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Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.003
§ 103.003. BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) The Produce Recovery Fund Board is composed of five members appointed by the commissioner. Two members must be producers, one must be a license holder licensed under Chapter 101, and two must be members of the general public.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 4.09(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Members of the board serve for staggered terms of six years with the term of office expiring on January 31 of odd-numbered years.

(d) Members of the board are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while carrying out their duties.

(e) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(f) The commissioner shall designate a member of the board as the chairman of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(g) The board is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.019
§ 577.019. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in the name of the state, may maintain an action in a district court of Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurs for an injunction or other process against any person to restrain the person from operating a mental hospital or mental health facility that is not licensed as required by this chapter.

(b) The district court may grant any prohibitory or mandatory relief warranted by the facts, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(c) At the request of the department or on the initiative of the attorney general or district or county attorney, the attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney shall institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section in the name of the state. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in instituting and conducting a suit authorized by this section, including investigative costs, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Election Code § 144.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 144 / Section 144.003
§ 144.003. APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot. An application, other than an application required to be accompanied by fee, may be filed through e-mail transmission of the completed application in a scanned format to the e-mail address designated by the filing authority in the notice required under Section 141.040.

(b) If a law outside this code purports to prescribe the exclusive requirements that a candidate's application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, Section 141.031(a)(4)(L) also applies to the application. The other provisions of Section 141.031 do not apply.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.702
§ 886.702. GROUNDS FOR DISSOLUTION OR FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other penalties imposed on a local mutual aid association or on its members or officers, an association is subject to dissolution and forfeiture of its right to engage in the business of insurance if the association:

(1) ceases to engage in the business of insurance;

(2) falls below the requirements of this chapter;

(3) engages in the business of insurance without a certificate of authority;

(4) fails to make reports as required by law;

(5) refuses to submit to examination by the department or pay the cost of an examination;

(6) engages in the business of insurance in a fraudulent, illegal, or dishonest manner; or

(7) violates this chapter.

(b) The attorney general shall, at the request of the department, file any action necessary to wind up the affairs of an association to which Subsection (a) applies and provide for the appointment of a receiver if necessary.

(c) An action under this section must be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8885.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8885 / Section 8885.101
§ 8885.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.260
§ 3846.260. DEVELOPMENT ZONE BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of a development zone may be reduced or enlarged in the manner provided by this subchapter for creation of a zone, except that the boundaries may not be reduced to less than 25 contiguous acres. A development zone may be enlarged to include noncontiguous tracts only if on the date the zone is enlarged the zone contains at least one tract consisting of at least 25 contiguous acres. A confirmation election is not required for an enlargement if:

(1) all landowners of the area proposed to be added consent to the enlargement and the tax authorization in the zone; and

(2) the enlarged area does not have any registered voters who reside in the area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.104
§ 601.104. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board may adopt rules providing for the preparation and administration of an examination for applicants for a certificate.

(b) An applicant for a certificate must pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the advisory board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.023
§ 51.023. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall charge fees for filing articles of incorporation or amendments in accordance with this section.

(b) The fee for filing articles of incorporation is $10.

(c) The fee for filing an amendment to the articles of incorporation is $25.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.083
§ 287.083. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 37.307 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.307
§ 37.307. PLACEMENT AND REVIEW OF STUDENT WITH DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The placement under this subchapter of a student with a disability who receives special education services must be made in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).

(b) The review under Section 37.306 of the placement of a student with a disability who receives special education services may be made only by a duly constituted admission, review, and dismissal committee. The admission, review, and dismissal committee may request that the board of trustees convene a committee described by Section 37.306(a) to assist the admission, review, and dismissal committee in conducting the review.
Tex. Education Code § 38.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.153
§ 38.153. OVERSIGHT OF CONCUSSIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS; RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT BY CONCUSSION OVERSIGHT TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of each school district and open-enrollment charter school with students enrolled who participate in an interscholastic athletic activity shall appoint or approve a concussion oversight team.

(b) Each concussion oversight team shall establish a return-to-play protocol, based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence, for a student's return to interscholastic athletics practice or competition following the force or impact believed to have caused a concussion.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.059
§ 1003.059. INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD DOCUMENTATION; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) An institutional review board overseeing an investigational stem cell treatment under this subchapter shall keep a record on each person to whom a physician administers the treatment and document in the record the provision of each treatment and the effects of the treatment on the person throughout the period the treatment is administered to the person.

