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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0351
§ 533.0351. REQUIRED COMPOSITION OF LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a local mental health authority has a governing body, the governing body must include:

(1) for a local authority that serves only one county, the sheriff of the county as an ex officio nonvoting member;

(2) for a local authority that serves two or more counties, two sheriffs chosen in accordance with Subsection (b) as ex officio nonvoting members; and

(3) a veteran selected by a majority of the governing body members.

(b) A local mental health authority that serves two or more counties shall take the median population size of each of those counties and choose:

(1) one sheriff of a county with a population above the median population size to serve as an ex officio nonvoting member under Subsection (a); and

(2) one sheriff of a county with a population below the median population size to serve as an ex officio nonvoting member under Subsection (a).

(c) A sheriff may designate a representative to serve in the sheriff's place as an ex officio nonvoting member under Subsection (a). Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a sheriff or representative of the sheriff serves as an ex officio nonvoting member under Subsection (a) for the duration of the applicable sheriff's term in office.

(c-1) A local mental health authority may rotate the positions of ex officio nonvoting members as chosen in accordance with Subsection (b) among the other sheriffs of the counties served by the local authority. A local authority shall consult with each sheriff of the counties served by the local authority in rotating the positions of ex officio nonvoting members under this subsection.

(d) A local mental health authority may not bar or restrict a sheriff or representative of a sheriff who serves as an ex officio nonvoting member under Subsection (a) from speaking or providing input at a meeting of the local authority's governing body.

(e) If a local mental health authority does not have a governing body, the local authority shall:

(1) for a local authority that serves only one county, consult with the sheriff of the county or a representative of the sheriff regarding the use of funds received under Section 533.035(b); or

(2) for a local authority that serves two or more counties, take the median population size of each of those counties and consult with both:

(A) a sheriff or a representative of a sheriff of a county with a population above the median population size regarding the use of funds received under Section 533.035(b); and

(B) a sheriff or a representative of a sheriff of a county with a population below the median population size regarding the use of funds received under Section 533.035(b).

(f) This section does not prevent a sheriff or representative of a sheriff from being included in the governing body of a local mental health authority as a voting member of the body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.051
§ 8359.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8359.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 3106.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3106 / Section 3106.004
§ 3106.004. EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS' STAR OF TEXAS AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded to each emergency medical first responder who is seriously injured in the line of duty and the surviving next of kin of each emergency medical first responder who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.

(b) The Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee shall advise the governor on the issuance, design, and presentation of the Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of Texas Award.

(c) The committee consists of three current or retired emergency medical first responders appointed by the governor who have each served with distinction during a lengthy career as an emergency medical first responder.
Tex. Government Code § 465.0108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0108
§ 465.0108. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 2110 does not apply to the panel.
Tex. Government Code § 411.099 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.099
§ 411.099.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.099. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for a license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code; or

(2) the holder of a license under that subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0104
§ 7961.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7961.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 47 / Section 47.051
§ 47.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(4), eff. September 1, 2021.

(2) "Coastal waters" means all the salt water of the state, including the portion of the Gulf of Mexico that is within the jurisdiction of the state.

(3) "Program" means the Texas shrimp marketing assistance program.

(4) "Shrimp marketing account" means the account in the general revenue fund established under Section 77.002(b), Parks and Wildlife Code.

(5) "Texas-produced shrimp" means wild-caught shrimp commercially harvested from coastal waters by a shrimp boat licensed by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Tex. Government Code § 27.0515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.0515
§ 27.0515. LOCATION FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a justice court from conducting its proceedings at a location in the court's precinct or in the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the county is located, with the approval of the justice of the affected justice court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1) in the county; or

(2) outside the county at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the court's precinct that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a justice court from holding its terms in accordance with the times prescribed by the commissioners court, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the justice of the affected justice court, may designate the terms and sessions of court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.033
§ 215.033. LICENSES; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may authorize the proper municipal officer to grant and issue licenses, direct the manner of issuing and registering licenses, and set the fees to be paid for licenses.

(b) A license may not be issued for a period of more than one year.

(c) A license may not be assigned except as permitted by the governing body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.001
§ 2003.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.103
§ 322.103. COMPUTATION OF SALES TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each retailer in an entity area shall add the sales tax imposed under this chapter, the sales taxes imposed under Chapter 151, and, if applicable, any sales taxes imposed under Chapter 321 or 323 to the sales price, and the sum of the taxes is a part of the price, a debt of the purchaser to the retailer until paid, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the purchase price.

