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Tex. Occupations Code § 604.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.107
§ 604.107. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a temporary permit to practice respiratory care must submit to the advisory board:

(1) written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant is:

(A) practicing or has within the 12-month period preceding the application date practiced respiratory care in another state or country and is licensed to practice respiratory care in that state or country;

(B) a student in an approved respiratory care education program who expects to graduate from the program not later than the 30th day after the date the temporary permit is issued; or

(C) a graduate of an approved respiratory care education program; and

(2) any additional information required by advisory board rules.
Tex. Government Code § 571.177 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.177
§ 571.177. FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consider the following factors in assessing a sanction:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the history and extent of previous violations;

(3) the demonstrated good faith of the violator, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the violation;

(4) the penalty necessary to deter future violations; and

(5) any other matters that justice may require.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.60 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.60
§ 11.60. REFUSING TO EXECUTE WRIT.
Status: in_force

Any officer to whom a writ of habeas corpus, or other writ, warrant or process authorized by this Chapter shall be directed, delivered or tendered, who refuses to execute the same according to his directions, or who wantonly delays the service or execution of the same, shall be liable to fine as for contempt of court.
Tex. Education Code § 130.01015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.01015
§ 130.01015. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "library materials" means periodicals, books, e-books, tapes, and other media.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a public junior college library may donate library materials to any person or organization if the library materials:

(1) as determined by library staff:

(A) duplicate library materials that are a part of the library's collection; or

(B) are no longer appropriate for inclusion in the library's collection due to age, condition, or obsolete content; and

(2) have little or no monetary value.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.123 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.123
§ 33.123. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the policies, provisions, and conditions generally applicable in this chapter, each grant of a permit is subject to the policies, provisions, and conditions of Sections 33.120 through 33.122 and 33.124 through 33.126 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.107
§ 3908.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.010 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.010
§ 3.010. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

In addition to the information required by Section 3.005, the certificate of formation of a limited liability company must state:

(1) whether the limited liability company initially has or does not have managers;

(2) if the limited liability company initially has managers, the name and address of each initial manager of the limited liability company; and

(3) if the limited liability company does not initially have managers, the name and address of each initial member of the limited liability company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.002
§ 8136.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Each district is a municipal utility district in Rockwall County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 91.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 91 / Section 91.011
§ 91.011. LIBRARY SERVICE FEES.
Status: in_force

The director of the state law library may set and charge a fee for services provided by state law library staff.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.060 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.060
§ 71.060. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department has reason to believe that a florist item or nursery product is in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, the department may issue and enforce a written order to stop the sale of the florist item or nursery product. The department shall present the order to the owner or the person in control of the florist item or nursery product. The person who receives the order may not sell the florist item or nursery product until discharged by a court under Subsection (b) of this section or until the department determines that the florist item or nursery product is in compliance with this subchapter and the rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The owner or the person in control of any florist item or nursery product prohibited from sale by an order of the department is entitled to sue in a court of competent jurisdiction where the florist item or nursery product is found for a judgment as to the justification of the order and for the discharge of the florist item or nursery product from the order in accordance with the findings of the court.

(c) This section does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by another section of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.153
§ 8501.153. STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall consider the adequacy of, and decide whether to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:

(1) is devised by the authority to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority is created; and

(2) contemplates improvements that are to be supervised by the commission under general law.

(b) Before the authority establishes a diversion point or constructs a canal, pumping plant, or other work under this chapter, the authority must:

(1) present the plans and specifications for the project to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(2) obtain the approval of the commission.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.503 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.503
§ 21.503. MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each shareholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting described by Section 21.502(3)(A)(ii) must be given written notice stating that the purpose or one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of the event requiring winding up, or revocation of the voluntary decision to wind up the corporation. The notice must be given in the time and manner provided by Chapter 6 and this chapter for the giving of notice of shareholders' meetings.

