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Tex. Penal Code § 43.23 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.23
§ 43.23. OBSCENITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material or obscene device.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), an offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

(c) A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he:

(1) promotes or possesses with intent to promote any obscene material or obscene device; or

(2) produces, presents, or directs an obscene performance or participates in a portion thereof that is obscene or that contributes to its obscenity.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (h), an offense under Subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) A person who promotes or wholesale promotes obscene material or an obscene device or possesses the same with intent to promote or wholesale promote it in the course of his business is presumed to do so with knowledge of its content and character.

(f) A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.

(g) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person who possesses or promotes material or a device proscribed by this section does so for a bona fide medical, psychiatric, judicial, legislative, or law enforcement purpose.

(h) The punishment for an offense under Subsection (a) or (c) is increased to the punishment for a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that obscene material that is the subject of the offense visually depicts activities described by Section 43.21(a)(1)(B) engaged in by:

(1) a child younger than 18 years of age at the time the image of the child was made;

(2) an image that to a reasonable person would be virtually indistinguishable from the image of a child younger than 18 years of age; or

(3) an image created, adapted, or modified to be the image of an identifiable child.

(i) In this section, "identifiable child" means a person, recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature:

(1) who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or

(2) whose image as a person younger than 18 years of age was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction.

(j) An attorney representing the state who seeks an increase in punishment under Subsection (h)(3) is not required to prove the actual identity of an identifiable child.
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.053
§ 2001.053. PROCEDURE FOR DISCLOSING DIGITAL ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) When disclosing digital assets of a user under this chapter, the custodian may, at the custodian's sole discretion:

(1) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user's account;

(2) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user's account sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged; or

(3) provide a fiduciary or designated recipient a copy in a record of any digital asset that, on the date the custodian received the request for disclosure, the user could have accessed if the user were alive and had full capacity and access to the account.

(b) A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under this chapter.

(c) A custodian is not required to disclose under this chapter a digital asset deleted by a user.

(d) If a user directs or a fiduciary requests a custodian to disclose under this chapter some, but not all, of the user's digital assets, the custodian is not required to disclose the assets if segregation of the assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian. If the custodian believes the direction or request imposes an undue burden, the custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from the court to disclose:

(1) a subset limited by date of the user's digital assets;

(2) all of the user's digital assets to the fiduciary or designated recipient;

(3) none of the user's digital assets; or

(4) all of the user's digital assets to the court for review in camera.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.052
§ 8496.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2015, 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 8496.003; or

(2) September 1, 2019.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8496.003 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 8496.003; 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.251
§ 3860.251. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt. Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.304
§ 1120.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall order that the district be dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district, and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 451.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 451 / Section 451.002
§ 451.002. REMEDIES; BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 451.001 is liable for reasonable damages incurred by the employee as a result of the violation.

(b) An employee discharged in violation of Section 451.001 is entitled to reinstatement in the former position of employment.

(c) The burden of proof in a proceeding under this section is on the employee.
Tex. Election Code § 174.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.061
§ 174.061. SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTIONS.
Status: in_force

The delegates to a political party's state conventions held under this code shall be selected in accordance with party rules at county and senatorial district conventions held as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.505 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.505
§ 2.505. SELLER'S SHIPMENT UNDER RESERVATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the seller has identified goods to the contract by or before shipment:

(1) his procurement of a negotiable bill of lading to his own order or otherwise reserves in him a security interest in the goods. His procurement of the bill to the order of a financing agency or of the buyer indicates in addition only the seller's expectation of transferring that interest to the person named.

(2) a non-negotiable bill of lading to himself or his nominee reserves possession of the goods as security but except in a case of conditional delivery (Subsection (b) of Section 2.507) a non-negotiable bill of lading naming the buyer as consignee reserves no security interest even though the seller retains possession or control of the bill of lading.

(b) When shipment by the seller with reservation of a security interest is in violation of the contract for sale it constitutes an improper contract for transportation within the preceding section but impairs neither the rights given to the buyer by shipment and identification of the goods to the contract nor the seller's powers as a holder of a negotiable document of title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.352
§ 8109.352. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.

(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1 at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8258.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8258 / Section 8258.003
§ 8258.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8258.023 before September 1, 2009:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Grayson County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.022
§ 483.022. PRACTITIONER'S DESIGNATED AGENT; PRACTITIONER'S RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A practitioner shall provide in writing the name of each designated agent as defined by Section 483.001(4)(A) and (C), and the name of each healthcare facility which employs persons defined by Section 483.001(4)(B).

(b) The practitioner shall maintain at the practitioner's usual place of business a list of the designated agents or healthcare facilities as defined by Section 483.001(4).

(c) The practitioner shall provide a pharmacist with a copy of the practitioner's written authorization for a designated agent as defined by Section 483.001(4) on the pharmacist's request.

(d) This section does not relieve a practitioner or the practitioner's designated agent from the requirements of Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code.

(e) A practitioner remains personally responsible for the actions of a designated agent who communicates a prescription to a pharmacist.

