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Tex. Occupations Code § 202.605 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.605
§ 202.605.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.605. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY: PRACTICING WITHOUT LICENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person professes to be a podiatrist or practices or assumes the duties incident to the practice of podiatry without holding a license to practice podiatry.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days or more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Government Code § 855.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.601
§ 855.601. STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, the board of trustees shall send to the governing body of each municipality and to each requesting member an annual statement that contains:

(1) a balance sheet showing the financial and actuarial condition of the retirement system on December 31 of that year;

(2) a statement showing the receipts and disbursements made during the calendar year;

(3) a statement showing changes in the asset, liability, reserve, and surplus accounts during the calendar year; and

(4) additional statistics necessary for proper interpretation of the condition of the retirement system.

(b) The board of trustees shall furnish to a member, on written request, a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account. During a calendar year, the board is not required to furnish to a member more than one statement requested under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.216 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.216
§ 3818.216. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to the rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 107.258 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.258
§ 107.258. PLAN OF OPERATION FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The applicable commissioners court or commissioners courts shall require a written plan of operation from an entity serving as an office of child representation or office of parent representation. The plan must include:

(1) a budget for the office, including salaries;

(2) a description of each personnel position, including the chief counsel position;

(3) the maximum allowable caseloads for each attorney employed by the office;

(4) provisions for training personnel and attorneys employed by the office;

(5) a description of anticipated overhead costs for the office;

(6) policies regarding the use of licensed investigators and expert witnesses by the office; and

(7) a policy to ensure that the chief of the office and other attorneys employed by the office do not provide representation to a child, a parent, or an alleged father, as applicable, if doing so would create a conflict of interest.
Tex. Property Code § 143.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 143 / Section 143.001
§ 143.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Beneficiary" means a person for whose benefit a subaccount is established.

(2) "Incapacitated person" has the meaning assigned by Section 142.007.

(3) "Medical assistance" means benefits and services under the medical assistance program administered under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(4) "Pooled trust" means a trust that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d)(4)(C) for purposes of exempting the trust from the applicability of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d) in determining the eligibility of a person who is disabled for medical assistance.

(5) "Subaccount" means an account in a pooled trust established under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 59.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.009
§ 59.009. RESIDENTIAL USE.
Status: in_force

A tenant may not use or allow the use of a self-service storage facility as a residence.
Tex. Family Code § 157.316 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.316
§ 157.316. PERFECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a child support lien is perfected when an abstract of judgment for past due child support or a child support lien notice is filed or delivered as provided by Section 157.314.

(b) If a lien established under this subchapter attaches to a motor vehicle, the lien must be perfected in the manner provided by Chapter 501, Transportation Code, and the court or Title IV-D agency that rendered the order of child support shall include in the order a requirement that the obligor surrender to the court or Title IV-D agency evidence of the legal ownership of the motor vehicle against which the lien may attach. A lien against a motor vehicle under this subchapter is not perfected until the obligor's title to the vehicle has been surrendered to the court or Title IV-D agency and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a subsequent title that discloses on its face the fact that the vehicle is subject to a child support lien under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.306
§ 1072.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board determines that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.10 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.10
§ 38.10. BAIL JUMPING AND FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, on condition that he subsequently appear commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly fails to appear in accordance with the terms of his release.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the appearance was incident to community supervision, parole, or an intermittent sentence.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor had a reasonable excuse for his failure to appear in accordance with the terms of his release.

(d) Except as provided in Subsections (e) and (f), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor if the offense for which the actor's appearance was required is punishable by fine only.

(f) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense for which the actor's appearance was required is classified as a felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.160
§ 3895.160. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.

(b) Bonds or other obligations that are secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless the bonds and the imposition of the taxes are approved by:

(1) a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose; and

(2) the governing body of the city.

(c) The district shall hold an election required by this section in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0502
§ 8070.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8128.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8128 / Section 8128.106
§ 8128.106. CONTINUING POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter.

(b) If the district is divided as provided by this subchapter, the current obligations and any bond authorizations of the district are not impaired. Debts shall be paid by revenues or by taxes or assessments imposed on real property in the district as if the district had not been divided or by contributions from each new district as stated in the terms set by the board in the plan for division.

(c) Any other district obligation shall be divided pro rata among the new districts on an acreage basis or on other terms that are satisfactory to the new districts.
Tex. Water Code § 68.157 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.157
§ 68.157. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the board is filled by the remaining directors by appointing a person who meets the qualifications for the position, who shall serve for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.152
§ 7811.152. CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

To be designated as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter, an area must be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 607.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.051
§ 607.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Custodial officer" means a person who is employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a parole officer or caseworker or who is employed by the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and certified by the department as having a normal job assignment that requires frequent or infrequent regularly planned contact with, and in close proximity to, inmates or defendants of the correctional institutions division without the protection of bars, doors, security screens, or similar devices and includes assignments normally involving supervision or the potential for supervision of inmates in inmate housing areas, educational or recreational facilities, industrial shops, kitchens, laundries, medical areas, agricultural shops or fields, or in other areas on or away from property of the department.

(1-a) "Detention officer" means an individual employed by a state agency or political subdivision of the state to ensure the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state.

(1-b) "Disability" means partial or total disability.

(2) "Emergency medical technician" means an individual who is certified as an emergency medical technician by the Department of State Health Services as provided by Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, and who is employed by a political subdivision.

(3) "Firefighter" means:

(A) an individual who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021; or

(B) an individual who is a volunteer firefighter certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas.

(4) "Peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 703.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 703 / Section 703.102
§ 703.102. DEDUCTION OR OFFSET FOR EXPENSES; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a covered entity has a deduction or offset against any obligation, assessment, or debt owed by the covered entity to this state in the amount of the reasonable and necessary expenses determined by the court order.

