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Tex. Tax Code § 312.203 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.203
§ 312.203. EXPIRATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

The designation of a reinvestment zone for residential or commercial-industrial tax abatement expires five years after the date of the designation and may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years, except that a reinvestment zone that is a state enterprise zone is designated for the same period as a state enterprise zone as provided by Chapter 2303, Government Code. The expiration of the designation does not affect an existing tax abatement agreement made under this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.109 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.109
§ 101.109. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST CERTAIN UNIVERSITIES.
Status: in_force

A claim under this chapter against a state-supported senior college or university is payable only by a direct legislative appropriation made to satisfy claims unless insurance has been acquired as provided by this chapter. If insurance has been acquired, the claimant is entitled to payment to the extent of the coverage as in other cases.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.104
§ 2113.104. MEMBERSHIPS IN AND DUES FOR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not use appropriated money to pay for membership in or dues for a professional organization unless the administrative head of the agency, or that person's designee, first reviews and approves the expenditure.

(b) This section does not apply to a state library.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.019
§ 2002.019. TABLE OF CONTENTS; INDEX.
Status: in_force

(a) Each issue of the Texas Register must contain a table of contents.

(b) A cumulative index to all information required to be published in the Texas Register during the previous year shall be published at least once each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.158
§ 1012.158. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank, except that sufficient money must be remitted to the appropriate bank to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds or other obligations on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank disqualifies the bank from being selected as a depository bank.
Tex. Utilities Code § 44.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 44 / Section 44.008
§ 44.008. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1 of each year, the security commission shall prepare and deliver a nonclassified report to the legislature, the governor, and the commission assessing natural and man-made threats to critical infrastructure and efforts to mitigate the threats.

(b) The security commission shall make the report available to the public.

(c) In preparing the report, the security commission may hold confidential or classified briefings with federal, state, and local officials as necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.223 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.223
§ 1369.223. COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan that provides coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy must provide coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy that is:

(1) medically necessary; and

(2) administered by a health care provider that is:

(A) qualified as a certified health care facility in accordance with the procedure for the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy product license approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

(B) participating in the health benefit plan's network with respect to any other service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.004
§ 8327.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8327.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 43.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.122
§ 43.122.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.122. 36TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of San Patricio County elect a district attorney for the 36th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county. In addition to exercising the duties and authority conferred on district attorneys by general law, the district attorney represents the state in all criminal cases in the district courts in that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0502
§ 8510.0502. LOANS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) borrow money for its corporate purposes; and

(2) borrow money or accept a grant from the United States, this state, or any other source, and in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement or assume any obligation as may be required.
Tex. Property Code § 114.032 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.032
§ 114.032. LIABILITY FOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A written agreement between a trustee and a beneficiary, including a release, consent, or other agreement relating to a trustee's duty, power, responsibility, restriction, or liability, is final and binding on the beneficiary and any person represented by a beneficiary as provided by this section if:

(1) the instrument is signed by the beneficiary;

(2) the beneficiary has legal capacity to sign the instrument; and

(3) the beneficiary has full knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the agreement.

(b) A written agreement signed by a beneficiary who has the power to revoke the trust or the power to appoint, including the power to appoint through a power of amendment, the income or principal of the trust to or for the benefit of the beneficiary, the beneficiary's creditors, the beneficiary's estate, or the creditors of the beneficiary's estate is final and binding on any person who takes under the power of appointment or who takes in default if the power of appointment is not executed.

(c) A written instrument is final and binding on a beneficiary who is a minor if:

(1) the minor's parent, including a parent who is also a trust beneficiary, signs the instrument on behalf of the minor;

(2) no conflict of interest exists; and

(3) no guardian, including a guardian ad litem, has been appointed to act on behalf of the minor.

(d) A written instrument is final and binding on an unborn or unascertained beneficiary if a beneficiary who has an interest substantially identical to the interest of the unborn or unascertained beneficiary signs the instrument. For purposes of this subsection, an unborn or unascertained beneficiary has a substantially identical interest only with a trust beneficiary from whom the unborn or unascertained beneficiary descends.

(e) This section does not apply to a written instrument that modifies or terminates a trust in whole or in part unless the instrument is otherwise permitted by law.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.102
§ 56.102. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt and enforce rules establishing a statewide telecommunications relay access service for the use of a person with an impairment of hearing or speech.

