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Tex. Government Code § 404.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.028
§ 404.028. INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall establish an investment advisory board to advise the comptroller and the trust company regarding investments that the comptroller makes through the trust company under this subchapter or other law. For purposes of this section, the deposit of state funds in a state depository is not considered an investment.

(b) The comptroller shall appoint members to the advisory board who possess the expertise appropriate for advising the comptroller with regard to one or more types of investments that the comptroller may make. The members of the advisory board must have knowledge or experience in finance, including management of funds or business operations. Members of the advisory board serve in an advisory capacity and are not fiduciaries with respect to the investments made by the comptroller through the trust company under this subchapter or other law.

(c) The comptroller shall determine the number of members of the advisory board. The comptroller may adopt rules governing members of the advisory board, including rules related to terms of service and removal.

(d) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the advisory board.

(e) A person is not eligible for appointment to the advisory board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that receives funds from the trust company;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that receives funds from the trust company; or

(3) receives funds from a business entity or other organization that receives funds from the trust company if the amount received by the person or spouse exceeds five percent of the person's gross income or the spouse's gross income, as applicable, for the preceding calendar year.

(f) Before a member of the advisory board may assume the member's duties, the member must complete a training program providing information regarding:

(1) assets managed by the comptroller through the trust company under this subchapter or other law; and

(2) applicable statutes, including Chapters 551 and 552.

(g) In this section, "trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
Tex. Government Code § 442.049 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.049
§ 442.049. ACCOUNTABILITY; INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS; AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 2256 applies to an organization that is a party to an agreement under this subchapter to the extent that the agreement authorizes the organization to exercise control over state money.

(b) An organization that is a party to an agreement under this subchapter shall have an annual audit prepared by an independent auditor. The organization shall file the audit report with the commission.

(c) All financial transactions involving, and financial records relating to, state money held by an organization that is a party to an agreement under this subchapter are subject to audit by the state auditor as provided by Section 321.013.
Tex. Government Code § 71.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 71 / Section 71.019
§ 71.019. RULES.
Status: in_force

The council may adopt rules expedient for the administration of its functions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.104
§ 551.104. SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake capable of making a braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

(b) A person may not operate a bicycle at nighttime unless the bicycle is equipped with:

(1) a lamp on the front of the bicycle that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet in front of the bicycle; and

(2) on the rear of the bicycle:

(A) a red reflector that is:

(i) of a type approved by the department; and

(ii) visible when directly in front of lawful upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps from all distances from 50 to 300 feet to the rear of the bicycle; or

(B) a lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the bicycle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0201
§ 7974A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7974A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.107
§ 252.107. REPORT OF ROAD COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) At each regular term of the commissioners court, a road commissioner shall give a report under oath to the court that:

(1) includes an itemized account of the money the road commissioner has received to be spent on roads and bridges and the use made of the money;

(2) describes the condition of the roads, bridges, and culverts in the road commissioner's district; and

(3) includes any other information the court requires.

(b) The road commissioner shall make other reports at any time the commissioners court requires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.303
§ 1109.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Tyler County Hospital District."
Tex. Government Code § 2252.093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.093
§ 2252.093. NONCOMPLIANCE CREATES VOID CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

A conveyance of property subject to this subchapter is void if a governmental entity fails to comply with Section 2252.092.
Tex. Estates Code § 403.057 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 403 / Section 403.057
§ 403.057. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 16.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the running of the statute of limitations shall be tolled only by a written approval of a claim signed by an independent executor, a pleading filed in a suit pending at the time of the decedent's death, or a suit brought by the creditor against the independent executor. In particular, the presentation of a statement or claim, or a notice with respect to a claim, to an independent executor does not toll the running of the statute of limitations with respect to that claim.
Tex. Government Code § 432.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.092
§ 432.092. LIMITS.
Status: in_force

The punishment that a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed the limits prescribed by this chapter nor limits prescribed by the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0104
§ 8347.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8347.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 44.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 44 / Section 44.006
§ 44.006. MICRO-GRIDS.
Status: in_force

The security commission shall recommend resilience standards for micro-grids. The standards must be developed for both alternating current and direct current.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 295A.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 295A / Section 295A.103
§ 295A.103. DEPOSITS TO FUND; AUTHORIZED USES OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The local provider participation fund established under Section 295A.102 consists of:

(1) all mandatory payments authorized under this chapter and received by the district;

(2) money received from the Health and Human Services Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the district to the state as the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments, provided that the intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching payment; and

(3) the earnings of the fund.

