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Tex. Government Code § 521.0004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 521 / Section 521.0004
§ 521.0004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.0004. REFERENCES IN LAW TO PROVISIONS DERIVED FROM FORMER CHAPTER 531. A reference in any law to "revised provisions derived from Chapter 531, as that chapter existed on March 31, 2025," is a reference to the following:

(1) Sections 532.0051, 532.0052, 532.0053, 532.0054, 532.0055, 532.0057, 532.0058, 532.0059, 532.0060, 532.0061, and 540.0051;

(2) Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, Chapter 532, Subchapters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, Chapter 548, and Subchapters D, D-1, and E, Chapter 550; and

(3) this chapter and Chapters 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 544, 545, 546, 547, and 549.
Tex. Government Code § 74.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.257
§ 74.257. APPELLATE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A determination made by a trial court judge, the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region, or the judicial committee for additional resources under this subchapter is not appealable or subject to review by mandamus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.054
§ 8851.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(b) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.

(c) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director from a municipality, a person must be a registered voter of that municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.054
§ 1056.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select from among the managers a chair and a vice chair.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a manager.

(c) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0504
§ 4005.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Water Code § 11.134 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.134
§ 11.134. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the hearing, the commission shall make a written decision granting or denying the application. The application may be granted or denied in whole or in part.

(b) The commission shall grant the application only if:

(1) the application conforms to the requirements prescribed by this chapter and is accompanied by the prescribed fee;

(2) unappropriated water is available in the source of supply;

(3) the proposed appropriation:

(A) is intended for a beneficial use;

(B) does not impair existing water rights or vested riparian rights;

(C) is not detrimental to the public welfare;

(D) considers any applicable environmental flow standards established under Section 11.1471 and, if applicable, the assessments performed under Sections 11.147(d) and (e) and Sections 11.150, 11.151, and 11.152; and

(E) addresses a water supply need in a manner that is consistent with the state water plan and the relevant approved regional water plan for any area in which the proposed appropriation is located, unless the commission determines that conditions warrant waiver of this requirement; and

(4) the applicant has provided evidence that reasonable diligence will be used to avoid waste and achieve water conservation as defined by Section 11.002(8)(B).

(b-1) In determining whether an appropriation is detrimental to the public welfare under Subsection (b)(3)(C), the commission may consider only the factors that are within the jurisdiction and expertise of the commission as established by this chapter.

(c) Beginning January 5, 2002, the commission may not issue a water right for municipal purposes in a region that does not have an approved regional water plan in accordance with Section 16.053(i) unless the commission determines that conditions warrant waiver of this requirement.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.089 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.089
§ 86.089. FACTORS IN DETERMINING ALLOWABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the daily allowable production for each gas well in a prorated reservoir, the commission shall take into account:

(1) the size of the tract segregated with respect to the surface position and common ownership on which the gas well or wells are located;

(2) the relation between the daily producing capacity of each gas well and the aggregate daily capacity of all gas wells producing the same kind of gas in the same common reservoir or zone; and

(3) other factors that are pertinent.

(b) In determining the daily allowable production for each gas well, the commission shall not take into account the size of the tract on which any gas well or wells are located in excess of the efficient drainage area of the well or wells. The drainage area shall be determined by the commission.

(c) In ascertaining the drainage area of a well, the commission shall take into account such factors as are reflected in the productive capacity of a gas well, including formation pressure, the permeability and porosity of the producing formation, and the well bore's structural position, together with all other factors taken into account by a reasonably prudent operator in determining the drainage area for a gas well.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.042
§ 62.042. NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Before a judge may appoint a receiver, written notice stating the substance of the application for the appointment of the receiver and when and before whom the application will be heard must be posted at three or more public places in the county in which the municipality is located, one of which must be in the municipality itself.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.251
§ 3862.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from city revenue.
Tex. Government Code § 129.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 129 / Section 129.003
§ 129.003. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a public safety employees treatment court program for persons arrested for or charged with any misdemeanor or felony offense. A defendant is eligible to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program established under this chapter only if the attorney representing the state consents to the defendant's participation in the program and if the court in which the criminal case is pending finds that the defendant is a current or former public safety employee who:

(1) suffers from a brain injury, mental illness, or mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, that:

(A) occurred during or resulted from the defendant's duties as a public safety employee; and

(B) affected the defendant's criminal conduct at issue in the case; or

(2) is a defendant whose participation in a public safety employees treatment court program, considering the circumstances of the defendant's conduct, personal and social background, and criminal history, is likely to achieve the objective of ensuring public safety through rehabilitation of the public safety employee in the manner provided by Section 1.02(1), Penal Code.

(b) The court in which the criminal case is pending shall allow an eligible defendant to choose whether to proceed through the public safety employees treatment court program or otherwise through the criminal justice system.