(b) The amount of the total tax is computed by multiplying the combined applicable tax rates by the amount of the sales price. If the product results in a fraction of a cent less than one-half of one cent, the fraction of a cent is not collected. If the fraction is one-half of one cent or more, the fraction shall be collected as one cent.

(c) The exclusion provided by Section 151.411 applies to a retailer under this chapter 50 percent of whose receipts from the sales of taxable items comes from individual transactions in which the sales price is an amount on which no tax is produced from the combined applicable tax rates.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.058
§ 211.058. ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person adversely affected or aggrieved by a municipality's violation of this subchapter or a housing organization may bring an action against the municipality or an officer or employee of the municipality in the officer's or employee's official capacity for relief described by Subsection (c).

(b) A claimant must bring an action under this section in a county in which the real property that is the subject of the action is wholly or partly located.

(c) In an action brought under this section, a court may:

(1) enter a declaratory judgment under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) issue a writ of mandamus compelling a defendant officer or employee to comply with this subchapter; and

(3) issue an injunction preventing the defendant from violating this subchapter.

(d) A court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing an action under this section to a prevailing claimant.

(e) A claimant in an action brought under this section may elect in the claimant's petition to designate the Fifteenth Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court over an appeal or original proceeding arising from the action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.605 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.605
§ 351.605. LESSEE ENTITLED TO REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A person injured as a result of a violation of Section 351.408, including an optometrist who is a lessee of a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer, is entitled to the remedies in Sections 351.602(c)(2), 351.603(b), and 351.604(3).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.031
§ 825.031. BOUNTIES FOR PREDATORY ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may pay bounties for killing predatory animals not listed on any state or federal protected species list.

(b) The commissioners court may determine which animals are predatory animals in that county.

(c) The commissioners court may determine the amount of a bounty to be paid under this section for each animal. The bounty shall be paid from the general fund of the county by a warrant drawn on that fund by the county judge on presentation of proof of destruction required by the commissioners court. A bounty paid under this section may not exceed $50 for each animal unless approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

(d) The commissioners court may determine eligibility criteria for receiving a bounty under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.256 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.256
§ 171.256. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 173.256(d), relating to the limit on payments made by a local government, does not apply to a district to which Section 171.053 applies.

(b) A district to which Section 171.053 applies may use money paid to the district by a local government outside the territory of the local government if the money is used for a public purpose of the local government.

(c) A district to which Section 171.053 applies may pledge money paid to the district by a local government to secure the payment of a district debt.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.022 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.022
§ 32.022. MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall appoint a medical care advisory committee to advise the executive commissioner and the commission in developing and maintaining the medical assistance program and in making immediate and long-range plans for reaching the program's goal of providing access to high quality, comprehensive medical and health care services to medically indigent persons in the state. To ensure that qualified applicants receive services, the committee shall consider changes in the process the commission uses to determine eligibility.

(b) The executive commissioner shall appoint the committee in compliance with the requirements of the federal agency administering medical assistance. The appointments shall:

(1) provide for a balanced representation of the general public, providers, consumers, and other persons, state agencies, or groups with knowledge of and interest in the committee's field of work; and

(2) include one member who is the representative of a managed care organization.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for membership on the committee to provide for efficiency of operation, rotation, stability, and continuity.

(d) The executive commissioner may appoint regional and local medical care advisory committees and other advisory committees as considered necessary.
Tex. Family Code § 65.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.004
§ 65.004. TRUANCY COURTS; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are designated as truancy courts:

(1) in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more, the constitutional county court;

(2) justice courts; and

(3) municipal courts.

(b) A truancy court has exclusive original jurisdiction over cases involving allegations of truant conduct.

(c) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts in the municipalities and provide original jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a truancy case is brought as if the municipal court were located in the municipality in which the case arose.

(d) A truancy court retains jurisdiction over a person, without regard to the age of the person, who was referred to the court under Section 65.051 for engaging in truant conduct before the person's 19th birthday, until final disposition of the case.
Tex. Government Code § 772.0073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.0073
§ 772.0073. PEACE OFFICER MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(2) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.

(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and administer a grant program through which a law enforcement agency may apply for a grant to implement programs, practices, and services designed to address the direct or indirect emotional harm suffered by peace officers employed by the law enforcement agency in the course of the officers' duties or as the result of the commission of crimes by other persons.

