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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0105
§ 8019.0105. 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. Human Resources Code § 42.0423 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0423
§ 42.0423. CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SAFETY FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENTIAL CHILD-CARE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a licensed day-care center, licensed group day-care home, or registered family home.

(b) A children's product is presumed to be unsafe for purposes of this section if it has been recalled for any reason by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and the recall has not been rescinded.

(c) A children's product that has been recalled for any reason by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is not presumed to be unsafe if the product has been remanufactured or retrofitted so that the product is safe.

(d) The department shall include on its public Internet website a link to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission's Internet website.

(e) A child-care facility subject to this section may not use an unsafe children's product or have an unsafe children's product on the premises of the child-care facility unless:

(1) the product is an antique or collectible children's product and is not used by, or accessible to, any child in the child-care facility; or

(2) the unsafe children's product is being retrofitted to make it safe and the product is not used by, or accessible to, any child in the child-care facility.

(f) The department shall notify a child-care facility subject to this section of the provisions of this section in plain, nontechnical language that will enable the child-care facility to effectively inspect the children's products at the facility and identify unsafe children's products. The department shall provide the notice required by this subsection:

(1) during the department's pre-application interview for a license, registration, or certification; and

(2) during an inspection.

(g) At least annually, each child-care facility subject to this section shall certify in writing that the facility has reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding unsafe children's products and that there are no unsafe products in the facility except products described by Subsection (e). The facility shall retain the certification form completed by each facility in the facility's licensing file.

(h) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and forms necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.054
§ 504.054. CONTESTED CASE HEARING ON AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a medical dispute that remains unresolved after the review described by Section 504.053(d)(3) is entitled to a contested case hearing. A hearing under this subsection shall be conducted by the division in the same manner as a hearing conducted under Section 413.0311.

(b) The administrative law judge conducting the contested case hearing under Subsection (a) shall consider any treatment guidelines adopted by the political subdivision or pool that provides medical benefits under Section 504.053(b)(2) if those guidelines meet the standards provided by Section 413.011(e).

(c) A party that has exhausted all administrative remedies under Subsection (a) and is aggrieved by a final decision of the division may seek judicial review of the decision.

(d) Judicial review under Subsection (c) shall be conducted in the manner provided for judicial review of a contested case under Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code, and is governed by the substantial evidence rule.

(e) A decision of the independent review organization is binding during the pendency of a dispute.
Tex. Insurance Code § 251.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 251 / Section 251.001
§ 251.001. DETERMINING RATE OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall annually determine the rate of assessment of each maintenance tax or workers' compensation surcharge imposed under this subtitle.

(b) In determining the rate of assessment, the commissioner shall consider the requirement to reimburse the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund under Section 201.052.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.302
§ 602.302. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) practices medical physics without holding a license under this chapter;

(2) practices a specialty of medical physics without holding a license for the specialty;

(3) practices medical physics in violation of this chapter; or

(4) uses in any manner letters, terminology, symbols, or signs to indicate or imply that the person is qualified or licensed to practice medical physics in a manner for which the person is not licensed under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.408 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.408
§ 547.408. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAKES.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be equipped with service brakes capable of:

(1) developing a braking force that is not less than:

(A) 52.8 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle for a passenger vehicle; or

(B) 43.5 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle for a vehicle other than a passenger vehicle;

(2) decelerating to a stop from 20 miles per hour or less at not less than:

(A) 17 feet per second per second for a passenger vehicle; or

(B) 14 feet per second per second for other vehicles; and

(3) stopping from a speed of 20 miles per hour in a distance, measured from the location where the service brake pedal or control is activated, of not more than:

(A) 25 feet for a passenger vehicle;

(B) 30 feet for a motorcycle, moped, or single unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less;

(C) 40 feet for:

(i) a single unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds;

(ii) a two-axle towing vehicle and trailer combination with a weight of 3,000 pounds or less;

(iii) a bus that does not have a manufacturer's gross weight rating; and

(iv) the combination of vehicles in an operation exempted by Section 547.407(b); and

(D) 50 feet for other vehicles.

(b) A test for deceleration or stopping distance shall be performed on a dry, smooth, hard surface that:

(1) is free of loose material; and

(2) does not exceed plus or minus one percent grade.

