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Tex. Government Code § 613.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.002
§ 613.002. REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public employee who leaves a state position or a position with a local governmental entity to enter active military service is entitled to be reemployed:

(1) by the state or the local governmental entity;

(2) in the same department, office, commission, or board of this state, a state institution, or local governmental entity in which the employee was employed at the time of the employee's induction or enlistment in, or order to, active military service; and

(3) in:

(A) the same position held at the time of the induction, enlistment, or order; or

(B) a position of similar seniority, status, and pay.

(b) To be entitled to reemployment under Subsection (a), the employee must be:

(1) discharged, separated, or released from active military service under honorable conditions not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of induction, enlistment, or call to active military service; and

(2) physically and mentally qualified to perform the duties of that position.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.204
§ 3868.204. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.004
§ 181.004. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A gas or electric corporation has the right and power to enter on, condemn, and appropriate the land, right-of-way, easement, or other property of any person or corporation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.114 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.114
§ 36.114. STATE NOT LIABLE FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The state is not liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.157 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.157
§ 1104.157. PROOF OF DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may admit a declaration that is self-proved into evidence without the testimony of witnesses attesting to the competency of the declarant and the execution of the declaration. Additional proof of the execution of the declaration with the formalities and solemnities and under the circumstances required to make it a valid declaration is not necessary.

(b) A declaration described by Section 1104.152(a)(1) that is not self-proved may be proved in the same manner that a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting is proved under Section 256.154.

(c) A declaration described by Section 1104.152(a)(2) that is not self-proved may be proved in the same manner that an attested written will produced in court is proved under Section 256.153.
Tex. Government Code § 3151.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3151 / Section 3151.052
§ 3151.052. TRANSFERABLE CONSTRUCTION RIGHTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality affected by this chapter may not grant transferable construction rights to mitigate the impact of this chapter in a Capitol view corridor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.155
§ 373A.155. COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF TAX INCREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality designating the zone and the county shall provide for the collection of its taxes on real property located in the zone as for any other property taxed by the municipality and the county.

(a-1) The municipality shall pay into the tax increment fund an amount specified in the ordinance designating the zone.

(b) If a county elects to participate in a homestead preservation reinvestment zone, the county shall pay into the tax increment fund for the zone an amount equal to the tax increment paid by the municipality as specified in the order adopted under Section 373A.152.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.3876 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.3876
§ 1702.3876. IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) impersonates a private investigator with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts of a private investigator; or

(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function that requires licensure as a private investigator.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.116 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.116
§ 375.116. CONCLUSION OF HEARING; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing on the services or improvement project, whether conducted by the board or a hearings examiner, may be adjourned from time to time.

(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall make findings by resolution or order relating to the advisability of the improvement project or services, the nature of the improvement project or services, the estimated cost, the area benefited, the method of assessment, and the method and time for payment of the assessment.

(c) If a hearings examiner is appointed to conduct the hearing, after conclusion of the hearing, the hearings examiner shall file with the board a report stating the examiner's findings and conclusions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.103
§ 3861.103. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose, including a contract for:

(A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or

(B) the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and

(2) apply for and contract with any person to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.

(b) A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to the city, Tarrant County, and any other person.

(c) Any person may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other authorization.

(d) A contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one year must be approved by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Water Code § 16.351 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.351
§ 16.351. CONTRACT PREFERENCE.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision that receives financial assistance under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code shall give preference in the award of political subdivision contracts to acquire, construct, extend, or provide water supply and sewer services or facilities to a bidder that agrees to use labor from inside the political subdivision to the extent possible.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.209
§ 348.209. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUDING INSURANCE COST IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) If insurance is included as an itemized charge in a retail installment contract:

(1) the insurance must be written:

(A) at lawful rates;

(B) in accordance with the Insurance Code; and

(C) by a company authorized to do business in this state; and

(2) the disclosure requirements of this section must be satisfied.

(b) If the insurance is described by Section 348.201, 348.202, or 348.208(a), the retail installment contract must identify the:

(1) type of the coverage;

(2) term of the coverage; and

(3) amount of the premium for the coverage.

(c) If the insurance is described by Section 348.208(a), the retail installment contract must also clearly indicate that the coverage is optional.

(d) If the retail installment contract includes a charge described by Section 348.208(b), the retail installment contract must clearly and conspicuously disclose that the charge is included.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.16
§ 38.16. EVIDENCE IN TREASON.
Status: in_force

Evidence shall not be admitted in a prosecution for treason as to an overt act not expressly charged in the indictment; nor shall any person be convicted under an indictment for treason unless one or more overt acts are expressly charged therein.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0306
§ 7896.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7896.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7896.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7896.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.002
§ 566.002. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation, including a violation involving the diversion of a controlled substance.

(b) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing the penalty.

(c) The amount, to the extent possible, shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(d) The board by rule shall adopt an administrative penalty schedule for violations of this subtitle or board rules to ensure that the amounts of penalties imposed are appropriate to the violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.002
§ 1108.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Trinity Memorial Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.151 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.151
§ 407A.151. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Each group shall be operated by a board of trustees composed of at least five persons whom the members of the group elect for stated terms of office. The trustees must be employees, officers, or directors of employers who are members of the group. Each board member shall be a resident of this state or an officer of a corporation authorized to do business in this state.

