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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.006
§ 433.006. EXEMPTION FOR PERSONAL USE OR DONATION TO NONPROFIT FOOD BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of livestock and the preparation of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations do not apply to the slaughtering of livestock or the preparation and transportation in intrastate commerce of those articles if:

(1) the articles are:

(A) livestock exclusively for personal use by the owner of the livestock, a member of the owner's family, or a nonpaying guest of the owner; or

(B) exotic animals exclusively for donation by a hunter to a nonprofit food bank, as defined by Section 418.026(a), Government Code;

(2) the slaughter or preparation is conducted at the owner's premises, the premises where the hunter killed the exotic animal, or at a processing establishment; and

(3) the transportation is limited to moving the carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products to and from:

(A) the owner's premises and a processing establishment; or

(B) the premises where the hunter killed the exotic animal, the processing establishment, and the nonprofit food bank.

(b) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this chapter, other than the requirement of an inspection legend, apply to articles prepared by a processing establishment under Subsection (a).

(c) This section does not grant a personal use exemption to an owner who intends to give carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products to any person other than a person listed in Subsection (a)(1).

(d) An article described by Subsection (a)(1)(B) may not be combined with:

(1) a meat food product regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.); or

(2) a poultry product regulated under the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 451 et seq.).
Tex. Occupations Code § 303.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.001
§ 303.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Nursing.

(2) "Nurse" means a registered nurse or a vocational nurse licensed under Chapter 301.

(3) "Nursing" has the meaning assigned by Section 301.002.

(4) "Nursing peer review committee" means a committee established under the authority of the governing body of a national, state, or local nursing association, a school of nursing, the nursing staff of a hospital, health science center, nursing home, home health agency, temporary nursing service, or other health care facility, or state agency or political subdivision for the purpose of conducting peer review. The committee includes an employee or agent of the committee, including an assistant, an investigator, an intervenor, an attorney, and any other person who serves the committee in any capacity.

(4-a) "Patient safety committee" means a committee established by an association, school, agency, health care facility, or other organization to address issues relating to patient safety, including:

(A) the entity's medical staff composed of individuals licensed under Subtitle B; or

(B) a medical committee under Subchapter D, Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Peer review" means the evaluation of nursing services, the qualifications of a nurse, the quality of patient care rendered by a nurse, the merits of a complaint concerning a nurse or nursing care, and a determination or recommendation regarding a complaint. The term includes:

(A) the evaluation of the accuracy of a nursing assessment and observation and the appropriateness and quality of the care rendered by a nurse;

(B) a report made to a nursing peer review committee concerning an activity under the committee's review authority;

(C) a report made by a nursing peer review committee to another committee or to the board as permitted or required by law;

(D) implementation of a duty of a nursing peer review committee by a member, an agent, or an employee of the committee; and

(E) the provision of information, advice, and assistance to nurses and other persons relating to:

(i) the rights and obligations of and protections for nurses who raise care concerns or report under Chapter 301 or other state or federal law;

(ii) the rights and obligations of and protections for nurses who request nursing peer review under this chapter;

(iii) nursing practice and patient care concerns; and

(iv) the resolution of workplace and practice questions relating to nursing and patient care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0401
§ 9058.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 9058.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.107
§ 1232.107. PURCHASE OF OBLIGATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may use the proceeds of obligations issued under Section 1232.104 to purchase, at a price determined by the authority, an obligation of an entity described by Section 1232.104(a) that evidences the entity's obligation to repay the authority. Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may acquire an obligation of an entity described by Section 1232.104(a) in a private sale as provided by resolution or order of the governing body of the entity.

(b) An entity described by Section 1232.104(a) may borrow from the authority by selling an obligation to the authority.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1301 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1301
§ 152.1301. JIM HOGG COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Jim Hogg County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge in Jim Hogg County, and a citizen of Jim Hogg County appointed by the county judge and the district judge. The citizen member of the board serves the same term of office as the district judge in Jim Hogg County.

(b) The district judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 or more than $3,600 for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The juvenile board shall appoint not more than five persons to serve on an advisory council.

(e) The Jim Hogg County Juvenile Board and the juvenile boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to Jim Hogg County may agree to operate together with respect to all matters, or with respect to certain matters specified by the juvenile boards. Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.

