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Tex. Family Code § 264.504 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.504
§ 264.504. MEETINGS OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), meetings of the committee are subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, as if the committee were a governmental body under that chapter.

(b) Any portion of a meeting of the committee during which the committee discusses an individual child's death is closed to the public and is not subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) Information identifying a deceased child, a member of the child's family, a guardian or caretaker of the child, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect of the child may not be disclosed during a public meeting. On a majority vote of the committee members, the members shall remove from the committee any member who discloses information described by this subsection in a public meeting.

(d) Information regarding the involvement of a state or local agency with the deceased child or another person described by Subsection (c) may not be disclosed during a public meeting.

(e) The committee may conduct an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or other electronic medium. A meeting held under this subsection is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings. The notice of the meeting must specify as the location of the meeting the location where meetings of the committee are usually held. Each part of the meeting by telephone conference call that is required to be open to the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and shall be tape-recorded. The tape recording shall be made available to the public.

(f) This section does not prohibit the committee from requesting the attendance at a closed meeting of a person who is not a member of the committee and who has information regarding a deceased child.
Tex. Family Code § 15.115 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.115
§ 15.115. LIMITS OF PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The privilege prescribed by Section 15.114 does not apply to a collaborative family law communication that is:

(1) in an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process, evidenced in a record signed by all parties to the agreement;

(2) subject to an express waiver of the privilege in a record or orally during a proceeding if the waiver is made by all parties and nonparty participants;

(3) available to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, or made during a session of a collaborative family law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public;

(4) a threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence;

(5) a disclosure of a plan to commit or attempt to commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity;

(6) a disclosure in a report of:

(A) suspected abuse or neglect of a child to an appropriate agency under Subchapter B, Chapter 261, or in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child, except that evidence may be excluded in the case of communications between an attorney and client under Subchapter C, Chapter 261; or

(B) abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly or disabled person to an appropriate agency under Subchapter B, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code; or

(7) sought or offered to prove or disprove:

(A) a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice arising from or related to a collaborative family law process;

(B) an allegation that the settlement agreement was procured by fraud, duress, coercion, or other dishonest means or that terms of the settlement agreement are illegal;

(C) the necessity and reasonableness of attorney's fees and related expenses incurred during a collaborative family law process or to challenge or defend the enforceability of the collaborative family law settlement agreement; or

(D) a claim against a third person who did not participate in the collaborative family law process.

(b) If a collaborative family law communication is subject to an exception under Subsection (a), only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.

(c) The disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under Subsection (a) does not make the evidence or any other collaborative family law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 45.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 45 / Section 45.001
§ 45.001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature to maintain a diverse network of service providers that offer a range of foster capacity options and that accommodate children from various cultural backgrounds. To that end, the legislature expects reasonable accommodations to be made by the state to allow people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to be a part of meeting the needs of children in the child welfare system. Decisions regarding the placement of children shall continue to be made in the best interest of the child, including which person is best able to provide for the child's physical, psychological, and emotional needs and development.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.914 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.914
§ 2003.914. EFFECT ON RIGHT TO JUDICIAL APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An appeal to the office under this subchapter is an election of remedies and an alternative to bringing an appeal under Section 42.01, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 499.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.105
§ 499.105. BOARD REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION; NOTICE TO GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall review the recommendation and findings forwarded to the board under Section 499.104. Not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives the recommendation and findings, the board shall reject the recommendation or accept or modify the recommendation. The board may establish a new maximum capacity based on the accepted or modified recommendation. The board shall forward the recommendation or modified recommendation and findings to the governor. The board may not modify the recommendation by increasing the maximum capacity specified in the recommendation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.061
§ 1108.061. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as:

(1) the assistant district administrator; and

(2) the attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and the attorney serve at the will of the board and are entitled to receive the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.153
§ 8495.153. 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. Family Code § 159.701 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.701
§ 159.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.

(2) "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(3) "Convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D).

(4) "Direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.

(5) "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.

(6) "Foreign support agreement":

(A) means an agreement for support in a record that:

(i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(ii) has been:

(a) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or

(b) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and

(iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

(B) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.

(7) "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0104
§ 7991A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7991A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Election Code § 127.099 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.099
§ 127.099. SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) On completing the first test of automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station and the test of automatic tabulating equipment used at a polling place, the general custodian of election records shall place the test ballots and other test materials in a container provided for that purpose and seal the container so it cannot be opened without breaking the seal. The testing board and not more than two watchers, if one or more watchers are present, shall sign the seal. The watchers must be of opposing interests if such watchers are present.

(a-1) The general custodian of election records shall provide the test materials to the presiding judge of the central counting station before subsequent tests of the automatic tabulating equipment used at the central counting station are conducted under Sections 127.093(c) and (d).

(a-2) On completing subsequent tests of the automatic tabulating equipment used at the central counting station under Sections 127.093(c) and (d), the presiding judge shall place the test ballots and other test materials in a container provided for that purpose and seal the container so it cannot be opened without breaking the seal. The manager, tabulation supervisor, presiding judge, and not more than two watchers, if one or more watchers are present, shall sign the seal. The watchers must be of opposing interests if such watchers are present.

(b) The test materials shall remain sealed for the period for preserving the precinct election records.

