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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.354 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.354
§ 11.354. PAYMENT FROM ACCOUNT BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) To claim money deposited in an account under Section 11.352, a person must submit to the comptroller satisfactory written proof of the person's right to the money not later than the seventh anniversary of the date the money was deposited with the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall issue a warrant drawn on the account created under Section 11.352 in favor of a person who meets the requirements for making a claim under Subsection (a) and in the amount to which the person is entitled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.003
§ 1040.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0202
§ 8095.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8095.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8095.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8095.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.902 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.902
§ 2003.902. PARTICIPATING OFFICES AND REMOTE HEARING SITES.
Status: in_force

The office shall hear appeals filed under this subchapter only in:

(1) Amarillo;

(2) Austin;

(3) Beaumont;

(4) Corpus Christi;

(5) El Paso;

(6) Fort Worth;

(7) Houston;

(8) Lubbock;

(9) Lufkin;

(10) McAllen;

(11) Midland;

(12) San Antonio;

(13) Tyler; and

(14) Wichita Falls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0201
§ 7941A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7941A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0101
§ 4016.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Midlothian.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.055
§ 840A.055. CHANGE IN OPTIONAL CASH BALANCE ANNUITY SELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who retired and selected an optional cash balance annuity described by Section 840A.054(c)(1), (2), or (5) may change the optional annuity to a standard cash balance annuity only if:

(1) pursuant to a divorce decree, a court orders the change in the annuity to a standard cash balance annuity; or

(2) the retiree files with the retirement system a request to change the annuity and, in connection with a divorce between the retiree and the beneficiary designated by the retiree under Section 840A.054(b), the beneficiary has executed a written, notarized instrument that:

(A) releases the system from any claim to the annuity by the beneficiary; and

(B) transfers all of the beneficiary's interest in the annuity to the retiree.

(b) If a retiree files a request as provided by Subsection (a), the retirement system shall recompute the annuity as a standard cash balance annuity. The increase in the annuity under this section begins with the monthly payment made to the retiree for the month following the month in which a request is filed as provided by Subsection (a).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.401 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.401
§ 31.401. NATURAL GAS ACQUISITION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The land office shall review and must approve any contract entered into by a state agency for the acquisition of an annual average of 100 MCF per day or more of natural gas used to meet its energy requirements.

(b) Before approving a contract described by Subsection (a) of this section, the land office shall ensure that the agency, to meet its energy requirements, is using, to the greatest extent practical, natural gas produced from land leased from:

(1) the school land board;

(2) a board for lease other than the Board for Lease of University Lands; or

(3) the surface owner of Relinquishment Act land.

(c) If the land office is able to substitute a contract using in-kind royalty gas from state-owned lands or using other gas for a contract under which a state agency acquires or proposes to acquire its natural gas supplies, the commissioner shall inform the comptroller each month of the amount of savings attributable to the substitution.

(d) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Subchapter A, Chapter 572, Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 202.022 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.022
§ 202.022. SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "swimming pool enclosure" means a fence that:

(1) surrounds a water feature, including a swimming pool or spa;

(2) consists of transparent mesh or clear panels set in metal frames;

(3) is not more than six feet in height; and

(4) is designed to not be climbable.

(b) A property owners' association:

(1) may not adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from installing on the property owner's property a swimming pool enclosure that conforms to applicable state or local safety requirements; and

(2) may adopt and enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument establishing limitations related to the appearance of a swimming pool enclosure, including limitations establishing permissible colors for a swimming pool enclosure, provided that the provision does not prohibit a swimming pool enclosure that is black in color and consists of transparent mesh set in metal frames.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 145.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 145 / Section 145.002
§ 145.002. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK.
Status: in_force

Before associating with or hiring an officer, employee, or prospective employee in a position whose duties include entry into another person's residence, an in-home service company or residential delivery company shall:

(1) obtain from the Department of Public Safety or a private vendor all criminal history record information relating to an officer, employee, or prospective employee; or

(2) ascertain that the person holds in good standing an occupational license issued by a licensing authority in this state that has, before issuing or renewing the license, performed a criminal history background check.
Tex. Water Code § 5.1781 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1781
§ 5.1781. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that:

(1) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;

(2) is located in a county any part of which is within 62 miles of an international border; and

(3) consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(6), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(6), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that provide assistance to colonias, the commission shall require an applicant for the funds to submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification number to the colonia.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0302
§ 4001.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8251.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8251 / Section 8251.002
§ 8251.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Grayson County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.001
§ 19.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) establish a certified citrus budwood program to produce citrus trees that are horticulturally sound, are free from virus and other recognizable bud-transmissible diseases, and are of an assured type of citrus variety;

(2) establish a certified citrus nursery program for citrus nursery stock sold in the citrus zone as part of an effort to produce citrus trees that are free from pathogens, including citrus greening disease, which is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid;

(3) provide standards for foundation groves, certified citrus nurseries, and certified citrus nursery trees; and

(4) provide for an advisory council to make recommendations on the implementation of the programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.153
§ 8013.153. LIMITATION ON AREA OF NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A 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 1.02 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.101
§ 8015.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.023 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.023
§ 161.023. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The commissioner shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The commissioner shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the board. Each member of the board shall sign and submit to the commissioner a statement acknowledging that the member has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.357 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.357
§ 18A.357. COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED IN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The contents of an intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state unless:

(1) the communication was intercepted in violation of this chapter, Section 16.02, Penal Code, or federal law; or

(2) the disclosure of the contents of the communication or evidence derived from the communication would violate a law described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The contents of an intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in a civil trial, hearing, or other proceeding only if the civil trial, hearing, or other proceeding arises out of a violation of a penal law.

