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Tex. Education Code § 67.23 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.23
§ 67.23. TEXAS MEMORIAL MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

The board has the management and control of the Texas Memorial Museum. It shall be maintained as a museum and shall be an integral part of The University of Texas at Austin.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.204
§ 204.204. SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician assistant shall be supervised by a supervising physician. A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician. The supervising physician oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, medical services provided by the physician assistant.

(b) Supervision of a physician assistant by a supervising physician must be continuous. The supervision does not require the constant physical presence of the supervising physician where physician assistant services are being performed, but, if a supervising physician is not present, the supervising physician and the physician assistant must be, or must be able to easily be, in contact with one another by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication device.

(c) The number of physician assistants a physician may supervise in a practice setting may not be less than the number of physician assistants to whom a physician may delegate the authority to prescribe or order a drug or device in that practice setting under Subchapter B, Chapter 157.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.113 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.113
§ 185.113. ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may take any action authorized under Chapter 186 regardless of the existence of supervision or conservatorship. A period of supervision or conservatorship is not required before a trust company is closed for liquidation or other remedial action is taken.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.305 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.305
§ 410.305. CONFLICT WITH RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Status: repealed

(a) To the extent that this subchapter conflicts with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or any other rules adopted by the supreme court, this subchapter controls.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(6), eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Education Code § 109.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.155
§ 109.155. SEPARATE BIDS; MINIMUM ROYALTY; DELAY RENTAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A separate bid shall be made for each tract or subdivision of a tract.

(b) No bid shall be accepted which offers a royalty of less than one-eighth of the gross production of oil, gas, sulphur, and other minerals in the land bid upon. The board may increase this minimum royalty at the discretion of the board.

(c) Every bid shall carry the obligation to pay an amount not less than $5 per acre for delay in drilling or development. The amount shall be fixed by the board in advance of the advertisement. The delay rental shall be paid every year for five years unless in the meantime production in paying quantities is had upon the land or the land is released by the lessee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.207
§ 201.207. CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall initiate efforts to meet at least quarterly with the department's counterparts in those states of the United Mexican States that border this state to discuss issues relating to truck inspections and transportation and infrastructure involved in truck inspections and transportation.

(b) To assist the department in carrying out this section, the department shall contact the border commerce coordinator designated under Section 772.010, Government Code, and the mayors of each municipality in this state in which a port of entry for land traffic is located.

(c) At least one department representative participating in a meeting under Subsection (a) must be proficient in Spanish.

(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans, including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the plans, the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department shall update the plan biennially.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981 / Section 7981.052
§ 7981.052. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may improve, operate, or maintain any macadamized, graveled, or paved roads in existence on September 1, 2017, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads inside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.213
§ 9601.213. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, including matured but unpaid interest and obligations incurred under a credit agreement.

(b) Refunding bonds may be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8080.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8080 / Section 8080.0201
§ 8080.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8080.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.202
§ 8316.202. 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. Water Code § 17.773 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.773
§ 17.773. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In an application to the board for financial assistance for flood control purposes, the applicant shall include:

(1) the name of the political subdivision and its principal officers;

(2) a citation of the law under which the political subdivision operates and was created;

(3) a description of the flood control measures for which the financial assistance will be used;

(4) the estimated total cost of the measures;

(5) the amount of state financial assistance requested;

(6) the method for obtaining the financial assistance, whether by purchase of bonds or purchase of other obligations of the political subdivision;

(7) the plan for repaying the financial assistance; and

(8) any other information the board requires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4202.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4202 / Section 4202.007
§ 4202.007. OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall provide ongoing oversight of the independent review organizations to ensure continued compliance with this chapter and the standards and rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.207
§ 651.207. LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may reinstate a suspended license or issue a new license to a person whose license has been revoked if no fact or condition exists that clearly would have warranted the refusal to issue the license originally.
Tex. Finance Code § 33.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 33 / Section 33.106
§ 33.106. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually appoint the officers of the bank, who serve at the will of the board. Unless the banking commissioner consents otherwise in writing, a person may not serve as an officer of the state bank if:

(1) the person is the subject of an order described by Section 35.007(a); or

(2) the person has been convicted of a felony.

(b) The bank must have a principal executive officer primarily responsible for the execution of board policies and operation of the bank and an officer responsible for the maintenance and storage of all corporate books and records of the bank and for required attestation of signatures. Those positions may not be held by the same person. The board may appoint other officers of the bank as the board considers necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.103
§ 3002.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3002.103. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL: INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE. (a) Before bringing an action against a political subdivision or state agency for a violation of this chapter, the attorney general shall investigate a complaint filed under Section 3002.102 to determine whether legal action is warranted.

