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Tex. Education Code § 51.885 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.885
§ 51.885. PRESCRIPTION OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician may prescribe epinephrine delivery systems in the name of an institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a). The physician shall provide the institution with a standing order for the administration of an epinephrine delivery system to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis.

(b) The standing order under Subsection (a) is not required to be patient-specific, and the epinephrine delivery system may be administered to a person without an established physician-patient relationship.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, supervision or delegation by a physician is considered adequate if the physician:

(1) periodically reviews the order; and

(2) is available through direct telecommunication as needed for consultation, assistance, and direction.

(d) An order issued under this section must contain:

(1) the name and signature of the prescribing physician;

(2) the name of the institution of higher education to which the order is issued;

(3) the quantity of epinephrine delivery systems to be obtained and maintained under the order; and

(4) the date of issue.

(e) A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine delivery system to an institution of higher education without requiring the name or any other identifying information relating to the user.
Tex. Government Code § 82.0072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0072
§ 82.0072. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the Board of Law Examiners or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to board employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Election Code § 52.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.033
§ 52.033. TITLES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a title or designation of office, status, or position may not be used in conjunction with a candidate's name on the ballot.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.102
§ 623.102. EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The brakes on a towing vehicle and a manufactured house must be capable of stopping the vehicle and house from an initial velocity of 20 miles per hour in not more than 40 feet.

(b) Each manufactured house must be equipped with a wiring harness during transportation over a roadway to provide on the rear of the house:

(1) right-turn and left-turn signal lights;

(2) braking or stopping lights; and

(3) parking lights.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.023
§ 336.023. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may call an election to approve one or both of the following:

(1) a sales tax; or

(2) an ad valorem tax on property in the district.

(b) A sales tax and an ad valorem tax may be approved at the same election.

(c) Before a district may call the first election under this section, the lead governmental entity by resolution must set:

(1) the date of the election; and

(2) the type and rate of each tax that will appear on the ballot proposition under Section 336.027.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.013 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.013
§ 163.013. GENERAL RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating entity may:

(1) use its means and assets to plan, acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain its interest in an electric facility;

(2) issue bonds and other securities to raise money for a purpose described by Subdivision (1) in the same manner and to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as would be applicable if the entity had sole ownership of the electric facility;

(3) acquire, for the use and benefit of each participating entity, land, easements, and property for an electric facility by purchase or by exercising the power of eminent domain; and

(4) transfer or otherwise convey the acquired land, property, or property interest or otherwise cause the land, property, or interest to become vested in other participating entities to the extent to which and in the manner in which the participating entities agree.

(b) Each participating entity is a cotenant or co-owner of the electric facility and in relation to the entity's undivided interest in the facility has each right, privilege, exemption, power, duty, and liability the entity would have had if the entity had sole ownership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.155
§ 3902.155. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND FINANCIAL PLAN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project or spend money for a project or service, including an economic development project or an expenditure for economic development incentives, unless the governing body of the city has approved:

(1) a development agreement; and

(2) a capital improvement plan and financial plan for the improvement project or expenditure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 32A.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 32A / Section 32A.01
§ 32A.01. TRIAL PRIORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Insofar as is practicable, the trial of a criminal action shall be given preference over trials of civil cases, and the trial of a criminal action against a defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of the action shall be given preference over trials of other criminal actions not described by Subsection (b) or (c).

(b) Unless extraordinary circumstances require otherwise, the trial of a criminal action in which the alleged victim is younger than 14 years of age shall be given preference over other matters before the court, whether civil or criminal.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the trial of a criminal action against a defendant who has been determined to be restored to competency under Article 46B.084 shall be given preference over other matters before the court, whether civil or criminal.
Tex. Election Code § 127.133 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.133
§ 127.133. REQUIRED REPORT FROM CENTRAL ACCUMULATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section only applies to an election held on or after September 1, 2026.

(b) An election system that uses a central accumulator must be capable of producing a report with the total number of votes received by each candidate and for or against each proposition for each polling place.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.071
§ 301.071. INVESTIGATIVE AND SUBPOENA POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In discharging duties imposed under this title, an appeal tribunal established under this title, an examiner or other hearings officer employed or appointed by the commission or the executive director, a member of the commission, or a representative authorized by the commission may:

(1) administer oaths;

(2) take depositions;

(3) certify to official acts; and

(4) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of this title.

