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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.115
§ 3875.115. CONTRACTS WITH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period of time as the board may determine.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without any further authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0708 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0708
§ 3981.0708. OPERATING AGREEMENT AND PROJECT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), before a new district created by division of the district may exercise any powers under this chapter:

(1) the new district must enter into:

(A) a joinder to the existing operating agreement between the city and the district; or

(B) a separate operating agreement with the city; and

(2) each developer of property in the new district must enter into:

(A) a joinder to an existing project agreement between the city and a developer of property in the district applicable to the territory in the new district; or

(B) a separate project agreement with the city.

(b) A new district created by division of the district has the powers necessary, convenient, or desirable to negotiate and execute an agreement described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.107
§ 454.107. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(b) The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.11 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.11
§ 6.11. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraisal district is subject to the same requirements and has the same purchasing and contracting authority as a municipality under Chapter 252, Local Government Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, all the provisions of Chapter 252, Local Government Code, applicable to a municipality or to purchases and contracts by a municipality apply to an appraisal district and to purchases and contracts by an appraisal district to the extent they can be made applicable, and all references to the municipality in that chapter mean the appraisal district. For purposes of applying Section 252.061, Local Government Code, to an appraisal district, any resident of the appraisal district may seek an injunction under that section. Sections 252.062 and 252.063, Local Government Code, apply to an officer or employee of an appraisal district in the same manner those sections apply to a municipal officer or employee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.015
§ 43.015. AUTHORITY OF ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Adjacent municipalities may make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width.
Tex. Property Code § 240.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.007
§ 240.007. POWER TO DISCLAIM POWER HELD IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY BY PERSON DESIGNATED TO SERVE AS OR SERVING AS FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b) and except to the extent the person's right to disclaim is expressly restricted or limited by a law of this state or by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, a person designated to serve or serving as a fiduciary may disclaim, in whole or in part, any power over property, including a power of appointment and the power to disclaim, held in a fiduciary capacity.

(b) If a power being disclaimed under Subsection (a) by a person designated to serve or serving as a trustee affects the distributive rights of any beneficiary of the trust:

(1) the person may disclaim only on or after accepting the trust;

(2) the disclaimer must be compatible with the trustee's fiduciary obligations; and

(3) if the disclaimer is made on accepting the trust, the trustee is considered to have never possessed the power disclaimed.

(c) A person designated to serve or serving as a fiduciary may disclaim a power under this section even if the creator of the power imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer.
Tex. Water Code § 26.349 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.349
§ 26.349. REPORTING OF RELEASES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall adopt requirements for the reporting of any releases and corrective action taken in response to a release from an underground or aboveground storage tank.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1082, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Government Code § 654.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.036
§ 654.036. GENERAL DUTIES OF CLASSIFICATION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The classification officer shall:

(1) maintain and keep current the position classification plan;

(2) advise and assist state agencies in equitably and uniformly applying the plan;

(3) conduct classification compliance audits to ensure conformity with the plan; and

(4) make recommendations that the classification officer finds necessary and desirable about the operation and for improvement of the plan to the governor and the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 493.0325 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.0325
§ 493.0325. CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING ON DE-ESCALATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) a correctional officer employed by the department; and

(2) a department employee responsible for the direct supervision of correctional officers described by Subdivision (1).

(b) To facilitate interaction with inmates, the department shall provide employees described by Subsection (a) training on:

(1) de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques; and

(2) behavioral health.

(c) The training described by Subsection (b)(1) must include information regarding:

(1) effective communication;

(2) employing alternatives to physical restraints, including the availability and proper use of tools such as shields, chemical dispensing devices, and less-lethal force weapons;

(3) techniques for limiting the use of force resulting in bodily injury;

(4) proper utilization of necessary resources, including lighting;

(5) safety techniques during cell extractions;

(6) fundamental lifesaving procedures; and

(7) necessary personnel involvement.

(d) The training described by Subsection (b)(2) must include information regarding:

(1) effective communication and intervention;

(2) increased awareness of persons with behavioral health concerns, substance use disorders, or intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(3) crisis recognition, prevention, and response;

(4) suicide risk and prevention; and

(5) access to employee assistance programs available to correctional officers.

(e) The training required by this section must be included in the department's preservice training for correctional officers and completed annually by employees described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 24.377 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.377
§ 24.377.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.377. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES). (a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Bandera and Kerr Counties.