(b) The political subdivision or state agency subject to the complaint shall provide to the attorney general any information the attorney general requests in connection with the complaint, including:

(1) supporting documents related to the complaint; and

(2) a statement on whether the political subdivision or state agency has complied or intends to comply with this chapter.

(c) If the attorney general determines legal action is warranted, the attorney general shall provide to the appropriate officer of the political subdivision or state agency charged with the violation a written notice:

(1) describing the violation and location of the multiple-occupancy private space found to be in violation;

(2) stating the amount of the proposed penalty for the violation; and

(3) requiring the political subdivision or state agency to cure the violation on or before the 15th day after the date the notice is received to avoid the penalty, unless a court previously found the political subdivision or state agency liable for a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.202
§ 6003.202. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the expiration date of a registration certificate or license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the holder of the registration certificate or license at the holder's last known address.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.406
§ 651.406. PURCHASE AGREEMENT; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchase agreement must state:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment;

(2) the amount paid or owed to another person by the funeral establishment on behalf of the customer and each fee charged the customer for the cost of advancing funds or becoming indebted to another person on behalf of the customer;

(3) the printed notice required by Subsection (b);

(4) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the commission; and

(5) a statement that complaints may be directed to the commission.

(b) The purchase agreement must contain the following printed notice: "Charges are only for those items that you selected or that are required. If we are required by law or by a cemetery or crematory to use any items, we will explain the reasons in writing below."

(c) The purchase agreement shall be signed by the funeral director making the arrangements.

(d) If the customer selects a package arrangement based on unit pricing, the itemization requirement is satisfied by providing a purchase agreement that itemizes the discount provided by the package arrangement.

(e) A funeral establishment that receives a dead human body transferred from another funeral establishment shall include in the purchase agreement any amount owed by the customer to the transferring funeral establishment. The recipient funeral establishment shall remit to the transferring funeral establishment any amount collected on behalf of the transferring funeral establishment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.131 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.131
§ 8239.131. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12501
§ 411.12501.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12501. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION. (a) Subject to Section 411.087 and Public Law 92-544, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is authorized to obtain and use criminal history record information maintained or indexed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that relates to a person who is an applicant for or holds a license, permit, or certificate under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(b) This section does not limit the commission's ability to obtain criminal history record information for criminal justice purposes or as authorized by other law.

(c) The commission may require any person for whom the commission is authorized to obtain and use criminal history record information under Subsection (a) to submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.141 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.141
§ 91.141. AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A grower of sweet potatoes in this state may dispose of the grower's own crop without complying with or being subject to the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Sweet potatoes that are brought into this state are subject to the provisions of this subchapter.

(c) The department shall inspect, grade, and classify sweet potatoes if inspection and classification are requested by a person who intends to sell or transport sweet potatoes in commercial quantities.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.301
§ 302.301. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating this chapter.

(b) The attorney general shall notify the defendant of the alleged prohibited conduct not later than the seventh day before the date the action is filed, except that notice is not required if the attorney general intends to request that the court issue a temporary restraining order.

(c) The attorney general is entitled to recover all reasonable costs of prosecuting the action, including court costs and investigation costs, deposition expenses, witness fees, and attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.101
§ 1002.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7207.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7207 / Section 7207.105
§ 7207.105. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by rule may establish standard specifications for facilities designed or constructed to:

(1) store, treat, or transport water for domestic, municipal, or industrial purposes;

(2) collect, treat, and dispose of sewage; or

(3) dispose of solid waste.

(b) The board shall hold a public hearing on the adoption of standards for district facilities. The board shall give notice of the hearing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.

(c) An appeal of an order adopting standard specifications may be made to a district court of Liberty County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.

(d) The district may seek an injunction against the construction of, addition to, or operation of a facility in the district's jurisdiction if the construction, addition, or operation does not comply with the district's standard specifications.

(e) A specification adopted under this section does not apply inside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality unless the governing body of the municipality by resolution gives its approval.

(f) The district shall file the standard specifications with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.053
§ 6902.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment as a director, a person must be:

(1) a qualified district voter; and

(2) a district resident.

(b) A director is eligible for reappointment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.052
§ 556.052. REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ENTRY AND INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an entry and inspection of the facility, the person authorized to represent the board must:

(1) state the purpose for the inspection; and

(2) present to the owner, pharmacist, or agent in charge of the facility:

(A) appropriate credentials; and

(B) written notice of the authority for the inspection.

