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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.002
§ 1071.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates under the authority of and has the powers and responsibilities provided by Section 11, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.026
§ 436.026. VIOLATION; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or a health authority may petition the district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation or a threat of a continuing violation of Section 436.011 if the department or health authority believes that:

(1) a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a provision of Section 436.011; and

(2) the violation or threatened violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public.

(b) If the court finds that a person is violating or threatening to violate Section 436.011, the court shall grant injunctive relief.

(c) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the violation or threat of violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0312
§ 3966.0312. CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the district may not impose an assessment on property if the owner qualifies the property for a homestead exemption under Section 11.13, Tax Code:

(1) for the tax year in which the Act enacting this chapter takes effect; or

(2) for the tax year in which the assessment is imposed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 829.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 829 / Section 829.005
§ 829.005. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by a conversion plan approved by the commissioner or by this section, the following individuals may not receive a fee, commission, stock distribution, stock subscription rights, or other consideration, other than that individual's usual salary or compensation for aiding, promoting, assisting, or participating in a conversion under this chapter:

(1) a director, officer, agent, or employee of a converting exchange or the exchange's attorney in fact; or

(2) the attorney in fact if the attorney in fact is an individual.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to consideration received in the individual's capacity as a member.

(c) This section does not prohibit the payment of reasonable fees and compensation to an attorney, accountant, or actuary for professional services performed by that person, without regard to whether the person is also a director or officer of the converting exchange or its attorney in fact.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.352 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.352
§ 153.352. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of applying Section 152.802 to a limited partnership:

(1) an application to become a limited liability partnership or to withdraw a registration must be signed by at least one general partner; and

(2) other references to a partner mean a general partner only.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.152
§ 9001.152. AD VALOREM TAX FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 9001.201(b) to finance projects under Section 9001.105.
Tex. Election Code § 31.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.014
§ 31.014. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO ACCEPT VOTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe specific requirements and standards, consistent with this code, for the certification of an electronic device used to accept voters under Chapter 63 that require the device to:

(1) produce an electronic copy of the list of voters who were accepted to vote for delivery to the election judge after the polls close;

(2) display the voter's original signature in accordance with Section 63.002;

(3) accept a voter for voting even when the device is off-line;

(4) provide the full list of voters registered in the county with an indication of the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for each territorial unit in which each voter resides;

(5) time-stamp when each voter is accepted at a polling place, including the voter's unique identifier;

(6) if the county participates in the countywide polling place program under Section 43.007 or has more than one early voting polling place, transmit a time stamp when each voter is accepted, including the voter's unique identifier, to all polling place locations;

(7) time-stamp the receipt of a transmission under Subdivision (6);

(8) produce in an electronic format compatible with the statewide voter registration list under Section 18.061 data for retention and transfer that includes:

(A) the polling location in which the device was used;

(B) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (5); and

(C) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (7);

(9) produce a report with all information required to be included on a combination form under Chapter 63 and Section 64.032; and

(10) produce a copy of the list of all voters who were accepted to vote, including a reference to the voter's county election precinct and polling location where the voter was accepted to vote.

(a-1) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent an election official from redacting information included on a document described by Subsection (a) as necessary to preserve a voter's right to a secret ballot protected under Section 4, Article VI, Texas Constitution.

(b) A device described by this section must be certified annually by the secretary of state.

(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules that require a device described by this section used during the early voting period or under the countywide polling place program under Section 43.007 to update data in real time. If a county uses a device that does not comply with the rule in two consecutive general elections for state and county officers, the secretary of state shall assess a noncompliance fee. The noncompliance fee shall be set at an amount determined by secretary of state rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 99.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 99 / Section 99.002
§ 99.002. RULES; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt the rules necessary to administer this chapter and may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) A memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (a) must ensure that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs will maintain the confidentiality of a service member or veteran's personally identifying information that is submitted by the department to the Department of Veterans Affairs under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 209.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.009
§ 209.009. FORECLOSURE SALE PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

A property owners' association may not foreclose a property owners' association's assessment lien if the debt securing the lien consists solely of:

(1) fines assessed by the association;

(2) attorney's fees incurred by the association solely associated with fines assessed by the association; or

(3) amounts added to the owner's account as an assessment under Section 209.005(i) or 209.0057(b-4).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.2305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.2305
§ 1702.2305. PROVISIONAL INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a provisional individual license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks an equivalent license in this state and who:

(1) has been licensed in good standing in the field in which the individual license is sought for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission relating to practice in the field in which the individual license is sought; and

(3) is employed by a company license holder with whom the provisional individual license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional individual license.