(b) The judge of the 198th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. The judge of the 198th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the judge's district and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county.

(c) In addition to the requirements under Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, the district attorney for the 198th Judicial District may use proceeds from the sale of forfeited property, after the deduction of amounts described by Article 59.06(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for the official purposes of the office of the district attorney only on the approval of:

(1) the commissioners court of each county in the judicial district; or

(2) a regional review committee composed of three members who are a county judge, a county attorney, a county commissioner or a county sheriff, each appointed by the member of the house of representatives of this state who represents the counties in the judicial district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0726 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0726
§ 411.0726. PROCEDURE FOR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; CERTAIN DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AND BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, for a misdemeanor:

(1) under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code; and

(2) with respect to which no affirmative finding under Article 42A.105(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, was filed in the papers of the case.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, a person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure if the person:

(1) receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074; and

(3) has never been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense, other than a traffic offense that is punishable by fine only.

(c) A petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information filed under this section must include evidence that the person is entitled to file the petition.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), after notice to the state, an opportunity for a hearing, and a determination that the person is entitled to file the petition and issuance of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information is in the best interest of justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication community supervision.

(e) A court may not issue an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section if the attorney representing the state presents evidence sufficient to the court demonstrating that the commission of the offense for which the order is sought resulted in a motor vehicle collision involving another person, including a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by the person seeking the order of nondisclosure.

(f) A person may petition the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section only on or after the second anniversary of the date of completion of the deferred adjudication community supervision and the discharge and dismissal of the case.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.055
§ 801.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a veterinarian member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) At the first meeting of the board each year, the board shall elect from its members any other officer the board considers necessary or convenient.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129 / Section 129.002
§ 129.002. RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

A law, rule, or ordinance enacted or adopted before August 27, 1973, that extends a right, privilege, or obligation to an individual on the basis of a minimum age of 19, 20, or 21 years shall be interpreted as prescribing a minimum age of 18 years.
Tex. Property Code § 143.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 143 / Section 143.006
§ 143.006. FEES AND REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The manager or trustee of a pooled trust may:

(1) assess fees against a subaccount of that pooled trust that is established under this chapter, in accordance with the manager's or trustee's standard fee structure; and

(2) pay fees assessed under Subdivision (1) from the subaccount.

(b) If required by the court, the manager or trustee of the pooled trust shall file a copy of the annual report of account with the court clerk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.076 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.076
§ 843.076. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person may apply to the commissioner for and obtain a certificate of authority to organize and operate a health maintenance organization.

(b) An application for a certificate of authority must:

(1) be on a form prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) be verified by the applicant or an officer or other authorized representative of the applicant.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.152
§ 212.152. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "restriction" means a land-use regulation that:

(1) affects the character of the use to which real property, including residential and rental property, may be put;

(2) fixes the distance that a structure must be set back from property lines, street lines, or lot lines;

(3) affects the size of a lot or the size, type, and number of structures that may be built on the lot;

(4) regulates or restricts the type of activities that may take place on the property, including commercial activities, sweepstakes activities, keeping of animals, use of fire, nuisance activities, vehicle storage, and parking;

(5) regulates architectural features of a structure, construction of fences, landscaping, garbage disposal, or noise levels; or

(6) specifies the type of maintenance that must be performed on a lot or structure, including maintenance of a yard or fence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.002
§ 3960.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.005
§ 8119.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER WATER DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 61.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.004
§ 61.004. UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF SOUND AMPLIFICATION DEVICE OR SOUND TRUCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 1,000 feet of a building in which a polling place is located, the person operates a sound amplification device or a vehicle with a loudspeaker while the device or loudspeaker is being used for the purpose of:

(1) making a political speech; or

(2) electioneering for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.

(b) For the purpose of Subsection (a), a person operates a vehicle with a loudspeaker if the person drives the vehicle, uses the loudspeaker, or operates sound equipment in connection with the loudspeaker.

(c) In this section, "voting period" means the period prescribed by Section 61.003(b).

(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0462 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0462
§ 42.0462. WAIVER OF NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), to protect the safety and well-being of residents and employees of a general residential operation that provides comprehensive residential services to children who are victims of trafficking, the commission shall waive the notice and hearing requirements imposed under Section 42.0461 for an applicant who submits to the commission an application to provide trafficking victim services at the applicant's general residential operation.

