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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.031 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.031
§ 62.031. INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Authorized employees of the department may enter and inspect a cold storage or processing facility or other place, including taxidermist shops and tanneries, where protected wildlife are stored.

(b) In this section "protected wildlife" means game animals, game birds, nongame animals, and nongame birds that are the subject of any protective law or regulation of this state or the United States.

(c) Inspections under this section may be made during normal business hours or at any other reasonable time.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.042
§ 362.042. LEGAL INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings bank;

(3) a trust company;

(4) a savings and loan association;

(5) an insurance company;

(6) a fiduciary;

(7) a trustee; and

(8) a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or other political corporation or subdivision of the state.

(b) The bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political corporation or subdivision of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for those deposits in an amount up to their face value, if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.552 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.552
§ 21.552. STANDING TO BRING PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a shareholder may not institute or maintain a derivative proceeding unless:

(1) the shareholder:

(A) was a shareholder of the corporation at the time of the act or omission complained of; or

(B) became a shareholder by operation of law originating from a person that was a shareholder at the time of the act or omission complained of;

(2) the shareholder fairly and adequately represents the interests of the corporation in enforcing the right of the corporation; and

(3) for a corporation with common shares listed on a national securities exchange or a corporation that has made an affirmative election to be governed by Section 21.419 and has 500 or more shareholders, at the time the derivative proceeding is instituted, the shareholder beneficially owns a number of the common shares sufficient to meet the required ownership threshold to institute a derivative proceeding in the right of the corporation identified in the corporation's certificate of formation or bylaws, provided that the required ownership threshold does not exceed three percent of the outstanding shares of the corporation.

(b) If the converted entity in a conversion is a corporation, a shareholder of that corporation may not institute or maintain a derivative proceeding based on an act or omission that occurred with respect to the converting entity before the date of the conversion unless:

(1) the shareholder was an equity owner of the converting entity at the time of the act or omission; and

(2) the shareholder fairly and adequately represents the interests of the corporation in enforcing the right of the corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.065
§ 462.065. ORDER OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A motion for an order of protective custody may be filed only in the court in which an application for court-ordered treatment is pending. The motion may be filed by the county or district attorney or on the court's own motion.

(b) The motion must state that:

(1) the judge or county or district attorney has reason to believe and does believe that the proposed patient meets the criteria authorizing the court to order protective custody; and

(2) the belief is derived from:

(A) the representations of a credible person;

(B) the proposed patient's conduct; or

(C) the circumstances under which the proposed patient is found.

(c) The motion must be accompanied by a certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency prepared by a physician who has examined the proposed patient not earlier than the fifth day before the date the motion is filed.

(d) The judge of the court in which the application is pending may designate a magistrate to issue protective custody orders in the judge's absence.

(e) The judge or designated magistrate may issue a protective custody order if the judge or magistrate determines that:

(1) a physician has stated the physician's opinion and the detailed basis for the physician's opinion that the proposed patient is a person with a chemical dependency; and

(2) the proposed patient presents a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or others if not immediately restrained pending the hearing.

(f) The determination that the proposed patient presents a substantial risk of serious harm may be demonstrated by the proposed patient's behavior or by evidence that the proposed patient cannot remain at liberty. The judge or magistrate may make a determination that the proposed patient meets the criteria prescribed by this subsection from the application and certificate alone if the judge or magistrate determines that the conclusions of the applicant and certifying physician are adequately supported by the information provided. The judge or magistrate may take additional evidence if a fair determination of the matter cannot be made from consideration of the application and certificate only.

(g) The judge or magistrate may issue a protective custody order for a proposed patient who is charged with a criminal offense if the proposed patient meets the requirements of this section and the administrator of the facility designated to detain the proposed patient agrees to the detention.

(h) A protective custody order shall direct a peace officer or other designated person to take the proposed patient into protective custody and transport the proposed patient immediately to a treatment facility or other suitable place for detention. The proposed patient shall be detained in the facility until a hearing is held under Section 462.066.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.161
§ 1072.161. RESTRICTION ON INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0632 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0632
§ 25.0632. DENTON COUNTY STATUTORY COURT AND STATUTORY PROBATE COURT PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) The judge of each statutory county court and statutory probate court shall be paid annual compensation equal to the annual compensation, including all supplements, paid from any public source to a district judge in the county. For purposes of Sections 25.0005 and 25.0015, a statutory county court or a statutory probate court in Denton County has jurisdiction at least equivalent to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 for statutory county courts. The salary of a statutory county court judge or a statutory probate court judge shall be paid in equal installments at least monthly.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(30), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) A court officer appointed by the judge of a statutory county court or statutory probate court shall be sworn by the judge by an oath in the general form provided by law for appointed officials. The judge shall modify the oath to apply to the particular officer and duties or to conform to any statutory oath required for the particular position.

