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Tex. Water Code § 55.334 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.334
§ 55.334. ADOPTING OLD SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The engineer may adopt any surveys made in the past by any person who has applied for or appropriated any water for irrigation under state law.

(b) The engineer also may adopt any surveys for canals, laterals, reservoirs, dams, or pumping sites shown on these maps or plats or may adopt other maps, plats, and surveys which he is satisfied are correct.
Tex. Education Code § 111.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.101
§ 111.101. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The center is created to conduct research and development on all aspects of superconductivity from the basic theoretical and experimental framework to the technology transfer of this new technology to the marketplace.
Tex. Education Code § 19.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.010
§ 19.010. STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall propose, and the board shall adopt with any modification the board finds necessary, a strategic plan that includes:

(1) a mission statement relating to the goals and duties of the district under this chapter;

(2) goals to be met by the district in carrying out the mission stated; and

(3) specific educational, career and technical education, and counseling programs to be conducted by the district to meet the goals stated in the plan.

(b) The district shall prepare a report for each fiscal year documenting district activities under the strategic plan. Not later than January 31 of each year, the district shall file the report for the preceding fiscal year with the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079A / Section 8079A.0303
§ 8079A.0303. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.156
§ 3892.156. AGREEMENT WITH RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "authority" means a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code.

(b) The district and an authority may agree to jointly construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit facility or a parking facility under the terms the authority and district desire.

(c) The agreement may provide that the district and the authority exchange or trade land provided that each party to the agreement receives fair market value. The authority is not required to offer any property that it proposes to trade to the district for sale to the public or for sale to any abutting property owner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.503 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.503
§ 1305.503. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As necessary to implement this subchapter, the department may access information from an executive agency that is otherwise confidential under any law of this state, including the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

(b) Confidential information provided to or obtained by the department under this section remains confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The department may not release, and a person may not gain access to, any information that:

(1) could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of an injured employee; or

(2) discloses provider discounts or differentials between payments and billed charges for individual providers or networks.

(c) Information that is in the possession of the department and that relates to an individual injured employee, and any compilation, report, or analysis produced from the information that identifies an individual injured employee, are not:

(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person; or

(2) admissible in any civil, administrative, or criminal proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.001
§ 1033.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Grapeland Hospital District of Houston County, Texas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.054
§ 284.054. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY RATE ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "consumer price index" means the annual revised Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for Texas, as published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(b) A municipality may adjust the amount of the public right-of-way rate not more often than annually by an amount equal to one-half the annual change, if any, in the consumer price index. The municipality shall provide written notice to each network provider of the new rate, and the rate shall apply to the first payment due to the municipality on or after the 60th day following that notice.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.001
§ 33.001. PROBATE OF WILLS AND GRANTING OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND OF ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Venue for a probate proceeding to admit a will to probate or for the granting of letters testamentary or of administration is:

(1) in the county in which the decedent resided, if the decedent had a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state; or

(2) with respect to a decedent who did not have a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state:

(A) if the decedent died in this state, in the county in which:

(i) the decedent's principal estate was located at the time of the decedent's death; or

(ii) the decedent died; or

(B) if the decedent died outside of this state:

(i) in any county in this state in which the decedent's nearest of kin reside; or

(ii) if there is no next of kin of the decedent in this state, in the county in which the decedent's principal estate was located at the time of the decedent's death.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) the decedent's next of kin:

(A) is the decedent's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, other relatives of the decedent within the third degree by consanguinity; and

(B) includes a person who legally adopted the decedent or has been legally adopted by the decedent and that person's descendants; and

(2) the decedent's nearest of kin is determined in accordance with order of descent, with the decedent's next of kin who is nearest in order of descent first, and so on.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 261 / Section 261.011
§ 261.011. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may order the sale, lease, or closure of all or part of a hospital owned and operated by the municipality, including real property. The ordinance must include a finding by the governing body that the sale, lease, or closure is in the best interest of the residents of the municipality.

(b) A sale or closure may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Section 261.012.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.157
§ 1509.157. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election to authorize bonds payable wholly from revenue from the garbage reclamation project, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds for a garbage reclamation project in the amount of $__________ and the pledge of net revenue from the project for the payment of the bonds."

(b) At an election to authorize bonds payable wholly from ad valorem taxes, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds for a garbage reclamation project in the amount of $__________ and the imposition of taxes for payment of the bonds."

(c) At an election to authorize bonds payable from both revenue from the garbage reclamation project and ad valorem taxes, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds for a garbage reclamation project in the amount of $__________ and the pledge of net revenue and the imposition of ad valorem taxes adequate to provide for the payment of the bonds."
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.507
§ 505.507. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license issued under this chapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license required under this chapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.201
§ 8238.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8238.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8238.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 163.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 163 / Section 163.005
§ 163.005. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY LIMITED.
Status: in_force

A committee may not finally dispose of a complaint against a person licensed by the board or issue a final order or rule. The board shall finally dispose of each complaint against a person licensed by the board and has the sole authority to issue final orders and rules.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.073
§ 68.073. PILOTAGE RATE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A pilot who charges a rate for pilot services different from the pilotage rates established under this chapter for the port in which the pilot serves is liable to each person who was charged the different rate for double the amount of pilotage.

