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Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.601
§ 1701.601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "school resource officer" means a peace officer who is assigned by the officer's employing political subdivision to provide a police presence at a public school, safety or drug education to students of a public school, or other similar services. The term does not include a peace officer who provides law enforcement at:

(1) a public school only for extracurricular activities; or

(2) a public school event only for extracurricular activities.
Tex. Election Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR VOTING.
Status: in_force

Voting under this chapter shall be conducted on election day, beginning at 7 a.m. and concluding at 7 p.m., at the main early voting polling place. However, if the early voting ballots voted by mail are processed at a location other than the main early voting polling place, the early voting clerk may require the voting to be conducted at that location.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.009
§ 253.009. LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment is secured by a lien against the real property of the assessed property owner.

(b) The lien is effective on the date written notice of the assessment is filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the property is located.

(c) The written notice must be in recordable form and contain the:

(1) amount of the assessment;

(2) legal description of the property; and

(3) name and address of each property owner.

(d) An assessment lien under this chapter is inferior only to a tax lien or mortgage lien recorded before the effective date of the assessment lien.
Tex. Government Code § 443A.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443A / Section 443A.002
§ 443A.002. FINDINGS; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the Alamo has played an important role in the history of this state and continues to be a symbol of liberty and freedom for this state;

(2) this state wants to honor the individuals whose lives were lost at the Alamo;

(3) the entire history of the Alamo, from the time the Alamo was established as a mission until the present, should be recognized; and

(4) the Alamo is a world-class destination that provides a place of remembrance and education.

(b) The commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the City of San Antonio to coordinate the planning and development of improvements to the Alamo complex and the area immediately surrounding the complex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0502
§ 7887.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.302 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.302
§ 284.302. INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The indemnification provisions of Sections 283.057(a) and (b) apply to a network provider accessing a public right-of-way under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028 / Section 8028.0102
§ 8028.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8322.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8322 / Section 8322.002
§ 8322.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Family Code § 51.17 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.17
§ 51.17. PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 56.01(b-1) and except for the burden of proof to be borne by the state in adjudicating a child to be delinquent or in need of supervision under Section 54.03(f) or otherwise when in conflict with a provision of this title, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure govern proceedings under this title.

(b) Discovery in a proceeding under this title is governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure and by case decisions in criminal cases.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the Texas Rules of Evidence applicable to criminal cases and Articles 33.03 and 37.07 and Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, apply in a judicial proceeding under this title.

(d) When on the motion for appointment of an interpreter by a party or on the motion of the juvenile court, in any proceeding under this title, the court determines that the child, the child's parent or guardian, or a witness does not understand and speak English, an interpreter must be sworn to interpret for the person as provided by Article 38.30, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(e) In any proceeding under this title, if a party notifies the court that the child, the child's parent or guardian, or a witness is deaf, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings in any language, including sign language, that the deaf person can understand, as provided by Article 38.31, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(f) Any requirement under this title that a document contain a person's signature, including the signature of a judge or a clerk of the court, is satisfied if the document contains the signature of the person as captured on an electronic device or as a digital signature. Article 2.26, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies in a proceeding held under this title.

(g) Articles 21.07, 26.07, 26.08, 26.09, and 26.10, Code of Criminal Procedure, relating to the name of an adult defendant in a criminal case, apply to a child in a proceeding held under this title.

(h) Articles 58.001, 58.101, 58.102, 58.103, 58.104, 58.105, and 58.106, Code of Criminal Procedure, relating to the use of a pseudonym by a victim in a criminal case, apply in a proceeding held under this title.

(i) Except as provided by Section 56.03(f), the state is not required to pay any cost or fee otherwise imposed for court proceedings in either the trial or appellate courts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.260 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.260
§ 301.260. TEMPORARY LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license under this chapter who is licensed as a registered nurse or vocational nurse by another state may qualify for a temporary license by endorsement to practice as a registered nurse or vocational nurse, as applicable, by submitting to the board:

(1) an endorsement fee as determined by the board and a completed sworn application in the form prescribed by the board;

(2) evidence that the person possessed, at the time of initial licensing as a nurse, the other qualifications necessary at that time to have been eligible for licensing in this state; and

(3) proof of initial licensing by examination and proof that the license and any other license issued to the applicant by another state have not been suspended, revoked, canceled, surrendered, or otherwise restricted.

(b) A holder of a temporary license under this section is entitled to receive a permanent license if the applicant:

(1) verifies the applicant's academic and professional credentials; and

(2) satisfies any other requirement established by statute.

