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Tex. Government Code § 2166.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.252
§ 2166.252. MODIFYING PROJECT TO CONFORM TO APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If money appropriated for a project is less than the amount originally requested or is less than the amount required for the project as originally submitted to the state budget agencies, the commission and the using agency shall confer on how to bring the project cost within the amount appropriated. The commission and the using agency shall make every effort to comply with legislative intent to modify the project as originally submitted.

(b) The commission shall notify the using agency that it considers the project canceled if it is impossible to modify the project to bring the cost within the amount appropriated.

(c) If authorized by an act appropriating money for a project, a using agency may appeal the decision of the commission to cancel a project to the governor by submitting a request that:

(1) the project be undertaken as stage construction; or

(2) the money available for the project be supplemented by the transfer of money appropriated to the same using agency for other projects of equal or lower priority or from the unused contingency reserves of any project of the same using agency.

(d) The governor shall, after obtaining the advice of the Legislative Budget Board, rule on a request submitted under Subsection (c). If the ruling favors the using agency, the commission shall proceed with the project.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.067
§ 1232.067. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) exercise, to the extent practicable, all powers given to a corporation under the general laws of the state;

(2) have perpetual succession by its corporate name;

(3) sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(4) adopt a seal for use as the board considers appropriate;

(5) accept gifts; and

(6) adopt rules and perform all functions reasonably necessary for the board to administer its functions prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.064
§ 411.064. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may conduct inspections to determine the adequacy of the accident prevention services required by Section 411.061 for each insurance company writing workers' compensation insurance in this state.

(b) If, after an inspection under Subsection (a), an insurance company's accident prevention services are determined to be inadequate, the division shall reinspect the accident prevention services of the insurance company not earlier than the 180th day or later than the 270th day after the date the accident prevention services were determined by the division to be inadequate.

(c) The insurance company shall reimburse the division for the reasonable cost of the reinspection, including a reasonable allocation of the division's administrative costs incurred in conducting the inspections.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.203
§ 346.203. MORE THAN ONE REVOLVING CREDIT ACCOUNT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) On a customer's request, a creditor may enter into more than one revolving credit account with the customer and may charge interest on each account.

(b) A creditor may not require that a customer enter into more than one revolving credit account for the purpose of collecting interest at a rate greater than the rate authorized by law.
Tex. Finance Code § 351.009 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.009
§ 351.009. GENERAL INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To discover a violation of this chapter or Section 32.06 or 32.065, Tax Code, or to obtain information required under this chapter or Section 32.06 or 32.065, Tax Code, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may investigate the records, including books, accounts, papers, and correspondence, of a person, including a property tax lender, who the commissioner or the representative has reasonable cause to believe is violating this chapter or Section 32.06 or 32.065, Tax Code, regardless of whether the person claims to not be subject to this chapter or Section 32.06 or 32.065, Tax Code.

(b) For the purposes of this section, a person who advertises, solicits, or otherwise represents that the person is willing to make a property tax loan is presumed to be engaged in the business described by Section 351.051.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.154 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.154
§ 101A.154. PROVISION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Support services shall include:

(1) case management;

(2) homemaking assistance, including personal care;

(3) residential repair and modification;

(4) benefits counseling;

(5) respite care;

(6) emergency response;

(7) education and training for caregivers;

(8) home-delivered meals;

(9) transportation; and

(10) other appropriate services identified by the case manager and client through the assessment and care planning process.

(b) A case manager shall conduct an individual assessment of an elderly person's needs and shall, in consultation with the elderly person and the elderly person's family, create a plan of care that specifies the type, amount, frequency, and duration of support services the elderly person needs.

(c) A plan of care must coordinate the available public and private services and resources that are most appropriate to meet the elderly person's needs.

(d) An area agency on aging may not directly provide homemaker, home health, residential repair, respite, meal delivery, or transportation service unless the area agency:

(1) receives no response to a request for proposals that meets department standards; and

(2) has exhausted all other procurement options available under department rules.