(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board.
Tex. Finance Code § 187.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 187 / Section 187.202
§ 187.202. REGISTRATION OF REPRESENTATIVE TRUST OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) with respect to a credit union, a savings association, or a savings bank, an out-of-state trust institution that does not maintain a branch or trust office in this state and that desires to establish or acquire and maintain a representative trust office shall:

(1) file a notice on a form prescribed by the banking commissioner, setting forth:

(A) the name of the out-of-state trust institution;

(B) the location of the proposed office; and

(C) satisfactory evidence that the notificant is a trust institution;

(2) pay the filing fee, if any, prescribed by law; and

(3) submit a copy of the resolution adopted by the board authorizing the representative trust office and a copy of the trust institution's registration filed with the secretary of state pursuant to Section 201.102.

(b) The notificant may commence business at the representative trust office on the 31st day after the date the banking commissioner receives the notice unless the banking commissioner specifies an earlier or later date.

(c) The 30-day period of review may be extended by the banking commissioner on a determination that the written notice raises issues that require additional information or additional time for analysis. If the period of review is extended, the out-of-state trust institution may establish the representative trust office only on prior written approval by the banking commissioner.

(d) The banking commissioner may deny approval of the representative trust office if the banking commissioner finds that the notificant lacks sufficient financial resources to undertake the proposed expansion without adversely affecting its safety or soundness or that the proposed office would be contrary to the public interests. In acting on the notice, the banking commissioner shall consider the views of the appropriate supervisory agencies.

(e) A credit union, savings association, or savings bank that does not maintain a branch in this state and desires to establish or acquire and maintain a representative trust office shall comply with this section, except that the notice required by Subsection (a) must be filed with, and the duties and responsibilities of the banking commissioner under Subsections (b)-(d) shall be performed by:

(1) the Texas credit union commissioner, with respect to a credit union; or

(2) the Texas savings and mortgage lending commissioner, with respect to a savings association or savings bank.

(f) An out-of-state trust institution that fails to register as required by this section is subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 185.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.014
§ 111.014. PUBLICATION OF TARIFFS.
Status: in_force

Common carriers shall make and publish their tariffs under rules prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.003
§ 962.003. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An insurer must comply with this chapter to write the insurance coverages authorized by Section 962.101.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.255 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.255
§ 55A.255. ENTRY OF EXPUNCTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the person who is the subject of an ex parte petition filed under Article 55A.251, 55A.252, or 55A.257 is entitled to expunction of any records and files that are the subject of the petition, the court shall enter an order directing expunction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.410 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.410
§ 621.410. WEIGHT RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to cargo other than timber or another agricultural product in its natural state transported by a commercial motor vehicle.

(b) A person who weighs cargo before or after unloading shall keep a written record, in the form prescribed by the department, containing the information required by Subsection (c).

(c) A record under this section must state:

(1) the origin, weight, and composition of the cargo;

(2) the date of loading or unloading, as applicable;

(3) the name and address of the shipper;

(4) the total number of axles on the vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting the cargo;

(5) an identification number of the vehicle or other identification of the vehicle required by department rules; and

(6) any other information required by the department.

(d) A person required to keep a record under this section shall keep the record for not less than 180 days after the date it is created. The person shall make the record available to inspection and copying by a weight enforcement officer on demand.

(e) This section does not apply to a vehicle that:

(1) transports material regulated under Section 623.161;

(2) is weighed by a weight enforcement officer;

(3) is weighed on scales owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state; or

(4) is weighed on scales owned by an enterprise principally engaged in the retail sale of motor fuels to the general public.
Tex. Election Code § 15.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.025
§ 15.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN CHANGES IN REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), the registration of a voter described by this subsection whose information is changed on the registration records becomes effective as to the change on the 30th day after:

(1) the date the voter submits to the registrar a notice of a change in registration information under Section 15.021 or a response under Section 15.053, indicating the change; or

(2) the date the voter submits a statement of residence to an election officer under Section 63.0011 or a registration application or change of address to an agency employee under Chapter 20, indicating the change.

(b) A change in registration information covered by this section is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be effective on election day.

