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Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.210
§ 1001.210. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ENGINEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for engineers. An engineer must participate in the programs to the extent required by the board to keep the engineer's license.

(b) The board may not require an engineer to obtain more than 15 hours of continuing education annually. The board shall permit an engineer to certify at the time the license is renewed that the engineer has complied with the board's continuing education requirements.

(c) The board shall permit an engineer to receive continuing education credit for educational, technical, ethical, or professional management activities related to the practice of engineering, including:

(1) successfully completing or auditing a course sponsored by an institution of higher education;

(2) successfully completing a course certified by a professional or trade organization;

(3) attending a seminar, tutorial, short course, correspondence course, videotaped course, or televised course;

(4) participating in an in-house course sponsored by a corporation or other business entity;

(5) teaching a course described by Subdivisions (1)-(4);

(6) publishing an article, paper, or book on the practice of engineering;

(7) making or attending a presentation at a meeting of a technical or engineering management society or organization or writing a paper presented at such a meeting;

(8) participating in the activities of a professional society or association, including serving on a committee of the organization; and

(9) engaging in self-directed study.

(d) An engineer may not receive more than five continuing education credit hours annually for engaging in self-directed study.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0401
§ 8049.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8049.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Penal Code § 31.15 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 31 / Section 31.15
§ 31.15. POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS USED TO COMMIT RETAIL THEFT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 323, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

(b) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to use the instrument to commit theft, the person:

(1) possesses a shielding or deactivation instrument; or

(2) knowingly manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or otherwise distributes a shielding or deactivation instrument.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.111
§ 1508.111. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) The contract under which a project authorized by Section 1508.102 is encumbered must provide for the placement of the management and control of the project during the time the project is encumbered in:

(1) the governing body of the municipality; or

(2) another governing body established for that purpose by the governing body of the municipality.

(b) The governing body that manages and controls a project under Subsection (a) may:

(1) adopt rules governing the use and rental of the project and for the payment of rents and concession charges; and

(2) provide penalties for:

(A) the violation of rules adopted under Subdivision (1);

(B) the use of the project without the consent or knowledge of the authorities in charge of the project; or

(C) any interference with, trespass on, or injury to the project or the property on which the project is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.002
§ 3940.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 165.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 165 / Section 165.153
§ 165.153. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ADDITIONAL HARM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person practices medicine without a license or permit and causes another person:

(1) physical or psychological harm; or

(2) financial harm.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.155
§ 21.155. RECORDS; LIMIT ON DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall keep its accounts, contracts, documents, minutes, and other records at its principal office.

(b) The board and its employees may not disclose a district record that relates to trade secrets or the economics of an industry's operations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1103.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.005
§ 1103.005. RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, ELEEMOSYNARY, CHARITABLE, OR BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION OR UNDERTAKING AS BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

A religious, educational, eleemosynary, charitable, or benevolent institution or undertaking may be designated as a beneficiary in a policy that insures the life of an individual.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.005
§ 562.005. RECORD OF DISPENSED DRUG OR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

A pharmacist shall record on the prescription form the name, strength, and manufacturer or distributor of a drug or biological product dispensed as authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.802 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.802
§ 58.802. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with trustees, engineers, attorneys, and others it considers necessary or desirable to properly liquidate and wind up the affairs of the district. The board also may assume obligations made by others for the benefit of the district, or from which the district benefited, which in its judgment may be fair and equitable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.152
§ 1122.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the proposed budget. The board may make a change in the proposed budget that the board determines to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after:

(1) adoption by the board; and

(2) approval by the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.152
§ 8824.152. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may solicit and accept grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.310 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.310
§ 1501.310. ELECTION OF STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each small employer health benefit plan issuer shall notify the commissioner of the issuer's election to operate as a risk-assuming health benefit plan issuer or as a reinsured health benefit plan issuer. An issuer that elects to operate as a risk-assuming health benefit plan issuer shall file an application in accordance with Section 1501.312.

(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer's election under this section is effective until the fifth anniversary of the date of the election.

