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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.209 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.209
§ 152.209. DECISION-MAKING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A difference arising in a matter in the ordinary course of the partnership business may be decided by a majority-in-interest of the partners.

(b) An act outside the ordinary course of business of a partnership may be undertaken only with the consent of all partners.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.089 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.089
§ 116.089. SURRENDER OF INTEREST ON SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

On the request of a county depository, the commissioners court shall surrender, when due, interest coupons or other evidence of interest on securities deposited by the depository with the commissioners court if the securities remaining pledged by a depository are adequate to meet the requirements of the commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.003
§ 451.003. CHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO BICOUNTY AREA.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an area composed of the territory of two contiguous counties each of which contains a municipality having a population of 350,000 or more.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.111 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.111
§ 91.111. EXTRA FANCY GRADE.
Status: in_force

Extra fancy pears:

(1) are sound, clean, and bright;

(2) have natural color and shape; and

(3) are free from worms, specks, blemishes, bruises, and limb scar red fruit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0093 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0093
§ 141.0093. REQUIRED NOTICE FOR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN YOUTH CAMP STRUCTURES OR ACTIVITY LOCATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A youth camp operator shall notify the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, of any modification to:

(1) a structure intended to facilitate youth camp activities; or

(2) the location of a camp activity on the camp's premises.

(b) On receiving notification of a modification described by Subsection (a), the department may require the youth camp operator to update the youth camp's emergency plan under Section 141.0091.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2102.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.006
§ 2102.006. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may:

(1) bring an action to recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees; and

(2) seek an injunction or other remedy available at law or in equity.
Tex. Family Code § 262.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.106
§ 262.106. INITIAL HEARING AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD IN EMERGENCY WITHOUT COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court in which a suit has been filed after a child has been taken into possession without a court order by a governmental entity shall hold an initial hearing on or before the first business day after the date the child is taken into possession. The court shall render orders that are necessary to protect the physical health and safety of the child. If the court is unavailable for a hearing on the first business day, then, and only in that event, the hearing shall be held no later than the first business day after the court becomes available, provided that the hearing is held no later than the third business day after the child is taken into possession.

(b) The initial hearing may be ex parte and proof may be by sworn petition or affidavit if a full adversary hearing is not practicable.

(c) If the initial hearing is not held within the time required, the child shall be returned to the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian who is presently entitled to possession of the child.

(d) For the purpose of determining under Subsection (a) the first business day after the date the child is taken into possession, the child is considered to have been taken into possession by the Department of Family and Protective Services on the expiration of the five-day period permitted under Section 262.007(c) or 262.110(b), as appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0047
§ 443.0047. MAINTAINING INFORMATION ON COMPLAINTS FILED WITH BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep information about each complaint filed with the board. The information shall include:

(1) the date the complaint is received;

(2) the name of the complainant;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) a record of all persons contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) for complaints for which the board took no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.406 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.406
§ 42A.406. EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ON DRIVING RECORD AND LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant is required as a condition of community supervision to successfully complete an educational program under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404, or if the court waives the educational program requirement under Article 42A.403 or the defendant successfully completes education under Article 42A.4045, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Department of Public Safety, on a form prescribed by the department, for inclusion in the defendant's driving record. If the court grants an extension of time in which the defendant may complete the educational program under Article 42A.403, the court clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Department of Public Safety on a form prescribed by the department. The clerk's report under this subsection must include the beginning date of the defendant's community supervision.

(b) On the defendant's successful completion of an educational program under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404, the defendant's instructor shall give notice to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the defendant's driving record and to the community supervision and corrections department. The community supervision and corrections department shall forward the notice to the court clerk for filing.

(b-1) Upon release from a residential treatment facility at which the person successfully completed education under Article 42A.4045, at the request of the court clerk, the director of the residential treatment facility shall give notice to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the person's driving record.

(c) If the Department of Public Safety does not receive notice that a defendant required to complete an educational program has successfully completed the program within the period required by the judge under this subchapter, as shown on department records, the department, as provided by Sections 521.344(e) and (f), Transportation Code, shall:

(1) revoke the defendant's driver's license; or

(2) prohibit the defendant from obtaining a license.

