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Tex. Education Code § 43.015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.015
§ 43.015. DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before the first day of each regular session of the legislature and not later than the 10th day before the first day of any special session at which there can be legislation respecting the public schools, the comptroller shall report to the governor the condition of the permanent school fund and the available school fund, the amount of each fund, and the manner of its disbursement.

(b) The comptroller shall provide the State Board of Education with the reports specified by Subsection (a) and with additional reports concerning those funds requested by the State Board of Education.

(c) The comptroller shall ensure that no portion of either the permanent school fund or the available school fund is used to pay any warrant drawn against any other fund.

(d) The comptroller shall receive and hold in a special deposit and account for all properties belonging to the available school fund. All warrants drawn on that fund by the comptroller pursuant to a certificate of the commissioner must be registered by the comptroller and then transmitted to the commissioner, and when properly endorsed shall be paid by the comptroller in the order of their presentation.

(e) On order of the State Board of Education, the comptroller shall exchange or accept refunding bonds in lieu of:

(1) either matured or unmatured bonds held for the benefit of the permanent school fund, which are being refunded under this chapter;

(2) defaulted obligations held for the benefit of the available school fund if the refunding bonds are issued in compliance with Section 43.012;

(3) defaulted obligations of any school district of this state held for the benefit of the permanent school fund or the available school fund if the refunding bonds are issued in compliance with Section 43.011; or

(4) refunding bonds of any school district of this state for school bonds not matured held by the comptroller for the permanent school fund if the new refunding bonds are issued by the school district in compliance with this code.

(f) The comptroller shall be the custodian of all securities enumerated in Section 43.003(6) and of other securities as designated by the State Board of Education in which the school funds of the state are invested. The comptroller shall keep those securities in the comptroller's custody until paid off, discharged, delivered as required by the State Board of Education, or otherwise disposed of by the proper authorities of the state, and on the proper installment of any interest or dividend, shall see that the proper credit is given, and the coupons on bonds, when paid, shall be separated from the bonds and cancelled by the comptroller.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.312 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.312
§ 186.312. PRIORITY OF CLAIMS AGAINST UNINSURED STATE TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The priority of distribution of assets from the estate of a state trust company the trust deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor shall be in accordance with the order of each class as provided by this section. Every claim in each class shall be paid in full, or adequate money shall be retained for that payment, before a member of the next class may receive any payment. A subclass may not be established within a class, except for a preference or subordination within a class expressly created by contract or other instrument or in the certificate of formation.

(b) Assets shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

(1) administrative expenses;

(2) approved claims of secured trust deposits to the extent of the value of the security as provided by Section 186.304(a);

(3) approved claims of secured creditors to the extent of the value of the security as provided by Section 186.304(b);

(4) approved claims by beneficiaries of insufficient commingled fiduciary money or missing fiduciary property and approved claims of clients of the state trust company;

(5) other approved claims of general creditors not falling within a higher priority under this section, including unsecured claims for taxes and debts due the federal government or a state or local government;

(6) approved claims of a type described by Subdivisions (1)-(5) that were not filed within the period prescribed by this subchapter; and

(7) claims of capital note or debenture holders or holders of similar obligations and proprietary claims of shareholders, participants, participant-transferees, or other owners according to the terms established by issue, class, or series.

(c) Subject to Sections 186.310 and 186.313, the banking commissioner may make a ratable distribution to approved claimants within a particular class or priority if:

(1) all timely filed and approved claims of a higher priority have been satisfied; and

(2) there is insufficient money to fully satisfy all of those claims, after reserving money for administrative expenses as necessary.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.0121 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0121
§ 42.0121. LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

The fee for a lifetime resident hunting license is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.105
§ 7952.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.030 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.030
§ 167.030. DISINFECTION OF CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a railway or transportation company, who operates a conveyance into which animals are loaded shall clean and disinfect each car or other conveyance after removal of the animals unless the animals are clean and free from ticks or exposure to ticks.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the cleaning and disinfecting of conveyances.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1955.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1955 / Section 1955.055
§ 1955.055. TERM OF CERTIFICATION OR ACCREDITATION; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A certification or accreditation is valid for two years.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which certifications or accreditations expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the expiration date is changed, the department shall prorate certification or accreditation fees on a monthly basis so that each certified or accredited person pays only that portion of the certification or accreditation fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the certification or accreditation is valid. On renewal of the certification or accreditation on the new expiration date, the total certification or accreditation renewal fee is payable.