(e) An area agency on aging that wants to provide directly a service not available through a local public or private entity must obtain approval from the department in accordance with department rules governing the granting of such approval.
Tex. Property Code § 64.057 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 64 / Section 64.057
§ 64.057. EFFECT OF ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The enforcement of an assignment of rents by a method provided by Section 64.054 or 64.055, the application of proceeds by the assignee under Section 64.059 after enforcement, the payment of expenses under Section 64.058, or an action under Section 64.060 does not:

(1) make the assignee a mortgagee in possession of the real property from which the rents arise;

(2) make the assignee an agent of the assignor;

(3) constitute an election of remedies that precludes a later action to enforce the secured obligation;

(4) make the secured obligation unenforceable;

(5) limit any right available to the assignee with respect to the secured obligation; or

(6) bar a deficiency judgment under any law of this state governing or relating to deficiency judgments following the enforcement of any encumbrance, lien, or security interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.057
§ 1110.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president and secretary.
Tex. Property Code § 215.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 215 / Section 215.013
§ 215.013. MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owners' association shall record in each county in which any portion of the development governed by the association is located a management certificate, signed and acknowledged by an officer of the association, stating:

(1) the name of the development;

(2) the name of the association;

(3) the recording data for the declaration and all supplementary declarations;

(4) the applicability of any supplementary declarations to residential communities;

(5) the name and mailing address of the association; and

(6) other information the association considers appropriate.

(b) A property owners' association shall record an amended management certificate not later than the 30th day after the date the association has notice of a change in information in the recorded certificate required by Subsection (a).

(c) The association and its officers, directors, employees, and agents are not liable to any person or corporation for delay in recording or failure to record a management certificate unless the delay or failure is willful or caused by gross negligence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.054
§ 3819.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ONE-TIME AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest. An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes. After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that public entity.

(d) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2176.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.005
§ 2176.005. STATE AGENCY REPORTS ON MAIL OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency in Travis County shall periodically send to the governor a report of its progress in achieving the objectives for and the revisions of mail operations established under Section 2176.004, including an analysis of savings projected from the resulting improvements in managing mail.

(b) When two or more state agencies by interagency contract are providing common services for managing mail, the agencies may designate a single agency to report on behalf of all agencies participating under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0104
§ 7968A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7968A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.301
§ 349.301. PAYMENT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

A person who registers or obtains or renews a license under this title after the date on which the person was required to register or to obtain or renew the license may limit the person's liability as provided by this subchapter by paying to the commissioner:

(1) all prior registration or license fees that the person should have paid under this title; and

(2) except as provided by Section 349.302(a), a late filing fee as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.103
§ 101A.103. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Oversight committee members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs on the oversight committee, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a successor in the same manner as the original appointment to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The appropriate appointing authority shall appoint the successor not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs.
Tex. Water Code § 57.058 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.058
§ 57.058. NUMBER OF ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

In districts which have elected boards, there shall be five directors on the board. The initial elected directors shall draw lots to determine which two initial directors serve two-year terms and which three initial directors serve four-year terms. In countywide districts, one director shall be elected by the electors of the entire district and one director elected from each county commissioners precinct by the electors of that precinct. In other districts, all five directors shall be elected from precincts within the district to be established by the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.054
§ 6906.054. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

After reasonable notice and a public hearing, the board may remove a director from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty. Reasonable notice and a public hearing are not required if the notice and hearing are expressly waived in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0304
§ 7945A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.153
§ 327.153. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board may appoint an executive director to manage the zoo board's operations.

(b) The zoo board by rule may define the powers, duties, and compensation of the executive director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 446.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 446 / Section 446.002
§ 446.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy may adopt the rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.251
§ 1034.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) district maintenance and operating expenses.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1352.059 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1352 / Section 1352.059
§ 1352.059. DISAFFIRMATION OF HOME EQUITY LOAN PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A minor may not disaffirm a home equity loan authorized by the court under this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.151
§ 39.151. DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE DEPICTING INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) In the manner provided by this article, a court shall allow discovery of property or material that constitutes or contains a visual image, as described by Section 21.15(b), Penal Code, of a child younger than 14 years of age and that was seized by law enforcement based on a reasonable suspicion that an offense under that subsection has been committed.

(b) Property or material described by Subsection (a) must remain in the care, custody, or control of the court or the state as provided by Article 38.451.

(c) A court shall deny any request by a defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material described by Subsection (a), provided that the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), property or material is considered to be reasonably available to the defendant if, at a facility under the control of the state, the state provides ample opportunity for the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or material by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and any individual the defendant seeks to qualify to provide expert testimony at trial.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.072
§ 282.072. INTEREST, MATURITY, AND DENOMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds mature not more than 30 years after their date and bear interest at a rate ordered by the commissioners court but not more than six percent annually.

(b) The bonds must provide the interest rate and the time, place, manner, and conditions of payment as ordered by the commissioners court.

