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Tex. Insurance Code § 886.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.103
§ 886.103. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, CONSTITUTION, AND BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of association of a local mutual aid association must state:

(1) the name of the association, which must be distinctly different from other associations operating in the same area;

(2) the purpose for which the association is created, including the upper and lower age limits of individuals to whom benefit certificates may be issued;

(3) the location of the principal office of the association;

(4) the territory in which the association will engage in business;

(5) the titles of the officers of the association; and

(6) the number of directors of the association.

(b) The constitution and bylaws of the association may not violate, and must be in harmony with, this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 7.024 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.024
§ 7.024. INVESTMENT CAPITAL FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The investment capital fund consists of money appropriated for purposes of the fund. The agency shall administer the fund. The purposes of this fund are to assist eligible public schools to implement practices and procedures consistent with deregulation and school restructuring in order to improve student achievement and to help schools identify and train parents and community leaders who will hold the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards.

(b) The commissioner may make grants from the fund to eligible schools.

(c) A school is eligible to apply for a grant if the school has demonstrated a commitment to campus deregulation and to restructuring educational practices and conditions at the school by entering into a partnership with:

(1) school staff;

(2) parents of students at the school;

(3) community and business leaders;

(4) school district officers;

(5) a nonprofit, community-based organization that has a demonstrated capacity to train, develop, and organize parents and community leaders into a large, nonpartisan constituency that will hold the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards; and

(6) the agency.

(d) A grant from the fund shall be made directly to the school and may be used for the training and development of school staff, parents, and community leaders in order that they understand and implement the academic standards and practices necessary for high academic achievement, appropriate strategies to deregulate and restructure the school in order to improve student achievement, and effective strategies to organize parents and community leaders into a large, nonpartisan constituency that will hold the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards. The grant may be used to implement strategies developed by the partners that are designed to enrich or extend student learning experiences outside of the regular school day.

(e) The commissioner may make a grant of up to $50,000 each academic year to an eligible school. Campus administration personnel of a school that receives a grant under this section are accountable to the commissioner of education and must demonstrate:

(1) the responsible use of the grant to achieve campus deregulation and restructuring to improve academic performance;

(2) a comprehensive plan to engage in ongoing development and training of teachers, parents, and community leaders to:

(A) understand academic standards;

(B) develop effective strategies to improve academic performance; and

(C) organize a large constituency of parents and community leaders to hold the school and school district accountable to achieve high academic standards;

(3) ongoing progress in achieving higher academic performance; and

(4) ongoing progress in identifying, training, and organizing parents and community leaders who are holding the school and the school district accountable for achieving high academic standards.
Tex. Government Code § 772.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.014
§ 772.014. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The department and each governmental entity identified by a sheriff under Section 772.013(b) shall collectively enter into a mutual aid agreement that establishes the procedures for the provision of resources, personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies in responses to critical incidents in a vertically integrated fashion.

(c) In establishing the procedures, the department and local law enforcement agencies shall:

(1) give priority to establishing the interoperability of communications equipment among the parties to the agreement;

(2) establish procedures for interagency coordination in activities arising from critical incidents, including evidence collection;

(3) set jurisdictional boundaries; and

(4) determine the capabilities, processes, and expectations among the parties to the agreement.

(d) The department shall invite any appropriate federal agency to enter into the agreement described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Labor Code § 209.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.042
§ 209.042. EXHAUSTION OF REGULAR BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual has exhausted regular benefits with respect to a benefit period of unemployment in the individual's eligibility period if the individual:

(1) before that period:

(A) has received all of the regular benefits available to the individual in the individual's current benefit year that includes the benefit period; or

(B) had a benefit year expire and does not have benefit wage credits sufficient to establish a new benefit year that would include the benefit period;

(2) is not entitled to unemployment benefits or allowances under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. Section 351 et seq.) or other federal law as specified in regulations issued by the secretary; and

(3) has not received unemployment benefits under the unemployment compensation law of Canada and is not seeking those benefits, or has sought those benefits and the appropriate agency finally determines that the individual is not entitled to benefits under that law.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(A), an individual is considered to have received all of the regular benefits available to the individual even if, as a result of a pending appeal with respect to benefit wage credits not considered in the original monetary determination in the individual's benefit year, the individual may subsequently be determined to be entitled to added regular benefits.
Tex. Government Code § 82.0272 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0272
§ 82.0272. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

