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Tex. Election Code § 65.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.013
§ 65.013. BALLOT REGISTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each presiding judge shall prepare a ballot register as provided by this section.

(b) The register must state:

(1) the total number of ballots received for conducting voting at the polling place;

(2) the number of defectively printed ballots received;

(3) the number of ballots provided to voters as indicated by the number of voters on the poll list;

(4) the number of spoiled ballots returned by voters; and

(5) the number of unused ballots that are not accounted for as defectively printed ballots.

(c) The ballot register shall be prepared as an original and one copy, and on completing the register, the presiding judge shall sign each one to certify its accuracy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.253
§ 363.253. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be valid, a petition for a referendum to continue a district must contain:

(1) the following heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;

(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be continued";

(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and

(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.

(b) To be valid, a petition for a referendum to dissolve a district must contain:

(1) the following heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;

(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be abolished";

(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and

(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.063 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.063
§ 148.063. FAILURE TO KEEP OR PROVIDE RECORDS OF PURCHASE OR SLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to keep records of purchase or slaughter by Section 148.011 of this code commits an offense if the person violates that section.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.153
§ 112.153. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action under Section 112.152, the employee's contributory negligence is not a bar to recovery but the fact finder shall reduce the employee's damages in proportion to the amount of contributory negligence attributable to the employee.

(b) An employee may not be found contributorily negligent in a case in which the railroad operator's violation of a statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the employee's injury or death.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.08
§ 26.08. IF DEFENDANT SUGGESTS DIFFERENT NAME.
Status: in_force

If the defendant, or his counsel for him, suggests that he bears some name different from that stated in the indictment, the same shall be noted upon the minutes of the court, the indictment corrected by inserting therein the name of the defendant as suggested by himself or his counsel for him, the style of the case changed so as to give his true name, and the cause proceed as if the true name had been first recited in the indictment.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.010
§ 185.010. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may initiate a proceeding for an administrative penalty against a state trust company or other person by serving on the state trust company or other person, as applicable, notice of the time and place of a hearing on the penalty. The hearing may not be held earlier than the 20th day after the date the notice is served. The notice must:

(1) be served by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested;

(2) contain a statement of the conduct alleged to constitute a violation; and

(3) if the alleged violation is described by Section 185.009(a)(1) or (2), identify corrective action that the state trust company or other person must take to avoid or reduce the amount of a penalty that would otherwise be imposed under this section.

(b) In determining the amount of any penalty to be imposed, the banking commissioner shall consider the following factors:

(1) the financial resources of the state trust company or other person;

(2) the good faith of the state trust company or other person, including any corrective action taken;

(3) the gravity of the violation;

(4) the history of previous violations;

(5) an offset of the amount of the penalty by the amount of any penalty imposed by another state or federal agency for the same conduct; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) If the banking commissioner determines after the hearing that the alleged conduct occurred and that the conduct constitutes a violation, the banking commissioner may impose an administrative penalty against a state trust company or other person, as applicable, in an amount:

(1) if imposed against a state trust company, not more than $10,000 for each violation for each day the violation continues, except that the maximum administrative penalty that may be imposed is the lesser of $500,000 or one percent of the state trust company's assets; or

(2) if imposed against a person other than a state trust company, not more than $5,000 for each violation for each day the violation continues, except that the maximum administrative penalty that may be imposed is $250,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.156
§ 1099.156. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Territory may not be annexed to the district unless:

(1) an election is held in accordance with this subchapter; and

(2) the annexation is approved by a majority of the voters voting in the election in:

(A) the district; and

(B) the territory proposed to be annexed.

(b) If the territory is annexed to the district, a certified copy of the order canvassing the returns of the election shall be filed and recorded in the deed records.

