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Tex. Government Code § 844.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.302
§ 844.302. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who is not vested for service retirement beginning on or before the date the member attains age 60 and who has applied for disability retirement is eligible to receive a disability retirement annuity if the member is the subject of a certification issued as provided by Section 844.303(b)(1).

(b) A member who is vested for service retirement based on service in this system alone beginning on or before the date the member attains age 60 and who has applied for disability retirement is eligible to receive a retirement annuity if the member is the subject of a certification issued as provided by Section 844.303(b)(2).

(c) If a member who has filed an application for disability retirement under this subchapter is eligible for service retirement, an evaluation by the medical board under Section 844.303 will not be made and the retirement system shall consider the retirement application as an application filed for service retirement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0201
§ 8010A.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 8010A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.204
§ 3853.204. ABOLISHING SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), the board, with the consent of the governing body of the City of Dickinson, may abolish the sales and use tax without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the sales and use tax if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax.
Tex. Education Code § 51.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.152
§ 51.152. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the educational programs of state-supported institutions of higher education in Texas by authorizing the establishment and operation of a cooperative system for communication and information retrieval and transfer between the institutions and between the institutions and private educational institutions, industry, and the public. The system, employing two-way, closed-circuit television and other electronic communication facilities, is to provide a means of effecting the interchange of ideas, talents, faculties, libraries, and data processing equipment and a means of carrying out an approved program of instructional television.
Tex. Water Code § 60.033 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.033
§ 60.033. USE OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize a district to borrow or receive money or to levy taxes for the purpose of building tugs, barges, scows, dredges, pile drivers, or other floating equipment for use on the water of the United States other than water coming under the jurisdiction of the district or water necessarily adjunctive to the use of the district, as set forth in Section 60.031 of this code.

(b) Dredges or other equipment, whether owned or leased, shall be confined to use on water under control of the district or a necessary adjunctive part of the district and may not be used in any work or service on any state or federal waterway which is not a necessary adjunctive part of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.108
§ 248.108. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Section 248.107, a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the department's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the department by certified mail.

(b) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2), the department may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 82.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.001
§ 82.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Qualified interpreter" means a person employed as an interpreter who holds a current certification issued by the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters, or another current certificate that the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services determines is comparable or appropriate and approves.

(2) "Relay agent" means a person employed to relay conversations for a person who is hearing impaired or speech impaired over a dual-party telephone system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.203
§ 1067.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the bond election.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the election is governed by the general laws relating to county elections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.053
§ 3845.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) One director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of directors of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District.

(b) One director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County.

(c) One director shall be appointed by the board from a list of persons submitted by the representative for House District 75.

(d) Expired.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0651 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0651
§ 526.0651. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.

(2) "Guardianship program" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001.

(3) "Incapacitated individual" means an incapacitated person as defined by Section 1002.017, Estates Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.159
§ 501.159. COMMENTS ON CERTAIN INSURER FILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding this chapter, the office may submit written comments to the commissioner and otherwise participate regarding individual insurer filings made under Chapters 2251 and 2301 relating to insurance described by Subchapter B, Chapter 2301.

(b) The commissioner may adopt reasonable and necessary rules to implement this section.
Tex. Family Code § 153.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.014
§ 153.014. VISITATION CENTERS AND VISITATION EXCHANGE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A county may establish a visitation center or a visitation exchange facility for the purpose of facilitating the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0255
§ 546.0255. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY; CONTRACT AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall contract with a community organization, including a faith-based community organization, or a nonprofit organization to develop and implement a family-based alternatives system under which a child who cannot reside with the child's birth family may receive necessary services in a family-based alternative instead of an institution. For purposes of this subsection, a community organization, including a faith-based community organization, or a nonprofit organization does not include:

(1) a governmental entity; or

(2) a quasi-governmental entity to which a state agency delegates authority and responsibility for planning, supervising, providing, or ensuring the provision of state services.