(c) Proof of matters described by Subsection (a) may be submitted to the court in which the criminal case is pending in any form the court determines to be appropriate, including medical records or testimony or affidavits of other public safety employees. The court's findings must accompany any docketed case.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.258 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.258
§ 91.258. RECORDS; REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or operator of a storage facility shall:

(1) maintain records and make reports relating to construction, operation, or maintenance of the facility as required by commission rule; and

(2) provide any other information required by the commission relating to construction, operation, or maintenance of the facility.

(b) The commission may provide forms for reports required under Subsection (a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.14
§ 43.14.
Status: in_force

Art. 43.14. EXECUTION OF CONVICT: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) Whenever the sentence of death is pronounced against a convict, the sentence shall be executed at any time after the hour of 6 p.m. on the day set for the execution, by intravenous injection of a substance or substances in a lethal quantity sufficient to cause death and until such convict is dead, such execution procedure to be determined and supervised by the director of the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) The name, address, and other identifying information of the following is confidential and excepted from disclosure under Section 552.021, Government Code:

(1) any person who participates in an execution procedure described by Subsection (a), including a person who uses, supplies, or administers a substance during the execution; and

(2) any person or entity that manufactures, transports, tests, procures, compounds, prescribes, dispenses, or provides a substance or supplies used in an execution.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.205
§ 171.205. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may require a taxable entity on which the franchise tax is imposed to furnish to the comptroller information from the taxable entity's books and records that has not been filed previously and that is necessary for the comptroller to determine the amount of the tax.
Tex. Family Code § 264.0111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.0111
§ 264.0111. MONEY EARNED BY CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who has been placed by the department in a residential child-care facility as defined by Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, is entitled to keep any money earned by the child during the time of the child's placement.

(b) The child may deposit the money earned by the child in a bank or savings account subject to the sole management and control of the child as provided by Section 34.305, Finance Code. The child is the sole and absolute owner of the deposit account.

(c) If a child earns money as described by this section and is returned to the child's parent or guardian, the child's parent or guardian may not interfere with the child's authority to control, transfer, draft on, or make a withdrawal from the account.

(d) In this section, a reference to money earned by a child includes any interest that accrues on the money.

(e) The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.005
§ 611.005. LEGAL REMEDIES FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person aggrieved by the improper disclosure of or failure to disclose confidential communications or records in violation of this chapter may petition the district court of the county in which the person resides for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief. The person may petition a district court of Travis County if the person is not a resident of this state.

(b) In a suit contesting the denial of access under Section 611.0045, the burden of proving that the denial was proper is on the professional who denied the access.

(c) The aggrieved person also has a civil cause of action for damages.
Tex. Education Code § 51.882 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.882
§ 51.882. MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education may adopt and implement a policy regarding the maintenance, storage, administration, and disposal of epinephrine delivery systems on the institution's campus.

(b) If a policy is adopted under Subsection (a), the policy:

(1) must provide that personnel or volunteers who are authorized and trained may administer an epinephrine delivery system to a person who is reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis on the institution's campus; and

(2) may provide that personnel or volunteers who are authorized and trained may administer an epinephrine delivery system to a person who is reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis at an off-campus event or while in transit to or from an off-campus event sponsored by the institution of higher education.

(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission with advice from the advisory committee shall adopt rules regarding the maintenance, storage, administration, and disposal of an epinephrine delivery system on the campus of an institution of higher education subject to a policy adopted under Subsection (a). The rules must establish:

(1) the number of epinephrine delivery systems available at each campus;

(2) the process for each institution of higher education to check the inventory of epinephrine delivery systems at regular intervals for expiration and replacement; and

(3) the amount of training required for personnel or volunteers to administer an epinephrine delivery system.

(d) Each institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Subsection (a):

(1) must require that the institution's campuses have personnel or volunteers authorized and trained to administer an epinephrine delivery system present; and

(2) shall include the policy in the institution's student handbook or similar publication and publish the policy on the institution's Internet website.

(e) The supply of epinephrine delivery systems at a campus must be stored in a secure location and be easily accessible to personnel or volunteers authorized and trained to administer an epinephrine delivery system.

(f) An institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Subsection (a) shall submit to the Department of State Health Services a copy of the policy and any amendment to the policy adopted by the institution. The department shall maintain a record of the most recent policy and amendments submitted by each institution under this subsection and shall make that information available to the public on request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.160
§ 462.160. ASSESSMENT FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

If the board determines that additional money is needed in any of the three accounts described by Section 462.105, the board shall make assessments as needed to produce the necessary money.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.052
§ 93.052. CERTIFICATE OF WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) A public weigher shall issue a certificate of weight to a buyer or shipper of citrus fruit that is required to be weighed under this subchapter.