(b) The commission rules shall provide that the service must:

(1) use specialized communications equipment, such as a telecommunications device for the deaf, and operator translations; and

(2) meet the criteria provided by Sections 56.103, 56.104, and 56.105.
Tex. Government Code § 662.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.005
§ 662.005. ENTITLEMENT TO PAID DAY OFF.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is a state employee on the last workday before or the first workday after a national or state holiday, or on both workdays, is entitled, except as provided by Section 662.010, to a paid day off from working for a state agency on the holiday if:

(1) the holiday does not fall on a Saturday or Sunday; and

(2) the General Appropriations Act does not prohibit state agencies from observing the holiday.

(b) Except as provided by Section 662.010, and notwithstanding Section 659.015 or another law, each of the following state employees who is required to work on a national or state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is entitled to compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked on the holiday:

(1) an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services in the statewide intake division who receives reports of abuse or neglect;

(2) a peace officer commissioned or appointed, as applicable, by a state officer or state agency listed under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(3) an employee of the Department of Public Safety who:

(A) performs communications or dispatch services related to traffic law enforcement; or

(B) is a public security officer, as that term is defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;

(4) an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department who performs communications and dispatch services to assist law enforcement officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Commission in performing law enforcement duties;

(5) an employee of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who:

(A) performs communication service duties for the incident reporting center; and

(B) assists law enforcement officers appointed by the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in performing investigative duties; or

(6) a security officer providing security and entry searches for secure correctional facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(c) In this section, "state employee":

(1) includes an individual who uses paid leave from a state agency; and

(2) does not include an individual who uses unpaid leave from a state agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930 / Section 7930.054
§ 7930.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Election Code § 127.1231 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.1231
§ 127.1231. SECURITY OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the general custodian of election records shall ensure that any computer terminals located outside the central counting station that are capable of accessing the automatic tabulating equipment during the tabulation are capable of inquiry functions only and shall ensure that no modem access to the tabulating equipment is available during the tabulation.

(b) The secretary of state may prescribe procedures for the use of a system to allow results to be transmitted by a modem to the central counting station from units of automatic tabulating equipment located at a precinct polling place or at a regional tabulating center serving several precincts. The system must provide for a secure transmission of data. Results may not be transmitted under this subsection until the polls close on election day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.051
§ 8501.051. CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The Angelina and Neches River Authority is created as a conservation and reclamation district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.972 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.972
§ 361.972. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a comprehensive, convenient, and environmentally sound program for the collection and recycling of television equipment. The program is based on individual television manufacturer responsibility and shared responsibility among consumers, retailers, and the government of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 615.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.008
§ 615.008. CERTAIN POLICE RESERVE OR AUXILIARY UNITS CONSIDERED AGENTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, an organized police reserve or auxiliary unit is considered an agent of a political subdivision, including a municipality, county, or district, that the unit serves if the governing body of the political subdivision designates the unit as an agent of the political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.907 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.907
§ 2306.907. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall annually hold public hearings on homelessness issues in at least one county located in a rural area of this state and one county located in an urban area of this state.

(b) The department shall provide to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register a notice of the hearings and shall provide for the notice to be given in other appropriate sources, which may include:

(1) a newsletter published by a nonprofit organization addressing the problem of homelessness; or

(2) a local newspaper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.002
§ 7955.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.108
§ 1702.108. GUARD COMPANY.
Status: in_force

A person acts as a guard company for the purposes of this chapter if the person employs an individual described by Section 1702.323(d) or engages in the business of or undertakes to provide a private watchman, guard, or street patrol service on a contractual basis for another person to:

(1) prevent entry, larceny, vandalism, abuse, fire, or trespass on private property;

(2) prevent, observe, or detect unauthorized activity on private property;

(3) control, regulate, or direct the movement of the public, whether by vehicle or otherwise, only to the extent and for the time directly and specifically required to ensure the protection of property;

(4) protect an individual from bodily harm including through the use of a personal protection officer; or

(5) perform a function similar to a function listed in this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.603 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.603
§ 1001.603. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINIONS.
Status: in_force

