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Tex. Government Code § 54.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.308
§ 54.308. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a case is referred may:

(1) conduct hearings;

(2) hear evidence;

(3) compel production of relevant evidence;

(4) rule on admissibility of evidence;

(5) issue summons for the appearance of witnesses;

(6) examine witnesses;

(7) swear witnesses for hearings;

(8) make findings of fact on evidence;

(9) formulate conclusions of law;

(10) rule on a pretrial motion;

(11) recommend the rulings, orders, or judgment to be made in a case;

(12) regulate proceedings in a hearing; and

(13) do any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties required by the order of referral.

(b) A magistrate may not enter a ruling on any issue of law or fact if that ruling could result in dismissal or require dismissal of a pending criminal prosecution, but the magistrate may make findings, conclusions, and recommendations on those issues.

(c) Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate who is appointed by a district court judge and to whom a case is referred may accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a misdemeanor case for a county criminal court. The magistrate shall forward any fee or fine collected for the misdemeanor offense to the county clerk.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5398 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5398
§ 54.5398. STUDENT ENDOWMENT FUND FEE; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--CORPUS CHRISTI.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may impose a student endowment fund fee on each student enrolled at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held at the university under Section 56.243.

(b) The amount of the fee may not exceed $1 per semester credit hour for each regular semester or summer session, unless the amount is increased as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) The amount of the fee may not be increased by more than 10 percent unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the university who participate in a general student election called for that purpose.

(d) A fee imposed under this section must be used to establish a student endowment fund under Section 56.247.

(e) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503(b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.112 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.112
§ 352.112. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Gated community" means a residential subdivision or housing development with a vehicular or pedestrian gate that contains two or more dwellings not under common ownership. The term does not include a multi-unit housing project.

(2) "Multi-unit housing project" means an apartment, condominium, or townhome project that contains two or more dwelling units.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.022 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.022
§ 33.022. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of an applicant for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, the commission shall assist the applicant in filling out forms and completing the application process.

(b) The commission shall inform each applicant of the availability of assistance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.052
§ 2023.052. SECURITY FOR FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The commission may require a racetrack association to post security in an amount and form determined by the commission to adequately ensure the payment of any fee or charge due to this state or the commission relating to pari-mutuel racing, including a charge for drug testing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.063
§ 1008.063. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.

(d) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel. The board may pay the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee or independent contractor in return for that assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0153
§ 5018.0153. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ACCEPT GRANTS, AND ISSUE ASSOCIATED BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) borrow money for any purpose that is provided by:

(A) this chapter; or

(B) the general laws relating to navigation districts;

(2) borrow money or accept a grant from the United States or from a corporation or agency created or designated by the United States and, in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement the United States or the corporation or agency requires; and

(3) make and issue bonds for money borrowed, in the manner and to the extent provided by this chapter.

(b) The district may make and issue bonds under Subsection (a)(3) that are:

(1) revenue bonds;

(2) tax bonds; or

(3) combination tax-revenue bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 110.12 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.12
§ 110.12. UTILITIES EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

On terms, conditions, or stipulations, and compensation as determined by the board, the board may convey, dedicate, or use any other appropriate method of conveyance to grant, convey, or dedicate rights, title, rights-of-way, or easements involving or in connection with the furnishing or providing of electricity, water, sewage disposal, natural gas, telephone, telegraph, or other utility service on, over, or through the campus or properties of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The chairman of the board may execute and deliver conveyances or dedications on behalf of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.001
§ 691.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory committee" means the State Anatomical Advisory Committee.

(1-a) "Anatomical facility" means a facility in this state inspected and approved by the commission under Section 691.034 that does not operate as a willed body program or a non-transplant anatomical donation organization.

(2) "Body" means a human corpse.

(3) "Anatomical specimen" means a part of a human corpse.

(4) "Commission" means the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

(5) "Non-transplant anatomical donation organization" means a person accredited to engage in the recovery, receipt, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of tissue or human remains for any purpose other than transplantation into a living individual in this state.

(6) "Willed body program" means a program operated at an institution of higher education in this state that allows a living individual to donate the individual's body or anatomical specimen for educational or research purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.205
§ 290.205. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to generate revenue from a tax imposed by the district to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program.