An applicant who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may request that the Board of Law Examiners provide testing accommodations on the bar examination. An applicant whose request is denied may appeal the decision to a committee appointed by, and composed of three or more members of, the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.114
§ 3948.114. RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate rail facilities and improvements in aid of those facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.151
§ 3822.151. DISBURSEMENTS OR TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.006
§ 1473.006. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.013
§ 33.013. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may employ any additional personnel in the land office that may be necessary for the board to perform effectively its functions under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.011
§ 63.011. ESTABLISHING DUNE PROTECTION LINE.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing, the commissioners court of each county that has within its boundaries mainland shoreline, a barrier island, or a peninsula located on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico shall establish a dune protection line on any such shoreline, island, or peninsula within its boundaries for the purpose of preserving sand dunes.

(b) A county may allow a municipality within the county to administer this chapter within its corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. On delegation by a county, a municipality may adopt and apply any appropriate ordinances within its extraterritorial jurisdiction to effect the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Municipalities and counties may enter into interlocal cooperation contracts for the administration of dune permit programs under The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Article 4413(32c), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(d) The land office may assist and advise counties and municipalities in establishing or altering dune protection lines.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.111 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.111
§ 22.111. CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The department has control of Hueco Tanks State Park and shall improve, preserve, restore, and protect the land and property in the park.
Tex. Government Code § 466.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.022
§ 466.022. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all department records are subject to public inspection in accordance with Chapter 552.

(b) In addition to department records excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, the following information is confidential and is exempt from disclosure:

(1) security plans and procedures of the department designed to ensure the integrity and security of the operation of the lottery;

(2) information of a nature that is designed to ensure the integrity and security of the selection of winning tickets or numbers in the lottery, other than information describing the general procedures for selecting winning tickets or numbers;

(3) the street address and telephone number of a prize winner, if the prize winner has not consented to the release of the information; and

(4) except as otherwise authorized by Section 466.411, all personally identifiable information of a natural person who is:

(A) a lottery prize winner and who has chosen to remain anonymous under Section 466.411; or

(B) an owner of a beneficial interest in a legal entity that is a lottery prize winner and who has chosen to remain anonymous under Section 466.411.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.102
§ 1118.102. ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF CARE.
Status: in_force

The board, based on the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed annual budget for the district, may annually determine the type and extent of hospital and medical care services offered by the district.
Tex. Water Code § 26.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.014
§ 26.014. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission and employees and agents of the commission are entitled to enter any public or private property at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the quality of water in the state or the compliance with any rule, regulation, permit or other order of the commission. Members, employees, or agents of the commission and commission contractors are entitled to enter public or private property at any reasonable time to investigate or monitor or, if the responsible party is not responsive or there is an immediate danger to public health or the environment, to remove or remediate a condition related to the quality of water in the state. Members, employees, commission contractors, or agents acting under this authority who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection, and if the property has management in residence, shall notify management or the person then in charge of his presence and shall exhibit proper credentials. If any member, employee, commission contractor, or agent is refused the right to enter in or on public or private property under this authority, the executive director may invoke the remedies authorized in Section 26.123 of this code.
Tex. Property Code § 63.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.002
§ 63.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a lien on a manufactured home if the loan or credit advance documents state or indicate that the lien:

(1) is or is in the nature of a vendor's lien;

(2) is or is in the nature of a purchase money lien; or

(3) is or is in the nature of a retail installment lien.
Tex. Utilities Code § 103.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 103 / Section 103.052
§ 103.052. APPEAL BY RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

The residents of a municipality may appeal to the railroad commission the decision of the municipality's governing body in a rate proceeding by filing with the railroad commission a petition for review signed by a number of qualified voters of the municipality equal to at least the lesser of 20,000 or 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.082
§ 841.082. COMMITMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before entering an order directing a person's civil commitment, the judge shall impose on the person requirements necessary to ensure the person's compliance with treatment and supervision and to protect the community. The requirements shall include:

(1) requiring the person to reside where instructed by the office;

