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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129A.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129A / Section 129A.002
§ 129A.002. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient of cyberbullying behavior who is younger than 18 years of age at the time the cyberbullying occurs or a parent of or person standing in parental relation to the recipient may seek injunctive relief under this chapter against the individual who was cyberbullying the recipient or, if the individual is younger than 18 years of age, against a parent of or person standing in parental relation to the individual.

(b) A court may issue a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction appropriate under the circumstances to prevent any further cyberbullying, including an order or injunction:

(1) enjoining a defendant from engaging in cyberbullying; or

(2) compelling a defendant who is a parent of or person standing in parental relation to an individual who is younger than 18 years of age to take reasonable actions to cause the individual to cease engaging in cyberbullying.

(c) A plaintiff in an action for injunctive relief brought under this section is entitled to a temporary restraining order on showing that the plaintiff is likely to succeed in establishing that the individual was cyberbullying the recipient. The plaintiff is not required to plead or prove that, before notice can be served and a hearing can be held, immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage is likely to result from past or future cyberbullying by the individual against the recipient.

(d) A plaintiff is entitled to a temporary or permanent injunction under this section on showing that the individual was cyberbullying the recipient.

(e) A court granting a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction under this section may, on motion of either party or sua sponte, order the preservation of any relevant electronic communication. The temporary restraining order or temporary injunction is not required to:

(1) define the injury or state why it is irreparable;

(2) state why the order was granted without notice; or

(3) include an order setting the cause for trial on the merits with respect to the ultimate relief requested.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0303
§ 7991A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 501.133 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.133
§ 501.133. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee consists of nine voting members and one nonvoting member as follows:

(1) one member employed full-time by the department, appointed by the executive director;

(2) one member who is a physician and employed full-time by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, appointed by the president of the medical branch;

(3) one member who is a physician and employed full-time by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, appointed by the president of the university;

(4) two members who are physicians, each of whom is employed full-time by a medical school other than The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston or the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, appointed by the governor;

(5) two members appointed by the governor who are licensed mental health professionals;

(6) two public members appointed by the governor who are not affiliated with the department or with any contracting entity, at least one of whom is licensed to practice medicine in this state; and

(7) the state Medicaid director or a person employed full-time by the Health and Human Services Commission and appointed by the Medicaid director, to serve ex officio as a nonvoting member.

(b) An appointment to the committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

(c) A committee member appointed under Subsection (a)(7) shall assist the department with developing the expertise needed to accurately assess health care costs and determine appropriate rates.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 243 / Section 243.003
§ 243.003. CONVEYANCE OF CHILD TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a child is to be conveyed to a facility designated by the department, the juvenile court shall assign an officer or other suitable person to accompany the child. The person assigned to accompany a female must be a woman.

(b) The cost of conveying the child shall be paid by the county from which the child is committed, except that no compensation shall be allowed other than for the actual and necessary expenses of the child and the person accompanying the child.
Tex. Election Code § 127.069 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.069
§ 127.069. SORTING BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After opening a sealed ballot box, the presiding judge of the central counting station shall sort the damaged ballots, the ballots containing write-in votes, and any other ballots requiring special handling and place them in the appropriate envelopes or other containers provided for that purpose.

(b) After the ballots are sorted, the presiding judge shall deliver them to the manager of the central counting station.
Tex. Water Code § 53.088 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.088
§ 53.088. STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district is:

(1) a governmental agency;

(2) a body politic and corporate; and

(3) a defined district within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.011 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.011
§ 61.011. PAYDAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall pay wages to each employee who is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) at least once a month.

(b) An employer shall pay wages to an employee other than an employee covered by Subsection (a) at least twice a month.

(c) If wages are paid twice a month, each pay period must consist as nearly as possible of an equal number of days.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.306 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.306
§ 321.306. COMPTROLLER'S RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may adopt reasonable rules and prescribe forms that are consistent with this chapter for the administration, collection, reporting, and enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.002
§ 191.002. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the public policy and in the public interest of the State of Texas to locate, protect, and preserve all sites, objects, buildings, pre-twentieth century shipwrecks, and locations of historical, archeological, educational, or scientific interest, including but not limited to prehistoric and historical American Indian or aboriginal campsites, dwellings, and habitation sites, archeological sites of every character, treasure imbedded in the earth, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea or any part of their contents, maps, records, documents, books, artifacts, and implements of culture in any way related to the inhabitants, pre-history, history, natural history, government, or culture in, on, or under any of the land in the State of Texas, including the tidelands, submerged land, and the bed of the sea within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.055
§ 8504.055. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is entitled to receive a fee of office for each day of service approved by a vote of the board and necessary to discharge the director's duties.

