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Tex. Family Code § 159.501 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.501
§ 159.501. EMPLOYER'S RECEIPT OF INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee or by the support enforcement agency to the person defined as the obligor's employer under Chapter 158 without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 442.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.201
§ 442.201. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules governing the health, safety, and protection of persons and property in historic sites described by Subchapter C under the control of the commission, including public water within historic sites.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.026 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.026
§ 33.026. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A municipality is entitled to judicial review of a commission order relating to an electric utility providing services in the municipality as provided by Section 15.001.
Tex. Transportation Code § 703.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 703 / Section 703.004
§ 703.004. REPORTS OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall report the failure of a motorist to comply with the terms of a citation.

(b) The department shall establish procedures for making the reports required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.002
§ 1152.002. EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not required to be registered under this chapter if the person:

(1) is acting under a general power of attorney, unless the person represents that the person is a property tax consultant, agent, advisor, or representative;

(2) is licensed to practice law in this state;

(3) is an employee of a property owner or of an affiliated or subsidiary company of a property owner and performs property tax consulting services for:

(A) the property owner; or

(B) a partnership, joint venture, or corporation in which the property owner owns an interest;

(4) is a lessee of a property owner and is designated as the agent of the owner in accordance with Section 1.111, Tax Code;

(5) is a public employee or officer and assists a property owner in the course of the employee's or officer's duties;

(6) is a certified public accountant under Chapter 901;

(7) assists another person in the performance of property tax consulting services or provides testimony on behalf of the other person at a protest hearing under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code; or

(8) provides property tax consulting services only in connection with farms, ranches, or single-family residences and:

(A) holds an active real estate broker license or an active real estate salesperson license under Chapter 1101; or

(B) is a licensed real estate appraiser or certified real estate appraiser under Chapter 1103.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a)(7) is not exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter if:

(1) the person is designated as the agent of the other person under Section 1.111, Tax Code; or

(2) more than 50 percent of the person's employment time is devoted to, or more than 50 percent of the person's income is derived from, performing or supervising the performance of property tax consulting services.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1621 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1621
§ 152.1621. MCMULLEN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of McMullen County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in McMullen County, and the judge of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation may not be lower than the amount paid to the judges on September 1, 1981.

(c) The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of McMullen County.
Tex. Water Code § 63.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.021
§ 63.021. SELF-LIQUIDATING DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) All navigation districts organized under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, and the provisions of Chapter 62 of this code, or organized under any local and special law enacted under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, which have voted bonds but have not issued or disposed of the bonds, and all districts organized under the provisions of this chapter are self-liquidating in character and may be made self-supporting and return the construction cost of the district within a reasonable period by tolls, rents, fees, assessments, or other charges other than taxation.

(b) The district shall be considered as coming originally within the scope of this chapter, and the proceedings in Sections 63.039-63.044 of this code are not required as a prerequisite to the exercise of the rights, powers, privileges, and benefits of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8399.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8399 / Section 8399.001
§ 8399.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.205
§ 1006.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding general obligation bonds or other refundable indebtedness issued by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds or other refundable indebtedness to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a like principal amount of the bonds or other refundable indebtedness to be refunded.

(c) If a refunding bond is sold, the bond must be issued and the payments must be made in the manner provided by Subchapters B and C, Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.352
§ 1116.352. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The inclusion of the area of the (name of district) Independent School District in the Wood County Central Hospital District; providing for the imposition of annual taxes for hospital purposes and to pay that area's share of the hospital district's debt at a rate not to exceed (maximum tax rate in the district) cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property within the district."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3865.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3865 / Section 3865.001
§ 3865.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Aliana Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.103
§ 7955.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 73.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.102
§ 73.102. PURPOSE; DEGREE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The institution and its substations shall be devoted to the diagnosis, teaching, study, prevention, and treatment of neoplastic and allied diseases.