(b) The commission's authority to conduct an investigation, assemble information, or require the submission of documentary or oral testimony is limited to the power necessary to properly administer this title.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 154.004, Local Government Code, or any other law, the executive director shall pay the fee of a sheriff or constable who serves a subpoena under this section. The fee shall be paid from the commission's administrative funds, and the comptroller shall issue a warrant for the fee as directed by the executive director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 2
§ 2.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Under a plan approved by the commissioners court of the county in the same manner as a plan is approved for jury selection under Section 62.011, Government Code, in a case other than a capital felony case, the court's designee may hear and determine an excuse offered for not serving as a juror, including any claim of an exemption or a lack of qualification. The court's designee may discharge the prospective juror or postpone the prospective juror's service to a date specified by the court's designee, as appropriate, if:

(1) the court's designee considers the excuse sufficient; and

(2) the juror submits to the court's designee a statement of the ground of the exemption or lack of qualification or other excuse.Any person seeking reimbursement as a witness shall make an affidavit setting out the transportation, meal, and lodging expenses necessitated by his travel to and from and attendance at the place he appeared to give testimony, together with the number of days that such travel and attendance made him absent from his place of residence. A reimbursement paid by the state to a witness for transportation, meal, or lodging expenses may not be paid at a rate that exceeds the maximum rates provided by law for state employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8891.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8891 / Section 8891.005
§ 8891.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) Section 36.121, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.151
§ 51.151. COURT-ORDERED ISSUANCE, SERVICE, AND RETURN UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A citation or notice required by this title shall be issued, served, and returned in the manner specified by written order of the court in accordance with this title and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure if:

(1) an interested person requests that action;

(2) a specific method is not provided by this title for giving the citation or notice;

(3) a specific method is not provided by this title for the service and return of citation or notice; or

(4) a provision relating to a matter described by Subdivision (2) or (3) is inadequate.

(b) Citation or notice issued, served, and returned in the manner specified by a court order as provided by Subsection (a) has the same effect as if the manner of service and return had been specified by this title.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0385 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0385
§ 111.0385. SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court shall publish notice before a public hearing relating to a budget in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) Notice published under this section is in addition to notice required by other law. Notice under this section shall be published not earlier than the 30th or later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) This section does not apply to a commissioners court required by other law to give notice by publication of a hearing on a budget.

(d) Notice under this section must include, in type of a size at least equal to the type used for other items in the notice, any statement required to be included in the proposed budget under Section 111.033(b).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.553 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.553
§ 21.553. DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder may not institute a derivative proceeding until the 91st day after the date a written demand is filed with the corporation stating with particularity the act, omission, or other matter that is the subject of the claim or challenge and requesting that the corporation take suitable action.

(b) The waiting period required by Subsection (a) before a derivative proceeding may be instituted is not required or, if applicable, shall terminate if:

(1) the shareholder has been notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation;

(2) the corporation is suffering irreparable injury; or

(3) irreparable injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of the 90-day period.
Tex. Government Code § 436.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.204
§ 436.204. APPLICATION FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A local governmental entity may apply for a grant under this subchapter to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission. The commission shall establish periodic application cycles to enable the evaluation of groups of applicants.

(b) The commission may assist a local governmental entity in applying for a grant under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.001
§ 2053.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Filer" means an insurance company that files rates, prospective loss costs, or supplementary rating information under this subchapter.

(2) "Insurance company" means a person authorized to engage in the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state. The term includes:

(A) the Texas Mutual Insurance Company;

(B) a Lloyd's plan under Chapter 941; and

(C) a reciprocal and interinsurance exchange under Chapter 942.

(2-a) "Premium" means the amount charged for a workers' compensation insurance policy, including any endorsements, after the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations.

(3) "Prospective loss cost" means that portion of a rate that:

(A) does not include a provision for expenses or profit, other than loss adjustment expenses; and

(B) is based on historical aggregate losses and loss adjustment expenses projected by development to the ultimate value of those losses and expenses and projected through trending to a future point in time.

(4) "Rate" means the cost of workers' compensation insurance per exposure unit, whether expressed as a single number or as a prospective loss cost, adjusted to account for the treatment of expenses, profit, and individual insurance company variation in loss experience, before applying individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations. The term does not include a minimum premium.

(5) "Supplementary rating information" means any manual, rating plan or schedule, plan of rules, rating rule, classification system, territory code or description, or other similar information required to determine the applicable premium for an insured. The term includes increased limits factors, deductible relativities, and other similar factors and relativities.

