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Tex. Education Code § 86.16 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.16
§ 86.16. FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas A&M University System shall conduct and maintain a firemen's training school through the Texas Engineering Extension Service as a unit of the university system in the manner deemed expedient and advisable by the system's board of regents. The Texas Engineering Extension Service shall serve as the recognized statewide fire and rescue training agency liaison to the National Fire Academy. In their capacity as the National Fire Academy liaison, the extension service shall distribute National Fire Academy student manuals on request to associations, fire departments, state agencies, and institutions of higher education which meet National Fire Academy qualifications.

(b) The firemen's training school advisory board is composed of:

(1) three members of the staff of the system appointed by the system's board of regents, one of whom shall be the director of the engineering extension service who serves ex officio as the chairman of the advisory board;

(2) four members or representatives of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas or its successor, appointed by the president or other managing officer of that association;

(3) one person who is fire protection personnel as defined by Section 419.021, Government Code, and who is the head of a training division for the fire department of a political subdivision, appointed by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; and

(4) one fire chief appointed by the president or other managing officer of the Texas Fire Chiefs Association or its successor.

(c) The advisory board shall confer with and advise the engineering extension service with reference to the organization of the school, the purchasing of equipment, the curriculum and program, and the conduct and management of the school.

(d) Expenditures for the per diem expenses of members of the advisory board and all other necessary expenses of the school shall be made only on the order of the system's board of regents, and no warrants shall be paid unless also approved in writing by the director of the engineering extension service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.012
§ 503.012. COLLECTED MONEY.
Status: in_force

Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to money received by the department and deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.513 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.513
§ 22.513. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 1.056, the district court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any action brought under Section 22.512.
Tex. Government Code § 815.212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.212
§ 815.212. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program shall require intra-agency posting of all non-entry-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 retirement system employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(c) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the retirement system's work force that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the retirement system's work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(d) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (c) must cover an annual period, be updated at least annually, and be filed with the governor's office.

(e) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (d). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0007
§ 152.0007. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board shall:

(1) establish a juvenile probation department and employ a chief probation officer who meets the standards set by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(2) adopt a budget and establish policies, including financial policies, for juvenile services within the jurisdiction of the board.

(b) The board may establish guidelines for the initial assessment of a child by the juvenile probation department. The guidelines shall provide a means for assessing a child's mental health status, family background, and level of education. The guidelines shall assist the probation department in determining whether a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child should be conducted. The board shall require that probation department personnel use assessment information compiled by the child's school, if the information is available, before conducting a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child. The board may adopt all or part of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's minimum standards for assessment under Section 221.002 in complying with this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.153
§ 8417.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.221 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.221
§ 186.221. COURT-ORDERED AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order an audit of the books and records of the receiver that relate to the receivership. A report of an audit ordered under this section shall be filed with the court. The receiver shall make the books and records relating to the receivership available to the auditor as required by the court order.

(b) The receiver shall pay the expenses of an audit ordered under this section as an administrative expense.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.021
§ 691.021. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means a municipality, county, or special district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.102
§ 1901.102. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible to serve as a member under Section 1901.101(a)(1) if:

(1) the person is employed by or owns an interest in a company, firm, or business association engaged in any phase of the well drilling business; and

(2) a member serving under Section 1901.101(a)(1) is employed by or owns an interest in the same company, firm, or business association.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of well drilling; or

(2) is employed by, participates in the management of, or has, other than as a consumer, a financial interest in a business entity or other organization related to the field of well drilling.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.105
§ 1102.105. NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide outpatient care for the aged or infirm residing in the district in nursing home facilities by purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, renovating, or leasing land, buildings, and improvements. The district may equip the facilities and administer the facilities for appropriate purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.456 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.456
§ 161.456. REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not make a delivery sale or ship cigarettes or e-cigarettes in connection with a delivery sale unless the person first files with the comptroller a statement that includes:

(1) the person's name and trade name; and

(2) the address of the person's principal place of business and any other place of business, and the person's telephone number and e-mail address.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), not later than the 10th day of each month, each person who has made a delivery sale or shipped or delivered cigarettes or e-cigarettes in connection with a delivery sale during the previous month shall file with the comptroller a memorandum or a copy of the invoice that provides for each delivery sale:

(1) the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual to whom the delivery sale was made;

(2) the brand or brands of the cigarettes or e-cigarettes that were sold; and

(3) the quantity of cigarettes or e-cigarettes that were sold.

