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Tex. Government Code § 2002.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.0151
§ 2002.0151. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF TEXAS REGISTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (e), the secretary of state:

(1) shall make the full text of the Texas Register available to the public through the Internet at no charge; and

(2) may make the full text of the Texas Register available on an electronic bulletin board at no charge.

(b) An edition of the Texas Register that is made available through the Internet or an electronic bulletin board operated by the secretary of state must be made available not later than the date of the edition.

(c) If the secretary of state does not make the full text of the Texas Register available on an electronic bulletin board, the secretary of state shall, on the request of one or more agencies that operate an electronic bulletin board, make the full text of the Texas Register available to at least one requesting agency for posting on that agency's electronic bulletin board until the secretary of state begins operating an electronic bulletin board.

(d) The secretary of state may electronically provide to the public specialized value-added services related to the Texas Register such as clipping services or subscription services at the market price for the services.

(e) The secretary of state shall determine whether making the Texas Register available on the Internet at no charge and on an electronic bulletin board at no charge, as provided by this section, results in a revenue shortfall that is not covered by the sale of value-added services as provided by Subsection (d). The secretary of state shall report any shortfall attributed to the free Internet and electronic bulletin board services to the Legislative Budget Board in its biennial budget. If a shortfall occurs, the secretary shall also request the appropriation of funds for the next biennial budget in the amount of the shortfall to continue the Internet and electronic bulletin board services at no charge. If the requested funds are not appropriated, the secretary of state may, at the beginning of the next state fiscal year, charge user fees for the Internet and electronic bulletin board services in an amount that will compensate the secretary of state for the revenue shortfall.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1903.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.053
§ 1903.053. RULES.
Status: in_force

After opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may adopt reasonable rules for the enforcement of this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.114 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.114
§ 4151.114. DISPOSITION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS ON TERMINATION OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

On termination of the written agreement, an administrator may fulfill the requirements of Sections 4151.112 and 4151.113 by:

(1) delivering the books and records:

(A) to a successor administrator; or

(B) if there is not a successor administrator, to the insurer, plan, or plan sponsor; and

(2) giving written notice to the commissioner of the location of the books and records.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.105
§ 1101.105. CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career development program. The program must require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.108
§ 3897.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.365 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.365
§ 22.365. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation that is terminated or the registration of which has been revoked as provided by Section 22.364 may be relieved of the termination or revocation by filing the report required by Section 22.357, accompanied by the filing fee for the report, if the corporation has paid:

(1) all fees, taxes, penalties, and interest due and accruing before the termination or revocation; and

(2) an amount equal to the total taxes from the date of termination or revocation to the date of reinstatement that would have been payable if the corporation had not been terminated or had its registration revoked.

(b) When the report is filed and the filing fee is paid to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall:

(1) reinstate the certificate of formation or registration without judicial action;

(2) cancel the word "forfeited" on the record; and

(3) endorse on the record kept in the secretary's office relating to the corporation the words "set aside" and the date of the reinstatement.

(c) If a termination or revocation is set aside under this section, the corporation shall determine from the secretary of state whether the name of the corporation is available. If the name of the corporation is not available at the time of reinstatement, the corporation shall amend its corporate name under this code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.234 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.234
§ 22.234. RELIGIOUS CORPORATION OFFICER'S GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

An officer of a religious corporation, in the discharge of a duty imposed or power conferred on the officer, may rely in good faith and with ordinary care on information or on an opinion, report, or statement, including a financial statement or other financial data, concerning the corporation or another person that was prepared or presented by:

(1) a religious authority; or

(2) a minister, priest, rabbi, or other person whose position or duties in the religious organization the officer believes justify reliance and confidence and whom the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.
Tex. Education Code § 135.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.103
§ 135.103. JOINT USE OF PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The governing boards of the participating institutions may fill by joint appointment any administrative, faculty, or support position necessary for the operation of the institutions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8127.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8127 / Section 8127.002
§ 8127.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding provisions of the general laws relating to consent by political subdivisions for the creation of conservation and reclamation districts, the district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0153
§ 547.0153. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The council is composed of at least one representative designated by each of the following entities:

(1) the governor's office;

(2) the Texas Veterans Commission;

(3) the commission;

(4) the Department of State Health Services;

(5) the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(6) the Texas Civil Commitment Office;

(7) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;

(8) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;

(9) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

(10) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(11) the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments;

(12) the Commission on Jail Standards;

(13) the Texas Indigent Defense Commission;

(14) the court of criminal appeals;

(15) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(16) the Texas Military Department;

(17) the Texas Education Agency;

(18) the Texas Workforce Commission;

(19) the Health Professions Council, representing:

(A) the State Board of Dental Examiners;

(B) the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;

(C) the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;

(D) the Texas Optometry Board;

(E) the Texas Board of Nursing; and

(F) the Texas Medical Board; and

(20) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(b) The executive commissioner shall determine the number of representatives that each entity may designate to serve on the council.

