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Tex. Education Code § 87.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.502
§ 87.502. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, with the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees as are offered at leading American educational institutions and may award those degrees.

(b) The degrees offered by the institution may include baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents.

(c) A new department, school, or degree program may not be instituted without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(d) The board shall adopt other rules for the operation, control, and management of Texas A&M International University as may be necessary for the institution to be a first-class institution of higher education.

(e) The board may make joint faculty appointments in Texas A&M International University and in other institutions under its governance. The salary of a person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institution on the basis of services rendered.

(f) The board, with the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, may contract with the governing board of another general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, or with the governing board of a college or university in Mexico and Canada, to offer joint degree programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.052
§ 8343.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Julie Lane;

(2) Heidi Parker;

(3) Jerry Valdez;

(4) Craig Grona; and

(5) Bruce Aupperle.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8343.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8343.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8343.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.058
§ 883.058. MEMBERSHIP VOTES.
Status: in_force

Each member of a mutual insurance company is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote unless a different number of votes is authorized by the company's bylaws based on:

(1) the insurance in force;

(2) the number of policies held by the member; or

(3) the amount of the premium paid by the member.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.186 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.186
§ 155.186. REDETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives notice of a deficiency determination may submit a written request to the comptroller for redetermination. If the person desires a hearing, the request for a hearing must be included in the written request for redetermination.

(b) A written request for redetermination must be filed at the office of the comptroller not later than the 30th day after the date notice of deficiency is issued. If a written request for redetermination is not filed as required by this subsection, the determination is final.

(c) On receipt of a written request for redetermination, the comptroller shall:

(1) review the request for redetermination if a hearing was not requested; or

(2) provide the person against whom the deficiency determination was made with written notice of the time, place, and date of a redetermination hearing.

(d) The comptroller shall give notice of a redetermination hearing by personal service or by mail. Service by mail is complete when the notice is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.
Tex. Education Code § 132.122 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.122
§ 132.122. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

In any class action permitted under this chapter, the court shall direct the defendant to serve on each member of the class the best possible notice. If required in the interest of justice, the court may direct that individual notice be served on all members of the class who can be identified through reasonable efforts. Such notice shall inform the recipient that the recipient is thought to be a member of the class and, if so, the recipient may enter an appearance and join in the suit, either in person or through counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9004.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9004 / Section 9004.004
§ 9004.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district includes the territory provided by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.311 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.311
§ 901.311. RESTRUCTURE OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

On the restructuring of the uniform CPA examination, the board by rule shall determine the manner in which credit for a subject is integrated into the new structure.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.306 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.306
§ 55.306. REPEATED AND RECKLESS VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

If the commission finds that a telecommunications utility has repeatedly and recklessly violated the commission's telecommunications utility selection rules, the commission may, if consistent with the public interest, suspend, restrict, deny, or revoke the registration or certificate, including an amended certificate, of the telecommunications utility and, by taking that action, deny the telecommunications utility the right to provide service in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.003
§ 7953.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.107
§ 1117.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary to a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Government Code § 434.354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.354
§ 434.354. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature that includes:

(1) the number of veterans who received services through the mental health program for veterans;

(2) the number of peers and peer service coordinators trained;

(3) an evaluation of the services provided under this subchapter; and

(4) recommendations for program improvements.
Tex. Family Code § 232.0022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 232 / Section 232.0022
§ 232.0022. SUSPENSION OR NONRENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is the appropriate licensing authority for suspension or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle registration under this chapter.

(b) The suspension or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle registration under this chapter does not:

(1) encumber the title to the motor vehicle or otherwise affect the transfer of the title to the vehicle; or

(2) affect the sale, purchase, or registration of the motor vehicle by a person who holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, Transportation Code.
Tex. Education Code § 56.352 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.352
§ 56.352. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM; LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to attract to the teaching profession persons who have expressed interest in teaching and to support the employment of those persons as classroom teachers by providing student loan repayment assistance for service as a classroom teacher in the public schools of this state.

(b) The coordinating board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of eligible student loans for persons who apply and qualify for the assistance.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 8.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 8 / Section 8.052
§ 8.052. COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On application of a governing person, former governing person, or delegate and after notice is provided as required by the court, a court may order an enterprise to indemnify the person to the extent the court determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.

(b) This section applies without regard to whether the governing person, former governing person, or delegate applying to the court satisfies the requirements of Section 8.101 or has been found liable:

(1) to the enterprise; or

(2) because the person improperly received a personal benefit, without regard to whether the benefit resulted from an action taken in the person's official capacity.

(c) The indemnification ordered by the court under this section is limited to reasonable expenses if the governing person, former governing person, or delegate is found liable:

(1) to the enterprise; or

(2) because the person improperly received a personal benefit, without regard to whether the benefit resulted from an action taken in the person's official capacity.
Tex. Family Code § 52.04 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 52 / Section 52.04
§ 52.04. REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT; NOTICE TO PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following shall accompany referral of a child or a child's case to the office or official designated by the juvenile board or be provided as quickly as possible after referral:

(1) all information in the possession of the person or agency making the referral pertaining to the identity of the child and the child's address, the name and address of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, the names and addresses of any witnesses, and the child's present whereabouts;

(2) a complete statement of the circumstances of the alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;

(3) when applicable, a complete statement of the circumstances of taking the child into custody; and

(4) when referral is by an officer of a law-enforcement agency, a complete statement of all prior contacts with the child by officers of that law-enforcement agency.

