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Tex. Education Code § 7.113 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.113
§ 7.113. EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall create the Employers for Education Excellence Award to honor employers that implement a policy to encourage and support employees who actively participate in activities of schools.

(b) An employer that meets the criteria described by this section may apply for consideration to receive the award.

(c) The board shall establish the following levels of recognition for employers:

(1) bronze for an employer that implements a policy to encourage and support employees who attend parent-teacher conferences;

(2) silver for an employer that:

(A) meets the requirements of bronze; and

(B) implements a policy to encourage and support employees who volunteer in school activities; and

(3) gold for an employer that:

(A) meets the requirements of silver; and

(B) implements a policy to encourage and support employees who participate in student mentoring programs in schools.

(d) The board shall establish criteria to certify businesses to receive the Employers for Education Excellence Award at the appropriate level of recognition. The commissioner shall review the applications submitted by employers under Subsection (b) and make recommendations to the board regarding businesses that should be recognized and the level at which a business should be recognized. The board may approve or modify the commissioner's recommendation.

(e) The board shall honor the recipient of an Employers for Education Excellence Award by presenting the recipient with a suitable certificate that includes the business's level of recognition and other appropriate information.
Tex. Water Code § 27.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.105
§ 27.105. CRIMINAL FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates a provision of this chapter under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, a rule of the railroad commission, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued by the railroad commission under this chapter is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation and for each day of violation. A violation under the jurisdiction of the commission is enforceable under Section 7.157.

(b) Venue for prosecution of an alleged violation is in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the defendant resides.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.005
§ 53.005. RATES FOR AREA NOT IN MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Without the approval of the commission, a public utility's rates for an area not in a municipality may not exceed 115 percent of the average of all rates for similar services for all municipalities served by the same utility in the same county as that area.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.057 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.057
§ 33.057. GIFTS OF INTERESTS IN LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept gifts of interests in land, and these interests shall become part of the permanent school fund unless otherwise designated by the grantor.

(b) At the discretion of the board, the land may be managed as if it were coastal public land within the meaning of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 61.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 61 / Section 61.007
§ 61.007. FEES.
Status: in_force

The finance commission by rule shall:

(1) set the amount of fees the commissioner charges for:

(A) supervision and examination of associations;

(B) filing an application or other documents; and

(C) other services the commissioner performs; and

(2) specify the time and manner of payment of the fees.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.106
§ 36.106. OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN.
Status: in_force

Unless the banking commissioner directs or consents otherwise, the home office and all branch offices of a state bank initiating voluntary dissolution shall remain open for business during normal business hours until the last date specified in published notices for presentation of claims, withdrawal of accounts, and redemption of property.
Tex. Government Code § 411.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.024
§ 411.024. SPECIAL TEXAS RANGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may appoint as a special Texas Ranger an honorably retired or retiring commissioned officer of the department whose position immediately preceding retirement is an officer of the Texas Rangers.

(b) A special Texas Ranger is subject to the orders of the commission and the governor for special duty to the same extent as other law enforcement officers provided for by this chapter, except that a special Texas Ranger may not enforce a law except one designed to protect life and property and may not enforce a law regulating the use of a state highway by a motor vehicle. A special Texas Ranger is not connected with a ranger company or uniformed unit of the department.

(c) Before issuance of a commission to a special Texas Ranger the person shall enter into a good and sufficient bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state in the amount of $2,500, approved by the director, and indemnifying all persons against damages resulting from an unlawful act of the special Texas Ranger.

(d) A special Texas Ranger is not entitled to compensation from the state for service as a special Texas Ranger.

(e) A special Texas Ranger commission expires January 1 of the first odd-numbered year after appointment. The commission may revoke the commission of a special Texas Ranger who commits a violation of a rule of the department for which an active officer of the Texas Rangers would be discharged.

(f) The commission shall authorize a badge for persons appointed as special Texas Rangers under this section that is distinct in appearance from the badge authorized for special rangers under Section 411.023.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.155
§ 223.155. DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFERORS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided in a request for proposals and under rules adopted by the commission, the department may discuss an acceptable or potentially acceptable proposal with the offeror to assess that offeror's ability to meet each requirement of the solicitation.

(b) To obtain the best final offer, before the department awards a contract under this subchapter, the department may permit an offeror to revise the offeror's proposal.

(c) The department shall provide each offeror an equal opportunity to discuss and revise the offeror's proposal.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.124
§ 2156.124. DISCUSSION AND REVISION OF PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided in a request for proposals and under rules adopted by the comptroller, the comptroller or other state agency may discuss acceptable or potentially acceptable proposals with offerors to assess an offeror's ability to meet the solicitation requirements. When the comptroller is managing the request for proposals process, it shall invite a requisitioning agency to participate in discussions conducted under this section.