(c) With respect to cigarettes, a person who complies with 15 U.S.C. Section 376, as amended, is considered to have complied with this section.

(d) A person is exempt from the requirement of filing with the comptroller a memorandum or a copy of an invoice under Subsection (b) if, in the two years preceding the date the report is due, the person has not violated this subchapter and has not been reported under Section 161.090 to the comptroller as having violated Subchapter H.

(e) A person required to submit a memorandum or a copy of an invoice under Subsection (b) shall submit a memorandum or a copy of an invoice to the comptroller for each delivery sale of a cigarette or e-cigarette in the previous two years unless the person has previously submitted the memorandum or copy to the comptroller.

(f) A person shall maintain records of compliance with this section until at least the fourth anniversary of the date the record was prepared.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.052
§ 309.052. LIST OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

A complete list of claims due or owing to the estate must be attached to the inventory and appraisement required by Section 309.051. The list of claims must state:

(1) the name and, if known, address of each person indebted to the estate; and

(2) regarding each claim:

(A) the nature of the debt, whether by note, bill, bond, or other written obligation, or by account or verbal contract;

(B) the date the debt was incurred;

(C) the date the debt was or is due;

(D) the amount of the claim, the rate of interest on the claim, and the period for which the claim bears interest; and

(E) whether the claim is separate property or community property, if the decedent was married at the time of the decedent's death.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.305
§ 603.305. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The medical board may refuse to renew the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter K unless enforcement of the penalty is stayed or a court has ordered that the administrative penalty is not owed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.126 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.126
§ 1956.126. EFFECT ON LOCAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1956.003, a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state may not:

(1) with respect to a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle, restrict the purchase, acquisition, sale, transfer, or possession of the catalytic converter by a person described by Section 1956.123; or

(2) alter or add to the recordkeeping requirements provided by Section 1956.124.

(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state to:

(1) issue a license or permit as provided by Section 1956.003; or

(2) inspect a record as provided by Section 1956.125.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.071 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.071
§ 116.071. REGISTRATION RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules relating to the registration of motor vehicles that are equipped with a CNG or LNG cargo tank and motor vehicles used principally to transport compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas in portable cylinders or containers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0314
§ 8510.0314. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY GIFT, PURCHASE, OR EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property" means property of any kind, including a lighter, tug, barge, or other floating equipment of any nature.

(b) The authority may acquire by gift or purchase property or a property interest located inside or outside the authority's boundaries necessary to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions conferred on the authority by this chapter and by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Subsection (c), provided that the authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a judicial proceeding.

(c) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the general law applicable to a water control and improvement district.

(d) The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the authority's boundaries.

(e) The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.155 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.155
§ 32.155. RENTAL AND ROYALTY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each lessee or his assigns shall pay annual rentals and royalties as specified by the board.

(b) Subchapter D, Chapter 52 of this code applies to a lease issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.253
§ 3834.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2416 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2416
§ 54.2416. MAGISTRATE AS ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
Status: in_force

A magistrate appointed under this subchapter may act as a civil associate judge under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A. To the extent of any conflict with this subchapter, a magistrate acting as an associate judge shall comply with provisions regarding the appointment, termination, referral of cases, powers, duties, and immunities of associate judges under Subchapter B, Chapter 54A.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.046 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.046
§ 133.046. FORM AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall prescribe the form of an application for a safety certificate.

(b) An application for a safety certificate must contain not more than:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the person responsible for the quarry or pit;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the owner or owners if different from the person responsible for the quarry or pit;

(3) the type of quarrying activities, if any, occurring on the site;

(4) a brief description of the site, including the acreage outside and inside the pit;

(5) the distance of each pit perimeter from the nearest roadway edge of each public road that the site adjoins and the nearest intersection of any public or private road or driveway;

(6) the depth in feet, below the top of the pit highwall located between the pit and the roadway, of the deepest excavation in the pit;

(7) a description of and a construction plan for any barrier or other device allowed in this code to be constructed, specifying the material to be used and the expected date of completion; and

(8) any other information or condition that, in the opinion of the operator or owner, constitutes an unacceptable unsafe location, as defined or required by this Act that is absolutely essential to the purposes of this Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.055
§ 861.055. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving a certified copy of the articles of incorporation under Section 861.052, a general casualty company shall promptly call a meeting of the company's shareholders.

