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Tex. Government Code § 2262.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.057
§ 2262.057. STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS RELATED TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall update the contract management guide to include contract management standards and information for contracts related to emergency management.

(b) The comptroller shall develop the standards described by Subsection (a) in consultation with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and local governmental entities.

(c) The guide must include:

(1) preferred contracting standards;

(2) information on contracts for services that may be necessary to respond to a natural disaster or to construct, repair, or rebuild property or infrastructure after a natural disaster, including clearing debris and providing information management services and construction services; and

(3) advice on preparing for a natural disaster, including procedures to assist a state agency with contracting for services described by Subdivision (2) before a natural disaster occurs.
Tex. Government Code § 54.736 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.736
§ 54.736. COUNCIL OF JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The El Paso Council of Judges is composed of the judges of the district courts of El Paso County and the judges of the county courts at law of El Paso County.

(b) The council of judges shall ensure that the criminal law magistrate court gives preference to magistrate duties, as those duties apply to the county jail inmate population first and then to newly detained individuals, until the commissioners court provides funds for more than one judge to sit on the criminal law magistrate court.
Tex. Education Code § 19.0043 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.0043
§ 19.0043. CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall grant credit to a student toward the academic, career and technology, or other course requirements for high school graduation for courses the student successfully completes in the Windham School District educational programs, provided that the completed courses meet the standards adopted under Section 28.002(c).

(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a Windham School District educational program if:

(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) and complies with Section 39.025; or

(2) the student successfully completes the curriculum requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.

(c) A Windham School District educational program may issue a certificate of coursework completion to a student who successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) but who fails to comply with Section 39.025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.053
§ 1029.053. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer from among its members.

(b) Each officer of the board serves until the next directors' election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.103
§ 1152.103. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the board if the person is:

(1) required to register with the secretary of state under Chapter 305, Government Code;

(2) required to register with the department under Chapter 1151; or

(3) exempt from the registration requirements imposed by this chapter, except as provided by Section 1152.102.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.004
§ 8875.004. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 36, Water Code, that is in conflict or is inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 113.0053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0053
§ 113.0053. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

The consortium is administratively attached to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the purpose of receiving and administering appropriations and other funds under this chapter. The board is not responsible for providing to the consortium staff, human resources, contract monitoring, purchasing, or any other administrative support services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.055
§ 593.055. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY.
Status: in_force

If placement in a residential facility is necessary, preference shall be given to the facility nearest to the residence of the proposed resident unless:

(1) space in the facility is unavailable;

(2) the proposed resident, parent if the resident is a minor, or guardian of the person requests otherwise; or

(3) there are other compelling reasons.
Tex. Local Government Code § 25.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 25 / Section 25.026
§ 25.026. APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAGER.
Status: in_force

If the city manager form of government is adopted, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a city manager within 60 days after the election day and by ordinance shall set the manager's salary.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01692 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01692
§ 30.01692. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6 / Section 6.101
§ 6.101. RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSE OTHER THAN WRITTEN CONSENT TO ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to this code, the governing documents of a domestic entity may provide the record date, or the manner of determining the record date, for:

(1) determining the owners or members of the entity entitled to:

(A) receive notice of a meeting of the owners or members;

(B) vote at a meeting of the owners or members or at any adjournment of a meeting; or

(C) receive a distribution from the entity other than a distribution involving a purchase or redemption by the entity of the entity's own securities; or

(2) any other proper purpose other than for determining the owners or members entitled to consent to action without a meeting of the owners or members.

(b) Subject to this code and the governing documents of a domestic entity, the governing authority of the entity, in advance, may provide a record date for determining the owners or members of the entity, except that the date may not be earlier than the 60th day before the date the action requiring the determination of owners or members is originally to be taken.

(c) Subject to this code and the governing documents of a domestic entity, the governing authority of the entity may provide for the closing of the ownership or membership transfer records of the entity for a period of not longer than 60 days to determine the owners or members of the entity for a purpose described by Subsection (a).

(d) If the owners or members of a domestic entity are not otherwise determined under this section, the record date for determining the owners or members of a domestic entity is the date on which:

(1) notice of the meeting is given to the owners or members entitled to notice of the meeting; or

(2) with respect to a distribution, other than a distribution involving a purchase or redemption by the domestic entity of any of its own securities, the governing authority adopts the resolution declaring the distribution.

