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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.117
§ 3001.117. AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) enter into an agreement with any person for any district purpose, including an agreement:

(A) to operate or maintain an agricultural enterprise under Sections 3001.108 and 3001.109; or

(B) with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement service in the district on a fee basis; and

(2) accept a loan from any person.

(b) The district, county, and any other political subdivision, without further authorization, may contract to implement a project or assist the district in providing a service authorized by this chapter. A contract under this subsection may provide:

(1) for payment from a district assessment or other revenue; or

(2) that an assessment or other revenue collected from a project, or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service from a project, may be paid or rebated to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.002
§ 8374.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 555.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 555 / Section 555.003
§ 555.003. COMPLAINT FORM.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall adopt a form on which a person may file a complaint with the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 615.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.022
§ 615.022. TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county with a population of 2.2 million or more may pay out of the county general funds costs and expenses for the transportation of senior citizens and their caregivers for civic, community, educational, and recreational activities within and outside the county if a majority of the costs and expenses paid are for the transportation of senior citizens.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.055
§ 64.055. EXECUTION ON JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain payment on a judgment against a receiver, the owner of the judgment may apply to the court that appointed the receiver for an order that the receiver pay the judgment. If the receiver possesses money that is subject to payment of the judgment, but the court refuses to order payment, the owner of the judgment may apply to the court that issued the judgment for execution on the judgment.

(b) The owner of the judgment must file with the court that issued the judgment an affidavit reciting that:

(1) he applied to the court that appointed the receiver for an order of payment;

(2) it was shown to the appointing court that the receiver had money subject to payment of the judgment at that time; and

(3) the appointing court refused to order the receiver to pay the judgment.

(c) The court that issued the judgment shall issue execution that may be levied on any property held by the receiver. The property shall be sold as under ordinary execution, and the sale of the property conveys title to the purchaser.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.203
§ 1201.203. FORMS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules and forms relating to:

(1) the manufacturer's certificate;

(2) the statement of ownership;

(3) the application for a statement of ownership; and

(4) the issuance of an initial or revised statement of ownership.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for the documenting of the ownership of a manufactured home that has been previously owned in this state or another state. The rules must protect a lienholder recorded with the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.0055
§ 595.0055. DISCLOSURE OF NAME AND BIRTH AND DEATH DATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "cemetery organization" and "funeral establishment" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, on request by a representative of a cemetery organization or funeral establishment, the director of a residential care facility shall release to the representative the name, date of birth, or date of death of a person who was a resident at the facility when the person died, unless the person or the person's guardian provided written instructions to the facility not to release the person's name or dates of birth and death. A representative of a cemetery organization or a funeral establishment may use a name or date released under this subsection only for the purpose of inscribing the name or date on a grave marker.
Tex. Transportation Code § 680.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 680 / Section 680.001
§ 680.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(2) "Motorcycle" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 661.001.

(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other private entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7804.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7804 / Section 7804.002
§ 7804.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a levee improvement district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 7804.052 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Family Code § 261.3032 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.3032
§ 261.3032. INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to interfere with the department's investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of a child, the person relocates the person's residence, either temporarily or permanently, without notifying the department of the address of the person's new residence or conceals the child and the person's relocation or concealment interferes with the department's investigation.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.0131 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0131
§ 34.0131. APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0503
§ 8040.0503. 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 § 364.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 364 / Section 364.055
§ 364.055. LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 364.045, this chapter does not authorize a county to:

(1) impose or collect a tax or assessment or pledge the credit of this state; or

(2) issue, sell, or deliver a bond, create an obligation, incur a liability, or enter an agreement to be paid, performed, met, or discharged using any tax or assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0201
§ 7888.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7888.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.356 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.356
§ 201.356. CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The state board may provide certification that specific soil and water conservation land improvement measures have been implemented in accordance with any standards and specifications established under Section 201.355(b).
Tex. Education Code § 28.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.003
§ 28.003. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parents or guardians of at least 22 students at a school request a transfer for the same school year to another school in the district for the purpose of enrolling in an educational program offered at that school, beginning with the following school year the district shall:

(1) offer the program at the school from which the transfers were requested; or

(2) offer the program at the school from which the transfers were requested by teleconference, if available to the district.