(b) A court may include in a judgment in favor of a person who files suit to collect an amount owed under this chapter an award to cover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.002
§ 306.002. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "board" means the park board of trustees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.014
§ 81.014. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

Each long-term care facility's infection prevention and control program must include:

(1) monitoring of key infectious agents, including multidrug-resistant organisms; and

(2) procedures for making rapid influenza diagnostic tests available to facility residents.
Tex. Water Code § 63.037 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.037
§ 63.037. RETURNS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the election, the officers holding the election shall make returns of the result to the commissioners court of jurisdiction and return the ballot boxes to the clerk of the court.

(b) The clerk shall keep the ballot boxes safely and deliver them, together with the returns of the election, to the commissioners court at its next regular or special session.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0102
§ 7897.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.204
§ 373A.204. HOMESTEAD LAND BANK PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt a homestead land bank program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may sell certain eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing development as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The governing body of a municipality that adopts a homestead land bank program shall establish or approve a land bank for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 55.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.101
§ 55.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a district is a board of five directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8194.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8194 / Section 8194.053
§ 8194.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.065
§ 534.065. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local mental health authority shall review a contract scheduled for renewal that:

(1) is between the authority and a private provider;

(2) is for the provision of mental health services at the community level, including residential services; and

(3) involves the use of state funds or funds for which the state has oversight responsibility.

(b) The local mental health authority may renew the contract only if the contract meets the criteria provided by Section 533.016.

(c) The local mental health authority and private provider shall negotiate a contract renewal at arm's length and in good faith.

(d) This section applies to a contract renewal regardless of the date on which the original contract was initially executed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0502
§ 8019A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0503
§ 3965.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2024.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2024 / Section 2024.101
§ 2024.101. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless inconsistent with this subtitle, Chapters 111 through 113, Tax Code, including provisions relating to the assessment of penalties and interest, apply to the collection of the state's share of a pari-mutuel pool under this subtitle.

(b) The state's share of a pari-mutuel pool under this subtitle is treated as if it were a tax for purposes of this section in applying the provisions of the Tax Code described by Subsection (a).

(c) The comptroller may use any procedure authorized under Title 2, Tax Code, for purposes of collecting the state's share of a pari-mutuel pool under this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.602
§ 2054.602. LIABILITY EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A person who in good faith discloses to a state agency or other governmental entity information regarding a potential security issue with respect to the agency's or entity's information resources technologies is not liable for any civil damages resulting from disclosing the information unless the person stole, retained, or sold any data obtained as a result of the security issue.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01219 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01219
§ 30.01219. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The presiding judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.

(b) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(31), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 2
§ 2.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have, and is hereby given, final appellate and review jurisdiction in criminal cases coextensive with the limits of the state, and its determinations shall be final. The appeal of all cases in which the death penalty has been assessed shall be to the Court of Criminal Appeals. In addition, the Court of Criminal Appeals may, on its own motion, with or without a petition for such discretionary review being filed by one of the parties, review any decision of a court of appeals in a criminal case. Discretionary review by the Court of Criminal Appeals is not a matter of right, but of sound judicial discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.204
§ 3883.204. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of mailing notice.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0003
§ 523.0003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Health and Human Services Commission is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2027, and Chapter 531 and revised provisions derived from Chapter 531, as that chapter existed on March 31, 2025, expire on that date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.254
§ 3898.254. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.258 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.258
§ 42.258. LIMIT ON PLACEMENTS FOR NEW FACILITY.
Status: in_force

If the department or a single source continuum contractor contracts with a general residential operation providing treatment services to place children with the operation before the operation is licensed, the contract must limit the number of children that may be placed at the operation each month and limit the number of children with a service level of specialized, intense, or intense plus until the operation exhibits sustained compliance with the licensing standards.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.236 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.236
§ 113.236. PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF TAG.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized person who knowingly removes, destroys, or in any way obliterates a warning tag attached to a container, appliance, transport, or system is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $2,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.051
§ 651.051. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the person is a license holder, a person may not:

(1) negotiate, transact, or engage in the business of insurance premium financing in this state; or

(2) contract for, charge, or receive directly or indirectly on or in connection with an insurance premium financing any charge, regardless of whether the charge is for interest, compensation, consideration, expense, or otherwise, if in the aggregate the amount of the charge exceeds the amount the person would be permitted by law to charge if the person were not a license holder.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a person who purchases or otherwise acquires a premium finance agreement from a license holder if the license holder:

(1) retains the right to service the agreement and to collect payments due under the agreement; and

(2) remains responsible for servicing the agreement in compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.103
§ 8004.103. 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. Government Code § 2270.0007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0007
§ 2270.0007. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a member, retiree, and beneficiary of a retirement system to which this chapter applies, an association, a research firm, a company, or any other person may not sue or pursue a private cause of action against the state, an investing entity, an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of an investing entity, or a contractor of an investing entity, for any claim or cause of action, including breach of fiduciary duty, or for violation of any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory requirement in connection with any action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, company communication, report, or other determination made or taken in connection with this chapter.

(b) A person who files suit against the state, an investing entity, an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of an investing entity, or a contractor of an investing entity, is liable for paying the costs and attorney's fees of a person sued in violation of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 402.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.037
§ 402.037. SUPPORT ADOPTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall appoint a seven-member Support Adoption advisory committee.

(b) The committee shall:

(1) meet at least twice a year or as called by the attorney general;

(2) assist the attorney general in developing rules under Section 402.036(e); and

(3) review and make recommendations to the attorney general on applications submitted to the attorney general for grants funded with money credited to the Support Adoption account.

(c) Members of the committee serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Each member serves a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.