The authority of the board to issue an advisory opinion under this subchapter does not affect the authority of the attorney general to issue an opinion as authorized by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.201
§ 1040.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.204
§ 9033.204. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Water Code § 6.192 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.192
§ 6.192. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator may apply for, request, solicit, contract for, receive, and accept money and other assistance from any source to carry out the powers and duties provided by this code.
Tex. Finance Code § 398.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 398 / Section 398.002
§ 398.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a provider or a commercial sales-based financing broker who offers, obtains, or provides commercial sales-based financing services over the Internet to or for a recipient of this state, regardless of whether the provider or broker maintains a physical presence in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.303
§ 1114.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must provide for voting for or against the following proposition: "Dissolution of the Willacy County Hospital District."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.0061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.0061
§ 507.0061. REPORTING FOR FACILITIES STORING AMMONIUM NITRATE USED IN FERTILIZER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "ammonium nitrate" and "ammonium nitrate storage facility" have the meanings assigned by Section 63.151, Agriculture Code.

(b) As soon as practicable but not later than 72 hours after the commission receives a tier two form reporting the presence of ammonium nitrate at an ammonium nitrate storage facility, the commission shall furnish a copy of the form to the state fire marshal and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The state fire marshal shall furnish a copy of the form to the chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility. The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall furnish a copy of the form to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.

(c) The operator of an ammonium nitrate storage facility shall file:

(1) a tier two form with the commission not later than 72 hours after the operator:

(A) begins operation; or

(B) has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of previously unreported ammonium nitrate; and

(2) an updated tier two form with the commission not later than 72 hours after the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of previously reported ammonium nitrate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0002
§ 5018.0002. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including, to the extent authorized by this chapter:

(1) the supervision, maintenance, development, extension, and improvement of navigation in the district;

(2) the maintenance, development, extension, and improvement of port facilities and dock facilities in the district; and

(3) the development of the Port of Orange in the district.

(b) The district:

(1) is essential to the general welfare of this state for the development of maritime shipping to and from the state's ports;

(2) is in the interest of national defense, the Port of Orange being strategically located on the Gulf Coast with an inland-protected harbor and in a rapidly developing industrial area in which shipyards and ship-storing basins are located; and

(3) will result in:

(A) material benefits and improvements to district territory;

(B) the increase of the taxable value of property in the district; and

(C) material benefit to that part of the state in which the district is located.

(c) All property in the district and in this state will benefit from the district and the improvements and facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0101
§ 8002A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fannin Farms Municipal Utility District of Fannin County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.1531 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.1531
§ 1304.1531. SERVICE CONTRACT SELLERS; RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider may employ or contract with a seller to be responsible for:

(1) all or any part of the sale or marketing of service contracts for the provider; and

(2) compliance with this chapter in connection with the sale or marketing of service contracts.

(b) The hiring of or contracting with a seller under this section does not affect a provider's responsibility to comply with this chapter.

(c) Unless registered as a provider or administrator, a seller is prohibited from engaging in activities that would require registration as a provider or administrator.

(d) A seller shall process a service contract application and a payment from a consumer in accordance with this chapter and with any sales agreement or contract between the provider and the seller.
Tex. Government Code § 481.454 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.454
§ 481.454. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN PROGRAM; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The bank shall establish and administer a revolving loan program as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The program shall expand access to capital for qualifying micro-businesses to create jobs in this state and constitutes a capital access program under Subchapter BB.
Tex. Education Code § 29.365 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.365
§ 29.365. TUITION AND FEES; REFUND PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products may not charge a participating child an amount greater than the standard amount charged for that service or product by the provider or vendor.

(b) An education service provider or vendor of educational products receiving money distributed under the program may not in any manner rebate, refund, or credit to or share with a program participant, or any person on behalf of a participant, any program money paid or owed by the participant to the provider or vendor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.104
§ 8147.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Education Code § 37.0022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0022
§ 37.0022. REMOVAL BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a school bus transporting students to or from school or a school-sponsored or school-related activity may send a student to the principal's office to maintain effective discipline on the school bus. The principal shall respond by employing appropriate discipline management techniques consistent with the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001.

(b) Section 37.004 applies to any placement under Subsection (a) of a student with a disability who receives special education services.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.352 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.352
§ 171.352. AUTHORITY TO RESTRAIN OR ENJOIN.
Status: in_force

To enforce this chapter, a court may restrain or enjoin a violation of this chapter.