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Tex. Government Code § 841.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 841 / Section 841.101
§ 841.101. OFFENSES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement in a report or application to the retirement system in an attempt to defraud the retirement system.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false certificate of an official report to the retirement system.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return money received from the retirement system to which the person is not entitled.

(d) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, by confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.261 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.261
§ 366.261. STRATEGIC PLANS AND ANNUAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall make a strategic plan for its operations. A majority of the commissioners courts of the counties composing the authority shall by concurrent resolution determine the types of information required to be included in the strategic plan. Each even-numbered year, an authority shall issue a plan covering the next five fiscal years, beginning with the next odd-numbered fiscal year.

(b) Not later than June 30 of each year, an authority shall file with the commissioners court of each county of the authority a written report on the authority's activities describing all turnpike revenue bond issuances anticipated for the coming year, the financial condition of the authority, all project schedules, and the status of the authority's performance under the most recent strategic plan. At the invitation of a commissioners court of a county in the authority, representatives of the board and the administrative head of an authority shall appear before the commissioners court to present the report and receive questions and comments.

(c) The authority shall give notice to the commissioners court of each county of the authority not later than the 90th day before the date of issuance of revenue bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.008
§ 252.008. RULES GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules related to the administration and implementation of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 752.0565 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.0565
§ 752.0565. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 66.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a person holding an elective or appointive office of a political subdivision of this state does an act that causes the forfeiture of the person's office if the person violates Section 752.053.

(b) The attorney general shall file a petition under Section 66.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, against a public officer to which Subsection (a) applies if presented with evidence, including evidence of a statement by the public officer, establishing probable grounds that the public officer engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a). The court in which the petition is filed shall give precedence to proceedings relating to the petition in the same manner as provided for an election contest under Section 23.101.

(c) If the person against whom an information is filed based on conduct described by Subsection (a) is found guilty as charged, the court shall enter judgment removing the person from office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.057
§ 3798.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may receive each year may not exceed $2,000.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Penal Code § 43.032 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.032
§ 43.032. CONTINUOUS PROMOTION OF PROSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person engages two or more times in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.03.

(b) If a jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury are not required to agree unanimously on which specific conduct engaged in by the defendant constituted an offense under Section 43.03 or on which exact date the defendant engaged in that conduct. The jury must agree unanimously that the defendant, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, engaged two or more times in conduct that constituted an offense under Section 43.03.

(c) If the victim of an offense under Subsection (a) is the same victim as a victim of an offense under Section 43.03, a defendant may not be convicted of the offense under Section 43.03 in the same criminal action as the offense under Subsection (a), unless the offense under Section 43.03:

(1) is charged in the alternative;

(2) occurred outside the period in which the offense alleged under Subsection (a) was committed; or

(3) is considered by the trier of fact to be a lesser included offense of the offense alleged under Subsection (a).

(d) A defendant may not be charged with more than one count under Subsection (a) if all of the conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.03 is alleged to have been committed against the same victim.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
Tex. Government Code § 617.0025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0025
§ 617.0025. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) An open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is a political subdivision for purposes of this chapter.

(b) A member of the governing body of a charter holder, a member of the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, and an officer of an open-enrollment charter school are considered to be officials of a political subdivision and an employee of an open-enrollment charter school is considered to be a public employee under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 112.0501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.0501
§ 112.0501. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to licensing entities and health care practitioners under Chapters 401, 453, and 454 and Subtitles B, C, D, E, F, and K.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.2095 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.2095
§ 394.2095. CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT BY EITHER PROVIDER OR CONSUMER.
Status: in_force

If a provider or a consumer cancels a debt management service agreement, the provider shall immediately return to the consumer:

(1) any money of the consumer held in trust by the provider for the consumer's benefit; and

(2) 65 percent of any portion of the account set-up fee received under Section 394.210(g)(1) that has not been credited against settlement fees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.405
§ 885.405. VALUATION OF AND SEPARATE FUND FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society that provides for disability benefits shall keep the net premiums for disability benefits in a fund separate from all other benefit and expense funds and the valuation of all other business of the society.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a fraternal benefit society uses a combined premium table for both death and permanent total disability benefits:

(1) the valuation must be according to tables of reliable experience; and

(2) the society is not required to maintain a separation of those funds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.184 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.184
§ 351.184. CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To certify county correctional centers as eligible for state funding under Section 509.011(b)(6), Government Code, the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the assistance of the Commission on Jail Standards, shall develop standards for the physical plant and operations of county correctional centers.

