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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.303 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.303
§ 56A.303. FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, and except as provided by Subsection (b), a health care provider shall conduct a forensic medical examination of:

(1) a victim of a sexual assault who is a minor as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code, regardless of when the victim arrives at the provider, if the victim, a person authorized to act on behalf of the victim, or an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services consents to the examination, or if consent is provided as described by Section 32.003 or 32.005, Family Code; and

(2) a victim of a sexual assault who is not a minor, if:

(A) the victim arrives at the provider:

(i) within 120 hours after the assault occurred; or

(ii) later than 120 hours after the assault occurred, and the victim is:

(a) referred for a forensic medical examination by a law enforcement agency under Subsection (b-1); or

(b) referred for a forensic medical examination by a physician, sexual assault examiner, or sexual assault nurse examiner who has conducted a preliminary medical evaluation and determined that a forensic medical examination should be conducted; and

(B) the victim, a person authorized to act on behalf of the victim, or an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services consents to the examination.

(b) If a health care provider does not provide diagnosis or treatment services to victims of sexual assault, the provider shall refer a victim of a sexual assault who seeks a forensic medical examination under Subsection (a) to a health care provider that provides services to those victims.

(b-1) A law enforcement agency shall refer a victim of a sexual assault for a forensic medical examination, to be conducted in accordance with Subsection (a), if a sexual assault is reported to a law enforcement agency within 120 hours after the assault or, if the victim is a minor as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code, regardless of when the sexual assault is reported. A law enforcement agency may make the same referral with respect to any victim of a sexual assault who is not a minor and who does not report the sexual assault within the 120-hour period required by this subsection if the agency believes that a forensic medical examination may further a sexual assault investigation or prosecution.

(c) A victim of a sexual assault may not be required to participate in the investigation or prosecution of an offense as a condition of receiving a forensic medical examination under this article.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0154
§ 479.0154. PROHIBITED DISBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

The office may not make a disbursement from the trust fund that the office determines would be used to solicit the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.101
§ 3895.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by:

(1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code;

(2) the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code; and

(3) Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.060 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.060
§ 158.060. APPEAL OF CERTAIN COMMISSIONER ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The denial, nonrenewal, or revocation by the commissioner of a registration under this chapter and the appeal of that action are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 30.058 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.058
§ 30.058. VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of or in addition to obtaining the approval of the attorney general, the district may have the bonds validated by suit in the district court as provided in Chapter 1205, Government Code.

(b) The governing body of the district may wait until after termination of the validation suit to fix the interest rate and sale price of the bonds.

(c) If the proposed bonds recite that they are secured by the proceeds of a contract between the district and a public agency, the petition shall so allege, and the notice of the suit shall mention this allegation and shall specify the public agency's funds or revenues from which the contract payments are to be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4015.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4015 / Section 4015.0108
§ 4015.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.003
§ 9072.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Local Government Code § 212.0085 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0085
§ 212.0085.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0085. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a municipality regardless of whether the municipality has entered into an interlocal agreement, including an interlocal agreement between a municipality and county under Section 242.001(d).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.203
§ 2025.203. SUMMARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may summarily suspend a racetrack license if the commission determines that a racetrack at which races or pari-mutuel wagering are conducted under the license is being operated in a manner that constitutes an immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the racing participants or the patrons.

(b) After issuing a summary suspension order, the executive director shall serve on the racetrack association an order:

(1) stating the specific charges; and

(2) requiring the license holder immediately to cease and desist from all conduct permitted by the license.

(c) The executive director shall serve the order by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the license holder's last known address. The order must contain a notice that a request for hearing may be filed under this subchapter.

(d) A summary suspension order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the executive director. The executive director may impose any condition before granting a stay of the order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.401
§ 443.401. ANCILLARY CONSERVATION OF FOREIGN INSURERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may initiate an action against a foreign insurer pursuant to Section 443.051 on any of the grounds stated in that section or on the basis that:

(1) any of the foreign insurer's property has been sequestered, garnished, or seized by official action in its domiciliary state or in any other state;

(2) the foreign insurer's certificate of authority to do business in this state has been revoked or was never issued and there are residents of this state with unpaid claims or in-force policies; or

(3) initiation of the action is necessary to enforce a stay under Section 462.309, 463.404, or 2602.259.

(b) If a domiciliary receiver has been appointed, the commissioner may initiate an action against a foreign insurer under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) only with the consent of the domiciliary receiver.

