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Tex. Utilities Code § 53.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.054
§ 53.054. CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Construction work in progress, at cost as recorded on the public utility's books, may be included in the utility's rate base. The inclusion of construction work in progress is an exceptional form of rate relief that the commission may grant only if the utility demonstrates that inclusion is necessary to the utility's financial integrity.

(b) Construction work in progress may not be included in the rate base for a major project under construction to the extent that the project has been inefficiently or imprudently planned or managed.
Tex. Education Code § 49.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.151
§ 49.151. AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A school district with a local revenue level in excess of entitlement may execute an agreement with the commissioner to purchase attendance credit in an amount sufficient, in combination with any other actions taken under this chapter, to reduce the district's local revenue level to a level that is equal to or less than the level established under Section 48.257.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.006
§ 3887.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) If all or any part of the district is annexed into a municipality, any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the municipality under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the municipality under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the municipality under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If a municipality creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the municipality, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.004
§ 3926.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0253
§ 546.0253. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The family-based alternatives system must provide for:

(1) recruiting and training alternative families to provide services for children;

(2) comprehensively assessing each child in need of services and each alternative family available to provide services, as necessary to identify the most appropriate alternative family for the child's placement;

(3) providing to a child's parents or guardian information regarding the availability of a family-based alternative;

(4) identifying each child residing in an institution and offering support services, including waiver services, that would enable the child to return to the child's birth family or be placed in a family-based alternative; and

(5) determining through a child's permanency plan other circumstances in which the child must be offered waiver services, including circumstances in which changes in an institution's status affect the child's placement or the quality of services the child receives.

(b) In complying with the requirement imposed by Subsection (a)(3), the commission shall ensure that the procedures for providing information to parents or a guardian permit and encourage the participation of an individual who is not affiliated with the institution in which the child resides or with an institution in which the child could be placed.

(c) In designing the family-based alternatives system, the commission shall consider and, when appropriate, incorporate current research and recommendations developed by other public and private entities involved in analyzing public policy relating to children residing in institutions.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.031
§ 133.031. REPORT OF ABANDONED OR INACTIVE QUARRY OR PIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before March 1, 1992, the person responsible for an abandoned quarry or pit shall report to the department.

(b) On or before March 1, 1992, the person responsible for a quarry or pit that became inactive before January 1, 1991, and did not resume operations before June 30, 1991, shall report to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 432.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.046
§ 432.046. DETAIL OF TRIAL COUNSEL AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority convening each general, special, or summary court-martial shall detail trial counsel, defense counsel, and assistants that the authority considers appropriate. A person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge, or court member in a case may not act later as trial counsel or assistant trial counsel, or, unless expressly requested by the accused, as defense counsel or assistant defense counsel in the same case. A person who has acted for the prosecution may not act later in the same case for the defense, nor may a person who has acted for the defense act later in the same case for the prosecution.

(b) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a general court-martial must be:

(1) a member of the State Bar of Texas; and

(2) certified as competent to perform those duties by the state judge advocate general.

(b-1) Trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a general court-martial may not be under the supervision or command of the other counsel unless the accused and the prosecution expressly waive this restriction.

(c) In the case of a special or summary court-martial the accused shall be afforded the opportunity to be represented at the trial by counsel having the qualifications prescribed under Subsection (b) unless counsel having those qualifications cannot be obtained because of physical conditions or military exigencies. If counsel having those qualifications cannot be obtained, the court may be convened and the trial held, but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why counsel with those qualifications could not be obtained. If the trial counsel is qualified to act as counsel before a general court-martial, the defense counsel detailed by the convening authority must be a person similarly qualified. If the trial counsel is a judge advocate or a member of the State Bar of Texas, the defense counsel detailed by the convening authority must be a judge advocate or a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 49.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.054
§ 49.054. INCENTIVE AID.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 48(a)(5), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) A consolidated district under this subchapter is entitled to incentive aid under Subchapter G, Chapter 13.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 48(a)(5), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.103 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.103
§ 408.103. AMOUNT OF TEMPORARY INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 408.061 and 408.062, the amount of a temporary income benefit is equal to:

(1) 70 percent of the amount computed by subtracting the employee's weekly earnings after the injury from the employee's average weekly wage; or

(2) for the first 26 weeks, 75 percent of the amount computed by subtracting the employee's weekly earnings after the injury from the employee's average weekly wage if the employee earns less than $10 an hour.