(b) A provisional individual license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional individual license holder's application for an individual license. The department shall issue an individual license under this chapter to the provisional individual license holder if the provisional individual license holder is eligible to be licensed under this chapter.

(c) The department must approve or deny a provisional individual license holder's application for an individual license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional individual license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.

(d) The commission may establish a fee for a provisional individual license in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the individual license.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0741 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0741
§ 225.0741. VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Spur 330 located in Harris County is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of public funds, private funds, or both is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.058 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.058
§ 41.058. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ necessary personnel, fix the amount and manner of their compensation, and incur other expenses that are necessary and proper to enable the board to effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt rules consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and other books and records that clearly reflect all acts and transactions of the board. The board shall open its records to examination by any participating producer during regular business hours.

(d) The board shall set the rate of the assessment. The rate may not exceed the maximum established in the election authorizing the assessment or a subsequent election establishing a maximum rate.

(e) The board may act separately or in cooperation with any person in developing, carrying out, and participating in programs of research, disease and insect control, predator control, education, indemnification, and promotion designed to encourage the production, marketing, and use of the commodity on which the assessment is levied.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0103
§ 9064.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Business & Commerce Code § 72.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 72 / Section 72.001
§ 72.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Business record" means letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or the equivalent of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, recorded in the operation of a business by:

(A) handwriting;

(B) typewriting;

(C) printing;

(D) photostat;

(E) photograph;

(F) magnetic impulse;

(G) mechanical or electronic recording;

(H) digitized optical image; or

(I) another form of data compilation.

(2) "Personal identifying information" means an individual's first name or initial and last name in combination with one or more of the following:

(A) date of birth;

(B) social security number or other government-issued identification number;

(C) mother's maiden name;

(D) unique biometric data, including the individual's fingerprint, voice data, or retina or iris image;

(E) unique electronic identification number, address, or routing code;

(F) telecommunication access device as defined by Section 32.51, Penal Code, including debit or credit card information; or

(G) financial institution account number or any other financial information.

(3) "Reproduction" means a counterpart of an original business record produced by:

(A) production from the same impression or the same matrix as the original;

(B) photography, including an enlargement or miniature;

(C) mechanical or electronic rerecording;

(D) chemical reproduction;

(E) digitized optical imaging; or

(F) another technique that accurately reproduces the original.
Tex. Family Code § 153.3721 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.3721
§ 153.3721. ACCESS TO CERTAIN RECORDS BY NONPARENT JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

Unless limited by court order or other provisions of this chapter, a nonparent joint managing conservator has the right of access to the medical records of the child, without regard to whether the right is specified in the order.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.907 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.907
§ 152.907. EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

A certificate of withdrawal terminates the registration of the partnership as a foreign limited liability partnership as of the date on which the notice is filed or a later date specified in the notice, but not later than the expiration date under Section 152.905(e).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0352 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0352
§ 341.0352. ADVERTISED QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLY.
Status: in_force

A water supply system owner, manager, or operator or an agent of a water supply system owner, manager, or operator may not advertise or announce a water supply as being of a quality other than the quality that is disclosed by the commission's latest rating.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.035 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.035
§ 3875.035. SECURITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may not employ peace officers but may contract for off-duty peace officers to provide public safety and security services as the board determines necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.060
§ 1477.060. SIGNATURES; REGISTRATION BY COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this subchapter must be:

(1) signed by the county judge; and

(2) attested by the county clerk.

