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Tex. Education Code § 37.0013 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0013
§ 37.0013. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may develop and implement a program, in consultation with campus behavior coordinators employed by the district or school and representatives of a regional education service center, that provides a disciplinary alternative for a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three who engages in conduct described by Section 37.005(a) and is not subject to Section 37.005(c). The program must:

(1) be age-appropriate and research-based;

(2) provide models for positive behavior;

(3) promote a positive school environment;

(4) provide alternative disciplinary courses of action that do not rely on the use of in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program to manage student behavior; and

(5) provide behavior management strategies, including:

(A) positive behavioral intervention and support;

(B) trauma-informed practices;

(C) social and emotional learning;

(D) a referral for services, as necessary; and

(E) restorative practices.

(b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may annually conduct training for staff employed by the district or school on the program adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.255
§ 1131.255. AMOUNTS OF INSURANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) The amounts of insurance under the policy must be based on a plan that precludes individual selection by the insureds or by the policyholder or employer.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 496, Sec. 2(2), eff. June 17, 2005.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 496, Sec. 2(2), eff. June 17, 2005.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 496, Sec. 2(2), eff. June 17, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.004
§ 3859.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing public art and pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty;

(4) promote and benefit commercial development and commercial areas in the district; and

(5) promote and develop public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems using new and alternative means that are attractive, safe, and convenient, including securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, to:

(A) address the problem of traffic congestion in the district, the need to control traffic and improve pedestrian safety, and the limited availability of money; and

(B) benefit the land and other property in the district and the residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district and the public.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.001
§ 3863.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Travis County Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.304 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.304
§ 39.304. PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The rights and interests of an electric utility or successor under a financing order, including the right to impose, collect, and receive transition charges authorized in the order, shall be only contract rights until they are first transferred to an assignee or pledged in connection with the issuance of transition bonds, at which time they will become "transition property."

(b) Transition property shall constitute a present property right for purposes of contracts concerning the sale or pledge of property, even though the imposition and collection of transition charges depends on further acts of the utility or others that have not yet occurred. The financing order shall remain in effect and the property shall continue to exist for the same period as the pledge of the state described in Section 39.310.

(c) All revenues and collections resulting from transition charges shall constitute proceeds only of the transition property arising from the financing order.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.165 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.165
§ 22.165. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require owners, their family members, and their guests to obtain permits for entrance into and use of park roads under this subchapter.

(b) Permits shall be issued automatically on presentation of proper identification.

(c) Permits are valid for at least one year and shall be automatically renewed for owners and their family members.

(d) Permits for guests of owners shall be valid for the period of time requested by the owner.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.015
§ 61.015. SEIZURE OF SEED NOT IN COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the seed is located for the seizure of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed that is not in compliance with this chapter.

(b) If the court finds that the seed is not in compliance with this chapter, the court may condemn the seed. Condemned seed shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the law of this state.

(c) The court may not condemn the seed unless the owner or custodian of the seed is given the opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed or for permission to condition or relabel the seed to bring it into compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.419 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.419
§ 841.419. CERTIFICATION OF ACTUARIAL OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time a limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company files an application for a certificate of authority under this subchapter, and not later than March 1 of each year that a limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company is in operation and is ceded new business from a ceding insurer, a senior actuarial officer of each ceding insurer shall file with the commissioner a certification that the ceding insurer's transactions with the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company are not being used to gain an unfair advantage in the pricing of the ceding insurer's products.

(b) A ceding insurer may not be deemed to have an unfair advantage if the pricing of the policies and contracts reinsured by the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company reflects, at the time the policies and contracts were issued, a reasonable long-term estimate of the cost to the ceding insurer of an alternative third-party transaction, and uses current pricing assumptions.

