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Tex. Property Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. NOTICE TO PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 180th day after the date an entity that acquired a real property interest through eminent domain determines that the former property owner is entitled to repurchase the property under Section 21.101, the entity shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the property owner or the owner's heirs, successors, or assigns a notice containing:

(1) an identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the property that was acquired;

(2) an identification of the public use for which the property had been acquired and a statement that:

(A) the public use was canceled before the property was used for the public use;

(B) no actual progress was made toward the public use;

(C) the property became unnecessary for the public use, or a substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition; or

(D) ad valorem taxes due on the property have not been paid by the entity before the third anniversary of the date on which the taxes became due; and

(3) a description of the person's right under this subchapter to repurchase the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.155
§ 3812.155. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3812.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.007
§ 415.007. LOANS BY ATTORNEYS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney who represents a claimant before the division may not lend money to the claimant during the pendency of the workers' compensation claim.

(b) The attorney may assist the claimant in obtaining financial assistance from another source if the attorney is not personally liable for the credit extended to the claimant.
Tex. Estates Code § 502.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 502 / Section 502.002
§ 502.002. PROOF OF FOREIGN WILL IN ORIGINAL PROBATE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the will of a testator who dies domiciled outside of this state, authenticated in the manner required by this title, is sufficient proof of the contents of the will to admit the will to probate in an original proceeding in this state if an objection to the will is not made.

(b) This section does not:

(1) authorize the probate of a will that would not otherwise be admissible to probate; or

(2) if an objection is made to a will, relieve the proponent from offering proof of the contents and legal sufficiency of the will as otherwise required.

(c) Subsection (b)(2) does not require the proponent to produce the original will unless ordered by the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.113
§ 543.113. FEES FOR PRINTING AND SUPPLYING CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall issue course completion certificate numbers and supply them to persons who are licensed providers of courses approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation by rule shall establish a fee for each certificate.

(b) A course provider shall charge an operator a fee equal to the fee paid to the agency for a certificate.

(c) Money collected by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under this section may be used to pay monetary awards for information relating to abuse of uniform certificates that leads to the conviction or removal of an approval, license, or authorization.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.001
§ 244.001. INITIAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall examine and make a study of each child committed to it within three business days after commitment. The study shall be made according to rules established by the board and shall include:

(1) long-term and specialized treatment planning for the child; and

(2) consideration of the child's:

(A) medical history;

(B) substance abuse;

(C) treatment history;

(D) psychiatric history;

(E) sex offender history; and

(F) violent offense history.

(a-1) As soon as possible, the department shall develop a written treatment plan for the child which outlines the specialized treatment needs identified by the study described by Subsection (a), makes recommendations for meeting the child's specialized treatment needs, and makes an individually tailored statement of treatment goals, objectives, and timelines.

(b) For a child for whom a minimum length of stay is established under Section 243.002 of one year or longer, the initial examination must include a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation unless the department had received the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the child conducted not more than 90 days before the date of the initial examination.

(c) The department shall administer comprehensive psychological assessments to a child as part of the child's initial examination, including assessments designed to identify whether a child is in need of a psychiatric evaluation. If the results of a child's psychological assessments indicate that the child is in need of a psychiatric evaluation, the department shall as soon as practicable conduct a psychiatric evaluation of the child.

(d) The board shall establish rules for the periodic review and reevaluation of the written treatment plan as described by Subsection (a-1).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.101
§ 120.101. COMPLAINT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A social media platform shall provide an easily accessible complaint system to enable a user to submit a complaint in good faith and track the status of the complaint, including a complaint regarding:

(1) illegal content or activity;

(2) explicit deep fake material; or

(3) a decision made by the social media platform to remove content posted by the user.
Tex. Water Code § 15.607 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.607
§ 15.607. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

On review of recommendations by the executive administrator, the board by resolution may approve an application if the board finds that in its opinion the revenue or taxes or both revenue and taxes pledged by the applicant will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the applicant and that the application and assistance applied for meet the requirements of the federal act and state law, including Section 16.4021.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.255 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.255
§ 3.255. EFFECT OF EMERGENCY ACTION.
Status: in_force

An emergency action taken by the governing persons of a domestic entity in accordance with the entity's governing documents or Section 3.2535, if taken in good faith and based on the reasonable belief that the emergency action was in the entity's best interest:

(1) is binding on the entity; and

(2) may not be used to impose liability on a managerial official, employee, or agent of the entity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.010
§ 253.010. REMOVAL FROM REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Health and Human Services Commission may remove a person from the employee misconduct registry if, after receiving a written request from the person, the commission determines that the person does not meet the requirements for inclusion in the employee misconduct registry.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may establish:

(1) criteria for a person to submit a request for removal under Subsection (a); and

(2) a process for the Health and Human Services Commission to determine whether the person meets the requirements for inclusion in the employee misconduct registry.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.456 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.456
§ 21.456. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUBCHAPTER; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that a state agency has failed to comply with this subchapter, the commission shall certify that determination to the comptroller.

(b) On receipt of a certification by the commission under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall notify the state agency that is the subject of the certification that funds appropriated to the agency are subject to a reduction in the amount of $5,000 as provided by this section unless, not later than the 30th day after the date the agency receives notice from the comptroller under this subsection, the agency submits to the comptroller proof that the agency has complied with this subchapter. If the agency fails to submit to the comptroller the proof required by this subsection, the comptroller shall:

(1) if the state agency failed to develop or implement personnel policies and procedures as required by Section 21.452:

(A) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by the amount of $5,000; or

(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency, reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by the amount of $5,000; or

(2) if the state agency failed to reimburse the commission as required by Section 21.455:

(A) transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the agency to the commission's appropriations and reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000; or

(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency:

(i) during the next fiscal year, transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the funds appropriated to the agency for that fiscal year to the commission's appropriations; and

(ii) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0502
§ 8092.0502. 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 § 842.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.101
§ 842.101. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue to a group hospital service corporation a certificate of authority that authorizes the corporation to engage in the business of a group hospital service corporation if the corporation:

(1) files a statement acceptable to the department showing solvency; and

(2) complies with this chapter.

(b) The department shall charge the fee prescribed by law for the issuance of the certificate of authority.
Tex. Government Code § 327.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 327 / Section 327.006
§ 327.006. REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the date of receiving the complete audit and recommendations, the administrative head of the audited state agency shall deliver a plan for implementing the recommendations to the commission, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the legislative audit committee, and the chairs of the standing committees of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the audited state agency. The implementation plan must include a reasoned justification for any recommendation the audited state agency declines to implement.
Tex. Family Code § 160.507 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.507
§ 160.507. ADDITIONAL GENETIC TESTING.
Status: in_force

The court or the support enforcement agency shall order additional genetic testing on the request of a party who contests the result of the original testing. If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under Section 160.505, the court or agency may not order additional testing unless the party provides advance payment for the testing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8480.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8480 / Section 8480.105
§ 8480.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.124 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.124
§ 43.124. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before instituting proceedings for annexing an area for limited purposes, the governing body of the municipality must hold two public hearings on the proposed annexation. Each member of the public who wishes to present testimony or evidence regarding the proposed limited-purpose annexation must be given the opportunity to do so. At the hearing, the municipality shall hear and consider the appropriateness of the application of rural and urban ordinances in the area to be annexed for limited purposes.

(b) The hearings must be held on or after the 40th day but before the 20th day before the date the annexation proceedings are instituted. A notice of the hearings must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the area proposed for annexation. The notice must be in the format prescribed by Section 43.123(b). Before the date of each hearing, the notice must be published at least once on or after the 20th day before the hearing date and must contain:

(1) a statement of the purpose of the hearing;

(2) a statement of the date, time, and place of the hearing; and

(3) a general description of the location of the area proposed to be annexed for limited purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.457 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.457
§ 823.457. LONG ARM JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The courts of this state have jurisdiction over a person who is not a resident of, domiciled in, or authorized to engage in business in this state and files a statement with the commissioner under Subchapter D, and over the actions involving that person that arise out of a violation of this chapter.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) is considered to have appointed the commissioner as the person's agent for service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of a violation of this chapter.

(c) The commissioner shall forward by registered or certified mail to the person's last known address copies of all processes that are served on the commissioner under Subsection (b).

(d) Additional procedures and fees for service of process are provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 804.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0104
§ 114.0104. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state:

(1) to recover a civil penalty imposed under Section 114.0103; or

(2) for injunctive relief to require compliance with this chapter.