(b) A temporary income benefit under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed the employee's actual earnings for the previous year. It is presumed that the employee's actual earnings for the previous year are equal to:

(1) the sum of the employee's wages as reported in the most recent four quarterly wage reports to the Texas Workforce Commission divided by 52;

(2) the employee's wages in the single quarter of the most recent four quarters in which the employee's earnings were highest, divided by 13, if the commissioner finds that the employee's most recent four quarters' earnings reported in the Texas Workforce Commission wage reports are not representative of the employee's usual earnings; or

(3) the amount the commissioner determines from other credible evidence to be the actual earnings for the previous year if the Texas Workforce Commission does not have a wage report reflecting at least one quarter's earnings because the employee worked outside the state during the previous year.

(c) A presumption under Subsection (b) may be rebutted by other credible evidence of the employee's actual earnings.

(d) The Texas Employment Commission shall provide information required under this section in the manner most efficient for transferring the information.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (a), if an employee is offered a bona fide position of employment that the employee is reasonably capable of performing, given the physical condition of the employee and the geographic accessibility of the position to the employee, the employee's weekly earnings after the injury are equal to the weekly wage for the position offered to the employee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.053
§ 1954.053. RULES REGARDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND WORK PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules specifying:

(1) performance standards at least as stringent as applicable federal standards; and

(2) work practices that affect asbestos removal or encapsulation in a public building.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9014.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9014 / Section 9014.103
§ 9014.103. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code. Sections 51.748 through 51.753, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.052
§ 1054.052. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM RELATING TO CERTAIN OTHER SUITS.
Status: in_force

In the interest of judicial economy, the court may appoint as guardian ad litem under Section 1104.354(1) the person who has been appointed attorney ad litem under Section 1054.001 or the person who is serving as an ad litem for the ward's benefit in any other proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.253
§ 3952.253. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or debt by:

(1) a lease, installment purchase contract, or other agreement; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district or other revenue authorized by the city, including revenue from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city.
Tex. Government Code § 619.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 619 / Section 619.004
§ 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

A public employer shall:

(1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to express the milk; and

(2) provide a place, other than a multiple user bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from other employees and the public where the employee can express breast milk.
Tex. Utilities Code § 66.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 66 / Section 66.008
§ 66.008. CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall comply with customer service requirements consistent with 47 C.F.R. Section 76.309(c) until there are two or more providers offering service, excluding direct-to-home satellite service, in the relevant municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.523 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.523
§ 772.523. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue bonds in the name of the district to finance:

(1) the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction; or

(2) the installation of equipment necessary for the district to provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.102
§ 102.102. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is an owner or operator of a sexually oriented business; and

(2) fails to post the sign required by Section 102.101 in compliance with that section and rules adopted under that section.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7 / Section 7.09
§ 7.09. DISCHARGE OF DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

A defendant committed for failing to give bond shall be discharged by the officer having him in custody, upon giving the required bond, or at the expiration of the time for which he has been committed.
Tex. Estates Code § 1252.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.053
§ 1252.053. INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT; ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE.
Status: in_force

After qualification, a nonresident guardian:

(1) shall file an inventory and appraisement of the ward's estate in this state subject to the court's jurisdiction, as in ordinary cases; and

(2) is subject to the applicable provisions of this code governing the handling and settlement of an estate by a resident guardian.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9959 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9959
§ 61.9959. RULES; POSTING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The board shall post on the board's Internet website a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter and information regarding the program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.205
§ 85.205. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

A health care worker who fails to comply with this subchapter is subject to disciplinary procedures by the appropriate licensing entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.029 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.029
§ 601.029. MEETINGS; QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall conduct regular meetings at least three times a year at the times and places the advisory board considers most convenient for applicants and advisory board members.

