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Tex. Transportation Code § 544.0075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0075
§ 544.0075. CERTAIN TRAFFIC-ACTUATED ELECTRIC TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal that consists of a traffic-control signal for which the intervals vary according to the demands of vehicular traffic as registered by a detector and that is installed and operating at an intersection.

(b) In addition to any other type of vehicle the presence of which the detector for the traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal may register, the detector for a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control device to which this section applies must be capable of registering the presence of a motorcycle or moped.
Tex. Government Code § 301.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.032
§ 301.032. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Either house of the legislature may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding any legislative activity.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a committee created by rule or resolution may accept gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of funding the committee's activities unless the rule or resolution prohibits the acceptance.

(c) The acceptance of a gift, grant, or donation under Subsection (b) is not effective until the committee on administration for the appropriate house, or the committees on administration for both houses in the case of acceptance by a joint committee, approves the acceptance.

(d) All gifts, grants, and donations must be accepted in an open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the appropriate body and reported in the public record of the accepting body with the name of the donor and purpose of the gift, grant, or donation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.601
§ 201.601. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may institute in the board's name an action to restrain a violation of this chapter. An action under this subsection is in addition to any other action authorized by law.

(b) The state may sue for an injunction to restrain the practice of chiropractic in violation of this chapter.

(c) The state shall be represented in suits for injunction by:

(1) the attorney general;

(2) the district attorney of the district in which the defendant resides; or

(3) the county attorney of the county in which the defendant resides.

(d) A suit for injunction under Subsection (b) may not be filed before the final conviction for a violation of this chapter of the party sought to be enjoined.

(e) The state is not required to show that a person is personally injured by the defendant's unlawful practice of chiropractic.

(f) A court may not grant a temporary or permanent injunction until a hearing of the complaint on its merits. A court may not issue an injunction or restraining order until the final trial and final judgment on the merits of the suit.

(g) If the defendant is shown to have been unlawfully practicing chiropractic or to have been about to unlawfully practice chiropractic, the court shall perpetually enjoin the defendant from practicing chiropractic in the manner that was the subject of the suit.

(h) A defendant who disobeys the injunction is subject to the penalties provided by law for the violation of an injunction. The remedy by injunction is in addition to a criminal prosecution.

(i) A suit for injunction under this section shall be advanced for trial on the docket of the trial court and advanced and tried in the appellate courts in the same manner as other suits for injunction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.256
§ 1020.256. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Election Code § 112.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 112 / Section 112.003
§ 112.003. RESIDENCE IN PRECINCT SITUATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

A person who changes county of residence may vote in the regular manner in an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision situated in more than one county if the person resides in the same election precinct both before and after changing county of residence and the person's voter registration in the county of former residence is effective at the time the person offers to vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.202
§ 3813.202. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION OF OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order shall dissolve the district if the board receives a written petition signed by 75 percent or more of the individuals who own real property in the district.

(b) After the date the district is dissolved, the district may not impose taxes.

(c) If on the date the district is dissolved the district has outstanding liabilities, the board shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of dissolution, adopt a resolution certifying each outstanding liability. Harris County shall assume the outstanding liabilities and shall collect the sales and use tax for the district for the remainder of the calendar year. Harris County may continue to collect the tax for an additional calendar year if the commissioners court of the county finds that the tax revenue is needed to retire the district liabilities that were assumed by the county.

(d) The district may continue to operate for a period not to exceed two months after performing its duties under Subsection (c). The district is continued in effect for the purpose of performing those duties.

(e) If the district is continued in effect under Subsection (d), the district is dissolved entirely on the first day of the month following the month in which the board certifies to the secretary of state that the district has fully performed its duties under Subsection (c).
Tex. Election Code § 32.115 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.115
§ 32.115. SECRETARY OF STATE TO ASSIST IN TRAINING.
Status: in_force

On request of a county executive committee or a county clerk, as appropriate, the secretary of state shall schedule and provide assistance for the training of election judges and clerks under Section 32.113 or 32.114. The secretary may provide similar training assistance to other political subdivisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8319.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8319 / Section 8319.006
§ 8319.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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. Election Code § 172.086 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.086
§ 172.086. PLEDGE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: "I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year."
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.052
§ 1151.052. ENTIRE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An industrial life insurance policy must provide that the policy is the entire contract between the parties, except that at the option of the insurer, the insurer may make the policy and the policy application the entire contract between the parties.

(b) To make the policy application a part of the contract, a copy of the application must be endorsed on or attached to the policy at the time the policy is issued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 532.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 532 / Section 532.003
§ 532.003. HEADS OF DEPARTMENTAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint the head of each mental health facility the department administers.

(b) The head of a facility serves at the will of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.106
§ 1092.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.105 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.105
§ 46C.105. REPORTS SUBMITTED BY EXPERTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A written report of the examination shall be submitted to the court not later than the 30th day after the date of the order of examination. The court shall provide copies of the report to the defense counsel and the attorney representing the state.

(b) The report must include a description of the procedures used in the examination and the examiner's observations and findings pertaining to the insanity defense.

(c) The examiner shall submit a separate report stating the examiner's observations and findings concerning:

(1) whether the defendant is presently a person with a mental illness and requires court-ordered mental health services under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) whether the defendant is presently a person with an intellectual disability.
Tex. Government Code § 426.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 426.v2 / Section 426.001
§ 426.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "cybercrime" means an offense:

(1) under Chapter 31, 32, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 42, 71, 72, or 76, Penal Code; and

(2) that is committed using an Internet website or an electronic service account provided through an electronic communication service or remote computing service.
Tex. Government Code § 441.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.003
§ 441.003. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the approval of the commission, the director and librarian shall appoint an assistant state librarian, a state archivist, a state records administrator, and other assistants and employees necessary to fulfill the duties of the commission and the director and librarian as prescribed by law.

