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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.110
§ 1023.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14A.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.051
§ 14A.051. DISMISSAL OF FALSE, FRIVOLOUS, OR MALICIOUS CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may dismiss a claim, either before or after service of process, if the court finds that:

(1) the allegation of poverty in the affidavit or unsworn declaration is false;

(2) the claim is frivolous or malicious; or

(3) the civilly committed individual filed an affidavit or unsworn declaration required by this chapter that the individual knew was false.

(b) In determining whether a claim is frivolous or malicious, the court may consider whether:

(1) the claim's realistic chance of ultimate success is slight;

(2) the claim has no arguable basis in law or in fact;

(3) it is clear that the civilly committed individual cannot prove the facts in support of the claim; or

(4) the claim is substantially similar to a previous claim filed by the civilly committed individual because the claim arises from the same operative facts.

(c) In determining whether Subsection (a) applies, the court may hold a hearing. The hearing may be held before or after service of process, and it may be held on motion of the court, a party, or the court clerk.

(d) On the filing of a motion under Subsection (c), the court shall suspend discovery relating to the claim pending the hearing.

(e) A court that dismisses a claim brought by a civilly committed individual housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the office may notify the office of the dismissal and, on the court's own motion or the motion of any party or the court clerk, may advise the office that a mental health evaluation of the individual may be appropriate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.203
§ 155.203. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

On application, the board shall issue a limited license to practice medicine under this subchapter to an applicant who:

(1) is a resident of this state and is:

(A) a United States citizen;

(B) a legal permanent resident of the United States; or

(C) otherwise authorized under federal law to work in the United States;

(2) has proficiency in the English language;

(3) has graduated:

(A) in the two years preceding the date that the applicant initially applies for a physician graduate license, from:

(i) a board-recognized accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada; or

(ii) a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable; or

(B) if the applicant is licensed in good standing to practice medicine in another country, from a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable;

(4) has passed the first and second components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or equivalent components of another board-approved licensing examination described by Section 155.0511;

(5) is not enrolled in a board-approved postgraduate residency program; and

(6) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.
Tex. Property Code § 12.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.003
§ 12.003. INSTRUMENT IN GENERAL LAND OFFICE OR ARCHIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) If written evidence of title to land has been filed according to law in the General Land Office or is in the public archives, a copy of the written evidence may be recorded if:

(1) the original was properly executed under the law in effect at the time of execution; and

(2) the copy is certified by the officer having custody of the original and attested with the seal of the General Land Office.

(b) A court may not admit a title to land that was filed in the General Land Office as evidence of superior title against a location or survey of the same land that was made under a valid land warrant or certificate prior to the filing of the title in the General Land Office unless prior to the location or survey:

(1) the older title had been recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located; or

(2) the person who had the location or survey made had actual notice of the older title.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.102
§ 256.102. RETIRED STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may allow a license holder to place the person's license on retired status. A license holder must apply to the board for retired status, on a form prescribed by the board, before the expiration date of the person's license.

(b) In determining whether to grant retired status, the board shall consider the age, years of practice, and the status of the license holder at the time of the application.

(c) A license holder on retired status:

(1) is not required to pay license renewal fees; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (f), may not perform any activity regulated under this subtitle.

(d) To reinstate a license placed on retired status, the license holder must submit a written request for reinstatement to the board. The board may return the license to active status and issue a renewal license if the license holder complies with any education or other requirement established by board rule and pays the renewal fee in effect at the time of the requested reinstatement.

(e) The board may charge a reasonable administrative fee to cover the cost of research and the preparation of documentation for the board's consideration of a request for reinstatement of a license on retired status.

(f) A dentist on retired status may perform an activity regulated under this subtitle if the dentist's practice consists only of voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule. The board's rules under this subsection must prescribe the scope of practice permitted for the retired dentist, the retired dentist's authority to prescribe and administer drugs, and any continuing education requirements applicable to the retired dentist.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.101
§ 2001.101. AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may license a person who is an authorized organization eligible for a license to conduct bingo if the person is:

(1) a religious society that has existed in this state for at least three years;

(2) a nonprofit organization:

(A) whose predominant activities are for the support of medical research or treatment programs; and

(B) that for at least three years:

(i) must have had a governing body or officers elected by a vote of members or by a vote of delegates elected by the members; or

(ii) must have been affiliated with a state or national organization organized to perform the same purposes as the nonprofit organization;

(3) a fraternal organization;

(4) a veterans organization that has existed in this state for at least three years;

(5) a volunteer fire department that has existed in this state for at least three years; or

(6) a volunteer emergency medical services provider that has existed in this state for at least three years.