(b) The advisory board may hold special meetings in accordance with rules adopted by the advisory board and approved by the medical board.

(c) A majority of the advisory board members constitutes a quorum for all purposes except for an advisory board activity related to examining the credentials of applicants, acting as a panel for disciplinary action under Section 601.306, or conducting an informal meeting under Section 601.311.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.075 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.075
§ 402.075. INCENTIVES; PERFORMANCE-BASED OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall adopt requirements that:

(1) provide incentives for overall compliance in the workers' compensation system of this state; and

(2) emphasize performance-based oversight linked to regulatory outcomes.

(b) The commissioner shall develop key regulatory goals to be used in assessing the performance of insurance carriers and health care providers. The goals adopted under this subsection must align with the general regulatory goals of the division under this subtitle, such as improving workplace safety and return-to-work outcomes, in addition to goals that support timely payment of benefits and increased communication.

(c) At least biennially, the division shall assess the performance of insurance carriers and health care providers in meeting the key regulatory goals. The division shall examine overall compliance records and dispute resolution and complaint resolution practices to identify insurance carriers and health care providers who adversely impact the workers' compensation system and who may require enhanced regulatory oversight. The division shall conduct the assessment through analysis of data maintained by the division and through self-reporting by insurance carriers and health care providers.

(d) Based on the performance assessment, the division shall develop regulatory tiers that distinguish among insurance carriers and health care providers who are poor performers, who generally are average performers, and who are consistently high performers. The division shall focus its regulatory oversight on insurance carriers and health care providers identified as poor performers.

(e) The commissioner by rule shall develop incentives within each tier under Subsection (d) that promote greater overall compliance and performance. The regulatory incentives may include modified penalties, self-audits, or flexibility based on performance.

(f) The division shall:

(1) ensure that high-performing entities are publicly recognized; and

(2) allow those entities to use that designation as a marketing tool.

(g) In conjunction with the division's accident prevention services under Subchapter E, Chapter 411, the division shall conduct audits of accident prevention services offered by insurance carriers based on the comprehensive risk assessment. The division shall periodically review those services, but may provide incentives for less regulation of carriers based on performance.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.250 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.250
§ 225.250. SENIOR POLICE OFFICER LEWIS "ANDY" TRAYLOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County between its intersection with Decker Lane and its intersection with U.S. Highway 183 is designated as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 83 in the municipal limits of Mission is designated as the Corporal Speedy Espericueta Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Corporal Speedy Espericueta Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.103
§ 9074.103. 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 7.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 7 / Section 7.003
§ 7.003. LIABILITY REGARDING EXECUTION OF WRITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 34.061, an officer is not liable for damages resulting from the execution of a writ issued by a court of this state if the officer in good faith executes or attempts to execute the writ as provided by law and by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) An officer shall execute a writ issued by a court of this state without requiring that bond be posted for the indemnification of the officer.

(c) An officer shows that the officer acted in good faith when the officer shows that a reasonably prudent officer, under the same or similar circumstances, could have believed that the officer's conduct was justified based on the information the officer possessed when the conduct occurred.
Tex. Government Code § 501.1471 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.1471
§ 501.1471. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the end of each fiscal quarter, the department shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor a report that contains, for the preceding quarter:

(1) the actual and projected expenditures for the correctional health care system, including expenditures for unit and psychiatric care, hospital and clinical care, and pharmacy services;

(2) health care utilization and acuity data;

(3) other health care information as determined by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board; and

(4) the amount of cost savings realized as a result of contracting for health care services under this subchapter with a provider other than the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and The University of Texas Medical Branch.

(b) A contract entered into by the department for the provision of health care services must require the contracting entity to provide the department with necessary documentation to fulfill the requirements of this section.