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Tex. Election Code § 86.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 86 / Section 86.004
§ 86.004. TIME FOR PROVIDING BALLOT TO VOTER.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the balloting materials for voting by mail shall be mailed to a voter entitled to vote by mail not later than the seventh calendar day after the later of the date the clerk accepts the voter's application for a ballot to be voted by mail or the date the ballots become available for mailing, except that if that mailing date is earlier than the 37th day before election day, the balloting materials shall be mailed not later than the 30th day before election day.

(b) For an election to which Section 101.104 applies, the balloting materials for a voter who indicates on the application for a ballot to be voted by mail or the federal postcard application that the voter is eligible to vote early by mail as a consequence of the voter's being outside the United States shall be mailed on or before the later of the 45th day before election day or the seventh calendar day after the date the clerk receives the application. However, if it is not possible to mail the ballots by the deadline of the 45th day before election day, the clerk shall notify the secretary of state within 24 hours of knowing that the deadline will not be met. The secretary of state shall monitor the situation and advise the clerk, who shall mail the ballots as soon as possible in accordance with the secretary of state's guidelines.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 18, eff. December 1, 2017.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 54.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 54 / Section 54.005
§ 54.005. PROVISION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and its network contractors shall contract with service providers to assess the needs of the participants and implement a plan to provide services to address the participants' most critical needs.

(b) A service provider participating in the program may refer a program client to a service provider not participating in the program for medical services otherwise covered by the program. Services received through a referral under this subsection may not be paid for using program funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.003
§ 8378.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect permanent directors as provided by Section 8378.051 of this code and Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.155
§ 3887.155. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:

(1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and

(2) paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax unless the tax is approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose. The proposition in a maintenance and operation tax election may be for a specific maximum rate or for an unlimited rate. If a maximum tax rate is approved, the board may impose the tax at any rate that does not exceed the approved rate.

(c) A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.054
§ 309.054. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY THE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims with the court clerk, the judge shall examine and approve or disapprove the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims.

(b) If the judge approves the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, the judge shall enter an order to that effect.

(c) If the judge does not approve the inventory, appraisement, or list of claims, the judge:

(1) shall enter an order to that effect requiring the filing of another inventory, appraisement, or list of claims, whichever is not approved, within a period specified in the order not to exceed 20 days after the date the order is entered; and

(2) may, if considered necessary, appoint new appraisers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.101
§ 9003.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The district has all the rights, powers, and privileges granted water control and improvement districts by:

(1) Chapter 51, Water Code; and

(2) other laws relating to water control and improvement districts.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729, Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2007.

(c) In addition to powers granted the district under other law, the district has the power to:

(1) control, store, conserve, protect, distribute, and use the storm and flood waters in the district for all useful purposes permitted by law;

(2) implement flood prevention and control measures in the district and prevent or aid in preventing damage to district lands and the soil and fertility of those lands;

(3) receive and accept technical and financial assistance from other districts or state agencies or from the United States to accomplish district purposes; and

(4) purchase, construct, maintain, or in any other manner acquire, provide, and develop all works, facilities, improvements, lands, easements, and properties that may be necessary or useful in fulfilling any purpose of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.303 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.303
§ 143.303. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not be denied local control over wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, other terms and conditions of employment, or other personnel issues on which the public employer and an association that is recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all fire fighters or police officers in the municipality agree. A term or condition on which the public employer and the association do not agree is governed by the applicable statutes, local ordinances, and civil service rules. An agreement must be reduced to writing. This subchapter does not require the public employer and the association to meet and confer or reach an agreement on any issue.

(b) A public employer and an association recognized under this subchapter as a sole and exclusive bargaining agent may meet and confer only if the association does not advocate the illegal right to strike by public employees.

(c) A fire fighter or police officer of a municipality may not engage in a strike or organized work stoppage against this state or a political subdivision of this state. A fire fighter or police officer who participates in a strike forfeits all civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the fire fighter or police officer enjoys as a result of the person's employment or previous employment with the municipality. This subsection does not affect the right of a person to cease employment if the person is not acting in concert with other fire fighters or police officers.
Tex. Family Code § 9.010 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.010
§ 9.010. REDUCTION TO MONEY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a party fails to comply with a decree of divorce or annulment and delivery of property awarded in the decree is no longer an adequate remedy, the court may render a money judgment for the damages caused by that failure to comply.

(b) If a party did not receive payments of money as awarded in the decree of divorce or annulment, the court may render judgment against a defaulting party for the amount of unpaid payments to which the party is entitled.