(b) If the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board determines that the role and mission of the institution should be changed to include degree-granting authority, the board of regents may:

(1) prescribe courses and conduct allied health professional degree programs related to the purposes of the institution described by Subsection (a); and

(2) jointly prescribe courses and jointly conduct graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels related to those purposes with:

(A) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; and

(B) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, with respect to graduate programs separately established at the health science center and related to the broad fields encompassed in population and public health.

(c) The degree programs to be offered under Subsection (b) are subject to approval by the coordinating board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.156
§ 1104.156. BUSINESS RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraisal management company required to register under this chapter or that has applied for registration under this chapter shall retain for at least five years all business records relating to each service request that the company receives and the appraiser who performs the appraisal for the company.

(b) The board may audit the records of an appraisal management company required to register under this chapter to ensure compliance with federal law, this chapter, board rules, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

(c) A written record of all substantive communications between an appraisal management company required to register under this chapter and an appraiser relating to inclusion on an appraisal panel or to an appraisal assignment must be maintained as provided under Subsection (a).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.316 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.316
§ 161.316. EFFECT OF FORFEITURE ON LEASES.
Status: in_force

On forfeiture, the full title to the land, including both surface and mineral estates, shall revest in the board, and the board shall recognize and continue in force and effect any outstanding valid oil, gas, or mineral lease and collect all rentals, royalties, or other amounts payable under the lease.
Tex. Government Code § 437.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.302
§ 437.302. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas State Guard is composed of units the governor, or adjutant general if delegated the authority, considers advisable.

(b) To serve in the Texas State Guard, a person:

(1) must be a resident of this state for at least 180 days;

(2) must be a citizen of the United States or a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.);

(3) subject to Subsections (c) and (d), must be at least 17 years of age and not older than 70 years of age;

(4) must undergo a criminal history check;

(5) must not be a registered sex offender; and

(6) must be acceptable to and approved by the governor or adjutant general under the governor's direction.

(c) The adjutant general may adopt a policy regarding waiver of the maximum age requirement under Subsection (b)(3).

(d) A person who is at least 17 years of age but younger than 18 years of age may serve in the Texas State Guard if the person:

(1) is emancipated by marriage, court order, or other operation of law; or

(2) provides to the adjutant general, in a form and manner prescribed by the adjutant general, the written consent of:

(A) each of the person's parents or legal guardians, other than a parent or legal guardian who is:

(i) deceased;

(ii) determined by a court to be incapacitated;

(iii) absent at an unknown location for an indefinite period; or

(iv) confined in jail or prison serving a term of punishment that will result in the parent or guardian being released after the person's 18th birthday; or

(B) for a person who is in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or another legal entity, a representative of the department or other legal entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.161
§ 1062.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) tax revenue to be collected by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which tax revenue or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which other district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.004
§ 335.004. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature expressly finds and determines that:

(1) the presence of a professional sports team in an approved venue project built or renovated under this chapter provides a unique value to the district that built or renovated the project and to each political subdivision that created the district that cannot be adequately valued in money; and

(2) the district that built or renovated the approved venue project and each political subdivision that created the district would suffer irreparable injury if a professional sports team breaches its obligation to play its home games in the approved venue project as required by an agreement between the sports team and the district.

(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a)(2) shall be enforceable by specific performance in the courts of this state. A waiver of this remedy is contrary to public policy and is unenforceable and void.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.503
§ 1001.503.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1001.503. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond that is approved by the court and that is:

(i) for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) effective until judicial review of the board's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court an affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the executive director by certified mail.

(c) If the executive director receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the executive director may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.008
§ 34.008. OBTAINING DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION FOR REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) On selecting a case of pregnancy-related death or severe maternal morbidity for review, the department shall, in accordance with this section, obtain information relevant to the case to enable the review committee to review the case. The department shall provide the information to the review committee.

(b) The information provided to the review committee may not include identifying information of a patient or health care provider, including:

(1) the name, address, or date of birth of the patient or a member of the patient's family; or

(2) the name or specific location of a health care provider that treated the patient.

