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Tex. Government Code § 25.0162 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0162
§ 25.0162. BELL COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The judge of County Court at Law No. 3 of Bell County is prohibited from being assigned under Chapter 74 as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(6), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(e) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary in an amount not to exceed the salary set by the commissioners court for the county judge. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury on order of the commissioners court.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(6), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(6), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(6), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(6), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) Section 25.0011 does not apply to a county court at law in Bell County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.005
§ 3931.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 130.312 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.312
§ 130.312. RULES.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1362.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1362 / Section 1362.005
§ 1362.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.04
§ 11.04. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Every provision relating to the writ of habeas corpus shall be most favorably construed in order to give effect to the remedy, and protect the rights of the person seeking relief under it.
Tex. Estates Code § 1154.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.054
§ 1154.054. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY THE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims with the court clerk, the judge shall examine and approve or disapprove the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims.

(b) If the judge approves the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, the judge shall enter an order to that effect.

(c) If the judge does not approve the inventory, appraisement, or list of claims, the judge:

(1) shall enter an order to that effect requiring the filing of another inventory, appraisement, or list of claims, whichever is not approved, within a period specified in the order not to exceed 20 days after the date the order is entered; and

(2) may, if considered necessary, appoint new appraisers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0707 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0707
§ 3981.0707. CITY CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) City consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 3981.0109 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.

(b) A new district created by division of the district is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under Section 3981.0109.
Tex. Property Code § 54.901 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.901
§ 54.901. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person authorized to dispose of property for which a lien under this chapter is attached may dispose of the property in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 683, Transportation Code, if:

(1) the property is a motor vehicle; and

(2) the person determines that:

(A) the vehicle's only residual value is as a source of parts or scrap metal; or

(B) it is not economical to dispose of the vehicle at a public sale.

(b) If a person disposes of the property under Subsection (a), the person shall apply the fair market value of the motor vehicle to the charges due to the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.009
§ 3872.009. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.155
§ 3884.155. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:

(1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and

(2) paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses, including expenses of the city payable under the terms of the project development agreement described by Section 3884.160.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax for improvement projects under this chapter unless the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. An election may be called only on receipt of a petition as provided by Section 3884.151(b).

(c) A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.018
§ 152.018. NOTICE TO SPECIFIC LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice required by Section 152.017 shall inform the landowner of:

(1) the facts found to exist;

(2) the landowner's responsibilities for the control measures;

(3) the control technique recommended;

(4) the law under which control must be accomplished; and

(5) the authority of the service in the event the landowner takes no action toward controlling the pest.

(b) The notice may be given by:

(1) personal delivery to the landowner or the person having control of the forest land;

(2) registered or certified mail directed to the landowner or person having control of the forest land at that person's last known address; or

(3) if the identity or address of the landowner or person having control of the forest land is unknown:

(A) publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is located; or

(B) posting notice on the county's Internet website or on a bulletin board at a place convenient to the public in the county courthouse for the county in which the land is located.

(c) A published or posted notice under Subsection (b) must include the information specified in Subsection (a), state the name of the owner, if known, and briefly describe the land to which the notice applies.

(d) No other notice is necessary under the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.154
§ 258.154. COMPLIANCE WITH ANESTHESIA RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A dentist who practices dentistry in this state and who administers anesthesia or performs a procedure for which anesthesia is administered shall comply with the rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The board may require a dentist to submit and comply with a corrective action plan to remedy or address any current or potential deficiencies with the dentist's administration of anesthesia in accordance with this subtitle or rules of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.303
§ 1061.303. TAX RATE; CHANGE IN RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax authorized by this subchapter in increments of one-eighth of one percent, with a minimum rate of one-eighth of one percent and a maximum rate of two percent.

(b) The district may increase the rate of a tax authorized by this subchapter to a maximum of two percent or decrease the rate of the tax to a minimum of one-eighth of one percent if the change is approved by a majority of the voters of the district at an election called for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 442.272 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.272
§ 442.272. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission may rehabilitate, maintain, and preserve the property of the park, and may collect entrance fees for admission to the park or operate it on a concession basis under the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.033
§ 202.033. TRANSFER OF HISTORIC BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "historic bridge" means a bridge that is included on or eligible to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.

(b) The department may transfer ownership of a historic bridge scheduled for replacement to a governmental entity or a responsible private entity. The entity that accepts ownership of the bridge:

(1) assumes all legal and financial responsibility for the bridge; and

(2) must maintain and preserve the bridge and its historic features.

(c) The department may not transfer a bridge under this section unless it first reviews the proposed recipient's intended use of the bridge and determines that the bridge can be safely used for that purpose.

(d) The following laws do not apply to a transfer under this section:

(1) Chapter 2175, Government Code;

(2) Section 202.030(a); and

(3) Section 202.031.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.005
§ 9053.005. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the district may annex territory as provided by Section 49.302, Water Code.

(b) Territory may not be annexed to the district without the written consent of at least a three-fourths majority of all landowners in the territory to be annexed whose land must also constitute at least three-fourths of the value of all land in the territory to be annexed, as shown by the tax rolls of the county in which the territory to be annexed is located.

(c) A finding by the district that the requirements of Subsection (b) have been met is:

(1) conclusive for all purposes; and

(2) not subject to judicial review.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.632 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.632
§ 2210.632. FINANCING ARRANGEMENT AUTHORIZED; LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may enter into a financing arrangement with this state as provided by Section 404.0242, Government Code, and in accordance with this subchapter:

(1) before a catastrophic event, for not more than $500 million; and

(2) after a catastrophic event that depletes the catastrophe reserve trust fund, for not more than $1 billion.