(b) This section does not apply to an applicant who submits an application for a license for a general residential operation that provides services to children or young adults with emotional disorders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941 / Section 7941.001
§ 7941.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 211 of Harris County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.106 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.106
§ 91.106. EXECUTION OF BOND.
Status: in_force

Each bond shall be executed by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state and shall be renewed and be continued in effect until the conditions have been met or release is authorized by the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.153
§ 1575.153. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN COVERAGE FOR RETIREES.
Status: in_force

(a) A retiree who applies for coverage during an enrollment period may not be denied coverage in a health benefit plan provided under this chapter for which the retiree is eligible unless the trustee finds under Subchapter K that the retiree defrauded or attempted to defraud the group program.

(b) A retiree who has coverage under a health benefit plan offered under the group program shall pay a monthly contribution, as determined by the trustee.

(c) As a condition of electing coverage under a health benefit plan, the retiree must, in writing, authorize the trustee to deduct the amount of the contribution from the retiree's monthly annuity payment. The trustee shall deduct the contribution in the manner and form determined by the trustee.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a retiree is not required to pay a monthly contribution under this section until the 2022 plan year if the retiree:

(1) has taken a disability retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on or before January 1, 2017;

(2) is receiving disability retirement benefits from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and

(3) is not eligible to enroll in Medicare.

(e) This subsection and Subsection (d) expire at the end of the 2021 plan year on December 31, 2021.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.053
§ 4101.053. QUALIFICATIONS; ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for a license under this chapter, an individual must:

(1) comply with this chapter;

(2) present evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant:

(A) is at least 18 years of age;

(B) resides in this state or a state or country that permits a resident of this state to act as an adjuster in that state or country;

(C) has complied with all federal laws relating to employment or the transaction of business in the United States, if the applicant does not reside in the United States;

(D) is trustworthy; and

(E) has had experience, special education, or training of sufficient duration and extent regarding the handling of loss claims under insurance contracts to make the applicant competent to fulfill the responsibilities of an adjuster; and

(3) pass an examination conducted under this subchapter or present evidence that the applicant has been exempted under Section 4101.056.

(b) The commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the qualifications prescribed by this section.

(c) To qualify for a license under this chapter, a business entity must:

(1) comply with this chapter; and

(2) present evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant:

(A) is eligible to designate this state as its home state;

(B) is trustworthy;

(C) has designated a licensed adjuster responsible for the business entity's compliance with the insurance laws of this state;

(D) has not committed an act that is a ground for probation, suspension, revocation, or refusal of an adjuster's license under Section 4101.201; and

(E) has paid the fees prescribed under Section 4101.057.

(d) An individual who is a resident of Canada may not be licensed under this chapter or designate this state as the individual's home state unless the individual has successfully passed the adjuster examination and complied with the other applicable portions of this section, except that the individual is not required to comply with Subsection (a)(2)(B) or (C).
Tex. Occupations Code § 52.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.004
§ 52.004. SALE OF CERTAIN LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A license held by a person to engage in an occupation is considered an asset of the person and may be sold in the same manner as the person's other property if the entity operating under the license is closed out by legal process.

(b) A person who purchases a license sold under Subsection (a) may engage in that occupation under the license or transfer the license to another person.

(c) A license transferred under Subsection (b) may be transferred only one time.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.058 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.058
§ 345.058. MINIMUM TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL FOR CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 345.055, 345.056, or 345.057:

(1) a retail installment contract with an initial principal balance of $75 or more may provide for a minimum time price differential that does not exceed $12;

(2) a retail installment contract with an initial principal balance of more than $25 and less than $75 may provide for a minimum time price differential that does not exceed $9; and

(3) a retail installment contract with an initial principal balance of $25 or less may provide for a minimum time price differential that does not exceed $6.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0801
§ 526.0801. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Council" means the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

(2) "Strategic plan" means the statewide interagency aging services strategic plan required under Section 526.0807(1).
Tex. Water Code § 18.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 18 / Section 18.001
§ 18.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(2) "Marine seawater" means water that is derived from the Gulf of Mexico.

(3) "Project" means:

(A) a marine seawater desalination project; or

(B) a facility for the storage, conveyance, and delivery of desalinated marine seawater.