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Tex. Transportation Code § 201.801 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.801
§ 201.801. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the department. The department shall maintain information about the parties to and the subject matter of a complaint and a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint and the disposition of the complaint.

(b) The department shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The department shall periodically notify the parties to the complaint of its status until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules applicable to each division and district to establish a process to act on complaints filed with the department.

(e) The department shall develop a standard form for submitting a complaint and make the form available on its Internet website. The department shall establish a method to submit complaints electronically.

(f) The department shall develop a method for analyzing the sources and types of complaints and violations and establish categories for the complaints and violations. The department shall use the analysis to focus its information and education efforts on specific problem areas identified through the analysis.

(g) The department shall:

(1) compile:

(A) detailed statistics and analyze trends on complaint information, including:

(i) the nature of the complaints;

(ii) their disposition; and

(iii) the length of time to resolve complaints;

(B) complaint information on a district and a divisional basis; and

(C) the number of similar complaints filed, and the number of persons who filed each complaint; and

(2) report the information on a monthly basis to the division directors, office directors, and district engineers and on a quarterly basis to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0101
§ 3974.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Cleburne, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Wright Farm Municipal Management District of Johnson County.
Tex. Education Code § 39.02302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.02302
§ 39.02302. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a technical advisory committee to advise the commissioner and the agency regarding the development of valid and reliable assessment instruments for purposes of this chapter. The members of the committee must be experts on educational assessments and psychometrics.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint an educator advisory committee to advise the commissioner and the agency regarding the development of academically appropriate assessment instruments for purposes of this chapter. The members of the committee must include experts in curriculum and instruction.

(c) The agency may compensate a member of the technical or educator advisory committee or reimburse the member for expenses incurred in the performance of duties related to the member's service on the committee.

(d) The selection of or payment to a member of the technical or educator advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110 or 2254, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 22.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.009
§ 22.009. STENOGRAPHERS; BAILIFF.
Status: in_force

The supreme court may appoint not more than three stenographers and may appoint a bailiff to attend the court when it is sitting.
Tex. Education Code § 21.357 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.357
§ 21.357. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall design an objective system to evaluate principals that:

(1) is based on types of information available as of January 1, 1995, through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and the state's public school accountability system;

(2) focuses on gain at a principal's campus and includes a statistical analysis comparing current campus performance to previous performance; and

(3) does not include subjective items.

(b) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may award performance incentives to principals identified through the evaluation system as high-performing. Based on available appropriations, for each fiscal year, a performance incentive may not exceed:

(1) $5,000, for a principal ranked in the top quartile; or

(2) $2,500, for a principal ranked in the second quartile.

(c) A performance incentive awarded to a principal under this section must be distributed to the principal's school and used in the manner determined by the campus-level committee established under Section 11.253 in accordance with the requirements of Section 39.264(a).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.080 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.080
§ 11.080. DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PERSONALTY.
Status: in_force

When access to any land is obtained by the state under Section 11.079 of this code, the state shall be liable to the property owner to the same extent that any private easement holder would be held liable for the use of access across privately owned property.
Tex. Government Code § 552.1315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.1315
§ 552.1315.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.1315. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS. (a) Information is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the information identifies an individual as:

(1) a victim of:

(A) an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code; or

(B) an offense that is part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense described by Paragraph (A); or

(2) a victim of any criminal offense, if the victim was younger than 18 years of age when any element of the offense was committed.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), information under this section may be disclosed:

(1) to any victim identified by the information, or to the parent or guardian of a victim described by Subsection (a)(2) who is identified by the information;

(2) to a law enforcement agency for investigative purposes; or

(3) in accordance with a court order requiring the disclosure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8439.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8439 / Section 8439.001
§ 8439.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 457.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.055
§ 1001.055. MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if the person is installing, operating, repairing, or servicing a locomotive or stationary engine, steam boiler, diesel engine, internal combustion engine, refrigeration compressor or system, hoisting engine, electrical engine, air conditioning equipment or system, or mechanical, electrical, electronic, or communications equipment or apparatus.