(c) The bonds may be payable annually or semiannually.

(d) The bonds must be issued in denominations of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8254.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8254 / Section 8254.104
§ 8254.104. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ROADS IN TERRITORY EXCLUDED FROM CITY.
Status: in_force

If the City of Gunter excludes district territory from the city's corporate limits, the district shall maintain, improve, operate, and repair any road located in that territory in accordance with the ordinances and rules of each political subdivision in whose jurisdiction the road is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.0122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0122
§ 171.0122. VIEWING PRINTED MATERIALS AND SONOGRAM IMAGE; HEARING HEART AUSCULTATION OR VERBAL EXPLANATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A pregnant woman may choose not to view the printed materials provided under Section 171.012(a)(3) after she has been provided the materials.

(b) A pregnant woman may choose not to view the sonogram images required to be provided to and reviewed with the pregnant woman under Section 171.012(a)(4).

(c) A pregnant woman may choose not to hear the heart auscultation required to be provided to and reviewed with the pregnant woman under Section 171.012(a)(4).

(d) A pregnant woman may choose not to receive the verbal explanation of the results of the sonogram images under Section 171.012(a)(4)(C) if:

(1) the woman's pregnancy is a result of a sexual assault, incest, or other violation of the Penal Code that has been reported to law enforcement authorities or that has not been reported because she has a reason that she declines to reveal because she reasonably believes that to do so would put her at risk of retaliation resulting in serious bodily injury;

(2) the woman is a minor and obtaining an abortion in accordance with judicial bypass procedures under Chapter 33, Family Code; or

(3) the fetus has an irreversible medical condition or abnormality, as previously identified by reliable diagnostic procedures and documented in the woman's medical file.

(e) The physician and the pregnant woman are not subject to a penalty under this chapter solely because the pregnant woman chooses not to view the printed materials or the sonogram images, hear the heart auscultation, or receive the verbal explanation, if waived as provided by this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.052
§ 85.052. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

From and after the promulgation of a rule or order of the commission, it is the duty of each person affected by the rule or order to comply with it.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.059
§ 363.059. CANVASSING RETURNS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not earlier than the second day or later than the 13th day after the date of the election, the temporary board of a proposed district shall meet and canvass the returns of the election.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall issue an order declaring the district created.

(c) If less than a majority of the votes cast favor the creation of the district, the temporary board may order another election on the matter not earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the preceding election.
Tex. Election Code § 241.0061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0061
§ 241.0061. SECURITY FOR COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the third day after the date the contestee's answer is received by the presiding officer of the house having jurisdiction, the contestant must file with the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the house of representatives, as appropriate:

(1) a cost bond payable to the appropriate house and to the contestee in the amount of $5,000, having sufficient sureties approved by the presiding officer, and conditioned that the contestant will pay all costs of the contest assessed against the contestant;

(2) a cash deposit in lieu of bond; or

(3) an affidavit of inability to pay costs.

(b) Security for costs must be filed under Subsection (a), and an affidavit of inability to pay costs may be contested, in the manner generally applicable to a civil suit in the district court, subject to any changes imposed by the master or by rules of the house having jurisdiction.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.15
§ 39.15. DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE DEPICTING OR DESCRIBING ABUSE OF OR SEXUAL CONDUCT BY CHILD OR MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In the manner provided by this article, a court shall allow discovery under Article 39.14 of property or material:

(1) that constitutes child pornography, as described by Section 43.26(a-1)(1) or (a-2)(2), Penal Code;

(2) the promotion or possession of which is prohibited under Section 43.261, Penal Code; or

(3) that is described by Section 2 or 5, Article 38.071, of this code.

(b) Property or material described by Subsection (a) must remain in the care, custody, or control of the court or the state as provided by Article 38.45.

(c) A court shall deny any request by a defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material described by Subsection (a), provided that the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), property or material is considered to be reasonably available to the defendant if, at a facility under the control of the state, the state provides ample opportunity for the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or material by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and any individual the defendant seeks to qualify to provide expert testimony at trial.
Tex. Government Code § 24.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.116
§ 24.116.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.116. 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). (a) The 15th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County.

(b) The 15th and 59th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Grayson County.

(c) The terms of the 15th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Government Code § 811.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.007
§ 811.007. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees, executive director, members of an advisory committee appointed by the board of trustees, and employees of the retirement system are not liable for any action taken or omission made or suffered by them in good faith in the performance of any duty in connection with any program or system administered by the retirement system.