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Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.017 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.017
§ 81.017. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department and each of the following agencies shall adopt a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the delivery of services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and to reduce duplication of services:

(1) the Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(2) the Department of State Health Services;

(3) the Texas Workforce Commission;

(4) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(5) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(6) the Texas Education Agency;

(7) the Texas School for the Deaf;

(8) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and

(9) any other state agency that provides or is required by law to provide services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

(b) If gaps in the delivery of services are identified while developing a memorandum, the involved agencies shall formulate in the memorandum methods to reduce or eliminate those gaps.

(c) Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the department and the other agencies shall review their respective memorandums.
Tex. Government Code § 81.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.029
§ 81.029. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The board of directors, by a majority vote, elects the executive director. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The executive director shall execute the policies and directives of the board in all state bar activities except the activities for which the general counsel is given responsibility either by this chapter or by the board.

(c) The executive director shall perform the duties usually required of a corporate secretary and other duties as assigned by the board.

(d) The executive director shall act as the treasurer of the state bar and shall receive from the clerk of the supreme court state bar funds as provided by this chapter. The funds are subject to audit as provided by Section 81.023.

(e) The executive director shall maintain the membership files and shall confer with the clerk of the supreme court as to the maintenance of those files.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(8).

(g) The executive director has no vote on matters before the board of directors.

(h) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program shall require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(i) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for state bar employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(j) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the state bar to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the state bar's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(k) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (j)(1); and

(3) be filed with the supreme court and the governor's office.

(l) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 22.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.066 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.066
§ 53.066. DAMAGES TO SURFACE.
Status: in_force

Payments made by the lessee to the owner of the surface as provided in this subchapter and acceptance of the payments by the owner of the surface are in place of all damages to the soil.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.309 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.309
§ 2.309. ABSENCE OF SPECIFIC TIME PROVISIONS; NOTICE OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The time for shipment or delivery or any other action under a contract if not provided in this chapter or agreed upon shall be a reasonable time.

(b) Where the contract provides for successive performances but is indefinite in duration it is valid for a reasonable time but unless otherwise agreed may be terminated at any time by either party.

(c) Termination of a contract by one party except on the happening of an agreed event requires that reasonable notification be received by the other party and an agreement dispensing with notification is invalid if its operation would be unconscionable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 362.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 362 / Section 362.006
§ 362.006. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A county may establish a law enforcement agency only if authorized by the constitution or other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.103
§ 2203.103. ELIGIBILITY OF OTHER HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Health care" includes a medical or health care service, including an examination, treatment, medical diagnosis, or evaluation, and care provided in an inpatient, outpatient, or residential setting.

(2) "Health care facility" means a facility providing health care, other than a facility described by Section 2203.002(4).

(3) "Health care practitioner" means an individual, other than an individual described by Section 2203.002(4), who:

(A) is licensed to provide health care; or

(B) is not licensed to provide health care but provides health care under the direction or supervision of a licensed individual.

(b) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may:

(1) determine that appropriate liability insurance coverage written by insurers authorized to engage in business in this state is not reasonably available to a type of health care practitioner or health care facility; and

(2) by order designate that type of health care practitioner or health care facility to be included as a health care provider eligible to receive coverage under this chapter.

(c) A health care practitioner or facility designated under Subsection (b) is entitled to receive insurance coverage under this chapter in accordance with Chapter 1901 in the same manner as other health care providers described by Section 2203.002 and Section 1901.001.

(d) The commissioner's order may indicate whether a health care practitioner or facility designated under Subsection (b) is included under the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund established under Section 2203.301 or 2203.303 or whether a separate policyholder's stabilization reserve fund is created. A separate policyholder's stabilization reserve fund established under this subsection operates in the same manner as a policyholder's stabilization reserve fund created under Section 2203.303.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.1045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.1045
§ 562.1045. LINKING INTERNET SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a pharmacy that:

(1) maintains a generally accessible Internet site; and

(2) sells or distributes drugs through the Internet.

(b) A pharmacy subject to this section shall link its site to the Internet site maintained by the board. The link must be:

(1) on the pharmacy's initial home page; and

(2) if the pharmacy sells drugs through its site, on the page where the sale occurs.

(c) A pharmacy subject to this section shall post:

(1) on its initial home page general information on how to file a complaint about the pharmacy with the board; and

(2) specific information on how to file a complaint with the board not more than two links away from its initial home page.

