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Tex. Occupations Code § 952.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.151
§ 952.151. NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A lawyer referral service shall include the following statement in any advertising or other promotional effort: "This service is certified as a lawyer referral service as required by the State of Texas under Chapter 952, Occupations Code."

(b) Advertising or other promotional materials of a lawyer referral service prepared before September 1, 1999, that comply with Section 12, Texas Lawyer Referral Service Quality Assurance Act (Article 320d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that section existed on August 31, 1999, are not required to comply with Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 8.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.057
§ 8.057. ASSISTANCE WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The agency may require a regional education service center to assist in collecting information needed for a criminal history record information review under Subchapter C, Chapter 22.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2505
§ 54.2505. TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or local administrative rules, the local administrative judge or a judge of the criminal law magistrate court may transfer between courts a case that is pending in the court of any magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court's jurisdiction if the case is:

(1) an unindicted felony case;

(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case if an information has not been filed; or

(3) a Class C misdemeanor case.

(b) A case may not be transferred from or to the magistrate docket of a district court judge, county court at law judge, or justice of the peace without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or local administrative rules, the local administrative judge may assign a judge of the criminal law magistrate court to act as presiding judge in a case that is pending in the court of any magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court's jurisdiction if the case is:

(1) an unindicted felony case;

(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case if an information has not been filed; or

(3) a Class C misdemeanor case.

(d) A case may not be assigned to a district court judge, county court at law judge, or justice of the peace without the assigned judge's consent.

(e) This section applies only to the district courts, county courts at law, and justice courts in the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.055
§ 4151.055. FIDELITY BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner approves an application for a certificate of authority, before the commissioner issues the certificate of authority, the applicant must:

(1) obtain and maintain a fidelity bond that complies with this section; and

(2) submit to the commissioner proof that the applicant has obtained the fidelity bond.

(b) The fidelity bond must protect against an act of fraud or dishonesty by the applicant in exercising the applicant's powers and duties as administrator.

(c) The fidelity bond may not be less than $10,000 and may not be more than the lesser of:

(1) 10 percent of the amount of funds handled during the preceding year or, if no funds were handled during the preceding year, 10 percent of the amount of funds reasonably estimated to be handled by the administrator during the current calendar year; or

(2) $500,000.

(d) On written request by an administrator for reduction of the amount of the fidelity bond for a particular year, the commissioner may authorize the reduction of the amount of the bond if the administrator presents evidence that the amount of funds to be handled during that year will be less than the amount handled during the preceding year.

(e) For purposes of this section, the amount of funds handled by a person in the person's capacity as administrator is either the total amount of premiums and contributions received by the administrator or the total amount of benefits paid by the administrator, whichever is greater, during the preceding calendar year in all jurisdictions in which the person acts as an administrator.

(f) Unless the administrator and the insurer or plan agree otherwise in writing, an administrator is required to obtain and maintain only one fidelity bond for all insurers and plans for which the administrator acts as administrator in this state.
Tex. Water Code § 152.159 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.159
§ 152.159. GUIDELINES FOR ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC FIRE-FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

A river authority that proposes to provide scholarships, grants, loans, or financial assistance to a public fire-fighting organization shall adopt guidelines for determining:

(1) eligibility for the assistance;

(2) the amount of any loan, grant, or other assistance the river authority may provide; and

(3) the types of equipment, facilities, education, or training for which the assistance may be used.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50C.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50C / Section 50C.003
§ 50C.003. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) assist the department in:

(A) assessing the state of the organic agricultural products industry in this state;

(B) developing recommendations to the commissioner and the legislature to promote and expand the organic agricultural products industry in this state;

(C) identifying and obtaining grants and gifts to promote and expand the organic agricultural products industry in this state; and

(D) developing a statewide organic agricultural products education and awareness campaign that:

(i) utilizes the Texas Cooperative Extension's educational programs and channels of distribution, when appropriate;

(ii) is consistent with Sections 2.002 and 12.002 and any department policies relating to the promotion of Texas agriculture and agricultural products; and

(iii) does not refer negatively to any other agriculture process that is used or to any agricultural product that is grown or sold in this state; and

(2) review and provide guidance on rules impacting the organic agricultural products industry in this state.
Tex. Family Code § 264.124 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.124
§ 264.124. DAY CARE FOR FOSTER CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "day care" means the assessment, care, training, education, custody, treatment, or supervision of a foster child by a person other than the child's foster parent for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two hours a day, three or more days a week.

(b) The department, in accordance with department rules, shall implement a process to verify that each foster parent who is seeking monetary assistance from the department for day care for a foster child has attempted to find appropriate day-care services for the foster child through community services, including Head Start programs, prekindergarten classes, and early education programs offered in public schools. The department shall specify the documentation the foster parent must provide to the department to demonstrate compliance with the requirements established under this subsection.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department may not provide monetary assistance to a foster parent for day care for a foster child unless the department receives the verification required under Subsection (b).