(b) To be eligible for the contract under Subsection (a), an organization must possess knowledge regarding the support needs of children with disabilities and their families.

(c) The contracted organization may subcontract for one or more components of implementing the family-based alternatives system with:

(1) community organizations, including faith-based community organizations;

(2) nonprofit organizations;

(3) governmental entities; or

(4) quasi-governmental entities described by Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0302
§ 8078.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.0075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0075
§ 146.0075. REQUIRED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employee of a tattoo studio or body piercing studio within the time prescribed by rules adopted by the executive commissioner shall complete a training course approved by the executive commissioner on identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking.

(b) The executive commissioner shall approve training courses on human trafficking prevention, including at least one course that is available without charge. The department shall post the list of the approved training courses on the department's Internet website.

(c) A tattoo studio or body piercing studio shall post signs relating to human trafficking as required by Section 402.0351, Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.040 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.040
§ 11.040. MISTAKEN DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any funds deposited in the state treasury by the department by mistake of fact or mistake of law shall be refunded by warrant issued against the fund and credited against the account in the state treasury into which the money was deposited. Refunds necessary to make the proper correction shall be appropriated by the general appropriations act.

(b) The comptroller may require written evidence from the director of the department to indicate the reason for the mistake of fact or law before issuing the refund warrant authorized in Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) This section does not apply to any funds that have been deposited under a written contract or to any funds on deposit as of June 8, 1971, which are the subject of litigation in any of the courts of this state or the United States.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.151
§ 9.151. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY COURT ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may revoke the registration of a foreign filing entity if, as a result of an action brought under Section 9.153, the court finds that one or more of the following problems exist:

(1) the entity did not comply with a condition precedent to the issuance of the entity's registration or an amendment to the registration;

(2) the entity's registration or any amendment to the entity's registration was fraudulently filed;

(3) a misrepresentation of a material matter was made in an application, report, affidavit, or other document the entity submitted under this code;

(4) the entity has continued to transact business beyond the scope of the purpose or purposes expressed in the entity's registration; or

(5) public interest requires revocation because:

(A) the entity has been convicted of a felony or a high managerial agent of the entity has been convicted of a felony committed in the conduct of the entity's affairs;

(B) the entity or the high managerial agent has engaged in a persistent course of felonious conduct; and

(C) revocation is necessary to prevent future felonious conduct of the same character.

(b) Sections 9.152-9.157 do not apply to Subsection (a)(5).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.516 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.516
§ 42A.516. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR LEAVING SCENE OF MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN DEATH OF PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense punishable under Section 550.021(c)(1)(A), Transportation Code, shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant submit to a term of confinement of not less than 120 days.

(b) If a sentence of confinement is imposed on the revocation of community supervision, the term of confinement served under Subsection (a) may not be credited toward completion of the sentence imposed.
Tex. Family Code § 232.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 232 / Section 232.007
§ 232.007. HEARING ON PETITION TO SUSPEND LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for a hearing and motion to stay suspension must be filed with the court or Title IV-D agency by the individual not later than the 20th day after the date of service of the notice under Section 232.006.

(b) If a request for a hearing is filed, the court or Title IV-D agency shall:

(1) promptly schedule a hearing;

(2) notify each party of the date, time, and location of the hearing; and

(3) stay suspension pending the hearing.

(c) In a case involving support arrearages, a record of child support payments made by the Title IV-D agency or a local registry is evidence of whether the payments were made. A copy of the record appearing regular on its face shall be admitted as evidence at a hearing under this chapter, including a hearing on a motion to revoke a stay. Either party may offer controverting evidence.

(d) In a case in which an individual has failed to comply with a subpoena, proof of service is evidence of delivery of the subpoena.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9325 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9325
§ 51.9325. RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical and dental unit may offer a retirement incentive to an employee of the unit who is eligible to retire under Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code.

(b) A medical and dental unit offering a retirement incentive plan shall file the plan with the Legislative Budget Board not later than the 61st day before the date the plan is implemented and shall provide the board with any information concerning the plan required by the board.