(b) The county treasurer shall register a bond issued under this subchapter but is not required to sign the bond.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.038 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.038
§ 51.038. PAYMENT TO COMMISSION; ESCROW PENDING REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a commission order becomes final, the person required to pay a penalty shall:

(1) pay the amount to the commission; or

(2) if the person files a petition for judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction contesting the final order, send the amount to the commission for deposit in an interest-bearing escrow account.

(b) When the judgment of the court becomes final, the court shall proceed under this subsection. If the person paid the amount of the penalty and if that amount is reduced or is not upheld by the court, the court shall order that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person. The rate of the interest is the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and the interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty was paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.569 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.569
§ 2306.569. EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The corporation's board of directors shall develop and implement a policy requiring the president of the corporation and corporation employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the corporation's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the corporation on the Internet;

(2) ensure that persons who want to use the corporation's services are able to:

(A) interact with the corporation through the Internet; and

(B) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet; and

(3) be cost-effective and developed through the corporation's planning processes.
Tex. Property Code § 55.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 55 / Section 55.003
§ 55.003. PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN ATTACHES.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien under this chapter attaches to:

(1) a cause of action for damages arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services;

(2) a judgment of a court in this state or the decision of a public agency in a proceeding brought by the injured individual or by another person entitled to bring the suit in case of the death of the individual to recover damages arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services; and

(3) the proceeds of a settlement of a cause of action or a claim by the injured individual or another person entitled to make the claim, arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services.

(b) The lien does not attach to:

(1) a claim under the workers' compensation law of this state, the Federal Employees Liability Act, or the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; or

(2) the proceeds of an insurance policy in favor of the injured individual or the injured individual's beneficiary or legal representative, except public liability insurance carried by the insured that protects the insured against loss caused by an accident or collision.

(c) A hospital lien described by Section 55.002(a) does not attach to a claim against the owner or operator of a railroad company that maintains or whose employees maintain a hospital in which the injured individual is receiving hospital services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8227.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8227 / Section 8227.051
§ 8227.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 481.706 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.706
§ 481.706. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

The task force is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4008.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.008
§ 4008.008. ADMINISTRATION BY TESTING SERVICE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may accept an examination administered by a testing service, as provided under Subchapter B, Chapter 4002, to satisfy an examination requirement required by rule under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.066
§ 574.066. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR EXTENDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district attorney or other adult may file an application to renew an order for extended mental health services.

(b) The application must explain in detail why the person requests renewal. An application to renew an order committing the patient to extended inpatient mental health services must also explain in detail why a less restrictive setting is not appropriate.

(c) The application must be accompanied by two certificates of medical examination for mental illness signed by physicians who examined the patient during the 30 days preceding the date on which the application is filed.

(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the patient when an application is filed.

(e) The patient, the patient's attorney, or other individual may request a hearing on the application. The court may set a hearing on its own motion. An application for which a hearing is requested or set is considered an original application for court-ordered extended mental health services.

(f) A court may not renew an order unless the court finds that the patient meets the criteria for extended mental health services prescribed by Sections 574.035(a)(1), (2), and (3). The court must make the findings prescribed by this subsection to renew an order, regardless of whether a hearing is requested or set. A renewed order authorizes treatment for not more than 12 months.

(g) If a hearing is not requested or set, the court may admit into evidence the certificates of medical examination for mental illness. The certificates constitute competent medical or psychiatric testimony and the court may make its findings solely from the certificates and the detailed request for renewal.

(h) The court, after renewing an order for extended inpatient mental health services, may modify the order to provide for outpatient mental health services in accordance with Section 574.037.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.108
§ 1451.108. SELECTION OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a chemical dependency counselor to provide services or procedures scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the counselor's license.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 115.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.004
§ 115.004. OFFICERS; MEETINGS; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate one member of the committee as the presiding officer of the committee to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. The committee may elect other officers from its members as the committee considers necessary.

(b) The committee shall meet quarterly as provided by committee rule and may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer.

(c) The committee is considered to be a governmental body subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.

(d) A majority of the appointed members of the committee constitutes a quorum.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.258
§ 651.258. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

On issuance of a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license under this chapter, a majority of the commission members shall sign the license. The license authorizes the license holder to practice embalming, funeral directing, or both.