(b) A fraternal organization:

(1) must have been organized in this state for at least three years;

(2) must have had during the three-year period a bona fide membership actively and continuously engaged as an organization in furthering its authorized purposes; and

(3) may not have authorized a person on behalf of its membership, governing body, or officers to support or oppose a particular candidate for public office by:

(A) making political speeches;

(B) passing out cards or other political literature;

(C) writing letters;

(D) signing or circulating petitions;

(E) making campaign contributions; or

(F) soliciting votes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.051
§ 1003.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Investigational stem cell treatment" means an adult stem cell treatment that:

(A) is under investigation in a clinical trial and being administered to human participants in that trial; and

(B) has not yet been approved for general use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(2) "Severe chronic disease" means a condition, injury, or illness that:

(A) may be treated;

(B) is never cured or eliminated; and

(C) entails significant functional impairment or severe pain.

(3) "Terminal illness" means an advanced stage of a disease with an unfavorable prognosis that, without life-sustaining procedures, will soon result in death or a state of permanent unconsciousness from which recovery is unlikely.
Tex. Government Code § 2056.0021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2056 / Section 2056.0021
§ 2056.0021. WORKFORCE PLANNING.
Status: in_force

As part of the strategic plan required under Section 2056.002, a state agency shall conduct a strategic staffing analysis and develop a workforce plan, according to guidelines developed by the state auditor, to address critical staffing and training needs of the agency, including the need for experienced employees to impart knowledge to their potential successors.
Tex. Estates Code § 53.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 53 / Section 53.051
§ 53.051. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

A law regulating costs in ordinary civil cases applies to a probate matter when not expressly provided for in this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.059
§ 1070.059. ADMINISTRATORS; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint qualified persons as administrators of the district or the ancillary health care facilities.

(b) The board may appoint assistant administrators.

(c) The administrators and any assistant administrators serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.
Tex. Property Code § 28.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.007
§ 28.007. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be interpreted to void a contractor's or subcontractor's entitlement to payment for properly performed work or suitably stored materials.

(b) Nothing in this statute shall be interpreted to change the rights and obligations set forth in Chapter 53, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 494.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 494 / Section 494.004
§ 494.004. DIRECTOR'S REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The director of the institutional division shall make a complete report to the board at each regular meeting of the board. The report must describe the fiscal affairs of the institutional division and the division's general fiscal condition. On January 1 of each year the board shall require a complete inventory of institutional division property. The inventory must contain a statement of the book and the actual market value of each item listed in the inventory and a statement of the fiscal condition of the institutional division as of January 1. The board shall prepare a sufficient number of copies of the inventory to make the inventory generally available for public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.001
§ 8462.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 210.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.063
§ 8801.063. ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt an annual budget.

(b) The budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated fee revenues that will be required.

(c) The board may amend the annual budget adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 24.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.202
§ 24.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.202. 100TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CARSON, CHILDRESS, COLLINGSWORTH, DONLEY, AND HALL COUNTIES). (a) The 100th Judicial District is composed of Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, and Hall counties.

(b) The terms of the 100th District Court begin:

(1) in Carson County on the first Mondays in January and August;

(2) in Childress County on the first Mondays in May and December;

(3) in Collingsworth County on the first Mondays in April and November;

(4) in Donley County on the first Mondays in March and October; and

(5) in Hall County on the first Mondays in February and September.

(c) Each term provided by Subsection (b) begins at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term.
Tex. Education Code § 109.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.253
§ 109.253. UNIVERSITY OF FIRST RANK.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall build and operate the university as a public liberal arts university of the first rank to offer the university's students, consistent with the university's mission, preparation for excellence in a variety of careers and exploration of a variety of interests. The university shall be equipped as necessary to do its work as well as comparable public institutions of higher education in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8099.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8099 / Section 8099.0104
§ 8099.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8099.0103 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. Utilities Code § 31.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 31 / Section 31.005
§ 31.005. CUSTOMER-OPTION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) a municipally owned electric utility;

(2) an electric cooperative;

(3) an electric utility;

(4) a power marketer;

(5) a retail electric provider; and

(6) a transmission and distribution utility.

