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Tex. Election Code § 213.0111 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.0111
§ 213.0111. RECOUNT OF DISPUTED BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an affidavit executed by any recount committee member alleging that legal votes were not counted or illegal votes were counted during the initial recount, the recount coordinator may order a new recount of the disputed ballots. For a county or precinct office in a primary election, the county chair may order the new recount only on the approval of the state chair.

(b) The affidavit must be received by the recount coordinator within 48 hours after the determination of the results of the initial recount.

(c) Notice of the new recount shall be given in the manner prescribed by Section 213.009 for an initial recount.

(d) The new recount must begin not later than the seventh day after the date the notice is given.

(e) The recount coordinator shall appoint a recount committee to conduct the new recount.
Tex. Education Code § 1.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1 / Section 1.006
§ 1.006. EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of higher education shall create, chair, and maintain an advisory board for the purpose of reviewing study or evaluation proposals and ensuring appropriate data use under Section 1.005, including compliance with applicable state and federal laws governing use of and access to the data.

(b) The advisory board is considered to be a governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.

(c) The membership of the advisory board must include:

(1) a representative of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, designated by the commissioner of higher education;

(2) a representative of the Texas Education Agency, designated by the commissioner of education;

(3) a representative of the Texas Workforce Commission, designated by the commission;

(4) the director of each education research center or the director's designee; and

(5) a representative of preschool, elementary, or secondary education.

(d) Each study or evaluation conducted at a center under Section 1.005 must be approved in advance by majority vote of the advisory board. A center may submit to the advisory board a proposal developed by any qualified researcher, including a researcher from another educational institution, a graduate student, a P-16 Council representative, or another researcher proposing research to benefit education in this state. In determining whether to approve a proposed study or evaluation, the advisory board must:

(1) consider the potential of the proposed research to benefit education in this state;

(2) require each center director or designee to review and approve the proposed research design and methods to be used in the proposed study or evaluation; and

(3) consider the extent to which the data required to complete the proposed study or evaluation is not readily available from other data sources.

(e) The advisory board shall meet at least quarterly. To the extent and in the manner authorized by Chapter 551, Government Code, any meeting of the advisory board may be conducted by electronic means, including a meeting by telephone conference call, by video conference call, through the Internet, or by any combination of those means.

(f) The advisory board may create committees and subcommittees that the advisory board determines are convenient or necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 421.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.001
§ 421.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agency" means any governmental entity.

(2) "Critical infrastructure" includes all public or private assets, systems, and functions vital to the security, governance, public health and safety, economy, or morale of the state or the nation.

(2-a) "Fusion center" means a state or regional multidisciplinary collaborative effort of two or more agencies that combine resources, expertise, and intelligence and other information with the goal of maximizing the ability of those agencies to detect, prevent, and respond to criminal activities or to otherwise engage in homeland security activities.

(3) "Homeland security activity" means any activity related to the prevention or discovery of, response to, or recovery from:

(A) a terrorist attack;

(B) a natural or man-made disaster;

(C) a hostile military or paramilitary action;

(D) an extraordinary law enforcement emergency; or

(E) a fire or medical emergency requiring resources beyond the capabilities of a local jurisdiction.

(4) "Intelligence" means the product of systematic gathering, evaluation, and synthesis of raw data on individuals or activities suspected of being, or known to be, criminal in nature.

(5) "Recognized fusion center" means a fusion center operating in this state that has been recognized by the director of Texas Homeland Security as meeting the fusion center mission identified in the governor's homeland security strategy and in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established under 6 U.S.C. Section 124h.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.056
§ 161.056. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment to the commission, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years old;

(2) be a property taxpayer in the county; and

(3) have resided in the county for the two years immediately preceding the date on which the person's term will begin.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment to the commission if the person is:

(1) an elected officer;

(2) a county employee;

(3) a county affiliate;

(4) a person employed as a lobbyist;

(5) a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony; or

(6) a person who is delinquent in payment of local, state, or federal taxes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.001
§ 46B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adaptive behavior" means the effectiveness with or degree to which a person meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected of the person's age and cultural group.

(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Competency restoration" means the treatment or education process for restoring a person's ability to consult with the person's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, including a rational and factual understanding of the court proceedings and charges against the person.

(4) "Developmental period" means the period of a person's life from birth through 17 years of age.

(5) "Electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.

(6) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(7) "Inpatient mental health facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.

(8) "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during the developmental period.

(9) "Local mental health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.

(10) "Local intellectual and developmental disability authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.

(11) "Mental health facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.