(b) After receiving a proposal but before making an award, the comptroller or other state agency may permit the offeror to revise the proposal to obtain the best final offer.

(c) The comptroller or other state agency may not disclose information derived from proposals submitted from competing offerors in conducting discussions under this section.

(d) The comptroller or other state agency shall provide each offeror an equal opportunity to discuss and revise proposals.
Tex. Water Code § 49.506 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.506
§ 49.506. PROVISION OR CONVERSION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS BY DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the second anniversary of the date the municipal water supplier files a petition under Section 49.503:

(1) a district shall provide the municipal water supplier with the proportionate water rights described by Section 49.505 from the district's existing water rights; or

(2) a district shall, if the district does not have sufficient existing water rights:

(A) apply for appropriate amendments to the district's water rights under commission rules to convert the proportionate water rights from irrigation use to municipal use with municipal priority of allocation; and

(B) provide to the municipal water supplier the converted rights described by Section 49.505.

(b) The district may continue to use the irrigation use water for district purposes until:

(1) the commission approves the amendment to the district's water rights; or

(2) the water is otherwise provided to the municipal water supplier.

(c) A district that applies for appropriate amendments under Subsection (a)(2) shall provide the municipal water supplier with an estimate of the district's reasonable costs for the administrative proceedings. The district is not required to begin the proceedings until the municipal water supplier deposits the amount of the estimate with the district. The municipal water supplier shall pay the district any reasonable costs that exceed the estimate. The district shall refund the balance of the deposit if the actual cost is less than the estimate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.010
§ 395.010. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under this subchapter that defines an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8056.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8056 / Section 8056.0202
§ 8056.0202. 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. Local Government Code § 263.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.153
§ 263.153. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall publish notice of a sale of surplus or salvage property in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) The notice must be published on or after the 30th day but before the 10th day before the date of the sale.

(c) A county that contracts with an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code, who uses an Internet auction site offering online bidding through the Internet to sell surplus or salvage property under this subchapter having an estimated value of not more than $500 shall satisfy the notice requirement under this section by posting the property on the site for at least 10 days unless the property is sold before the 10th day.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.02
§ 15.02. REQUISITES OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

It issues in the name of "The State of Texas", and shall be sufficient, without regard to form, if it have these substantial requisites:

1. It must specify the name of the person whose arrest is ordered, if it be known, if unknown, then some reasonably definite description must be given of him.

2. It must state that the person is accused of some offense against the laws of the State, naming the offense.

3. It must be signed by the magistrate, and his office be named in the body of the warrant, or in connection with his signature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.157
§ 1005.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 35A.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.002
§ 35A.002. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

A person described by Section 35A.001 may seek a court order for temporary authorization to consent to voluntary inpatient mental health services for a child by filing a petition in the district court in the county in which the person resides.
Tex. Family Code § 65.257 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.257
§ 65.257. MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state may initiate enforcement of a truancy court order under Section 65.253 against a parent or person other than the child by filing a written motion. In ordinary and concise language, the motion must:

(1) identify the provision of the order allegedly violated and sought to be enforced;

(2) state specifically and factually the manner of the person's alleged noncompliance;

(3) state the relief requested; and

(4) contain the signature of the party filing the motion.

(b) The state must allege the particular violation by the person of the truancy court order that the state had a reasonable basis for believing the person was violating when the motion was filed.

(c) The truancy court may also initiate enforcement of an order under this section on its own motion.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0201 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0201
§ 12.0201. LICENSE SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other sanctions provided by law, the department may revoke, modify, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder if the department finds that the practitioner:

(1) violated a provision of this code or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code;

(2) violated a rule adopted by the department under this code or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code; or

(3) after appropriate notice, failed to comply with an order of the department.

(b) In addition to any other actions permitted under this code or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code, if a license suspension is probated, the department may require the practitioner:

(1) to maintain additional information in the practitioner's records;

(2) to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(3) to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(4) to continue or review professional education until the practitioner attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8886.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8886 / Section 8886.051
§ 8886.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Sutton County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Section 8886.052 or 8886.053 of this chapter or their predecessor statutes, former Section 11 or 14, Chapter 377, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.153
§ 1105.153. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.067 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.067
§ 101.067. GRAFFITI REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim for property damage caused by the removal of graffiti under Section 250.006, Local Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.201
§ 273.201. PLAN OF OPERATION; AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the directors have been selected and taken office, the board shall submit to the commissioner a plan of operation the board finds necessary and suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the corporation. The plan must:

(1) contain explicit standards for admission to and retention of membership in the corporation;

(2) establish procedures for handling the assets of the corporation;

(3) establish the amount and method of reimbursing directors;

(4) establish a regular place and time for board meetings;

(5) establish procedures for keeping records of financial transactions of the board, the corporation, and the corporation's agents;

(6) establish additional procedures for issuing securities of the corporation under Subchapter D;

(7) subject to the limits prescribed by Section 273.305(c), establish a maximum amount that may be spent on behalf of a member association for the purposes of this chapter; and

(8) contain any other provision necessary or proper to execute the powers and duties of the corporation.

