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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 384.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 384 / Section 384.014
§ 384.014. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

By March 1 of each year each area organization shall file with the commission and the regional council of governments an annual report for the preceding calendar year. The annual report shall contain a financial accounting, an accounting of emission reduction credits, and a listing of all emission reduction credit transactions entered into by the organization.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.442 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.442
§ 2155.442. PREFERENCE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall give preference to energy efficient products in purchases made under this subtitle if:

(1) the products meet state specifications regarding quantity and quality; and

(2) the cost of the product is equal to or less than the cost of other similar products that are not energy efficient.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.213 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.213
§ 454.213. ACCEPTED PRACTICE; PRACTITIONER'S REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An occupational therapist may enter a case to:

(1) provide consultation and monitored services; or

(2) evaluate a person for the need for services.

(b) Implementation of direct occupational therapy to a person for a specific health care condition must be based on a referral from:

(1) a physician licensed by a state board of medical examiners;

(2) a dentist licensed by a state board of dental examiners;

(3) a chiropractor licensed by a state board of chiropractic examiners;

(4) a podiatrist licensed by a state board of podiatric medical examiners; or

(5) another qualified, licensed health care professional who is authorized to refer for health care services within the scope of the professional's license.

(c) The professional who takes action under this section is a referring practitioner.
Tex. Education Code § 95.02 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.02
§ 95.02.
Status: in_force

Sec. 95.02. BOARD MEMBERS: APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, TERMS. The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members hold office for terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years. Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter; and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.101
§ 8849.101. 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 Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.071 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.071
§ 117.071. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department is responsible for administering human services programs to provide early childhood intervention services and rehabilitation and related services to persons who are blind, deaf, or hard of hearing. The department is also responsible for providing and coordinating programs for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities so that those persons may prepare for and engage in a gainful occupation or achieve maximum personal independence.
Tex. Penal Code § 33A.051 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33A / Section 33A.051
§ 33A.051. FALSE CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION DISPLAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to defraud or cause harm, makes a call or engages in any other conduct using any type of technology that results in the display on another person's telecommunications device of data that misrepresents the actor's identity or telephone number.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a conviction for an offense under this section may not be used for enhancement purposes under any other section of this chapter.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor:

(1) blocked caller identification information;

(2) was a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer lawfully discharging an official duty;

(3) was an officer, agent, or employee of a federal intelligence or security agency lawfully discharging an official duty;

(4) was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who was:

(A) acting in the provider's capacity as an intermediary for the transmission of telephone service, a Voice over Internet Protocol transmission, or another type of telecommunications transmission between the caller and the recipient;

(B) providing or configuring a service or service feature as requested by a customer;

(C) acting in a manner that is authorized or required by other law; or

(D) engaging in other conduct that is a necessary incident to the provision of service; or

(5) was a private investigator licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, lawfully conducting an investigation.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "telecommunications service provider" means a:

(1) telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(2) provider of telecommunications service, advanced communications services, or information service, as those terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0304
§ 3972.0304. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.103
§ 1109.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer:

(1) the district's hospital or hospital system; and

(2) the district's business, funds, and resources.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.006
§ 662.006. UNAUTHORIZED TRAINING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not offer or conduct training in motorcycle operation for consideration unless the person:

(1) is licensed as a motorcycle school under this chapter;

(2) offers and conducts training in accordance with a motorcycle operator training curriculum approved by the department; and

(3) employs or contracts with an instructor licensed under this chapter to conduct the training.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.033
§ 51.033. AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may sue and be sued and may plead and be impleaded.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.012
§ 554.012. NOTIFICATION RELATING TO THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall inform each holder of a license to practice pharmacy and each holder of a license to operate a pharmacy of the authority of a therapeutic optometrist to prescribe a drug under Section 351.357 by annually mailing to each license holder a notice that:

(1) describes the authority of a therapeutic optometrist to prescribe a drug; and

(2) lists each drug that a therapeutic optometrist may lawfully prescribe.
Tex. Government Code § 406.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.054
§ 406.054. SEAL.
Status: in_force

A commissioner of deeds shall provide a seal with a star of five points in the center and the words "Commissioner of the State of Texas" engraved on the seal. The seal shall be used to certify all official acts of the commissioner of deeds. An instrument that does not have the impression of the seal, or an act of the commissioner of deeds that is not certified by the impression of the seal, is not valid in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.064
§ 401.064. INSPECTION OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the frequency of department inspections of electronic products.