(b) The office or official designated by the juvenile board may refer the case to a law-enforcement agency for the purpose of conducting an investigation to obtain necessary information.

(c) If the office of the prosecuting attorney is designated by the juvenile court to conduct the preliminary investigation under Section 53.01, the referring entity shall first transfer the child's case to the juvenile probation department for statistical reporting purposes only. On the creation of a statistical record or file for the case, the probation department shall within three business days forward the case to the prosecuting attorney for review under Section 53.01.

(d) On referral of the case of a child who has not been taken into custody to the office or official designated by the juvenile board, the office or official designated by the juvenile board shall promptly give notice of the referral and a statement of the reason for the referral to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7212.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7212 / Section 7212.005
§ 7212.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or the board of directors of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.258
§ 1070.258. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 43.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.121
§ 43.121.
Status: repealed

Sec. 43.121. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 35th Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1027, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 819, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

(d) The district attorney also performs the duties of the county attorney of Brown County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.052
§ 8875.052. TERMS AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Directors are appointed by the commissioners court as follows:

(1) three directors shall be appointed from the incorporated areas of Comal County; and

(2) four directors shall be appointed with one director appointed from each of the four commissioners court precincts.

(b) To be appointed under this section, a person:

(1) must be a registered voter of Comal County; and

(2) to the extent practicable, should be familiar with the use of water by industry and commerce, municipal and rural utilities, agriculture, and private wells.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.0021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.0021
§ 901.0021. MEANING AND IMPLICATION OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, a reference to a report used with respect to a financial statement means an opinion, report, or other document, including an assurance prepared in accordance with standards for accounting and review services adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or another national accountancy organization recognized by the board, that:

(1) states or implies assurance as to the reliability of the financial statement; and

(2) includes or is accompanied by a statement or implication that the person issuing the opinion, report, or other document has special knowledge or competence in accounting or auditing.

(b) A statement or implication of assurance as to the reliability of a financial statement or as to the special knowledge or competence of the person issuing the opinion, report, or other document includes any form of language that is conventionally understood to constitute such a statement or implication.

(c) A statement or implication of special knowledge or competence in accounting or auditing may arise from:

(1) the use by the issuer of the opinion, report, or other document of a name or title indicating that the person is an accountant or auditor; or

(2) the language of the opinion, report, or other document itself.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.1575 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.1575
§ 1305.1575. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN LICENSE; INSTRUCTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Career and technology education program" means:

(A) a career and technology education program under Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code; or

(B) a program determined by the department to be similar to that described by Paragraph (A) and offered by:

(i) an institution of higher education; or

(ii) a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code.

(2) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) A person who successfully completes a sequence of courses in the electrical trade that are offered through a career and technology education program may apply for and take an examination for a license as a residential wireman, regardless of whether the person has completed the number of hours of on-the-job training required by Section 1305.157(1).

(c) The commission by rule shall establish standards for the essential knowledge and skills of a career and technology education program described by Subsection (b), subject to the approval of the State Board of Education if the courses are to be offered in a high school. The rules must:

(1) require the program to consist of an appropriate number of hours of classroom instruction and a practical component; and

(2) provide for crediting appropriate on-the-job training toward meeting the requirements of the practical component.

(d) A student of any age enrolled in a career and technology education program is eligible to take the sequence of courses described by Subsection (b) without being licensed under this chapter. This subsection does not authorize a person to perform electrical work without the appropriate license outside of a program described by this section.

(e) A person may not provide instruction in a program described by this section unless the person is licensed as a master electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman.

(f) A career and technology education program offered under this section by an institution of higher education may not be more stringent than a program offered by a public high school.

(g) Hours spent completing a program described by this section may not be credited toward any on-the-job training required to apply for a license under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 618.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 618 / Section 618.001
§ 618.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.069 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.069
§ 225.069. PORTS-TO-PLAINS CORRIDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The following highways are designated as the Ports-to-Plains Corridor:

(1) Interstate Highway 35 from the Mexican border at Laredo to its intersection with U.S. Highway 83;

(2) U.S. Highway 83 from its intersection with Interstate Highway 35 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 277 in Carrizo Springs;

(3) U.S. Highway 277 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 83 in Carrizo Springs to its intersection with U.S. Highway 87 in San Angelo;

(4) U.S. Highway 87 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 277 in San Angelo to Sterling City and on to Lamesa;

(5) State Highway 158 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 87 near Sterling City to its intersection with Interstate Highway 20 in Midland;

(6) Interstate Highway 20 from its intersection with State Highway 158 in Midland to its intersection with State Highway 349 in Midland;

(7) State Highway 349 from its intersection with Interstate Highway 20 in Midland to Lamesa;

(8) U.S. Highway 87 from Lamesa to its intersection with Interstate Highway 27 in Lubbock;

(9) Interstate Highway 27 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 87 in Lubbock to its intersection with U.S. Highway 287 in Amarillo; and

(10) U.S. Highway 287 from its intersection with Interstate Highway 27 in Amarillo to the Oklahoma state border.

(b) The department shall design and construct identifying markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker required by this section unless a grant or donation is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money collected under Section 225.021 for the purpose of implementing this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0104
§ 3994.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

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

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.