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Tex. Education Code § 22.0836 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0836
§ 22.0836. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a person who is a substitute teacher for a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement.

(b) A person to whom this section applies must submit to a national criminal history record information review under this section.

(c) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement shall send or ensure that a person to whom this section applies sends to the department information that is required by the department for obtaining national criminal history record information, which may include fingerprints and photographs.

(d) The department shall obtain the person's national criminal history record information and report the results through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code.

(e) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and shared services arrangement shall obtain all criminal history record information that relates to a person to whom this section applies through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code.

(f) The school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement may require a person to pay any fees related to obtaining criminal history record information under this section.

(g) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement shall provide the agency with the name of a person to whom this section applies. The agency shall obtain all criminal history record information of the person through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code. The agency shall examine the criminal history record information and certification records of the person and notify the district, school, or shared services arrangement if the person:

(1) may not be hired or must be discharged as provided by Section 22A.157; or

(2) may not be employed as a substitute teacher because the person's educator certification has been revoked or is suspended.

(h) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section, including rules establishing deadlines for a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement to require a person to whom this section applies to submit fingerprints and photographs in compliance with this section and the circumstances under which a person may not continue to be employed as a substitute teacher.

(i) Expired.

(j) The department in coordination with the commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.063
§ 382.063. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDER BECAUSE OF CATASTROPHE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue an emergency order because of catastrophe under Section 5.515, Water Code.

(b) In this section, "catastrophe" means an unforeseen event, including an act of God, an act of war, severe weather, explosions, fire, or similar occurrences beyond the reasonable control of the operator that makes a facility or its functionally related appurtenances inoperable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8873 / Section 8873.103
§ 8873.103. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT PURCHASE OF GROUNDWATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not purchase groundwater rights for any purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.536 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.536
§ 361.536. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES ON CLOSED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or lessee of an existing or new structure that overlies a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility shall install automatic methane gas sensors approved by the commission and designed to trigger an audible alarm if the volumetric concentration of methane in the sampled air is greater than one percent.

(b) In the development of land that overlies a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility, a person may not, unless approved by the commission:

(1) drive piling into or through the final cover or a liner;

(2) bore through or otherwise penetrate the final cover or a liner; or

(3) construct an enclosed area under the natural grade of the land or under the grade of the final cover of the closed landfill.

(c) The owner or lessee of a structure built over a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility shall modify the structure as is necessary to comply with commission rules for a new structure that overlies a landfill to minimize the effects of, or to prevent, gas accumulation. The commission shall adopt rules to allow the owner or lessee of a structure a reasonable amount of time to make required modifications.

(d) The commission by rule shall require plans for a new structure over a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility to prevent or minimize the effects of harmful gas accumulation. At a minimum, the commission shall require:

(1) ventilation or active gas collection systems;

(2) a low gas-permeable membrane and a vented, permeable layer of an open-graded, clean aggregate material installed between the area below the slab for the structure and the soil of the final cover; and

(3) automatic methane gas sensors that will sound an audible alarm if the sensor detects a methane gas volumetric concentration of greater than one percent installed:

(A) within the venting pipe or permeable layer; and

(B) inside the structure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.001
§ 1047.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Jasper Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8473.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8473 / Section 8473.105
§ 8473.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 25.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 25 / Section 25.01
§ 25.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit may sell:

(1) for consumption on or off the premises where sold, but not for resale, wine and malt beverages containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one percent by volume and not more than 17 percent by volume; and

(2) for consumption on the premises, the following beverages containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one percent by volume and not more than 24 percent by volume:

(A) traditional port or sherry;

(B) dessert-flavored wine; or

(C) rice wine.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.251
§ 623.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "county" means Chambers County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.104
§ 1057.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to furnish medical and hospital care to district residents by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) equipping the buildings and improvements for those purposes; and

(3) administering the buildings and improvements for those purposes.
Tex. Estates Code § 502.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 502 / Section 502.001
§ 502.001. ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a will of a testator who dies domiciled outside of this state that:

(1) on probate, may operate on any property in this state; and

(2) is valid under the laws of this state.

(b) A court may grant original probate of a will described by Subsection (a) in the same manner as the court grants the probate of other wills under this title if the will:

(1) has not been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled; or

(2) has been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled solely for a cause that is not a ground for rejection of a will of a testator who died domiciled in this state.

(c) A court may delay passing on an application for probate of a foreign will pending the result of probate or establishment, or of a contest of probate or establishment, in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled.
Tex. Local Government Code § 41.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 41 / Section 41.004
§ 41.004. BOUNDARIES NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

If a municipality changes to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 6, the boundaries of the municipality remain the same as they existed under the law governing the municipality before the change. After the change, the boundaries are subject to the law governing Type A general-law municipalities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 31.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 31 / Section 31.012
§ 31.012. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may charge fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved providers in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 12.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards and procedures to develop and implement a schedule of allowable charges for program services.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0252
§ 540.0252. ACCOUNTABILITY TO STATE.
Status: in_force

A contract to which this subchapter applies must contain procedures to ensure accountability to this state for providing health care services, including procedures for:

(1) financial reporting;

(2) quality assurance;

(3) utilization review; and

(4) assurance of contract and subcontract compliance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.251
§ 9032.251. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

To accomplish a district purpose, the district may issue bonds as provided by general law for water control and improvement districts to obtain money necessary to furnish land, easements, or improvements, to maintain a structure, or for channeling, or other works of improvement performed or constructed by the district or others in cooperation with the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0103
§ 7910A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.403
§ 884.403. POLICY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: reserved

(a) A policy issued under Section 884. 402(1) or (2) must be reserved and must comply with the law, including rules, applicable to a policy issued by a company authorized to engage in or engaging in the business of insurance under Chapter 841.

