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Tex. Labor Code § 52.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.062
§ 52.062. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 52.061 does not:

(1) authorize a person who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, or who lawfully possesses ammunition to possess a firearm or ammunition on any property where the possession of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited by state or federal law; or

(2) apply to:

(A) a vehicle owned or leased by a public or private employer and used by an employee in the course and scope of the employee's employment, unless the employee is required to transport or store a firearm in the official discharge of the employee's duties;

(B) a school district;

(C) an open-enrollment charter school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code;

(D) a private school, as defined by Section 22.081, Education Code;

(E) property owned or controlled by a person, other than the employer, that is subject to a valid, unexpired oil, gas, or other mineral lease that contains a provision prohibiting the possession of firearms on the property; or

(F) property owned or leased by a chemical manufacturer or oil and gas refiner with an air authorization under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, and on which the primary business conducted is the manufacture, use, storage, or transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive materials, except in regard to an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and who stores a firearm or ammunition the employee is authorized by law to possess in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees that is outside of a secured and restricted area:

(i) that contains the physical plant;

(ii) that is not open to the public; and

(iii) the ingress into which is constantly monitored by security personnel.

(b) Section 52.061 does not prohibit an employer from prohibiting an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, from possessing a firearm the employee is otherwise authorized by law to possess on the premises of the employer's business. In this subsection, "premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.204
§ 1097.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.202
§ 1054.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1054.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.267 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.267
§ 541.267. CONTENTS OF JUDGMENT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The judgment in a class action under this subchapter must describe those to whom the notice under Section 541.261 was directed and who have not requested exclusion and those the court finds to be members of the class.

(b) The court shall direct to the members of the class the best notice of the judgment practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to each member who can be identified through reasonable effort.
Tex. Property Code § 92.156 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.156
§ 92.156. REKEYING OR CHANGE OF SECURITY DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e), a security device operated by a key, card, or combination shall be rekeyed by the landlord at the landlord's expense not later than the seventh day after each tenant turnover date.

(b) A landlord shall perform additional rekeying or change a security device at the tenant's expense if requested by the tenant. A tenant may make an unlimited number of requests under this subsection.

(c) The expense of rekeying security devices for purposes of the use or change of the landlord's master key must be paid by the landlord.

(d) This section does not apply to locks on closet doors or other interior doors.

(e) If a tenant vacates the premises in breach of a written lease, the landlord may deduct from the tenant's security deposit the reasonable cost incurred by the landlord to rekey a security device as required by this section only if the lease includes a provision that is underlined or printed in boldface type authorizing the deduction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.052
§ 3801.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.

(b) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than two-thirds of the directors being residents of the city of Houston.
Tex. Water Code § 6.183 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.183
§ 6.183. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator shall employ necessary personnel for the board. The executive administrator may delegate powers and duties to deputy executive administrators.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.20 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.20
§ 43.20. PRESENT AT EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

The following persons may be present at the execution: the executioner, and such persons as may be necessary to assist him in conducting the execution; the Board of Directors of the Department of Corrections, two physicians, including the prison physician, the spiritual advisor of the condemned, the chaplains of the Department of Corrections, the county judge and sheriff of the county in which the Department of Corrections is situated, and any of the relatives or friends of the condemned person that he may request, not exceeding five in number, shall be admitted. No convict shall be permitted by the prison authorities to witness the execution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.203
§ 1001.203. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall prescribe standards for compliance with Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(c) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board, the board may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of the person's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969A / Section 7969A.0202
§ 7969A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2023, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7969A.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2027.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7969A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7969A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.059
§ 1077.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.031 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.031
§ 410.031. INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a dispute is not entirely resolved at a benefit review conference, the benefit review officer shall prepare a written report that details each issue that is not resolved at the conference.

(b) The report must also include:

(1) a statement of each resolved issue;

(2) a statement of each issue raised but not resolved;

(3) a statement of the position of the parties regarding each unresolved issue;

(4) a statement of the procedures required to request a contested case hearing or arbitration and a complete explanation of the differences in those proceedings and the rights of the parties to subsequent review of the determinations made in those proceedings; and

(5) the date of the contested case hearing scheduled in accordance with Section 410.025(b).
Tex. Education Code § 66.06 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.06
§ 66.06. WRITTEN OBJECTIVES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System shall develop written investment objectives concerning the investment of the permanent university fund. The objectives may address desired rates of return, risks involved, investment time frames, and any other relevant considerations.