(e) The record date for a meeting applies to any adjournment of the meeting unless:

(1) the owners or members entitled to vote are determined under Subsection (c); and

(2) the period during which the transfer records are closed expires.
Tex. Local Government Code § 506.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 506 / Section 506.053
§ 506.053. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

A director is subject to removal at the will of the appointing county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 251.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 251 / Section 251.004
§ 251.004. DEPOSIT OF MAINTENANCE TAXES AND SURCHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), maintenance taxes collected under this subtitle and surcharges collected under Chapter 255 shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and reallocated to the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(b) Each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall reallocate to the floodplain management account established under Section 16.453, Water Code, the first $3.05 million of the maintenance taxes collected under Chapter 252 and deposited in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.355
§ 351.355. DETERMINING OR MEASURING VISION.
Status: in_force

In determining or measuring the powers of vision of the human eye, an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may:

(1) examine the eye to diagnose the presence of a defect or abnormal condition, the presence or effect of which may be corrected, remedied, or relieved by the use of lenses or prisms;

(2) determine the accommodative or refractive condition or the range or powers of vision or muscular equilibrium of the eye; or

(3) examine the human vision system to determine a departure from the normal, measure the system's powers of vision, or adapt lenses or prisms for the system's aid or relief.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.154 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.154
§ 22.154. FAILURE TO CALL ANNUAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board of directors of a corporation fails to call the annual meeting of members when required, a member of the corporation may demand that the meeting be held within a reasonable time. The demand must be made in writing and sent to an officer of the corporation by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by other means specified in the corporation's governing documents.

(b) If a required annual meeting is not called before the 61st day after the date of demand, a member of the corporation may compel the holding of the meeting by legal action directed against the board of directors, and each of the extraordinary writs of common law and of courts of equity are available to the member to compel the holding of the meeting. Each member has a justiciable interest sufficient to enable the member to institute and prosecute the legal proceedings.

(c) Failure to hold a required annual meeting at the designated time does not result in the winding up and termination of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 75.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.003
§ 75.003. ASSIGNMENT OF FORMER APPELLATE JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A former judge whose last judicial office before leaving active service was justice or judge of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or a court of appeals is, with the former judge's consent to each assignment, subject to assignment by the chief justice of the supreme court:

(1) to sit on an appellate, district, or statutory county court; and

(2) to the administrative judicial region in which the former judge resides for reassignment by the presiding judge of that region to a district or statutory county court within the region.

(b) A reassignment by a presiding judge under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to the requirements of Section 74.055. The assignment of a former judge by the chief justice to the administrative region of the former judge's residence continues only during the period for which the former judge has certified a willingness to serve under Section 74.0551.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.026
§ 223.026. FORM AND TERM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The issuer shall determine the form of the bonds, the date of the bond issue, the price and interest rate of the bonds, and the maturity for the bonds, which may not be more than 40 years after its date.

(b) The issuer may:

(1) make the bonds redeemable before maturity and determine the prices and conditions for early redemption;

(2) determine:

(A) the interest coupons to be attached to the bonds;

(B) the denominations of the bonds; and

(C) the places of payment of the bonds' principal, any redemption premium, and interest;

(3) issue the bonds in coupon or in registered form, or both;

(4) make the bonds payable to a specific person;

(5) provide for the registration of coupon bonds as to principal or as to principal and interest; and

(6) provide for the conversion of coupon bonds into registered bonds without coupons and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any registered bonds without coupons.

(c) If the duty of conversion or reconversion of a bond is imposed on a trustee in a trust agreement, the substituted bonds need not be reapproved by the attorney general, and the bonds remain incontestable.

(d) The issuer may provide for execution of the bonds and any coupons using a facsimile signature under Chapter 618, Government Code. If the signature or a facsimile signature of a person who has been an officer appears on a bond or coupon, the signature or facsimile signature is valid and sufficient for all purposes, regardless of whether the person is an officer when the bonds are delivered.
Tex. Family Code § 157.216 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.216
§ 157.216. HEARING ON MOTION TO REVOKE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall hold a hearing without a jury not later than the third working day after the date the respondent is arrested under Section 157.215. If the court is unavailable for a hearing on that date, the hearing shall be held not later than the third working day after the date the court becomes available.

(b) The hearing under this section may not be held later than the seventh working day after the date the respondent is arrested.

(c) After the hearing, the court may continue, modify, or revoke the community supervision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.101
§ 1010.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.451 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.451
§ 38.451. EVIDENCE DEPICTING INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) During the course of a criminal hearing or proceeding concerning an offense under Section 21.15, Penal Code, the court may not make available or allow to be made available for copying or dissemination to the public property or material that constitutes or contains a visual image, as described by Section 21.15(b), Penal Code, and that was seized by law enforcement based on a reasonable suspicion that an offense under that subsection has been committed.

(b) The court shall place property or material described by Subsection (a) under seal of the court on the conclusion of the hearing or proceeding.

(c) The attorney representing the state shall be provided access to the property or material described by Subsection (a). In the manner provided by Article 39.151, the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and any individual the defendant seeks to qualify to provide expert testimony at trial shall be provided access to the property or material provided by Subsection (a).

(d) A court that places property or material described by Subsection (a) under seal may issue an order lifting the seal on a finding that the order is in the best interest of the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.105
§ 372.105. NONPAYMENT BY VEHICLES NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity may, in lieu of mailing a written notice of nonpayment, serve with a written notice of nonpayment in person an owner of a vehicle that is not registered in this state, including the owner of a vehicle registered in another state of the United States, the United Mexican States, a state of the United Mexican States, or another country or territory. A notice of nonpayment may also be served by an employee of a governmental entity operating an international bridge at the time a vehicle with a record of nonpayment seeks to enter or leave this state.