(12) "Mental illness" means an illness, disease, or condition, other than epilepsy, dementia, substance abuse, or intellectual disability, that grossly impairs:

(A) a person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgment; or

(B) behavior as demonstrated by recent disturbed behavior.

(13) "Residential care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.

(14) "Subaverage general intellectual functioning" means a measured intelligence two or more standard deviations below the age-group mean, using a standardized psychometric instrument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.102
§ 8268.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may acquire, construct, or finance a road that meets the criteria or requirements for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of the county in which the road is located or the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road is located or improvements in aid of that road.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, and ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.092 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.092
§ 117.092. DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM CASE REVIEW SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a single, uniform case review system for all direct services programs.

(b) The case review system must:

(1) include risk assessment tools that account for the different risks involved in each direct services program;

(2) require that case reviews:

(A) be used to consistently evaluate each direct services program across all regions, with the goal of evaluating at least 10 percent of all cases in each program and region annually;

(B) focus on areas of highest risk and prioritize the review of the following cases:

(i) except as provided by Subparagraph (ii), cases in which direct services have been provided for more than two years;

(ii) cases in the Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program in which direct services have been provided for more than five years; and

(iii) cases that are significantly outside the expenditure guidelines for that type of case;

(C) be used to evaluate a caseworker's eligibility determinations and decisions to close a case before a service plan is developed or without the client reaching the client's goal; and

(D) focus on the quality of a caseworker's decision-making and compliance with program requirements; and

(3) require a caseworker's supervisor to use the reviews of a caseworker's cases in conducting the caseworker's performance evaluation and in providing informal guidance to the caseworker to improve the caseworker's performance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.151
§ 174.151. MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public employer and an association that is a bargaining agent may use mediation to assist them in reaching an agreement.

(b) If a mediator is used, then a mediator may be appointed by agreement of the parties or by an appropriate state agency.

(c) A mediator may:

(1) hold separate or joint conferences as the mediator considers expedient to settle issues voluntarily, amicably, and expeditiously; and

(2) notwithstanding Subsection (d), recommend or suggest to the parties any proposal or procedure that in the mediator's judgment might lead to settlement.

(d) A mediator may not:

(1) make a public recommendation on any negotiation issue in connection with the mediator's service; or

(2) make a public statement or report that evaluates the relative merits of the parties' positions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.033
§ 12.033. DISTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VACCINES AND SERA.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the executive commissioner by rule shall adopt fees to be collected by the department for the distribution and administration of vaccines and sera provided under:

(1) Section 38.001, Education Code;

(2) Section 42.043, Human Resources Code;

(3) Chapter 826 (Rabies Control Act of 1981);

(4) Chapter 81 (Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act); and

(5) Section 161.005.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the executive commissioner by rule may require a department contractor to collect fees for public health services provided by a contractor participating in a department program under the laws specified by Subsection (a).

(c) Provided the executive commissioner finds that the monetary savings of this subsection are greater than any costs associated with administering it, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish a fee schedule for fees under this section. In establishing the fee schedule, the executive commissioner shall consider a person's financial ability to pay all or part of the fee, including the availability of health insurance coverage. In the event the fee schedule conflicts with any federal law or regulation, the executive commissioner shall seek a waiver from the applicable federal law or regulation to permit the fee schedule. In the event the waiver is denied, the fee schedule shall not go into effect.

(d) The commissioner may waive the fee requirement for any type of vaccine or serum if the commissioner determines that:

(1) a public health emergency exists; and

(2) the vaccine or serum is needed to meet the emergency.

(e) The department may not deny an immunization to an individual required to be immunized under a law specified by Subsection (a) because of the individual's inability to pay for the immunization. The department shall provide the immunization at a reduced charge or no charge according to the financial ability of the individual or a person with a legal obligation to support the individual to pay for the immunization. The department shall give priority to those persons least able to pay for immunization.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.056
§ 286.056. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for employees of the district by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) electing to participate in the Texas County and District Retirement System or in any other statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0402
§ 7816.0402. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND INCUR INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds and incur other indebtedness in the manner provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 7803.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.101
§ 8446.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.003
§ 7954.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 11.135 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.135
§ 11.135. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval of an application, the commission shall issue a permit to the applicant. The applicant's right to take and use water is limited to the extent and purposes stated in the permit.