(b) Each institutional review board overseeing an investigational stem cell treatment under this subchapter shall submit an annual report to the Texas Medical Board on the review board's findings based on records kept under Subsection (a). The report may not include any patient identifying information and must be made available to the public in both written and electronic form.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.147 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.147
§ 521.147. REGISTRATION WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) After an application for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate is submitted by a male applicant who on the date of the application is at least 18 years of age but younger than 26 years of age, the department shall send in an electronic format to the United States Selective Service System the information from the application necessary to register the applicant under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. Section 451 et seq.).

(b) An application under this section must give written notice to an applicant that the application also constitutes registration with the United States Selective Service System for persons who are subject to registration and have not previously registered. The notice must be conspicuous on the application and state: "By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the United States Selective Service System if my registration is required by federal law."

(c) An application under this section must give written notice to an applicant that information regarding alternative service options for applicants who object to conventional military service for religious or other conscientious reasons is available from the department upon request.

(d) The applicant's submission of the application following this notification constitutes the applicant's consent to the sending of the information and the registration.

(e) In addition to the notifications required by Subsections (b) and (c), the department may conspicuously post at each location where applications for driver's licenses and personal identification certificates are accepted one or more signs, in English and Spanish, providing the information contained in the notifications.

(f) Subsections (a) and (d) do not apply to an applicant concerning whom the department has previously sent information to the Selective Service System.
Tex. Water Code § 17.968 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.968
§ 17.968. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS BY THE BOARD; USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell or dispose of political subdivision bonds or other assets purchased with money in the fund to any person, including the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, or to another fund administered by the board, including the state water implementation revenue fund for Texas, and the board, in such manner as it shall determine, may apply the proceeds of the sale of political subdivision bonds or other assets held by the board to:

(1) pay debt service on water financial assistance bonds issued under this subchapter; or

(2) provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for any one or more of the purposes authorized by Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(a-1) A sale or disposition of political subdivision bonds or other assets may not cause general obligation bonds that are payable from the fund or from an account in the fund to no longer be self-supporting for purposes of Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, as determined by the board.

(b) The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2155.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.008
§ 2155.008. SELF-INSURANCE FEE; COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The service may assess and collect a reasonable fee from participating CIPBMs to provide self-insurance coverage under this chapter. The service shall also establish reasonable cost-sharing requirements, including appropriate deductibles.

(b) In establishing the amount of the fee and the cost-sharing requirements, the service shall consider the amount that could be charged to the CIPBM for similar insurance coverage provided to that CIPBM in accordance with this code and ensure that a deductible is sufficiently high to:

(1) deter the use of the self-insurance coverage for minor losses; and

(2) ensure the self-insurance coverage is used only for significant losses.

(c) The service shall adjust the amount of a premium for the self-insurance coverage under this chapter by using the information collected under Section 2155.009.

(d) Money collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Water Code § 68.212 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.212
§ 68.212. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

A district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Water Code § 66.317 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.317
§ 66.317. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks;

(2) savings banks;

(3) trust companies;

(4) savings and loan associations;

(5) insurance companies;

(6) fiduciaries;

(7) trustees;

(8) guardians; and

(9) sinking funds of cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.307 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.307
§ 56A.307. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OR COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The department, consistent with Chapter 420, Government Code, may develop procedures regarding the submission or collection of additional evidence of a sexual assault other than through a forensic medical examination as described by Article 56A.303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0304
§ 3943.0304. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules:

(1) to administer and operate the district;

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's facilities; and

(3) for the provision of public safety and security in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 108.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 108 / Section 108.055
§ 108.055. CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter prevails over a municipal charter provision to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 4007.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.209
§ 4007.209. LIABILITY OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Association" and "corporation" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(2) "High managerial agent" has the meaning assigned by Section 7.21, Penal Code.