(2) prohibiting the person's contact with a victim of the person;

(3) requiring the person's participation in and compliance with the sex offender treatment program provided by the office and compliance with all written requirements imposed by the office;

(4) requiring the person to submit to appropriate supervision and:

(A) submit to tracking under a particular type of tracking service, if the person:

(i) while residing at a civil commitment center, leaves the center for any reason;

(ii) is in one of the two most restrictive tiers of treatment, as determined by the office;

(iii) is on disciplinary status, as determined by the office; or

(iv) resides in the community; and

(B) if required to submit to tracking under Paragraph (A), refrain from tampering with, altering, modifying, obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking equipment; and

(5) prohibiting the person from leaving the state without prior authorization from the office.

(b) A tracking service to which a person is required to submit under Subsection (a)(4) must:

(1) track the person's location in real time;

(2) be able to provide a real-time report of the person's location to the office on request; and

(3) periodically provide a cumulative report of the person's location to the office.

(c) The judge shall provide a copy of the requirements imposed under Subsection (a) to the person and to the office. The office shall provide a copy of those requirements to the case manager and to the service providers.

(d) The committing court retains jurisdiction of the case with respect to a proceeding conducted under this subchapter, other than a criminal proceeding involving an offense under Section 841.085, or to a civil commitment proceeding conducted under Subchapters F and G.

(e) The requirements imposed under Subsection (a) may be modified by the committing court at any time after notice to each affected party to the proceedings and a hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 403.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.004
§ 403.004. CHIEF OF CLAIMS DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall designate one person as chief of the claims division. The chief of the claims division shall prepare or have prepared all warrants and is accountable to the comptroller for warrants coming into the person's possession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0302
§ 7975A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.008
§ 260.008. INTERLOCAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

Two or more counties or municipalities may cooperate and contract with each other for the purpose of inspecting and permitting boarding home facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.054
§ 3895.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 3895.053 or this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.

(b) A director who has a beneficial interest in a business entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from an action of the board may participate in discussion and vote on that action if a majority of the board has a similar interest in the same action or if all other similar business entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0303
§ 7992A.0303. 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. Finance Code § 275.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 275 / Section 275.154
§ 275.154. OWNERSHIP BY MUTUAL TRUST INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Status: in_force

A mutual trust investment company may acquire its own stock and shall bind itself, by contract or its bylaws, to acquire its own stock, but may not vote on shares of its own stock.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.016
§ 791.016. PAINTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fire escape constructed of iron or steel must be painted with at least two coats of good metallic paint when erected. The fire escape must be repainted at least every two years or more frequently if necessary to preserve the fire escape from rust or climatic influences.

(b) The slideway of a straight or spiral chute fire escape must be thoroughly cleaned and painted at least once each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.104
§ 1054.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements;

(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(3) administering the buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Labor Code § 310.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 310 / Section 310.008
§ 310.008. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 482.609 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.609
§ 482.609. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the executive committee shall submit to the commission a written report that includes for that biennium:

(1) the activities and objectives of the consortium;

(2) a synopsis of the funding and research opportunities identified by the consortium;

(3) legislative recommendations, if any;

(4) prospective grants or funding the consortium members expect to receive, if any; and

(5) research accomplishments associated with the consortium, if any.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.109
§ 36.109. APPLICATION OF LAW TO BANK IN DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

A state bank in the process of voluntary dissolution and liquidation remains subject to this subtitle and Chapters 11 and 12, including provisions for examination by the banking commissioner, and the bank shall furnish reports required by the banking commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.210
§ 1052.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.104
§ 8216.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.033
§ 241.033. AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of adjustment shall:

(1) hear and decide an appeal, as provided by Section 241.036, from an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the administrative agency in the enforcement of an airport zoning regulation;

(2) hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of an airport zoning regulation when the regulation requires the board to do so; and

(3) hear and decide specific variances under Section 241.034.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.155 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.155
§ 11.155. ADJUSTMENT OR TERMINATION OF PROJECT FOR FAILURE TO MEET FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department shall adjust or terminate a statewide commercial project that fails to meet the financial objectives stated in the project's plan.

(b) This section does not apply if the department determines that the project possesses a positive public relations value or fulfills a useful educational purpose.