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Tex. Transportation Code § 522.030 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.030
§ 522.030. CONTENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit must:

(1) be marked:

(A) "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL" for a commercial driver's license; or

(B) "Commercial Learner's Permit" or "CLP" for a commercial learner's permit;

(2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and

(3) include:

(A) the name and domicile address of the person to whom it is issued;

(B) the person's photograph;

(C) a physical description of the person, including sex, height, and eye color;

(D) the person's date of birth;

(E) a number or identifier the department considers appropriate;

(F) the person's signature;

(G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or restrictions;

(H) the name of this state; and

(I) the dates between which the license is valid.

(b) Except as provided by this section, a commercial driver's license issued under this chapter:

(1) must:

(A) be in the same format;

(B) have the same appearance and orientation; and

(C) contain the same type of information; and

(2) may not include any information that this chapter does not reference or require.

(c) To the extent of a conflict or inconsistency between this section and Section 522.013 or 522.051, Section 522.013 or 522.051 controls.

(d) The department shall ensure that an original or renewal commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit issued under this chapter properly records any diacritical mark used in a person's name. In this subsection, "diacritical mark" means a mark used in Latin script to change the sound of a letter to which it is added or used to distinguish the meaning of the word in which the letter appears. The term includes accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, and cedillas.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.105 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.105
§ 152.105. VENUE FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Venue for prosecution of any offense under this chapter is in:

(1) the county in which any element of the offense occurs; or

(2) Travis County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.302 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.302
§ 66.302. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NOT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual's identifiable description or a notation of an individual's arrest, detention, indictment, information, or other formal criminal charge and of any disposition of the charge, including sentencing, correctional supervision, and release, that is collected and compiled by the Department of Public Safety or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from criminal justice agencies and maintained in a central location is not subject to public disclosure except as authorized by federal or state law or regulation.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a document maintained by a criminal justice agency that is the source of information collected by the Department of Public Safety or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Each criminal justice agency shall retain the documents described by this subsection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.205 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.205
§ 505.205. SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Prior approval of a specific sports venue project at an election or completion of a specific sports venue project approved at an election does not prevent an authorizing municipality from seeking voter approval of an additional project or category of projects under this subchapter to be funded from the same sales and use tax that is used to fund the previously approved sports venue project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.175 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.175
§ 1004.175. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in both elections under Sections 1004.174(a)(1) and (2) favor dissolution of the district and creation of the Runnels County Hospital District, and a cumulative majority of the votes in all three elections held on the question of creating the Runnels County Hospital District favor creation of the district, the board shall transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to the Runnels County Hospital District.

(b) On the date the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a), the Runnels County Hospital District assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer. The district is dissolved at the time of the transfer and the board is released from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.052
§ 1018.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) the attorney for the district; or

(3) a district employee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.248 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.248
§ 401.248. LIMITATIONS ON LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission by rule shall exclude from a disposal facility certain types of low-level radioactive waste that are incompatible with disposal operations.

(b) The state may enter into compacts with another state or several states for the disposal in this state of low-level radioactive waste only if the compact:

(1) limits the total volume of all low-level radioactive waste to be disposed of in this state from the other party state or party states to 20 percent of the annual average of low-level radioactive waste projected to be disposed of in this state from 1995 through 2045;

(2) gives this state full administrative control over management and operation of the compact waste disposal facility;

(3) requires the other state or states to join this state in any legal action necessary to prevent states that are not members of the compact from disposing of low-level radioactive waste at the compact waste disposal facility;

(4) allows this state to charge a fee for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste at the compact waste disposal facility;

(5) requires the other state or states to join in any legal action involving liability from the compact waste disposal facility;

(6) requires the other state or states to share the full cost of constructing the compact waste disposal facility;

(7) allows this state to regulate, in accordance with federal law, the means and routes of transportation of the low-level radioactive waste in this state;

(8) requires the other state or states to pay for community assistance projects selected by the host county in an amount not less than $1 million or 10 percent of the amount contributed by the other state or states;

(9) is agreed to by the Texas Legislature, the legislature of the other state or states, and the United States Congress; and

(10) complies with all applicable federal law.

(c) This section does not affect the ability of this state to transfer low-level radioactive waste to another state.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244, Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.

