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Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.1045 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.1045
§ 1601.1045. DATE ELIGIBILITY BEGINS; WAITING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), (d), or (e), eligibility under Section 1601.101 begins on the first day of the calendar month that begins after the 90th day after the date the employee performs services for a system.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), eligibility under Section 1601.102, for an individual who does not retire at the end of the last month for which the individual is on the payroll of a system before retirement, begins on the first day of the calendar month that begins after the 90th day after the date the individual retires.

(c) The waiting period established by Subsections (a) and (b) applies only to the determination of initial eligibility to participate in the group health benefits program and does not apply to the determination of initial eligibility to participate in optional coverages under the uniform program.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), eligibility under Section 1601.101 may not begin earlier than the first day that an employee performs services for a system if any amount paid for premium incurred before the date specified under Subsection (a) for the employee and any dependents of the employee is paid from money not appropriated from the general revenue fund, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the system.

(e) Eligibility under Section 1601.101 for an employee reemployed under Chapter 613, Government Code, begins on the first day of reemployment on which the employee performs services for a system.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.

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

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the employee volunteered for work on the seventh consecutive day and that the employee signed a written statement stating that the employee volunteered. The statement must also contain a provision, signed by the employer or the employer's agent, that the employer did not require the work.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.151
§ 8262.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.10
§ 35.10. COURT TO TRY QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

When no challenge to the array has been made, or if made, has been over-ruled, the court shall proceed to try the qualifications of those present who have been summoned to serve as jurors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.252
§ 1023.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of a tax.

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 37.5 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.107
§ 3834.107. REMOVAL OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may cooperate with the City of Houston to have the City of Houston demolish and remove dangerous buildings in or outside the district as provided by this section.

(b) The district may cooperate with the City of Houston to demolish and remove dangerous buildings outside the district if:

(1) the district makes a determination that demolition and removal would benefit the district; and

(2) the City of Houston agrees.

(c) The district may borrow money to finance the demolition and removal of dangerous buildings under this section without complying with Section 3834.152.

(d) The City of Houston may reimburse the district for all costs financed by the district from:

(1) the proceeds of foreclosure on any demolition lien on the property; or

(2) any other money the city collects or appropriates for the costs.
Tex. Water Code § 16.458 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.458
§ 16.458. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, applies to financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund, except that the board may execute contracts as necessary to evidence grant agreements.

(b) The law regarding uniform grant and contract management, Chapter 783, Government Code, does not apply to a contract for financial assistance made available from the resiliency fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.201
§ 3912.201. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district revenue.

(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 other type of obligation.

(c) District bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0901
§ 3943.0901. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board by order may dissolve the district at any time unless the district has outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations, as provided by Section 375.264, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.351
§ 2054.351. INSURER OF LAST RESORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 2054.304 and this subchapter, the company may not refuse to insure a risk that tenders:

(1) the necessary premium; and

(2) any applicable accident prevention service fee.

(b) If an applicant would be rejected for workers' compensation insurance under the company's underwriting standards, the company may not reject the risk, but shall insure the risk at a higher premium as provided by the company's requirements. The company may require the risk to meet other conditions considered necessary to protect the company's interests.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0307
§ 7919A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.062
§ 481.062. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The following persons may possess a controlled substance under this chapter without registering with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration:

(1) an agent or employee of a manufacturer, distributor, analyzer, or dispenser of the controlled substance who is registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and acting in the usual course of business or employment;

(2) a common or contract carrier, a warehouseman, or an employee of a carrier or warehouseman whose possession of the controlled substance is in the usual course of business or employment;

(3) an ultimate user or a person in possession of the controlled substance under a lawful order of a practitioner or in lawful possession of the controlled substance if it is listed in Schedule V;

(4) an officer or employee of this state, another state, a political subdivision of this state or another state, or the United States who is lawfully engaged in the enforcement of a law relating to a controlled substance or drug or to a customs law and authorized to possess the controlled substance in the discharge of the person's official duties;

(5) if the substance is tetrahydrocannabinol or one of its derivatives:

(A) a Department of State Health Services official, a medical school researcher, or a research program participant possessing the substance as authorized under Subchapter G; or

(B) a practitioner or an ultimate user possessing the substance as a participant in a federally approved therapeutic research program that the commissioner has reviewed and found, in writing, to contain a medically responsible research protocol; or

(6) a dispensing organization licensed under Chapter 487 that possesses low-THC cannabis.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1268 , Sec. 25(1), eff. September 1, 2016.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292C.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292C / Section 292C.053
§ 292C.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court of a county has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the mandatory payment.
Tex. Education Code § 73.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.054
§ 73.054. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American medical schools, may award the degrees, and may make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the school, including the determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to any degree-granting program, that are necessary for the conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Tex. Family Code § 154.0655 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.0655
§ 154.0655. IMPUTATION OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "resources" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.062(b).

(b) To the extent possible, the court shall rely on evidence of a party's resources when applying the support guidelines.

(c) In the absence of evidence of a party's resources, the court, when applying Section 154.066 or 154.068, shall consider relevant background circumstances regarding the obligor, including:

(1) the obligor's:

(A) assets;

(B) residence;

(C) employment;

(D) earnings history;

(E) job skills;

(F) educational attainment;

(G) literacy;

(H) age;

(I) health;

(J) criminal history;

(K) barriers to employment; and

(L) record of seeking work;

(2) job opportunities in the obligor's community;

(3) the prevailing wage in the obligor's community; and

(4) whether there are employers willing to hire the obligor.
Tex. Family Code § 154.062 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.062
§ 154.062. NET RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall calculate net resources for the purpose of determining child support liability as provided by this section.

