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Tex. Transportation Code § 224.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.065
§ 224.065. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may contract with a transportation corporation constructing a highway for the commission to supervise the construction of the highway and provide construction management services for the corporation.

(b) The transportation corporation shall pay the commission for the supervision and management services at the time the services are provided.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.351 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.351
§ 1001.351. DRIVING SAFETY PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th working day after the course completion date, a driving safety provider or a person at the provider's facilities shall issue and deliver by United States mail or commercial or electronic delivery a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who successfully completes an approved driving safety course.

(b) A driving safety provider shall electronically submit to the department in the manner established by the department data identified by the department relating to uniform certificates of course completion issued by the provider.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.207 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.207
§ 374.207. ELIGIBLE OWNER OR REGISTERED PERSON EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

If an owner or a person registered under Section 374.1022 is eligible under this chapter to have corrective action costs paid by the fund, an administrative or judicial claim may not be made under state law against the owner or other person by or on behalf of this state or by any other person, except a political subdivision, to compel corrective action or seek recovery of the costs of corrective action that result from the release.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.111
§ 228.111. FURNISHING OF INDEMNIFYING BONDS OR PLEDGE OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

A bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state that acts as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenue may furnish indemnifying bonds or pledge securities that the department requires.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.357 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.357
§ 22.357. REPORT OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may require a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation registered to conduct affairs in this state to file a report in accordance with Chapter 4 not more than once every four years as required by this subchapter. The report must state:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) the state or country under the laws of which the corporation is incorporated;

(3) the address of the registered office of the corporation in this state and the name of the registered agent at that address;

(4) if the corporation is a foreign corporation, the address of the principal office of the corporation in the state or country under the laws of which the corporation is incorporated; and

(5) the names and addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation.

(b) A corporation required to prepare a report under this section shall prepare the report on a form adopted by the secretary of state for that purpose and shall include in the report information that is accurate as of the date the report is executed. An officer or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, the receiver or trustee shall sign the report on behalf of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 814.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.004
§ 814.004. WHEN BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.
Status: in_force

A monthly annuity payable to a retiree or beneficiary is payable to that person through the month in which the person dies. A continuation of an optional annuity or the payment of a death or survivor benefit annuity begins with payment for the month following the month in which the death occurs.
Tex. Water Code § 60.041 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.041
§ 60.041.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.041. SECURITY FOR BIDS ON REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD OR LEASED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. Each bid submitted on real property to be sold or leased for more than 50 years under Section 60.040 shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond with a responsible corporate surety authorized to do business in Texas. The check or bond shall be in an amount equal to five percent of the bid price for the real property or 100 percent of the first rental payment under the lease and shall guarantee that the bidder will perform the terms of the bid if it is accepted by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 501.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.001
§ 501.001. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INMATES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The institutional division and the director of the institutional division may not discriminate against an inmate on the basis of the inmate's sex, race, color, creed, or national origin.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.004
§ 61.004. RESIDENCE OR ELIGIBILITY DISPUTE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a provider of assistance and a governmental entity or hospital district cannot agree on a person's residence or whether a person is eligible for assistance under this chapter, the provider or the governmental entity or hospital district may submit the matter to the department.

(b) The provider of assistance and the governmental entity or hospital district shall submit all relevant information to the department in accordance with the application, documentation, and verification procedures established by department rule under Section 61.006.

(c) If the department determines that another governmental entity or hospital district may be involved in the dispute, the department shall notify the governmental entity or hospital district and allow the governmental entity or hospital district to respond.

(d) From the information submitted, the department shall determine the person's residence or whether the person is eligible for assistance under this chapter, as appropriate, and shall notify each governmental entity or hospital district and the provider of assistance of the decision and the reasons for the decision.

(e) If a governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance does not agree with the department's decision, the governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance may file an appeal with the department. The appeal must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date on which the governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance receives notice of the decision.

(f) The department shall issue a final decision not later than the 45th day after the date on which the appeal is filed.

(g) A governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance may appeal the final order of the department under Chapter 2001, Government Code, using the substantial evidence rule on appeal.

(h) Service may not be denied pending an administrative or judicial review of residence.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0161
§ 411.0161. DONATION OF ACCRUED COMPENSATORY TIME OR ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall allow a department employee to voluntarily transfer to a legislative leave pool up to eight hours of compensatory time or annual leave per year earned by the employee.

(b) The director or designee shall administer the legislative leave pool.

