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Tex. Education Code § 33.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.156
§ 33.156. FUNDING; EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop and implement an equitable formula for the funding of local Communities In Schools programs. The formula may provide for the reduction of funds annually contributed by the state to a local program by an amount not more than 50 percent of the amount contributed by the state for the first year of the program. The formula must consider the financial resources of individual communities and school districts. Savings accomplished through the implementation of the formula may be used to extend services to counties and municipalities currently not served by a local program or to extend services to counties and municipalities currently served by an existing local program.

(b) Each local Communities In Schools program shall develop a funding plan which ensures that the level of services is maintained if state funding is reduced.

(c) A local Communities In Schools program may accept federal funds, state funds, private contributions, grants, and public and school district funds to support a campus participating in the program.
Tex. Government Code § 442.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.020
§ 442.020. TEXAS TREASURE AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall create the Texas Treasure Award program to honor businesses that have existed in this state providing employment and supporting the Texas economy for 50 years or more.

(b) Any person may nominate a business that meets the criteria described by Subsection (a) to the commission for consideration to receive the award.

(c) The commission shall establish separate levels of recognition for businesses that have existed in this state providing employment and supporting the Texas economy for at least 50 years, at least 75 years, at least 100 years, and at least 125 years.

(d) The commission shall periodically select businesses to receive Texas Treasure Awards for the various levels of recognition as the commission considers appropriate considering the significance of the contribution of each business to this state. The commission shall honor the recipient of a Texas Treasure Award by presenting the recipient with a suitable plaque that includes the business's level of recognition and other appropriate information.

(e) The commission shall notify the state senator and state representative in whose districts a recipient's principal place of business in this state is located. The commission, the recipient, and the state senator and state representative shall cooperate in determining whether the ceremony at which the plaque honoring the recipient will be presented will be held in the hall of the senate, in the hall of the house of representatives, in the municipality or general area in which the recipient's principal place of business in this state is located, or in another suitable location.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.156
§ 102.156. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of a research and prevention programs committee appointed under this subchapter shall disclose in writing to the chief executive officer if the member has a professional or financial interest, as defined by Section 102.106, in an entity that has a direct interest in a matter that comes before the member's committee.

(b) The member shall recuse himself or herself in the manner described by Section 102.1061 from the committee's deliberations and actions on the matter in Subsection (a) and may not participate in the committee's decision on the matter.

(c) A member of a research and prevention programs committee appointed under this chapter may not serve on the board of directors or other governing board of an entity receiving a grant from the institute or of a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.201
§ 1102.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements and equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.411 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.411
§ 502.411. BRIBERY OF COUNTY OFFICER OR AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person directly or indirectly agrees with the commissioners court of a county or an officer or agent of the commissioners court or county that the person will register or cause to be registered a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in that county in consideration of:

(1) the use by the county of the funds derived from the registration in the purchase of property; or

(2) an act to be performed by the commissioners court or an agent or officer of the commissioners court or the county.

(b) The registration of each separate vehicle in violation of Subsection (a) is a separate offense. The agreement or conspiracy to register is a separate offense.

(c) A person who makes or seeks to make an agreement prohibited by Subsection (a) shall be restrained by injunction on application by the district or county attorney of the county in which the vehicle is registered or the attorney general.

(d) An offense under this section is punishable in the same manner as an offense under Section 36.02, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.105
§ 8451.105. 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. Health and Safety Code § 32.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.071
§ 32.071. DESIGNATION OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council established under Section 241.187, shall designate as centers of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy one or more health care entities or programs in this state, including institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or the programs of those institutions.

(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, in consultation with the department and the Perinatal Advisory Council, shall adopt the rules necessary for a health care entity or program in this state to be designated as a center of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.002
§ 501.002. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSURANCE COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The independent office of public insurance counsel represents the interests of insurance consumers in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.004
§ 464.004. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To receive a license to operate a treatment facility to treat persons with a chemical dependency, a person must:

(1) file a written application on a form prescribed by the department;

(2) cooperate with the review of the facility; and

(3) comply with the licensing standards.