(c) For purposes of determining the effective date of a change in registration information covered by this section, a document submitted by mail is considered to be submitted to the registrar on the date it is placed with postage prepaid and properly addressed in the United States mail. The date indicated by the post office cancellation mark is considered to be the date the document was placed in the mail unless proven otherwise.

(d) If the 30th day before the date of an election is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the document is considered to be timely if it is submitted to the registrar on or before the next regular business day.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 17 (S.B. 54), Sec. 3, eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.145 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.145
§ 431.145. EXECUTION AND VERIFICATION OF ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Articles of amendment adopted by the board shall be executed by:

(1) the president or vice-president of the corporation; and

(2) the secretary or assistant secretary of the corporation.

(b) Articles of amendment adopted by the commission shall be executed by:

(1) the presiding officer of the commission; and

(2) the secretary or clerk of the commission.

(c) One of the officers signing the articles shall verify each of the articles of amendment.
Tex. Education Code § 11.1543 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1543
§ 11.1543. CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES USE OR FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An independent school district may not require a campus or campus program that has been granted a charter under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, and that is the result of the conversion of the status of an existing school district campus to pay rent for or to purchase a facility in order to use the facility.

(b) An independent school district may not require a campus or campus program described by Subsection (a) or an open-enrollment charter school to pay for any service provided by the district under a contract between the district and the campus, campus program, or open-enrollment charter school an amount that is greater than the amount of the actual costs to the district of providing the service.
Tex. Property Code § 76.702 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.702
§ 76.702. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this chapter and to determine whether reports have been made as required by this chapter, the treasurer of the holder, at any reasonable time, may examine the books and records of the holder.

(b) The treasurer of the holder, attorney for the holder, or an agent of either person may not make public any information obtained by an examination made under this section and may not disclose that information except:

(1) in the course of a judicial proceeding authorized by this chapter in which the holder is a party; or

(2) under an agreement with another state allowing joint audits or the exchange of information obtained under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.053
§ 1369.053. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a health benefit plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or for another single benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(E) for credit insurance;

(F) only for dental or vision care;

(G) only for hospital expenses; or

(H) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;

(5) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1369.052;

(6) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or the health benefits plan for children under Chapter 63, Health and Safety Code; or

(7) a Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable, or a Medicaid program operated under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7205.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7205 / Section 7205.103
§ 7205.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has all the power and authority of a special utility district under Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, to acquire by condemnation any land, easement, or other property located inside or outside the boundaries of the district for any district project or purpose.

(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn land, easements, or other property located outside the boundaries of the district for sanitary sewer purposes.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.162 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.162
§ 96.162. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit filed against a savings bank or its conservator while a conservatorship order is in effect must be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2511 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2511
§ 25.2511. WISE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Wise County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Wise County; and

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Wise County.

(b) County Court at Law No. 1 of Wise County sits in Decatur or at another location in the county determined by the judge of County Court at Law No. 1 of Wise County and approved by the commissioners court.

(c) County Court at Law No. 2 of Wise County sits in Decatur or at another location in the county determined by the judge of County Court at Law No. 2 of Wise County and approved by the commissioners court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.058
§ 302.058.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.058. EXEMPTION: SOLICITATION OF FORMER OR CURRENT CUSTOMERS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) the solicitation of a contract for the maintenance or repair of an item previously purchased from the person making the solicitation or on whose behalf the solicitation is made; or

(2) a person who:

(A) is soliciting business from a former or current customer; and

(B) has operated under the same business name for at least two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.112
§ 1032.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Government Code § 825.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.113
§ 825.113. MISCELLANEOUS BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to its trustees and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.

(b) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the retirement system.

(c) The board shall prepare information of interest to the retirement system's members describing the functions of the system and the system's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the system. The system shall make the information available to the system's members and appropriate state agencies.

(d) The board by rule shall establish methods by which members are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the retirement system for the purpose of directing complaints to the system.

(e) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.

(f) The retirement system shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. The executive director shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs. The board shall also comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.

(g) The board of trustees shall implement a policy requiring the retirement system to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the retirement system's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the retirement system on the Internet.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 661.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 661 / Section 661.003
§ 661.003. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails to the extent of any conflict between this chapter and any other law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982A / Section 7982A.0401
§ 7982A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7982A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.