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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101 / Section 101.002
§ 101.002. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders is composed of:

(1) five public members, one of whom is an individual related to a person with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders but who is not a primary family caregiver, one of whom is a primary family caregiver, two of whom are members of an Alzheimer's disease and related disorders support group, and one of whom is an interested citizen;

(2) seven professional members with special training and interest in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, with one representative each from nursing facilities, physicians, nurses, public hospitals, private hospitals, home health agencies, and faculty of institutions of higher education; and

(3) the representative from the commission, department, and Department of Aging and Disability Services designated by the executive commissioner or commissioner of each agency, as applicable.

(b) The governor shall appoint two public members and two professional members, the lieutenant governor shall appoint two public members and two professional members, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one public member and three professional members.

(c) The governor shall designate a member of the council who is not an agency representative as the chairman of the council to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.

(d) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.182 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.182
§ 623.182. PERMIT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for a permit under this subchapter is $100.

(b) The department shall send each fee collected under this subchapter to the comptroller. Of each fee received from the department, the comptroller shall deposit $50 to the credit of the general revenue fund and of the remainder the department shall deposit:

(1) 90 percent to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) 10 percent to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.151
§ 8246.151. FLOOD CONTROL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) exercise a power, right, privilege, or function conferred by general law on a flood control district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as applicable to Lavaca County and essential to the flood control project;

(2) devise plans and construct works to lessen and control floods;

(3) reclaim land in the district;

(4) prevent the deposit of silt in navigable streams;

(5) remove natural or artificial obstructions from streams and other watercourses;

(6) regulate the flow of surface and floodwaters;

(7) provide drainage essential to the flood control project;

(8) acquire, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation, land, a right or interest in land, or any other character of property needed to carry on the work of flood control;

(9) sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of land or other property, or a right in the property, no longer needed for the flood control project or flood control purposes;

(10) use the bed and banks of a bayou, river, or stream in the district, subject to the concurrence of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(11) authorize its officers, employees, or agents to enter any land in the district to make or examine a survey in connection with a flood control plan or project or for any other authorized purpose;

(12) overflow or inundate any public land or public property, and require the relocation of a road or highway, in the manner and to the extent permitted to a district organized under general law under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, subject to the concurrence of the state agency with jurisdiction over the land or property or the Texas Transportation Commission, as applicable;

(13) appoint a flood control manager and any agents or employees of the county as necessary for flood control purposes, including an engineer and counsel, prescribe their duties, and set the amounts of their bonds and compensation;

(14) cooperate or contract with the United States to receive and use money from a grant, loan, or advancement to exercise a power or further a purpose under this chapter;

(15) contribute to the United States in connection with any project undertaken by the United States that affects or relates to flood control in Lavaca County;

(16) cooperate or contract with an agency or political subdivision of this state, including a municipality in Lavaca County, in relation to:

(A) a survey;

(B) the acquisition of land or a right-of-way; or

(C) the construction, maintenance, or financing of all or part of a project in connection with any matter within the scope of this chapter;

(17) contract with an agency or political subdivision of this state, including a municipality in Lavaca County, for the imposition of taxes on behalf of and for the benefit of the district;

(18) sue and be sued under the laws of this state; and

(19) perform any act necessary or proper to carry out the powers described by this section or Section 8246.152.
Tex. Government Code § 418.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.404
§ 418.404. NOTICE OF DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each political subdivision shall include in the political subdivision's emergency management plan the name of the nonprofit organization or financial institution approved for designation under the designation program.

(b) Each political subdivision shall, on the political subdivision's Internet website, publish:

(1) the name of and contact information for the nonprofit organization or financial institution approved for designation under the designation program; and

(2) information to assist individuals in avoiding fraudulent charitable solicitations during a declared disaster.
Tex. Election Code § 212.132 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.132
§ 212.132. SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

A supplementary recount must include each remaining election precinct in which paper ballots were used in the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.121
§ 241.121. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "comprehensive medical rehabilitation" means the provision of rehabilitation services that are designed to improve or minimize a person's physical or cognitive disabilities, maximize a person's functional ability, or restore a person's lost functional capacity through close coordination of services, communication, interaction, and integration among several professions that share the responsibility to achieve team treatment goals for the person.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0303
§ 523.0303. GOALS.
Status: in_force

The goals of the office are to:

(1) promote community support for parents of children younger than six years of age through an integrated state and local-level decision-making process; and

(2) provide for the seamless delivery of health and human services to children younger than six years of age to ensure that children are prepared to succeed in school.
Tex. Government Code § 414.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.013
§ 414.013. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who submits to the council or a crime stoppers organization a tip under Section 414.0015(a) is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the submission unless the submission was:

(1) intentionally, wilfully, or wantonly negligent or false;

(2) made with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or

(3) made to further the commission of a criminal act.