(b) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation or threatened violation occurs.

(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and investigatory costs.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.009
§ 1504.009. SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must be signed by the mayor of the municipality and countersigned by the secretary or clerk of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.110
§ 1056.110. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.305
§ 171.305. REVIVAL OF CHARTER OR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY AFTER JUDICIAL FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

A corporation whose charter or certificate of authority is judicially forfeited under this chapter is entitled to have its charter or certificate revived and to have its corporate privileges revived if:

(1) the corporation files each report that is required by this chapter and that is delinquent;

(2) the corporation pays the tax, penalty, and interest that is imposed by this chapter and that is due at the time the suit under Section 171.306 of this code to set aside forfeiture is filed; and

(3) the forfeiture of the corporation's charter or certificate is set aside in a suit under Section 171.306 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.002
§ 8474.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 437.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.003
§ 437.003. GOVERNOR'S MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint an adjutant general to a two-year term expiring February 1 of each even-numbered year. The adjutant general is responsible for leading and managing the Texas military forces. The adjutant general is subordinate only to the governor in matters pertaining to the Texas military forces. The adjutant general's rank is assigned at the discretion of the governor and may not exceed lieutenant general. Federal recognition is at the rank authorized by the National Guard Bureau. The adjutant general may be referred to as the commanding general of the Texas military forces.

(b) On recommendation of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a deputy adjutant general for army, a deputy adjutant general for air, and the commander of the Texas State Guard. The deputy adjutants general and commander serve until replaced. To be qualified for appointment as a deputy adjutant general, a service member must have the qualifications required for appointment as adjutant general.

(c) The governor shall appoint, commission, and assign the Texas State Guard general officers. The governor may remove or reassign an officer. To be eligible for appointment as a general officer, a service member must have:

(1) been a federally recognized officer of not less than field grade of the Texas National Guard or a regular or reserve component of the United States military or served at least 15 years of combined service as a commissioned officer in the Texas military forces or a regular or reserve component of the United States military; and

(2) served at least three years as a commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard.

(d) The governor may delegate the powers granted by Subsection (c) to the adjutant general.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 168.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 168 / Section 168.001
§ 168.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Diabetes management and treatment plan" means the document required by Section 168.002.

(2) "Individualized health plan" means the document required by Section 168.003.

(3) "Principal" includes the principal's designee.

(4) "School" means a public elementary or secondary school. The term does not include an open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(5) "School employee" means a person employed by:

(A) a school;

(B) a local health department that assists a school under this chapter; or

(C) another entity with which a school has contracted to perform its duties under this chapter.

(6) "Unlicensed diabetes care assistant" means a school employee who has successfully completed the training required by Section 168.005.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.042
§ 301.042. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A cooperative association created under this subchapter is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its property or on any purchase made by the association.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an association is not required to pay an annual franchise tax.

(c) An association is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the association is exempted by that chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.028 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.028
§ 201.028. EMPLOYER OF FARM AND RANCH LABORER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, "employer" also means an employing unit that paid wages for, or employed individuals in, farm and ranch labor in accordance with this section, Section 201.047, or Section 204.009.

(b) In this section, an employer shall not be treated as an employer for wages paid for a service other than service performed by:

(1) a seasonal worker employed on a truck farm, orchard, or vineyard;

(2) a farm and ranch laborer who is a migrant worker; or

(3) a seasonal worker who:

(A) works for a farmer, ranch operator, or labor agent who employs migrant workers; and

(B) does the same work at the same time and location as the migrant workers.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the employer is an employer with respect to farm and ranch labor performed under Section 201.047(a)(4).
Tex. Government Code § 507.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.028
§ 507.028. SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and use a screening program in state jail felony facilities that is substantially similar to the program established and used by the department under Section 501.059.

(b) The department shall provide to all female defendants confined in state jail felony facilities an educational brochure describing the risks and dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.044
§ 284.044. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

A bank or trust company in this state may:

(1) act as depository of bond proceeds or revenues derived from the operation of the project; and

(2) provide indemnity bonds or pledge securities the county requires.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.025
§ 60.025. PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the public hearing, the commissioners court shall examine the petition to ascertain its sufficiency.

(b) Any interested person may appear at the public hearing to offer evidence or testimony on the sufficiency of the petition and whether the district should be created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.157
§ 1068.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.