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Tex. Government Code § 478.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0105
§ 478.0105. DESIGNATION OF MARKET AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 478.0102(a)(1), the office shall designate as a market area for an event each area in which the office determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event. The office shall include areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the event based on the proposal the local organizing committee provides to the office.

(b) The office shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area.

(c) An endorsing municipality or endorsing county selected as the site for an event must be included in a market area for the event.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.626 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.626
§ 504.626. TEXAS CITRUS INDUSTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates in honor of the citrus industry in this state. The department shall design the license plates.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to Texas A&M University--Kingsville to provide financial assistance to graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.001
§ 8876.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Reeves County Commissioners Court.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.005
§ 8315.005. 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. Government Code § 507.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.031
§ 507.031. FURLOUGH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of a state jail felony facility may grant a furlough to a defendant so that the defendant may:

(1) obtain a medical diagnosis or medical treatment;

(2) obtain treatment and supervision at a facility operated by the Health and Human Services Commission;

(3) attend a funeral or visit a critically ill relative; or

(4) participate in a programmatic activity sanctioned by the department.

(b) The department shall adopt policies for the administration of the furlough program.

(c) A defendant furloughed under this section is considered to be in the custody of the department, even if the defendant is not under physical guard while furloughed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.003
§ 321.003. CREATION OF PARKS BOARD.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court by order may create a board to be known as the Board of Park Commissioners.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.105
§ 9056.105. COOPERATION IN WILDLIFE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may cooperate with state, federal, and other agencies and groups in wildlife programs that are:

(1) not inconsistent with the purposes of the district under this chapter; and

(2) designed to improve the general habitat of wildlife and promote the propagation of wildlife.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.017
§ 134.017. PETITION FOR DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An affected person is entitled:

(1) before an application is filed under Section 134.052, to petition the commission to designate an area unsuitable for surface coal mining operations; or

(2) to petition the commission to terminate a designation.

(b) The petition shall contain:

(1) allegations of facts; and

(2) supporting evidence that would tend to establish the allegations.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 201.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.002
§ 201.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Cave" means any naturally occurring subterranean cavity, and includes or is synonymous with cavern, pit, pothole, well, sinkhole, and grotto.

(2) "Gate" means any structure, lock, door, or device located to limit or prohibit access or entry to any cave.

(3) "Speleothem" means a natural mineral formation or deposit occurring in a cave, and includes or is synonymous with stalagmites, stalactites, helictites, anthodites, gypsum flowers, needles, angel's hair, soda straws, draperies, bacon, cave pearls, popcorn (coral), rimstone dams, columns, plettes, flowstone, or other similar crystalline mineral formations commonly composed of calcite, epsomite, gypsum, aragonite, celestite, and other similar minerals and formations.

(4) "Owner" means a person who owns title to land on which a cave is located, including a person who owns title to a leasehold estate in the land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.204
§ 1037.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospitals.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.025 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.025
§ 134.025. CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules requiring the training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or the use of explosives in surface coal mining operations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.013
§ 441.013. SUBMISSION OF PRELIMINARY PLAN.
Status: in_force

Before submitting a petition to create a district under Section 441.018, a person must submit a preliminary plan for each road facility the district is to construct, acquire, or improve to each governmental entity to which the road facility is to be conveyed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.156 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.156
§ 56A.156. INSPECTION OF STATEMENT BY COURT; DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

The court may not inspect a victim impact statement until after a finding of guilt or until deferred adjudication community supervision is ordered and the contents of the statement may not be disclosed to any person unless:

(1) the defendant pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is convicted of the offense; or

(2) the defendant authorizes the court in writing to inspect the statement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0504
§ 3943.0504. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any district expense, including:

(1) a district cost relating to an improvement project;

(2) a district contractual obligation or indebtedness, because of a lease, installment purchase contract, or other agreement; or

(3) a tax, user fee, concession fee, rental fee, or other revenue or resources of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.301 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.301
§ 1104.301. CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A court may not appoint a private professional guardian to serve as a guardian or permit a private professional guardian to continue to serve as a guardian under this title if the private professional guardian is not:

(1) certified as provided by Section 1104.251(a), 1104.252, 1104.255, or 1104.256; or

(2) in compliance with the registration requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.011
§ 374.011. RESOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 374.012, a municipality may not exercise a power granted under this chapter unless:

(1) the governing body of the municipality adopts a resolution that finds that a slum area or blighted area exists in the municipality and that the rehabilitation, the conservation, or the slum clearance and redevelopment of the area is necessary for the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the municipality; and

(2) a majority of the municipality's voters voting in an election held as provided by Subsection (b) favor adoption of the resolution.