(b) A vote of shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be taken on the resolution to wind up, reinstate, cancel the event requiring winding up, or revoke the voluntary decision to wind up the corporation. The shareholders must approve the resolution by the affirmative vote required by Section 21.364.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.105
§ 8875.105. PRODUCTION LIMITS AND PERMITS FOR CERTAIN WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Maximum production capacity" means the rated capacity of a well that is measured in gallons per minute of production as certified by the driller of the well or a professional geologist or engineer.

(2) "Trinity Aquifer" means the Trinity group of aquifers, including the:

(A) Upper Trinity, consisting of the Upper Glen Rose Limestone;

(B) Middle Trinity, consisting of the Lower Glen Rose Limestone, the Hensall Sand, and the Cow Creek Limestone; and

(C) Lower Trinity, consisting of the Sligo Limestone and the Hosston Sand.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 36.117(j), Water Code, the district shall issue to an applicant a permit for a well that is not exempt from permitting and that was drilled into or through the Trinity Aquifer on or before the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter that authorizes the production of the well at an amount not less than the maximum production capacity of the well.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 36.117(j), Water Code, a well that is not exempt from permitting and that was drilled into or through the Trinity Aquifer after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter requires a permit from the district.
Tex. Family Code § 5.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.003
§ 5.003. SALE OF COMMUNITY HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED.
Status: in_force

If the homestead is the community property of the spouses and one spouse has been judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original jurisdiction over guardianship and other matters under Title 3, Estates Code, the competent spouse may sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of the other spouse.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0727 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0727
§ 411.0727. PROCEDURE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who successfully completes a veterans treatment court program under Chapter 124 or former law.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, a person described by Subsection (a) is entitled to file with the court that placed the person in the veterans treatment court program a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the person:

(1) satisfies the requirements of this section and Section 411.074;

(2) has never been previously convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) is not convicted of any felony offense between the date on which the person successfully completed the program and the second anniversary of that date.

(c) Regardless of whether the person was convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense for which the person entered the veterans treatment court program or whether the case against the person was dismissed under Section 124.001(b), after notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense for which the person entered the veterans treatment court program.

(d) A person may file with the court that placed the person in the veterans treatment court program a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section only on or after the second anniversary of the date the person successfully completed the program.

(e) A person is not entitled to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the person's entry into the veterans treatment court program arose as the result of a conviction of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Tex. Government Code § 673.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 673 / Section 673.001
§ 673.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "E-verify program" means the electronic verification of employment authorization program of the federal Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-208, reprinted in note, 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a), operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, or a successor employment authorization program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agency authorized to verify the employment authorization status of newly hired employees under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).

(2) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 659.101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.109
§ 1101.109. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.104 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.104
§ 410.104. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION; EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) If issues remain unresolved after a benefit review conference, the parties, by agreement, may elect to engage in arbitration in the manner provided by this subchapter. Arbitration may be used only to resolve disputed benefit issues and is an alternative to a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing scheduled under Section 410.025(b) is canceled by an election under this subchapter.

(b) To elect arbitration, the parties must file the election with the division not later than the 20th day after the last day of the benefit review conference. The commissioner shall prescribe a form for that purpose.

(c) An election to engage in arbitration under this subchapter is irrevocable and binding on all parties for the resolution of all disputes arising out of the claims that are under the jurisdiction of the division.

(d) An agreement to elect arbitration binds the parties to the provisions of Chapter 408 relating to benefits, and any award, agreement, or settlement after arbitration is elected must comply with that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.203
§ 3902.203. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the district.

(b) The board may not divide the district unless the division is approved by the governing body of the city by resolution. The resolution may set terms for the division under Subsection (c).

(c) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall, subject to the city's resolution:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations;

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district; and

(3) appoint initial directors for each new district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.501
§ 1301.501. BACKFLOW PREVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell, donate, or transfer a water closet plumbing fixture or other equipment that uses water if the fixture or equipment:

(1) does not comply with a state-approved plumbing code; and

(2) may permit the backflow of a nonpotable substance into a potable water supply.