(f) A practitioner may designate a person who is a licensed vocational nurse or has an education equivalent to or greater than that required for a licensed vocational nurse to communicate prescriptions of an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant authorized by the practitioner to sign prescription drug orders under Subchapter B, Chapter 157, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.151
§ 1012.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.207
§ 3843.207. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including equipment or facilities, of:

(1) an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
Tex. Election Code § 144.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 144 / Section 144.001
§ 144.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a candidate for an office of a political subdivision other than a city or county.
Tex. Labor Code § 215.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.022
§ 215.022. REQUIREMENTS OF SHARED WORK PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may approve a shared work plan if:

(1) the plan:

(A) applies to and identifies a specific affected unit;

(B) identifies the employees in the affected unit by name and social security number and describes how the employees will be notified in advance of the plan, if feasible;

(C) provides an estimate of the number of employees who would be laid off if the employer does not participate in the shared work plan;

(D) reduces the normal weekly hours of work for an employee in the affected unit by at least 10 percent but not more than 40 percent;

(E) applies to at least 10 percent of the employees in the affected unit; and

(F) permits eligible employees to participate in training;

(2) the employer certifies that the implementation of a shared work plan and the resulting reduction in work hours is in lieu of layoffs that would:

(A) affect at least 10 percent of the employees in the affected unit; and

(B) result in an equivalent reduction in work hours;

(3) the employer certifies that:

(A) if the employer currently provides fringe benefits, the fringe benefits continue for employees in the affected unit unless those benefits are not continued for employees not participating in the shared work plan; and

(B) participation in the shared work plan is consistent with the employer's obligations under state and federal law; and

(4) the employer agrees to furnish the commission reports relating to the operation of the plan as requested by the commission and any other information the United States secretary of labor determines is appropriate.

(b) A shared work plan may not be implemented to subsidize a seasonal employer during the off-season.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.003
§ 68.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a Brazoria County port.

(b) This chapter does not affect laws relating to a port in another county and those laws do not apply to a Brazoria County port.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.063
§ 363.063. DONATIONS, GIFTS, AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of a district, the temporary board may accept donations, gifts, and endowments to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with this chapter and the proper management of the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Except for regulation of those populations listed on the United States List of Endangered Wildlife (50 C.F.R. Part 17), special permits issued under Chapter 43 of this code, revocation or suspension of licenses or permits under Subchapter F, Chapter 12, of this code, or contracts for the removal of reptiles entered into under Section 81.404 of this code, this chapter governs the taking, possession, and sale of alligators to the exclusion of other regulatory and licensing laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.006
§ 7936.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9012.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9012 / Section 9012.155
§ 9012.155. DURATION OF CONTRACT FOR WATER PURCHASE OR SALE.
Status: in_force

A district contract for the purchase or sale of water may not exceed 40 years.
Tex. Property Code § 68.060 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.060
§ 68.060. TRUST EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a conveyance by a trustee under a court order, unless that court order is entered in an action between the trustee and the beneficiary.

(b) Unless the trustee has actual knowledge that a person owning a beneficial interest in the trust is named in a RICO lien notice or is otherwise a defendant in a civil action brought under Chapter 140B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, this subchapter does not apply to a conveyance by the trustee:

(1) required under the terms of the trust agreement that is a matter of public record before the filing of the lien notice; or

(2) to all of the persons who own beneficial interests in the trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.254
§ 1070.254. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(5) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.204
§ 773.204. DUTIES OF STROKE COMMITTEE; DEVELOPMENT OF STROKE EMERGENCY TRANSPORT PLAN AND STROKE FACILITY CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory council, with the assistance of the stroke committee and in collaboration with the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, shall develop a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria.

(b) The stroke emergency transport plan must include:

(1) training requirements on stroke recognition and treatment, including emergency screening procedures;

(2) a list of appropriate early treatments to stabilize patients;

(3) protocols for rapid transport to a stroke facility when rapid transport is appropriate and it is safe to bypass another health care facility; and

(4) plans for coordination with statewide agencies or committees on programs for stroke prevention and community education regarding stroke and stroke emergency transport.

(c) In developing the stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria, the stroke committee shall consult the criteria for stroke facilities established by national medical organizations such as The Joint Commission.
Tex. Government Code § 24.369 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.369
§ 24.369.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.369. 190TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 190th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.262 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.262
§ 363.262. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum are for the continuation of the district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district, the board shall notify the comptroller in writing of the results of the referendum not later than the 10th day after the date the referendum returns are canvassed.

(b) If the district is to be dissolved as a result of the referendum, the abolition of the local crime control sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that occurs after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter that occurs after the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the continuation or dissolution referendum.

(c) If the comptroller determines that an effective date provided by Subsection (b) will occur before the comptroller can reasonably take the action required to implement abolition of the tax, the comptroller may extend the effective date until the final day of the succeeding calendar quarter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.089 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.089
§ 15.089. TRANSIENT PERSON.
Status: in_force

A suit against a transient person may be brought in any county and precinct in which the transient person is found.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.001
§ 8369.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the San Gabriel Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Education Code § 51.776 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.776
§ 51.776. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Architect" means an individual registered as an architect under Chapter 1051, Occupations Code.

(2) "Board" means the governing body of an institution.

(3) "Contractor" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that assumes the risk for constructing, rehabilitating, altering, or repairing all or part of the facility at the contracted price.

(4) "Engineer" means an individual licensed as an engineer under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.

(5) "Facility" means real property, including buildings and associated structures and improved or unimproved land.

(6) "Fee" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means the payment a construction manager receives for its overhead and profit in performing its services.

(7) "General conditions" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means on-site management, administrative personnel, insurance, bonds, equipment, utilities, and incidental work, including minor field labor and materials.

(8) "Institution" means an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, other than a public junior college.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9085.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9085 / Section 9085.0501
§ 9085.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.