(c) The board shall grant or deny an application for a permanent license not later than the 180th day after the date the board receives all required forms or information. The board may extend that deadline to allow for the receipt and tabulation of examination results.
Tex. Government Code § 508.141 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.141
§ 508.141. AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER AND ORDER RELEASE ON PAROLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole panel may consider for release and release on parole an inmate who:

(1) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the institutional division;

(2) is confined in a penal or correctional institution, including a jail in this state, a federal correctional institution, or a jail or a correctional institution in another state; and

(3) is eligible for release on parole.

(b) A parole is issued only on the order of a parole panel.

(c) Before releasing an inmate on parole, a parole panel may have the inmate appear before the panel and interview the inmate.

(d) A parole panel may release an inmate on parole during the parole month established for the inmate if the panel determines that the inmate's release will not increase the likelihood of harm to the public.

(e) A parole panel may release an inmate on parole only when:

(1) arrangements have been made for the inmate's employment or for the inmate's maintenance and care, which may include the issuance of payment for the cost of temporary post-release housing under Section 508.157; and

(2) the parole panel believes that the inmate is able and willing to fulfill the obligations of a law-abiding citizen.

(f) A parole panel may order a parole only for the best interest of society and not as an award of clemency.

(g) The board shall adopt a policy establishing the date on which the board may reconsider for release an inmate who has previously been denied release. The policy must require the board to reconsider the inmate for release during a month designated under Subsection (g-1) by the parole panel that denied release.

(g-1) The month designated for reconsideration must:

(1) except as provided by Subdivisions (2) and (3), begin after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the fifth anniversary of the date of the denial;

(2) if the inmate is serving a sentence for an offense under Section 481.115, Health and Safety Code, involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1, or an offense under Section 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, or 481.121 of that code, begin as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the date of the denial; or

(3) if the inmate is serving a sentence for an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code, or a life sentence for a capital felony, begin after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and end before the 10th anniversary of the date of the denial.
Tex. Government Code § 405.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.031
§ 405.031. GENERAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall charge for the use of the state the following:

(1) for each official certificate, a fee of $15;

(2) for a certified copy of a record in the secretary of state's office, a fee of $1 a page in addition to the fee for the certificate;

(3) for preparing and furnishing for a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership a certificate of existence or authorization that reflects any filing effecting changes to the entity's organizational documents or certificate of registration or authorization and the dates of those filings, a fee of $25; and

(4) for the maintenance by the secretary of state of a record of the service of any process, notice, or demand authorized to be made on the secretary of state as agent, and for forwarding the process, notice, or demand, a fee of $40 per person or party served through the secretary of state.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), the secretary of state shall charge for the use of the state a fee of $10 for the issuance of an apostille requested for use in proceedings related to the adoption of a child in another country, provided that the total fees charged for apostilles issued in connection with the adoption of one child may not exceed $100.

(b) The secretary of state may charge a fee of $5 for a search of records in the secretary of state's office if written evidence of the search is required.

(c) The secretary of state may charge for purchases of public information by commercial users an additional amount, established by the secretary of state, based on employees' time in providing the information. For the purposes of this subsection "commercial user" means a purchaser of microfilm, microfiche, computer tapes, or computer printouts for the purpose of selling, advertising, or distributing a commodity or rendering professional or personal services.

(d) The fees established by the attorney general under Chapter 552 apply to uncertified copies of records in the secretary of state's office.

(e) The secretary of state may set and charge a fee for the use of a credit card to pay a fee assessed by the secretary of state in an amount reasonable and necessary to reimburse the secretary of state for the costs involved in the use of the card. The secretary of state shall deposit the money in the state treasury.

(f) A fee paid under Subsection (a), (a-1), (b), (c), or (d) shall be paid in advance to the secretary of state's office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 427.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 427 / Section 427.001
§ 427.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to an insurer or health maintenance organization as defined by Section 401.001.
Tex. Government Code § 814.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.305
§ 814.305. ANNUITY FOR SURVIVOR OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTODIAL OFFICER.
Status: in_force

If a member who has at least 20 years of service credit as a law enforcement or custodial officer dies, the amount of the death benefit annuity payable for the member's service as a law enforcement or custodial officer is an amount computed and funded as provided by Section 814.107, including any applicable reduction factors.
Tex. Water Code § 16.144 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.144
§ 16.144. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person proposing to construct a reservoir whose site has been designated as unique for the construction of a reservoir under Section 16.051(g) is required to mitigate future adverse environmental effects arising from the construction or operation of the reservoir or its related facilities, the person shall, if authorized by the applicable regulatory authority, attempt to mitigate those effects by offering to contract with and pay an amount of money to an owner of real property located outside of the reservoir site to maintain the property through an easement instead of acquiring the fee simple title to the property for that purpose.