(b) If an inspection is required by or is supported by an administrative inspection warrant, the warrant is the notice for purposes of Subsection (a)(2)(B).
Tex. Education Code § 29.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.305
§ 29.305. LANGUAGE MODE PEERS.
Status: in_force

If practicable and not in conflict with any admission, review, and dismissal committee recommendations, a student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in the company of a sufficient number of peers using the same language mode and with whom the student can communicate directly. If practicable, the peers must be of the same or approximately the same age and ability.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.1025 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.1025
§ 39.1025. LIMITATIONS ON TELEPHONE SOLICITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not make or cause to be made a telephone solicitation to a nonresidential electric customer who has given notice to the commission of the customer's objection to receiving telephone solicitations relating to the customer's choice of retail electric providers.

(b) The commission shall establish and provide for the operation of a database to compile a list of nonresidential electric customers who object to receiving telephone solicitations. The commission may operate the database or contract with another entity to operate the database.

(c) A customer shall pay a fee of not more than $5 for inclusion in the database. The commission shall prescribe the amount of the fee.
Tex. Water Code § 51.852 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.852
§ 51.852. COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND OTHER OWNERS.
Status: in_force

The commission, in conjunction with the authority, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other reservoir owners in the Trinity River basin, shall develop and implement a coordinated basinwide water release program for flood routing and control.
Tex. Insurance Code § 254.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 254 / Section 254.004
§ 254.004. MAINTENANCE TAX DUE DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The insurer shall pay the maintenance tax annually or semiannually, as determined by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller may require semiannual or other periodic payment only from an insurer whose maintenance tax liability under this chapter for the previous tax year was at least $2,000.
Tex. Education Code § 45.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.204
§ 45.204. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If a member of the board of trustees of a school district is a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank, the bank is not disqualified from bidding, submitting a proposal, or becoming the depository of the district if the bank is selected by a majority vote of the board of trustees of the district or a majority vote of a quorum when only a quorum is present.

(b) If a member of the board of trustees of a school district is a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank that has bid or submitted a proposal to become a depository for the district, the member may not vote on awarding a depository contract to the bank, and the contract must be awarded by a majority vote of the trustees as provided by Subsection (a) who are not either a stockholder, officer, director, or employee of a bank receiving a district depository contract.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.319 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.319
§ 151.319. NEWSPAPERS AND PROPERTY USED IN NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A newspaper sold or distributed by individual copy or by subscription is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) A transaction involving a sale of a newspaper that has been produced, fabricated, or printed to the special order of a customer is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the customer is responsible for gathering substantially all of the information contained in the newspaper and for formulating the design, layout, and format of the newspaper; and

(2) the customer would be entitled to the exemption provided by Section 151.318(t) if the customer had a printing facility capable of processing and printing the newspaper and printed and processed the newspaper.

(c) The sale of a handbill, circular, flyer, advertising supplement, or similar item that is printed to the special order of a customer and tangible personal property that will become an ingredient or component part of such item are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the item is printed for the exclusive purpose of being distributed as a part of a newspaper, is actually distributed as a part of the newspaper, and is delivered to the person who is responsible for the distribution of the newspaper in which the item is distributed and not to the customer.

(d), (e) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1263, Sec. 84(1), eff. October 1, 2001.

(f) In this section, "newspaper" means a publication that is printed on newsprint, the average sales price of which for each copy over a 30-day period does not exceed $3, and that is printed and distributed at a daily, weekly, or other short interval for the dissemination of news of a general character and of a general interest. "Newspaper" does not include a magazine, handbill, circular, flyer, sales catalog, or similar printed item unless the printed item is printed for distribution as a part of a newspaper and is actually distributed as a part of a newspaper. For the purposes of this section, an advertisement is news of a general character and of a general interest. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, "newspaper" includes:

(1) a publication containing articles and essays of general interest by various writers and advertisements that is produced for the operator of a licensed and certified carrier of persons and distributed by the operator to its customers during their travel on the carrier; and

(2) a publication for the dissemination of news of a general character and of a general interest that is printed on newsprint and distributed to the general public free of charge at a daily, weekly, or other short interval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.106
§ 504.106. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

A Type A corporation may not exercise the power of eminent domain except by action of the governing body of the authorizing municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 43.140 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.140
§ 43.140.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.140. 81ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 81st Judicial District elect a district attorney.