(c) A person whose certification or accreditation has expired may not engage in activities that require certification or accreditation until the certification or accreditation has been renewed.
Tex. Government Code § 43.129 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.129
§ 43.129.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.129. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 50th Judicial District elect a district attorney.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.057
§ 2033.057. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A complaint alleging a violation of this subtitle may be instituted by the Department of Public Safety, the commission, or the attorney general.

(b) The complaint must be decided by the commission under the contested case provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.209
§ 9023.209. DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY, RECEIVABLES, AND OTHER ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) All infrastructure and real property, including water and sewer lines, storage tanks, treatment plants, towers, buildings, land, and other facilities located within municipal territory disannexed under this subchapter that are related to the provision of water and sewer services by the district in the disannexed territory, shall revert to the disannexed municipality.

(b) All receivables from connections in municipal territory disannexed under this subchapter transfer to the disannexed municipality.

(c) Other assets, including vehicles, computers, office furniture and equipment, and cash, shall be divided between the district and the disannexed municipality by the master in proportion to the population of the district or the disannexed municipal territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.001
§ 1097.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the South Wheeler County Hospital District.
Tex. Water Code § 49.111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.111
§ 49.111. EXEMPTIONS FROM USE OF ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 61.012 and 61.013, Election Code, a district is exempt from the acquisition, lease, or use of an electronic voting system for an election if:

(1) the election is a confirmation election or an election held jointly with a confirmation election on the same date and in conjunction with the confirmation election, except for an election in which a federal office appears on the ballot;

(2) the most recently scheduled district directors' election was not held, as provided by Section 2.053(b), Election Code; or

(3) fewer than 250 voters voted at the most recently held district directors' election.

(b) A district eligible for the exemption under Subsection (a) must publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in an area that includes the district or mail notice to each voter in the district regarding the district's intention to hold an election without providing a voting station that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3) on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance. The notice must be published or mailed not later than the later of:

(1) the 75th day before the date of the election; or

(2) the date on which the district adopts the order calling the election.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) must:

(1) provide that any voter in the district may request the use of a voting station that meets the accessibility requirements for voting by a person with a disability; and

(2) provide information on how to submit such a request.

(d) The district shall comply with a request for an accessible voting station if the request is received not later than the 45th day before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.001
§ 3941.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "County" means Montgomery County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Valley Ranch Town Center Management District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.052
§ 1101.052. PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless an extension is approved by the governmental entity with regulatory authority over the regulated facility or operation based on reasonable grounds, an environmental or health and safety audit must be completed within a reasonable time not to exceed six months after:

(1) the date the audit is initiated; or

(2) the acquisition closing date, if the person continues the audit under Section 1101.053.

(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to an environmental or health and safety audit conducted before the acquisition closing date by a person that is considering the acquisition of the regulated facility or operation.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.010 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.010
§ 355.010. COMPETING VENDING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission and an agency agree to the installation and operation of an additional vending facility or vending machine on property that already has a commission-sponsored vending facility, no additional permit or license is required. However, the installation of a competing vending facility consisting of vending machines or other coin-operated devices must be authorized by the commission. The commission's authorization must be made with a view toward providing the greatest economic benefits for blind persons consonant with supplying the additional services required at the building.

(b) State agencies shall cooperate and negotiate in good faith to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Individuals with disabilities who operate vending facilities on state property are entitled to receive all commissions from vending machines installed on the same property. If two or more vending facilities are operated by individuals with disabilities in a building in which vending machines are installed, the commission shall divide the commissions from the vending machines among the operators with disabilities in a manner that will achieve equity and equality in the incomes of those operators. If the commission has decided not to locate a vending facility in a building, the agency to whom a general permit has been issued shall determine the assignment of the commissions from vending machines installed in the building.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.406 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.406
§ 504.406. TEXAS CONSTABLES.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for Texas constables that bear the words "Texas Constable."
Tex. Government Code § 508.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.117
§ 508.117. VICTIM NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a parole panel considers for release on parole an inmate who is serving a sentence for an offense in which a person was a victim, the division, using the name and address provided on the victim impact statement, shall make a reasonable effort to notify:

(1) the victim;

(2) if the victim has a guardian, the guardian; or

(3) if the victim is deceased, a close relative of the deceased victim.

(b) A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim who would have been entitled to notification of parole consideration by the division but failed to provide a victim impact statement containing the person's name and address may file with the division a written request for notification. After receiving the written request, the division shall grant to the person all privileges, including notification under this section, to which the person would have been entitled had the person submitted a completed victim impact statement.

(c) If the notice is sent to a guardian or close relative of a deceased victim, the notice must contain a request by the division that the guardian or relative inform other persons having an interest in the matter that the inmate is being considered for release on parole.

(d) The failure of the division to comply with notice requirements of this section is not a ground for revocation of parole.