(b) The board shall set the fee described by Subsection (a) in an amount not greater than the amount allowed under general law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1952.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.002
§ 1952.002. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

An individual is not required to be registered under this chapter if the individual:

(1) is required to be licensed or registered under another law of this state; and

(2) engages in code enforcement under that license or registration.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0207
§ 540.0207. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The commission shall review each Medicaid managed care organization to determine whether the organization is prepared to meet the organization's contractual obligations.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.23 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.23
§ 20.23. PROOF OF AUTHORITY AND IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Documentation that shows a person has authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer is considered sufficient proof of authority for purposes of this subchapter, including:

(1) an order issued by a court; or

(2) a written, notarized statement signed by a representative that expressly describes the authority of the representative to act on behalf of a protected consumer.

(b) Information or documentation that identifies a protected consumer or a representative of a protected consumer is considered sufficient proof of identity for purposes of this subchapter, including:

(1) a social security number or a copy of the social security card issued by the United States Social Security Administration;

(2) a certified or official copy of a birth certificate issued by the entity authorized to issue the birth certificate;

(3) a copy of a driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; or

(4) any other government-issued identification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.061
§ 1054.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0402
§ 7924A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7924A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.18
§ 17.18. SURRENDER IN VACATION.
Status: in_force

When the surrender is made at any other time than during the session of the court, the sheriff may take the necessary bail bond, but if the defendant fails or refuses to give other bail, the sheriff shall take him before the nearest magistrate; and such magistrate shall issue a warrant of commitment, reciting the fact that the accused has been once admitted to bail, has been surrendered, and now fails or refuses to give other bail.
Tex. Education Code § 37.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.153
§ 37.153. ORGANIZATION HAZING OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization commits an offense if the organization condones or encourages hazing or if an officer or any combination of members, pledges, or alumni of the organization commits or assists in the commission of hazing.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000; or

(2) if the court finds that the offense caused personal injury, property damage, or other loss, a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than double the amount lost or expenses incurred because of the injury, damage, or loss.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.001
§ 111.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the State of Texas to provide rehabilitation and related services to eligible individuals with disabilities so that they may prepare for and engage in a gainful occupation or achieve maximum personal independence.
Tex. Government Code § 411.556 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.556
§ 411.556. HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall, in collaboration with any other person who by law performs similar duties:

(1) regularly develop a comprehensive homeland security strategic plan for this state;

(2) plan and facilitate homeland security exercises in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and other state agencies, federal agencies, local governments, and any participating private organizations;

(3) develop operational and tactical plans for significant law enforcement emergencies or contingencies, including assisting each department region with developing plans specific to the needs of that region;

(4) conduct assessments of:

(A) the risks and hazards posed to this state by criminal actors and organizations; and

(B) the capabilities of state and local stakeholders to respond to the occurrence of those risks and hazards, including by coordinating the annual completion by state agencies and local governments of the following federal assessments:

(i) the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; and

(ii) the Stakeholder Preparedness Review;

(5) establish programs for regular outreach to and information sharing among public and private organizations regarding threats by criminal actors and organizations, including:

(A) coordinating the Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program and similar programs; and

(B) ensuring private industry organizations are aware of:

(i) criminal threats to critical infrastructure, such as espionage and sabotage operations;

(ii) best practices for protecting critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations; and

(iii) available law enforcement resources to assist in protecting critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations and responding to those threats; and

(6) assist state agencies and local governments in complying with restrictions under federal law on commerce with certain entities, including any entity:

(A) listed in Supplement No. 4 to 15 C.F.R. Part 744;

(B) identified as a Chinese military company by the United States Secretary of Defense in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283); or

(C) restricted under any similar sanction program under federal law.

(b) The division shall develop any additional assessment for risks and hazards posed by criminal actors and organizations the division considers necessary and include in the strategic plan required by Subsection (a)(1) recommendations to mitigate those risks and hazards.

