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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.053
§ 191.053. CONTRACT FOR DISCOVERY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee may contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions and with qualified private institutions, corporations, or individuals for the discovery and scientific investigation of sunken or abandoned ships or wrecks of the sea, or any part of the contents of them, or archeological deposits or treasure imbedded in the earth.

(b) The contract shall:

(1) be on a form approved by the attorney general;

(2) specify the location, nature of the activity, and the time period covered by the contract; and

(3) provide for the termination of any right in the investigator or permittee under the contract on the violation of any of the terms of the contract.

(c) The executed contract shall be recorded by the person, firm, or corporation obtaining the contract in the office of the county clerk in the county or counties in which the operations are to be conducted prior to the commencement of the operation.

(d) Title to all objects recovered is retained by the State of Texas unless and until it is released by the committee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.052
§ 403.052. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules that establish standards of ethical practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.109
§ 3842.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.207
§ 604.207. PROTECTION OF PATIENT IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

In a disciplinary investigation or proceeding conducted under this chapter, the advisory board shall protect the identity of each patient whose medical records are examined and used in a public proceeding unless the patient:

(1) testifies in the public proceeding; or

(2) submits a written release in regard to the patient's records or identity.
Tex. Government Code § 815.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.307
§ 815.307. DUTY OF CARE.
Status: in_force

The assets of the retirement system shall be invested and reinvested without distinction as to their source in accordance with Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. A determination of whether the board of trustees has exercised prudence with respect to an investment decision must be made taking into consideration the investment of all assets of the trust or all assets of the collective investment vehicle, as applicable, over which the board has management and control, rather than considering the prudence of a single investment of the trust or the collective investment vehicle, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.210
§ 1063.210. CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue and sell certificates of obligation for a purpose permitted under this chapter.

(b) The certificates of obligation must be issued and sold in conformity with and in the manner specified for a municipality or county by Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 323.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.009
§ 323.009. ORIENTATION FOR MEMBERS-ELECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may reimburse members-elect of the legislature for travel expenses incurred in attending an orientation program conducted by the council between the date of the general election and the convening of the regular legislative session.

(b) Payment of reimbursement shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the council.

(c) An individual may be reimbursed under this section for only one round trip between the individual's home and the City of Austin.

(d) An individual holding office as a member of the legislature when the orientation program occurs is not eligible for reimbursement under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 87.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.004
§ 87.004. TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research at Tarleton State University is established.

(b) The organization, control, and management of the institute is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.

(c) The board of regents shall approve the employment of personnel by and the operating budget of the institute. An employee of the institute is an employee of Tarleton State University.

(d) The institute shall:

(1) conduct applied research on environmental issues that have public policy implications;

(2) provide a setting for environmental studies that focus on the interface between government and the private sector;

(3) provide national leadership on emerging environmental policy; and

(4) establish interdisciplinary programs or partnerships with public or private institutions of higher education, governmental agencies, or private entities to develop and implement new policies, technology, strategies, relationships, and sources of funding.

(e) The institute may cooperate or contract with a public or private entity to perform the duties of the institute.

(f) The board of regents may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the benefit of the institute.
Tex. Insurance Code § 30.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 30 / Section 30.003
§ 30.003. DEFINITION OF PERSON.
Status: in_force

The definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply to any provision in this title or in Title 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 20.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.152
§ 1079.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 49.505 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.505
§ 49.505. CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

A district that receives a petition under Section 49.503 shall compute the proportionate amount of water rights to the Rio Grande. The proportionate amount of water rights is equal to the amount of irrigable acres of land in the subdivision multiplied by the lesser of:

(1) 1.25 acre-feet per irrigable acre; or

(2) the sum of all irrigation water rights owned by the district on September 1, 2007, as if the water rights had been converted to municipal use under applicable commission rules, divided by the total amount of irrigable acres of land in the district on September 1, 2007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.201
§ 8487.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.414 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.414
§ 502.414. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR EVIDENCE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code.

(b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, an opportunity to contribute to the evidence testing grant program in any registration renewal system used by the department.

(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.