(b) A person who in the course and scope of the person's duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a tip submitted under Section 414.0015(a) is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was:

(1) intentional or wilfully or wantonly negligent;

(2) done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or

(3) done to further the commission of a criminal act.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.042
§ 162.042. NOTICE FOR BIDS ON BONDS.
Status: in_force

If the board authorizes the issuance of a series of bonds and decides to call for bids, it shall publish an appropriate notice at least one time not less than 10 days before the date of the sale in a recognized financial journal of general circulation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 115.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.001
§ 115.001. COMMITTEE; MISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities is within the office of the governor.

(b) The committee's mission is to further opportunities for persons with disabilities to enjoy full and equal access to lives of independence, productivity, and self-determination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.053
§ 1067.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.101
§ 2152.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall employ an executive director who has demonstrated executive and organizational ability.

(b) The executive director serves at the commission's pleasure.
Tex. Government Code § 24.578 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.578
§ 24.578.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.578. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The 434th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.011
§ 142.011. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) On written application by a member of the police department, a municipality may grant the person a leave of absence to enable the person to enroll full-time in college to pursue a course of study related to law enforcement or public safety.

(b) The person is entitled to continue receiving employee benefits, including health and life insurance and accumulation of retirement credit, while on leave under Subsection (a) if the person pays both the person's and the municipality's share of the cost of the benefits.

(c) On reinstatement, the person shall receive full seniority credit for the time spent on leave under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.453
§ 2051.453. PAYMENT OR REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is the subject of a preliminary report issued under Section 2051.452 shall, not later than the 20th day after the date the report is sent:

(1) pay the administrative penalty to the secretary of state; or

(2) request in writing from the secretary a hearing relating to:

(A) the alleged violation; or

(B) the amount of the penalty.

(b) A person who fails to pay the penalty or request a hearing as required by Subsection (a) waives the right to request a hearing under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.141 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.141
§ 11.141. PRECIOUS METAL HELD IN PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Precious metal" has the meaning assigned by Section 2116.001, Government Code.

(2) "Precious metal depository" means a depository that:

(A) is primarily engaged in the business of providing precious metal storage to the general public; and

(B) maintains sufficient insurance to cover precious metal deposited in the depository.

(b) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the precious metal that the person owns and that is held in a precious metal depository located in this state, regardless of whether the precious metal is held or used by the person for the production of income.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 11.14(c), the governing body of a taxing unit may not provide for the taxation of precious metal exempted from taxation under Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.226 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.226
§ 401.226. IMPROPERLY PROCESSED OR PACKAGED LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) If low-level radioactive waste that is not properly processed or packaged arrives at the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility, the compact waste disposal facility license holder shall properly process and package the waste for disposal and charge the person making the shipment a fee to have the low-level radioactive waste properly processed and packaged.

(b) The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall report to the federal and state agencies that establish rules and standards for processing, packaging, and transporting low-level radioactive waste any person who delivers to the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility low-level radioactive waste that is not properly processed or packaged.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.306
§ 125.306. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY ON PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Payment of all or part of the shares and deposits to a trustee or other person authorized to request present payment on a trust account discharges the liability of the credit union to each settlor, trustee, and beneficiary to the extent of the payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026 / Section 8026.0403
§ 8026.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1805.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.060
§ 1805.060. SUNSET REVIEW.
Status: in_force

During the period in which the Sunset Advisory Commission performs its review of the department under Chapter 325, Government Code, the commission shall review the authority granted under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.111
§ 98.111. CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

Published infection rates or preventable adverse events may not be used in a civil action to establish a standard of care applicable to a health care facility.
Tex. Government Code § 476.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0052
§ 476.0052. TIME FOR DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The office shall determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 476.0051 after the first occurrence of a measurable economic impact in this state resulting from the preparation for the games, as determined by the office, but not later than one year before the scheduled opening event of the games.
Tex. Government Code § 824.1011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.1011
§ 824.1011. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retiree who is receiving a standard service or disability retirement annuity under Section 824.203 or 824.304(b) and who marries after the date of the person's retirement may replace the annuity by selecting an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) or under Section 824.308(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), as applicable, and designating the person's spouse as beneficiary before the second anniversary of the marriage in the same manner as an annuity selection and designation of beneficiary may be made before retirement.