(b) The department shall issue a license to an applicant:

(1) whose application meets the content requirements prescribed by the department and by department rules;

(2) who receives approval of the facility after the department's review; and

(3) who timely complies with the licensing standards.

(c) The license is issued only for the person named in the license and not the legal successors of that person.

(d) The license expires two years after the date on which the license is issued.

(e) A license may be issued without prior notice and an opportunity for a hearing. A person other than the applicant or the department may not contest the issuance of a license.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.153 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.153
§ 180.153. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

An individual or other person subject to regulation under this chapter may not:

(1) employ, directly or indirectly, a scheme, device, or artifice to defraud or mislead borrowers or lenders or to defraud a person;

(2) engage in an unfair or deceptive practice toward a person;

(3) obtain property by fraud or misrepresentation;

(4) solicit or enter into a contract with a borrower that provides in substance that the individual or other person subject to this chapter may earn a fee or commission through "best efforts" to obtain a loan even though no loan was actually obtained for the borrower;

(5) solicit, advertise, or enter into a contract for specific interest rates, points, or other financing terms unless the terms are actually available at the time of soliciting, advertising, or contracting;

(6) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without holding a license as required by this chapter;

(7) assist, aid, or abet an individual in the conduct of business without a license required by this chapter;

(8) fail to make disclosures as required by this chapter and any other applicable state or federal law, including rules or regulations under applicable state or federal law;

(9) fail to comply with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;

(10) fail to comply with any other state or federal law, including rules or regulations adopted under that law, applicable to a business or activity regulated by this chapter;

(11) make, in any manner, a false or deceptive statement or representation;

(12) negligently make a false statement or knowingly or wilfully make an omission of material fact in connection with:

(A) information or a report filed with a governmental agency or the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry; or

(B) an investigation conducted by the regulatory official or another governmental agency;

(13) make a payment, threat, or promise, directly or indirectly, to a person for purposes of influencing the person's independent judgment in connection with a residential mortgage loan, or make a payment, threat, or promise, directly or indirectly, to an appraiser of property, for purposes of influencing the appraiser's independent judgment with respect to the property's value;

(14) collect, charge, attempt to collect or charge, or use or propose an agreement purporting to collect or charge a fee prohibited by this chapter;

(15) cause or require a borrower to obtain property insurance coverage in an amount that exceeds the replacement cost of the improvements as established by the property insurer; or

(16) fail to truthfully account for money belonging to a party to a residential mortgage loan transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.055
§ 3927.055. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.005
§ 8431.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Election Code § 172.059 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.059
§ 172.059. WITHDRAWAL FROM RUNOFF PRIMARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate for nomination may not withdraw from the runoff primary election after 5 p.m. of the 3rd day after the state canvass under Section 172.120.

(b) A withdrawal request for the runoff primary must be filed with the state chair, for a statewide or district office, or with the county chair, for a county or precinct office.

(c) If a runoff candidate withdraws, the remaining candidate is the nominee and the runoff election for that office is not held.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.524 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.524
§ 772.524. REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on district bonds by pledging all or part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.303
§ 1008.303. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0305
§ 8301.0305. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN TERRITORY OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CITY.
Status: in_force

If district territory, or a portion of district territory, is located outside the corporate limits of the City of Belton, the district shall maintain any road the district constructs located in that territory.
Tex. Government Code § 658.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 658 / Section 658.001
§ 658.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Full-time state employee" means a person employed by a state agency who, if not participating in a voluntary work reduction program under Section 658.003, is required to work for the agency not less than 40 hours a week.

(2) "State agency" means:

(A) a board, commission, department, institution, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college; or

(B) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or other agency in the judicial branch.