(b) In adopting the rules, the executive commissioner shall consider the threat to human health and safety that the electronic products may present.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt an inspection interval of five years for routine inspections of electronic products that present a minimal threat to human health and safety.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall require a person who inspects medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic electronic products to have special training in the design and uses of the products.

(e) The department shall conduct inspections of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products in a manner designed to cause as little disruption of a medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic practice as is practicable.

(f) In adopting rules under this section relating to the inspection of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products, the executive commissioner shall solicit and follow the recommendations of the State Board of Dental Examiners for the inspections of dental electronic products, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the inspection of podiatric medical electronic products, the Texas Medical Board for the inspection of medical electronic products, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the inspection of medical electronic products used in the practice of veterinary medicine, and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the inspection of chiropractic electronic products, unless in conflict with federal statutes or federal rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.0095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.0095
§ 432.0095. PROCESSING OF FOOD SALVAGE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSING FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish a system for processing food salvage establishment licensing fees.

(b) Under the fee processing system, the maximum time for processing a fee payment made by a negotiable instrument may not exceed 48 hours, beginning at the time that the negotiable instrument is first received by the department and ending at the time that the fee payment is submitted for deposit by the department to the treasury division of the office of the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller shall cooperate with the commissioner in developing the fee processing system.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0054
§ 442.0054. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The name and address and a telephone, social security, driver's license, bank account, credit card, or charge card number of a person who purchases customer products, licenses, or services from the commission may not be disclosed except as authorized under this section.

(b) Chapter 552 does not apply to customer information described by Subsection (a).

(c) The commission by rule shall adopt policies relating to:

(1) the release of the customer information;

(2) the use of the customer information by the commission; and

(3) the sale of a mailing list consisting of the names and addresses of persons who purchase customer products, licenses, or services.

(d) The commission shall include in its policies a method for a person by request to exclude information about the person from a mailing list sold by the commission.

(e) The commission may disclose customer information to a federal or state law enforcement agency if the agency provides a lawfully issued subpoena.

(f) The commission and its officers and employees are immune from civil liability for an unintentional violation of this section.

(g) In this section, a reference to the commission includes a reference to an agent of the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 49.502 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.502
§ 49.502. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a district, other than a drainage district, located wholly or partly in a county:

(1) that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States; or

(2) that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Education Code § 88.521 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.521
§ 88.521. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 522, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(2) "Director" means the executive director of Texas AgriLife Research, formerly known as the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.

(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 131.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 131 / Section 131.901
§ 131.901. OUT-OF-STATE DEPOSITORY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision, including a county, municipality, school district, or other district, may not designate a financial institution located outside the state as a depository for funds under the governing body's jurisdiction. An out-of-state financial institution is not considered to be located outside this state to the extent the governing body designates a branch office of such institution that is located in this state.

(b) An institution selected as a paying agent or trustee for specific bonds or obligations or an institution selected by the governing body to provide safekeeping services is not considered a depository for purposes of this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.0055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.0055
§ 520.0055. DUTIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle dealer shall use the electronic system designed by the department and made available by a county assessor-collector under Section 520.005 to submit a title and registration application in the name of the purchaser of a motor vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.057
§ 1121.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.151
§ 6603.151. IMPOSITION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Taxes shall be imposed under the provisions of the general laws applicable to fresh water supply districts, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code. The district must hold an election required for the imposition or increase of taxes in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The district may not impose taxes at a rate that exceeds 75 cents on the $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.154
§ 8380.154. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may undertake projects and services that confer a special benefit on all or a definable part of the district. The board may impose special assessments on property in that area, based on the benefit conferred by the project or service, to pay all or part of the cost of the project or service. The district may finance with special assessments any project or service authorized by this chapter or any other applicable law.

(b) Projects or services may be financed with special assessments under this chapter only after the board holds a public hearing on the advisability of the project or service and the proposed assessments.

(c) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper or newspapers with general circulation in Henderson County. The publication must be made not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing.

