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Tex. Occupations Code § 701.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.251
§ 701.251. LICENSE REQUIRED; COMMISSION REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Commission on Dietetic Registration" means the commission that is a member of the National Commission on Health Certifying Agencies.

(b) Unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter, a person may not:

(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "licensed dietitian" or use the letters "LD"; or

(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed dietitian.

(c) Unless the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, a person may not:

(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "registered dietitian" or use the letters "RD"; or

(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Tex. Election Code § 129.056 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 129 / Section 129.056
§ 129.056. PLAN FOR MACHINE FAILURE.
Status: in_force

The general custodian of election records shall create a contingency plan for addressing direct recording electronic voting machine failure. This plan must include the timely notification of the secretary of state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 435.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 435 / Section 435.007
§ 435.007. USE OF MISLEADING LABEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use a label, device, or design marked Grade "A," or any other grade, statement, device, or design related to the safety, sanitary quality, or food value, on milk or milk products produced, offered for sale, or sold in this state that is misleading or does not conform to the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) A person may not represent, publish, label, or advertise milk or milk products as being Grade "A" unless the milk or milk products are:

(1) produced or processed by a person having a permit to use a Grade "A" label as provided by this subchapter; and

(2) produced, treated, and handled in accordance with the specifications and requirements adopted by the executive commissioner for Grade "A" milk and milk products.

(c) A person may not sell to a consumer milk or a milk product labeled Grade "A" that has not been produced or processed by a person who has a Grade "A" permit under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.281 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.281
§ 231.281. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "cottage food production operation" and "home" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.614 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.614
§ 24.614.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.614. 306TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (a) The 306th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County.

(b) All juvenile matters and proceedings in Galveston County shall be filed originally with the district clerk on the docket of the 306th District Court.

(c), (d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 3(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 3(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Tex. Water Code § 16.136 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.136
§ 16.136. FACILITIES WANTED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The board may acquire all or part of any authorized facility to the extent that the board finds that the political subdivision:

(1) is willing and reasonably able to finance that portion of the cost of the facility that the board does not acquire;

(2) has obtained all necessary permits;

(3) has proposals that are consistent with the objectives of the state water plan; and

(4) has complied with water conservation plan requirements as required by Section 16.4021.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.001
§ 252.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bond funds" includes money in the treasury received from the sale of bonds and includes the proceeds of bonds that have been voted but have not been issued and delivered.

(2) "Component purchases" means purchases of the component parts of an item that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(3) "Current funds" includes money in the treasury, taxes in the process of being collected in the current tax year, and all other revenue that may be anticipated with reasonable certainty in the current tax year.

(4) "High technology procurement" means the procurement of equipment, goods, or services of a highly technical nature, including:

(A) data processing equipment and software and firmware used in conjunction with data processing equipment;

(B) telecommunications equipment and radio and microwave systems;

(C) electronic distributed control systems, including building energy management systems; and

(D) technical services related to those items.

(5) "Planning services" means services primarily intended to guide governmental policy to ensure the orderly and coordinated development of the state or of municipal, county, metropolitan, or regional land areas.

(6) "Separate purchases" means purchases, made separately, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(7) "Sequential purchases" means purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(8) "Time warrant" includes any warrant issued by a municipality that is not payable from current funds.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.036
§ 2054.036. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the department. The department shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, and a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The department shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The department shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an ongoing investigation.
Tex. Education Code § 31.0701 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0701
§ 31.0701. REFERENCES TO STATE-DEVELOPED OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, a reference to a state-developed open education resource instructional material means an open education resource instructional material, as defined by Section 31.002.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.251
§ 2166.251. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Only the legislature may authorize a project.

(b) A legislative appropriation for a project is directly to a using agency unless the project is to be constructed by the commission, in which event the appropriation is to the commission.

(c) An appropriation for the construction of a project expresses the legislative intent that the project be completed within the limits of the appropriation.