(c) An order entered pursuant to this section must appoint the commissioner as conservator. The conservator's title to assets must be limited to the insurer's property and records located in this state.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 443.201(c), the conservator shall hold and conserve the assets located in this state until the commissioner in the insurer's domiciliary state is appointed its receiver or until an order terminating conservation is entered under Subsection (g). Once a domiciliary receiver is appointed, the conservator shall turn over to the domiciliary receiver all property subject to an order under this section.

(e) The conservator may liquidate property of the insurer as necessary to cover the costs incurred in the initiation or administration of a proceeding under this section.

(f) The court in which an action under this section is pending may issue a finding of insolvency or an ancillary liquidation order. The court may enter an ancillary liquidation order only for the limited purposes of:

(1) liquidating assets in this state to pay costs under Subsection (e); or

(2) activating relevant laws applicable to guaranty associations to pay valid claims that are not being paid by the insurer.

(g) The conservator may at any time petition the receivership court for an order terminating an order entered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8406.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8406 / Section 8406.004
§ 8406.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 630, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.042
§ 552.042. LEGISLATIVE FINDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that authority is needed to:

(1) permit municipalities to establish a municipal drainage utility system within the established service area;

(2) provide rules for the use, operation, and financing of the system;

(3) protect the public health and safety in municipalities from loss of life and property caused by surface water overflows, surface water stagnation, and pollution arising from nonpoint source runoff within the boundaries of the established service area;

(4) delegate to municipalities the power to declare, after a public hearing, a drainage system created under this subchapter to be a public utility;

(5) prescribe bases on which a municipal drainage utility system may be funded and fees in support of the system may be assessed, levied, and collected;

(6) provide exemptions of certain persons from this subchapter; and

(7) prescribe other rules related to the subject of municipal drainage.

(b) This subchapter is remedial.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.001
§ 314A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Attorney general" means the attorney general of Texas or any assistant attorney general acting under the direction of the attorney general of Texas.

(2) "Designated agency" means the state agency designated by the governor under Section 314A.004.

(3) "Hospital" means a nonpublic general hospital that is licensed under Chapter 241 and is not maintained or operated by a political subdivision of this state.

(4) "Merger agreement" or "merger" means an agreement among two or more hospitals for the consolidation by merger or other acquisition or transfer of assets by which ownership or control over substantially all of the stock, assets, or activities of one or more previously licensed and operating hospitals is placed under the control of another licensed hospital or hospitals or another entity that controls the hospitals.

(5) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.251
§ 1120.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to hospital district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 15.154 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.154
§ 15.154. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter, including rules establishing procedures for the application for and award of financial assistance, the distribution of financial assistance, the investment of funds, and the administration of financial assistance and the fund.

(b) When evaluating an application for financial assistance from a political subdivision, the board shall consider:

(1) the intended end users of the water supply, the needs of the area to be served by the project, the expected benefit of the project to the area, the relationship of the project to the water supply needs of this state overall, and the relationship of the project to the state water plan;

(2) the amount of water expected to be produced by the project; and

(3) the availability of money or revenue to the political subdivision from all sources for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the project, including all interest.

(c) The board by resolution may approve an application if, after considering the factors listed in Subsection (b) and other relevant factors, the board finds that:

(1) the public interest is served by state assistance for the project; and

(2) for an application for financial assistance in the form of a loan, the money or revenue pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision during the term of the loan.

(d) The repayment of principal or interest on a loan made under this subchapter must be deposited to the credit of the Texas water fund. This subsection does not apply to a loan made under other law with money transferred under Section 15.153(b)(2).

(e) An application from a political subdivision for financial assistance under this subchapter must comply with the requirements of Section 16.4021.

(f) Sections 17.183-17.187 apply to the construction of projects funded under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 161.2011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.2011
§ 161.2011. CONTINUANCE; ACCESS TO CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent whose rights are subject to termination in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship and against whom criminal charges are filed that directly relate to the grounds for which termination is sought may file a motion requesting a continuance of the final trial in the suit until the criminal charges are resolved. The court may grant the motion only if the court finds that a continuance is in the best interest of the child. Notwithstanding any continuance granted, the court shall conduct status and permanency hearings with respect to the child as required by Chapter 263 and shall comply with the dismissal date under Section 263.401.

(b) Nothing in this section precludes the court from issuing appropriate temporary orders as authorized in this code.