(c) In this section, "passenger vehicle" means a vehicle that has a maximum seating capacity of 10 persons, including the operator, and that does not have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating.
Tex. Family Code § 301.108 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.108
§ 301.108. EXPERT COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTED.
Status: in_force

Communications between a party's attorney and a testifying expert witness in an action subject to this chapter are protected from discovery regardless of the form of the communications, except to the extent that the communications:

(1) relate to compensation for the expert's study or testimony;

(2) identify facts or data that the party's attorney provided and that the expert considered in forming the opinions the expert will express; or

(3) identify assumptions that the party's attorney provided and that the expert relied on in forming the opinions the expert will express.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.202
§ 62.202. APPLICATION TO CONVERT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may convert to a federal association if a resolution favoring the conversion is adopted by a majority vote of the members or shareholders of the association who are entitled to vote at an annual meeting or a special meeting called to consider the conversion.

(b) The application to convert must:

(1) be filed in the office of the commissioner not later than the 10th day after the date of the meeting; and

(2) include a copy of the minutes of the meeting, sworn to by the secretary or an assistant secretary.

(c) The copy of the minutes filed under Subsection (b) is presumptive evidence that the meeting was held and the resolution was adopted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.064
§ 252.064. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $10,000 for each violation if the department determines the violation threatens the health and safety of a resident.

(b) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate ground for recovery.

(c) On request of the department, the attorney general may institute an action in a district court to collect a civil penalty under this section. Any amount collected shall be remitted to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Government Code § 126.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 126 / Section 126.003
§ 126.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commissioners courts of two or more counties, or the governing bodies of two or more municipalities, may elect to establish a regional commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter for the participating counties or municipalities.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0215
§ 546.0215. INITIAL PLACEMENT OF CHILD IN INSTITUTION AND PLACEMENT EXTENSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief executive officer of each appropriate health and human services agency or the officer's designee must approve a child's placement in an institution. The child's initial placement in the institution is temporary and may not exceed six months unless the appropriate chief executive officer or the officer's designee approves an extension of an additional six months after conducting a review of documented permanency planning efforts to unite the child with a family in a permanent living arrangement.

(b) After the initial six-month extension of a child's placement in an institution approved under Subsection (a), the chief executive officer or the officer's designee shall conduct a review of the child's placement in the institution at least semiannually to determine whether continuing that placement is warranted. If, based on the review, the chief executive officer or the officer's designee determines that an additional extension is warranted, the officer or the officer's designee shall recommend to the executive commissioner that the child continue residing in the institution.

(c) On receipt of a recommendation made under Subsection (b), the executive commissioner, the executive commissioner's designee, or another person with whom the commission contracts shall conduct a review of the child's placement. Based on the results of the review, the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designee may approve a six-month extension of the child's placement if the extension is appropriate.

(d) A child may continue residing in an institution after the six-month extension approved under Subsection (c) only if the chief executive officer of the appropriate health and human services agency or the officer's designee makes subsequent recommendations as provided by Subsection (b) for each additional six-month extension and the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner's designee approves each extension as provided by Subsection (c).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.042
§ 283.042. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

On the creation of the district, the district assumes without prejudice to the rights of third parties any outstanding contract obligations legally incurred by the county or municipality, or both, for the construction, support, or maintenance of hospital facilities before the creation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.107
§ 8888.107. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the authority. The board may delegate to the general manager the full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority subject only to the orders of the board.

(b) The duties of the general manager include:

(1) administering board orders;

(2) coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;

(3) overseeing development of authority plans and programs; and

(4) performing other duties assigned by the board.

(c) The board shall determine the terms of office and employment and the compensation of the general manager.

(d) The board may discharge the general manager by a majority vote of the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.063
§ 21.063. TERMS OF LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A lease of land given to the department or a lease of an improvement on the land must provide that:

(1) the lessee shall maintain, in accordance with the standards the department prescribes, the land, premises, and improvements the department placed on the land;

(2) if the lease or a rule or order of the department that pertains to the lease is violated:

(A) the lease terminates immediately; and

(B) the lessee shall surrender the premises to the department without liability and without court action; and

(3) in time of national or state disaster, emergency, or catastrophe, the department may use, for the department or others, the land, premises, or improvements the department placed on the land as the governor or the department determines, without liability or cost.

(b) The term of a lease of land given to the department or the lease of an improvement on the land may not exceed 20 years.
Tex. Government Code § 466.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.352
§ 466.352. REPORTING BY SALES AGENT; RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may require a sales agent to file with the division reports of receipts and transactions relating to the sale of tickets in the form and containing the information that the director requires.