(b) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may be used only to:

(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the district to the state to provide:

(A) the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program authorized under the state Medicaid plan, the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or a successor waiver program authorizing similar Medicaid supplemental payment programs; or

(B) payments to Medicaid managed care organizations that are dedicated for payment to hospitals;

(2) pay costs associated with indigent care provided by institutional health care providers in the district;

(3) pay the administrative expenses of the district in administering the program, including collateralization of deposits;

(4) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected in error from a paying hospital; and

(5) refund to paying hospitals a proportionate share of the money that the district:

(A) receives from the Health and Human Services Commission that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments; or

(B) determines cannot be used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments.

(c) Money in the local provider participation fund may not be commingled with other district funds.

(d) An intergovernmental transfer of funds described by Subsection (b)(1) and any funds received by the district as a result of an intergovernmental transfer described by that subsection may not be used by the district or any other entity to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).
Tex. Family Code § 8.053 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.053
§ 8.053. PRESUMPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that maintenance under Section 8.051(2)(B) is not warranted unless the spouse seeking maintenance has exercised diligence in:

(1) earning sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs; or

(2) developing the necessary skills to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs during a period of separation and during the time the suit for dissolution of the marriage is pending.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 486, Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Education Code § 29.902 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.902
§ 29.902. DRIVER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students. A student who will be 15 years of age or older before a driver education and traffic safety course ends may enroll in the course.

(b) The agency shall establish standards for the certification of professional and paraprofessional personnel who conduct the programs in the public schools.

(c) A school district shall consider offering a driver education and traffic safety course during each school year. If the district offers the course, the district may:

(1) conduct the course and charge a fee for the course in the amount determined by the agency to be comparable to the fee charged by a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001; or

(2) contract with a driver education provider that holds a license under Chapter 1001 to conduct the course.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0503
§ 7940A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 13A
§ 13A. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical examiner may charge reasonable fees for services provided by the office of medical examiner under this article, including cremation approvals, court testimonies, consultations, and depositions.

(b) The commissioners court must approve the amount of the fee before the fee may be assessed. The fee may not exceed the amount necessary to provide the services described by Subsection (a).

(c) The fee may not be assessed against the county's district attorney or a county office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4056.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4056 / Section 4056.052
§ 4056.052. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO NONRESIDENT AGENT LICENSED IN OTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant under this chapter if:

(1) the applicant holds a license in good standing as an agent in the applicant's state of residence; and

(2) the applicant's state of residence will grant a nonresident agent license on a reciprocal basis to a resident agent of this state.

(b) The department may issue a reciprocal nonresident agent license to an applicant if the authority granted by the license issued by the applicant's state of residence is generally comparable to the authority granted by a license issued by this state.

(c) A license issued under this section shall be automatically suspended, canceled, or revoked if the licensee's home state suspends, cancels, or revokes the licensee's corresponding resident license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.22
§ 11.22. RESTRAINT.
Status: in_force

By "restraint" is meant the kind of control which one person exercises over another, not to confine him within certain limits, but to subject him to the general authority and power of the person claiming such right.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0102
§ 8026A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 839.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 839 / Section 839.302
§ 839.302. SELECTION OF DEATH BENEFIT PLAN BY SURVIVOR OF MEMBER.
Status: in_force

If a member eligible to select a death benefit plan under Section 839.301 dies without having made a selection or if a plan selected cannot be made effective, the member's designated beneficiary may select a plan in the same manner as if the member had made the selection. If there is no designated beneficiary, the personal representative of the decedent's estate may make the selection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.113 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.113
§ 2402.113. ACCESSIBILITY PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Each transportation network company shall conduct, for a period of two years beginning not later than the 90th day after the date the company is issued a permit under Section 2402.051, an accessibility pilot program in one of the four largest markets in which the company operates in this state to:

(1) offer their services to disabled persons, including disabled persons using a fixed-frame wheelchair; and

(2) ensure that, if necessary, referrals to alternate providers of wheelchair-accessible service are made in a manner that does not unreasonably delay the provision of service.

