

(b) The formal hearing and any evidence introduced during the formal hearing, including papers, records, documents, and pleadings filed with the clerk, shall be public.

(c) On issuance of a public admonition, warning, reprimand, or public requirement that a person obtain additional training or education by the commission, the record of the informal appearance and the documents presented to the commission during the informal appearance that are not protected by attorney-client or work product privilege shall be public.

(d) The disciplinary record of a judge, including any private sanctions, is admissible in a subsequent proceeding before the commission, a special master, a special court of review, or a review tribunal.

(e) On the filing of a written request by a judge, the commission may release to the person designated in the request, including the judge, the number, nature, and disposition of a complaint filed against the judge with the commission, except that the commission may refuse to release the identity of a complainant.

(f) The commission may release to the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas information indicating that an attorney, including a judge who is acting in the judge's capacity as an attorney, has violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

(g) If the commission issues an order suspending a judge who has been indicted for a criminal offense, the order, any withdrawal of the order, and all records and proceedings related to the suspension shall be public.

(h) A voluntary agreement to resign from judicial office in lieu of disciplinary action by the commission shall be public on the commission's acceptance of the agreement. The agreement and any agreed statement of facts relating to the agreement are admissible in a subsequent proceeding before the commission. An agreed statement of facts may be released to the public only if the judge violates a term of the agreement.

(i) Any sanction the commission issues against a judge for knowingly making a false declaration on an application for a place on the ballot as a candidate for a judicial office described by Section 141.0311, Election Code, any withdrawal of such sanction, and all records and proceedings related to the sanction are a matter of public record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.102
§ 3862.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0105
§ 3986.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.053
§ 3808.053. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting ex officio directors:

(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the City of Houston;

(2) the chief of police of the City of Houston;

(3) the general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and

(4) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting ex officio director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department of the City of Houston that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.

(c) The board may appoint the presiding officer of a nonprofit corporation that is actively involved in activities in the east downtown area of the city of Houston to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director.
Tex. Transportation Code § 730.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.016
§ 730.016. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO RECEIVE, RETAIN, OR REDISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is convicted of an offense under this chapter, or who violates a rule adopted by an agency relating to the terms or conditions for a release of personal information, including a rule adopted under Section 730.0121:

(1) is ineligible to receive personal information under Section 730.007;

(2) not later than one year after the date of conviction or the court's final determination under this subsection, shall delete from the person's records all personal information received under this chapter; and

(3) may not redisclose personal information received under this chapter.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:

(1) a sentence is imposed;

(2) the defendant receives probation or deferred adjudication; or

(3) the court defers final disposition of the case.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100,000.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.065
§ 62.065. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS DECLINING PILOT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vessel that, without the aid of a pilot, enters any channel that is under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district and declines pilot services offered by the pilot outside the bar, is liable for the payment of half pilotage to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined.

(b) The consignee of a vessel is responsible for pilot services offered and declined under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.156
§ 8844.156. SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to this chapter and Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may sell or otherwise dispose of land and other property of the district that is not necessary to carry out the purpose or powers of the district as determined by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 74.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.044
§ 74.044. TERM OF PRESIDING JUDGE.
Status: in_force

A presiding judge serves for a term of office of four years from the date of qualification as the presiding judge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.061
§ 363.061. COMMISSION RULES; APPROVAL OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules relating to regional and local solid waste management plans, including procedures for review and criteria for approval of those plans.

(b) The commission by rule shall require as criteria for approval of a regional or local solid waste management plan that the plan reflect consideration of the preference of municipal solid waste management methods under Section 361.022 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8862.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8862 / Section 8862.001
§ 8862.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.056
§ 9061.056. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power that this chapter or general law gives the president.

(b) If the board president is absent from a board meeting, the board vice president may sign an order adopted or other action taken at the meeting, or the board may authorize the president to sign the order or action.
Tex. Education Code § 61.09012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.09012
§ 61.09012. STUDY ON CLINICAL TRAINING PLACEMENTS FOR STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall conduct a study on the feasibility of developing regional portals to assist in reserving clinical rotations at health care facilities for students enrolled in institutions of higher education who require clinical training.