(c) The council may authorize another state agency or institution that provides specific behavioral health services with the use of appropriated money to designate a representative to the council.

(d) A council member serves at the pleasure of the designating entity.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.235 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.235
§ 113.235. SUPPLYING OR REMOVING LPG AFTER WARNING TAG ATTACHED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who knowingly sells, furnishes, delivers, or supplies LPG for storage in or use or consumption by or through a container, appliance, transport, or system to which a warning tag is attached is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $2,000.

(b) LP-gas shall be removed from a container to which a warning tag is attached only under the direction of the commission.

(c) In an emergency situation and for immediate need, the commission may allow a reasonable amount of LP-gas to be introduced into a container or may allow an LP-gas system or an LP-gas appliance to be placed into LP-gas service, for a reasonable time period provided the reasons for the warning tag have been eliminated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.358
§ 205.358. AUDIT OF REHABILITATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The acupuncture board shall keep rehabilitation orders imposed under Section 205.356 in a confidential file. The file is subject to an independent audit to ensure that only qualified license holders are subject to rehabilitation orders. The audit shall be conducted by a state auditor or private auditor with whom the acupuncture board contracts to perform the audit.

(b) An audit may be performed at any time at the direction of the acupuncture board. The acupuncture board shall ensure that an audit is performed at least once in each three-year period.

(c) The audit results are a matter of public record and shall be reported in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of each license holder who is subject to a rehabilitation order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.156
§ 1045.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial records, accounts, and transactions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.002
§ 102.002. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The budget officer shall prepare each year a municipal budget to cover the proposed expenditures of the municipal government for the succeeding year.
Tex. Government Code § 485.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.027
§ 485.027. WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may contract with public junior colleges, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or Texas nonprofit organizations to create a moving image industry personnel training program for developing and expanding the workforce for moving image projects in Texas.

(b) The office shall develop appropriate performance measures for training programs created under this section.

(c) The office and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall cooperate to develop performance measures that are appropriate for classroom instruction before the office may spend money to implement this section.

(d) The office shall consult with the Texas Workforce Commission to collect and compile data on the status of the moving image industry employment base in Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 95.24 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.24
§ 95.24. ADMISSION; DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

The board may determine the conditions on which students may be admitted to the universities, the grades of certificates issued, the conditions for the award of certificates and diplomas, and the authority by which certificates and diplomas are signed.
Tex. Water Code § 68.309 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.309
§ 68.309. ASSESSMENT ROLL.
Status: in_force

(a) Once the estimated total cost of a security project or security service is determined, the board shall impose the assessments against each facility against which an assessment may be imposed in the district. The board may impose an annual assessment that is lower but not higher than the initial assessment.

(b) The board shall have an assessment roll prepared showing the assessments against each facility and the board's basis for the assessment. The assessment roll shall be filed with the secretary of the board or other officer who performs the function of secretary and be open for public inspection.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.032
§ 12.032. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (H.B. 3146), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) For a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings under this code, the department and the commissioner retain the authority to decide whether the administrative law judge conducting the hearing for the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:

(1) enter the final decision in the case after completion of the hearing; or

(2) propose a decision to the department or the commissioner for final consideration.

(c) Any provision of this code that provides that the department or the commissioner take an action at a hearing means:

(1) that the department or the commissioner shall take the action after the receipt of a proposal for decision from the State Office of Administrative Hearings regarding the hearing conducted by that office; or

(2) if so directed by the department or the commissioner, the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall enter the final decision in the case after completion of the hearing.

