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Tex. Government Code § 442.0083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0083
§ 442.0083. FUNDING FOR HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION PROGRAM; HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The historic courthouse preservation fund account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of transfers made to the account, payments on loans made under the historic courthouse preservation program, grants and donations made for the purposes of the historic courthouse preservation program, and income earned on investments of money in the account. Appropriations to the commission for the historic courthouse preservation program shall be deposited to the credit of the account. Notwithstanding Section 404.071, income earned on money in the account shall be deposited to the credit of the account.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), the commission may use money in the historic courthouse preservation fund account to provide a grant or loan to a county or municipality that owns a historic courthouse for a historic courthouse project. The grant or loan may be in the amount and according to the terms that the commission by rule shall determine.

(c) The commission may use money in the historic courthouse preservation fund account to provide a loan under the historic courthouse preservation program only to the extent that the legislature provides in the General Appropriations Act that money appropriated to the commission for the program may be used to make loans.

(d) As a condition for providing the money under this section, the commission may require creation of a conservation easement in the property, as provided by Chapter 183, Natural Resources Code, in favor of the state and may require creation of other appropriate covenants in favor of the state. The commission may take any necessary action to enforce repayment of a loan or any other agreements made under this section and Sections 442.0081 and 442.0082.

(e) A grant for a historic courthouse project may not exceed the greater of $10 million or two percent of the amount appropriated for implementing the historic courthouse preservation program during the state fiscal biennium.

(f) Biennial appropriations to the commission for administering the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance programs during a state fiscal biennium, including providing oversight for historic courthouse projects, may not exceed 2-1/2 percent of the amount appropriated for implementing the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance programs during the state fiscal biennium.

(g) The commission by rule may set a limit on the loan amount for a historic courthouse project. This amount may be expressed as a dollar amount or as a percentage of the total amount appropriated for implementing the historic courthouse preservation program during the state fiscal biennium.

(h) The commission may accept a gift, grant, or other donation for the historic courthouse preservation program or a specific historic courthouse project.
Tex. Labor Code § 210.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 210 / Section 210.001
§ 210.001. NOTICE OF BACK PAY AWARD REDUCTION.
Status: in_force

If a back pay award to a claimant is reduced because of the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by the claimant, the employer against whom the back pay award was made shall notify the commission of the back pay award in writing not later than the 12th day after the date on which the employer learns about the reduction.
Tex. Education Code § 46.009 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.009
§ 46.009. PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ALLOTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each school year, the commissioner shall determine the amount of money to which each school district is entitled under this subchapter.

(b) If the amount appropriated for purposes of this subchapter for a year is less than the total amount determined under Subsection (a) for that year, the commissioner shall:

(1) transfer from the Foundation School Program to the instructional facilities program the amount by which the total amount determined under Subsection (a) exceeds the amount appropriated; and

(2) reduce each district's foundation school fund allocations in the manner provided by Section 48.266(f).

(c) Warrants for payments under this subchapter shall be approved and transmitted to school district treasurers or depositories in the same manner as warrants for payments under Chapter 48.

(d) As soon as practicable after September 1 of each year, the commissioner shall distribute to each school district the amount of state assistance under this subchapter to which the commissioner has determined the district is entitled for the school year. The district shall deposit the money in the interest and sinking fund for the bonds for which the assistance is received and shall adopt a tax rate for purposes of debt service that takes into account the balance of the interest and sinking fund.

(e) Section 48.272 applies to payments under this subchapter.

(f) If a school district would have received a greater amount under this subchapter for the applicable school year using the adjusted value determined under Section 48.271, the commissioner shall add the difference between the adjusted value and the amount the district received under this subchapter to subsequent distributions to the district under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915 / Section 7915.201
§ 7915.201. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.052
§ 3815.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board who meet the qualifications prescribed by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.002
§ 1903.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001, Property Code.

(b) The licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to a person who is:

(1) licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; or

(2) a licensed engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect to the extent the person's acts are incidental to the pursuit of the person's profession.

(c) The licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to:

(1) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a property owner in a building or on premises owned or occupied by the person as the person's home;

(2) irrigation or yard sprinkler repair work, other than extension of an existing irrigation or yard sprinkler system or installation of a replacement system, that is:

(A) performed by a maintenance person who does not act as an irrigator or engage in yard sprinkler construction or maintenance for the public; and

(B) incidental to and on premises owned by the business in which the person is regularly employed or engaged;

(3) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed:

(A) by a regular employee of a railroad who does not act as an irrigator or engage in yard sprinkler construction or maintenance for the public; and

(B) on the premises or equipment of the railroad;

(4) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed on public property by a person who is regularly employed by a political subdivision of this state;

(5) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by an agriculturist, agronomist, horticulturist, forester, gardener, contract gardener, garden or lawn caretaker, nurseryman, or grader or cultivator of land on land owned by the person;