(c) The ceding insurer shall keep documentation between examinations that sets forth the manner in which a senior actuarial officer arrived at the conclusions in the certification.
Tex. Education Code § 37.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.305
§ 37.305. PLACEMENT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WHO IS NOT UNDER COURT SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

A school district may place a student to whom this subchapter applies and who is not under any form of court supervision in the appropriate alternative education program as provided by Section 37.309 for one semester or in the regular classroom. The district may not place the student in the regular classroom if the district board of trustees determines that the student's presence in the regular classroom:

(1) threatens the safety of other students or teachers;

(2) will be detrimental to the educational process; or

(3) is not in the best interests of the district's students.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0102
§ 511.0102. INFORMATION ON LICENSED JAILER TURNOVER.
Status: in_force

On or before the fifth day of each month, each jail under the commission's jurisdiction shall submit to the commission a report containing the number of licensed jailers who left employment at the jail during the previous month. The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4044 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4044
§ 15.4044. FEES.
Status: in_force

The department may charge a late fee against a credit union for late payment of its operating fees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 131.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 131 / Section 131.902
§ 131.902. PURSUIT OF LEGAL REMEDIES AGAINST SUSPENDED BANK.
Status: in_force

A county, municipality, or district authority may proceed with available legal remedies against a suspended bank that is a depository for public funds of the authority if the authority considers that action to be in the best interest of the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.105
§ 1101.105. REVIEW OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS BY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If an audit report is obtained, reviewed, or used in a criminal proceeding, the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege established by Section 1101.101 is not waived or eliminated for any other purpose.

(b) Notwithstanding the privilege established by Section 1101.101, a regulatory agency may review information that is required to be available under a specific state or federal law, but that review does not waive or eliminate the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege if applicable.

(c) If information is required to be available to the public by operation of a specific state or federal law, the governmental authority shall notify the person claiming the privilege of the potential for public disclosure before obtaining the information under Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) If privileged information is disclosed under Subsection (b) or (c), on the motion of a party, a court or the appropriate administrative official shall suppress evidence offered in any civil or administrative proceeding that arises or is derived from review, disclosure, or use of information obtained under this section unless the review, disclosure, or use is authorized under Section 1101.102. A party having received information under Subsection (b) or (c) has the burden of proving that the evidence offered did not arise and was not derived from the review of privileged information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.003
§ 8218.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.104
§ 8493.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.062
§ 363.062. REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A planning region shall develop a regional solid waste management plan as provided by Section 363.0635 that must conform to the state solid waste management plan.

(b) A regional solid waste management plan shall be submitted to the commission for review.

(c) If the commission determines that a regional solid waste management plan conforms to the requirements adopted by the commission, the commission shall consider the regional solid waste management plan for approval.

(d) In each even-numbered year on the anniversary of the adoption of a municipal solid waste management plan, each planning region shall report to the commission on the progress of the region's municipal solid waste management program and recycling activities developed under this section. The commission may not require a planning region to submit to the commission information previously submitted to the commission by the planning region in an earlier plan or report.

(e) If the commission determines that a regional solid waste management plan does not conform to the requirements adopted by the commission, the commission shall give written notice to the planning region of each aspect of the plan that must be changed to conform to commission requirements. After the changes have been made in the plan as provided by the commission, the commission shall consider the plan for approval.

(f) The commission by rule shall adopt an approved regional solid waste management plan.
Tex. Government Code § 814.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.205
§ 814.205. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR ELECTED CLASS SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a disability retirement annuity for service credited in the elected class of membership is an amount computed in the same manner as the standard service retirement annuity, not reduced because of age, for service credited in the elected class.

(b) An occupational disability retirement annuity for service credited in the elected class is computed on the basis of the amount of the member's service credit or eight years, whichever is greater.