(d) The Department of Public Safety may not reinstate a license revoked under Subsection (c) as the result of an educational program requirement imposed under Article 42A.403 unless the defendant whose license was revoked applies to the department for reinstatement of the license and pays to the department a reinstatement fee of $100. The Department of Public Safety shall remit all fees collected under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298A.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.051
§ 298A.051. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the district only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 168.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 168 / Section 168.004
§ 168.004. UNLICENSED DIABETES CARE ASSISTANT.
Status: in_force

(a) At each school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled, the school principal shall:

(1) seek school employees who are not health care professionals to serve as unlicensed diabetes care assistants and care for students with diabetes; and

(2) make efforts to ensure that the school has:

(A) at least one unlicensed diabetes care assistant if a full-time nurse is assigned to the school; and

(B) at least three unlicensed diabetes care assistants if a full-time nurse is not assigned to the school.

(b) An unlicensed diabetes care assistant shall serve under the supervision of the principal.

(c) A school employee may not be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to serve as an unlicensed diabetes care assistant.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.030
§ 383.030. CONFIRMATION AND SALES AND USE TAX ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The temporary board of directors shall conduct an election in the district to confirm the creation of the district and authorize a sales and use tax in conformity with this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.783 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.783
§ 51.783. SELECTING CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In selecting a contractor for construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair services for a facility through competitive sealed proposals, a board shall follow the procedures prescribed by this section.

(b) The board shall select or designate an engineer or architect to prepare construction documents for the project. The selected or designated engineer or architect has full responsibility for complying with Chapter 1001 or 1051, Occupations Code, as applicable. If the engineer or architect is not a full-time employee of the institution, the board shall select the engineer or architect on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications as provided by Section 2254.004, Government Code.

(c) The board shall provide or contract for, independently of the contractor, the inspection services, the testing of construction materials engineering, and the verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the facility by the institution. The board shall select those services for which it contracts in accordance with Section 2254.004, Government Code, and shall identify them in the request for proposals.

(d) The board shall prepare a request for competitive sealed proposals that includes construction documents, selection criteria, estimated budget, project scope, schedule, and other information that contractors may require to respond to the request. The board shall state in the request for proposals the selection criteria that will be used in selecting the successful offeror.

(e) The board shall publish notice of the request for proposals in a manner prescribed by the board.

(f) The board shall receive, publicly open, and read aloud the names of the offerors and, if any are required to be stated, all prices stated in each proposal. Within 45 days after the date of opening the proposals the board shall evaluate and rank each proposal submitted in relation to the published selection criteria.

(g) The board shall select the offeror that offers the best value for the institution based on the published selection criteria and on its ranking evaluation. The board shall first attempt to negotiate with the selected offeror a contract. The board and its engineer or architect may discuss with the selected offeror options for a scope or time modification and any price change associated with the modification. If the board is unable to reach a contract with the selected offeror, the board shall, formally and in writing, end negotiations with that offeror and proceed to the next offeror in the order of the selection ranking until a contract is reached or all proposals are rejected.

(h) In determining best value for the institution, the board is not restricted to considering price alone but may consider any other factor stated in the selection criteria.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.304
§ 59.304. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not require the relocation or modification of an unmanned teller machine on the occurrence of a particular event or circumstance.

(b) A violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is not negligence per se. Substantial compliance with this subchapter and each rule adopted under this subchapter is prima facie evidence that a person has provided adequate safety protection measures relating to an unmanned teller machine under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.023
§ 410.023. REQUEST FOR BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a request from a party or on its own motion, the division may direct the parties to a disputed workers' compensation claim to meet in a benefit review conference to attempt to reach agreement on disputed issues involved in the claim.

(b) The division shall require the party requesting the benefit review conference to provide documentation of efforts made to resolve the disputed issues before the request was submitted.

(c) The commissioner by rule shall:

(1) adopt guidelines regarding the type of information necessary to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b); and

(2) establish a process through which the division evaluates the sufficiency of the documentation provided under Subsection (b).

(d) The division may deny a request for a benefit review conference if the party requesting the benefit review conference does not provide the documentation required under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 442.0145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0145
§ 442.0145. TEXAS HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS PROGRAM; FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall administer a program to assist municipalities, counties, museums, and county historical commissions with:

(1) the development or improvement of museum facilities used to display historical artifacts discovered in Texas that are significant in Texas or American history; and

(2) the acquisition of historical artifacts discovered in Texas that are significant in Texas or American history.