(c) The commissioner may permit a small employer health benefit plan issuer to modify its election at any time for good cause shown.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1803.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1803 / Section 1803.102
§ 1803.102. SOLICITATION INFORMATION HOTLINE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone line known as the Solicitation Information Hotline that enables a person to call the hotline number to:

(1) obtain information concerning a public safety entity, public safety publication, or public safety solicitor that has filed a registration statement with the secretary of state under this chapter; or

(2) report an alleged violation of this chapter by a public safety entity, public safety publication, or public safety solicitor.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.044 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.044
§ 501.044. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.

(b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8846.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8846 / Section 8846.056
§ 8846.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director may not receive compensation for performing duties as a director.

(b) A director shall be reimbursed for actual reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.202
§ 7952.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.052
§ 861.052. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; FILING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of incorporation for a general casualty company must specify:

(1) the general purpose of the company; and

(2) the proposed duration of the company.

(b) The incorporators shall file with the department:

(1) articles of incorporation for the general casualty company;

(2) a charter fee in the amount determined under Chapter 202; and

(3) an affidavit, made by two or more of the incorporators, that all of the general casualty company's stock is subscribed in good faith and fully paid for.

(c) On receipt of a filing under Subsection (b), the department shall record the articles of incorporation in records maintained for that purpose.

(d) On receipt of a fee in the amount determined under Chapter 202, the department shall provide the incorporators with a certified copy of the articles of incorporation.

(e) On receipt of a certified copy of the articles of incorporation, the general casualty company is a body politic and corporate, and the incorporators may complete organization of the company in accordance with Section 861.055.
Tex. Property Code § 12.018 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.018
§ 12.018. TRANSFER BY RECEIVER OR CONSERVATOR OF FAILED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

If a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or other depository institution is placed in receivership or conservatorship by a state or federal agency, instrumentality, or institution, including the Banking Department of Texas, Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending of Texas, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or their successors, a person at any time may record an affidavit or memorandum of a sale, transfer, purchase, or acquisition agreement between the receiver or conservator of the failed depository institution and another depository institution. If the sale, transfer, purchase, or acquisition agreement transfers or sells an interest in land or in a mortgage or other lien vested according to the real property records in the failed depository institution, a recorded affidavit or memorandum under this section is constructive notice of the transfer or sale. The failure of the affidavit or memorandum to be executed by the record owner or of the affidavit, memorandum, or agreement to contain language of conveyance does not create a defect in title to the land or the lien.
Tex. Education Code § 37.1087 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1087
§ 37.1087. SECURITY REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school district constructs, acquires, renovates, or improves a district facility, the district shall, as soon as practicable, conduct a security review of the facility to:

(1) determine whether the facility meets school safety and security requirements as described by commissioner rule; and

(2) identify security vulnerabilities at the facility in the event of an active shooter incident and describe strategies to mitigate each vulnerability identified.

(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Texas School Safety Center, shall ensure that the rules adopted or amended under Section 7.061 include rules for the review required under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 301.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.017
§ 301.017. GENERAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) By rule or resolution, each house may create a general investigating committee.

(b) The senate general investigating committee must consist of five senators appointed by the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman.

(c) The house general investigating committee must consist of not fewer than five house members appointed by the speaker. The speaker shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman.

(d) Each member serves a term beginning on the date of the member's appointment and ending with the convening of the next regular session following the date of appointment.

(e) If a vacancy occurs on a general investigating committee, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment.

(f) Members of a general investigating committee are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending committee meetings and engaging in committee work.

(g) All expenses of a general investigating committee, including compensation of the committee's employees and expenses incurred by members, shall be paid out of any appropriation to the legislature under Section 301.029.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.005
§ 271.005. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a governmental agency may execute, perform, and make payments under a contract with any person for the use or the purchase or other acquisition of any personal property, or the financing thereof. The contract is an obligation of the governmental agency. The contract may:

(1) be on the terms considered appropriate by the governing body;

(2) be in the form of a lease, a lease with an option or options to purchase, an installment purchase, or any other form considered appropriate by the governing body including that of an instrument which would be required to be approved by the attorney general under Chapter 1202, Government Code, provided that contracts in such form must be approved by the attorney general in accordance with the terms of that chapter;

(3) be for a term approved by the governing body and contain an option or options to renew or extend the term; and

(4) be made payable from a pledge of all or any part of any revenues, funds, or taxes available to the governmental agency for its public purposes.