(b) Each sales agent shall maintain records adequate to establish the disposition of each ticket provided to the sales agent, the amounts of money received for the sale of those tickets, and any prizes awarded by the sales agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7984A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7984A / Section 7984A.0104
§ 7984A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7984A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7944A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7944A / Section 7944A.0503
§ 7944A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.022
§ 164.022. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the fifth day following the day on which a person receives an order to treat cattle or sheep, the person may file with the commission or the presiding officer of the commission a written affidavit that:

(1) denies that the animals are subject to being treated under this chapter, or states that, for good and sufficient reason set out in the affidavit, the person is entitled to have the order rescinded or the treatment postponed; and

(2) requests that the commission withhold enforcement of the order and grant a hearing on the matter or investigate the matter as necessary to determine the correctness of the statement contained in the affidavit.

(b) Not later than the fifth day following the day on which the commission receives an affidavit under Subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall, if desired by the affiant, grant the affiant a hearing in the office of the presiding officer. The commission shall give the affiant notice of the hearing by telegram or registered mail and shall hold the hearing not earlier than the fourth day following the day of giving that notice.

(c) The commission shall consider the affidavit at the hearing and shall, in person or by agent, investigate the matter as the commission considers necessary.

(d) If the commission finds that the statement in the affidavit is correct, the commission shall rescind the order or postpone the treatment until a time that the commission considers proper. If the commission finds that the statement in the affidavit is not correct, the commission shall enforce the order on the date and at the time designated in the order.

(e) Following a hearing, the commission shall deliver its written findings to the affiant not later than the fourth day before the date and time that the order requires the animals to be treated.

(f) A person who is dissatisfied with the findings of the commission under this section may apply to a court of proper venue and jurisdiction for an injunction or other relief.
Tex. Government Code § 418.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.074
§ 418.074. ACCEPTANCE AND ALLOCATION OF GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the federal government, another public or private agency, or an individual offers to the state or through the state to a political subdivision services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds as a gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency services or disaster recovery, the governor (if required by the donor) or the presiding officer of the governing body of the political subdivision may accept the offer on behalf of the state or political subdivision, as applicable.

(b) If a gift, grant, or loan is accepted by the state, the governor, or the emergency management council or chief of the division if designated by the governor, may dispense the gift, grant, or loan directly to accomplish the purpose for which it was made or may allocate and transfer to a political subdivision services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds in the amount the governor or the governor's designee may determine.

(c) Funds received by the state shall be placed in one or more special funds and shall be disbursed by warrants issued by the comptroller on order of the governor or the governor's designee. The governor shall name the designee in a written agreement accepting the funds or in a written authorization filed with the secretary of state. On receipt of an order for disbursement, the comptroller shall issue a warrant without delay.

(d) If the funds are to be used for purchase of equipment, supplies, or commodities of any kind, it is not necessary that bids be obtained or that the purchases be approved by any other agency.

(e) A political subdivision may accept and use all services, equipment, supplies, materials, and funds to the full extent authorized by the agreement under which they are received by the state or political subdivision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0052
§ 441.0052. PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE INFORMATION INTERNET WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop an Internet website to provide to the general public prescription drug price information submitted under Section 441.0051. The Internet website shall be made available on the department's Internet website with a dedicated link that is prominently displayed on the home page or by a separate easily identifiable Internet address.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.074 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.074
§ 64.074. CLAIMS PREFERENCE AGAINST CURRENT EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

A judgment or claim existing against a corporation at the time the receiver is appointed or a judgment in an action existing at that time shall be paid out of the earnings of the corporation earned during the receivership in preference to the mortgage of a mortgagee who instituted the receivership. The judgment or claim is a lien on those earnings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.402
§ 2153.402. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed under this subchapter does not apply to an owner of a coin-operated machine or a machine that is exempt from the tax under another provision of this chapter or if the owner:

(1) holds an import license; and

(2) possesses the coin-operated machine for resale only.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2703 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2703
§ 25.2703.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.2703. 2ND MULTICOUNTY COURT AT LAW (BEE, LIVE OAK, AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES). Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties have a multicounty statutory county court composed of those counties, the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law.
Tex. Water Code § 60.301 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.301
§ 60.301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any district may refund the bonded indebtedness of the district without a vote of the electors of the district in the manner provided by law for counties, cities, and towns and may refund the bonded indebtedness owned by the State Board of Education in the manner provided for independent school districts incorporated for free school purposes only.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8077.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8077 / Section 8077.0103
§ 8077.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.