(e) The compact waste disposal facility license holder may not accept compact waste at the compact waste disposal facility unless the compact commission established by the compact under Section 403.006 has adopted bylaws necessary to carry out the terms of the compact.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.003
§ 2003.003. CREDIT FOR REDUCING FIRE HAZARD.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may give a locality, municipality, or other political subdivision credit for:

(1) each fire hazard that the locality, municipality, or other political subdivision reduces or removes;

(2) additional fire-fighting equipment, increased police protection, or any other equipment or improvement that tends to reduce the fire hazard of the locality, municipality, or other political subdivision; and

(3) a good fire record made by the locality, municipality, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Family Code § 154.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.006
§ 154.006. TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order or as provided by Subsection (b), the child support order terminates on:

(1) the marriage of the child;

(2) the removal of the child's disabilities for general purposes;

(3) the death of the child;

(4) a finding by a court that the child:

(A) is 18 years of age or older; and

(B) has failed to comply with the enrollment or attendance requirements described by Section 154.002(a);

(5) the issuance under Section 161.005(h) of an order terminating the parent-child relationship between the obligor and the child based on the results of genetic testing that exclude the obligor as the child's genetic father; or

(6) if the child enlists in the armed forces of the United States, the date on which the child begins active service as defined by 10 U.S.C. Section 101.

(b) Unless a nonparent or agency has been appointed conservator of the child under Chapter 153, the order for current child support, and any provision relating to conservatorship, possession, or access terminates on the marriage or remarriage of the obligor and obligee to each other.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.305 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.305
§ 21.305. ACCESS TO COMMISSION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission shall adopt rules allowing a party to a complaint filed under Section 21.201 reasonable access to commission records relating to the complaint.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), unless the complaint is resolved through a voluntary settlement or conciliation, on the written request of a party the executive director shall allow the party access to the commission records:

(1) after the final action of the commission; or

(2) if a civil action relating to the complaint is filed in federal court alleging a violation of federal law.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 552.023, Government Code, the following information is not considered public information for the purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to a party to a complaint filed under Section 21.201:

(1) identifying information of persons other than the parties and witnesses to the complaint;

(2) identifying information about confidential witnesses, including any confidential statement given by the witness;

(3) sensitive medical information about the charging party or a witness to the complaint that is:

(A) provided by a person other than the person requesting the information; and

(B) not relevant to issues raised in the complaint, including information that identifies injuries, impairments, pregnancies, disabilities, or other medical conditions that are not obviously apparent or visible;

(4) identifying information about a person other than the charging party that is found in sensitive medical information regardless of whether the information is relevant to the complaint;

(5) nonsensitive medical information that is relevant to the complaint if the disclosure would result in an invasion of personal privacy, unless the information is generally known or has been previously reported to the public;

(6) identifying information about other respondents or employers not a party to the complaint;

(7) information relating to settlement offers or conciliation agreements received from one party that was not conveyed to the other and information contained in a separate alternative dispute resolution file prepared for mediation purposes; and

(8) identifying information about a person on whose behalf a complaint was filed if the person has requested that the person's identity as a complaining party remain confidential.

(d) In this section, "identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51, Penal Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.201
§ 1304.201. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

On a finding that a ground for disciplinary action exists under this chapter, the commission or executive director may impose an administrative sanction or administrative penalty or seek a civil penalty or any other remedy as provided by this chapter and Chapter 51.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 331.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 331 / Section 331.003
§ 331.003. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility shall adopt, implement, and enforce a written workplace violence prevention policy in accordance with this section to protect health care providers and employees from violent behavior and threats of violent behavior occurring at the facility.

(b) The workplace violence prevention policy must:

(1) require the facility to:

(A) provide significant consideration of the violence prevention plan recommended by the facility's committee; and

(B) evaluate any existing facility violence prevention plan;

(2) encourage health care providers and employees of the facility to provide confidential information on workplace violence to the committee;

(3) include a process to protect from retaliation facility health care providers or employees who provide information to the committee; and

(4) comply with commission rules relating to workplace violence.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.067 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.067
§ 503.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may order or direct the system or the institution to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee who:

(1) persists in insanitary or injurious practices that tend to imperil or retard the employee's recovery; or

(2) refuses to submit to medical, surgical, or other remedial treatment recognized by the state that is reasonably essential to promote the employee's recovery.

(b) Compensation may not be reduced or suspended under this section without reasonable notice to the employee and an opportunity to be heard.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.051
§ 33.051. GENERAL DUTY.
Status: in_force

The board, the commissioner, the land office, and the network shall perform the duties provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.057
§ 460.057. CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The interim executive committee shall notify the commissioners court of the need to call a confirmation election.

(b) The commissioners court in ordering the confirmation election shall submit to the qualified voters in the county the following proposition:

"Shall the creation of (name of authority) be confirmed?"

(c) In addition to other information required by law, the notice of the election must include:

(1) a brief description of the service plan; and

(2) a statement that an imposition of a tax to pay for the service plan must be approved by the voters at a subsequent election.