(c) This article does not prohibit the use or admissibility of the contents of an intercepted communication or evidence derived from the communication if the communication was intercepted in a jurisdiction outside this state in compliance with the law of that jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 552.309 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.309
§ 552.309. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) When this subchapter requires a request, notice, or other document to be submitted or otherwise given to the attorney general within a specified period, the requirement is met in a timely fashion if the document is submitted to the attorney general through the attorney general's designated electronic filing system within that period.

(b) The attorney general may electronically transmit a notice, decision, or other document. When this subchapter requires the attorney general to deliver a notice, decision, or other document within a specified period, the requirement is met in a timely fashion if the document is electronically transmitted by the attorney general within that period.

(c) This section does not affect the right of a person or governmental body to submit information to the attorney general under Section 552.308.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.005
§ 244.005. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

When a child has been committed to the department, the department may:

(1) permit the child liberty under supervision and on conditions the department believes conducive to acceptable behavior;

(2) order the child's confinement under conditions the department believes best designed for the child's welfare and the interests of the public;

(3) order reconfinement or renewed release as often as conditions indicate to be desirable;

(4) revoke or modify any order of the department affecting a child, except an order of final discharge, as often as conditions indicate; or

(5) discharge the child from control when the department is satisfied that discharge will best serve the child's welfare and the protection of the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.002
§ 441.002. COMMISSION RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 5.352 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.352
§ 5.352. REMEDY FOR COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INACTION.
Status: in_force

A person affected by the failure of the commission or the executive director to act in a reasonable time on an application to appropriate water or to perform any other duty with reasonable promptness may file a petition to compel the commission or the executive director to show cause why it should not be directed by the court to take immediate action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 575 / Section 575.002
§ 575.002. ADMISSION OF VOLUNTARY PATIENT TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not prohibit the voluntary admission of a patient to a private mental hospital in any lawful manner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 953.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 953 / Section 953.153
§ 953.153. CONTRACTING ATTORNEY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A contracting attorney must:

(1) be licensed in the jurisdiction in which the legal services are performed;

(2) be in good standing with the entity that licenses attorneys in that jurisdiction; and

(3) maintain professional liability and errors and omissions insurance with minimum annual limits of $100,000 for each occurrence and $300,000 in the aggregate.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.207 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.207
§ 42.207. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a shelter day-care facility operating under this subchapter is not a child-care facility, as defined by Section 42.002, and the provisions of this chapter and the department's rules that apply to a child-care facility licensed under Subchapter C do not apply to a shelter day-care facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.051
§ 7919.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7919.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.058
§ 1355.058. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Health and Human Services Commission shall assist the department in carrying out the department's responsibilities under this subchapter.

(b) The department and the Health and Human Services Commission by rule may adopt a memorandum of understanding to carry out this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.010
§ 432.010. DEPOSIT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

A fee collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.051
§ 1059.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) One director is elected from each commissioners precinct and three directors are elected from the district at large.

(c) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.

(d) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.056 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.056
§ 303.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 303.056. EXEMPTION: VOLUNTEER. A volunteer authorized to solicit on behalf of a law enforcement-related charitable organization is not required to register under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0031
§ 25.0031. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The seal of each statutory probate court is the same as that provided by law for a county court except that the seal must contain the name of the statutory probate court as it appears in this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.019
§ 61.019. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A littoral owner whose rights are determined or affected by this subchapter may bring suit for a declaratory judgment against the state to try the issue or issues.

(b) Service of citation on the state shall be made by serving the citation on the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.164 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.164
§ 3850.164. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $25,000.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 41.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 41 / Section 41.05
§ 41.05. TRANSPORTATION OF WINE OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

At the request of a holder of a winery permit, a common carrier that does not hold a carrier permit may transport wine from the premises of the holder of the winery permit or from another location where the holder of a winery permit may legally store wine to a destination out of this state, if the common carrier may otherwise legally transport wine and the holder of the winery permit furnishes to the commission any documentation required by the commission concerning the transportation and the receipt of the wine at the destination out of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.090 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.090
§ 402.090. STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The division, the Texas Department of Insurance, or any other governmental agency may prepare and release statistical information if the identity of an employee is not explicitly or implicitly disclosed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.115
§ 1027.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.055
§ 1033.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election.