(6) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a member of a property owners' association on real property owned by the association or in common by the association's members if the irrigation or yard sprinkler system waters real property that:

(A) is less than one-half acre in size; and

(B) is used for aesthetic or recreational purposes;

(7) irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a person using a garden hose, hose sprinkler, hose-end product, or agricultural irrigation system;

(8) activities involving a commercial agricultural irrigation system;

(9) a person who assists in the installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, or service of an irrigation system under the direct supervision of an individual described by Subchapter F of this chapter who is licensed under Chapter 37, Water Code; or

(10) an owner of a business that employs an individual described by Subchapter F of this chapter who is licensed under Chapter 37, Water Code, to supervise the business's sale, design, consultation, installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, and service of irrigation systems.

(d) A person who is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter shall comply with the standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 302.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 302 / Section 302.004
§ 302.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.101
§ 13A.101. CONSPIRACY.
Status: in_force

(a) Criminal conspiracy may be prosecuted in any county in which:

(1) the conspiracy was entered into;

(2) the conspiracy was agreed to be executed; or

(3) one or more of the conspirators acts to effect an object of the conspiracy.

(b) If an object of a criminal conspiracy is an offense classified as a felony under the Tax Code, the conspiracy may be prosecuted in any county in which venue is proper under the Tax Code for the offense, regardless of whether the offense was committed.

(c) If a criminal conspiracy was entered into outside this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant, the conspiracy may be prosecuted in:

(1) any county in which the conspiracy was agreed to be executed;

(2) any county in which any of the conspirators were found; or

(3) Travis County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.906 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.906
§ 157.906. PAYMENT FOR APPEARANCES OF PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY COUNTY IN COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county shall pay a peace officer employed by the county for an appearance as a witness in a criminal suit, a civil suit, or an administrative proceeding in which the county or other political subdivision or government agency is a party in interest if the appearance:

(1) is required;

(2) is made on time off; and

(3) is made by the peace officer in the capacity of a peace officer.

(b) Payment under this section is at the peace officer's regular rate of pay.

(c) Payment under this section may be taxed as court costs in civil suits.

(d) This section does not reduce or prohibit compensation paid in excess of the regular rate of pay.
Tex. Government Code § 153.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 153 / Section 153.005
§ 153.005. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may apply to a district court in any county for an injunction to restrain a violation of this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle by a person.

(b) At the request of the commission, the attorney general shall initiate and conduct an action in a district court in the state's name to obtain an injunction under this section.

(c) If the state prevails in a suit under this section, the attorney general may recover on behalf of the state reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the proceeding.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 521.152 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 521 / Section 521.152
§ 521.152. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of Section 521.051 is a deceptive trade practice actionable under Subchapter E, Chapter 17.
Tex. Government Code § 437.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.052
§ 437.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 437.052. ADJUTANT GENERAL: JURISDICTION, DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The adjutant general exercises the jurisdiction and powers conferred by this subtitle. The adjutant general is the governing officer, policy maker, and head of the department.

(b) The adjutant general shall adopt and implement regulations or policies that clearly separate the adjutant general's responsibilities from the administrative responsibilities of the department's director of state administration and staff.

(c) To be eligible for appointment as adjutant general, a service member must:

(1) at the time of appointment, be serving as a federally recognized officer of not less than colonel in the Texas National Guard;

(2) have previously served on active duty or active duty for training with the United States Army or Air Force;

(3) meet for the year the appointment is made the submission requirements of the General Officer Federal Recognition Board or its successor; and

(4) have completed at least 15 years of service as a federally recognized reserve or active duty commissioned officer with an active unit of the United States Army or Air Force, the National Guard, or the Texas National Guard, including at least five years with the Texas National Guard.

(d) The appointment of the adjutant general shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.004
§ 44.004. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A game breeder's license may not be issued to a previous licensee unless the licensee has filed with the department a copy of the record required by Section 44.007 of this code with an affidavit made before an officer qualified to administer oaths that the copy is true and correct.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.019 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.019
§ 15.019. INMATE LITIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 15.014, an action that accrued while the plaintiff was housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in the county in which the facility is located.

(b) An action brought by two or more plaintiffs that accrued while the plaintiffs were housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in a county in which a facility that housed one of the plaintiffs is located.

(c) This section does not apply to an action brought under the Family Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.390 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.390
§ 2054.390. MIGRATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prioritize the migration of services to the statewide technology center system established under this subchapter based on the size of the current technology center operational environment at a state agency, with the largest 25 technology center environments ranking highest in priority.

(b) Expired.

(c) A state agency shall comply with the department's request to migrate under this section.

(d) Any consolidation plan adopted by the department to execute this section must prioritize and fully use the existing capacity of the State Data Center located on the campus of Angelo State University.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.163 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.163
§ 131.163. NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that the application for a surface mining permit is of a significance sufficient to warrant a public hearing, the commission shall hold a public hearing in the locality of the proposed surface mining and reclamation operations.