(b) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a tax under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the district may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.0246 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.0246
§ 160.0246. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN BOATS AND MOTORS TEMPORARILY USED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale of a taxable boat or motor if:

(1) the boat or motor is sold in this state for use in another state or nation and is removed from this state not more than 10 days after the date of purchase;

(2) the boat or motor:

(A) is sold in this state for use in another state or nation;

(B) not later than the 10th day after the date the boat or motor is purchased, is docked at or placed in a boat repair facility registered with the comptroller for repairs or modifications;

(C) is not used by a person while it is being repaired or modified, except as necessary to test the repairs or modifications; and

(D) is removed from this state not more than 20 days after the date the repairs or modifications are finished; or

(3) the boat or motor:

(A) is sold in this state for use in another state or nation;

(B) displays a permit described by Section 160.0247 at all times after the boat or motor is purchased until the boat or motor is removed from this state; and

(C) is removed from this state not more than 90 days after the date of purchase.

(b) The tax imposed by Section 160.022 does not apply to a taxable boat or motor used in this state or brought into this state for use if the boat or motor:

(1) has a current certificate of number issued under any federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state;

(2) displays a permit described by Section 160.0247 at all times while the boat or motor is located in this state; and

(3) is removed from this state not more than 90 days after the date the boat or motor is brought into this state.

(c) The comptroller shall adopt rules and procedures to implement this section and Section 160.0247.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.207
§ 8104.207. ELECTION NOT REQUIRED TO APPROVE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The authority is not required to hold an election to approve a contract with a political subdivision for services described by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.105
§ 7927.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 783.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 783 / Section 783.005
§ 783.005. UNIFORM ASSURANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall develop uniform and concise language for any assurances that a local government is required to make to a state agency.

(b) The comptroller may:

(1) categorize assurances according to the type of grant or contract;

(2) designate programs to which the assurances are applicable; and

(3) revise the assurances.

(c) The standards for assurances developed under this chapter may not affect methods of distribution or amounts of federal funds received by a state agency or a local government.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.303
§ 505.303. CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SPECIALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall establish a specialty area for the practice of clinical social work that is available only to a licensed master social worker who satisfies the minimum number of years of active social work practice with appropriate supervision and clinical examination, as determined by the executive council.

(b) A person may not use the title "Licensed Clinical Social Worker" or the initials "LCSW" unless the person is recognized as qualified for the independent practice of clinical social work.

(c) For purposes of Subchapter C, Chapter 1451, Insurance Code:

(1) a person recognized as qualified for the independent practice of clinical social work may use the title "Licensed Clinical Social Worker" or another title approved by the executive council; and

(2) a title approved by the executive council under this subsection has the same meaning and effect as the title "Licensed Clinical Social Worker."
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.060
§ 1954.060. DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION ACTIVITIES; INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt and the department may enforce rules regarding demolition and renovation activities to protect the public from asbestos emissions. At a minimum, the rules must be sufficient to permit the department to obtain authority from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement and enforce in this state the provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart M, that establish the requirements applicable to the demolition and renovation of a facility, including the disposal of asbestos-containing waste materials.

(b) An employee or agent of the department may enter a facility, as that term is defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 61.141, to inspect and investigate conditions to determine compliance with the rules adopted under Subsection (a).

(c) The department may exempt a demolition or renovation project from the rules relating to demolition and renovation activities adopted under Subsection (a) if:

(1) the project has received an exemption from the United States Environmental Protection Agency exempting the project from federal regulations; or

(2) the department determines that:

(A) the project will use methods for the abatement or removal of asbestos that provide protection for the public health and safety at least equivalent to the protection provided by the procedures required under department rule for the abatement or removal of asbestos; and

(B) the project does not violate federal law.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.043 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.043
§ 207.043. ALIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits are not payable based on services performed by an alien unless the alien:

(1) is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed;

(2) was lawfully present for purposes of performing the services; or

(3) was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time the services were performed, including being lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1182(d)(5)).

(b) Information required of an individual applying for benefits to determine whether benefits are payable to the individual because of the individual's alien status shall be uniformly required from all applicants for benefits.

(c) A determination that benefits are not payable to an individual whose application for the benefits would otherwise be approved except for the individual's alien status must be made from a preponderance of the evidence.

(d) A modification of Section 3304(a)(14) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(14)) that specifies other conditions or another effective date for the denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens that must be implemented under state law as a condition for a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.) is applicable under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 29.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.057
§ 29.057. PROCEDURE FOLLOWING GRANTING OF MOTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a motion for recusal or disqualification is granted after a hearing is conducted as provided by Section 29.056, the judge who heard the motion shall enter an order of recusal or disqualification, and:

(1) if the judge who was the subject of the motion is not the presiding judge, request that the presiding judge assign any other judge of the municipality, including the presiding judge, to hear the case;

(2) if the judge who was the subject of the motion is the presiding judge, request the regional presiding judge to assign another judge of the municipality to hear the case; or

(3) if the judge subject to recusal or disqualification is located in a municipality with only one municipal judge, request the regional presiding judge to assign a judge of another municipal court in the county to hear the case.