(d) If the legislative authorization provides for stage construction of a project, the commission shall proceed with the project through the specifically authorized stage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.002
§ 9029.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.254
§ 8476.254. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(b) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(c) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0102
§ 3918.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Leander Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.358
§ 351.358. OPHTHALMIC DEVICES, ORAL MEDICATIONS, AND PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An optometrist may not treat the eye for a defect or administer or prescribe a drug or physical treatment unless the optometrist is a therapeutic optometrist or licensed physician.

(b) A therapeutic optometrist may:

(1) administer, perform, or prescribe ophthalmic devices, procedures, and appropriate medications administered by topical or oral means, in accordance with this section and Section 351.3581, to diagnose or treat visual defects, abnormal conditions, or diseases of the human vision system, including the eye and adnexa; or

(2) administer medication by parenteral means for a purpose and in a manner prescribed by Subsection (e).

(c) A therapeutic optometrist may prescribe not more than one three-day supply of any medication classified as a controlled substance under Schedule III, IV, or V of 21 U.S.C. Section 812.

(d) A therapeutic optometrist may independently administer oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for emergency purposes only and shall immediately refer the patient to an ophthalmologist.

(e) A therapeutic optometrist may inject appropriate medication for a patient who has an anaphylactic reaction to counteract the anaphylaxis. The therapeutic optometrist shall immediately refer the patient to a physician.
Tex. Government Code § 552.274 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.274
§ 552.274. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ON COST OF COPIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The attorney general shall:

(1) biennially update a report prepared by the attorney general about the charges made by state agencies for providing copies of public information; and

(2) provide a copy of the updated report on the attorney general's open records page on the Internet not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(62), eff. June 17, 2011.

(c) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Sections 2151.002(2)(A) and (C).
Tex. Government Code § 1207.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.007
§ 1207.007. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with the issuance of refunding bonds, the governing body of an issuer may:

(1) authorize the maximum principal amount of refunding bonds that may be issued and the maximum rate of interest to be borne by the bonds;

(2) identify the potential bonds, notes, or other general or special obligations that may be refunded;

(3) recite the public purpose for which the refunding bonds are to be issued; and

(4) delegate to any officer or employee of the issuer the authority to:

(A) select any specific maturities or series of bonds, notes, or other general or special obligations to be refunded; and

(B) effect the sale of the refunding bonds.

(b) In exercising the authority delegated by the governing body of the issuer to the officer or employee, the officer or employee may establish the terms and details related to the issuance and sale or exchange of the refunding bonds, including:

(1) the form and designation of the refunding bonds;

(2) the principal amount of the refunding bonds and the amount of the refunding bonds to mature in each year;

(3) the dates, price, interest rates, interest payment dates, principal payment dates, and redemption features of the refunding bonds;

(4) the form of escrow agreement described by Section 1207.062; and

(5) any other details relating to the issuance and sale or exchange of the refunding bonds as specified by the governing body of the issuer in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds.

(c) A finding or determination made by an officer or employee acting under the authority delegated to the officer or employee has the same force and effect as a finding or determination made by the governing body of the issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.153
§ 1083.153. 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. Local Government Code § 374.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.002
§ 374.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that slum and blighted areas exist in municipalities in this state and that those areas:

(1) are a serious and growing menace that is injurious and inimical to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of this state;

(2) contribute substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime, requiring excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for the preservation of the public health and safety, and for crime prevention, correctional facilities, prosecution and punishment, treatment of juvenile delinquency, and the maintenance of adequate police, fire, and accident protection and other public services and facilities; and

(3) constitute an economic and social liability, substantially impair the sound growth of affected municipalities, and retard the provision of housing accommodations.