(b) The board of regents shall evaluate and analyze the investment results of the permanent university fund. The service shall compare investment results with the written investment objectives developed by the board of regents, and shall also compare the investment of the permanent university fund with the investment of other funds operating with substantially the same objectives and restrictions.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.358 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.358
§ 101.358. ACTION BY LESS THAN UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an action required or authorized to be taken at an annual or special meeting of the governing authority, the members, or a committee of the governing authority of a limited liability company under this title, Title 1, or the governing documents of the company.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 6.201 and 6.202, an action may be taken without holding a meeting, providing prior or subsequent notice, or taking a vote if a written consent or consents stating the action to be taken is signed by the number of governing persons, members, or committee members of a limited liability company, as appropriate, necessary to have at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the action at a meeting at which each governing person, member, or committee member, as appropriate, entitled to vote on the action is present and votes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.358 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.358
§ 545.358. AUTHORITY OF COMMANDING OFFICER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVATION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.
Status: in_force

The commanding officer of a United States military reservation, for a highway or part of a highway in the military reservation, including a highway of the state highway system, has the same authority by order to alter prima facie speed limits from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation as the Texas Transportation Commission for an officially designated or marked highway of the state highway system. A commanding officer may not modify the rule established by Section 545.351(a) or establish a speed limit of more than 75 miles per hour.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.003
§ 1086.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.609 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.609
§ 1501.609. COVERAGE FOR UNMARRIED CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only if children are eligible for coverage under a large employer health benefit plan.

(b) Any limiting age applicable under a large employer health benefit plan to an unmarried child of an enrollee is 25 years of age.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997A / Section 7997A.0502
§ 7997A.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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.302 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.302
§ 82.302. UNLAWFUL ACTS.
Status: in_force

No person may hunt or in any way molest any of the birds on any of the islands or within 50 yards of the islands, nor may any person enter on the islands for any purpose without first obtaining permission from the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.152
§ 1091.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing the board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 824.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.301
§ 824.301. APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:

(1) filing a written application for retirement with the board of trustees; or

(2) having an application filed with the board by the member's legal representative.

(b) In addition to an application for retirement, a member shall file with the board of trustees the results of a medical examination of the member.

(c) The board of trustees by rule may require the submission to it of additional information about a disability. The retirement system shall prescribe forms for the information required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0403
§ 7923A.0403. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.160
§ 3839.160. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.104
§ 201.104. DESIGNATION OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may designate any county road as a farm-to-market road for the purposes of construction, reconstruction, and maintenance only, if the commissioners court of the county in which the county road is located by order entered in its minutes waives any rights the county may have for state participation in any indebtedness incurred by the county in the construction of the road.

(b) The commission and the county commissioners court by contract may set forth the duties of the state in the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the county road in consideration for the county's, road district's, or defined road district's relinquishing all claims for state participation in any outstanding county or road district bond, warrant, or other evidence of indebtedness that is for the construction or improvement of the road and that was created before the road was designated by the commission.

(c) The assumption by the state of the obligation to construct and maintain a road designated under this section as a farm-to-market road is full and complete compensation for funds that were spent by the county, road district, or defined road district for the construction and maintenance of the road before its designation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.102
§ 8855.102. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a contract with any person, public or private, for any purpose authorized by law.
Tex. Education Code § 29.552 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.552
§ 29.552. P-TECH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory council is composed of:

(1) three members representing school districts and open-enrollment charter schools appointed as follows:

(A) one member appointed by the governor;

(B) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(C) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(2) three members representing institutions of higher education appointed as follows:

(A) one member appointed by the governor;

(B) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(C) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(3) six members representing industry or business partners that participate or seek to participate in the P-TECH program appointed as follows:

(A) two members appointed by the governor;

(B) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(C) two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) A member of the advisory council serves at the will of the member's appointing authority.

(c) The advisory council shall provide recommendations to the commissioner regarding:

(1) the establishment and administration of the P-TECH program; and

(2) the criteria for a campus's designation as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556.

(d) A member of the advisory council may not receive compensation for service on the advisory council but, subject to the availability of funding, may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing advisory council duties. The advisory council may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to pay for those expenses.

(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0504
§ 3800.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.204
§ 2025.204. SUMMARY SUSPENSION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A racetrack association that is the subject of a summary suspension order may request a hearing. The request must be filed with the executive director not later than the 10th day after the date the order was received or delivered. The request must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be directed to the executive director; and

(3) state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.

(b) Unless a license holder who is the subject of the order requests a hearing in writing before the 11th day after the date the order is received or delivered, the order is final and nonappealable as to that license holder.

(c) On receiving a request for a hearing, the executive director shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The hearing must be held not later than the 10th day after the date the executive director receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date.

(d) At the hearing, the commission has the burden of proof and must present evidence in support of the order. The license holder requesting the hearing may cross-examine witnesses and show cause why the order should not be affirmed.

(e) Section 2003.021(b), Government Code, does not apply to a hearing conducted under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 825.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.005
§ 825.005. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Before taking office as a trustee, a person shall take the constitutional oath prescribed for officers of the state.