(c) Grant money awarded under this section may be used to pay for:

(1) mental health counseling and other mental health care;

(2) personnel costs incurred by the department as a result of providing direct services and supporting activities under an implemented program, practice, or service;

(3) skills training for department personnel related to providing direct services under an implemented program, practice, or service; and

(4) evaluation of an implemented program, practice, or service to determine its effectiveness.

(d) Information obtained in the administration of a program, practice, or service funded by a grant made under this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.

(e) A law enforcement agency may not use against a peace officer in a departmental proceeding any information obtained in the administration of a program, practice, or service funded by a grant made under this section.

(f) The criminal justice division shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any conditions of a grant.

(g) The criminal justice division shall evaluate and compare the programs, practices, and services implemented by each law enforcement agency that receives a grant under this section to determine the most successful programs, practices, and services for maintaining the mental health of peace officers.

(h) The criminal justice division may contract with a third party to conduct the evaluations and comparison described by Subsection (g).

(i) The criminal justice division shall include in the biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) a detailed reporting of the results and performance of the grant program administered under this section.

(j) The criminal justice division may use any available funds to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.062
§ 361.062. COMPATIBILITY WITH COUNTY'S PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission issues a permit to construct, operate, or maintain a solid waste facility to process, store, or dispose of solid waste in a county that has a local solid waste management plan approved by the commission under Chapter 363 (Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management, Resource Recovery, and Conservation Act), the commission must consider whether the solid waste facility and the proposed site for the facility are compatible with the county's approved local solid waste management plan.

(b) Until a local solid waste management plan is approved by the commission and adopted by rule, the commission may not consider the plan and its contents in the review of an application for a solid waste facility permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0502
§ 8078.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 845.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.003
§ 845.003. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a trustee a person must be:

(1) a member of the retirement system and an employee of a participating subdivision; or

(2) a retiree of the retirement system.

(b) If a person serving as a trustee ceases to meet an eligibility requirement under Subsection (a), the person shall vacate the office of trustee.

(c) A person serving as trustee who fails to attend four consecutive regular meetings of the board of trustees may not act as a trustee and is considered to have vacated the office of trustee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 55.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 55 / Section 55.006
§ 55.006. PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee consists of nine members appointed as follows:

(1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission;

(2) three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the commission;

(3) three members who represent maritime ports on the lower Texas coast appointed by the commission;

(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.

(c) The committee must meet at least semiannually.

(d) A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties.

(e) Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0102
§ 7975A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.0061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.0061
§ 562.0061. OTHER PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules specifying the information a pharmacist must provide to a consumer when dispensing a prescription to the consumer for self-administration. The information must be:

(1) written in plain language;

(2) relevant to the prescription; and

(3) printed in an easily readable font size.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.205
§ 2155.205. INTERSTATE PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 2156.181 or other law, the comptroller may enter into agreements to authorize state agencies and political subdivisions of other states to purchase goods or services through comptroller contracts.

(b) The comptroller may charge a reasonable administrative fee to state agencies and political subdivisions of other states that purchase a good or service under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.002
§ 501.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON ACTIONS AND DAMAGES.
Status: repealed

(a) The following provisions of Subtitles A and B apply to and are included in this chapter except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this chapter:

(1) Chapter 401, other than Section 401.012 defining "employee";

(2) Chapter 402;

(3) Chapter 403, other than Sections 403.001-403.005;

(4) Chapters 404 and 405;

(5) Subchapters B and D through H, Chapter 406, other than Sections 406.071(a), 406.073, and 406.075;

(6) Chapter 408, other than Sections 408.001(b) and (c);

(7) Chapters 409 and 410;

(8) Subchapters A and G, Chapter 411, other than Sections 411.003 and 411.004;

(9) Chapters 412-417; and

(10) Chapter 451.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 451, the individual state agency shall be considered the employer.

(c) For the purpose of applying the provisions listed by Subsection (a) to this chapter, "insurer" or "employer" means "state," "office," "director," or "state agency," as applicable.

(d) Neither this chapter nor Subtitle A authorizes a cause of action or damages against the state, a state agency, or an employee of the state beyond the actions and damages authorized by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(e) For the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 451, the adjutant general is considered the employer of a member of the state military forces while engaged in authorized training or duty.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 8(6), eff. September 1, 2025.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 8(6), eff. September 1, 2025.