(b) For these reasons, prevention and elimination of slum and blighted areas are matters of state policy and concern that may be best addressed by the combined action of private enterprise, municipal regulation, and other public action through approved urban renewal plans. The legislature further finds that the repair and rehabilitation of buildings and other improvements in affected areas, public acquisition of real property, demolition of buildings and other improvements as necessary to eliminate slum or blight conditions or to prevent the spread of those conditions, the disposition of property acquired in affected areas and incidental to the purposes stated by this subsection, and other public assistance to eliminate those conditions are public purposes for which public money may be spent and the power of eminent domain exercised.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature that private enterprise be encouraged to participate in accomplishing the objectives of urban renewal to the extent of its capacity and with governmental assistance as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.108 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.108
§ 143.108. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 143.102 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day that an animal is permitted to roam at large in violation of Section 143.102 of this code.
Tex. Property Code § 113.025 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.025
§ 113.025. POWERS OF TRUSTEE REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee or a potential trustee may inspect, investigate, cause to be inspected, or cause to be investigated trust property, property that the trustee or potential trustee has been asked to hold, or property owned or operated by an entity in which the trustee or potential trustee holds or has been asked to hold any interest or for the purpose of determining the potential application of environmental law with respect to the property. This subsection does not grant any person the right of access to any property. The taking of any action under this subsection with respect to a trust or an addition to a trust is not evidence that a person has accepted the trust or the addition to the trust.

(b) A trustee may take on behalf of the trust any action before or after the initiation of an enforcement action or other legal proceeding that the trustee reasonably believes will help to prevent, abate, or otherwise remedy any actual or potential violation of any environmental law affecting property held directly or indirectly by the trustee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.052
§ 504.052. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

In taking an action or making a decision under this chapter, the executive commissioner, commissioner, and department shall do so without regard to the sex, race, religion, national origin, color, or political affiliation of the person affected. For purposes of this section, taking an action or making a decision under this chapter includes:

(1) considering a license application;

(2) conducting an examination;

(3) adopting or enforcing a rule; and

(4) conducting a disciplinary proceeding.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.012
§ 43.012. AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA IT OWNS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality by ordinance may annex area that the municipality owns under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1. The ordinance must describe the area by metes and bounds and must be entered in the minutes of the governing body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.253
§ 4054.253. PRESUMPTION IN LAWSUIT.
Status: in_force

In a suit against a life insurance company for the recovery of a renewal or service commission under this subchapter, a presumption exists that each policy written by the company on the life of a resident of this state by the agent bringing the suit continues in effect unless the defendant proves the contrary by competent evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.007
§ 3914.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 843.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 843 / Section 843.102
§ 843.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member is eligible to receive service credit in the retirement system for prior service if the member became a member as an employee of a subdivision:

(1) on the effective date of the subdivision's participation in the retirement system; or

(2) before the second anniversary of the effective date of its participation and continues as an employee of the subdivision for at least six months after reemployment.

(b) The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning eligibility for prior service credit under Subsection (a).

(c) A person who has withdrawn contributions from an account for service for a subdivision and who subsequently resumes employment with the subdivision is not eligible to receive service credit under this section for prior service for the subdivision.
Tex. Education Code § 69.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 69 / Section 69.01
§ 69.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "University" means The University of Texas at El Paso.

(2) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Election Code § 87.0031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0031
§ 87.0031. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall provide a standardized training program and materials for members of an early voting ballot board in the same manner it provides such a program under Subchapter F, Chapter 32.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.04
§ 25.04. ENTICING A CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, he knowingly entices, persuades, or takes the child from the custody of the parent or guardian or person standing in the stead of the parent or guardian of such child.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor intended to commit a felony against the child, in which event an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9043.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9043 / Section 9043.054
§ 9043.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.152
§ 454.152. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the executive council and referred to the board. The board's information file shall be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of:

(1) each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(2) a summary of findings made at each step of the complaint process;

(3) an explanation of the legal basis and reason for a complaint that is dismissed;

(4) the schedule required under Section 454.153 and a notation about a change in the schedule; and

(5) other relevant information.

(b) If a written complaint is received by the board that the board has authority to resolve, the board, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.031
§ 128.031. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE TO MEMBER OF PUBLIC; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may obtain a certificate identifying any lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor and stating the date and time of filing of each notice and the names and addresses of each lienholder in the certificate.

(b) The amount of the fee for a certificate under Subsection (a) is the same as the amount of the fee provided by Section 9.525(d), Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 308.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 308 / Section 308.001
§ 308.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "band" means a band composed of musical instruments recognized in the standard instrumentation established for use in United States Army bands.