(f) An official court reporter of a statutory county court or a statutory probate court may be paid:

(1) annual compensation equal to the annual compensation paid the official court reporters serving the district courts in Denton County; and

(2) any longevity pay to which the reporter is entitled under county compensation programs.

(g) The jury in a statutory county court or statutory probate court in all civil or criminal matters is composed of 12 members, except that in misdemeanor criminal cases and any other case in which the court has jurisdiction that under general law would be concurrent with the county court, the jury is composed of six members.

(h) The judges of the statutory county courts may exchange benches and serve for each other in the manner provided by Section 74.121 and are subject to assignment as provided by Section 74.092, except that it is not necessary that a judge's own court have jurisdiction of the type of cases handled by the court to which the judge is assigned or for which the judge is serving.

(i) A judge of a statutory probate court is subject to assignment as provided by Section 25.0022. On request by the judge of a Denton County statutory county court, a judge of a statutory probate court may be assigned by the regional presiding judge to the requesting judge's court pursuant to Chapter 74. A statutory probate court judge assigned to a statutory county court by the regional presiding judge may hear any matter pending in the requesting judge's court.

(j) Section 25.0006 does not apply to a statutory county court in Denton County.
Tex. Education Code § 8.122 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.122
§ 8.122. INCENTIVE FUNDING FOR DISTRICT EFFICIENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature may appropriate money from the foundation school fund to establish an incentive fund to encourage efficiency in the provision of services by the system of regional education service centers.

(b) The commissioner may submit to each regular session of the legislature an incentive funding report and plan that:

(1) demonstrates that regional education service centers are providing the services required or permitted by law;

(2) defines efficiencies of scale in measurable terms;

(3) proposes the size of and payment schedule for the incentive fund; and

(4) establishes a method for documenting and computing efficiencies.

(c) The commissioner shall determine the method by which money appropriated under this section is distributed to regional education service centers.

(d) The board of trustees of a school district may delegate purchasing or other administrative functions to a regional education service center to the extent necessary to achieve efficiencies under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1085
§ 418.1085. LIMITATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local disaster to address a pandemic disaster that would limit or prohibit:

(1) housing and commercial construction activities, including related activities involving the sale, transportation, and installation of manufactured homes;

(2) the provision of governmental services for title searches, notary services, and recording services in support of mortgages and real estate services and transactions;

(3) residential and commercial real estate services, including settlement services; or

(4) essential maintenance, manufacturing, design, operation, inspection, security, and construction services for essential products, services, and supply chain relief efforts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8140.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8140 / Section 8140.051
§ 8140.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.0091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0091
§ 142.0091. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide specialized training to representatives of the department who survey home and community support services agencies. The training must include information relating to:

(1) the conduct of appropriate surveys that do not focus exclusively on medical standards under an acute care model;

(2) acceptable delegation of nursing tasks; and

(3) the provision of person-centered services.

(b) In developing and updating the training required by Subsection (a), the department shall consult with and include providers of home health, hospice, habilitation, and personal assistance services, recipients of those services and their family members, and representatives of appropriate advocacy organizations.

(c) The department at least semiannually shall provide joint training for home and community support services agencies and surveyors on subjects that address the 10 most common violations of federal or state law by home and community support services agencies. The department may charge a home and community support services agency a fee, not to exceed $50 per person, for the training.
Tex. Family Code § 201.305 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.305
§ 201.305. TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An associate judge who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge of that court.

(b) The employment of an associate judge who serves more than two courts may only be terminated by a majority vote of all the judges of the courts which the associate judge serves.

(c) The employment of an associate judge who serves two courts may be terminated by either of the judges of the courts which the associate judge serves.

(d) To terminate an associate judge's employment, the appropriate judges must sign a written order of termination. The order must state:

(1) the associate judge's name and state bar identification number;

(2) each court ordering termination; and

(3) the date the associate judge's employment ends.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.082
§ 361.082. APPLICATION FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT; NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not process, store, or dispose of hazardous waste without having first obtained a hazardous waste permit issued by the commission.

(b) On its own motion or the request of a person affected, the commission may hold a public hearing on an application for a hazardous waste permit in accordance with this subchapter.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for public notice and public hearing. At a minimum, the rules shall include the public notice requirements set forth in Section 361.081.

(d) In addition to the hearing held under this section, the commission may hold a public meeting and the applicant shall give notice as provided by Section 361.0791.

(e) The commission may include any requirement in the permit for remedial action by the applicant that the commission determines is necessary to protect the public health and safety and the environment.

(f) An owner or operator of a solid waste management facility that is in existence on the effective date of a statutory or regulatory change that subjects the owner or operator to a requirement to obtain a hazardous waste permit who has filed a hazardous waste permit application in accordance with commission rules may continue to process, store, or dispose of hazardous waste until the commission approves or denies the application, except as provided by Section 361.110 or, if the owner or operator becomes subject to a requirement to obtain a hazardous waste permit after November 8, 1984, except as provided by United States Environmental Protection Agency or commission rules relative to termination of interim status.