(c) The failure of an election under this subchapter does not prohibit subsequent elections for the same purpose. A confirmation election may not be held under this subchapter before the first anniversary of the date of an election previously held under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999A / Section 7999A.0401
§ 7999A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7999A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.103
§ 3805.103. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.007
§ 3810.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.254
§ 1051.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall set for the district tax assessor-collector:

(1) the term of employment; and

(2) compensation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.557 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.557
§ 884.557. SUBMISSION OF MEETING FACTS TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the date of the meeting of the members, all facts relating to the meeting, including the accounting of the meeting and the computation of the required reserves, shall be submitted under oath to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.007
§ 7907.007. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, if all or any part of the territory of the district is annexed by the city into the city's corporate limits, the district retains all of the district's outstanding debt and obligations and is not dissolved.
Tex. Education Code § 74.702 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.702
§ 74.702. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents may exercise any power granted to the board under Subchapter D in establishing and operating the center.

(b) The board of regents may assign responsibility for management of the center to a component institution of the system.

(c) The operating costs of the center shall be paid from available funds from any public or private entity.

(d) The primary purpose of the center is to host educational activities, conduct and facilitate research, and engage in community outreach. Component institutions of the system may use the center in accordance with its primary purpose to provide undergraduate and graduate medical and dental education, including residency training programs, and other levels of health education work in collaboration with any public institution of higher education considered appropriate by the board of regents.
Tex. Education Code § 56.075 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.075
§ 56.075. ELIGIBLE STUDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for employment in the work-study program a person must:

(1) be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules;

(2) be enrolled for at least one-half of a full course load and conform to an individual course of study in an eligible institution;

(3) establish financial need in accordance with coordinating board procedures and rules; and

(4) comply with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.

(b) A person is not eligible to participate in the work-study program if the person:

(1) receives an athletic scholarship; or

(2) is enrolled in a seminary or other program leading to ordination or licensure to preach for a religious sect or to be a member of a religious order.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.101
§ 353.101. FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless an application and verified affidavit are filed as provided by Subsection (b), immediately after the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims of an estate are approved or after the affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims is filed, the court shall fix a family allowance for the support of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children.

(b) Before the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims of an estate are approved or, if applicable, before the affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims is filed, the decedent's surviving spouse or any other person authorized to act on behalf of the decedent's minor children or adult incapacitated children may apply to the court to have the court fix the family allowance by filing an application and a verified affidavit describing:

(1) the amount necessary for the maintenance of the surviving spouse, the decedent's minor children, and the decedent's adult incapacitated children for one year after the date of the decedent's death; and

(2) the surviving spouse's separate property and any property that the decedent's minor children or adult incapacitated children have in their own right.

(c) At a hearing on an application filed under Subsection (b), the applicant has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. The court shall fix a family allowance for the support of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children.

(d) A family allowance may not be made for:

(1) the decedent's surviving spouse, if the surviving spouse has separate property adequate for the surviving spouse's maintenance;

(2) the decedent's minor children, if the minor children have property in their own right adequate for the children's maintenance; or

(3) any of the decedent's adult incapacitated children, if:

(A) the adult incapacitated child has property in the person's own right adequate for the person's maintenance; or

(B) at the time of the decedent's death, the decedent was not supporting the adult incapacitated child.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.007
§ 2063.007. EMERGENCY PURCHASING IN RESPONSE TO CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event the emergency response to a cybersecurity incident requires the command to purchase an item, the command is exempt from the requirements of Sections 2155.0755, 2155.083, and 2155.132(c) in making the purchase.

(b) The command shall, as soon as practicable after an emergency purchase is made under this section:

(1) provide written notice to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor describing the nature of the emergency, the purchase made, and the vendor selected;

(2) ensure that documentation of the purchase, including the justification for bypassing standard procedures and the terms of the contract, is maintained and made available for post-incident audit; and

(3) submit a report to the State Auditor's Office not later than the 90th day after the date of the purchase describing:

(A) the necessity for making the purchase;

(B) the cost and duration of the contract; and

(C) any competitive processes used, if applicable.
Tex. Water Code § 62.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.072
§ 62.072. TWO-COUNTY DISTRICTS; APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a district composed of land in two or more counties, the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction by a majority vote shall appoint one commissioner. The commissioners court of the other county included in whole or in part within the district shall appoint by a majority vote a second commissioner. The two commissioners courts shall appoint the third commissioner at a joint meeting of the two commissioners courts called and presided over by the county judge of the county of jurisdiction.

(b) Notice in writing of the joint meeting of commissioners courts shall be given by mail or delivered in person at least two days before the day set for the meeting.