(b) A policy of life insurance issued under Section 884.402(3):

(1) must be reserved in accordance with a reserve table adopted by the department as appropriate for that type of policy;

(2) must contain:

(A) on its first page, a notice that the policy does not provide cash surrender values or other paid up nonforfeiture benefits or loan values; and

(B) provisions for a grace period for the payment of each premium after the first payment during which the policy remains in force; and

(3) may not be approved until the commissioner has adopted the standard of valuation, including an appropriate mortality table and interest rate.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.101
§ 1104.101. APPOINTMENT ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES AND BEST INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

The court shall appoint a guardian for an incapacitated person other than a minor according to the circumstances and considering the incapacitated person's best interests.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0306
§ 7942A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 7(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7942A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7942A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7942A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0503
§ 8064.0503. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(b) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(c) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.46 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.46
§ 53A.46. AUTHORITY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Because the property owned by authority will be held for educational purposes only and will be devoted exclusively to the use and benefit of the students, faculty, and staff members of an accredited institution of higher education, it is exempt from taxation of every character.
Tex. Water Code § 26.302 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.302
§ 26.302. REGULATION OF POULTRY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns or operates a poultry facility shall ensure that the facility has adequate means or is adequately equipped to handle and dispose of poultry carcasses, poultry litter, and other poultry waste regardless of whether the person owns the poultry.

(b) A person who owns or operates a poultry facility shall implement and maintain a water quality management plan for the facility that is certified by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board under Section 201.026, Agriculture Code.

(b-1) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may certify a water quality management plan for a poultry facility that:

(1) does not use a liquid waste handling system; and

(2) is required to obtain a permit or other authorization from the commission.

(b-2) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board in consultation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by rule shall establish criteria to determine the geographic, seasonal, and agronomic factors that the board will consider to determine whether a persistent nuisance odor condition is likely to occur when assessing the siting and construction of new poultry facilities.

(b-3) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may not certify a water quality management plan for a poultry facility located less than one-half of one mile from a business, off-site permanently inhabited residence, or place of worship if the presence of the facility is likely to create a persistent odor nuisance for such neighbors, unless the poultry facility provides an odor control plan the executive director determines is sufficient to control odors. This subsection does not apply to:

(1) a revision of a previously certified and existing water quality management plan unless the revision is necessary because of an increase in poultry production of greater than 50 percent than the amount included in the existing certified water quality management plan for the facility; or

(2) any poultry facility located more than one-half of one mile from a surrounding business, permanently inhabited off-site residence, or place of worship established before the date of construction of the poultry facility.

(c) The commission may bring a cause of action to remedy or prevent a violation of this section.

(d) This section does not affect the authority of the commission to investigate or take enforcement action against an unauthorized discharge under Section 26.121.
Tex. Government Code § 552.265 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.265
§ 552.265. CHARGE FOR PAPER COPY PROVIDED BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

The charge for providing a paper copy made by a district or county clerk's office shall be the charge provided by Chapter 51 of this code, Chapter 118, Local Government Code, or other applicable law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.102
§ 822.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a county, municipality, or agency of the state or an agency of the United States or an agent or official of a county, municipality, or agency acting in an official capacity;

(2) a research facility, as that term is defined by Section 2(e), Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2132), and its subsequent amendments, that is licensed by the secretary of agriculture of the United States under that Act;

(3) an organization that is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums;

(4) an injured, infirm, orphaned, or abandoned dangerous wild animal while being transported for care or treatment;

(5) an injured, infirm, orphaned, or abandoned dangerous wild animal while being rehabilitated, treated, or cared for by a licensed veterinarian, an incorporated humane society or animal shelter, or a person who holds a rehabilitation permit issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code;

(6) a dangerous wild animal owned by and in the custody and control of a transient circus company that is not based in this state if:

(A) the animal is used as an integral part of the circus performances; and

(B) the animal is kept within this state only during the time the circus is performing in this state or for a period not to exceed 30 days while the circus is performing outside the United States;

(7) a dangerous wild animal while in the temporary custody or control of a television or motion picture production company during the filming of a television or motion picture production in this state;

(8) a dangerous wild animal owned by and in the possession, custody, or control of a college or university solely as a mascot for the college or university;

(9) a dangerous wild animal while being transported in interstate commerce through the state in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments and the regulations adopted under that Act;

(10) a nonhuman primate owned by and in the control and custody of a person whose only business is supplying nonhuman primates directly and exclusively to biomedical research facilities and who holds a Class "A" or Class "B" dealer's license issued by the secretary of agriculture of the United States under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments;

(11) a dangerous wild animal that is:

(A) owned by or in the possession, control, or custody of a person who is a participant in a species survival plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for that species; and

(B) an integral part of that species survival plan; and

(12) in a county west of the Pecos River that has a population of less than 25,000, a cougar, bobcat, or coyote in the possession, custody, or control of a person that has trapped the cougar, bobcat, or coyote as part of a predator or depredation control activity.

(b) This subchapter does not require a municipality that does not have an animal control office to create that office.