(b) The board shall adopt rules under this section that include a list describing the types of plumbing to which this section applies.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.95 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.95
§ 33.95. PURCHASER.
Status: in_force

A purchaser for value at or subsequent to the tax sale may conclusively presume the validity of the sale and takes free of any claim of a party with a prior interest in the property subject to the provisions of Section 16.002(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and subject to applicable rights of redemption.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.014
§ 437.014. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or public health district may refuse to issue a permit or may suspend or revoke a permit if the county or district finds that the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor is not in compliance with state law, rules adopted under state law, or orders adopted by the county or district.

(b) A permit may be denied, suspended, or revoked only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.

(c) A county or public health district that requires a permit to operate a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor shall adopt procedures for denying, suspending, or revoking a permit that afford due process to the applicant or permit holder.
Tex. Family Code § 32.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.005
§ 32.005. EXAMINATION WITHOUT CONSENT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a physician, dentist, or psychologist having reasonable grounds to believe that a child's physical or mental condition has been adversely affected by abuse or neglect may examine the child without the consent of the child, the child's parents, or other person authorized to consent to treatment under this subchapter.

(b) An examination under this section may include X-rays, blood tests, photographs, and penetration of tissue necessary to accomplish those tests.

(c) Unless consent is obtained as otherwise allowed by law, a physician, dentist, or psychologist may not examine a child:

(1) 16 years of age or older who refuses to consent; or

(2) for whom consent is prohibited by a court order.

(d) A physician, dentist, or psychologist examining a child under this section is not liable for damages except for damages resulting from the physician's or dentist's negligence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.158
§ 3804.158. OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL BY CITY OF SUGAR LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Sugar Land:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project; and

(2) of the plans and specifications of the improvement project to be financed by the bond.

(d) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Sugar Land of a capital improvements budget for a specified period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Sugar Land.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.0021
§ 232.0021. PLAT APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may impose an application fee to cover the cost of the county's review of a subdivision plat and inspection of street, road, and drainage improvements described by the plat.

(b) The fee may vary based on the number of proposed lots in the subdivision, the acreage described by the plat, the type or extent of proposed street and drainage improvements, or any other reasonable criteria as determined by the commissioners court.

(c) The owner of the tract to be subdivided must pay the fee at the time directed by the county before the county conducts a review of the plat.

(d) The fee is subject to refund under Section 232.0025(i).
Tex. Tax Code § 151.605 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.605
§ 151.605. WRITS OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

In a suit under this subchapter, no bond or affidavit is required before the issuance of a writ of attachment.
Tex. Penal Code § 21.07 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 21 / Section 21.07
§ 21.07. PUBLIC LEWDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly engages in any of the following acts in a public place or, if not in a public place, the person is reckless about whether another is present who will be offended or alarmed by the person's:

(1) act of sexual intercourse;

(2) act of deviate sexual intercourse; or

(3) act of sexual contact.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the actor is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.264 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.264
§ 8101.264. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

Property of the authority is exempt from taxation and assessment.
Tex. Government Code § 2171.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.101
§ 2171.101. VEHICLE REPORTING SYSTEM; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of vehicle fleet management shall establish a vehicle reporting system to assist state agencies in the management of agency vehicle fleets. Except as provided by Subsection (d), a state agency shall submit vehicle fleet reports on a quarterly basis, not earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the date on which the quarter ends.

(b) The office shall:

(1) develop automated information retrieval systems to implement the reporting system; and

(2) maintain a complete inventory of agency vehicles by class of vehicle.

(c) The office shall determine the average cost of operation for each class of vehicle.

(d) A state agency with a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles shall establish and maintain a vehicle reporting system to assist the agency in the management of the agency's vehicle fleet. Not later than October 15 of each year, the agency shall submit to the office of vehicle fleet management the information the office requests regarding the agency's vehicle fleet for the previous state fiscal year. The agency may provide the information in the format used by the agency's reporting system. The agency is exempt from paying to the office any fee for maintaining the vehicle reporting system established under Subsection (a).

(e) The office shall review the operation of each state agency's vehicle fleet and report to the legislature not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year the status of the agency's vehicle fleet and the office's recommendations to improve operations of the agency's vehicle fleet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.202
§ 7972.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.