(c) The court in which a suit to terminate the parent-child relationship is pending may render an order denying a parent access to a child if the parent is indicted for criminal activity that constitutes a ground for terminating the parent-child relationship under Section 161.001. The denial of access under this section shall continue until the date the criminal charges for which the parent was indicted are resolved and the court renders an order providing for access to the child by the parent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.004
§ 8294.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2(a), Chapter 722, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries of the district form a closure. A mistake in the description of the boundaries under Section 2(a), Chapter 722, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue bonds for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0004
§ 525.0004. INTERAGENCY DISPUTE ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall arbitrate and render the final decision on interagency disputes.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0355
§ 547.0355. PETITION REQUIRED; CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

In each state fiscal year for which a community collaborative seeks a grant, the collaborative must submit a petition to the commission not later than the 30th day of that fiscal year. The collaborative must include with a petition:

(1) a statement indicating the amount of funds from non-state sources that the collaborative is able to provide; and

(2) a plan that:

(A) is endorsed by each of the collaborative's member entities;

(B) identifies a target population;

(C) describes how the grant money and the funds from non-state sources will be used;

(D) includes outcome measures to evaluate the success of the plan; and

(E) describes how the success of the plan, in accordance with the outcome measures, would further the state's interest in the grant program's purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 51B.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.001
§ 51B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Company" has the meaning assigned by Section 117.001, Business & Commerce Code.

(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(3) "Council" means the Higher Education Research Security Council established under Section 51.957.

(4) "Foreign adversary" means a country:

(A) identified by the United States Director of National Intelligence as a country that poses a risk to the national security of the United States in at least one of the three most recent Annual Threat Assessments of the U.S. Intelligence Community issued pursuant to Section 108B, National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. Section 3043b); or

(B) designated by the governor after consultation with the director of the Department of Public Safety.

(5) "Foreign government" means the government or an agent of a country, nation, or group of nations, or a province or other political subdivision of a country or nation, other than the United States government.

(6) "Foreign source" means:

(A) a foreign government or agency of a foreign government;

(B) a legal entity created solely under the laws of a foreign adversary and having its principal place of business in a foreign adversary;

(C) a partnership, association, organization, or other combination of persons, or a subsidiary of such an entity, organized under the laws of and having its principal place of business in a foreign adversary;

(D) a political party of a foreign adversary; or

(E) an agent acting on behalf of an entity described by Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).

(7) "Gift" means any gift of money or property.

(8) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, except that the term does not include a public junior college or public technical institute as defined by that section.

(9) "Political party" means an organization or combination of individuals whose aim or purpose is, or who are engaged in an activity devoted to, the establishment, control, or acquisition of administration or control of a government, or the furtherance or influencing of the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a government.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.303 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.303
§ 152.303. LIABILITY OF PARTNERSHIP FOR CONDUCT OF PARTNER.
Status: in_force

(a) A partnership is liable for loss or injury to a person, including a partner, or for a penalty caused by or incurred as a result of a wrongful act or omission or other actionable conduct of a partner acting:

(1) in the ordinary course of business of the partnership; or

(2) with the authority of the partnership.

(b) A partnership is liable for the loss of money or property of a person who is not a partner that is:

(1) received in the course of the partnership's business; and

(2) misapplied by a partner while in the custody of the partnership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.103
§ 3846.103. SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may undertake an improvement project separately or jointly with another person and pay all or part of the costs of improvement projects, including an improvement project that:

(1) improves, enhances, or supports public safety and security, fire protection, emergency medical services, or law enforcement in the district;

(2) confers a general benefit on the entire district and the areas adjacent to the district; or

(3) confers a special benefit on all or part of the district.

(b) A district improvement project or service may include:

(1) the construction, acquisition, lease, rental, installment purchase, improvement, rehabilitation, repair, relocation, and operation of:

(A) landscaping; lighting, banners, or signs; streets or sidewalks, pedestrian or bicycle paths and trails; pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels; highway right-of-way or transit corridor beautification and improvements;

(B) drainage or storm water detention improvements and solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities and services, including electrical, gas, steam, and chilled water facilities and services;

(C) parks, lakes, gardens, recreational facilities, open space, scenic areas, and related exhibits and preserves; fountains, plazas, or pedestrian malls; public art or sculpture and related exhibits and facilities; educational or cultural exhibits and facilities; exhibits, displays, attractions, or facilities for special events, holidays, or seasonal or cultural celebrations;

(D) off-street parking facilities, bus terminals, heliports, mass-transit, or roadway-borne or water-borne transportation systems; and

(E) other public improvements, facilities, or services similar to the improvements, facilities, or services described by Paragraphs (A)-(D);

(2) the cost of removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with providing an improvement project;

(3) the acquisition of property or an interest in the property that is made in connection with an authorized improvement project; and

(4) the provision of special or supplemental services to improve or promote the area in the district or to protect the public health and safety in the district, including advertising, promotion, tourism, health and sanitation, public safety, security, fire protection or emergency medical services, business recruitment, development, elimination of traffic congestion, and recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, or services.