(b) Before adopting the resolution, the governing body must give notice of the proposed resolution and must hold an election on the question. The notice must be published at least twice in the newspaper officially designated by the governing body and must state that, on a date that is specified in the notice and that is after the 60th day after the date the notice is first published, the governing body will consider the question of holding an election to determine whether it should adopt the resolution. On the date specified in the notice to consider the question, the governing body may order an election on its own motion to consider the resolution. The governing body shall order an election on the question if it receives a petition during the notice period that is signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the municipality who own taxable real property included on the tax rolls of the municipality. If the governing body determines that it is necessary to order an election, it shall give at least 30 days' notice of the election.

(c) If a majority of the voters voting in the election are against the resolution, the governing body may not adopt it and may not propose the resolution again for a one-year period.
Tex. Education Code § 25.032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.032
§ 25.032. BASIS FOR ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a school district, the board of county school trustees, or the person acting for the board must make the decision concerning the assignment or transfer of a student on an individual basis and may not consider as a factor in its decision any matter relating to the national origin of the student or the student's ancestral language.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.203
§ 66.203. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DATA PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A criminal justice agency, the council, and the Legislative Budget Board may not disclose to the public information in an individual's criminal history record if the record is protected by state or federal law or regulation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.065
§ 221.065. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A development corporation may issue bonds to refund any of its valid outstanding bonds, including any bonds issued for unspecified projects and including any redemption premium on the bonds and interest accrued to the date of redemption, on a finding by the board of directors of the development corporation that there is a public benefit and a public purpose for the refunding.

(b) The provisions of this chapter generally applicable to bonds apply to the issuance, maturity, terms, and holder's rights in the refunding bonds, and to the development corporation's rights, duties, and obligations in relation to the refunding bonds.

(c) The development corporation may issue the refunding bonds in exchange or substitution for outstanding bonds or may sell the refunding bonds and use the proceeds to pay or redeem outstanding bonds.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.016 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 121 / Section 121.016
§ 121.016. EFFECT OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent that a provision of this chapter conflicts with Subchapter C, Chapter 406, Government Code, that subchapter controls with respect to an online notarization as defined by Section 406.101, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.101
§ 8398.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 33.901 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.901
§ 33.901. BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If at least 10 percent of the students enrolled in one or more schools in a school district or enrolled in an open-enrollment charter school are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts under the national school breakfast program provided for by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773), the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school shall either:

(1) participate in the national program and make the benefits of the national program available to all eligible students in the schools or school; or

(2) develop and implement a locally funded program to provide free meals, including breakfast and lunch, to each student eligible for free meals under federal law and reduced-price meals, including breakfast and lunch, to each student eligible for reduced-price meals under federal law, provided that the reduced price may not exceed the maximum allowable rate under federal law.

(a-1) A school district is permitted under Subsection (a) to participate in the national program at one or more campuses in the district and provide a locally funded program at one or more other campuses in the district.

(b) A school district campus or an open-enrollment charter school participating in the national school breakfast program provided by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773) or providing a locally funded program in which 80 percent or more of the students qualify under the national program for a free or reduced-price breakfast shall offer a free breakfast to each student.

(c) The commissioner shall grant a waiver of the free breakfast requirements under Subsection (b), not to exceed one year, to a school district campus or an open-enrollment charter school if the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school votes to request the waiver at the annual meeting of the board of trustees required under Section 44.004 or an annual meeting of the governing body called to adopt a budget for the open-enrollment charter school for the succeeding fiscal year. Before voting to request a waiver under this subsection, the board of trustees or the governing body shall list the waiver as a separate item for consideration on the meeting's agenda and provide an opportunity for public comment regarding the waiver at the meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 24.173 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.173
§ 24.173.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.173. 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). (a) The 71st Judicial District is composed of Harrison County.