(c) The division may administer, or assist the department in administering, an internship program for students and other interested persons to participate in the operations of the division, or the department, as appropriate.(a) The unit shall provide for the secure storage of sensitive information obtained or produced as part of the report developed under Section 411.554.

(b) Information determined as sensitive under Subsection (a) is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.047
§ 143.047. SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may authorize shift differential pay for fire fighters and police officers who work a shift in which more than 50 percent of the time worked is after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m.

(b) The shift differential pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the fire or police department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.296 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.296
§ 521.296. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

A notice of suspension under Section 521.292 or revocation under Section 521.294 must state:

(1) the reason and statutory grounds for the suspension or revocation;

(2) the effective date of the suspension or revocation;

(3) the right of the person to a hearing;

(4) how to request a hearing; and

(5) the period in which the person must request a hearing.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. USE OF DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

The department may use the development fund only for:

(1) acquiring state park sites from the United States or any of its agencies, agencies of the state, or any other person;

(2) improving, developing, beautifying, and equipping acquired park sites; and

(3) paying expenses incurred in issuing bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8848.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8848 / Section 8848.101
§ 8848.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.044
§ 1372.044. ASSIGNMENT OF RESERVATION.
Status: in_force

A reservation may be assigned only between a governmental unit and an issuer that is authorized to issue private activity bonds on behalf of that governmental unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8412.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8412 / Section 8412.052
§ 8412.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.113
§ 1101.113. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county or municipality located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Sutton County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of Sutton County who is not a district resident.

(c) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0310
§ 3971.0310. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.005
§ 162.005. CANCELLATION OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may cancel or refuse to issue or reissue a motor fuel license to any person who has violated or has failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a rule of the comptroller.

(b) Before a license may be canceled, or the issuance or reissuance refused, the comptroller shall give the license holder or license applicant not less than 10 days' notice of a hearing at the office of the comptroller in Austin or at a specified comptroller's field office, granting the license holder or applicant an opportunity to show cause before the comptroller why the proposed action should not be taken. If a license is in effect, the license remains in force pending the determination of the show-cause hearing. Notice must be in writing and may be mailed by United States registered mail or certified mail to the license holder or applicant at the person's last known address, or may be delivered by the comptroller to the license holder or applicant, and no other notice is necessary. In case of service by mail of a notice required by this chapter, the service is complete at the time of deposit in the United States Post Office.

(c) The comptroller may prescribe rules of procedure and evidence for the hearings in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) If, after the hearing or the opportunity to be heard, the license is canceled or the issuance or reissuance refused by the comptroller, all taxes that have been collected or that have accrued, although the taxes are not then due and payable to the state, except by the provisions of this chapter, shall become due and payable concurrently with the notice of cancellation of the license. The license holder shall within five days make a report covering the period not covered by preceding reports filed by the license holder and ending with the date of cancellation, and shall remit and pay to the comptroller all taxes that have been collected and that have accrued from the sale, use, or distribution of motor fuel in this state.

(e) The comptroller may revoke a license if the license holder purchases for export motor fuel on which the tax was not paid under this chapter and subsequently diverts or causes the motor fuel to be diverted to a destination in this state or to any destination other than the originally designated state or country without first obtaining a diversion number.
Tex. Local Government Code § 502.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 502 / Section 502.152
§ 502.152. NOTICE OF FAILURE TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a corporation does not submit a report as required by Section 502.151 or does not include sufficient information in the report, the comptroller shall provide to the corporation written notice of the failure, including information on how to correct the failure.

(b) The comptroller may impose an administrative penalty of $200 against a corporation that does not correct the failure before the 31st day after the date the corporation receives notice under Subsection (a). The comptroller by rule shall prescribe the procedures for imposition of the administrative penalty. The rules must protect the corporation's due process rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.005
§ 8345.005. 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, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.011
§ 13.011. NATURAL FEATURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may locate and designate outstanding natural features and formations located in this state. It may erect or contract to have erected suitable markers or monuments to call the features and formations to the public's attention.

(b) The commission may accept title to a suitable site for a marker or monument from private individuals, associations, or corporations by gift. Sites may also be acquired by purchase with appropriated funds.

(c) The commission may adopt reasonable rules for accepting or purchasing sites, for determining the suitability of sites, and for establishing the priority of accepting and marking the sites.

(d) All other agencies shall cooperate with the department to aid in the location of sites. The department may accept jurisdiction over suitable sites located on state land by an interagency transfer of jurisdiction.