(d) The election must be held on a uniform election date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0102
§ 8083.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0101
§ 4013.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Mustang Ridge.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.107
§ 290.107. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

Each district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state as a governmental agency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.302
§ 1701.302. CERTAIN ELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 85.0011, Local Government Code, an officer, including a sheriff, elected under the Texas Constitution or a statute or appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office must obtain a license from the commission not later than the second anniversary of the date the officer takes office.

(b) The commission shall establish requirements for issuing the license and for revocation, suspension, or denial of the license.

(c) An officer to whom this section applies who does not obtain the license by the required date or does not remain licensed is incompetent and is subject to removal from office under Section 665.052, Government Code, or another removal statute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.252
§ 1026.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.081 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.081
§ 51.081. TRANSFERS OTHER THAN PERSONAL TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A person who claims title through a source other than by personal transfer to a definite portion of a survey that is less than the whole survey purchased from the state, with the approval of the commissioner, may have the portion of land that he claims separated from the other portion of the survey on the records of the land office by filing in the land office evidence of claims that may be required by the commissioner and by paying the fees provided by law for papers filed as evidence of the claim or a right to a separation of the area.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.104
§ 1101.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.104. EXCEPTION: DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS OFFICIAL. (a) A court or administrative hearings official with competent jurisdiction may require disclosure of a portion of an audit report in a civil or administrative proceeding if the court or administrative hearings official determines, after an in camera review consistent with the appropriate rules of procedure, that:

(1) the privilege is asserted for a fraudulent purpose;

(2) the portion of the audit report is not subject to the privilege by application of Section 1101.102; or

(3) the portion of the audit report shows evidence of noncompliance with an environmental or health and safety law and appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with the law were not promptly initiated and pursued with reasonable diligence after discovery of noncompliance.

(b) A party seeking disclosure under this section has the burden of proving that Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) applies.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code, a decision of an administrative hearings official under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section is directly appealable to a court of competent jurisdiction without disclosure of the audit report to any person unless so ordered by the court.

(d) A person claiming the privilege is subject to sanctions as provided by Rule 215 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or to a fine not to exceed $10,000 if the court finds, consistent with fundamental due process, that the person intentionally or knowingly claimed the privilege for information that, by application of Section 1101.102, is not subject to the privilege.

(e) A determination of a court under this section is subject to interlocutory appeal to an appropriate appellate court.
Tex. Government Code § 844.704 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.704
§ 844.704. BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a subdivision shall select a percentage for determining multiple matching credits of zero or any percentage that is a multiple of five percent and that does not exceed 150 percent. The governing body may later increase the percentage used in determining multiple matching credits under Section 843.402 to any percentage that is a multiple of five percent and that does not exceed 150 percent, to take effect on the next January 1 after the date the increase is adopted. In its order or resolution, the governing body may provide that the increased percentage will be used in determining multiple matching credits only for employee contributions made after the effective date of the increase or that the increased percentage will be used both prospectively and retroactively in determining the multiple matching credits for all employee contributions not otherwise matched at a higher percentage. The governing body may thereafter reduce the percentage used in determining multiple matching credits for contributions made after the effective date of the reduction to zero or any percentage that is a multiple of five percent, to take effect on the next January 1 after the date of the reduction.

(b) The governing body shall select a percentage for determining allocated prior service credits of zero or any percentage that is a multiple of five percent. The governing body may increase the percentage used in determining allocated prior service credits, to take effect on the next January 1 after the date of the increase. The percentage may not exceed one-half of the percentage that results from adding 200 percent to the lowest percentage for determining multiple matching credit currently applicable to any employee contribution with respect to the subdivision.

(c) The subdivision shall provide current service credits in accordance with Section 843.402.

(d) With the approval of the board of trustees, the governing body of a subdivision may adopt any benefit increase or additional benefit, option, right, or feature as authorized under this subtitle.

(e) The governing body may not adopt an increase or addition to the subdivision's plan if the adoption would result in the combined rates of the subdivision's normal contributions and prior service contributions for the first calendar year following the adoption exceeding the maximum rate prescribed by Section 844.703(c), unless a waiver under that section is in effect.

(f) Other than an order or resolution of initial participation in the retirement system and except as otherwise authorized by the board of trustees, an order or resolution under this section must be filed with the retirement system not later than December 15 of the year preceding the year in which it will take effect and may not take effect until the order or resolution is approved by the board of trustees as meeting the requirements of this section. An order or resolution adopted after participation begins may take effect only on January 1 of a year.
Tex. Government Code § 809A.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.005
§ 809A.005. INAPPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS INCONSISTENT WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATED DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A state governmental entity is not subject to a requirement of this chapter if the state governmental entity determines that the requirement would be inconsistent with its fiduciary responsibility with respect to the investment of its assets or other duties imposed by law relating to the investment of its assets, including the duty of care established under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.