(b) Resources include:

(1) 100 percent of all wage and salary income and other compensation for personal services (including commissions, overtime pay, tips, and bonuses);

(2) interest, dividends, and royalty income;

(3) self-employment income;

(4) net rental income (defined as rent after deducting operating expenses and mortgage payments, but not including noncash items such as depreciation); and

(5) all other income actually being received, including severance pay, retirement benefits, pensions, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits other than supplemental security income, United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits other than non-service-connected disability pension benefits, as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(17), unemployment benefits, disability and workers' compensation benefits, interest income from notes regardless of the source, gifts and prizes, spousal maintenance, and alimony.

(c) Resources do not include:

(1) return of principal or capital;

(2) accounts receivable;

(3) benefits paid in accordance with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or another federal public assistance program; or

(4) payments for foster care of a child.

(d) The court shall deduct the following items from resources to determine the net resources available for child support:

(1) social security taxes;

(2) federal income tax based on the tax rate for a single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard deduction;

(3) state income tax;

(4) union dues;

(5) expenses for the cost of health insurance, dental insurance, or cash medical support for the obligor's child ordered by the court under Sections 154.182 and 154.1825; and

(6) if the obligor does not pay social security taxes, nondiscretionary retirement plan contributions.

(e) In calculating the amount of the deduction for health care or dental coverage for a child under Subsection (d)(5), if the obligor has other minor dependents covered under the same health or dental insurance plan, the court shall divide the total cost to the obligor for the insurance by the total number of minor dependents, including the child, covered under the plan.

(f) For purposes of Subsection (d)(6), a nondiscretionary retirement plan is a plan to which an employee is required to contribute as a condition of employment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.061
§ 113.061. CLAIMS REGISTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The county treasurer shall maintain a record in which the treasurer shall register each claim against the county. The treasurer shall register the claims in the order in which they are presented. If more than one claim is presented at the same time, the treasurer shall register them in the order of their date.

(b) The county treasurer may not pay a claim, or any part of it, until the claim has been registered. An officer may not receive a claim, or any part of it, in payment of any indebtedness owed to the county until the claim has been registered.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(b)(1), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.151
§ 8423.151. 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 8423.153.

(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. Government Code § 411.0725 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0725
§ 411.0725. PROCEDURE FOR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; FELONIES AND CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, who:

(1) is not eligible to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.072; and

(2) was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense other than an offense under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, if a person described by Subsection (a) receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, and satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074, the person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section.

(c) Except as provided by Section 411.074, a person may petition the court for an order of nondisclosure under this section regardless of whether the person has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense.

(d) After notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication community supervision.

(e) A person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section only on or after:

(1) the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by Subdivision (2);

(2) the second anniversary of the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a misdemeanor under Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, or 46, Penal Code; or

(3) the fifth anniversary of the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on deferred adjudication was a felony.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.002
§ 61.002. ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may employ qualified persons and incur expenses as necessary in performing those duties. The number of persons employed shall be set in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. Before adopting rules under this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule or amendment.

(c) The department may establish and maintain or provide for seed testing facilities as necessary to administer this chapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

(e) The department may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the enforcement of seed law.
Tex. Family Code § 31.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.002
§ 31.002. REQUISITES OF PETITION; VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The petition for removal of disabilities of minority must state:

(1) the name, age, and place of residence of the petitioner;

(2) the name and place of residence of each living parent;

(3) the name and place of residence of the guardian of the person and the guardian of the estate, if any;

(4) the name and place of residence of the managing conservator, if any;

(5) the reasons why removal would be in the best interest of the minor; and

(6) the purposes for which removal is requested.

(b) A parent of the petitioner must verify the petition, except that if a managing conservator or guardian of the person has been appointed, the petition must be verified by that person. If the person who is to verify the petition is unavailable or that person's whereabouts are unknown, the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem shall verify the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0403
§ 7941A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0504
§ 8511.0504. TRUST MONEY.
Status: in_force

Money collected by or donated, granted, loaned, or advanced to the authority is trust money for the purposes provided by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.351 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.351
§ 551.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Motor-assisted scooter":

(A) means a self-propelled device with:

(i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground during operation;

(ii) a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating conditions;

(iii) a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters;

(iv) a deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device; and

(v) the ability to be propelled by human power alone; and

(B) does not include a pocket bike or a minimotorbike.

(2) "Pocket bike or minimotorbike" means a self-propelled vehicle that is equipped with an electric motor or internal combustion engine having a piston displacement of less than 50 cubic centimeters, is designed to propel itself with not more than two wheels in contact with the ground, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, is not designed for use on a highway, and is ineligible for a certificate of title under Chapter 501. The term does not include:

(A) a moped or motorcycle;

(B) an electric bicycle;

(C) a motorized mobility device, as defined by Section 552A.0101;

(D) an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201; or

(E) a neighborhood electric vehicle, as defined by Section 551.301.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.051
§ 3895.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed under Section 3895.052 and three directors serving ex officio under Section 3895.053.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.081 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.081
§ 55.081. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "operator service" means a service using live operator or automated operator functions to handle telephone service such as toll calling using collect, third-number billing, and calling card services. The term does not include a call for which the called party has arranged to be billed (800 service).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 696 / Section 696.001
§ 696.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Verification information" means data required by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to verify whether a person is a veteran or a veteran's dependent eligible for burial in a veterans cemetery, including a copy of the person's death certificate and the person's name, service number, social security number, date of birth, date of death, and place of birth.

(2) "Veterans' service organization" means:

(A) a veterans' organization that is chartered by the United States Congress;

(B) a veterans' service organization recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(C) a veterans' service organization that is organized for verifying whether a person is a veteran or a veteran's dependent and providing for interment of veterans and their dependents and that is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of that code.