(g) On request under Section 361.082 by a person affected for a hearing on the permit application, the applicant for a permit for a new hazardous waste management facility shall furnish a bond or other financial assurance authorized by the commission to guarantee payment of the costs of a person affected who provides information to the commission on the question of the issuance of the permit and who is entitled to those costs under an order made as provided by Section 361.0833. For applications involving commercial hazardous waste management facilities, the bond or other financial assurance must be in the amount of $100,000. For applications that do not involve commercial hazardous waste management facilities, the bond or other financial assurance must be in the amount of $20,000.

(h) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the commission, consistent with federal law, to issue an order for the closure, post-closure care, or other remediation of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents from a solid waste management unit at a solid waste processing, storage, or disposal facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.101
§ 327.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board consists of seven directors appointed by the county commissioners court as follows:

(1) one director appointed by each member of the county commissioners court; and

(2) two directors appointed jointly by the county commissioners court.

(b) Each director serves at the pleasure of the county commissioners court.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.015
§ 161.015. COMPENSATION AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The employees of the board shall be paid their compensation and shall perform their duties with the same rules and requirements of the general law governing other state employees in those respects.
Tex. Estates Code § 1355.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.152
§ 1355.152. PAYMENT OF MONEY TO INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge of a county court, district court, or other court of this state may by order direct the court clerk to pay money to an eleemosynary institution of this state for the use and benefit of a resident of the institution if the court receives satisfactory proof by affidavit or otherwise that the resident:

(1) is a person who has a mental disability, an incapacitated person, or a person whose mental illness or mental incapacity renders the person incapable of caring for himself or herself and of managing the person's property and financial affairs; and

(2) has no known legal guardian appointed for the resident's estate.

(b) The affidavit under Subsection (a) may be executed by the superintendent, business manager, or field representative of the institution of which the person is a resident.

(c) The institution to which the payment is made under Subsection (a) may not be required to give bond or security for receiving the money from the court registry.

(d) The receipt from the institution for a payment, or the canceled check or warrant by which the payment was made:

(1) is sufficient evidence of the disposition of the payment; and

(2) relieves the court clerk from further responsibility for the disposition.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 134.017 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 134 / Section 134.017
§ 134.017. CULTURE AND SALE OF CULTURED SPECIES.
Status: in_force

Cultured species of any kind, size, or number may be raised, possessed, transported, and sold anywhere, at any time, to any person, for any purpose by the operator of a commercial aquaculture facility unless prohibited by the Parks and Wildlife Code or regulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.108
§ 1035.108. CONTRACT WITH NIXON HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may contract with the Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson Counties, Texas, for the district to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility located in the Nixon Hospital District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.205
§ 751.205. EXIT CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

Before the conclusion of an examination, the member of the market conduct surveillance personnel who is designated as the examiner-in-charge shall schedule an exit conference with the insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.203
§ 9016.203. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the projected combined operation, maintenance, and debt service tax rates as of the date of the issuance of any bonds, as described by the commission in a commission order approving the issuance of the bonds, may not exceed 65 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation of property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.105
§ 8210.105. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "recreational facilities" and "develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.

(b) The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.

(c) The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.
Tex. Government Code § 22.0035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0035
§ 22.0035. MODIFICATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO COURT PROCEEDINGS AFFECTED BY DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.

(b) Notwithstanding any other statute, the supreme court may modify or suspend procedures for the conduct of any court proceeding affected by a disaster during the pendency of a disaster declared by the governor. An order under this section may not extend for more than 90 days from the date the order was signed unless renewed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

(c) If a disaster prevents the supreme court from acting under Subsection (b), the chief justice of the supreme court may act on behalf of the supreme court under that subsection.

(d) If a disaster prevents the chief justice from acting under Subsection (c), the court of criminal appeals may act on behalf of the supreme court under Subsection (b).

(e) If a disaster prevents the court of criminal appeals from acting under Subsection (d), the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals may act on behalf of the supreme court under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 810.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 810 / Section 810.006
§ 810.006. MINIMUM RETIREMENT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Defunding municipality" means a municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109, Local Government Code.

(2) "Public retirement system" has the meaning assigned by Section 802.001.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality that is:

(1) an employer of active members of a public retirement system administering a defined benefit plan; and

(2) a defunding municipality.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law and as soon as practicable after the date the criminal justice division of the office of the governor issues a written determination under Section 109.003(2), Local Government Code, with respect to a municipality, the municipality shall for the purpose of funding retirement benefits increase municipal contributions to a public retirement system in which its employees participate as members in a manner that ensures that the total amount the municipality and members contribute to the system for the fiscal year on which the determination is based is not less than the total amount the municipality and members of the system contributed to the system for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year on which the determination is based.

(d) A municipality subject to this section shall increase contributions in the manner provided by Subsection (c) for each fiscal year for which the municipality is considered a defunding municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.154
§ 3874.154. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.