(c) The container may not be unsealed unless the contents are necessary to conduct a test under this subchapter, a criminal investigation, an election contest, a request for public inspection under Subsection (d), or any other official proceeding under this code. If the container is unsealed, the authority in charge of the proceeding shall reseal the contents when not in use.

(d) The test materials may not be made available for public inspection until the first day after the final canvass of the election is completed. The sealed container containing the test materials may be unsealed to allow for public inspection of the records and shall be resealed after the inspection of those records is completed.
Tex. Election Code § 66.055 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.055
§ 66.055. JUDICIAL IMPOUNDMENT OF ELECTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the precinct election records are not delivered by the deadline prescribed by Section 66.053(c), on application by a member of the canvassing authority, a district judge shall order the precinct election records to be impounded.

(b) The district judge shall supervise the activities necessary to complete the count, prepare the precinct returns, and distribute the records.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.042 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.042
§ 31.042. PRORATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

If at any time state funds are not available to pay in full all financial assistance authorized in this chapter, the executive commissioner may direct the proration of the financial assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.111
§ 1036.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves an expenditure of more than the amount prescribed by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.153 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.153
§ 541.153. INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged in or is engaging in a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may issue a civil investigative demand. The procedures established for the issuance of a civil investigative demand under Section 15.10 apply to the same extent and manner to the issuance of a civil investigative demand under this section.

(b) The attorney general may request, pursuant to a civil investigative demand issued under Subsection (a), that a controller disclose any data protection assessment that is relevant to an investigation conducted by the attorney general. The attorney general may evaluate the data protection assessment for compliance with the requirements set forth in Sections 541.101, 541.102, and 541.103.
Tex. Government Code § 824.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.307
§ 824.307. RESTORATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE TO MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) If the medical board finds that a disability retiree is no longer mentally or physically incapacitated for the performance of duty, it shall certify its findings and submit them to the board of trustees.

(b) If a disability retiree is restored to active service, other than service described by Section 824.602(a)(1), or refuses for more than one year to submit to a required medical examination, or if the board of trustees concurs in a certification issued under Subsection (a), the board shall discontinue the retiree's annuity payments and the retiree must again become a member of the retirement system.

(c) When a person becomes a member under this section, an amount equal to the sum in the person's individual account in the member savings account at the time of retirement, minus the amount of annuity payments made since retirement, shall be transferred from the retired reserve account to the person's individual account in the member savings account. The member is entitled to service credit for all service credit used to compute the member's disability retirement annuity at the time of retirement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.308
§ 3911.308. ISSUER POWERS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.201
§ 2301.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director or the director's designee shall prepare information describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints or protests are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.015
§ 438.015. USE OF DAMAGED DISHES, RECEPTACLES, OR UTENSILS.
Status: in_force

A public eating or drinking establishment or a person who operates or manages a food factory may not use or keep for use a dish, receptacle, or utensil that is made or damaged in a manner that makes cleaning or sterilizing the item impossible or doubtful.
Tex. Government Code § 2206.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.152
§ 2206.152. CREATION DATE.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, an entity described by Section 2206.151 is considered to have been created on:

(1) the earliest date on which the entity existed if the entity was authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain on that date; or

(2) the earliest date on which the entity was authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain if the entity did not have that authority on the earliest date on which the entity existed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.104
§ 1102.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to district residents by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements; and

(B) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.0096 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.0096
§ 251.0096. REMOVAL OF CATTLE GUARDS FROM COUNTY ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may remove a cattle guard from a county road of any class if the commissioners court notifies each person who owns land adjacent to the cattle guard by certified mail not less than 90 days before the proposed removal of the cattle guard.

(b) The commissioners court is not required to hold a public hearing on a proposed cattle guard removal. If a resident of the county requests a public hearing, the commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the removal of the cattle guard. To be valid, a request for a public hearing must be in writing and be made before the 75th day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a) is mailed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.102
§ 1801.102. SALE OF GOODS.
Status: in_force

On shipment of a consignment, a commission merchant shall promptly receive and sell the goods under the terms of the consignment contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8485.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8485 / Section 8485.005
§ 8485.005. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY; MUNICIPAL CONSENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, without the consent of any municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.006
§ 11004.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.004
§ 141.004. OWNERSHIP OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by a conveyance, contract, deed, reservation, exception, limitation, lease, or other binding obligation, the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land are owned as real property by:

(1) the landowner; or

(2) if the surface estate and the mineral estate of the land have been severed, the owner of the surface estate of the land.

(b) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the property rights described by this section entitle the owner of the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land and the owner's lessee, heir, or assignee to drill for and produce the geothermal energy and associated resources.

(c) This section does not:

(1) apply to minerals dissolved or otherwise contained in groundwater, including in hot brines; or

(2) change existing law regarding:

(A) oil, gas, or mineral extraction regardless of its heat or energy potential;

(B) the rights of the dominant and servient estates; or

(C) the ownership and use of groundwater.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.061
§ 1087.061. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ legal counsel to represent the district in all legal matters.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.256
§ 603.256. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 14th day after the date the medical board receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If the notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails the examination, the medical board shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.108
§ 1039.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.054
§ 3501.054. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and duties of the authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.452 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.452
§ 1131.452. ELIGIBLE DEBTORS.
Status: in_force

All individuals who become borrowers, or purchasers of securities, merchandise, or other property, under an agreement to pay the borrowed amount or to pay the balance of the price of the securities, merchandise, or other property purchased, are eligible for insurance under the policy.