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Tex. Education Code § 21.0412 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0412
§ 21.0412. TYPES OF TEACHING CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In proposing rules specifying the types of teaching certificates to be issued under this subchapter, the board shall provide for a candidate to be issued:

(1) a standard certificate if the candidate satisfies:

(A) all traditional teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04421; or

(B) the applicable alternative teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04423;

(2) an enhanced standard certificate if the candidate satisfies all requirements of the teacher residency preparation route established under Section 21.04422;

(3) an intern with preservice experience certificate, which expires one year after issuance unless modified by the board, if the candidate has yet to satisfy all requirements for certification for a preservice alternative teacher preparation route established under Section 21.04423(1) but has completed a sufficient number of preservice practice hours to serve as a teacher of record; and

(4) an intern certificate, which expires two years after issuance unless modified by the board, if the candidate has yet to satisfy all requirements for certification for an alternative teacher preparation route established under Section 21.04423(2) but has met all board requirements to serve as a teacher of record.

(b) Rules proposed under Subsection (a)(2) may not require a candidate to pass a pedagogy examination unless the examination tests subject-specific content appropriate for the grade level and subject area for which the candidate seeks certification.

(c) A candidate for a certification described by Subsection (a) must meet all other requirements imposed under this subchapter or board rule applicable to the candidate's certification.

(d) This section does not prohibit the board from proposing rules that provide for certifications other than the certifications described by Subsection (a), including specialized certifications and other types and classes of certifications.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.112
§ 2306.112. PREPARATION AND CONTENT OF ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before August 1 of each year, the director shall file with the board a proposed annual budget for the housing finance division for the succeeding fiscal year.

(b) The budget shall state:

(1) the general categories of expected expenditures from revenues and income of the housing finance division;

(2) the amount of expected expenditures for each category;

(3) expected operating expenses of the housing finance division; and

(4) the proposed use of projected year-end unencumbered balances.

(c) The budget may include a provision or reserve for contingencies or overexpenditures.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.152
§ 17.152. DENIAL OF BAIL FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF BOND IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE CASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), a person who commits an offense under Section 25.07, Penal Code, related to a violation of a condition of bond set in a family violence case and whose bail in the case under Section 25.07, Penal Code, or in the family violence case is revoked or forfeited for a violation of a condition of bond may be taken into custody and, pending trial or other court proceedings, denied release on bail if following a hearing a judge or magistrate determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the person violated a condition of bond related to:

(1) the safety of the victim of the offense under Section 25.07, Penal Code, or the family violence case, as applicable; or

(2) the safety of the community.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), a person who commits an offense under Section 25.07, Penal Code, other than an offense related to a violation of a condition of bond set in a family violence case, may be taken into custody and, pending trial or other court proceedings, denied release on bail if following a hearing a judge or magistrate determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the person committed the offense.

(d) A person who commits an offense under Section 25.07(a)(3), Penal Code, may be held without bail under Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, only if following a hearing the judge or magistrate determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the person went to or near the place described in the order or condition of bond with the intent to commit or threaten to commit:

(1) family violence; or

(2) an act in furtherance of an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code.

(e) In determining whether to deny release on bail under this article, the judge or magistrate may consider:

(1) the order or condition of bond;

(2) the nature and circumstances of the alleged offense;

(3) the relationship between the accused and the victim, including the history of that relationship;

(4) any criminal history of the accused; and

(5) any other facts or circumstances relevant to a determination of whether the accused poses an imminent threat of future family violence.

(f) A person arrested for committing an offense under Section 25.07, Penal Code, shall without unnecessary delay and after reasonable notice is given to the attorney representing the state, but not later than 48 hours after the person is arrested, be taken before a magistrate in accordance with Article 15.17. At that time, the magistrate shall conduct the hearing and make the determination required by this article.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.001
§ 562.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to regulate trade practices in the business of discount health care programs by:

(1) defining or providing for the determination of trade practices in this state that are unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices; and

(2) prohibiting those unfair or deceptive trade practices.
Tex. Government Code § 403.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.002
§ 403.002. PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(9).