(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the evidence testing account established under Section 772.00716, Government Code, at least once every three months. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.23
§ 43.23. RETURN OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

When the execution of sentence is suspended or respited to another date, same shall be noted on the warrant and on the arrival of such date, the Director of the Department of Corrections shall proceed with such execution; and in case of death of any condemned person before the time for his execution arrives, or if he should be pardoned or his sentence commuted by the Governor, no execution shall be had; but in such cases, as well as when the sentence is executed, the Director of the Department of Corrections shall return the warrant and certificate with a statement of any such act and his proceedings endorsed thereon, together with a statement showing what disposition was made of the dead body of the convict, to the clerk of the court in which the sentence was passed, who shall record the warrant and return in the minutes of the court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 74.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 74 / Section 74.002
§ 74.002. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A vision support organization shall annually register with the secretary of state.

(b) A vision support organization's registration under this section is considered registration of any subsidiary, contractor, or affiliate of the vision support organization through or with which the vision support organization provides business support services if the registration includes all required information from each subsidiary, contractor, or affiliate of the vision support organization as if that entity had filed individually.
Tex. Government Code § 572.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.053
§ 572.053. VOTING BY LEGISLATORS ON CERTAIN MEASURES OR BILLS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the legislature may not vote on a measure or a bill, other than a measure that will affect an entire class of business entities, that will directly benefit a specific business transaction of a business entity in which the member has a controlling interest.

(b) In this section, "controlling interest" includes:

(1) an ownership interest or participating interest by virtue of shares, stock, or otherwise that exceeds 10 percent;

(2) membership on the board of directors or other governing body of the business entity; or

(3) service as an officer of the business entity.

(c) A member of the legislature commits an offense if the member violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.001
§ 3920.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the Town of Little Elm.

(3) "County" means Denton County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.157
§ 1081.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.015 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.015
§ 2210.015. STUDY OF MARKET INCENTIVES; BIENNIAL REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each biennium, the department shall conduct a study of market incentives to promote participation in the voluntary windstorm and hail insurance market in the seacoast territory of this state. The study must address as possible incentives the mandatory or voluntary issuance of windstorm and hail insurance in conjunction with the issuance of a homeowners policy in the seacoast territory.

(b) The department shall include the results of the study conducted under this section in the report submitted under Section 32.022.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.203
§ 8315.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.561 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.561
§ 201.561. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

All proceedings under this subchapter are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.110
§ 3937.110. REAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt restrictions on the use of real property in the district.

(b) The district may enforce restrictions on the use of real property in the district in the manner provided for a municipal utility district by Section 54.237, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.185 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.185
§ 481.185. ARREST REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall file monthly with the director a report of all arrests made for drug offenses and quantities of controlled substances seized during the preceding month. The agency shall make the report on a form provided by the director and shall provide the information required by the form.

(b) The director shall publish an annual summary of all drug arrests and controlled substances seized in the state.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 111.005 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 111 / Section 111.005
§ 111.005. TAX.
Status: in_force

Sales of wine by a wine collection seller to a permitted restaurant under this chapter are exempt from the taxes imposed under Subchapter A, Chapter 201.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.007
§ 467.007. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Any information, report, or record that an approved peer assistance program or a licensing or disciplinary authority receives, gathers, or maintains under this chapter is confidential. Except as prescribed by Subsection (b) or by Section 467.005(c), a person may not disclose that information, report, or record without written approval of the impaired professional or other interested person. An order entered by a licensing or disciplinary authority may be confidential only if the licensee subject to the order agrees to the order and there is no previous or pending action, complaint, or investigation concerning the licensee involving malpractice, injury, or harm to any member of the public. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage impaired professionals to seek treatment for their impairments.

(b) Information that is confidential under Subsection (a) may be disclosed:

(1) at a disciplinary hearing before a licensing or disciplinary authority in which the authority considers taking disciplinary action against an impaired professional whom the authority has referred to a peer assistance program under Section 467.006(a) or (b);

(2) at an appeal from a disciplinary action or order imposed by a licensing or disciplinary authority;

(3) to qualified personnel for bona fide research or educational purposes only after information that would identify a person is removed;

(4) to health care personnel to whom an approved peer assistance program or a licensing or disciplinary authority has referred the impaired professional; or

(5) to other health care personnel to the extent necessary to meet a health care emergency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.035
§ 592.035. PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each client, and parent of a client who is a minor or the guardian of the person, have the right to:

(1) participate in planning the client's treatment and habilitation; and

(2) be informed in writing at reasonable intervals of the client's progress.