(c) On the request of the department, a hospital, birthing center, or other custodian of the requested information shall provide the information to the department. The information shall be provided without the authorization of the patient or, if the patient is deceased, without the authorization of the patient's family.

(c-1) Not later than the 30th business day after receiving a request from the department for records regarding a pregnancy-related death for a specific patient, a hospital, birthing center, or other custodian of the records shall submit the records to the department. A request made under this subsection to a hospital or birthing center must be limited to a patient's medical records.

(d) A person who provides information to the department under this section is not subject to an administrative, civil, or criminal action for damages or other relief for providing the information.
Tex. Family Code § 2.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.006
§ 2.006. ABSENT APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an applicant who is 18 years of age or older is unable to appear personally before the county clerk to apply for a marriage license, any adult person or the other applicant may apply on behalf of the absent applicant.

(b) The person applying on behalf of an absent applicant shall provide to the clerk:

(1) notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the notarized affidavit of the absent applicant as provided by this subchapter; and

(2) proof of the identity and age of the absent applicant under Section 2.005(b).

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the clerk may not issue a marriage license for which both applicants are absent unless the person applying on behalf of each absent applicant provides to the clerk an affidavit of the applicant declaring that the applicant is a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.075 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.075
§ 22.075. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of the timber for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated in Walker County.

(b) The advertisement must contain the necessary information pertaining to the timber sale and the time and place for receiving bids.

(c) The first advertisement must be at least 10 days before the date of receiving bids.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.201
§ 3811.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Government Code § 24.234 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.234
§ 24.234.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.234. 132ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BORDEN AND SCURRY COUNTIES). (a) The 132nd Judicial District is composed of Borden and Scurry counties.

(b) The terms of the 132nd District Court begin:

(1) in Borden County on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November; and

(2) in Scurry County on the first Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.101
§ 9005.101. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

The district shall use the ad valorem method of taxation for all authorized taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.054
§ 9601.054. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

(b) The board shall elect the president and vice president from among the directors.

(c) The president and vice president serve for a one-year term.

(d) The offices of secretary and treasurer:

(1) may be held by one person; and

(2) are not required to be held by a director.

(e) The board may appoint one or more assistant officers who are not required to be directors.

(f) A person may not concurrently hold the offices of board president and secretary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.365 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.365
§ 545.365. SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES; MUNICIPAL REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this subchapter does not apply to:

(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;

(2) a police patrol; or

(3) a physician or ambulance responding to an emergency call.

(b) A municipality by ordinance may regulate the speed of:

(1) an ambulance;

(2) an emergency medical services vehicle; or

(3) an authorized vehicle operated by a blood or tissue bank.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 146.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 146 / Section 146.021
§ 146.021. DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The department may receive and hold for processing animals and animal products transported in international trade and may establish and collect reasonable fees for yardage, maintenance, feed, medical care, facility use, and other necessary expenses incurred in the course of processing those animals. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may use any portion of fees collected under this section that remains after spending the proceeds of the fees to meet other necessary expenses incurred under this section for expenses related to maintenance of or repairs to department facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0108
§ 3974.0108. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.160 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.160
§ 251.160. LIABILITY OF OWNER OR OPERATOR FOR ROAD DAMAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates or moves a vehicle or other object on a public road or bridge and the owner of the vehicle or other object are jointly and severally liable for damage sustained by the road or bridge as a result of the negligent operation or moving of the vehicle or other object or as a result of the operation or movement of the vehicle at a time prohibited by the officials with authority over the road.

(b) The county judge by appropriate legal action may recover damages for which liability is provided by this section. The county attorney shall represent the county in an action under this subsection. Damages collected under this subsection are for the use of the county to benefit the damaged road or bridge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.014
§ 164.014. RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules interpreting the provisions of this chapter relating to the activities of a chemical dependency facility or mental health facility under the department's jurisdiction.