(b) Each written notice of nonpayment issued under Subsection (a) shall include a warning that the failure to pay the amounts in the notice may result in the toll project entity's exercise of the habitual violator remedies under this subchapter.

(c) An owner who is served a written notice of nonpayment under Subsection (a) and fails to pay the proper toll and administrative fee within the time specified in the notice commits an offense. Each failure to pay a toll or administrative fee under this subsection is a separate offense.

(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. The court in which an owner is convicted of an offense under this section may also collect the proper toll and administrative fee and forward the toll and fee to the toll project entity.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that the owner of the vehicle is a lessor of the vehicle and not later than the 30th day after the date the notice of nonpayment is served under Subsection (a) provides to the toll project entity proof that meets applicable toll project entity law establishing that the vehicle was leased to another person at the time of the nonpayment.

(f) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that the vehicle in question was stolen before the failure to pay the proper toll occurred and was not recovered by the time of the failure to pay, but only if the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority before the earlier of:

(1) the occurrence of the failure to pay; or

(2) eight hours after the discovery of the theft.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1252.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.206
§ 1252.206. DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER REPLACED PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a succeeding carrier requires a determination of the benefits available under the previous carrier's health benefit plan, the previous carrier shall provide at the request of the succeeding carrier:

(1) a statement of the benefits available under the previous carrier's plan; or

(2) pertinent information sufficient either to allow verification of those benefits or to allow the succeeding carrier to make a determination of those benefits.

(b) A determination of benefits under this section must be made using the definitions of, and in accordance with all of the conditions and covered expense provisions of, the previous carrier's plan as if that plan had not been replaced.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 11.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.003
§ 11.003. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

No provision of this title is intended to release the counties and municipalities in this state from the specific responsibilities they have with regard to the support of public welfare, child welfare, and relief services. Funds which the counties and municipalities may appropriate for the support of those programs may be administered through the local or regional offices of the commission or Department of Aging and Disability Services, and if administered in that manner must be devoted exclusively to the programs in the county or municipality making the appropriation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.072 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.072
§ 3875.072. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as an elected director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and be:

(1) a resident of the district;

(2) an owner of real property in the district;

(3) an owner of at least 10 percent of the outstanding interest of a corporation or general or limited partnership that owns real property in the district; or

(4) an agent, employee, officer, or director of any corporation or partnership that owns real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 487.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.104
§ 487.104. SELECTION OF OUTSTANDING RURAL SCHOLARS.
Status: in_force

(a) The selection committee shall select outstanding rural scholars through a statewide competition.

(b) The selection committee shall make selections based on criteria approved by the department and adopted as a rule of the department.

(c) The selection committee may not use the applicant's performance on a standardized test as the sole criterion to determine the applicant's selection as an outstanding rural scholar.

(d) The selection committee shall recommend to the department guidelines to be used by rural communities in the selection of students for nomination and sponsorship as outstanding rural scholars.

(e) An outstanding rural scholar receives public recognition and a certificate of award and is eligible for a forgivable loan under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 552.132 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.132
§ 552.132. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CRIME VICTIM OR CLAIMANT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), in this section, "crime victim or claimant" means:

(1) a victim or claimant under Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure, who has filed an application for compensation under that chapter; or

(2) a person who has filed an application for compensation under Chapter 56C, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The following information held by the attorney general's office in connection with an application for compensation under Chapter 56B or 56C, Code of Criminal Procedure, is confidential:

(1) the name, social security number, address, or telephone number of a crime victim or claimant; or

(2) any other information the disclosure of which would identify or tend to identify the crime victim or claimant.

(c) If the crime victim or claimant is awarded compensation under Article 56B.103, 56B.104, or 56C.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, as of the date of the award of compensation, the name of the crime victim or claimant and the amount of compensation awarded to that crime victim or claimant are public information and are not excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.

(d) An employee of a governmental body who is also a victim under Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or has suffered property damage for which the employee is eligible for compensation under Chapter 56C of that code, regardless of whether the employee has filed an application for compensation under the applicable chapter, may elect whether to allow public access to information held by the attorney general's office or other governmental body that would identify or tend to identify the employee, including a photograph or other visual representation of the employee. An election under this subsection must be made in writing on a form developed by the governmental body, be signed by the employee, and be filed with the governmental body before the third anniversary of the latest to occur of one of the following:

(1) the date the crime was committed or the property damage occurred, as applicable;

(2) the date employment begins; or

(3) the date the governmental body develops the form and provides it to employees.

(e) If the employee fails to make an election under Subsection (d), the identifying information is excepted from disclosure until the third anniversary of the date the crime was committed. In case of disability, impairment, or other incapacity of the employee, the election may be made by the guardian of the employee or former employee.