(b) This exemption does not permit a person to:

(1) sign an engineering plan or specification if the person is not an engineer; or

(2) use the term "engineer" or "engineering" in any manner prohibited by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.001
§ 8807.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0302
§ 8031.0302. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.001
§ 7907.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(1-a) "City" means the City of Conroe, Texas.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 147.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0315 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0315
§ 3967.0315. AUDIT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may elect to complete an annual financial report in lieu of an annual audit under Section 375.096(a)(6), Local Government Code, if:

(1) the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;

(2) the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, assessments, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and

(3) the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.

(b) Each annual financial report prepared in accordance with this section must be open to public inspection and accompanied by an affidavit signed by a duly authorized representative of the district attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report.

(c) The annual financial report and affidavit shall be substantially similar in form to the annual financial report and affidavit forms prescribed by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 49.198, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 92.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.104
§ 92.104. RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or as a result of breaching the lease.

(b) The landlord may not retain any portion of a security deposit to cover normal wear and tear.

(c) If the landlord retains all or part of a security deposit under this section, the landlord shall give to the tenant the balance of the security deposit, if any, together with a written description and itemized list of all deductions. The landlord is not required to give the tenant a description and itemized list of deductions if:

(1) the tenant owes rent when he surrenders possession of the premises; and

(2) there is no controversy concerning the amount of rent owed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.03
§ 12.03. AGGRAVATED OFFENSES, ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY, SOLICITATION, ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The limitation period for criminal attempt is the same as that of the offense attempted.

(b) The limitation period for criminal conspiracy or organized criminal activity is the same as that of the most serious offense that is the object of the conspiracy or the organized criminal activity.

(c) The limitation period for criminal solicitation is the same as that of the felony solicited.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any offense that bears the title "aggravated" shall carry the same limitation period as the primary crime.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0102
§ 2270.0102. SCRUTINIZED BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN IRAN.
Status: in_force

A company engages in scrutinized business operations in Iran if:

(1) the company has business operations that involve contracts with or providing supplies or services to the government of Iran, a company in which the government of Iran has any direct or indirect equity share, a consortium or project commissioned by the government of Iran, or a company involved in a consortium or project commissioned by the government of Iran; or

(2) the company supplies military equipment to Iran.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.111
§ 8501.111. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board shall set the reasonable compensation to be paid to the general manager and other employees of the authority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.302
§ 206.302. CONDUCT RELATED TO FRAUD OR MISREPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

The medical board may take action under Section 206.301 against an applicant or license holder who:

(1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3) falsely represents that the person is a physician;

(4) acts in an unprofessional or dishonorable manner that is likely to deceive, defraud, or injure the public;

(5) fraudulently alters any surgical assistant license, certificate, or diploma;

(6) uses any surgical assistant license, certificate, or diploma that has been fraudulently purchased, issued, or counterfeited or that has been materially altered;

(7) directly or indirectly aids or abets the practice as a surgical assistant by any person not licensed by the medical board to practice as a surgical assistant; or

(8) unlawfully advertises in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner as defined by Section 101.201.
Tex. Government Code § 24.593 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.593
§ 24.593.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.593. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 449th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.

(b) The 449th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters.

(c) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing.
Tex. Local Government Code § 333.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 333 / Section 333.005
§ 333.005. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board must be composed of nine members, with four members appointed by each governing body and one appointed jointly by the governing bodies.

(b) Members serve for staggered terms of four years. In appointing the initial board, each governing body shall designate one appointee to serve for a one-year term, one to serve for a two-year term, one to serve for a three-year term, and one to serve for a four-year term. The member appointed jointly shall serve for a four-year term. Terms expire on the appropriate anniversary of the date of appointment.

(c) A vacancy occurring on the board by death or resignation shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governing body that appointed the vacating member or by joint appointment, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.052
§ 7919.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7919.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7919.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7919.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 497.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.081
§ 497.081. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, only the institutional division may appoint an inmate to serve as a trusty, under policies adopted by the director of the institutional division.

(b) The institutional division may not appoint an inmate to serve as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter unless the inmate has a good record in the division.

(c) An inmate who is serving three or more terms may be used as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter only if the inmate has an unblemished record in the institutional division and the inmate has served more than one-half of the inmate's sentence.