(d) Information under Subsection (c) must include the board's telephone number, mailing address, and Internet website address.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.113
§ 3944.113. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.251
§ 3843.251. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.157
§ 1037.157. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.214 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.214
§ 394.214. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission may adopt rules to carry out this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner may:

(1) investigate the activities of a person subject to this subchapter to determine compliance with this subchapter, including examination of the books, accounts, and records of a provider; and

(2) require or permit a person to file a statement under oath and otherwise subject to the penalties of perjury, as to all the facts and circumstances of the matter to be investigated.

(c) Failure to comply with an investigation under Subsection (b) is grounds for issuance of a cease and desist order.

(d) The commissioner may receive and act on complaints, take action to obtain voluntary compliance with this subchapter, and refer cases to the attorney general for prosecution.

(e) The commissioner may enforce this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter by:

(1) ordering the violator to cease and desist from the violation and any similar violations;

(2) ordering the violator to take affirmative action to correct the violation, including the restitution of money or property to a person aggrieved by the violation;

(3) imposing an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 14; or

(4) rejecting an initial application, refusing to renew a registration, or revoking or suspending a registration as provided by Section 394.204.

(f) In determining the amount of an administrative penalty to be imposed under this section, the commissioner shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the violator, the violator's history of previous violations, the deleterious effect of the violation on the public, the assets of the violator, and any other factors the commissioner considers relevant.

(g) The commissioner, on relation of the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, may bring an action in district court to enjoin a person from engaging in an act or continuing a course of action that violates this chapter. The court may order a preliminary or final injunction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0601
§ 3945.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Government Code § 665.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.027
§ 665.027. POWERS OF SENATE MEETING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The senate may:

(1) send for persons, papers, books, and other documents;

(2) compel the giving of testimony;

(3) punish for contempt to the same extent as a district court;

(4) meet in closed session for purposes of deliberation; and

(5) exercise any other power necessary to carry out its duties under Article XV of the Texas Constitution.

(b) The senate may employ assistance to enforce and execute the lawful orders, mandates, writs, process, and precepts of the senate meeting as a court of impeachment.
Tex. Election Code § 257.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 257 / Section 257.001
§ 257.001. PRINCIPAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL PARTY.
Status: in_force

The state or county executive committee of a political party may designate a general-purpose committee as the principal political committee for that party in the state or county, as applicable.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.011
§ 62.011. CHANGE OF OFFICE OR NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) Only with the prior approval of the commissioner may an association:

(1) establish an office other than the principal office stated in the association's articles of incorporation;

(2) move an office from its immediate vicinity; or

(3) change the association's name.

(b) On request, the commissioner shall give a person who may be affected by an act described by Subsection (a) an opportunity to be heard.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.158
§ 4002.158. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

A complete record shall be kept of all proceedings held before the commissioner on any hearing or investigation.
Tex. Water Code § 61.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.153
§ 61.153.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.153. HEARING: TESTIMONY. Any person who may be affected may appear before the board on the day of the hearing and contest the necessity, advisability, or practicability of the election and may offer testimony in favor of or against the election.
Tex. Labor Code § 315.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 315 / Section 315.003
§ 315.003. PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

Adult education programs must be provided by public school districts, public junior colleges, regional education service centers, nonprofit agencies, and community-based organizations approved in accordance with state statutes and rules adopted by the commission. The programs must be designed to meet the education and training needs of adults to the extent possible using available public and private resources. Bilingual education may be used to instruct students who do not function satisfactorily in English whenever it is appropriate for those students' optimum development.
Tex. Water Code § 55.657 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.657
§ 55.657. COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the approval of the engineer's report and the adoption of the plan for improvements to be constructed, the board shall appoint three disinterested commissioners of appraisement. The commissioners shall be freeholders but not owners of land within the district which they represent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.058
§ 1958.058. SAFETY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may develop and establish mold safety standards for license holders if appropriate scientific information exists regarding the effect of mold.
Tex. Insurance Code § 7 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 5002 / Section 7
§ 7.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Congressional Consent. This Compact shall be effective on its adoption by at least two Member States and consent of the United States Congress. This Compact shall be effective unless the United States Congress, in consenting to this Compact, alters the fundamental purposes of this Compact, which are:
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.052
§ 1011.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Schleicher County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.22
§ 42.22.
Status: in_force

Art. 42.22. RESTITUTION LIENS
Tex. Family Code § 231.121 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.121
§ 231.121. AVAILABILITY OF BROCHURES.
Status: in_force