(b) In this section, "educational program" means a course or series of courses in the required curriculum under Section 28.002, other than a fine arts course under Section 28.002(a)(2)(D) or a career and technology course under Section 28.002(a)(2)(E).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4053.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4053 / Section 4053.103
§ 4053.103. ACCOUNT REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once each calendar quarter, a managing general agent shall submit an account report to each insurer with whom the agent has a contract.

(b) The account report must include, as applicable, a statement of:

(1) written, earned, and unearned premiums;

(2) losses and loss expenses paid and outstanding;

(3) losses incurred but not reported; and

(4) management fees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 573.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 573 / Section 573.001
§ 573.001. APPREHENSION BY PEACE OFFICER WITHOUT WARRANT.
Status: repealed

(a) A peace officer, without a warrant, may take a person into custody, regardless of the age of the person, if the officer has reason to believe and does believe that:

(1) the person is a person with mental illness and because of that mental illness:

(A) there is a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or to others;

(B) the person evidences severe emotional distress and deterioration in the person's mental condition; or

(C) the person evidences an inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate the risks and benefits of treatment;

(2) the person is likely without immediate detention to suffer serious risk of harm or to inflict serious harm on another person; and

(3) there is not sufficient time to obtain a warrant before taking the person into custody.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (S.B. 1164), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) The peace officer may form the belief that the person meets the criteria for apprehension:

(1) from a representation of a credible person; or

(2) on the basis of the conduct of the apprehended person or the circumstances under which the apprehended person is found.

(d) A peace officer who takes a person into custody under Subsection (a) shall immediately:

(1) transport the apprehended person to:

(A) the nearest appropriate inpatient mental health facility; or

(B) a mental health facility deemed suitable by the local mental health authority, if an appropriate inpatient mental health facility is not available; or

(2) transfer the apprehended person to emergency medical services personnel of an emergency medical services provider in accordance with a memorandum of understanding executed under Section 573.005 for transport to a facility described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B).

(e) A jail or similar detention facility may not be deemed suitable except in an extreme emergency.

(f) A person detained in a jail or a nonmedical facility shall be kept separate from any person who is charged with or convicted of a crime.

(g) A peace officer who takes a person into custody under Subsection (a) shall immediately inform the person orally in simple, nontechnical terms:

(1) of the reason for the detention; and

(2) that a staff member of the facility will inform the person of the person's rights within 24 hours after the time the person is admitted to a facility, as provided by Section 573.025(b).

(h) A peace officer who takes a person into custody under Subsection (a) may immediately seize any firearm found in possession of the person. After seizing a firearm under this subsection, the peace officer shall comply with the requirements of Article 18.191, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.00117 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.00117
§ 402.00117. APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the commissioner. The commissioner serves a two-year term that expires on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The governor shall appoint the commissioner without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.0035 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0035
§ 254.0035. RULES REGARDING CALL COVERAGE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules governing a call coverage agreement between dentists.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 434 / Section 434.001
§ 434.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter "bakery" means a business producing, preparing, storing, or displaying bakery products intended for sale for human consumption.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.151
§ 3938.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.016
§ 623.016. RECOVERY ON PERMIT SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may recover on the bond or letter of credit required for a permit issued under Section 623.011 only by a suit against the permit holder and the issuer of the bond or letter of credit.

(b) Venue for a suit under this section is in district court in:

(1) the county in which the defendant resides;

(2) the county in which the defendant has its principal place of business in this state; or

(3) the county in which the damage occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.006
§ 8335.006. 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. Health and Safety Code § 168.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 168 / Section 168.007
§ 168.007. REQUIRED CARE OF STUDENTS WITH DIABETES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school nurse is assigned to a campus and the nurse is available, the nurse shall perform the tasks necessary to assist a student with diabetes in accordance with the student's individualized health plan. If a school nurse is not assigned to the campus or a school nurse is not available, an unlicensed diabetes care assistant shall perform the tasks necessary to assist the student with diabetes in accordance with the student's individualized health plan and in compliance with any guidelines provided during training under Section 168.005. An unlicensed diabetes care assistant may perform the tasks provided by this subsection only if the parent or guardian of the student signs an agreement that:

(1) authorizes an unlicensed diabetes care assistant to assist the student; and

(2) states that the parent or guardian understands that an unlicensed diabetes care assistant is not liable for civil damages as provided by Section 168.009.

