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Tex. Education Code § 12.063 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.063
§ 12.063. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of trustees may place on probation or revoke a charter it grants if the board determines that the campus or program:

(1) committed a material violation of the charter, including by failure to comply with the duty to discharge or refuse to hire certain employees or applicants for employment, as provided by Section 12.0631;

(2) failed to satisfy generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; or

(3) failed to comply with this subchapter, another law, or a state agency rule.

(b) The action the board takes under Subsection (a) shall be based on the best interest of campus or program students, the severity of the violation, and any previous violation the campus or program has committed.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.007
§ 77.007. REGULATION OF CATCHING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF SHRIMP.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the catching, possession, purchase, and sale of shrimp. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by the commission that support the need for the proclamation.

(b) In determining the need for a proclamation under Subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall consider:

(1) measures to prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield for the fishery;

(2) measures based on the best scientific information available;

(3) measures to manage shrimp throughout their range;

(4) measures, where practicable, that will promote efficiency in utilizing shrimp resources, except that economic allocation may not be the sole purpose of the measures;

(5) measures, where practicable, that will minimize cost and avoid unnecessary duplication in their administration; and

(6) measures which will enhance enforcement.

(c) A proclamation issued under Subsection (a) of this section may limit the quantity and size of shrimp that may be caught, possessed, sold, or purchased and may prescribe the times, places, conditions, and means and manner of catching shrimp. However, measures dealing with sale and purchase may only be implemented at first sale or exchange transaction.

(d) A proclamation of the commission under this section prevails over:

(1) any conflicting provision of this chapter to the extent of the conflict; and

(2) a proclamation of the commission issued under the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code).

(e) A person who violates a proclamation issued under Subsection (a) of this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is punishable as provided by Subsection (a) of Section 77.020 of this code.

(f) The commission shall make no proclamation under this chapter until it has approved and adopted a shrimp management plan and economic impact analysis prepared by the department as provided in Section 77.004 and unless such proclamation is shown to be consistent with the shrimp management plan.
Tex. Election Code § 41.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 41 / Section 41.005
§ 41.005. GENERAL ELECTION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a general election for county officers.

(b) If a law outside this code requires the general election for officers of a political subdivision to be held on a date other than a uniform election date, the governing body of the political subdivision shall set the election date to comply with this subchapter.

(c) A governing body changing an election date under this section shall adjust the terms of office to conform to the new election date.
Tex. Tax Code § 41.61 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.61
§ 41.61. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) If reasonably necessary in the course of a protest provided by this chapter, the appraisal review board on its own motion or at the written request of a party to the protest, may subpoena witnesses or books, records, or other documents of the property owner or appraisal district that relate to the protest.

(b) On the written request of a party to a protest provided by this chapter, the appraisal review board shall issue a subpoena if the requesting party:

(1) shows good cause for issuing the subpoena; and

(2) deposits with the board a sum the board determines is reasonably sufficient to insure payment of the costs estimated to accrue for issuance and service of the subpoena and for compensation of the individual to whom it is directed.

(c) An appraisal review board may not issue a subpoena under this section unless the board holds a hearing at which the board determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena. The appraisal review board before which a good cause hearing is scheduled shall deliver written notice to the party being subpoenaed and parties to the protest of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The board shall deliver the notice not later than the 15th day before the date of the good cause hearing. The party being subpoenaed must have an opportunity to be heard at the good cause hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.203
§ 8004.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 274.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.001
§ 274.001. FORM OF AMENDMENT ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the legislature fails to prescribe the wording of the proposition submitting a proposed constitutional amendment, the secretary of state shall prescribe it.

(b) The proposition prescribed by the secretary of state must describe the proposed amendment in terms that clearly express its scope and character.

(c) The governor shall include the proposition in the proclamation ordering the election at which the constitutional amendment will be submitted.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.051
§ 2310.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The bank shall administer and monitor the implementation of this chapter.

(b) The bank shall establish criteria and procedures for designating a qualified area as a readjustment zone and for designating a defense readjustment project.

(c) The office shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 437.215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.215
§ 437.215. GRAVE MARKERS FOR STATE MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a person listed in Subsection (b), the department shall provide a grave marker for a decedent who served in the Texas military forces.

(b) The grave marker may be requested from the department by a person described by Section 437.214(b).