(b) An owner of real property may reject an offer made under Subsection (a). If agreement on the terms of an easement under Subsection (a) cannot be reached by the parties after a good faith attempt and offer is made, then the party constructing the reservoir may obtain fee title to the property through voluntary or involuntary means.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0636 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0636
§ 152.0636. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Certificates of indebtedness issued and sold by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County to acquire property and to construct, enlarge, furnish, equip, and repair buildings used as homes and schools for delinquent children that have been submitted to the attorney general, approved by the attorney general, and registered by the comptroller are incontestable.

(b) The certificates are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks;

(2) savings banks;

(3) trust companies;

(4) savings and loan associations;

(5) insurance companies;

(6) fiduciaries;

(7) trustees;

(8) guardians; and

(9) sinking funds of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies.

(c) The certificates are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The certificates are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their market or face value, whichever is less, if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.

(d) The commissioners court shall continue to levy a tax that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the certificates so long as certificates are outstanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.055
§ 8863.055. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a director.

(b) A director may be reimbursed for actual, reasonable expenses incurred in discharging official duties.
Tex. Government Code § 2158.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2158 / Section 2158.123
§ 2158.123. STATE PRINTING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter and Chapters 2155, 2156, and 2157, printing is considered to be performed for the state if the printing is done under contract for:

(1) the legislature, including either house of the legislature;

(2) a state department, board, or commission;

(3) a court;

(4) an officer or agent of the state; or

(5) the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014A / Section 8014A.0101
§ 8014A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40.
Tex. Education Code § 59.24 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.24
§ 59.24. PURCHASE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The board may purchase veterinary medical malpractice insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state as it considers necessary to carry out the purpose of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 81.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.038
§ 81.038. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and state bar employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the state bar's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the state bar on the Internet;

(2) ensure that persons who want to use the state bar's services are able to:

(A) interact with the state bar through the Internet; and

(B) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet; and

(3) be cost-effective and developed through the state bar's planning processes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.106
§ 8361.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8361.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 208.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 208 / Section 208.021
§ 208.021. INITIAL CLAIM DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall determine whether an initial claim is valid.

(b) For each valid initial claim, the commission shall determine:

(1) the claimant's benefit year;

(2) the benefit amount for total unemployment; and

(3) the duration of benefits.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.0091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.0091
§ 260.0091. REQUIRED REPORT BY LESSOR OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) owns a building that the person leases to another person who operates a boarding home facility in the building;

(2) has actual knowledge that a resident of the boarding home facility is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited; and

(3) fails to report the abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation by that agency.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 11
§ 11. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical examiner shall keep full and complete records properly indexed, giving the name if known of every person whose death is investigated, the place where the body was found, the date, the cause and manner of death, and shall issue a death certificate. The full report and detailed findings of the autopsy, if any, shall be a part of the record. Copies of all records shall promptly be delivered to the proper district, county, or criminal district attorney in any case where further investigation is advisable. The records may not be withheld, subject to a discretionary exception under Chapter 552, Government Code, except that a photograph or x-ray of a body taken during an autopsy is excepted from required public disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, but is subject to disclosure:

(1) under a subpoena or authority of other law; or

(2) if the photograph or x-ray is of the body of a person who died while in the custody of law enforcement.

(b) Under the exception to public disclosure provided by Subsection (a), a governmental body as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, may withhold a photograph or x-ray described by Subsection (a) without requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code. This subsection does not affect the required disclosure of a photograph or x-ray under Subsection (a)(1) or (2).

(c) The medical examiner may release a copy of an autopsy report of a deceased person to any organ and tissue procurement organization, hospital, or other covered entity as defined by Section 181.001, Health and Safety Code, that treated the deceased person before death or procured any anatomical gift from the body of the deceased person. The release of a report under this subsection is not considered a disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. A report obtained under this subsection is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(d) The information relating to the next of kin of a decedent is excepted from required public disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, but is subject to disclosure under subpoena or authority of other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.004
§ 8162.004. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8162.023 before September 1, 2009:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Kaufman County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.