(d) The department may provide monetary assistance to a foster parent for a foster child without the verification required under Subsection (b) if the department determines the verification would prevent an emergency placement that is in the child's best interest.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05191 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05191
§ 382.05191.
Status: in_force

Sec. 382.05191. EMISSIONS REDUCTION PERMITS: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) An applicant for a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), 382.05186, or 382.0519 shall publish notice of intent to obtain the permit in accordance with Section 382.056.

(b) The commission may authorize an applicant for a permit for a facility that constitutes or is part of a small business stationary source as defined in Section 5.135, Water Code, to provide notice using an alternative means if the commission finds that the proposed method will result in equal or better communication with the public, considering the effectiveness of the notice in reaching potentially affected persons, cost, and consistency with federal requirements.

(c) The commission shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing and the submission of public comment and send notice of a decision on an application for a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), 382.05186, or 382.0519 in the same manner as provided by Sections 382.0561 and 382.0562.

(d) A person affected by a decision of the commission to issue or deny a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), or 382.05186 may move for rehearing and is entitled to judicial review under Section 382.032.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0593 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0593
§ 25.0593. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A county criminal court in Dallas County has the criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, provided by the constitution and law for county courts and concurrent jurisdiction with county courts at law for Dallas County to hear appeals of the suspension of driver's licenses and original proceedings regarding occupational driver's licenses.

(b) The County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas County, Texas, shall give preference to cases designated by an order signed by a majority of the judges of the county criminal courts of Dallas County.

(c) A judge of a county criminal court shall be paid an annual salary that is not less than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) A county criminal court or its judge may issue writs of habeas corpus and grant injunctions for the enforcement of the penal laws in cases in which the offense charged is within the jurisdiction of the court or any court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction. A county criminal court or its judge may punish for contempt as prescribed by general law.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(26), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) The official court reporter of a county criminal court is not required to take testimony in a case unless the judge or a party demands that testimony be taken.

(l) The official court reporter of County Criminal Court No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 of Dallas County, Texas, is entitled to receive the same fees and salary as a district court reporter.

(m) Sections 25.0003(a) and (c) do not apply to a county criminal court in Dallas County.
Tex. Election Code § 31.019 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.019
§ 31.019. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of more than 4 million, the secretary of state may direct personnel in the secretary of state's office to conduct an investigation on an administrative election complaint received under Section 31.017(a)(1) and must consider any response or supporting documentation provided by the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration under Section 31.018, if applicable.

(b) If the secretary of state decides to conduct an investigation under Subsection (a), the secretary must provide the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration notice of the determination to conduct the investigation.

(c) After completing an investigation under this section, the secretary of state must provide a report on the findings of the investigation to:

(1) the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration; and

(2) the individual who filed the administrative election complaint under Section 31.017(a)(1).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.252
§ 1903.252. LICENSING OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
Status: in_force

The commission may not require a person who on August 27, 1979, held a license as a landscape architect under Chapter 457, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 249c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to pass an examination in order to be licensed.
Tex. Education Code § 51.3541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.3541
§ 51.3541. RESPONSIBILITY OF PRESIDENT OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) The president or chief executive officer of an institution of higher education shall conduct annual evaluations for individuals who hold the positions of vice president, provost, dean, or a similar leadership position that oversees curriculum or student affairs for the institution and report to the institution's governing board regarding any decision to remove an individual from a position described by this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.102
§ 8331.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.203 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.203
§ 212.203. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A party claiming to be aggrieved by a final decision of the commission may not obtain judicial review of the decision unless the party has exhausted the party's remedies before the commission as provided by this subtitle.

(b) The exhaustion of those remedies does not include a motion for rehearing.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.056 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.056
§ 81.056. CONTAMINATION REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Common carrier" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.002.

(2) "Owner of the land" or "landowner" means the first person who is shown on the appraisal roll of the appraisal district established for the county in which a tract of land is located as owning an interest in the surface estate of the land at the time a contamination report is required to be made under this section.

(b) If in the process of placing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining a pipeline a common carrier or an owner or operator of a pipeline observes or detects any petroleum-based contamination of soil or water in proximity to the pipeline, the common carrier or pipeline owner or operator shall report the contamination to the commission and the owner of the land on which the pipeline is located. Petroleum-based contamination of soil or water that is observed or detected is required to be reported under this subsection if:

(1) hydrocarbons are present on the surface of the water;

(2) at least five linear yards of soil have been affected by hydrocarbons; or

(3) soil affected by hydrocarbons extends beyond the face of the excavation in which the contamination is observed or detected.

(c) The contamination report:

(1) must be made not later than 24 hours after the common carrier or pipeline owner or operator observes or detects the contamination;

(2) must include the global positioning satellite coordinates of the location of the contamination; and

(3) may be made by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.

(d) Not later than the third business day after the date the commission receives the contamination report, a person authorized by the commission shall withdraw a soil sample from the contaminated land. The person is entitled to enter the land for the purpose of withdrawing the sample.