(b) The permit shall be in writing and attested by the seal of the commission, and it shall contain substantially the following information:

(1) the name of the person to whom the permit is issued;

(2) the date the permit is issued;

(3) the date the original application was filed;

(4) the use or purpose for which the appropriation is to be made;

(5) the amount or volume of water authorized to be appropriated for each purpose; if use of the appropriated water is authorized for multiple purposes, the permit shall contain a special condition limiting the total amount of water that may actually be diverted for all of the purposes to the amount of water appropriated;

(6) a general description of the source of supply from which the appropriation is proposed to be made, including any alternative source of water that is not state water;

(7) the time within which construction or work must begin and the time within which it must be completed; and

(8) any other information the commission prescribes.

(c) If the appropriation is for irrigation, the commission shall also place in the permit a description and statement of the approximate area of the land to be irrigated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.021
§ 433.021. INSPECTION BEFORE SLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) To prevent the use in intrastate commerce of adulterated meat and meat food products, the department shall examine and inspect each livestock animal before it is allowed to enter a processing establishment in this state in which slaughtering and preparation of meat and meat food products of livestock are conducted solely for intrastate commerce.

(b) Any livestock animal found on inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart and slaughtered separately from other livestock. The carcass of the animal shall be carefully examined and inspected as provided by department rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.109
§ 3860.109. AIR RIGHTS; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire air rights and may construct improvements on property on which it only owns air rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.204
§ 3882.204. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of mailing notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.154
§ 1015.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.005
§ 48.005. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Chapter 441, Government Code, or any other law, and subject to the availability of funds, the department shall maintain in an electronic format a summary of all records related to investigations of reports made under Section 48.051 that includes only critical information with respect to those investigations that will enable the department to research the history of a person's involvement in the investigated cases.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.408 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.408
§ 3.408. DRAWEE NOT LIABLE ON UNACCEPTED DRAFT.
Status: in_force

A check or other draft does not of itself operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee available for its payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.008
§ 132.008. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall initiate negotiations for and enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department of Health to coordinate regulatory programs and eliminate conflicting regulatory requirements and inspection standards.

(b) The department shall enter into an agreement as required by Subsection (a) with the Texas Department of Health regarding the regulation of eggs.

(c) The department and the Texas Department of Health may enter into memoranda of understanding in areas other than those under Subsections (a) and (b).

(d) A memorandum of understanding between the department and the Texas Department of Health must be adopted by the commissioner and the governing body of the Texas Department of Health.

(e) After a memorandum of understanding is adopted, the department shall publish the memorandum of understanding in the Texas Register.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.354
§ 2602.354. CLAIM BY PERSON WITH CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST INSURED.
Status: in_force

(a) On determination by the conservator that covered claims should be actually paid or on order of the court to the receiver to give notice for the filing of claims, a person having a cause of action that constitutes a covered claim against an insured of the impaired title insurance company under a title insurance policy issued or assumed by the company may file the claim with the receiver or conservator, regardless of whether the claim is unliquidated or undetermined.

(b) A claim under this section may be approved as a covered claim if:

(1) it may be reasonably inferred from the proof presented that the claimant would be able to obtain a judgment on the cause of action against the insured;

(2) the claimant provides suitable proof that no valid claim exists against the impaired title insurance company arising from the cause of action other than claims already made; and

(3) the total liability of the impaired title insurance company to all claimants under the same title insurance policy does not exceed the amount of the company's total liability if the company were not in liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.103
§ 884.103. REGULAR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a direct reinsurance agreement described by Section 884.102(a) is entered into while the temporary certificate of authority is valid, the department shall promptly issue to the stipulated premium company a regular certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in this state in accordance with Subchapter L.

(b) The regular certificate of authority shall provide for the kind of insurance business that the stipulated premium company may conduct. If the other party to the agreement conducts the business of life insurance or is a burial association, the stipulated premium company is entitled to write life insurance policies under this chapter. If the other party is permitted under its charter to write accident insurance, health and accident insurance, or life, health, and accident insurance, the stipulated premium company is entitled to write that kind of insurance.

(c) If a stipulated premium company that holds a regular certificate of authority enters into a direct reinsurance agreement with another company engaged in business under Chapter 887 or 888, the stipulated premium company's certificate of authority shall be amended to authorize the writing of any kind of insurance authorized for the other company.
Tex. Education Code § 45.0533 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0533
§ 45.0533. COMMUNICATION WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INVESTMENT RATING FIRM.
Status: in_force

Information obtained from a nationally recognized investment rating firm relating to Section 45.053, 45.0531, or 45.0532 that concerns a hypothetical or actual scenario relating to the credit rating of the permanent school fund or the bond guarantee program of the permanent school fund, and any communications from, or information generated by, the agency, the board, the commissioner, or their employees relating to that information, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.