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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.063 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.063
§ 16.063. TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM STATE.
Status: in_force

The absence from this state of a person against whom a cause of action may be maintained suspends the running of the applicable statute of limitations for the period of the person's absence.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.3522 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.3522
§ 1301.3522. EXAMINATION REVIEW COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a review course in English and Spanish to assist license applicants in preparation for each license examination offered by the board. If the board provides the review course, the board may charge a fee to an applicant who applies to take the review course.

(b) The board may provide the review course training materials to private course providers for a fee determined by the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.403 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.403
§ 356.403. TIME AND PLACE OF AUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a public auction of real estate of an estate shall be held at:

(1) the courthouse door in the county in which the real estate is located, or if the real estate is located in more than one county, the courthouse door in any county in which the real estate is located; or

(2) another place in a county described by Subdivision (1) at which auctions of real estate are specifically authorized to be held as designated by the commissioners court of the county under Section 51.002(a), Property Code.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the auction must occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month after publication of notice has been completed. If the first Tuesday of the month occurs on January 1 or July 4, the auction must occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.

(c) If the court considers it advisable, the court may order the auction to be held in the county in which the proceedings are pending, in which event notice shall be published both in that county and in the county in which the real estate is located.
Tex. Election Code § 12.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 12 / Section 12.003
§ 12.003. FEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The registrar may not charge a fee for performing a function in connection with voter registration unless expressly authorized to do so by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.153
§ 363.153. GENERAL BOARD POWER OVER FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district funds except as provided by Section 363.205.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.006
§ 3850.006. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 111.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.155
§ 111.155. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the college.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 121.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 121 / Section 121.003
§ 121.003. STATE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, after consulting with the governor and attorney general, shall develop a state plan to monitor and regulate the production of hemp in this state. The plan must comply with:

(1) 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p;

(2) Chapter 122; and

(3) Chapter 443, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The department shall submit the plan developed under Subsection (a) to the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture as this state's plan for monitoring and regulating the production of hemp as provided by 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p.

(c) If a plan submitted under Subsection (b) is disapproved by the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the department, after consulting with the governor and attorney general, shall amend the plan as needed to obtain approval and submit an amended plan.

(d) The department shall, as necessary, seek technical assistance from the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and other state agencies in developing the plan under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.001
§ 621.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Contest and Gift Giveaway Act.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.069
§ 2306.069. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the attorney general, the department may hire appropriate outside legal counsel.

(b) The department may hire in-house legal counsel. The director shall prescribe the duties of the legal counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018 / Section 8018.0001
§ 8018.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 319.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.0645 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.0645
§ 1702.0645. PAYMENT OF FEES AND FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of a fee or a fine assessed under this chapter.

(b) Rules adopted under this section may:

(1) authorize the use of electronic funds transfer or a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the federal government or by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department; and

(2) require the payment of a discount or a reasonable service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee or the fine.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0522 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0522
§ 40.0522. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assure the availability of community education programs designed to improve participation of the general public in preventing, identifying, and treating cases of child abuse or neglect, including parent education programs.

(b) The department shall assure that training concerning child abuse or neglect is available to professionals who are required by law to report, investigate, or litigate those cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.107
§ 3901.107. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.043
§ 301.043. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

A cooperative association shall file an annual report with the secretary of state showing the assets and conditions of the association's affairs.
Tex. Water Code § 58.796 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.796
§ 58.796. ELECTION TO APPROVE DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT AND ISSUANCE OF DISSOLUTION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall enter an order calling an election to determine whether or not the district shall be dissolved and bonds issued to pay the district's indebtedness and estimated expenses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.551 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.551
§ 382.551. SUBSTITUTES FOR HYDROFLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

A building code or other requirement applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction may not prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 7671k.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.153
§ 8334.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.001
§ 572.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Facility" means a facility necessary or incidental to the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or to the conservation, storage, transportation, treatment, or distribution of water, including a plant site, right-of-way, and property, equipment, or right of any kind useful in connection with the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or with the conservation, storage, transportation, treatment, or distribution of water.

(2) "Private entity" means an entity, other than a public entity, involved solely in financing, constructing, operating, or maintaining water and sewer facilities.

(3) "Public entity" means a political entity or corporate body of this state, including a county, municipality, or district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, or a water supply or sewer service corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 113.0181 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0181
§ 113.0181. MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAM FOR RURAL HOSPITALS AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.
Status: in_force

(a) Using the network of comprehensive child psychiatry access centers established under Section 113.0151, the consortium shall establish or expand provider consultation programs to assist health care practitioners providing services at rural hospitals or rural health clinics to:

(1) identify and assess the behavioral health needs of pediatric and perinatal patients seeking services at the hospital or clinic; and

(2) identify necessary mental health care services to improve access to mental health care services for pediatric and perinatal patients seeking services at the hospital or clinic.

(b) The consortium, in collaboration with a rural hospital organization, shall develop a plan to establish, under the authority provided in Section 113.0151(b) and not later than September 1, 2026, telemedicine or telehealth programs to identify and assess behavioral health needs and provide access to mental health care services for pediatric patients seeking services at rural hospitals or rural health clinics. The plan may include limitations on the hours of the day during which services provided by the telemedicine or telehealth programs are available. The plan shall provide access to mental health care services for pediatric patients seeking services at the rural hospital or rural health clinic at the same or a substantially similar level as the mental health care services provided to students attending school in a school district for which the consortium has made available mental health care services under this chapter.