(b) A member association shall comply with the plan.

(c) The corporation may amend the plan and submit the amendment to the commissioner.

(d) The plan or an amendment to the plan takes effect on the commissioner's written approval of the plan or amendment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.002
§ 8132.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district in Williamson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1771 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1771
§ 25.1771. NAVARRO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Navarro County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Navarro County.
Tex. Government Code § 842.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.106
§ 842.106. MULTIPLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

A person who is a member of this retirement system and another state or local retirement system authorized under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, may receive a benefit from this system only to the extent that the amount of the benefit is computed solely on the member's accumulated contributions and service credit in this system. Service credited by another retirement system may not be used to determine eligibility for a benefit in this retirement system except as provided by Chapter 803.
Tex. Election Code § 122.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.036
§ 122.036. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The examiners shall examine the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitted at the time and in the manner directed by the secretary of state.

(b) After conducting the examination, each examiner shall prepare a written report on the examination as directed by the secretary and deliver the report to the secretary.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.004
§ 452.004. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday recognized by this state.

(b) Not later than the third business day after the date of the order appointing a temporary administrator, the appointee shall file with the county clerk a bond in the amount ordered by the court.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.151
§ 153.151. ADMISSION OF GENERAL PARTNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a limited partnership is formed, additional general partners may be admitted:

(1) in the manner provided by a written partnership agreement; or

(2) if a written partnership agreement does not provide for the admission of additional general partners, with the written consent of all partners.

(a-1) On formation of a limited partnership, a person becomes a general partner if the person:

(1) has entered into the partnership agreement as a general partner; and

(2) is named as a general partner in the certificate of formation of the limited partnership.

(b) A person may be a general partner unless the person lacks capacity apart from this chapter.

(c) A written partnership agreement may provide that a person may be admitted as a general partner in a limited partnership, including as a sole general partner, and may acquire a partnership interest in the limited partnership without:

(1) making a contribution to the limited partnership; or

(2) assuming an obligation to make a contribution to the limited partnership.

(d) A written partnership agreement may provide that a person may be admitted as a general partner in a limited partnership, including as the sole general partner, without acquiring a partnership interest in the limited partnership.

(e) This section is not a limitation of or does not otherwise affect Section 153.152.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.006
§ 64.006. RELEASE OF TURKEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, no turkeys may be propagated, purchased, sold, transported, or released for the purpose of establishing a free-ranging wild turkey population.

(b) The department may release turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining a wild turkey population.

(c) The department may adopt regulations regulating the release of turkeys by persons other than department employees.

(d) This section does not apply to any turkeys maintained for agricultural purposes.

(e) The department may contract with private sector sources to release wild turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining or expanding a wild turkey population.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.205
§ 57.205. NOTICE OF TERMINATION NOT REQUIRED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

The notice and right to cure provisions under Section 57.204 do not apply if the reason for termination is contained in Sections 57.203(b)(1)-(7).
Tex. Government Code § 550.0059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0059
§ 550.0059. TEXAS NONPROFIT COUNCIL BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall prepare a biennial report detailing the council's work. The report must include any recommendations relating to legislation necessary to address an issue identified under Section 550.0058.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall present the report to:

(1) the House Committee on Human Services or its successor;

(2) the House Committee on Public Health or its successor; and

(3) the Senate Health and Human Services Committee or its successor.
Tex. Government Code § 441.228 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.228
§ 441.228. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS OR GRANTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to state appropriations, the commission may accept from any public or private source gifts or grants of money, property, or services, and spend or use the money, property, or services, under rules established by the commission and under applicable state laws.
Tex. Education Code § 87.208 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.208
§ 87.208. SEABORNE CONSERVATION CORPS.
Status: in_force

If the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System administers a program that is substantially similar to the Seaborne Conservation Corps as it was administered by the board during the 1998-1999 school year, the program is entitled, for each student enrolled, to allotments from the Foundation School Program under Chapter 48 as if the program were a school district, except that the program has a local share applied that is equivalent to the local fund assignment of the school district in which the principal facilities of the program are located.
Tex. Family Code § 266.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 266 / Section 266.002
§ 266.002. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit the right to consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment under Chapter 32.