(b) At the meeting the shareholders shall:

(1) adopt bylaws to govern the company; and

(2) elect a board of directors composed of shareholders of the company.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.004
§ 505.004. CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

The certificate of formation of a Type B corporation:

(1) must state that the corporation is governed by this chapter; and

(2) may include in the corporation's name any word or phrase the authorizing municipality specifies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.259
§ 1094.259. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1094.252 and revenue and other sources as authorized by Section 1094.256.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 91.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 91 / Section 91.053
§ 91.053. POSTED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

In addition to providing the notice required by Section 91.052, a rental company shall post in a conspicuous location where the damage waiver is offered the following notice:

Your personal automobile insurance policy may or may not provide coverage for your responsibility for the loss of or damage to a rented vehicle during the rental term. Before deciding whether to purchase a damage waiver, you may wish to determine whether your automobile insurance policy provides you coverage for rental vehicle damage or loss. If you file a claim under your personal automobile insurance policy, your insurance company may choose to nonrenew your policy at your renewal date, but may do so only if you are at fault for the claim.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.147 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.147
§ 841.147. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons are immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter:

(1) an employee or officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the office;

(2) a member of the multidisciplinary team established under Section 841.022;

(3) the applicable attorney representing the state and an employee of the attorney; and

(4) a person providing, or contracting, appointed, or volunteering to perform, a service under this chapter, at the request of the office.

(b) A court shall immediately dismiss any action asserting a claim against a person described by Subsection (a) that arose from the person's good faith conduct.

(c) This section does not affect a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to a person described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.031
§ 167.031. USE OF SAND AS BEDDING IN CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish quarantines and restrict the use of sand as bedding in an animal conveyance except for sand from known tick-free sand pits.
Tex. Education Code § 30B.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30B / Section 30B.103
§ 30B.103. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A student eligible to enroll in a public school of this state is eligible to enroll at a full-time hybrid campus.

(b) A student is eligible to enroll in a full-time virtual campus if the student:

(1) attended a public school in this state for a minimum of six weeks in the current school year or in the preceding school year;

(2) is, in the school year in which the student first seeks to enroll in the full-time virtual campus, enrolled in the first grade or a lower grade level;

(3) was not required to attend public school in this state due to nonresidency during the preceding school year;

(4) is a dependent of a member of the United States military who has been deployed; or

(5) has been placed in substitute care in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.054
§ 8888.054. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a district organized under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, all or part of which is not included in the authority, by petition may request the district's territory to be included in the authority's territory. The petition must:

(1) be filed with the authority; and

(2) include an accurate legal description of the boundaries of the territory to be included.

(b) If the authority has bonds, notes, or other obligations outstanding, the board shall require the petitioning district to assume the district's share of the outstanding bonds, notes, or other obligations.

(c) Before the 61st day after the date the authority receives the petition, the board shall hold a hearing to consider the petition. The board may grant the petition and order the territory described in the petition to be included in the authority's territory if:

(1) it is feasible, practicable, and to the advantage of the authority; and

(2) the authority's system and other improvements of the authority are sufficient or will be sufficient to supply the added territory without injuring the territory already included in the authority.

(d) If the board grants the petition, the board shall file for recording in the office of the county clerk of Harris County:

(1) a copy of the order; and

(2) a description of the authority's boundaries as they exist after the inclusion of the territory.

(e) The order including the territory is effective immediately after the order and description are recorded.

(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a district that petitions to be included in the authority's territory is subject to the fees and reimbursements that are in effect at the time of the district's petition and are applicable to such a petitioner.

(g) The authority may not require a district that petitioned before January 1, 2002, to be included in the authority's territory to pay a fee to the authority for admission or reimbursement for activities the authority has undertaken since the authority's creation in the furtherance of the authority's duties and functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.002
§ 8377.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.