(b) In determining whether to hold a public hearing, the commission shall consider any objections that have been filed, and if no substantial written objections have been filed, no hearing shall be required.

(c) The commission shall publish notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing in the newspaper with the greatest general circulation in the locality at least once a week for three consecutive weeks before the scheduled hearing date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.156
§ 1806.156. RIGHT TO CANCEL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "business day" means a calendar day excluding Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday, as that term is defined by Section 662.021, Government Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a solar retailer shall allow a buyer or lessee who enters into an agreement to purchase or lease a residential solar energy system to cancel the agreement without penalty or further obligation by providing written notice of the cancellation on or before the fifth business day after the date on which the agreement was executed by the buyer or lessee.

(c) A solar retailer shall include in an agreement for the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system the last calendar date of the cancellation period prescribed by Subsection (b) and the mailing address or e-mail address for providing the notice of cancellation.

(d) If the agreement does not contain the address for cancellation required by Subsection (c), the buyer or lessee may cancel the agreement during the period described by Subsection (b) by providing written notice of cancellation to the solar retailer by any reasonable method.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.028 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.028
§ 161.028. CAREER LADDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive secretary or his designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The program and posting requirements of this section apply to the employees of the board and the employees of the land office that support the board.
Tex. Property Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002. ISSUANCE OF ABSTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) On application of a person in whose favor a judgment is rendered or on application of that person's agent, attorney, or assignee, the judge or justice of the peace who rendered the judgment or the clerk of the court in which the judgment is rendered shall prepare, certify, and deliver to the applicant an abstract of the judgment. The applicant for the abstract must pay the fee authorized by law for providing the abstract.

(b) The attorney of a person in whose favor a judgment is rendered in a small claims court or a justice court or a person in whose favor a judgment is rendered in a court other than a small claims court or a justice court or that person's agent, attorney, or assignee may prepare the abstract of judgment. An abstract of judgment prepared under this subsection must be verified by the person preparing the abstract.
Tex. Education Code § 51.881 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.881
§ 51.881. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Advisory committee" means the committee established under Section 38.202.

(2) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when a person is exposed to an allergen.

(3) "Campus" means an educational unit under the management and control of an institution of higher education and may include, in addition to the main campus, off-campus and secondary locations, such as branch campuses, teaching locations, and regional centers.

(4) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable medical drug delivery device that contains a premeasured single dose of epinephrine that is intended to be used to treat anaphylaxis.

(4-a) "Epinephrine delivery system" means a medical delivery device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that delivers a dose of epinephrine intended for use to treat anaphylaxis, including:

(A) an epinephrine auto-injector; and

(B) an epinephrine nasal spray.

(5) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(6) "Personnel" means employees of an institution of higher education.

(7) "Physician" means a person who holds a license to practice medicine in this state.
Tex. Family Code § 8.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.104
§ 8.104. WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY JUDGMENT FOR ARREARAGES.
Status: in_force

The court, in rendering a cumulative judgment for arrearages, may order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to be applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0101
§ 4001.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Denton County, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Denton County Municipal Management District No. 2.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.023
§ 522.023. TESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The tests required by Section 522.022 must be prescribed by the department.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the knowledge test must be conducted by the department. The department shall provide each applicant who has a reading impairment an opportunity to take the knowledge test orally or, at the applicant's option, the applicant may have the questions read to the applicant and may answer in writing.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department must conduct the skills test.

(d) The department may authorize a person, including an agency of this or another state, an employer, a private driver training facility or other private institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of local government, to:

(1) administer the skills test specified by this section if:

(A) the test is the same that would be administered by the department; and

(B) the person has entered into an agreement with the department that complies with 49 C.F.R. Section 383.75; or

(2) administer the knowledge test specified by this section if:

(A) the test is the same that would be administered by the department;

(B) the administration of the test is authorized by federal law; and

(C) the person provides each applicant who has a reading impairment an opportunity to, at the applicant's option:

(i) take the knowledge test orally; or

(ii) have the questions read to the applicant and answer in writing.

(e) The skills test must be taken in a commercial motor vehicle that is representative of the type of vehicle the person drives or expects to drive.

(f) The department may waive the skills test for an applicant who meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Section 383.77.

(g) The department shall test the applicant's ability to understand highway traffic signs and signals that are written in English.

(h) An applicant who pays the applicable fee required by Section 522.029 is entitled to three examinations of each element under Section 522.022. If the applicant has not qualified after the third examination, the applicant must submit a new application accompanied by the required fee.

(i) The department may not issue a commercial driver's license to a person who has not passed each examination required under this chapter.

(j) The department shall administer a skills test to a person who holds a commercial learner's permit issued by another state or jurisdiction. On completion, the department shall send the skills test results to the state or jurisdiction that issued the person's commercial learner's permit.