(c) The remedy of a reduction to money judgment is in addition to the other remedies provided by law.

(d) A money judgment rendered under this section may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of judgment for debt.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.016 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.016
§ 163.016. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A participating entity may:

(1) contract for insurance, including specialized insurance for property and risks relating to the ownership, operation, and maintenance of electric facilities;

(2) contract for insurance for the use and benefit of each of the other participating entities as though the insurance was for the sole benefit of the contracting entity; and

(3) cause the rights of the other participating entities to be protected under the contract in accordance with each entity's undivided interest or entitlement under any applicable agreement between the entities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 55.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 55 / Section 55.004
§ 55.004. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The department may subject a project that receives money under this chapter to a final audit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.407 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.407
§ 334.407. NATURE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax imposed by this subchapter is a debt owed to the owner or lessee of the designated facility by the user or sublessee of the designated facility and is recoverable at law.

(b) The tax imposed by this subchapter is not an occupation tax imposed on the owner or lessee of the designated facility, the user or the sublessee of the designated facility, the livestock, or the owner of the livestock.
Tex. Government Code § 501.149 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.149
§ 501.149. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist an individual manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the committee identifies populations requiring disease management.

(b) A managed health care plan provided under this chapter must provide disease management services in the manner required by the committee, including:

(1) patient self-management education;

(2) provider education;

(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;

(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and

(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.001
§ 23.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:

(A) is issued by a licensing authority;

(B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and

(C) a person must obtain to:

(i) operate a motor vehicle; or

(ii) engage in a recreational activity, including hunting and fishing, for which a license or permit is required.

(2) "Order suspending a license" means an order issued by the commission directing a licensing authority to suspend a license.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9761 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9761
§ 51.9761. CHILD ABUSE REPORTING POLICY AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.

(b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy governing the reporting of child abuse and neglect as required by Chapter 261, Family Code, for the institution and its employees. The policy must require each employee of the institution to report child abuse and neglect in the manner required by Chapter 261, Family Code.

(c) Each institution of higher education shall provide training for employees who are professionals as defined by Section 261.101, Family Code, in prevention techniques for and the recognition of symptoms of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of sexual abuse and other maltreatment. The training must include:

(1) techniques for reducing a child's risk of sexual abuse or other maltreatment;

(2) factors indicating a child is at risk for sexual abuse or other maltreatment;

(3) the warning signs and symptoms associated with sexual abuse or other maltreatment and recognition of those signs and symptoms; and

(4) the requirements and procedures for reporting suspected sexual abuse or other maltreatment as provided by Chapter 261, Family Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.052
§ 41.052. ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES NOT OFFERING CUSTOMER CHOICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric cooperative that chooses not to participate in customer choice may not offer electric energy at unregulated prices directly to retail customers outside its certificated retail service area.

(b) An electric cooperative under Subsection (a) retains the right to offer and provide a full range of customer service and pricing programs to the customers within its certificated retail service area and to purchase and sell electric energy at wholesale without geographic restriction.

(c) A generation and transmission electric cooperative may offer electric energy at unregulated prices directly to retail customers outside of its parent electric cooperatives' certificated service areas only if a majority of the parent electric cooperatives of the generation and transmission electric cooperative have chosen to offer customer choice.

(d) A subsidiary of an electric cooperative may not provide electric energy at unregulated prices outside of its parent electric cooperative's certificated retail service area unless the electric cooperative offers customer choice inside its certificated retail service area.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.202 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.202
§ 131.202. AMOUNT OF PERFORMANCE BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the bond required for each bonded area depends on the reclamation requirements of the approved permit and shall be determined by the commission.

(b) The commission's determination shall be based on two estimates, one of which shall be submitted by the permit applicant and the other prepared by the commission under procedures established by rule. Only the commission's estimate will be considered if the applicant waives the right to submit an estimate.

(c) The amount of the bond shall be determined by the commission and shall be sufficient to assure the completion of the reclamation plan if the work had to be performed by a third party in the event of forfeiture.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.601
§ 547.601. SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle shall be equipped with:

(1) front safety belts if safety belt anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment on the vehicle; or

(2) for a motor vehicle that is an assembled vehicle, as defined by Section 731.001, front safety belts in vehicles that contain safety belt anchorages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0201
§ 7952A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7952A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 728.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 728 / Section 728.004
§ 728.004. ENFORCEMENT; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or a district, county, or municipal attorney may enforce this subchapter and may bring an action in the county in which a violation is alleged.