(b) If the presiding judge is unable to assign a judge of the municipality to hear a case when a municipal judge is recused or disqualified under Section 29.055 or 29.056 because there are not any other municipal judges in the municipality or because all the municipal judges have been recused or disqualified or are otherwise unavailable to hear the case, the presiding judge shall request the regional presiding judge to first assign a municipal judge from another municipality in the county or, if necessary, assign a municipal judge from a municipality in an adjacent county to hear the case.

(c) If the regional presiding judge is unable to assign a judge to hear a case when a municipal judge is recused or disqualified under Section 29.055 or 29.056 because there are not any other municipal judges in the county or because all the municipal judges have been recused or disqualified or are otherwise unavailable to hear the case, the regional presiding judge may assign a municipal judge from a municipality in an adjacent county to hear the case.
Tex. Government Code § 53.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.034
§ 53.034. POWERS.
Status: in_force

A bailiff appointed under this subchapter has the same powers that sheriffs and deputy sheriffs have in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.010
§ 4055.010. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or any rule adopted by the commissioner, a specialty license holder is not required to treat as money received in a fiduciary capacity premiums collected from a consumer who purchases insurance coverage when completing a consumer transaction associated with the coverage if:

(1) the insurer represented by the license holder has consented in writing, signed by an officer of the insurer, that premiums are not required to be segregated from money received by the license holder because of the consumer transaction associated with the insurance coverage; and

(2) the charges for insurance coverage are itemized but not billed to the consumer separately from the charges for the associated consumer transaction.
Tex. Election Code § 201.028 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.028
§ 201.028. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE RECEIVING VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If a deceased or ineligible candidate receives the vote required for election to an office, a vacancy occurs on the date the final canvass of the election is completed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.1511 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.1511
§ 2652.1511. APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) An escrow officer may be employed and appointed by more than one title insurance agent or direct operation.

(b) Before an escrow officer may act in that capacity for a title insurance agent or direct operation, the title insurance agent or direct operation must appoint the escrow officer and file the escrow officer's appointment with the department on the electronic or nonelectronic form provided by the department.

(c) The appointment form must:

(1) be accompanied by a nonrefundable appointment fee;

(2) certify that:

(A) the escrow officer is a bona fide employee of the title insurance agent or direct operation making the appointment; and

(B) the title insurance agent or direct operation has an office in this state;

(3) be signed and sworn to by the title insurance agent or direct operation and by the escrow officer; and

(4) acknowledge that the escrow officer is covered by a surety bond or deposit required under Subchapter C.

(d) The appointment of the escrow officer expires on the revocation, termination, or nonrenewal of the escrow officer's license or termination of the escrow officer's employment with the title insurance agent or direct operation that made the appointment.

(e) Unless otherwise notified by the department, the escrow officer may act as an escrow officer for the appointing title insurance agent or direct operation after:

(1) the second business day after the date the appointment is submitted to the department electronically; or

(2) the eighth business day after the date the appointment is submitted to the department on a nonelectronic form.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.307 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.307
§ 504.307. UNITED STATES PARATROOPERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for active and former members of the United States armed services who have:

(1) satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency tests while assigned or attached to an airborne unit or the Airborne Department of the United States Army Infantry School; or

(2) participated in at least one combat parachute jump.

(b) The license plates must include:

(1) a likeness of the parachutist badge authorized by the Department of the Army; and

(2) the words "U.S. Paratrooper."
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.106
§ 7.106. CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person has control of an electronic document of title if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the electronic document reliably establishes that person as the person to which the electronic document was issued or transferred.

(b) A system satisfies Subsection (a), and a person is deemed to have control of an electronic document of title, if the document is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that:

(1) a single authoritative copy of the document exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in Subdivisions (4), (5), and (6), unalterable;

(2) the authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as:

(A) the person to which the document was issued; or

(B) if the authoritative copy indicates that the document has been transferred, the person to which the document was most recently transferred;

(3) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian;

(4) copies or amendments that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control;

(5) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and

(6) any amendment of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.353 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.353
§ 131.353. SCOPE OF EXPLORATION PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An exploration permit may govern all activities associated with determining the location, quantity, or quality of uranium deposits.

(b) An exploration permit must contain provisions to govern:

(1) locating, drilling, plugging, and abandoning exploration holes;

(2) casing exploration holes for use in the exploration process;

(3) using cased exploration wells for rig supply purposes; and

(4) plugging and abandoning cased exploration wells.

(c) Except as provided by Section 131.354, a cased exploration well subject to an exploration permit issued under this subchapter is exempt from regulation by another agency, governmental entity, or political subdivision if the well is:

(1) used for exploration; or

(2) used for rig supply purposes.