(d) The department shall prescribe rules of procedure for any cases not heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (H.B. 3146), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(f) This section does not apply to hearings held under Chapter 103.
Tex. Government Code § 122.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 122 / Section 122.001
§ 122.001. FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM DEFINED.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "family drug court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of substance abuse treatment services in the processing of civil cases in the child welfare system with the goal of family reunification;

(2) the use of a comprehensive case management approach involving Department of Family and Protective Services caseworkers, court-appointed case managers, and court-appointed special advocates to rehabilitate a parent who has had a child removed from the parent's care by the department because of suspected child abuse or neglect and who is suspected of substance abuse;

(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible parents who volunteer to participate in the program;

(4) comprehensive substance abuse needs assessment and referral to an appropriate substance abuse treatment agency;

(5) a progressive treatment approach with specific requirements that a parent must meet to advance to the next phase of the program;

(6) monitoring of abstinence through periodic alcohol or other drug testing;

(7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;

(8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and

(10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations.
Tex. Election Code § 82.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 82 / Section 82.004
§ 82.004. CONFINEMENT IN JAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if, at the time the voter's early voting ballot application is submitted, the voter is confined in jail:

(1) serving a misdemeanor sentence for a term that ends on or after election day;

(2) pending trial after denial of bail;

(3) without bail pending an appeal of a felony conviction; or

(4) pending trial or appeal on a bailable offense for which release on bail before election day is unlikely.

(b) A voter confined in jail who is eligible for early voting is not entitled to vote by personal appearance unless the authority in charge of the jail, in the authority's discretion, permits the voter to do so.
Tex. Education Code § 142.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.006
§ 142.006. MERIT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall appoint a committee that consists of experts in the specified research areas to evaluate the research program's effectiveness and report its findings to the coordinating board not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The coordinating board shall appoint a committee consisting of representatives of higher education and private enterprise advanced technology research organizations to evaluate the technology program's effectiveness and report its findings to the coordinating board not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.152
§ 8448.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8448.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.203
§ 1107.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election called by the board and held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1251, Government Code, relating to county bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.044 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.044
§ 32.044. GROUP PURCHASING FOR DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public or private hospital that is designated as a disproportionate share hospital during a fiscal year may purchase goods and services in accordance with this section during the succeeding fiscal year. A purchase of goods or services made in accordance with this section is considered to satisfy any state law requiring purchases by competitive bidding or competitive proposals.

(b) A state or local governmental entity may allow the public or private hospital to purchase goods or services by participating in one or more of the entity's contracts for the purchase of goods or services.

(c) The public or private hospital may purchase goods or services in accordance with this section through a group purchasing program that offers discount prices to hospitals or other providers of health care services.

(d) The executive commissioner with the assistance of the comptroller shall adopt rules under this section that allow the public or private hospital to make purchases through group purchasing programs except when the commission has reason to believe that a better value is available through another procurement method.

(e) This section applies to private hospitals only to the extent it authorizes private hospitals to participate in purchasing contracts with governmental entities or to satisfy any state law that may require goods and services the hospital purchases to be competitively procured. This section does not impose new purchasing requirements on a private hospital, except to the extent that the private hospital agrees to be bound by the terms of a contract that is authorized by this section and that it chooses to enter. This section does not affect any explicit or implicit authority that a private hospital has under other law to participate in a group purchasing program or to participate in a purchasing contract with a public entity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.204
§ 201.204. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Transportation is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2029.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.101
§ 3802.101. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created;

(2) the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions of a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(3) the powers given to a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects described by that chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.010
§ 464.010. REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including treatment facility personnel, who believes that a client's physical or mental health or welfare has been, is, or will be adversely affected by abuse or neglect caused by any person shall report the facts underlying that belief to the department. This requirement is in addition to the requirements prescribed by Chapter 261, Family Code, and Chapter 48, Human Resources Code.

(b) The executive commissioner shall prescribe procedures for the investigation of reports under Subsection (a) and for coordination with law enforcement agencies or other agencies.

(c) An individual who in good faith reports to the department under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability based on the report. That immunity extends to participation in a judicial proceeding resulting from the report but does not extend to an individual who caused the abuse or neglect.

(d) The department may request the attorney general's office to file a petition for temporary care and protection of a client of a residential treatment facility if it appears that immediate removal of the client is necessary to prevent further abuse.

(e) All records made by the department during its investigation of alleged abuse or neglect are confidential and may not be released except that the release may be made:

(1) on court order;

(2) on written request and consent of the person under investigation or that person's authorized attorney; or

(3) as provided by Section 464.011.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.552 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.552
§ 92.552. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) excuse or diminish notice requirements prescribed by this subtitle; or

(2) prevent the commissioner from investigating, commenting on, or seeking to enjoin or set aside a transfer of voting securities of a savings bank that the commissioner considers to be against the public interest, regardless of whether the transfer is subject to this subchapter.