(c) The Public Safety Commission shall adopt rules and prescribe procedures relating to the operation of the legislative leave pool.

(d) The director or designee shall credit the legislative leave pool with the amount of time contributed by an employee and deduct a corresponding amount of time from the employee's earned compensatory time or annual leave as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes.

(e) An employee is entitled to use time contributed to the legislative leave pool if the employee uses the time for legislative leave on behalf of a law enforcement association of at least 1,000 active or retired members governed by a board of directors.

(f) The director of the pool administrator shall transfer time from the pool to the employee and credit the time to the employee.

(g) An employee may only withdraw time from the legislative leave pool in coordination and with the consent of the president or designee of the law enforcement association described in Subsection (e), and may not draw more than 80 hours of time from the pool in a 160-hours work cycle with the maximum time taken not to exceed 480 hours per fiscal year.

(h) In addition to Subsection (g), the use of any time from the legislative leave pool must also be in accordance with rules adopted by the Public Safety Commission.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.554 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.554
§ 62.554. APPLICATION FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule shall adopt a schedule of fees for filing applications and holding hearings. The schedule may be graduated so that an application or hearing that is more difficult to review or administer requires a larger fee.

(b) An application fee is not refundable if the application is denied. The commissioner may refund a portion of the fee if the application is withdrawn before the commissioner completes reviewing the application.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.022
§ 72.022. CITRUS QUARANTINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county in a quarantined area shall appoint a citrus quarantine advisory committee composed of four citrus growers and one representative of the department. The four citrus growers appointed by the court are subject to the approval of the department. The department shall nominate its representative on the committee.

(b) If advised by the department that an infestation exists on premises within the county, the advisory committee shall determine the extent of the infestation and recommend to the department the procedure for eliminating the infestation.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.302 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.302
§ 302.302. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commission, in consultation with the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall establish and administer the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program under which the commission may award grants to one or more nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and support to institutions of higher education and school districts located in rural areas of the state in aligning and delivering workforce training and higher education programs to address skills gaps to meet urgent workforce demands of rural areas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0255 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0255
§ 247.0255. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.
Status: in_force

A person providing services to a resident of an assisted living facility shall comply with Chapter 322 and the rules adopted under that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 833.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 833 / Section 833.105
§ 833.105. ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS TO ESTABLISH OR REESTABLISH SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may adopt rules to provide procedures for making installment payments to establish or reestablish credit in the retirement system as alternatives to lump-sum payments otherwise authorized or required by this subtitle. The methods may include payment by payroll deduction.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), payments may not be made under a rule adopted under this section:

(1) to establish or reestablish service credit of a person who has retired or died; or

(2) to establish current service under Section 833.101.

(c) Under a rule adopted under this section, the designated beneficiary of a deceased member or, if none exists, the personal representative of the decedent's estate may establish or reestablish service for which the member was eligible at the time of death if the establishment or reestablishment of the service would result in the payment of a death benefit annuity.

(d) The payment for the establishment or reestablishment of service under Subsection (c) must be made in a lump sum and completed before the first payment of a death benefit annuity but not later than the 60th day after the date the retirement system receives notice of the death.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0603
§ 3971.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3971.0602 at which the voters authorized imposition of a tax, the board shall provide by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the authorization of a tax under Section 3971.0602, the board may decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(c) The board may not decrease the rate of the tax if the decrease would impair the repayment of any outstanding debt or obligation payable from the tax.

(d) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized at the election held under Section 3971.0602; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.092
§ 433.092. FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person required by this chapter to file an annual or special report does not file the report before the deadline for filing set by the department and the failure continues for 30 days after notice of the default, the person forfeits to the state $100 for each day the failure continues.

(b) An amount due under this section is payable to the state treasury and is recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the state brought in the district court of the county in which the person's principal office is located or in which the person does business.

(c) Each district attorney, under the direction of the attorney general, shall prosecute for the recovery of an amount due under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 771.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 771 / Section 771.003
§ 771.003. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency may agree or contract with another agency for the provision of necessary and authorized services and resources.

(b) An agency may not construct a highway, road, building, or other structure for another agency under this chapter, except that the Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an interagency agreement with a state college, university, or public junior college for the maintenance, improvement, relocation, or extension of existing on-campus streets, parking lots, and access-ways.