(b) The selection of an optional annuity and designation of a beneficiary under this section do not take effect until the first payment of the annuity that becomes due two years after the date the selection and designation are filed with the retirement system.

(c) The retirement system shall recompute the annuity of a retiree who selects an optional annuity and designates a beneficiary under this section to reflect that change and shall adjust the annuity as appropriate for early retirement and postretirement increases provided after the date of the retiree's retirement. The retirement system shall by rule provide for the adjustment of the monthly payments of the annuity under the option selected to an amount which is the actuarial equivalent of the annuity being paid immediately before the change in benefit option and beneficiary selection.

(d) If a retiree who selects an optional annuity and designates a beneficiary under this section dies before the change takes effect or if the designated beneficiary dies before the change takes effect, the selection of an optional annuity and designation of beneficiary have no effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0402
§ 8079.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8079.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.155 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.155
§ 46C.155. FINDING OF NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY CONSIDERED ACQUITTAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a defendant who is found not guilty by reason of insanity stands acquitted of the offense charged and may not be considered a person charged with an offense.

(b) A defendant who is found not guilty by reason of insanity is not considered to be acquitted for purposes of Chapter 55A.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.307
§ 3916.307. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0106 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0106
§ 2B.0106. BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency that receives a grant to provide body worn cameras to the agency's peace officers or that otherwise operates a body worn camera program shall adopt a policy for the use of body worn cameras.

(b) A policy described by Subsection (a) must ensure that a body worn camera is activated only for a law enforcement purpose and must include:

(1) guidelines for when a peace officer should activate a camera or discontinue a recording currently in progress, considering the need for privacy in certain situations and at certain locations;

(2) provisions relating to:

(A) data retention, including a provision requiring the retention of video for at least 90 days;

(B) storage of video and audio;

(C) creation of backup copies of the video and audio;

(D) maintenance of data security; and

(E) the collection of a body worn camera, including the applicable video and audio recorded by the camera, as evidence;

(3) guidelines for public access, through open records requests, to recordings that are public information;

(4) provisions entitling an officer to access any recording of an incident involving the officer before the officer is required to make a statement about the incident;

(5) procedures for supervisory or internal review; and

(6) provisions for the handling and documenting of equipment and malfunctions of equipment.

(c) A policy described by Subsection (a) may not require a peace officer to keep a body worn camera activated for the entire period of the officer's shift.

(d) A policy described by Subsection (a) must require a peace officer who is equipped with a body worn camera and actively participating in an investigation to keep the camera activated for the entirety of the officer's active participation in the investigation unless the camera has been deactivated in compliance with that policy.

(e) A policy adopted under this article must be consistent with the Federal Rules of Evidence and Texas Rules of Evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.153
§ 3933.153. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may be located or provide service inside or outside the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.107 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.107
§ 64.107. ACTION OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on hearing the report and account required under Section 64.106, the court is satisfied that the danger of injury, loss, or waste has abated and that the report and account are correct, the court shall render an order finding that the danger has abated and that the report and account are correct and shall direct the receiver to deliver the property to the person from whom the receiver took possession as receiver, to the missing person, or to another person the court finds to be entitled to possession of the estate. The person to whom the property is delivered shall execute and file with the clerk an appropriate receipt for the property delivered.

(b) The order of the court shall discharge the receiver and the receiver's sureties.

(c) If the court is not satisfied that the danger has abated, or is not satisfied with the report and account, the court shall render an order continuing the receivership in effect until the court is satisfied that the danger has abated and that the report and account are correct, subject to the limitation prescribed by Section 64.102(e) for the extension of a receivership.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.069 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.069
§ 503.069. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In each case appealed from the division to a county or district court:

(1) the clerk of the court shall mail to the division:

(A) not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; and

(B) not later than the 20th day after the date the judgment is rendered, a certified copy of the judgment; and

(2) the attorney preparing the judgment shall file the original and a copy of the judgment with the clerk.

(b) An attorney's failure to comply with Subsection (a)(2) does not excuse the failure of a county or district clerk to comply with Subsection (a)(1)(B).

(c) The duties of a county or district clerk under Subsection (a)(1) are part of the clerk's ex officio duties, and the clerk is not entitled to a fee for the services.

(d) A county or district clerk who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.