(c) Each of the county judges and county commissioners composing the commissioners courts of both counties shall be entitled to one vote in appointing the third commissioner. A majority vote of those present at the meeting shall be sufficient to make the appointment.

(d) On the termination of the term of office of each commissioner or in case of vacancy, a successor shall be appointed by the same commissioners court which appointed the commissioner whose place is being filled.

(e) Except for the matters expressly provided for in this section, two-county districts are subject to all other provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.303
§ 623.303. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the port authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in San Patricio and Nueces Counties on:

(1) the following roads:

(A) U.S. Highway 181 between its intersection with Burleson Street in the city of Corpus Christi and its intersection with County Road 3567 (Midway Road) in San Patricio County;

(B) State Highway 35 between its intersection with Burleson Street in the city of Corpus Christi and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 3512;

(C) State Highway 361 between its intersection with State Highway 35 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1069 (Main Street) in the city of Ingleside; and

(D) proposed State Highway 200 between its intersection with State Highway 361 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1069 (Main Street) in the city of Ingleside, if proposed State Highway 200 is constructed; or

(2) another route designated by the commission in consultation with the authority.

(b) The port authority may issue a permit under this subchapter only if the cargo being transported weighs 125,000 pounds or less.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.206 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.206
§ 56.206. DENIAL OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall deny a petition if the commission determines that services cannot be extended to the petitioning premises at a reasonable cost. In making that determination, the commission shall consider all relevant factors, including:

(1) the original cost to be incurred by a designated provider to deploy service to the petitioning premises, and the effect of reimbursement of those costs on the state universal service fund;

(2) the number of access lines requested by the petitioners for the petitioning premises;

(3) the size of the geographic territory in which the petitioning premises are included;

(4) the proximity of existing facilities and the existence of a preferred designated provider under Section 56.213; and

(5) any technical barriers to the provision of service.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.004
§ 346.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO REVOLVING CREDIT ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the contract for the account provides otherwise, this chapter applies to a revolving credit account described by Section 346.003 if the loan or extension of credit is extended primarily for personal, family, or household use to a person who is located in this state at the time the loan is made or the extension of credit is entered into.

(b) Unless the contract for the account provides that this chapter applies, this chapter does not apply to a revolving credit account described by Section 346.003 if the loan or extension of credit is for business, commercial, investment, or similar purposes.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.03115 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.03115
§ 32.03115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment" means the use of methadone, buprenorphine, oral buprenorphine/naloxone, or naltrexone to treat opioid or substance use disorder.

(b) Notwithstanding Subchapters E and F, Chapter 549, Government Code, or any other law and subject to Subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment without requiring a recipient of medical assistance or health care provider to obtain prior authorization or precertification for the treatment, except as needed to minimize the opportunity for fraud, waste, or abuse.

(c) The duty to provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment under Subsection (b) does not apply with respect to:

(1) a prescription for methadone;

(2) a recipient for whom medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment is determined to be medically contraindicated by the recipient's physician; or

(3) a recipient who is subject to an age-related restriction applicable to medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment.

(d) The commission may provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment only if the treatment is prescribed to a recipient of medical assistance by a licensed health care provider who is authorized to prescribe methadone, buprenorphine, oral buprenorphine/naloxone, or naltrexone.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023.
Tex. Education Code § 55.172 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.172
§ 55.172. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--PAN AMERICAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may construct and equip academic buildings, structures, and facilities for The University of Texas--Pan American, following approval for such construction by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and for these purposes may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this subchapter. The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of these revenue bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at The University of Texas--Pan American; and the amount of any pledge so made shall never be reduced or abrogated while the bonds are outstanding. However, the tuition charges shall not be pledged pursuant to the authority granted by this subsection except to the payment of bonds issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10 million for the purpose of providing funds to construct and equip academic buildings, structures, and facilities for The University of Texas--Pan American.

(b) It is provided, however, that no bonds shall be issued hereunder and no tuition shall be pledged thereto unless and until the specific terms and provisions of said bonds and pledge have been first approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in accordance with rules and regulations regarding that subject adopted, published, and heard in accordance with Section 61.027 of this code.