(c) A service member is not eligible for a grave marker under this section if the service member is eligible for a grave marker under federal law.

(d) The department shall model the grave markers after the grave markers provided by the federal government.

(e) The department shall publish information about its grave marker program on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.303
§ 2207.303. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF POOL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool manager shall manage and conduct the affairs of the pool under the general supervision of the board and shall perform any other duties as directed by the board.

(b) In addition to any other duties provided by the board, the pool manager shall:

(1) receive and pass on applications for excess liability insurance coverage from the pool;

(2) negotiate contracts for the pool; and

(3) prepare and submit to the board for approval proposed policy forms for coverage from the pool.

(c) The pool manager may refuse to renew the coverage of a county, school district, or junior college district insured by the pool based on the guidelines included in the plan of operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.116
§ 3944.116. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.022
§ 81.022. HEALTH EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct a program of health education for the prevention and control of communicable disease.

(b) The department may contract for presentations to increase the public awareness of individual actions needed to prevent and control communicable disease. The types of presentations include mass media productions, outdoor display advertising, newspaper advertising, literature, bulletins, pamphlets, posters, and audiovisual displays.

(c) The department shall recommend a public school health curriculum to the State Board of Education.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.024 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.024
§ 161.024. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of real property sales, brokerage, or development; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of real property sales, brokerage, or development.

(c) A person may not be an appointed member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board 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 operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8171.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8171 / Section 8171.002
§ 8171.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 263.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.109
§ 263.109. COURT IMPLEMENTATION OF VISITATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) After reviewing an original or amended visitation plan, the court shall render an order regarding a parent's visitation with a child that the court determines appropriate.

(b) If the court finds that visitation between a child and a parent is not in the child's best interest, the court shall render an order that:

(1) states the reasons for finding that visitation is not in the child's best interest; and

(2) outlines specific steps the parent must take to be allowed to have visitation with the child.

(c) If the order regarding visitation between a child and a parent requires supervised visitation to protect the health and safety of the child, the order must outline specific steps the parent must take to have the level of supervision reduced.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.11
§ 44.11. EFFECT OF APPEAL.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153 / Section 8153.004
§ 8153.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.021
§ 292.021.
Status: in_force

Sec. 292.021. FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF 90,001 TO 225,000. (a) This section applies only to a county that has:

(1) a population of 90,001 to 225,000;

(2) an assessed valuation on property for property tax purposes of more than $125 million;

(3) four or more municipalities; and

(4) a municipality with a population of more than 50,000.

(b) If the commissioners court of a county determines that the courthouse is inadequate to properly house all county offices, that the jail is inadequate to properly confine prisoners, or that an agricultural building is necessary, the commissioners court may purchase, construct, or acquire in another manner a building and, when necessary, a site for the building to satisfy the determined need at any location in the county. The building may contain an auditorium, which may be used by the commissioners court or a county office or officer for any proper county or public purpose. The building or site must be paid for from the permanent improvement fund.
Tex. Finance Code § 201.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 201 / Section 201.008
§ 201.008. NOTICE OF SUBSEQUENT EVENT.
Status: in_force

Each out-of-state state bank that has established and maintains an interstate branch in this state pursuant to this subtitle shall give written notice to the commissioner, at least 30 days before the effective date of the event, or in the case of an emergency transaction, within a shorter period consistent with applicable state or federal law, of a merger or other transaction that would cause a change of control with respect to the bank or a bank holding company that controls the bank, with the result that an application would be required to be filed with the bank's home state regulator or a federal bank supervisory agency, including an application filed pursuant to the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Section 1817(j)), as amended, or the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.022
§ 8855.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the initial directors have qualified under Section 36.055, Water Code, a majority of the initial directors shall convene the organizational meeting of the district at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. If an agreement on location cannot be reached, the organizational meeting shall be held at a suitable location on the Hill College campus in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.010 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.010
§ 202.010. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Juvenile Justice Board and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board and the department are abolished September 1, 2031.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.251
§ 85.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Home collection kit" means a product sold to the general public and used by an individual to collect a specimen from the human body and to submit the specimen to a laboratory for testing and a report.