(b) If conduct constituting an offense under this subchapter is performed by an agent acting on behalf of a corporation or association and within the scope of the agent's office or employment, the corporation or association is criminally responsible for the offense only if the commission of the offense was authorized, requested, commanded, performed, or recklessly tolerated by:

(1) a majority of the governing board acting on behalf of the corporation or association; or

(2) a high managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation or association and within the scope of the high managerial agent's office or employment.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of a corporation or association under Subsection (b) that the high managerial agent having supervisory responsibility over the subject matter of the offense employed due diligence to prevent the commission of the offense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.309
§ 604.309. DETERMINATION OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.084 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.084
§ 117.084. DEPOSITORY TO PAY CHECK ON PRESENTMENT.
Status: in_force

A depository selected under Subchapter B shall pay a check drawn against funds deposited with the depository in a special or separate account on presentation of the check if the funds that are subject to the check are in the possession of the depository.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.068
§ 286.068. ROADWORK.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court is not required to keep a road declared to be a public road under this subchapter worked by road hands.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.205
§ 7807.205. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may set aside part of the bond proceeds to:

(1) pay interest on the bonds and administrative and operational expenses expected to accrue during the period of construction of the improvements or facilities; and

(2) create reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), the period of construction may not exceed two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.006
§ 8239.006. ANNEXATION BY CITY OF GUNTER.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district is annexed by the City of Gunter into the corporate limits of that municipality before the date of the election under Section 8239.003, the district may not be dissolved and shall continue until the district is dissolved under Section 43.074, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.152
§ 8821.152. DISTRICT REVENUES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by rule, resolution, or order may establish, amend, pledge, encumber, expend the proceeds from, and assess to any person fees for services or production fees based on the amount of groundwater authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well, or on the amount of water actually withdrawn, to enable the district to fulfill its purposes and regulatory functions as provided by this chapter. The district may use revenues generated by fees it assesses for any lawful purpose.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of general law to the contrary, a fee authorized by Subsection (a) may not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot annually for groundwater used for agricultural purposes; or

(2) 30 cents per thousand gallons annually for groundwater used for nonagricultural purposes.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of general law or this chapter to the contrary, if any, the district may assess a production fee under this section for groundwater produced from a well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, except for a well exempt from permitting under Section 36.117(b)(1), Water Code. A production fee assessed by the district under this subsection must be based on the amount of groundwater actually withdrawn from the well and may not exceed the amount established by the district for permitted uses under Subsection (b)(2) of this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 88.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 88 / Section 88.006
§ 88.006. NEW BOND; DISCHARGE OF FORMER SURETIES.
Status: in_force

If an officer served notice under Section 88.003 gives a new bond and the bond is approved, the former sureties are discharged from liability for misconduct of the officer after the approval of the new bond.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.406
§ 2063.406. CYBERSECURITY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief or the chief's designee shall lead a cybersecurity council that includes public and private sector leaders and cybersecurity practitioners to collaborate on matters of cybersecurity concerning this state.

(b) The cybersecurity council must include:

(1) one member who is an employee of the office of the governor;

(2) one member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(3) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) the director of the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State;

(5) one member who is an employee of the department; and

(6) additional members appointed by the chief, including representatives of institutions of higher education and private sector leaders.

(c) Members of the cybersecurity council serve staggered six-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) In appointing representatives from institutions of higher education to the cybersecurity council, the chief shall consider appointing members of the Information Technology Council for Higher Education.

(e) The cybersecurity council shall:

(1) consider the costs and benefits of establishing a computer emergency readiness team to address cybersecurity incidents occurring in this state during routine and emergency situations;

(2) establish criteria and priorities for addressing cybersecurity threats to critical state installations;

(3) consolidate and synthesize best practices to assist state agencies in understanding and implementing cybersecurity measures that are most beneficial to this state; and

(4) assess the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of the existing information technology and cybersecurity workforce to mitigate and respond to cyber threats and develop recommendations for addressing immediate workforce deficiencies and ensuring a long-term pool of qualified applicants.

(f) The chief, in collaboration with the cybersecurity council, shall provide recommendations to the legislature on any legislation necessary to implement cybersecurity best practices and remediation strategies for this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5C.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5C / Section 5C.001
§ 5C.001. INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN JUDGMENT OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

For an offense under Section 31.23 or 32.60, Penal Code, the judgment of conviction or order of deferred adjudication must include:

(1) the street address or legal description of the real property that the court finds to be included in the conduct constituting the offense; and

(2) the identifying reference number assigned by the county clerk to each document:

(A) that relates to real property that the court finds to be included in the conduct constituting the offense; and

(B) that is recorded in the real property records of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.101
§ 2167.101. CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE MONEY.
Status: in_force

A state agency occupying space leased under this chapter shall certify to the commission, at least 60 days before the beginning of each fiscal biennium during the lease term, that money is available to pay for the lease until the end of the next fiscal biennium.