The Title IV-D agency shall ensure that all Title IV-D brochures published by the agency are available to the public on the agency's Internet website and, on the request of the clerk of a district court, at courthouses where family law cases are heard in the county in which that district court is located.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.056
§ 2153.056. DELEGATION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may delegate to an authorized representative any authority provided to the comptroller under this chapter, including the authority to:

(1) conduct an investigation; and

(2) hold a hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0604 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0604
§ 546.0604. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall fund the program, including the design and evaluation of pilot projects, modification of the volunteer advocate curriculum, and training of volunteers, through existing appropriations to the commission.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may accept gifts, grants, or donations for the program from any source to:

(1) carry out the design of the program;

(2) develop criteria for evaluating any proposed pilot projects operated under the program;

(3) modify a volunteer advocate training curriculum;

(4) conduct training for volunteer advocates; and

(5) develop a request for offers to conduct any proposed pilot projects under the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.203
§ 8351.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 364.048 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 364 / Section 364.048
§ 364.048. TERMS OF BONDS; NEGOTIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may prescribe the terms and conditions of bonds issued under this chapter and determine the manner of their sale. The commissioners court by order or resolution shall determine:

(1) the aggregate principal amount or amounts of the bonds;

(2) the denominations of the bonds;

(3) the date or dates of maturity;

(4) the rate or rates of interest;

(5) whether the bonds are payable annually or semiannually, and on what dates;

(6) the form of the bonds;

(7) the terms, provisions, and conditions of the bonds;

(8) whether the bonds are coupon or registered bonds, and any registration privileges;

(9) provisions for the call or redemption of the bonds before maturity; and

(10) the place or places, in or outside of this state, at which the bonds are payable.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter have all the qualifications and incidents of negotiable instruments as provided by the law of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.220 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.220
§ 382.220. USE OF FUNDING FOR LOCAL INITIATIVE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money that is made available to participating counties under Section 382.202(g) or 382.302 may be appropriated only for programs administered in accordance with Chapter 783, Government Code, to improve air quality. A participating county may agree to contract with any appropriate entity, including a metropolitan planning organization or a council of governments to implement a program under Section 382.202, 382.209, or this section.

(b) A program under this section must be implemented in consultation with the commission and may include a program to:

(1) expand and enhance the AirCheck Texas Repair and Replacement Assistance Program;

(2) develop and implement programs or systems that remotely determine vehicle emissions and notify the vehicle's operator;

(3) develop and implement projects to implement the commission's smoking vehicle program;

(4) develop and implement projects in consultation with the director of the Department of Public Safety for coordinating with local law enforcement officials to reduce the use of counterfeit registration insignia and vehicle inspection reports by providing local law enforcement officials with funds to identify vehicles with counterfeit registration insignia and vehicle inspection reports and to carry out appropriate actions;

(5) develop and implement programs to enhance transportation system improvements; or

(6) develop and implement new air control strategies designed to assist local areas in complying with state and federal air quality rules and regulations.

(c) Money that is made available for the implementation of a program under Subsection (b) may not be expended for local government fleet or vehicle acquisition or replacement, call center management, application oversight, invoice analysis, education, outreach, or advertising purposes.

(d) Fees collected under Sections 382.202 and 382.302 may be used in an amount not to exceed $7 million per fiscal year for projects described by Subsection (b), of which $2 million may be used only for projects described by Subsection (b)(4). The remaining $5 million may be used for any project described by Subsection (b). The fees shall be made available only to counties participating in the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement programs created under Section 382.209 and only on a matching basis, whereby the commission provides money to a county in the same amount that the county dedicates to a project authorized by Subsection (b). The commission may reduce the match requirement for a county that proposes to develop and implement independent test facility fraud detection programs, including the use of remote sensing technology for coordinating with law enforcement officials to detect, prevent, and prosecute the use of counterfeit registration insignia and vehicle inspection reports.
Tex. Transportation Code § 474.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 474 / Section 474.002
§ 474.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a governmental entity authorized by state law to make a contract and to any contractor with whom a governmental entity enters into a contract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.303 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.303
§ 81.303. EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish an exposure control plan designed to minimize exposure of employees described by Section 81.302 to bloodborne pathogens. In developing the plan, the department must consider:

(1) policies relating to occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens;

(2) training and educational requirements for employees;

(3) measures to increase vaccinations of employees; and

(4) increased use of personal protective equipment by employees.