(c) A medical and dental unit may not rehire an employee receiving a retirement incentive under this section without the specific approval of the president of the unit. The president may not delegate this responsibility to any other employee of the unit.

(d) A retirement incentive offered to an employee by a medical and dental unit under this section must be paid from institutional funds or hospital or clinic fees.

(e) A retirement incentive paid by a medical and dental unit to an employee is not subject to any provision of state law that entitles the employee to benefits based on salary or compensation, including contributions under Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Institutional funds" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.009(b).

(2) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 and includes a school of veterinary medicine and a health care facility operated by a medical and dental unit, except that the term does not include The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.05713 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.05713
§ 773.05713. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall electronically submit a report to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the house and senate with jurisdiction over the department on the effect of Sections 773.05711 and 773.05712 that includes:

(1) the total number of applications for emergency medical services provider licenses submitted to the department and the number of applications for which licenses were issued or licenses were denied by the department;

(2) the number of emergency medical services provider licenses that were suspended or revoked by the department for violations of those sections and a description of the types of violations that led to the license suspension or revocation;

(3) the number of occurrences and types of fraud committed by licensed emergency medical services providers related to those sections;

(4) the number of complaints made against licensed emergency medical services providers for violations of those sections and a description of the types of complaints, reported in the manner required by Section 773.0605(d); and

(5) the status of any coordination efforts of the department and the Texas Medical Board related to those sections.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.405 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.405
§ 200.405. APPROVAL OF SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by the certificate of formation of a domestic real estate investment trust, a sale, lease, pledge, mortgage, assignment, transfer, or other conveyance of an interest in real property or other assets of the real estate investment trust does not require the approval or consent of the shareholders of the real estate investment trust unless the transaction constitutes a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust.

(b) A real estate investment trust must approve the sale of all or substantially all of its assets by complying with this section.

(c) The trust managers of the real estate investment trust shall adopt a resolution that approves the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust and:

(1) recommends that the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust be approved by the shareholders of the real estate investment trust; or

(2) directs that the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust be submitted to the shareholders for approval without recommendation if the trust managers determine for any reason not to recommend approval of the sale.

(d) The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust shall be submitted to the shareholders of the real estate investment trust for approval as provided by this subchapter. The trust managers may place conditions on the submission of the proposed sale to the shareholders.

(e) If the trust managers approve the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust but do not adopt a resolution recommending that the proposed sale be approved by the shareholders of the real estate investment trust, the trust managers shall communicate to the shareholders the reason for the trust managers' determination to submit the proposed sale to shareholders without a recommendation.

(f) The shareholders of the real estate investment trust shall approve the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust as provided by this subchapter.

(g) After the approval of the sale by the shareholders, the trust managers may abandon the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the real estate investment trust, subject to the rights of a third party under a contract relating to the assets, without further action or approval by the shareholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.203
§ 3931.203. 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. Health and Safety Code § 298F.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298F / Section 298F.153
§ 298F.153. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE; LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the district to establish a program to enable the district to collect mandatory payments from institutional health care providers to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or the Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for nonpublic hospitals to support the provision of health care by institutional health care providers to district residents in need of health care.

(b) This chapter does not authorize the district to collect mandatory payments for the purpose of raising general revenue or any amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for nonpublic hospitals and to cover the administrative expenses of the district associated with activities under this chapter and other amounts for which the fund may be used as described by Section 298F.103(c).

(c) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the board may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A rule adopted under this section may not create, impose, or materially expand the legal or financial liability or responsibility of the district or an institutional health care provider in the district beyond the provisions of this chapter. This section does not require the board to adopt a rule.

(d) The district may only assess and collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter if a waiver program, uniform rate enhancement, reimbursement, or other payment described by Section 298F.103(c)(1) is available to nonpublic hospitals in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8097.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8097 / Section 8097.0102
§ 8097.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district in Collin County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.