(e) A common carrier or pipeline owner or operator that makes a contamination report under this section is released from all liability for the contamination or the cleanup of the contamination covered by the report, except for any contamination caused by the common carrier or pipeline owner or operator.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(g) The commission may use money in the oil-field cleanup fund to implement this section. The amount of money in the fund the commission may use for that purpose may not exceed the amount of money in the fund that is derived from fees collected under Section 91.142 from common carriers or owners or operators of pipelines as determined annually by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010 / Section 8010.101
§ 8010.101. 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. Finance Code § 98.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 98 / Section 98.003
§ 98.003. CONTRACTS CONSTRUED UNDER LAW OF THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

A contract between a foreign savings bank and a resident of this state is governed by the laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 844.0042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.0042
§ 844.0042. AUTHORITY TO PAY BENEFITS UNDER ALTERNATE FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may authorize the payment of the benefit that is due a recipient to be made as a lump sum or in another alternate form that is actuarially equivalent to the benefit that would otherwise be payable to the recipient at the time payments to the recipient would begin. An authorization under this subsection may be made as a policy of general application or may be made on a case-by-case basis considering the particular facts and circumstances.

(b) Payment to a retiree in a lump sum or other alternate form may not be made without the retiree's consent if the payment is to be sent to an address in the United States and the present value of the retiree's benefit exceeds a minimum amount set by the board of trustees. A retiree who receives payment in a lump sum or other alternate form under this section continues as a retiree for purposes of a benefit provided by the subdivision under the optional group term life program.

(c) Except as otherwise limited under Subsection (b), payment under this section is within the exclusive discretion of the board of trustees, and payment in a lump sum or other alternate form constitutes full satisfaction of the retirement benefit otherwise owed to the recipient.

(d) The board of trustees may adopt rules for the administration of this section, including rules for the payment of benefits internationally and for the verification of a continuing right to receive payments.
Tex. Property Code § 11.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.005
§ 11.005. JUDGMENT PROVING AN INSTRUMENT OR CORRECTING A CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person interested under an instrument that may be proved for record may bring an action in district court for a judgment proving the instrument.

(b) A person interested under a defectively certified instrument for which acknowledgement or proof of execution has been properly made may bring an action in district court for a judgment correcting the certificate.

(c) If a certified copy of a judgment in a suit under this section that shows proof of an instrument is attached to the instrument, the instrument may be recorded with the same effect as if it were acknowledged.
Tex. Labor Code § 313.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 313 / Section 313.001
§ 313.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Relative child care" means child care that is:

(A) funded wholly or partly from money received under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 9858 et seq.); and

(B) provided by a provider who:

(i) is at least 18 years of age;

(ii) complies with any federal or state requirements regarding subsidized child care that apply to the provider;

(iii) provides child-care services for less than 24 hours a day to a child who is, by marriage, blood relationship, or court decree:

(a) the grandchild of the provider;

(b) the great-grandchild of the provider;

(c) the sibling of the provider, and the child resides in a separate residence from the provider; or

(d) the niece or nephew of the provider; and

(iv) operates a listed family home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, that provides care for one or more children related to the provider and does not hold any other license or permit to provide child care under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Teen parent" means an individual 18 years of age or younger, or 19 years of age and fully enrolled in a secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma, who is the parent of a child.
Tex. Election Code § 254.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.065
§ 254.065. FINAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a candidate expects no reportable activity in connection with the candidacy to occur after the period covered by a report filed under this subchapter, the candidate may designate the report as a "final" report.

(b) The designation of a report as a final report:

(1) relieves the candidate of the duty to file additional reports under this subchapter, except as provided by Subsection (c); and

(2) terminates the candidate's campaign treasurer appointment.

(c) If, after a candidate's final report is filed, reportable activity with respect to the candidacy occurs, the candidate shall file the appropriate reports under this subchapter and is otherwise subject to the provisions of this title applicable to candidates. A report filed under this subsection may be designated as a final report.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.253
§ 284.253. EFFECT ON PROVIDERS OF CABLE SERVICES OR VIDEO SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An approval for the installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of a network node or transport facility under this chapter may not be construed to confer authorization to provide:

(1) cable service or video service without complying with all terms of Chapter 66, Utilities Code; or

(2) information service as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153(24), or telecommunications service as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153(53), in the public right-of-way.

(b) Except as provided by this chapter, a municipality may not adopt or enforce any regulations or requirements that would require a wireless service provider, or its affiliate, that holds a cable or video franchise under Chapter 66, Utilities Code, to obtain any additional authorization or to pay any fees based on the provider's provision of wireless service over its network nodes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.035
§ 351.035. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The sheriff or jail administrator has all the powers, duties, and responsibilities with regard to keeping prisoners and operating the jail that are given by law to the sheriff in a county operating its own jail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.201
§ 1032.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.