(2) "Service provider" means the manufacturer of a home collection kit or a person designated by the manufacturer to provide the services required by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.035
§ 464.035. PAYMENT OF CONTRACT AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

To pay for services provided under a contract with an alcoholism program or center, the commissioners court by order may dedicate for payment to the program or center a percentage of the money received by the county as fines for alcohol-related offenses committed while operating a motor vehicle under Sections 49.04 and 49.07, Penal Code.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0002
§ 526.0002. INTERNET WEBSITE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in cooperation with the Department of Information Resources, shall maintain through the state electronic Internet portal project established by the department a generally accessible and interactive Internet website that contains information for the public regarding the services and programs each health and human services agency provides or administers in this state. The commission shall establish the website in such a manner that allows it to be located easily through electronic means.

(b) The Internet website must:

(1) include information that is:

(A) presented in a concise and easily understandable and accessible format; and

(B) organized by the type of service provided rather than by the agency or provider delivering the service;

(2) provide eligibility criteria for each health and human services agency program;

(3) provide application forms for each of the public assistance programs administered by a health and human services agency, including forms for:

(A) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;

(B) Medicaid; and

(C) the nutritional assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code;

(4) to avoid duplication of functions and efforts, provide a link to an Internet website maintained by the network under Section 526.0005;

(5) provide the telephone number and, to the extent available, the e-mail address for each health and human services agency and local health and human services provider;

(6) be designed in a manner that allows a member of the public to electronically:

(A) send questions about each agency's programs or services; and

(B) receive the agency's responses to those questions; and

(7) be updated at least quarterly.

(c) In designing the Internet website, the commission shall comply with any state standards for Internet websites that are prescribed by the Department of Information Resources or any other state agency.

(d) The commission shall ensure that:

(1) the Internet website's design and applications:

(A) comply with generally acceptable standards for Internet accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and

(B) contain appropriate controls for information security; and

(2) the Internet website does not contain any confidential information, including any confidential information regarding a client of a human services provider.

(e) A health and human services agency, the network, and the Department of Information Resources shall cooperate with the commission to the extent necessary to enable the commission to perform its duties under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 43.171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.171
§ 43.171.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.171. 258TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Trinity County elect a district attorney for the 258th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county.

(b) The district attorney of the 258th Judicial District also acts as district attorney for the 411th Judicial District in Trinity County.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.054
§ 62.054. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CALL.
Status: in_force

An employer may not be required to pay an employee who lives on the premises of a business and who is assigned certain working hours plus additional hours when the employee is subject to call for more than the number of hours the employee actually works or is on duty because of assigned working hours.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0171 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0171
§ 265.0171. REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board of managers may provide for the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of the hospital's revenue derived from the operation of the hospital or from other sources.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.253
§ 603.253. COMPETENCY EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant must pass a competency examination to qualify for a license under this chapter.

(b) The medical board shall prepare or approve an examination. The medical board may prescribe an examination that consists of or includes a written examination given by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or by a national or state testing service.

(c) The medical board shall have any written portion of the examination validated by an independent testing professional.

(d) The medical board shall administer an examination to qualified applicants at least once each calendar year.

(e) On receipt of an application and application fee, the medical board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant who, at the time of application:

(1) is licensed or certified by another state that has licensing or certification requirements the medical board determines to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; or

(2) holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion before January 1, 1994, authorizing the holder to practice perfusion in a state that does not license or certify perfusionists.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14A.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.053
§ 14A.053. GRIEVANCE SYSTEM DECISION; EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A civilly committed individual who files a claim that is subject to a grievance system established by the office or a facility under contract with the office shall file with the court:

(1) an affidavit or unsworn declaration stating the date that the grievance was filed and the date the written decision was received by the individual; and

(2) a copy of the written decision from the grievance system.

(b) A court shall dismiss a claim if the civilly committed individual fails to file the claim before the 31st day after the date the individual receives the written decision from the grievance system.

(c) If a claim is filed before the grievance system procedure is complete, the court shall stay the proceeding with respect to the claim for a period not to exceed 180 days to permit completion of the grievance system procedure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 8
§ 8. REMOVAL OF BODIES.
Status: in_force

When any death under circumstances set out in Section 6 shall have occurred, the body shall not be disturbed or removed from the position in which it is found by any person without authorization from the medical examiner or authorized deputy, except for the purpose of preserving such body from loss or destruction or maintaining the flow of traffic on a highway, railroad or airport.