(b) The assistant state librarian has the rank of a department head. In the absence of the director and librarian, the assistant may sign and certify accounts and documents in the same manner and with the same legal authority as the director and librarian. The assistant shall take the official oath.

(c) To be eligible for appointment as state archivist, a person must have appropriate training and experience in the administration of a government archive, but is not required to have technical library school training or library experience to be appointed state archivist.

(d) To be eligible for appointment as state records administrator, a person must have appropriate training and experience in the administration of a government records management program, but is not required to have technical library training or library experience to be appointed state records administrator.

(e) The director and librarian may designate a staff member to serve as both state archivist and state records administrator. In that event, any provision of Subchapter L requiring joint action by the state archivist and the state records administrator requires only the action of the person designated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0302
§ 8042.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0901
§ 4008.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.037
§ 791.037. EXTERIOR FIRE ESCAPE EXITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An exit door leading to an exterior fire escape must open on a landing that is at least the width of the doors. The door must swing outward and be:

(1) at least three feet by six feet six inches;

(2) glazed with wire glass; and

(3) level at the bottom with the floors of the rooms or hallways and landings that it serves.

(b) An exit door may be secured only by panic hardware approved by the successor organization to the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Hooks, latches, bolts, locks, and similar devices are prohibited.

(c) A window may not be used as a means of access to an exterior fire escape.
Tex. Education Code § 62.165 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.165
§ 62.165. GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor's university research initiative fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) amounts appropriated or otherwise allocated or transferred by law to the fund;

(2) money deposited to the fund under Section 62.166 of this subchapter or under Section 490.101(b-1), Government Code; and

(3) gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.

(c) The fund may be used by the office only for the purposes of this subchapter, including for necessary expenses incurred in the administration of the fund and this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8213.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8213 / Section 8213.004
§ 8213.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 403.3011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.3011
§ 403.3011. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Study" means a study conducted under Section 403.302.

(2) "Eligible school district" means a school district for which the comptroller has determined the following:

(A) in the most recent study, the local value is invalid under Section 403.302(c) and does not exceed the state value for the school district determined in the study;

(B) in the two studies preceding the most recent study, the school district's local value was valid under Section 403.302(c);

(C) in the most recent study, the aggregate local value of all of the categories of property sampled by the comptroller is not less than 90 percent of the lower limit of the margin of error as determined by the comptroller of the aggregate value as determined by the comptroller of all of the categories of property sampled by the comptroller; and

(D) the appraisal district that appraises property for the school district was in compliance with the scoring requirement of the comptroller's most recent review of the appraisal district conducted under Section 5.102, Tax Code.

(3) "Local value" means the market value of property in a school district as determined by the appraisal district that appraises property for the school district, less the total amounts and values listed in Section 403.302(d) as determined by that appraisal district.

(4) "State value" means the value of property in a school district as determined in a study.
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.005
§ 2001.005. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.064
§ 181.064. HEARING AND DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality or, for an unincorporated area, the commissioners court of the county, shall on its own motion or on application of at least 100 residents:

(1) hear evidence as the governing body or commissioners court considers necessary; and

(2) determine whether a connection between different lines or other arrangements for transfer of messages is:

(A) necessary for public convenience; and

(B) just to the telegraph companies.

(b) After conducting a hearing and making the determinations required by Subsection (a), the governing body or commissioners court shall issue an order that:

(1) includes the findings of the governing body or commissioners court;

(2) specifies the conditions under which the arrangements for transfer of messages will be made; and

(3) specifies the proportion of expense to be paid by the owner or operator of each line.
Tex. Education Code § 73.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.056
§ 73.056. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching at the school. The board may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money, for the use and benefit of the school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.303
§ 1052.303. 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 Lockney General Hospital District."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8839.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8839 / Section 8839.101
§ 8839.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 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 § 7201.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.056
§ 7201.056. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the financial statement required of state officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission.

(b) Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code:

(1) applies to a director as if the director were a state officer; and

(2) governs the contents, timeliness of filing, and public inspection of a statement filed under Subsection (a).

(c) A director commits an offense if the director fails to file the statement required by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.0133 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0133
§ 34.0133. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry may not be a member or employee of the board, nor may a person who cohabits with or is the spouse of an officer, managerial employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry be a member of the board or an employee of the board grade 17 and over, including exempt employees, according to the position classification schedule under the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Education Code § 29.063 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.063
§ 29.063. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district that is required to offer bilingual education and special language programs shall establish a language proficiency assessment committee.

(b) Each committee shall include a professional bilingual educator, a professional transitional language educator, a parent of an emergent bilingual student, and a campus administrator.

(c) The language proficiency assessment committee shall:

(1) review all pertinent information on emergent bilingual students, including the home language survey, the language proficiency tests in English and the primary language, each student's achievement in content areas, and each student's emotional and social attainment;

(2) make recommendations concerning the most appropriate placement for the educational advancement of the emergent bilingual student after the elementary grades;

(3) review each emergent bilingual student's progress at the end of the school year in order to determine future appropriate placement;

(4) monitor the progress of students formerly classified as emergent bilingual who have transferred out of the bilingual education or special language program and, based on the information, designate the most appropriate placement for such students; and

(5) determine the appropriateness of a program that extends beyond the regular school year based on the needs of each emergent bilingual student.

(d) The agency may prescribe additional duties for language proficiency assessment committees.

(e) The agency may not require members of a language proficiency assessment committee to complete training to serve on that committee.