(b) The covered entity shall reimburse the state the amount of any expenses actually recovered from the parties to the private antifraud action under a final judgment awarding, wholly or partly, expenses to or for the covered entity's benefit. The amount of reimbursement may not exceed the actual amount of deductions or offsets taken by the covered entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.004
§ 8448.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8448.003 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.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0103
§ 480.0103. TIME FOR DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The office shall determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 480.0102 not later than the earlier of:

(1) the 30th day after the date the office receives the information for an event submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county on which the office bases the determination as provided by Section 480.0102(b); and

(2) three months before the date of the event.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.103
§ 1069.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Education Code § 21.046 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.046
§ 21.046. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SUPERINTENDENT OR PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The qualifications for superintendent must permit a candidate for certification to substitute management training or experience for part of the educational experience.

(b) The qualifications for certification as a principal must be sufficiently flexible so that an outstanding teacher may qualify by substituting approved experience and professional training for part of the educational requirements. Supervised and approved on-the-job experience in addition to required internship shall be accepted in lieu of classroom hours. The qualifications must emphasize:

(1) instructional leadership, including the ability to create an inclusive school environment and to foster parent involvement;

(2) administration, supervision, and communication skills;

(3) curriculum and instruction management, including curriculum and instruction management for students with disabilities;

(4) performance evaluation;

(5) organization; and

(6) fiscal management.

(c) Because an effective principal is essential to school improvement, the board shall ensure that:

(1) each candidate for certification as a principal is of the highest caliber; and

(2) multi-level screening processes, validated comprehensive assessment programs, and flexible internships with successful mentors exist to determine whether a candidate for certification as a principal possesses the essential knowledge, skills, and leadership capabilities necessary for success.

(d) In creating the qualifications for certification as a principal, the board shall consider the knowledge, skills, and proficiencies for principals as developed by relevant national organizations and the State Board of Education.

(e) For purposes of satisfying eligibility requirements for certification as a principal, a teacher who is certified under Section 21.0487:

(1) is considered to hold a classroom teaching certificate; and

(2) may apply as creditable years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher any period during which the teacher was employed by a school district as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor before or after the teacher was certified under Section 21.0487.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0104
§ 7897.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7897.0103 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.053
§ 3848.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:

(A) parks and recreation;

(B) planning and development; and

(C) public works; and

(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 153.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 153 / Section 153.001
§ 153.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Association" means the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

(2) "Program" means the inspection program established by department rule under Section 153.002.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.12
§ 32.12. INSPECTION OF PREMISES.
Status: in_force

The acceptance of a private club registration permit constitutes an express agreement and consent on the part of the private club that any authorized representative of the commission or any peace officer has the right and privilege to freely enter the club premises at any time to conduct an investigation or to inspect the premises for the purpose of performing a duty imposed by this code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2407
§ 54.2407. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a case is referred may:

(1) conduct hearings;

(2) hear evidence;

(3) compel production of relevant evidence in civil or criminal matters;

(4) rule on disputes regarding civil discovery;

(5) rule on admissibility of evidence;

(6) issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;

(7) examine witnesses;

(8) swear witnesses for hearings;

(9) make findings of fact on evidence;

(10) formulate conclusions of law;

(11) rule on a pretrial motion;

(12) recommend the rulings, orders, or judgment to be made in a case;

(13) regulate proceedings in a hearing;

(14) accept a plea of guilty from a defendant charged with misdemeanor, felony, or both misdemeanor and felony offenses;

(15) select a jury;

(16) accept a negotiated plea on a probation revocation;

(17) conduct a contested probation revocation hearing;

(18) sign a dismissal in a misdemeanor case;

(19) enter an order of dismissal or nonsuit on agreement of the parties in a civil case;

(20) in any case referred under Section 54.2405(a)(1), accept a negotiated plea of guilty or no contest and:

(A) enter a finding of guilt and impose or suspend the sentence; or

(B) defer adjudication of guilt;

(21) conduct initial juvenile detention hearings if approved by the juvenile board of Fort Bend County; and

(22) perform any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties required by the order of referral.

(b) A magistrate may sign a motion to dismiss submitted by an attorney representing the state on cases referred to the magistrate, or on dockets called by the magistrate, and may consider unadjudicated cases at sentencing under Section 12.45, Penal Code.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 54.2405(e) and (f), a magistrate has all of the powers of a magistrate under the laws of this state and may administer an oath for any purpose.
Tex. Family Code § 231.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.104
§ 231.104. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by federal law, the approval of an application for or the receipt of financial assistance as provided by Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, constitutes an assignment to the Title IV-D agency of any rights to support from any other person that the applicant or recipient may have personally or for a child for whom the applicant or recipient is claiming assistance.

(b) An application for child support services is an assignment of support rights to enable the Title IV-D agency to establish and enforce child support, medical support, and dental support obligations, but an assignment is not a condition of eligibility for services.

(c) Filing a notice of assignment of support rights, a notice of change of payee under Section 231.105, a child support payment record produced by the Title IV-D agency, or a pleading by the Title IV-D agency in a suit under this title is evidence of the assignment of support rights to the Title IV-D agency in that cause and is admissible as evidence of the truth of the assignment of support rights and does not require further authentication or verification.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.091
§ 551A.091. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER ON PUBLIC OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE LAND OR BEACH.
Status: in_force

An offense for a violation of this chapter committed on public off-highway vehicle land or a beach is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.107
§ 3814.107. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(b) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 12.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 12 / Section 12.002
§ 12.002. SCOPE.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to virtual currency.