(b) The operation of a business in violation of this subchapter is a public nuisance. Any person, including a district, county, or municipal attorney, may obtain an injunction restraining a violation of this subchapter. A person who obtains an injunction under this subsection may recover the person's costs, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) An employer is a necessary party to an action brought against its employee under this section. An employer is strictly liable for all amounts, including civil penalties, damages, costs, and attorney's fees, resulting from a violation of Section 728.002 by its employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.104
§ 3845.104. WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not provide wholesale or retail water or wastewater services to any land inside or outside the boundaries of the district or produce water for use on land owned or managed by the district unless authorized by a written resolution of the board of directors of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District. A written resolution authorizing the provision or production of water or the water or wastewater services must specify the area authorized to receive the water or wastewater services or for which the district is authorized to produce water. Notwithstanding any other law, the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District is not required to provide retail water or wastewater services to an area in which the district is authorized to provide water services.

(b) On written request by the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District, the district shall convey and transfer to the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District all water or wastewater facilities, equipment, and fixtures owned by the district, including water lines, wastewater lines, meters, wells, fire hydrants, storage tanks, lagoons, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and pump and lift stations.

(c) Water or wastewater facilities, equipment, and fixtures transferred at the request of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District shall continue to be used to benefit land in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.117 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.117
§ 77.117. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license if the license holder or any other operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of one or more flagrant offenses totalling three flagrant offenses for the licensed vessel. The suspension may be for:

(1) six months, if:

(A) the date of each offense is within a 24-consecutive-month period beginning not earlier than September 1, 1995; and

(B) the license holder has not previously had a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license suspended under this section; or

(2) 12 months, if the date of each offense is within a 24-consecutive-month period and the license holder has previously had a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license suspended under this section.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a license suspension under this section does not affect the license holder's eligibility to renew the license after the suspension expires.

(c) The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may permanently revoke a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license if:

(1) the license holder has previously had a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license suspended twice under this section;

(2) the license holder or any other operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of one or more flagrant offenses totalling three flagrant offenses for the licensed vessel; and

(3) the date of each offense is in a 24-consecutive-month period beginning not earlier than the date of the most recent previous suspension under this section.

(d) For purposes of this section, a flagrant offense includes:

(1) trawling in a nursery area in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;

(2) shrimping longer than 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after legal shrimping hours prescribed by this code or by a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;

(3) exceeding possession limits, in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code, by 100 or more pounds;

(4) exceeding legal net size, in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code, by five feet or more; or

(5) falsifying information required by this subchapter or a commission rule adopted under this subchapter for the issuance of a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license.

(e) The same flagrant offense may not be counted for more than one suspension under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.052
§ 1118.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person may not serve on the board if the person is:

(1) a party to a contract with the district to perform services for the district for compensation; or

(2) a district employee.

(c) A director is eligible for reelection to the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.110 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.110
§ 2402.110. DISPLAY OF DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "digital identification" means information stored on a digital network that may be accessed by a driver and that:

(1) serves as proof of the identity of the driver;

(2) serves as proof that the insurance coverage requirements of Chapter 1954, Insurance Code, are satisfied;

(3) displays a photo of the driver;

(4) displays an image of the driver's vehicle; and

(5) identifies the make, model, and license plate number of the vehicle used by the driver.

(b) On request of a law enforcement officer or a government official enforcing or administering this chapter, a driver providing a digitally prearranged ride shall:

(1) display the driver's digital identification; and

(2) display electronic proof that the ride was matched through the digital network.

(c) This section does not require a driver to relinquish possession of the electronic device containing the digital identification.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.183 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.183
§ 91.183. RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS OF NATIVE GAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event there are remaining reserves of native gas in the storage facility which are dedicated to a purchaser and the purchaser and storer are unable to agree on an equitable settlement of rights with respect to the remaining native gas within a period of time that will prevent interference with the operation of the storage facility, the storer or purchaser may apply to the commission for an adjudication concerning remaining reserves of native gas.

(b) Upon application, the commission shall direct a settlement of remaining reserves of native gas that is equitable to all parties, but which does not interfere with the public benefits arising from the operation of the storage facility.

(c) In addition to any other disposition that is equitable to all parties, the commission may make a finding of the quantity of remaining recoverable native gas and an allocation of future production on a reasonable production schedule and order delivery to the purchaser by the storer of the amounts of native gas that the commission finds would have been taken by the purchaser during the term of the purchase agreement.