(c) On or after September 1, 2026, and subject to available appropriations, the consortium shall establish a program establishing or expanding telemedicine or telehealth programs to identify and assess behavioral health needs and provide access to mental health care services for pediatric patients seeking services at rural hospitals or rural health clinics.
Tex. Government Code § 825.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.009
§ 825.009. LEAVE FOR MEMBER TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee appointed from a slate of members nominated by members of the retirement system under Section 825.002 is entitled to leave with pay from the trustee's public school employer to attend to the official business of the retirement system.

(b) The retirement system may enter into an agreement with the public school employer to adequately compensate the employer for the loss of services of the trustee.
Tex. Government Code § 742.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 742 / Section 742.001
§ 742.001. STATE POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to provide technical assistance and to coordinate relationships between local governments and federal agencies regarding federal financial assistance programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.203
§ 1026.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judge for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be published in a newspaper as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.062
§ 1113.062. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1113.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, and minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at the district office at all reasonable hours.
Tex. Property Code § 221.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.051
§ 221.051. OPERATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

An exchange company shall employ seasonal demand and unit occupancy restrictions in the operation of its exchange program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153 / Section 8153.151
§ 8153.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8153.201.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.052
§ 71.052. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The term of office of a commissioner of pilots of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County coincides with the person's term as a navigation and canal commissioner of that navigation district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0030
§ 300A.0030. ACCOUNTING AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by Section 300A.0029, the board shall provide an accounting to each local government that created the district. The accounting must show the manner in which the assets and debts of the district were distributed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.112
§ 1094.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the hospital treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Family Code § 71.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 71 / Section 71.002
§ 71.002. COURT.
Status: in_force

"Court" means the district court, court of domestic relations, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, constitutional county court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction under this title.
Tex. Education Code § 132.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.054
§ 132.054. SMALL SCHOOL OR COLLEGE EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The commission may exempt small career schools and colleges from any requirement of this chapter to reduce the cost to small schools and colleges of receiving a certificate of approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.156
§ 1091.156. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0507 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0507
§ 547.0507. MATCHING CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commission shall condition each grant awarded under the matching grant program on the grant recipient providing matching money in an amount that is equal to at least 10 percent of the grant amount.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.032
§ 392.032. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OF A COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county housing authority shall be governed by five commissioners. The commissioners court shall appoint five persons to serve as commissioners of the authority. An appointed commissioner of the authority may not be an officer or employee of the county. Appointments made under this section must comply with the requirements of Section 392.0331, if applicable.

(b) A commissioner of the authority may not be an officer or employee of the county. A commissioner may be:

(1) a tenant of a public project over which the housing authority has jurisdiction; or

(2) a recipient of housing assistance administered through the authority's housing choice voucher program or project-based rental assistance program.

(c) A certificate of the appointment of a commissioner shall be filed with the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.102
§ 1501.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may issue revenue bonds in the manner provided by general law to finance the acquisition of any part of the electric plant and system under Section 1501.101.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2031.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2031 / Section 2031.003
§ 2031.003. PRERACE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) For each Texas Derby, the commission shall appoint a state veterinarian to conduct a prerace examination of each horse entered in the race to determine whether the horse:

(1) is healthy; and

(2) meets standards set by commission rule for racing.

(b) The examination may:

(1) be conducted at any time before the race; and

(2) include any procedure that the state veterinarian considers necessary to make the determination required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 86.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 86 / Section 86.002
§ 86.002. RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO CONVICTED PERSON PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor may not recover damages for an injury sustained during the commission of the felony or misdemeanor if the injury would not have been sustained but for the commission of the felony or misdemeanor.

(b) Subsection (a) does not bar the claimant from recovering damages if the claimant shows that:

(1) the damages arose from an act entirely separate from any act intended to result in the:

(A) prevention of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor by the claimant; or

(B) apprehension of the claimant during or immediately after the commission of the felony or misdemeanor; and

(2) the damages did not arise from a premises defect or other circumstance that the claimant was exposed to as a result of the commission of the felony or misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 130.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.011
§ 130.011. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An independent school district junior college may be established by any independent school district or city which has assumed control of its schools meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code and subject to the findings of the coordinating board under Section 130.013.

(b) Any such college district established and maintained as provided in this chapter shall be known as a junior college district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.161 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.161
§ 505.161. PUBLIC PURPOSE DESIGNATION; EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that:

(1) a project of the type added to the definition of "project" by this subchapter is owned, used, and held for a public purpose for and on behalf of the municipality that authorized the creation of the Type B corporation; and

(2) except as otherwise provided by this section, Section 501.160 of this subtitle and Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, do not apply to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by a Type B corporation during the period the corporation owns projects on behalf of the authorizing municipality.

(b) A project is exempt from ad valorem taxation under Section 11.11, Tax Code, for the period described by Subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(c) This subsection applies only if the voters of the authorizing municipality of a Type B corporation have not approved the adoption of a sales and use tax for the benefit of the corporation under Section 505.251. An ownership, leasehold, or other possessory interest of a person other than the corporation in real property constituting a project of the corporation described by this section:

(1) is subject to ad valorem taxation under Section 25.07(a), Tax Code; or

(2) if the interest was created under an agreement entered into by the corporation before September 1, 1999, is covered by the provisions of the law codified by this section that govern ad valorem taxation of the ownership, leasehold, or other possessory interest that were in effect on the date the agreement was executed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.202
§ 8154.202. EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK.
Status: in_force

The district may exchange bonds, including refunding bonds:

(1) for property acquired by purchase; or

(2) in payment of the contract price of work done or materials or services furnished for the use and benefit of the district.