(b) If a school nurse is not assigned to a campus:

(1) an unlicensed diabetes care assistant must have access to an individual with expertise in the care of persons with diabetes, such as a physician, a registered nurse, a certified diabetes educator, or a licensed dietitian; or

(2) the principal must have access to the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment.

(c) Each school shall adopt a procedure to ensure that a school nurse or at least one unlicensed diabetes care assistant is present and available to provide the required care to a student with diabetes during the regular school day.

(d) A school district may not restrict the assignment of a student with diabetes to a particular campus on the basis that the campus does not have the required unlicensed diabetes care assistants.

(e) An unlicensed diabetes care assistant who assists a student as provided by Subsection (a) in compliance with a student's individualized health plan:

(1) is not considered to be engaging in the practice of professional or vocational nursing under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, or other state law; and

(2) is exempt from any applicable state law or rule that restricts the activities that may be performed by a person who is not a health care professional.

(f) An unlicensed diabetes care assistant may exercise reasonable judgment in deciding whether to contact a health care provider in the event of a medical emergency involving a student with diabetes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 24
§ 24. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

In all cases of extradition, the commissioners court of the county where an offense is alleged to have been committed, or in which the prosecution is then pending may in its discretion, on request of the sheriff and the recommendation of the prosecuting attorney, pay the actual and necessary expenses of the officer or person commissioned to receive the person charged, out of any county fund or funds not otherwise pledged.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.004
§ 395.004. MOTOR VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant recipient may purchase or lease with money from a grant under the program a new motor vehicle that is originally manufactured to operate using one or more alternative fuels or is converted to operate using one or more alternative fuels before the first retail sale of the vehicle, and that:

(1) has a dedicated system, dual-fuel system, or bi-fuel system; and

(2) if the motor vehicle is a fully electric motor vehicle or plug-in hybrid motor vehicle, has a United States Environmental Protection Agency rating of at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent or a 75-mile combined city and highway range.

(b) A grant recipient may not use money from a grant under the program to replace a motor vehicle, transit bus, or school bus that operates on an alternative fuel unless the replacement vehicle produces fewer emissions and has greater fuel efficiency than the vehicle being replaced.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0911 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0911
§ 152.0911. GARZA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Garza County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Garza County, and the judge of any statutory court in the county designated as a juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may appoint five citizen members to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $120, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The citizen members serve without compensation.

(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the board.

(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board of Garza County.
Tex. Water Code § 60.333 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.333
§ 60.333. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds of the district shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the governing board and shall be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer, and attested by the secretary, and the seal of the district shall be impressed on them.

(b) Within the discretion of the district, as evidenced by the resolution, bonds may be issued bearing the facsimile signatures of the officers and the seal of the district may be lithographed or printed thereon.
Tex. Local Government Code § 73.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 73 / Section 73.012
§ 73.012. DESIGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On notification by a county judge that a proposition to relocate the county seat has been submitted to the people of the county or that it is desirable that the center of the county be designated, before the relocation of the county seat, the commissioner of the General Land Office shall designate the geographic center of the county based on the maps, surveys, and other information on file in the General Land Office. The commissioner shall certify the center to the county judge.

(b) The county judge shall enter the commissioner's designation in the county deed records.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.033 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.033
§ 161.033. PUBLIC DEBATE BEFORE BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00001
§ 30.00001. SHORT TITLE; APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act.

(b) This subchapter applies to:

(1) each municipality listed in this chapter; and

(2) each other municipality in which the governing body of the municipality has created a municipal court of record as authorized by Section 30.00003.

(c) If a provision of this subchapter conflicts with a specific provision for a particular municipality, the specific provision controls.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.051
§ 2003.051. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may request criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other law enforcement agency relating to a person who owns, has a financial interest in, operates, or is employed by a person who operates a vessel in this state, including the territorial waters of this state, whether or not the operation of the vessel is in violation of law.

(b) The department may maintain records of information obtained under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 1372.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.103
§ 1372.103. APPLICATION FEES.
Status: in_force

In connection with programs established by the applicable official for the allocation of a miscellaneous bond ceiling or the designation of bonds entitled to the federal subsidy limited by a miscellaneous bond ceiling, the board may charge an application fee for each application it receives under this subchapter.