(d) Notice provided under this section must include:

(1) the time and place of the hearing;

(2) the general nature of the proposed project or service;

(3) the estimated cost of the project or service, including interest during construction and associated financing costs; and

(4) the proposed method of assessment.

(e) Written notice containing the information required by Subsection (d) shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing. The notice shall be mailed to each person residing in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0501
§ 8347.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 25.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 25 / Section 25.04
§ 25.04. IN MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

In misdemeanors, the clerk shall deliver a copy of the indictment or information to the accused or the accused's counsel at the earliest possible time before trial.
Tex. Education Code § 95.32 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.32
§ 95.32. DORMITORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into contracts with persons, firms, or corporations for the erection of dormitories at a university, and may purchase or lease lands and other appurtenances for the construction of the dormitories, provided that the state incurs no liability for the buildings or the sites.

(b) The board may make contracts with reference to the collection and disposition of the revenue derived from the dormitories in the acquisition, management, and maintenance of the buildings.

(c) The board may adopt rules and regulations it deems reasonable requiring any class or classes of students to reside in the dormitories or other buildings. Absolute management and control of the dormitories constructed is vested in the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.113 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.113
§ 12.113. VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Volunteers recruited under this subchapter may include students in high school or an institution of higher education, senior citizens, participants in the TANF job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program, VISTA and AmeriCorps volunteers, and volunteers from business and community networks.

(b) To build healthy local communities, Texas Volunteer Health Corps volunteers may promote health, expand clients' capacity for self-help, make clinic appointments, arrange transportation, and identify community resources and provide links to those resources.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.105 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.105
§ 46B.105. TRANSFER FOLLOWING CIVIL COMMITMENT PLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a defendant committed to a maximum security unit by the commission is determined to be manifestly dangerous by a review board established under Subsection (b), not later than the 60th day after the date the defendant arrives at the maximum security unit, the defendant shall be transferred to:

(1) a unit of an inpatient mental health facility other than a maximum security unit;

(2) a residential care facility; or

(3) a program designated by a local mental health authority or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority.

(b) The executive commissioner shall appoint a review board of five members, including one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and two persons who work directly with persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability, to determine whether the defendant is manifestly dangerous and, as a result of the danger the defendant presents, requires continued placement in a maximum security unit.

(c) The review board may not make a determination as to the defendant's need for treatment.

(d) A finding that the defendant is not manifestly dangerous is not a medical determination that the defendant no longer meets the criteria for involuntary civil commitment under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(e) If the superintendent of the facility at which the maximum security unit is located disagrees with the determination, the matter shall be referred to the executive commissioner. The executive commissioner shall decide whether the defendant is manifestly dangerous.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.076 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.076
§ 322.076. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Fully negotiable bonds may be issued by resolution of the board for the purpose of refunding bonds issued under this chapter.

(b) The refunding bonds may be secured in the manner provided by this chapter for securing original bonds.

(c) Refunding bonds may be sold and the proceeds used to retire the original bonds, or may be used in exchange for the original bonds, as provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.058
§ 1023.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to compensation determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the board may require the administrator to execute a bond in an amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.007
§ 3940.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 554.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 554 / Section 554.006
§ 554.006. USE OF GRIEVANCE OR APPEAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public employee must initiate action under the grievance or appeal procedures of the employing state or local governmental entity relating to suspension or termination of employment or adverse personnel action before suing under this chapter.

(b) The employee must invoke the applicable grievance or appeal procedures not later than the 90th day after the date on which the alleged violation of this chapter:

(1) occurred; or

(2) was discovered by the employee through reasonable diligence.

(c) Time used by the employee in acting under the grievance or appeal procedures is excluded, except as provided by Subsection (d), from the period established by Section 554.005.

(d) If a final decision is not rendered before the 61st day after the date procedures are initiated under Subsection (a), the employee may elect to:

(1) exhaust the applicable procedures under Subsection (a), in which event the employee must sue not later than the 30th day after the date those procedures are exhausted to obtain relief under this chapter; or

(2) terminate procedures under Subsection (a), in which event the employee must sue within the time remaining under Section 554.005 to obtain relief under this chapter.