(b) The Texas Historical Artifacts Program fund is created as a separate account in the general revenue fund. The fund is composed of money appropriated to the fund, money deposited to the fund under Subsection (c), and interest received from investments of money in the fund that the comptroller shall allocate to the fund. Sections 403.095 and 404.071 do not apply to the fund or to interest received from investments of money in the fund. Money in the fund may be spent only as provided by the commission under this section.

(c) The commission may accept, for deposit in the Texas Historical Artifacts Program fund, grants or other donations from any source.

(d) The commission shall establish rules governing the use, administration, and distribution of the Texas Historical Artifacts Program fund. The rules must ensure that money in the fund is used only for the purposes prescribed by Subsection (a), including paying the expenses of administering the program.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.012
§ 411.012. COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall collect and serve as a repository for statistical information on workers' health and safety. The division shall analyze and use that information to:

(1) identify and assign priorities to safety needs; and

(2) better coordinate the safety services provided by public or private organizations, including insurance carriers.

(b) The division shall coordinate or supervise the collection by state or federal entities of information relating to job safety, including information collected for the supplementary data system and the annual survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
Tex. Government Code § 615.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.072
§ 615.072. ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 is eligible for the health insurance benefits provided under this subchapter if:

(1) the listed individual died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as described by Section 615.071; and

(2) the survivor is:

(A) the surviving spouse of the listed individual; or

(B) a dependent of the listed individual.

(b) In a determination of whether the survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 is eligible for the payment of assistance under this subchapter, any reasonable doubt arising from the circumstances of the individual's death shall be resolved in favor of the payment of assistance to the survivor.

(b-1) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 who would have been eligible for health insurance benefits during the life of the individual may not be denied health insurance benefits on the ground that the survivor was enrolled in group health insurance with another employer as of the date of the individual's death.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Personal injury" means an injury resulting from an external force, an activity, or a disease caused by or resulting from:

(A) a line-of-duty accident; or

(B) an illness caused by line-of-duty work under hazardous conditions.

(2) "Line of duty" means an action an individual listed under Section 615.071 is required or authorized by rule, condition of employment, or law to perform. The term includes an action by the individual at a social, ceremonial, athletic, or other function to which the individual is assigned by the individual's employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.104
§ 8282.104. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director is entitled to receive compensation in an amount not to exceed $50 for each meeting of the board, as determined by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 58.705 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.705
§ 58.705. SECURING APPLICATION TO SUBSTITUTE LAND.
Status: in_force

The board may require an owner of land in the district who has applied for the exclusion of his nonagricultural or nonirrigable land from the district to procure an application of the owner of land adjoining the boundaries or the canals of the district, and capable of being irrigated in a practicable manner from the facilities of the district, for inclusion in the district of his land in an amount and value at least equal to the land which is to be excluded under the application of the owner of nonagricultural or nonirrigable land. Each application shall set forth the facts concerning the land to be excluded from and the land to be added to the district, including evidence of their reasonable market value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.108
§ 9015.108. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director:

(1) shall receive a fee for attending each meeting of the board not to exceed $20 for a meeting or $40 in one calendar month; and

(2) is entitled to an additional amount not to exceed $20 for each day that the director devotes to serving the business of the authority if the service is expressly approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8111.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8111 / Section 8111.004
§ 8111.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Family Code § 55.53 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.53
§ 55.53. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court issues a placement order under Section 55.52(a)(1) or (2), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child to the designated facility.

(b) On receipt of a report from a facility to which a child has been transported under Subsection (a), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child from the facility to the court. If the child is not transported to the court before the 11th day after the date of the court's order, an authorized representative of the facility shall transport the child from the facility to the court.

(c) The county in which the juvenile court is located shall reimburse the facility for the costs incurred in transporting the child to the juvenile court as required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.151
§ 3836.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.252
§ 1122.252. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a higher rate is approved at an election held as provided by Section 1122.2521, the tax rate on all taxable property in the district for all purposes may not exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of the property according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll of the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider district income from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.218 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.218
§ 424.218. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules consistent with this subchapter that prescribe reasonable limits, standards, and guidelines for:

(1) the risk control transactions authorized under this subchapter; and

(2) plans related to those transactions.