(c) A person who retires under this section may select an optional retirement plan instead of the standard retirement annuity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.160
§ 1045.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1045.112, 1045.202, 1045.205, and 1045.206, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves in:

(1) funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code; or

(2) any other investment vehicle or fund if the board determines that investing the reserves in that vehicle or fund:

(A) is in the district's best interest; and

(B) does not violate the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0304
§ 3967.0304. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.204
§ 353.204. INSURANCE STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If insurance is required in connection with a retail installment contract, the holder shall give to the retail buyer a written statement that clearly and conspicuously states that:

(1) insurance is required in connection with the contract; and

(2) the buyer as an option may furnish the required insurance through:

(A) an existing policy of insurance owned or controlled by the buyer; or

(B) an insurance policy obtained through an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(b) A statement under Subsection (a) may be provided with or as part of the retail installment contract or separately.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.318 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.318
§ 2308.318. MATCHING FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of obtaining federal matching funds for child care services, including after-school care provided at a school or a federal Head Start program, a board shall use money and in-kind services provided by a local school district or local education agency for those services to the extent permitted by federal law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.467 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.467
§ 301.467. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On application, the board may reinstate a license to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing to a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered.

(b) An application to reinstate a revoked license:

(1) may not be made before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation; and

(2) must be made in the manner and form the board requires.

(c) If the board denies an application for reinstatement, it may set a reasonable waiting period before the applicant may reapply for reinstatement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.005
§ 8336.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.153 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.153
§ 140B.153. EFFECT ON SETTLEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter may not be construed to limit the authority of an entity that files a forfeiture action under Subchapter C to settle a claim for forfeiture.

(b) Any proceeds arising from a settlement or from the sale of property obtained in a settlement shall be distributed in the manner described by Sections 140B.151 and 140B.152.
Tex. Education Code § 56.080 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.080
§ 56.080. ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education shall:

(1) establish and maintain an online list of work-study employment opportunities, sorted by department as appropriate, available to students on the institution's campus; and

(2) ensure that the list is easily accessible to the public through a clearly identifiable link that appears in a prominent place on the financial aid page of the institution's Internet website.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.011
§ 116.011. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall administer and enforce this chapter and rules and standards adopted under this chapter relating to compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8809.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8809 / Section 8809.002
§ 8809.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.054
§ 597.054. PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each ICF-IID shall develop procedures for the surrogate consent committees in accordance with the rules adopted under Section 597.002.

(b) A committee is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, Chapter 551, Government Code, or Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 434.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.204
§ 434.204. GENERAL PROGRAM DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The program shall:

(1) provide assistance to the women veterans of this state as provided by this subchapter;

(2) perform outreach functions to improve the awareness of women veterans of their eligibility for federal and state veterans' benefits and services;

(3) assess the needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services;

(4) review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address the needs of the women veterans of this state;

(5) make recommendations to the executive director regarding the improvement of benefits and services to women veterans;

(6) incorporate issues concerning women veterans in commission planning regarding veterans' benefits and services; and

(7) in collaboration with appropriate state agencies, provide information to women veterans on services and resources provided by state or federal agencies and organizations to women veterans.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.256 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.256
§ 203.256. REPAYMENT OF COMMISSION'S FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall assess an unemployment obligation assessment annually on each employer entitled to an experience rating under Chapter 204 if any bonds issued under this subchapter are outstanding.

(b) With regard to outstanding bonds issued by the authority under this subchapter, the authority shall notify the commission of the amount of the bond obligations and the estimated amount of bond administrative expenses each year in sufficient time, as determined by the commission, to permit the commission to assess the annual rate of the unemployment obligation assessment, subject to verification by a financial advisor of the commission or as otherwise specified in the proceedings authorizing the bonds.

(c) The commission shall deposit all revenue collected from the unemployment obligation assessment into the obligation trust fund. Money deposited in the fund may be invested as permitted by general law. Money in the obligation trust fund required to be used to pay bond obligations and bond administrative expenses shall be transferred to the authority or used by the commission in the manner and at the time specified in the resolution adopted in connection with the bond issue to ensure timely payment of obligations and expenses, or as otherwise provided by the bond documents.

(d) For bonds issued by the authority for the commission, the commission shall provide for the payment of the bond obligations and the bond administrative expenses by irrevocably pledging revenues received from the unemployment obligation assessment and amounts on deposit in the obligation trust fund, together with any bond reserve fund, as provided in the proceedings authorizing the bonds and related credit agreements.