(b) If the comptroller intentionally neglects or refuses to perform a duty of the office of comptroller, the comptroller is liable to the state for a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each day of the neglect or refusal.

(c) The attorney general, by suit in the name of the state, shall recover penalties provided by this chapter. Venue and jurisdiction of the suit are in a court of Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.153
§ 8362.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.005
§ 3929.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations described by Section 3929.253 or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;

(4) right to impose or collect an assessment or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0301
§ 8512.0301. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority has:

(1) the powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions specified by this chapter; and

(2) all powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred by general law on any district, other than a groundwater conservation district, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, except as expressly limited by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.155
§ 1509.155. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured additionally by an encumbrance on part or all of the physical property of the garbage reclamation project and each right relating to that property, vesting in the trustee the power to:

(1) operate the property;

(2) sell the property to pay the debt; or

(3) take any other action to secure the bonds.

(b) Regardless of an encumbrance on the property, a trust indenture on the property may:

(1) contain any provision that the governing body of the municipality prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture; and

(3) provide for investment of revenue from the garbage reclamation project.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under the encumbrance of the property:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property and the rights purchased; and

(2) may maintain and operate the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.157
§ 1098.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969A / Section 7969A.0401
§ 7969A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7969A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.002
§ 8434.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.021
§ 394.021. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A housing finance corporation must have a board of directors in which all the powers of the corporation are vested. The board may consist of any number of directors, all of whom must be residents of the local government. A director may be a member of the governing body, an officer, or an employee of the local government.

(b) Members of the initial board of directors hold office for the period specified in the articles of incorporation. After the initial directors, the governing body of the local government shall appoint directors in the manner and for the terms provided by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. Directors may be divided into classes, and the terms of office of the various classes may differ.

(c) Each director shall hold office for the term for which the director is elected or appointed and until the director's successor is elected or appointed and has qualified. A director may be removed from office under any removal procedure provided by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. The governing body shall fill any vacancy in the board of directors by appointment in the manner provided by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.

(d) A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum. The directors may take action by a majority vote when a quorum is present. Board meetings may be held inside or outside this state. A regular meeting may be held with or without notice as provided by the bylaws. A special meeting may be held on notice as provided by the bylaws.

(e) The officers of a housing finance corporation consist of a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers and assistant officers as considered necessary. Each officer shall be elected or appointed in the manner and for the term provided by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.0024 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.0024
§ 751.0024. MEANING AND EFFECT OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

The meaning and effect of a durable power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the durable power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by:

(1) the law of the jurisdiction of the principal's domicile, if the principal's domicile is indicated in the power of attorney; or

(2) the law of the jurisdiction in which the durable power of attorney was executed, if the principal's domicile is not indicated in the power of attorney.
Tex. Government Code § 153.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 153 / Section 153.059
§ 153.059. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the special committee, the special committee shall order that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment of the special committee becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.041
§ 287.041. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or hospital district that creates the district and has a population of 125,000 or more shall appoint one director to the board for every 125,000 persons in the population of the county or hospital district, rounded to the nearest 125,000.

(b) A county or hospital district that creates the district and has a population of less than 125,000 may appoint one director to the board.

(c) The county judges of a county that creates the district shall appoint the directors to the board on behalf of the county. The board of directors of a hospital district that creates the district shall appoint the directors to the board on behalf of the hospital district.

(d) Directors serve staggered two-year terms, with as near as possible to one-half of the directors' terms expiring each year.