(b) The study must determine:

(1) the number of regions needed to adequately support institutions of higher education and students that require clinical training;

(2) the cost of establishing regional portals; and

(3) the necessary maintenance, support, and staff required to establish and maintain the regional portals.

(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of each standing committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education a written report that includes the study's findings and any recommendations for legislative or other action.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.057
§ 290.057. EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

The commission may employ an attorney, financial advisor, and bookkeeper for the district or contract for those services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 202.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 202 / Section 202.008
§ 202.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.008. PENALTY: DESTRUCTION OR ALIENATION OF RECORD. An officer or employee of a local government commits an offense if the officer or employee knowingly or intentionally violates this subtitle or rules adopted under it by destroying or alienating a local government record in contravention of this subtitle or by intentionally failing to deliver records to a successor in office as provided by Section 201.006(a). An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.228 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.228
§ 225.228. SERGEANT STEPHEN JONES MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 765 in Concho County is designated as the Sergeant Stephen Jones Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Stephen Jones Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.102
§ 8342.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.452
§ 1951.452. RECORDS OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require each license holder to make records, as prescribed by the department, of the license holder's use of pesticides.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a record required under Subsection (a) shall be:

(1) maintained for at least two years on the license holder's business premises; and

(2) made available for inspection by the department and its authorized agents during normal business hours.

(c) A certified noncommercial applicator shall maintain required records on the premises of the person's employer for at least two years. The records shall be made available for inspection by the department and its authorized agents during the employer's normal operating hours.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.104
§ 8238.104. NO ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.217 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.217
§ 51.217. LOTTERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a lottery advisory committee to provide external expertise on the lottery. The commission shall appoint to the advisory committee members who represent a balance of interests, including representatives of:

(1) the public;

(2) licensed sales agents;

(3) interest groups with divergent viewpoints on the lottery and lottery operations; and

(4) entities associated with or benefiting from the lottery's contributions to this state.

(b) In appointing advisory committee members under Subsection (a), the commission shall appoint:

(1) one member with experience in lottery law enforcement;

(2) one member with experience in lottery legal matters; and

(3) one member with experience in lottery finance.

(c) A lottery advisory committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.

(d) A lottery advisory committee member is not entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement for serving as a member.

(e) The lottery advisory committee shall:

(1) advise the commission and department on the needs and problems of this state's lottery industry;

(2) provide input on proposed lottery rules during development and before final adoption unless an emergency requires immediate action by the commission;

(3) report regularly to the commission and department on the advisory committee's activities;

(4) regularly brief the commission and department on advancements and challenges in this state's lottery industry; and

(5) perform other duties as determined by the commission or department.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the lottery advisory committee, including rules on:

(1) member composition, appointment procedures, and terms;

(2) quorum requirements for advisory committee meetings;

(3) additional representation requirements for and qualifications of advisory committee members, including experience or geographic location;

(4) any necessary training requirements for advisory committee members; and

(5) the method for the public to provide comments on issues the advisory committee considers.

(g) The lottery advisory committee shall meet quarterly or at the commission's or department's request.

(h) The commission may not adopt a rule that restricts the lottery advisory committee from discussing any lottery-related topic.

(i) Each meeting of the lottery advisory committee shall be open to the public.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 121.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.006
§ 121.006. IMPROPER USE OF ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE ANIMALS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly represents that an animal is an assistance animal or a service animal when the animal is not specially trained or equipped to help a person with a disability. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $1,000; and

(2) 30 hours of community service to be performed for a governmental entity or nonprofit organization that primarily serves persons with visual impairments or other disabilities, or for another entity or organization at the discretion of the court, to be completed in not more than one year.

(b) A person who habitually abuses or neglects to feed or otherwise neglects to properly care for the person's assistance animal or service animal is subject to seizure of the animal under Subchapter B, Chapter 821, Health and Safety Code.