(c) An agency may not provide services or resources to another agency that are required by Article XVI, Section 21, of the Texas Constitution to be provided under a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
Tex. Election Code § 232.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.004
§ 232.004. SUBSTITUTE CONTESTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A contestant may name as a substitute contestee the presiding officer of the final canvassing authority for the election if:

(1) a deceased or ineligible candidate receives a sufficient number of votes for nomination or election according to the official result of the contested election;

(2) a candidate who could have been named as contestee under Section 232.003 dies or is declared ineligible before the contest is filed; or

(3) a contestee dies while a contest is pending.

(b) The costs of an election contest may not be assessed against a contestee named under Subsection (a) or against the governmental or political entity the contestee represents.

(c) If in any of the circumstances described by Subsection (a) a person is appointed to a resulting vacancy in the office or in the nomination for the office, the contestant may name the appointee as a substitute contestee or the appointee may intervene on the side of the contestee.

(d) In any of the circumstances described by Subsection (a), the district court may permit one or more qualified voters who voted in the election to intervene for the purpose of representing the interests of the voters who voted for the deceased or ineligible candidate.
Tex. Election Code § 125.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 125 / Section 125.002
§ 125.002. PREPARATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR DELIVERY TO POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

Before voting system equipment is delivered to a polling place for use in an election, the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies to the polling places shall have the equipment put in proper order for use as prescribed by the secretary of state.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0056
§ 540.0056. GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt and publish guidelines for Medicaid managed care organizations regarding how an organization may communicate by telephone, text message, or e-mail with a recipient enrolled in the organization's Medicaid managed care plan using the contact information provided in the recipient's application for Medicaid benefits under Section 32.025(g)(2), Human Resources Code, including updated information provided to the organization in accordance with Section 32.025(h), Human Resources Code.

(b) In adopting the guidelines under Subsection (a) for a recipient enrolled in a Medicaid managed care organization's managed care plan who provides to the organization the recipient's contact information through any method other than the recipient's Medicaid application, the commission:

(1) must allow the organization to communicate with the recipient through any electronic means, including telephone, text message, and e-mail, regarding eligibility, enrollment, and other health care matters; and

(2) may not require the organization to submit the recipient's contact preference information to the commission.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.054
§ 59.054. PROGRESS REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On each anniversary of the company's election date, an electing company shall file with the commission a report on the company's progress on its infrastructure commitment.

(b) The report must include a statement of:

(1) the institutions requesting service under Subchapter D;

(2) the institutions served under Subchapter D;

(3) the investments and expenses for the previous period and the total investments and expenses for all periods; and

(4) other information the commission considers necessary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.064
§ 271.064. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) An officer or employee of an issuer commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly makes or authorizes separate, sequential, or component purchases to avoid the competitive bidding requirements of Section 271.054. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285, Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.

(c) An officer or employee of an issuer commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly violates this subchapter, other than by conduct described by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.132 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.132
§ 134.132. NOTICE TO PERMIT HOLDER OF DECISION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall notify the permit holder in writing of its decision to release or not to release all or part of the bond or deposit:

(1) not later than the 60th day after the date the request is filed if a public hearing is not held; or

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the hearing if a public hearing is held.

(b) If the commission disapproves the application for release of all or part of the bond, it shall notify the permit holder, in writing:

(1) stating the reasons for disapproval;

(2) recommending corrective actions necessary to secure the release; and

(3) allowing opportunity for a public hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.209
§ 1103.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) construction costs of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.302
§ 8504.302. COVENANTS FOR MARKETABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) As considered necessary to ensure the marketability of obligations issued under this chapter, a resolution or order authorizing issuance may contain covenants with the holders of the obligations as to:

(1) the management and operation of the authority's improvements and facilities;

(2) the collection of fees and charges for the use of the improvements and facilities;

(3) the disposition of the fees and charges;

(4) the issuance of future obligations and the creation of future liens, mortgages, and encumbrances against the improvements and facilities and the revenue of the improvements and facilities; and

(5) other pertinent matters.

(b) A covenant under this section may not be inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.159
§ 6002.159. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt procedures for certifying and may certify continuing education programs.

(b) Participation in the continuing education programs is voluntary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.106
§ 4102.106. PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each license holder who is a resident of this state or a business entity organized under the laws of this state shall:

(1) maintain a place of business in this state that is accessible to the general public; and

(2) maintain in the place of business the records required by this chapter.

(b) The address of the place of business must appear on the face of the license.

(c) The license holder shall promptly notify the commissioner of any change in the address of the license holder's place of business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0507
§ 8511.0507. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The authority's fiscal year ends on August 31 of each year.