(e) The number of directors appointed to the board by each county or hospital district that creates the district is determined at the time of the initial appointment of directors under this section and does not vary with subsequent variations in the population of the county or hospital district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.005
§ 1018.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support or maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Penal Code § 33A.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33A / Section 33A.06
§ 33A.06. ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, if requested to do so by a prosecuting attorney, may assist the prosecuting attorney in the investigation or prosecution of an offense under this chapter or of any other offense involving the use of telecommunications equipment, services, or devices.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.045
§ 125.045. REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after notice and hearing on a request by a petitioner for a temporary injunction, a court determines that the petitioner is likely to succeed on the merits in a suit brought under Section 125.002, the court:

(1) may include in its order reasonable requirements to prevent the use or maintenance of the place as a nuisance; and

(2) shall require that the defendant execute a bond.

(a-1) The bond must:

(1) be payable to the state at the county seat of the county in which the place is located;

(2) be in the amount set by the court, but not less than $5,000 or more than $10,000;

(3) have sufficient sureties approved by the court; and

(4) be conditioned that the defendant will not knowingly maintain a common nuisance to exist at the place.

(a-2) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section 125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the premises that are the subject of the suit, post in a conspicuous place near the room rate information required to be posted under Section 2155.001, Occupations Code, an operating toll-free telephone number of a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking.

(b) If, after an entry of a temporary or permanent injunction, a court determines that a condition of the injunctive order is violated, the court may:

(1) order a political subdivision to discontinue the furnishing of utility services to the place at which the nuisance exists;

(2) prohibit the furnishing of utility service to the place by any public utility holding a franchise to use the streets and alleys of the political subdivision;

(3) revoke the certificate of occupancy of the place;

(4) prohibit the use of city streets, alleys, and other public ways for access to the place during the existence of the nuisance or in furtherance of the nuisance;

(5) limit the hours of operation of the place, to the extent that the hours of operation are not otherwise specified by law;

(6) order a landlord to terminate a tenant's lease if:

(A) the landlord and the tenant are parties to the suit; and

(B) the tenant has violated a condition of the injunctive order; or

(7) order any other legal remedy available under the laws of the state.

(c) If a condition of a bond filed or an injunctive order entered under this subchapter is violated, the district, county, or city attorney of the county in which the property is located or the attorney general may sue on the bond in the name of the state. In the event the attorney general originates the suit, the whole sum shall be forfeited as a penalty to the state. In the event the suit is originated by any office other than the attorney general, the whole sum shall be forfeited as a penalty to the originating entity.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.104
§ 356.104. SALE ON CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Estate personal property may not be sold on credit at public auction for a term of more than six months from the date of sale.

(b) Estate personal property purchased on credit at public auction may not be delivered to the purchaser until the purchaser gives a note for the amount due, with good and solvent personal security. The requirement that security be provided may be waived if the property will not be delivered until the note, with interest, has been paid.
Tex. Family Code § 160.612 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.612
§ 160.612. CHILD AS PARTY; REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this subchapter.

(b) The court shall appoint an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem to represent a child who is a minor or is incapacitated if the child is a party or the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented.
Tex. Water Code § 6.189 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.189
§ 6.189. APPEARANCES AT HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The position of and information developed by the board may be presented by the executive administrator or his designated representative at hearings of the board and commission and at hearings held by federal, state, and local agencies on matters affecting the public's interest in the state's water resources, including matters that have been determined to be policies of the state. The board shall be named a party in any hearing before the commission in which the board requests party status. The board may appeal any ruling, decision, or other act of the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.152
§ 1902.152. LICENSE APPLICATION; EXAMINATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license must contain:

(1) the applicant's name;

(2) the applicant's business address;

(3) the applicant's permanent mailing address; and

(4) any other information required by the department.

(b) An applicant must pay to the department an examination fee at the time the application is submitted.
Tex. Water Code § 17.1245 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.1245
§ 17.1245. EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

In passing on an application for financial assistance from a retail public utility that provides potable water service to 3,300 or more connections, the board shall:

(1) evaluate for compliance with the board's best management practices the utility's water conservation plan required under Section 13.146; and

(2) issue a report to a utility detailing the results of the evaluation conducted under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.055
§ 1011.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) Each director's bond and constitutional oath of office shall be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.