(d) An inmate may not be appointed to serve as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter if the inmate has attempted an escape in which the inmate:

(1) used a firearm or other deadly weapon; or

(2) wounded a guard or other person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.060
§ 464.060. DIRECT PUBLIC FUNDING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A program exempted under this subchapter is not eligible to compete against a licensed program for direct federal or state treatment funding.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.963 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.963
§ 361.963. CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer is responsible for any information in any form left on the consumer's computer equipment that is collected, recycled, or reused.

(b) A consumer is encouraged to learn about recommended methods for recycling and reuse of computer equipment that has reached the end of its useful life by visiting the commission's and manufacturers' Internet sites.
Tex. Government Code § 654.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.038
§ 654.038. CLASSIFICATION COMPLIANCE AUDITS; NOTIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY CORRECTION OF NONCONFORMITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The classification officer shall notify the governor, the comptroller, the Legislative Audit Committee, and the chief executive of the agency in writing when a classification compliance audit reveals nonconformity with the position classification plan or with prescribed salary ranges. The notification shall specify the points of nonconformity.

(b) The chief executive is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to resolve the nonconformity by:

(1) reclassifying the employee to a position title or class consistent with the work performed;

(2) changing the employee's duties to conform to the assigned class; or

(3) obtaining a new class description of work and salary range.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1372.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.003
§ 1372.003. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a health benefit plan must provide coverage for biomarker testing for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of an enrollee's disease or condition to guide treatment when the test is supported by the following kinds of medical and scientific evidence:

(1) a labeled indication for a test approved or cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration;

(2) an indicated test for a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;

(3) a national coverage determination made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or a local coverage determination made by a Medicare administrative contractor;

(4) nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; or

(5) consensus statements.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer must provide coverage under Subsection (a) only when use of biomarker testing provides clinical utility because use of the test for the condition:

(1) is evidence-based;

(2) is scientifically valid based on the medical and scientific evidence described by Subsection (a);

(3) informs a patient's outcome and a provider's clinical decision; and

(4) predominately addresses the acute or chronic issue for which the test is being ordered, except that a test may include some information that cannot be immediately used in the formulation of a clinical decision.

(c) A health benefit plan must provide coverage under Subsection (a) in a manner that limits disruptions in care, including limiting the number of biopsies and biospecimen samples.
Tex. Government Code § 434.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.105
§ 434.105. ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO NEWSLETTER OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The commission, with the assistance of the executive director of the Department of Information Resources, may develop and implement a program that uses appropriate computer hardware and software and required training programs to facilitate electronic:

(1) delivery of a veterans newsletter; and

(2) initiation of veterans benefits claims by veterans county service officers.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.201
§ 4.201. STATUS OF COLLECTING BANK AS AGENT AND PROVISIONAL STATUS OF CREDITS; APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; ITEM INDORSED "PAY ANY BANK".
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a contrary intent clearly appears and before the time that a settlement given by a collecting bank for an item is or becomes final, the bank, with respect to the item, is an agent or sub-agent of the owner of the item and any settlement given for the item is provisional. This provision applies regardless of the form of indorsement or lack of indorsement and even though credit given for the item is subject to immediate withdrawal as of right or is in fact withdrawn; but the continuance of ownership of an item by its owner and any rights of the owner to proceeds of the item are subject to rights of a collecting bank, such as those resulting from outstanding advances on the item and rights of recoupment or setoff. If an item is handled by banks for purposes of presentment, payment, collection, or return, the relevant provisions of this chapter apply even though action of the parties clearly establishes that a particular bank has purchased the item and is the owner of it.

(b) After an item has been indorsed with the words "pay any bank" or the like, only a bank may acquire the rights of a holder until the item has been:

(1) returned to the customer initiating collection; or

(2) specially indorsed by a bank to a person who is not a bank.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.105
§ 172.105. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court that appointed a director may remove the director from office for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office after:

(1) at least 10 days' written notice to the director; and

(2) a hearing before the commissioners court.

(b) At the hearing on the question of removal of a director, the director is entitled to be heard in person or through counsel.