(6) "Supporting information" means:

(A) the experience and judgment of the filer and the experience or information of other insurance companies;

(B) the interpretation of any other information on which the filer relied;

(C) a description of methods used in making a rate; and

(D) any other information the department requires to be filed.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.053
§ 1051.053. SERVICE BY POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall deliver the original and a copy of a citation or notice required to be posted to the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the proceeding is pending. The sheriff or constable shall post the copy at the door of the county courthouse or the location in or near the courthouse where public notices are customarily posted.

(b) Citation or notice under this section must be posted for at least 10 days before the return day of the citation or notice, excluding the date of posting, except as provided by Section 1051.152(b). The date of service of citation or notice by posting is the date of posting.

(c) A sheriff or constable who posts a copy of a citation or notice under this section shall return the original citation or notice to the county clerk and state the date and location of the posting in a written return of the copy of the citation or notice.

(d) The method of service prescribed by this section applies when a guardian is required or permitted to post a notice. The notice must be:

(1) issued in the name of the guardian;

(2) addressed and delivered to, and posted and returned by, the appropriate officer; and

(3) filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.905 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.905
§ 2306.905. DUTIES OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall:

(1) survey current resources for services for the homeless in this state;

(2) initiate an evaluation of the current and future needs for the services;

(3) assist in coordinating and providing statewide services for all homeless individuals in this state;

(4) increase the flow of information among separate providers and appropriate authorities;

(5) develop guidelines to monitor the provision of services for the homeless and the methods of delivering those services;

(6) provide technical assistance to the housing finance division of the department in assessing the need for housing for individuals with special needs in different localities;

(7) coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission, local workforce development boards, homeless shelters, and public and private entities to provide homeless individuals information on services available to assist them in obtaining employment and job training;

(8) establish a central resource and information center for the homeless in this state; and

(9) ensure that local or statewide nonprofit organizations perform the duties under this section that the council is unable to perform.

(b) In accomplishing the council's duties under this section, the council and each of its represented agencies may seek program or policy assistance from the Texas Homeless Network or any other organization in this state that has a network of providers with expertise in assisting homeless youth.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.055
§ 2310.055. PRICE ADVERTISEMENT; MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE OR QUANTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a price sign, card, tag, poster, or other advertisement displaying the price of motor fuel includes a whole number and a fraction, the figures in the fraction shall be of proportionate size and legibility to those of the whole number.

(b) A person violates this chapter if the person:

(1) misrepresents the price of motor fuel sold or offered or exposed for sale; or

(2) represents the price or the quantity of motor fuel sold or offered or exposed for sale in a manner intended or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective customer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.003
§ 623.003. ROUTE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent the department is required to determine a route under this chapter, the department shall base the department's routing decision on information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) The Texas Department of Transportation shall provide the department with all routing information necessary to complete a permit issued under Section 623.071, 623.121, 623.142, 623.192, 623.402, or 623.421.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.013
§ 301.013. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital laundry cooperative association created under this subchapter is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its property or on any purchase made by the association.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an association is not required to pay an annual franchise tax.

(c) An association is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the association is exempted by that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0401
§ 548.0401. TELEHEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a program to increase opportunities and expand access to telehealth treatment for substance use disorders in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.005
§ 8380.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1861 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1861
§ 25.1861. PARKER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Parker County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) the County Court at Law No. 1 of Parker County; and

(2) the County Court at Law No. 2 of Parker County.

(b) The statutory county courts in Parker County sit in Weatherford.
Tex. Transportation Code § 283.208 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.208
§ 283.208. RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this chapter creates and grants a lien on bond proceeds in favor of a bondholder until the bond is paid.

(b) In addition to other legal remedies, a bondholder may enforce the bondholder's rights against:

(1) a county and its employees; and

(2) a board, including an agent or employee, created to operate the project.

(c) A bondholder's rights include the right to:

(1) require the county or board to:

(A) impose and collect sufficient tolls and other charges to carry out agreements in the bond instrument; and

(B) perform an agreement, covenant, or duty provided in the bond instrument; and

(2) apply for and obtain the appointment of a receiver for the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.104
§ 1007.104. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board, and the board has full power to manage and control the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.104
§ 182.104. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A utility or other person commits an offense if the utility or other person fails or refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

(c) Each day a utility or other person refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.153
§ 3848.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities except that a rule relating to or affecting the use of the public right-of-way or a requirement for off-street parking is subject to all applicable municipal charter, code, or ordinance requirements.