(b) Not later than the 100th day after the date a transportation network company begins a pilot program under Subsection (a), the company shall submit to the department a report demonstrating the company's compliance with Subsection (a).

(c) A transportation network company shall provide a report on the findings of the company's pilot program to each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over transportation not later than the 75th day after the date the program ends. At a minimum, the report must include information regarding:

(1) the number of vehicles equipped to accommodate a passenger with a fixed-frame wheelchair that were available through the company's digital network in the market in which the pilot program was conducted at the time the program ended;

(2) the average time elapsed between the time a fixed-frame wheelchair-bound passenger requested a ride and the time the ride began;

(3) the number of rides provided to fixed-frame wheelchair-bound passengers during the duration of the program; and

(4) the number of instances in which the company referred a fixed-frame wheelchair-bound passenger to another provider because the passenger could not be accommodated by the company.

(d) The department:

(1) shall:

(A) by rule establish requirements for a report under Subsection (b); and

(B) provide the transportation network company with notice of those requirements at the time the department issues the company's permit; and

(2) may revoke the company's permit for failure to timely submit a report required under this section.

(e) This section does not apply to a transportation network company that uses automated motor vehicles to provide digitally prearranged rides through the company's digital network or the digital network of another entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.051
§ 3928.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 15 directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.053
§ 1802.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSOCIATE AUCTIONEER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

An individual is eligible for an associate auctioneer license if the individual:

(1) is a citizen of the United States or a legal alien; and

(2) works under the direct supervision of an auctioneer licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.153
§ 298B.153. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE; LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the district to establish a program to enable the district to collect mandatory payments from institutional health care providers to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or the Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for nonpublic hospitals to support the provision of health care by institutional health care providers to district residents in need of health care.

(b) This chapter does not authorize the district to collect mandatory payments for the purpose of raising general revenue or any amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for nonpublic hospitals and to cover the administrative expenses of the district associated with activities under this chapter.

(c) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the board may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A rule adopted under this section may not create, impose, or materially expand the legal or financial liability or responsibility of the district or an institutional health care provider in the district beyond the provisions of this chapter. This section does not require the board to adopt a rule.

(d) The district may only assess and collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter if a waiver program, uniform rate enhancement, or reimbursement described by Section 298B.103(c)(1) is available to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.054
§ 256.054. ADDITIONAL COUNTY TAXES FOR COUNTY ROADS AND FLOOD CONTROL; BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may impose ad valorem taxes as provided by Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, for the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market and lateral roads or for flood control, not to exceed the maximum tax rate established by that section, only if the taxes are approved at an election held under this section.

(b) The commissioners court of the county may order an election under this section on its own motion. The court shall order an election under this section if it receives a petition requesting the election signed by a number of registered voters of the county equal to at least 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent general election in the county. The court may adopt the order only at a regular session of the court. The order must specify the maximum rate of the tax to be voted on.

(c) The proposition submitted to the voters at the election may provide that the tax may be used for the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market and lateral roads, for flood control purposes, or for both, as determined by the commissioners court. At an election to adopt a tax for only one of those purposes, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Adopting a tax not exceeding ___ cents on each $100 valuation," specifying the purpose of the tax to be voted on. At an election to adopt a tax for each of those purposes, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Adopting a farm-to-market and lateral roads tax not exceeding ___ cents and a flood control tax not exceeding ___ cents on each $100 valuation."

(d) In addition to the notice of the election required by Section 4.003, Election Code, the county judge shall post a copy of the election order at a public place in each county election precinct not later than the 14th day before the date of the election.

(e) If a majority of the votes received in the election favor adoption of the tax, the commissioners court shall impose the tax each year in the same manner as other county ad valorem taxes.

(f) The commissioners court may call a subsequent election to change the maximum rate of a farm-to-market and lateral road tax or flood control tax previously adopted by the county in the manner provided by this section for an election to adopt a tax.

(g) The commissioners court of a county that adopts a tax as provided by this section may issue negotiable county bonds or county time warrants for the construction or improvement of farm-to-market and lateral roads or the construction of permanent improvements for flood control purposes if the bonds or warrants are authorized by a majority of the votes received in an election ordered by the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall submit each proposition separately at the election. The commissioners court shall issue the bonds or warrants and impose the taxes for those bonds or warrants as provided by Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code.