(b) The amount available under Subsection (a)(2) is reduced by the amount of any outstanding pre-event or post-event financing obtained by the association under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1368.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1368 / Section 1368.001
§ 1368.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Chemical dependency" means the abuse of, a psychological or physical dependence on, or an addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance.

(2) "Chemical dependency treatment center" means a facility that provides a program for the treatment of chemical dependency under a written treatment plan approved and monitored by a physician and that is:

(A) affiliated with a hospital under a contractual agreement with an established system for patient referral;

(B) accredited as a chemical dependency treatment center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;

(C) licensed as a chemical dependency treatment program by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; or

(D) licensed, certified, or approved as a chemical dependency treatment program or center by another state agency.

(3) "Controlled substance" means an abusable volatile chemical, as defined by Section 485.001, Health and Safety Code, or a substance designated as a controlled substance under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.051
§ 3846.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of eight directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four directors' terms expiring July 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 241.0015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0015
§ 241.0015. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

The department shall biennially develop a strategic plan in the manner described by Section 221.009.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.002
§ 158.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "manufactured home," "manufacturer," "retailer," and "person" have the same meanings as they are given by Chapter 1201, Occupations Code. In addition, the term "manufactured home" also includes and means "industrialized housing" as defined by Chapter 1202, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0202
§ 7817.0202. COMPACTED FILL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The district may include compacted fill in the district's reclamation plan and may spend money and issue bonds to the full extent otherwise authorized by Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, for payment of compacted fill.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.052
§ 2261.052. DETERMINING LOWEST AND BEST BID OR PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the lowest and best bid or proposal, a state agency shall consider:

(1) the vendor's price to provide the good or service;

(2) the probable quality of the offered good or service; and

(3) the quality of the vendor's past performance in contracting with the agency, with other state entities, or with private sector entities.

(b) This section does not apply to a procurement covered by Section 2155.144.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.004
§ 9003.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 183, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article 8280-222, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;

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

(3) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.154
§ 3851.154. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the net proceeds the district receives from any other district revenue.

(d) District bonds payable by ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless the bonds and the taxes are approved by:

(1) the governing body of the city; and

(2) a majority of the district voters voting in an election called for that purpose.

(e) The city is not obligated to pay, repay, or guarantee any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district unless the city dissolves the district under Subchapter E.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.201
§ 1956.201. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, the attorney general, or the district, county, or city attorney for the county or municipality in which an alleged violation of this chapter occurs may, on receipt of a verified complaint, bring an appropriate administrative or judicial proceeding to enforce this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The attorney general or an attorney representing the state may initiate an action for an injunction to prohibit a person from violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.204
§ 6611.204. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may submit a proposition for the issuance of district bonds under Section 6611.201 at an election called for that purpose at any time the board considers proper.

(b) Chapter 1251, Government Code, applies to a district bond election except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter.

(c) If a majority of the voters voting at a district bond election vote in favor of the issuance of bonds and the imposition of taxes, the board may:

(1) issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) receive, use, and apply the proceeds for district purposes; and

(3) impose taxes on all property subject to taxation in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0252
§ 543A.0252. DATA SET EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

To ensure that the commission is using the best data to inform developing and implementing quality-based payment systems under Section 543A.0251, the commission shall evaluate the reliability, validity, and functionality of post-acute and long-term services and supports data sets. The commission's evaluation should assess:

(1) to what degree data sets on which the commission relies meet a standard:

(A) for integrating care;

(B) for developing coordinated care plans; and

(C) that would allow for the meaningful development of risk adjustment techniques;

(2) whether the data sets will provide value for outcome or performance measures and cost containment; and

(3) how classification systems and data sets used for Medicaid long-term services and supports providers can be standardized and, where possible, simplified.
Tex. Penal Code § 43.262 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.262
§ 43.262. POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF LEWD VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Promote" and "sexual conduct" have the meanings assigned by Section 43.25.

(2) "Visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.26.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly possesses, accesses with intent to view, or promotes visual material that:

(1) depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of an unclothed, partially clothed, or clothed child who is younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created;

(2) appeals to the prurient interest in sex; and

(3) has no serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

(b-1) For purposes of conduct prohibited under Subsection (b), visual material to which that conduct applies includes:

(1) a depiction of a child:

(A) who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and

(B) whose image as a child younger than 18 years of age was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual material, including computer-generated visual material that was created, adapted, or modified using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software; or

(2) a depiction of a child, created using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software, that to a reasonable person is virtually indistinguishable from an actual child younger than 18 years of age.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is:

(1) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has been previously convicted one time of an offense under this section or Section 43.26; and

(2) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section or Section 43.26.

(d) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the depicted child consented to the creation of the visual material.
Tex. Government Code § 448.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 448 / Section 448.052
§ 448.052. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Advisory commission members serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) An advisory commission member is eligible for reappointment to another term or part of a term.

(c) An advisory commission member may not serve more than two consecutive terms. For purposes of this subsection, a member is considered to have served a term only if the member served two or more years of the member's term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8140.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8140 / Section 8140.101
§ 8140.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

Each district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.111 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.111
§ 2A.111. TRACKING USE OF CERTAIN TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article:

(1) "Attorney representing the state" means a district attorney, a criminal district attorney, or a county attorney with criminal jurisdiction.

(2) "Correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(b) An attorney representing the state shall track:

(1) the use of testimony of a person to whom a defendant made a statement against the defendant's interest while the person was imprisoned or confined in the same correctional facility as the defendant, if known by the attorney representing the state, regardless of whether the testimony is presented at trial; and

(2) any benefits offered or provided to a person in exchange for testimony described by Subdivision (1).