(b) If possible, the client, parent, or guardian of the person shall be given the opportunity to choose from several appropriate alternative services available to the client from a service provider.
Tex. Occupations Code § 102.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.052
§ 102.052. APPLICABILITY TO PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a practitioner of medicine subject to regulation under Subtitle B.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.101
§ 3829.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects described by that chapter;

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district; and

(3) a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.402
§ 443.402. DOMICILIARY RECEIVERS APPOINTED IN OTHER STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A domiciliary receiver appointed in another state is vested by operation of law with title to, and may summarily take possession of, all property and records of the insurer in this state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding special deposits, special deposits held in this state shall be, upon the entry of an order of liquidation with a finding of insolvency, distributed to the guaranty associations in this state as early access payments subject to Section 443.303, in relation to the lines of business for which the special deposits were made. The holder of any special deposit shall account to the domiciliary receiver for all distributions from the special deposit at the time of the distribution. The statutory provisions of another state and all orders entered by courts of competent jurisdiction in relation to the appointment of a domiciliary receiver of an insurer and any related proceedings in another state must be given full faith and credit in this state. For purposes of this section, "another state" means any state other than this state. This state shall treat any other state than this state as a reciprocal state.

(b) Upon appointment of a domiciliary receiver in another state, the commissioner shall, unless otherwise agreed by the receiver, immediately transfer title to and possession of all property of the insurer under the commissioner's control, including all statutory general or special deposits, to the receiver.

(c) Except as provided in Subsection (a), the domiciliary receiver shall handle special deposits and special deposit claims in accordance with federal law and the statutes pursuant to which the special deposits are required. All amounts in excess of the estimated amount necessary to administer the special deposit and pay the unpaid special deposit claims are deemed general assets of the estate. If there is a deficiency in any special deposit so that the claims secured by the special deposit are not fully discharged from the deposit, the claimants may share in the general assets of the insurer to the extent of the deficiency at the same priority as other claimants in their class of priority under Section 443.301, but the sharing must be deferred until the other claimants of their class have been paid percentages of their claims equal to the percentage paid from the special deposit. The intent of this provision is to equalize to this extent the advantage gained by the security provided by the special deposits.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 435.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 435 / Section 435.014
§ 435.014. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.

(c) Each violation constitutes a separate offense.

(d) The penalty prescribed by this section is subject to either the sanctions prescribed in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance for products covered by the ordinance or any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise imposed by Chapter 431 or other law for products not covered by the ordinance.
Tex. Water Code § 37.0045 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0045
§ 37.0045. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a Class D license for wastewater operators or public water system operators.

(b) In adopting educational attainment standards associated with the issuance of a license, the commission by rule shall establish a provisional certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional operator if the person:

(1) has completed all commission-required training associated with the license;

(2) has passed any commission-required examinations associated with the license; and

(3) acts under the direct supervision of a license holder.
Tex. Penal Code § 31.11 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 31 / Section 31.11
§ 31.11. TAMPERING WITH IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) knowingly or intentionally removes, alters, or obliterates the serial number or other permanent identification marking on tangible personal property; or

(2) possesses, sells, or offers for sale tangible personal property and:

(A) the actor knows that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated; or

(B) a reasonable person in the position of the actor would have known that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person was:

(1) the owner or acting with the effective consent of the owner of the property involved;

(2) a peace officer acting in the actual discharge of official duties; or

(3) acting with respect to a number assigned to a vehicle by the Texas Department of Transportation or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, as applicable, and the person was:

(A) in the actual discharge of official duties as an employee or agent of the department; or

(B) in full compliance with the rules of the department as an applicant for an assigned number approved by the department.

(c) Property involved in a violation of this section may be treated as stolen for purposes of custody and disposition of the property.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) In this section, "vehicle" has the meaning given by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.157
§ 1551.157. COVERAGE OPTIONS AFTER EXPIRATION OF ANNUITY OPTION.
Status: in_force

The surviving spouse or dependent of an employee or annuitant may retain authorized coverages after expiration of a time-certain annuity option selected by the employee or annuitant. To retain the coverages, the surviving spouse or dependent must make advance payment of contributions to the Employees Retirement System of Texas under rules adopted by the board of trustees.