(b) The terms of the 71st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November and continue until the Saturday before the next succeeding term begins or until the court has disposed of the business for that term.
Tex. Education Code § 39.037 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.037
§ 39.037. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program" means the international assessment instrument program.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a program under which a participating school district administers international assessment instruments to students in the district.

(c) A school district may apply to the commissioner to participate in the program. The commissioner shall select for participation school districts from both rural and urban areas of the state. If necessary, the commissioner may require a school district to participate in the program.

(d) A participating school district shall administer international assessment instruments as required by the commissioner.

(e) In administering the program, the commissioner shall:

(1) compare the performance on the international assessment instruments of students in this state with students of the same grade level in other countries;

(2) compare the international assessment instruments with state assessment instruments and state educational goals; and

(3) provide professional development for educators in the interpretation and use of results of the international assessment instruments.

(f) Each biennium the commissioner may use funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program to provide funding for the program in an amount not to exceed $2 million.

(g) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall prepare and deliver a report describing the results of student performance on the international assessment instruments to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member of the legislature, and each school district.

(h) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.292 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.292
§ 521.292. DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 521.457(h), the department shall suspend the person's license if the department determines that the person:

(1) has operated a motor vehicle on a highway while the person's license was suspended, canceled, disqualified, or revoked, or without a license after an application for a license was denied;

(2) is a habitually reckless or negligent operator of a motor vehicle;

(3) is a habitual violator of the traffic laws;

(4) has permitted the unlawful or fraudulent use of the person's license;

(5) has committed an offense in another state or Canadian province that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension;

(6) has been convicted of two or more separate offenses of a violation of a restriction imposed on the use of the license;

(7) has been responsible as a driver for any collision resulting in serious personal injury or serious property damage;

(8) is under 18 years of age and has been convicted of two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period; or

(9) has committed an offense under Section 545.421.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), a person is a "habitual violator" if the person has four or more convictions that arise out of different transactions in 12 consecutive months, or seven or more convictions that arise out of different transactions in 24 months, if the convictions are for moving violations of the traffic laws of any state, Canadian province, or political subdivision, other than a violation under:

(1) Section 621.101, 621.201, or 621.203-621.207;

(2) Subchapter B or C, Chapter 623; or

(3) Section 545.413.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.0411 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.0411
§ 91.0411. SELF-FUNDED HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance.

(b) A license holder may sponsor a benefit plan that is not fully insured if the license holder meets the requirements of this section and is approved to sponsor the plan by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may, on notice and opportunity for all interested persons to be heard, adopt rules and issue orders reasonably necessary to augment and implement the regulation of benefit plans sponsored by a license holder that are not fully insured. The commissioner may not adopt a rule that requires clients or covered employees to be members of an association or group in the same trade or industry in order to be covered by a license holder-sponsored benefit plan that is not fully insured. The rules must include all requirements that must be met by the license holder and the plan, including:

(1) initial and final approval requirements;

(2) authority to prescribe forms and items to be submitted to the commissioner by the license holder;

(3) a fidelity bond;

(4) use of an independent actuary;

(5) use of a third-party administrator;

(6) authority for the commissioner to examine an application or a plan;

(7) the minimum number of clients and covered employees covered by the plan;

(8) standards for those natural persons managing the plan;

(9) the minimum amount of gross contributions;

(10) the minimum amount of written commitment, binder, or policy for stop-loss insurance;

(11) the minimum amount of reserves; and

(12) a fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to defray the costs of administering this section to be deposited to the credit of the operating fund of the Texas Department of Insurance.

(d) Information submitted under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) Each license holder under this section shall appoint the commissioner as its resident agent for purposes of service of process. The fee for that service is $50, payable at the time of appointment.

(f) The commissioner may examine the affairs of any plan and shall have access to the records of the plan. The commissioner may examine under oath a manager or employee of the license holder in connection with the plan.

(g) In addition to any requirement or remedy under a law, the commissioner may suspend, revoke, or limit the authorization of a plan if the commissioner determines, after notice and hearing, that the plan does not comply with this section. The commissioner may notify the attorney general of a violation of this section, and the attorney general may apply to a district court in Travis County for leave to file suit in the nature of quo warranto or for injunctive relief or both.

(h) A plan under this section is subject to Chapters 401, 404, 441, and 443, Insurance Code.