(b) An administrator or service company of the group, or owner, officer, employee of, or any other person affiliated with the administrator or service company, may not serve on the board of trustees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 576 / Section 576.005
§ 576.005. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Records of a mental health facility that directly or indirectly identify a present, former, or proposed patient are confidential unless disclosure is permitted by other state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.001
§ 8361.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Chambers County Improvement District No. 3.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140 / Section 140.004
§ 140.004. CONTRACTUAL SUBROGATION RIGHTS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

An issuer of a plan that provides benefits described by Section 140.002 under which the policy or plan issuer may be obligated to make payments or provide medical or surgical benefits to or on behalf of a covered individual as a result of a personal injury to the individual caused by the tortious conduct of a third party may contract to be subrogated to and have a right of reimbursement for payments made or costs of benefits provided from the individual's recovery for that injury, subject to this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.0722 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0722
§ 43.0722. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; FEE; VALIDITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a license for a private bird hunting area under this subchapter.

(b) The license shall be issued in the name of a person.

(c) The fee for a private bird hunting area license is $60 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(d) The department may not issue more than one private bird hunting area license for a single tract of land.

(e) A private bird hunting area license is valid only for the tract of land for which it is issued.

(f) The private bird hunting area license is valid from September 1 or another date set by the commission through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.
Tex. Water Code § 13.188 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.188
§ 13.188. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN ENERGY COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the utility commission by rule shall adopt a procedure allowing a utility to file with the utility commission an application to timely adjust the utility's rates to reflect an increase or decrease in documented energy costs in a pass through clause. The utility commission, by rule, shall require the pass through of documented decreases in energy costs within a reasonable time. The pass through, whether a decrease or increase, shall be implemented on no later than an annual basis, unless the utility commission determines a special circumstance applies.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, this adjustment is an uncontested matter not subject to a contested case hearing. However, the utility commission shall hold an uncontested public meeting:

(1) on the request of a member of the legislature who represents the area served by the water and sewer utility; or

(2) if the utility commission determines that there is substantial public interest in the matter.

(c) A proceeding under this section is not a rate case and Sections 13.187, 13.1871, and 13.1872 do not apply.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.002
§ 155.002. STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commercial business location where tobacco products are stored or kept cannot be a residence or a unit in a public storage facility.

(b) This section does not apply to a manufacturer's representative.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.001
§ 54.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a municipality that:

(1) is located on:

(A) the Gulf of Mexico; or

(B) a channel, canal, bay, or inlet connected to that gulf; and

(2) has a population of more than 5,000.
Tex. Education Code § 53.33 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.33
§ 53.33. LIMITED POWER TO ACQUIRE, OWN, AND OPERATE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority or a nonprofit instrumentality created under Section 53.35(b) may acquire, own, hold title to, lease, or operate an educational facility or housing facility or any facility incidental, subordinate, or related to or appropriate in connection with an educational facility or housing facility, but only if:

(1) the facility is or will be located within the corporate limits of the city that created the authority or nonprofit instrumentality;

(2) the governing body of an institution of higher education officially requests the authority or nonprofit instrumentality to acquire and own the facility for the benefit of the institution of higher education;

(3) the institution of higher education officially agrees to accept, and has authority to receive legal title to, the facility not later than the date on which any bonds or other obligations issued to acquire the facility are paid in full; and

(4) the ownership of the facility by the authority or the nonprofit instrumentality is approved by official action of the governing body of:

(A) the city that created the authority or nonprofit instrumentality;

(B) the school district in which the facility is or will be located; and

(C) the county in which the facility is or will be located.

(b) An authority or instrumentality that exercises the powers granted by Subsection (a) may contract for the operation of the facility by public or private entities or persons on the terms and conditions set forth in a contract relating to the operation of the facility.

(c) The changes in law made by the amendment of this section by the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, do not affect the acquisition, ownership, construction, or improvement of a facility, or the acquisition and ownership of land that were approved by official action of the authority or nonprofit corporate instrumentality before March 15, 2003, and the law in effect immediately before the effective date of the amendment of this section by the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is continued in effect for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 532.01511 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.01511
§ 532.01511.
Status: in_force

Sec. 532.01511. PROVIDER ENROLLMENT AND CREDENTIALING PROCESSES: PROVIDER SUPPORT; COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall ensure that providers have access to a support team for the Internet portal established under Section 532.0151 that:

(1) assists current and prospective Medicaid providers in completing the Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes; and

(2) reduces the administrative burdens associated with those processes.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) annually evaluate the performance of the support team described by Subsection (a), including the timeliness of assistance the support team provides; and

(2) not later than September 1 of each year, post on the commission's Internet website a report summarizing the results of the evaluation conducted under Subdivision (1).

(c) For purposes of improving the commission's Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes, the commission shall develop a procedure by which a provider may electronically submit complaints and feedback about those processes and the support provided by the support team described by Subsection (a). Information about the procedure must:

(1) be prominently posted on the commission's or the commission's designee's Internet website in the same location that instructions and resources for using the Internet portal established under Section 532.0151 are posted; and

(2) allow a provider to submit a complaint or provide feedback through an electronic form from that location.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.254 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.254
§ 96.254. HEARING ON COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the second day, excluding legal holidays, after the date on which the commissioner closes a savings bank under Section 96.252, the savings bank, by resolution of its board, may sue in a district court of Travis County to prohibit the commissioner from taking further action under this subchapter.

(b) The court may restrain the commissioner from taking further action until a hearing on the suit is held. If the court restrains the commissioner, the court shall instruct the commissioner to hold the assets and affairs of the savings bank in the commissioner's possession until disposition of the suit. On receipt of this instruction, the commissioner shall refrain from taking further action, other than a necessary or proper action approved by the court to prevent loss or depreciation in the value of the assets.

(c) The court as soon as possible shall hear the suit and shall enter a judgment prohibiting or refusing to prohibit the commissioner from proceeding under this subchapter.

(d) The commissioner, regardless of the judgment entered by the court or any supersedeas bond filed, retains possession of the savings bank's assets until final disposition of any appeal of the judgment.