(e) Before an inmate is released from the institutional division on parole or to mandatory supervision, the parole division shall give notice of the release to a person entitled to notification of parole consideration for the inmate under Subsection (a) or (b).

(f) Except as necessary to comply with this section, the board or the department may not disclose to any person the name or address of a person entitled to notice under this section unless:

(1) the person approves the disclosure; or

(2) a court determines that there is good cause for disclosure and orders the board or the department to disclose the information.

(g) In this section:

(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was:

(A) the spouse of the victim at the time of the victim's death;

(B) a parent of the deceased victim;

(C) an adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim; or

(D) the nearest relative of the deceased victim by consanguinity, if the persons described by Paragraphs (A) through (C) are deceased or are incapacitated due to physical or mental illness or infirmity.

(2) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of a victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and the victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.

(2-a) "Sexual assault" includes an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code.

(3) "Victim" means a person who:

(A) is a victim of sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, or felony stalking; or

(B) has suffered bodily injury or death as the result of the criminal conduct of another.
Tex. Labor Code § 93.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 93 / Section 93.003
§ 93.003. NO CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not create a private cause of action for any person or class of persons.
Tex. Government Code § 522.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0204
§ 522.0204. INTERNET NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING.
Status: in_force

An agency shall provide on the agency's Internet website the same notice of an open meeting that the agency is required to post under Subchapter C, Chapter 551. The notice must be posted within the time required for posting notice under Subchapter C, Chapter 551.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.146 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.146
§ 623.146. VIOLATION OF RULE.
Status: in_force

A permit under this subchapter is void on the failure of an owner or the owner's representative to comply with a rule of the board or with a condition placed on the permit, and immediately on the violation, further movement over the highway of an oversize or overweight vehicle violates the law regulating the size or weight of a vehicle on a public highway.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 85.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 85 / Section 85.002
§ 85.002. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A defendant is liable, as provided by this chapter, to a claimant for damages arising from stalking of the claimant by the defendant.
Tex. Property Code § 221.081 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.081
§ 221.081. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, this subchapter applies to a timeshare plan, the project instrument governing the timeshare property subject to the timeshare plan, and the association related to the timeshare plan, regardless of the date on which the timeshare plan was created.

(b) Except as provided by Section 221.083(f), this subchapter applies to a timeshare plan, the project instrument governing the timeshare property subject to the timeshare plan, and the association related to the timeshare plan, created before September 1, 2013, unless the project instrument is amended before September 1, 2013, to provide that this subchapter does not apply.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.055
§ 3921.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.204
§ 3881.204. 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. Education Code § 38.040 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.040
§ 38.040. FENTANYL ABUSE PREVENTION AND DRUG POISONING AWARENESS EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall annually provide research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades 6 through 12.

(b) The instruction required by this section must include:

(1) suicide prevention;

(2) prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl;

(3) awareness of local school and community resources and any processes involved in accessing those resources; and

(4) health education that includes information about substance use and abuse, including youth substance use and abuse.

(c) The instruction required by this section may be provided by an entity or an employee or agent of an entity that is:

(1) a public or private institution of higher education;

(2) a library;

(3) a community service organization;

(4) a religious organization;

(5) a local public health agency; or

(6) an organization employing mental health professionals.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.051
§ 73.051. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Defamation Mitigation Act. This subchapter shall be liberally construed.
Tex. Government Code § 82.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.022
§ 82.022. SUPREME COURT RULEMAKING.
Status: repealed

(a) The supreme court may adopt rules on eligibility for examination for a license to practice law and on the manner in which the examination is conducted. The rules may include:

(1) provisions to ensure:

(A) good moral character of each candidate for a license;

(B) adequate prelegal study and attainment; and

(C) adequate study of the law for at least two years, covering the course of study prescribed by the supreme court or the equivalent of that course;

(2) the legal topics to be covered by the course of study and by the examination;

(3) the times and places for holding the examination;

(4) the manner of conducting the examination;

(5) the grades necessary for licensing; and

(6) any other matter consistent with this chapter desirable to make the issuance of a license to practice law evidence of good character and fair capacity and attainment and proficiency in the knowledge of law.

(a-1) In adopting rules on eligibility for examination for a license to practice law, the supreme court shall ensure that no rule violates Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The supreme court shall adopt rules necessary to administer its functions and to govern the administration of the Board of Law Examiners' functions relating to the licensing of lawyers.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 37), Sec. 7(2), eff. June 7, 2019.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.021
§ 2033.021. COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not restrict the commission's administrative authority to enforce this subtitle or commission rules to the fullest extent authorized by this subtitle.