(b) An entity to which this section applies shall consider establishing customer-option programs that encourage the reduction of air contaminant emissions, such as:

(1) an appliance retirement and recycling program;

(2) a solar water heating market transformation program;

(3) an air conditioning tune-up program;

(4) a program that allows the use of on-site energy storage as an eligible efficiency measure in existing programs;

(5) a program that encourages the deployment of advanced electricity meters;

(6) a program that encourages the installation of cool roofing materials;

(7) a program that establishes lighting limits;

(8) a distributed energy generation technology program; and

(9) a program that encourages the use of high-efficiency building distribution transformers and variable air volume fan controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0301
§ 7986A.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.105
§ 3844.105. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district may annex or exclude land from the district in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Election Code § 68.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.031
§ 68.031. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to each election covered by Subchapter A in addition to and notwithstanding other provisions of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 80.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 80 / Section 80.01
§ 80.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

(2) "University" means the university established under this chapter as Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 823 / Section 823.002
§ 823.002. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES, CLINICS, AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a county having a population of less than 75,000;

(2) a veterinary medicine clinic; or

(3) a livestock commission facility.
Tex. Water Code § 62.203 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.203
§ 62.203. ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS; FORMALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district which has outstanding bonds may, by order of the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction and without submitting the proposition to an election, authorize and issue its refunding bonds for the purpose of retiring all or any part of its outstanding bonds.

(b) The refunding bonds may mature serially or otherwise in not more than 40 years from their date.

(c) The refunding bonds shall be executed in the name of the district by the county judge and county clerk under the seal of the commissioners court and shall in other respects have the details and be issued in the manner provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.251
§ 11003.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds payable from and secured by revenue or ad valorem taxes, or both revenue and ad valorem taxes, of the district to carry out any power conferred by this chapter. The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.

(b) The bonds must be issued in the manner and under the terms of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.124
§ 2054.124. POWER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
Status: in_force

(a) After researching the software available, the department shall by competitive bid select power management software to be used, if technically feasible, by state agencies to reduce the amount of energy required to operate state computer networks and networked personal computers.

(b) Expired.

(c) An institution of higher education shall purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and use power management software only if the department, in consultation with the Information Technology Council for Higher Education, determines that the institution of higher education's use of power management software would provide cost savings to this state. In making a determination under this subsection, the department must perform the analysis described by Section 2054.121(c). The analysis must include an assessment of how the use of power management software affects the security of electronic data, including data protected from public disclosure by state or federal law.
Tex. Education Code § 66.05 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.05
§ 66.05. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before December 1 of each year the board of regents of The University of Texas System shall prepare a written report providing statements of assets and a schedule of changes in book value of the investments from the permanent university fund during the year ending August 31 preceding the publication of the report.

(b) The report shall contain a summary of all gains, losses and income from investments and an itemized list of all securities held for the fund on August 31. The report shall also contain any other information needed to clearly indicate the nature and extent of investments made of the fund and all income realized from the components of the fund.

(c) The report shall be distributed to the governor, state comptroller of public accounts, state auditor, attorney general, commissioner of higher education, and to the members of the legislature by the 1st day of January each year. The board shall furnish copies of the report to any interested person on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.103
§ 8358.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.367 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.367
§ 162.367. CLAIMS FOR REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A refund claim must be filed on a form provided by the comptroller, be supported by the original invoice issued by the dealer, and contain:

(1) the stamped or preprinted name and address of the dealer;

(2) the name of the purchaser or person who received the delivery of fuel;

(3) the date of delivery of the fuel;

(4) the date the invoice was issued, if different from the date of fuel delivery;

(5) the number of gasoline gallon equivalents of compressed natural gas or diesel gallon equivalents of liquefied natural gas delivered;

(6) the rate and amount of tax, separately stated from the selling price; and

(7) the type of vehicle or equipment into which the fuel is delivered.

(b) The purchaser or person who received the delivery of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas must obtain the original invoice from the dealer not later than the 30th day after the date the fuel is delivered. If the purchase or delivery of fuel is made through an automated method in which the purchase or delivery is automatically applied to the purchaser or recipient's account, one invoice may be issued at the time of billing that covers multiple purchases or deliveries made during a 30-day billing cycle.

(c) The comptroller shall pay a refund by warrant to a person who files a valid refund claim.

(d) A person who files a claim for a tax refund on compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas used for a purpose for which a tax refund is not authorized or who files an invoice supporting a refund claim on which the date, figures, or any material information has been falsified or altered forfeits the person's right to the entire amount of the refund claim filed unless the claimant provides proof satisfactory to the comptroller that the incorrect refund claim filed was due to a clerical or mathematical calculation error.

(e) After examining the refund claim and before issuing a refund warrant, the comptroller shall deduct from the amount of the refund the one percent originally deducted by the dealer under Section 162.362(b).