(b) The buyer shall deliver the certificate provided under this section to the seller prior to making an accounting or settlement on the transaction.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.054
§ 4008.054. NONSELLING ISSUER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an issuer that registers under Subchapter A, B, or C, Chapter 4003, or under Section 6, Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77f), the issuer's outstanding securities for offer and sale by or for the owner of the securities.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the issuer is liable to a person buying the registered security if the prospectus required in connection with the registration contains, as of its effective date, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(c) The buyer of the registered security may sue for:

(1) rescission; or

(2) damages if the buyer no longer owns the security.

(d) The issuer is not liable under Subsection (b) if the issuer sustains the burden of proof that the buyer knew of the untruth or omission.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.541
§ 2306.541. NATURAL DISASTER HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall appoint a natural disaster housing reconstruction advisory committee composed of representatives from appropriate local, state, and federal entities and organizations and nonprofit organizations.

(b) The advisory committee shall develop a natural disaster housing reconstruction plan. In developing this plan, the advisory committee shall:

(1) evaluate existing systems of providing temporary housing to victims of natural disasters and develop alternative systems to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness;

(2) evaluate existing models for providing permanent replacement housing to victims of natural disasters;

(3) design alternatives to existing models to improve the sustainability, affordability, desirability, and quality of housing rebuilt in the event of future natural disasters;

(4) evaluate economic circumstances of elderly, disabled, and low-income victims of natural disasters and develop models for providing affordable replacement housing;

(5) recommend programs for the rapid and efficient large-scale production of temporary and permanent replacement housing following a natural disaster; and

(6) encourage the participation, coordination, and involvement of appropriate federal organizations.

(c) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the advisory committee.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.13
§ 21.13. ACT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

An indictment for an act done with intent to commit some other offense may charge in general terms the commission of such act with intent to commit such other offense.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.102
§ 23.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.102. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 22. If this subchapter does not contain any provision regarding a matter provided for in Chapter 22, to the extent consistent with this subchapter, Chapter 22 applies to a corporation formed under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.256 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.256
§ 29.256. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district whose governing board elects to provide community education for all age groups may on application and according to rules adopted by the agency be reimbursed for those costs from state funds to the extent authorized by this section.

(b) Only a district that has in the preceding or current year achieved a level of community education services prescribed by the agency is eligible for reimbursement under this section. The agency's rules must contain specific provisions for eligibility and program operation.

(c) The cost to the state shall be paid from the foundation school fund.

(d) The legislature in the General Appropriations Act shall set a limit on the amount of funds that may be expended under this section each year.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.055 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.055
§ 112.055. CLASS ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, a class action includes a suit brought under this subchapter by at least two persons who have paid taxes under protest as required by Section 112.051 of this code.

(b) In a class action, all taxpayers who are within the same class as the persons bringing the suit, who are represented in the class action, and who have paid taxes under protest as required by Section 112.051 of this code, are not required to file separate suits, but are entitled to and are governed by the decision rendered in the class action.
Tex. Government Code § 464.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 464 / Section 464.003
§ 464.003. COMPOSITION OF LABORATORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may invite a college or university with facilities to perform tests or make evaluations described by this chapter to participate in laboratory testing and evaluation and to appoint a representative to serve as a member of the council.

(b) A public college or university invited under this section may participate in the functions of the laboratory.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.055
§ 884.055. SHARES OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) The shares of stock of a stipulated premium company must have a par value of not less than $1 or more than $100.

(b) A stipulated premium company may issue and dispose of authorized shares for money or an instrument authorized for minimum capital under Section 884.054(d). After the company receives payment for a share of stock, the share is nonassessable.

(c) If all of the shares of stock authorized by the charter or an amendment to the charter are not subscribed and paid for when the charter is granted or the amendment is filed, respectively, the stipulated premium company shall file with the department a certificate authenticated by a majority of the directors stating the number of shares issued and the consideration received for those shares. The company shall file the certificate not later than the 90th day after the date of issuance of any of those remaining shares.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.121 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.121
§ 13.121. DISPOSING OF CONDEMNED WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent disposes of a weighing or measuring device condemned under Section 13.111 or 13.120 in a manner contrary to those sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.101
§ 3941.101. 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. Health and Safety Code § 366.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.001
§ 366.001. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to:

(1) eliminate and prevent health hazards by regulating and properly planning the location, design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems;

(2) authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose and collect a permit fee for:

(A) construction, installation, alteration, repair, or extension of on-site sewage disposal systems; and

(B) tests, designs, and inspections of those systems;

(3) authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose a penalty for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(4) authorize the commission to license or register certain persons; and

(5) allow the individual owner of a disposal system to install and repair the system in accordance with this chapter.