(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities in certifying county correctional centers. The community justice assistance division shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding. The commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding.
Tex. Education Code § 95.04 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.04
§ 95.04. PER DIEM; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Members of the board shall receive a per diem payment as provided by the legislature and shall in addition be reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. Payment shall be made out of the appropriation for the support and maintenance of the state university system as the board may direct.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.057
§ 401.057. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or commission, within its jurisdiction, shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation to maintain:

(1) records relating to the use, receipt, storage, transfer, or disposal of that source of radiation;

(2) appropriate records that show the radiation exposure of each individual for whom personnel monitoring is required by the agency's rules, licenses, registrations, and orders; and

(3) other records the agency requires.

(b) The executive commissioner or commission by rule may provide exemptions to the records requirements under Subsections (a)(1) and (3).

(c) Copies of records required to be maintained under Subsection (a) shall be submitted to the agency on request.

(d) A person who possesses or uses a source of radiation shall furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of the employee's personal exposure record at any time the employee has received exposure that exceeds the maximum permissible levels provided by the agency's rules and on termination of employment. The person shall furnish to an employee on request a copy of the employee's annual exposure record.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 28.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.06
§ 28.06. SHALL BE FULLY DISCHARGED, WHEN.
Status: in_force

Where, after the motion or exception is sustained, it is made known to the court by sufficient testimony that the offense of which the defendant is accused will be barred by limitation before another indictment can be presented, he shall be fully discharged.
Tex. Water Code § 55.032 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.032
§ 55.032. ELECTION OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall appoint two judges and two clerks for each polling place, and designate one of the judges to be presiding judge. If an officer fails to serve, his place shall be filled in the manner provided by the general election law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.01
§ 35.01. JURORS CALLED.
Status: in_force

When a case is called for trial and the parties have announced ready for trial, the names of those summoned as jurors in the case shall be called. Those not present may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500. An attachment may issue on request of either party for any absent summoned juror, to have him brought forthwith before the court. A person who is summoned but not present, may upon an appearance, before the jury is qualified, be tried as to his qualifications and impaneled as a juror unless challenged, but no cause shall be unreasonably delayed on account of his absence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.117 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.117
§ 431.117. PRIORITY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN DISTRIBUTION OF INFLUENZA VACCINE.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall study the wholesale distribution of influenza vaccine in this state to determine the feasibility of implementing a system that requires giving a priority in filling orders for influenza vaccine to physicians and other licensed health care providers authorized to administer influenza vaccine over retail establishments. The executive commissioner may implement such a system if it is determined to be feasible.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.031
§ 2205.031. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO STATE AIRCRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to all aircraft owned or leased by the state, except as provided by Sections 2205.033 and 2205.0331.

(b) Each state agency shall use state-owned aircraft to the extent feasible.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. STAY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, that the time for taking an appeal has not expired, or that a stay of execution has been granted, has been requested, or will be requested, and proves that the judgment debtor has furnished or will furnish the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated.

(b) If the judgment debtor shows the court a ground on which enforcement of a judgment of the court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period and require the same security for suspending enforcement of the judgment that is required in this state in accordance with Section 52.006.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00634 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00634
§ 30.00634. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(16), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) In addition to exercising powers under Section 30.00006(e), a municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires.

(e) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(16), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0301
§ 8068.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.102
§ 8878.102. AUTHORITY RULES.
Status: in_force

The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board and rules regarding implementation, enforcement, and any other matters related to the authority's water supply or groundwater reduction plan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 178.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 178 / Section 178.053
§ 178.053. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR BY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may remove for misconduct a director who:

(1) serves as a director of a special district located wholly or partly in the county; and

(2) was appointed by the commissioners court.

(b) To the extent of a conflict, this section prevails over any conflicting law.
Tex. Finance Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. EXAMINATION; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may make examinations of a Texas state branch, agency, or representative office as the commissioner considers necessary to determine whether the office is being operated in compliance with the laws of this state and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices. Sections 31.105-31.107 apply to the examinations.