(b) The governing body of a governmental agency may contract under this section for materials and labor incident to the installation of personal property.

(c) A contract may provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid amounts of the contract at a rate or rates and may contain prepayment provisions, termination penalties, and other provisions determined within the discretion of the governing body. The net effective interest rate on the contract may not exceed the net effective interest rate at which public securities may be issued in accordance with Chapter 1204, Government Code. Interest on the unpaid amounts of a contract shall be computed as simple interest.

(d) Subject only to applicable constitutional restrictions, the governing body may obligate taxes or revenues for the full term of a contract for the payment of the contract.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.012
§ 286.012. CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may issue an assignable certificate that:

(1) is evidence of an assessment made under this subchapter; and

(2) declares:

(A) the lien against the property assessed; or

(B) the liability of the true owner of the property assessed.

(b) The commissioners court may set the terms of the certificate.

(c) A recital in a certificate is prima facie evidence of the matter recited and further proof of the matter is not required if the certificate substantially states that:

(1) the proceedings referred to in the certificate were in compliance with the law; and

(2) the prerequisites to imposing the assessment lien against the property described in the certificate and the personal liability of the property owner have been performed.

(d) In a suit on an assessment or reassessment in evidence of which a certificate is issued under this subchapter, it is sufficient to allege the substance of the recitals in the certificate and that the recitals are true. Further allegations with reference to a proceeding relating to an original assessment or subsequent assessment are not necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 1202.0035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.0035
§ 1202.0035. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Electronic" has the meaning assigned by Section 322.002, Business & Commerce Code.

(2) "Electronic signature" has the meaning assigned by Section 322.002, Business & Commerce Code, and includes any electronic signing method recognized by law.

(b) An issuer shall submit to the attorney general the following documents, including any related correspondence or supplemental information, in an electronic format and accompanied by an electronic signature, if applicable:

(1) a public security, record of proceedings, or credit agreement required to be submitted to the attorney general for approval under Section 1202.003; and

(2) an amendment to a public security, record of proceedings, or credit agreement approved or registered under this chapter.

(c) The attorney general shall deliver to the comptroller a document required to be delivered under Section 1202.003(b)(2) in an electronic format and accompanied by an electronic signature, if applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.157
§ 3869.157. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 3869.159 and 3869.160, the district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, or by assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or any other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from system or improvement revenues or from any other source, to the extent authorized by a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.153
§ 1018.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 862.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 862 / Section 862.053
§ 862.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 862.053. FIRE INSURANCE: TOTAL LOSS OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) A fire insurance policy, in case of a total loss by fire of property insured, shall be held and considered to be a liquidated demand against the company for the full amount of such policy. This subsection does not apply to personal property.

(b) An insurance company shall incorporate verbatim the provisions of Subsection (a) in each fire insurance policy issued as coverage on real property in this state.

(c) The commissioner shall require compliance with this section.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.315
§ 54A.315. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES AND APPOINTMENT OF VISITING ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not limit the authority of a presiding judge of an administrative judicial region to assign a judge eligible for assignment under Chapter 74 to assist in processing guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings in a reasonable time.

(b) If an associate judge appointed under this subchapter is temporarily unable to perform the associate judge's official duties because of absence resulting from family circumstances, illness, injury, disability, or military service, or if a vacancy occurs in the position of associate judge, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, or the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions by majority vote, as applicable, in which the associate judge serves or the vacancy occurs may appoint a visiting associate judge to perform the duties of the associate judge during the period the associate judge is unable to perform the associate judge's duties or until another associate judge is appointed to fill the vacancy.

(c) A person is not eligible for appointment under this section unless the person has served for at least two years before the date of appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a district judge, a statutory county court judge, or a statutory probate judge.

(d) A visiting associate judge appointed under this section:

(1) is subject to each provision of this subchapter that applies to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter;

(2) is entitled to compensation in the amount determined by a majority vote of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions using money available under this subchapter; and

(3) is not considered a state employee for any purpose.

(e) Section 2252.901 does not apply to the appointment of a visiting associate judge under this section.