(3) "Telework" means a work arrangement that allows an employee of a state agency to conduct on a regular basis all or some agency business at a place other than the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment during all or a portion of the employee's established work hours.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.157
§ 42.157. OPT OUT OF REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Before an area is released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this subchapter, a landowner in the area to be released must be provided the opportunity to have the landowner's property remain within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 523.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 523 / Section 523.011
§ 523.011. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable; if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect in the remaining states and in full force and effect in the state affected with regard to all severable matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.207
§ 1115.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Water Code § 7.196 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.196
§ 7.196. SERVICE OF SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer shall serve a summons on a private corporation by personally delivering a copy of it to the corporation's registered agent for service. If a registered agent has not been designated or cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, the peace officer shall serve the summons by personally delivering a copy of it to the president or a vice president of the corporation.

(b) If the peace officer certifies on the return that the peace officer diligently but unsuccessfully attempted to effect service under Subsection (a) or if the corporation is a foreign corporation that has no certificate of authority, the peace officer shall serve the summons on the secretary of state. On receipt of the summons copy, the secretary of state shall immediately forward it by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the defendant corporation at its registered office or, if it is a foreign corporation, at its principal office in the state or country under whose law it was incorporated.

(c) The secretary of state shall keep a permanent record of the date and time of receipt and the disposition of each summons served under Subsection (b) together with the return receipt.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.083 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.083
§ 11.083. LOCAL AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing entity may develop and adopt a local aquatic vegetation management plan. A local plan must be approved by the department, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Department of Agriculture.

(b) A local plan may take into account the particular needs and uses of the public bodies of surface water to which it will apply, but the plan may not be approved unless the plan meets the minimum standards set by the state plan. The local plan may allow herbicide use if the person proposing to apply the herbicide notifies the governing entity not later than the 14th day before the proposed date of application.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.06
§ 5.06. DUTIES OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS AND COURTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Neither a prosecuting attorney nor a court may:

(1) dismiss or delay any criminal proceeding that involves a prosecution for an offense that constitutes family violence because a civil proceeding is pending or not pending; or

(2) require proof that a complaining witness, victim, or defendant is a party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship before presenting a criminal allegation to a grand jury, filing an information, or otherwise proceeding with the prosecution of a criminal case.

(b) A prosecuting attorney's decision to file an application for a protective order under Chapter 71, Family Code, should be made without regard to whether a criminal complaint has been filed by the applicant. A prosecuting attorney may require the applicant to provide information for an offense report, relating to the facts alleged in the application, with a local law enforcement agency.

(c) The prosecuting attorney having responsibility under Section 71.04(c), Family Code, for filing applications for protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code, shall provide notice of that responsibility to all law enforcement agencies within the jurisdiction of the prosecuting attorney for the prosecuting attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.256
§ 3929.256. NO IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.201
§ 1075.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose related to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings and improvements, and equipping buildings and improvements for a hospital and the hospital system, as determined by the board.

(b) The board shall issue the bonds in compliance with the applicable provisions of Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.066 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.066
§ 17.066. RETURN.
Status: in_force

An officer who serves process on the chairman under this subchapter shall state on his return the day and hour of service and any other facts required generally for returns of service of citation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.158
§ 204.158. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

The physician assistant board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a physician assistant board order.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 14.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 14 / Section 14.001
§ 14.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Parks and Wildlife Department.

(2) "Land office" means the General Land Office.

(3) "Mitigation" means the sequential process of avoiding impacts to wetlands, minimizing impacts to wetlands, and providing compensation for losses to wetlands.

(4) "State-owned coastal wetlands" mean wetlands owned by state agencies underlying or adjacent to tidal waters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8297.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8297 / Section 8297.051
§ 8297.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1281 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1281
§ 152.1281. JEFF DAVIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Jeff Davis County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Jeff Davis County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Jeff Davis County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.456 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.456
§ 13.456. SERVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the person is exempt from the license requirement, a person may not employ an individual who performs or offers to perform device maintenance activities unless the person holds a service company license issued by the department under this subchapter.

(b) Unless the individual is exempt from the licensing requirement, an individual may not perform or offer to perform device maintenance activities as a sole proprietor unless the individual holds a service technician license and a service company license issued by the department under this subchapter.