(b) A foreign bank that maintains a Texas state branch, agency, or representative office shall pay fees to the commissioner in accordance with Section 201.005 or rules adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.003
§ 845.003. RURAL AREA DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

In determining whether to designate an area as a rural area under this chapter, the commissioner shall consider any area that is delineated as an urbanized area by the United States Bureau of the Census and:

(1) is contiguous with and not more than 10 miles away from a rural area described by Section 845.002(9)(A) or (B);

(2) is sparsely populated, compared to areas within a 10-mile radius that are delineated as urbanized areas by the United States Bureau of the Census;

(3) has not increased in population in any single calendar year in the seven years before the commissioner makes the designation; and

(4) in which emergency or primary care services:

(A) are limited or unavailable in accordance with network access standards imposed by the commissioner; and

(B) would be made materially more accessible by allowing access to care in a contiguous area that is otherwise eligible to participate in the system.
Tex. Government Code § 81.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.016
§ 81.016. PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state bar may acquire by gift, bequest, devise, or other manner any interest in real or personal property.

(b) The state bar may acquire, hold, lease, encumber, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this chapter.

(c) The property of the state bar is held by the state bar for the purposes set out in Section 81.012. If the state bar ceases to exist as a legal entity for any reason, all property of the state bar shall be held in trust by the supreme court for the attorneys of this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.053 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.053
§ 143.053. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the election shall be conducted, the returns made, and the results declared in accordance with Section 143.023 of this code and the laws regulating general elections.

(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition, "The limited period of free range for hogs."
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.254
§ 204.254. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, other report, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the physician assistant board or a board employee or agent relating to a license holder, a license application, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the board or a board employee or agent involved in license holder discipline.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.201
§ 8474.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable wholly or partly from assessments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.031
§ 485.031. POSSESSION AND USE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person inhales, ingests, applies, uses, or possesses an abusable volatile chemical with intent to inhale, ingest, apply, or use the chemical in a manner:

(1) contrary to directions for use, cautions, or warnings appearing on a label of a container of the chemical; and

(2) designed to:

(A) affect the person's central nervous system;

(B) create or induce a condition of intoxication, hallucination, or elation; or

(C) change, distort, or disturb the person's eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under Subsection (a) that the actor:

(1) was the first person to request emergency medical assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person and:

(A) made the request for medical assistance during an ongoing medical emergency;

(B) remained on the scene until the medical assistance arrived; and

(C) cooperated with medical assistance and law enforcement personnel; or

(2) was the victim of a possible overdose for which emergency medical assistance was requested, by the actor or by another person, during an ongoing medical emergency.

(d) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) is not available if:

(1) at the time the request for emergency medical assistance was made:

(A) a peace officer was in the process of arresting the actor or executing a search warrant describing the actor or the place from which the request for medical assistance was made; or

(B) the actor is committing another offense, other than an offense punishable under Section 481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(1) or (2), 481.117(b), 481.118(b), or 481.121(b)(1) or (2), or an offense under Section 481.119(b), 481.125(a), or 483.041(a);

(2) the actor has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense under this chapter or Chapter 481 or 483;

(3) the actor was acquitted in a previous proceeding in which the actor successfully established the defense under that subsection or Section 481.115(g), 481.1151(c), 481.116(f), 481.1161(c), 481.117(f), 481.118(f), 481.119(c), 481.121(c), 481.125(g), or 483.041(e); or

(4) at any time during the 18-month period preceding the date of the commission of the instant offense, the actor requested emergency medical assistance in response to the possible overdose of the actor or another person.

(e) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (c) does not preclude the admission of evidence obtained by law enforcement resulting from the request for emergency medical assistance if that evidence pertains to an offense for which the defense described by Subsection (c) is not available.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.605 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.605
§ 39.605. DEFAULT CHARGES NONBYPASSABLE.
Status: in_force

An order issued under Section 39.603 or 39.604 must:

(1) include terms ensuring that the imposition and collection of default charges authorized in the order shall be nonbypassable by wholesale market participants; and

(2) authorize the independent organization to establish appropriate fees and other methods for pursuing amounts owed from entities exiting the wholesale market.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.005
§ 7985.005. 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.