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Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.052
§ 1301.052. WORK INSIDE COUNTIES OR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform plumbing, other than plumbing performed in conjunction with new construction, repair, or remodeling, on a property that is:

(1) located in a subdivision or on a tract of land that is not required to be platted under Section 232.0015, Local Government Code;

(2) not connected to a public water system and is located outside a municipality;

(3) located outside a municipality and connected to a public water system that does not require a license to perform plumbing; or

(4) located inside a municipality that is within a county that has fewer than 50,000 inhabitants and that:

(A) has fewer than 5,000 inhabitants; and

(B) by municipal ordinance has authorized a person who is not licensed under this chapter to perform plumbing.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.354 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.354
§ 173.354. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the computation, administration, governance, and use of the tax except as inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.955 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.955
§ 17.955. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not create a private cause of action for a violation of Section 17.952.
Tex. Transportation Code § 722.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 722 / Section 722.002
§ 722.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agent" means a salesman or other individual appointed by an automobile club to sell memberships in the club to the public.

(2) "Automobile club" means a person who, for consideration, promises the membership assistance in matters relating to travel, and to the operation, use, or maintenance of a motor vehicle, by supplying services such as services related to:

(A) community traffic safety;

(B) travel and touring;

(C) theft prevention or rewards;

(D) maps;

(E) towing;

(F) emergency road assistance;

(G) bail bonds and legal fee reimbursement in the defense of traffic offenses; and

(H) purchase of accidental injury and death benefits insurance coverage from an authorized insurance company.
Tex. Government Code § 411.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.002
§ 411.002. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is an agency of the state to enforce the laws protecting the public safety and provide for the prevention and detection of crime. The department is composed of the Texas Rangers, the Homeland Security Division, the Texas Highway Patrol, the administrative division, and other divisions that the commission considers necessary.

(b) The department shall have its principal office and headquarters in Austin.

(c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2031.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0101
§ 547.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Children with severe emotional disturbances" includes children:

(A) who are at risk of incarceration or placement in a residential mental health facility;

(B) who are students in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code;

(C) with a substance use disorder or a developmental disability; and

(D) for whom a court may appoint the Department of Family and Protective Services as managing conservator.

(2) "Community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under a memorandum of understanding adopted under Subchapter D, Chapter 522.

(3) "Systems of care services" means a comprehensive state system of mental health services and other necessary and related services that is organized as a coordinated network to meet the multiple and changing needs of children with severe emotional disturbances and their families.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.105
§ 3926.105. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.104
§ 155.104. MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer's representative shall keep the same records that are required of a wholesaler. The manufacturer's representative shall deliver a duplicate of the invoice required by Section 155.102 to the purchaser or recipient of the tobacco products.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.01
§ 26.01. ARRAIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

In all felony cases, after indictment, and all misdemeanor cases punishable by imprisonment, there shall be an arraignment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8029.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8029 / Section 8029.0302
§ 8029.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.006
§ 7957.006. 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 made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.4025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.4025
§ 301.4025. OPTIONAL REPORT BY NURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a written, signed report to the appropriate licensing board or accrediting body, a nurse may report a licensed health care practitioner, agency, or facility that the nurse has reasonable cause to believe has exposed a patient to substantial risk of harm as a result of failing to provide patient care that conforms to:

(1) minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing professional practice, for a report made regarding a practitioner; or

(2) statutory, regulatory, or accreditation standards, for a report made regarding an agency or facility.

(b) A nurse may report to the nurse's employer or another entity at which the nurse is authorized to practice any situation that the nurse has reasonable cause to believe exposes a patient to substantial risk of harm as a result of a failure to provide patient care that conforms to minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing professional practice or to statutory, regulatory, or accreditation standards. For purposes of this subsection, an employer or entity includes an employee or agent of the employer or entity.

(c) A person may not suspend or terminate the employment of, or otherwise discipline, discriminate against, or retaliate against, a person who:

(1) reports in good faith under this section; or

(2) advises a nurse of the nurse's right to report under this section.

(d) A violation of Subsection (c) is subject to Section 301.413.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.040
§ 85.040. EVALUATION OF FUNDED PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop evaluation criteria to document effectiveness, unit-of-service costs, and number of volunteers used in programs funded with grants under this subchapter.

(b) An organization that receives funding under the program shall:

(1) collect and maintain relevant data as required by the department; and

(2) submit to the department copies of all material the organization has printed or distributed relating to HIV infection.

(c) The department shall provide prompt assistance to grantees in obtaining materials and skills necessary to collect and report the data required under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.0047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0047
§ 42.0047. ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A laboratory that performs a serum creatinine test on a sample from a person 18 years of age or older shall also calculate and include in the reported results the person's estimated glomerular filtration rate or the results of an alternative equivalent calculation measuring kidney function if the laboratory receives along with the sample all relevant clinical information about the person necessary to calculate the person's estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative equivalent calculation. A physician requesting a serum creatinine test shall provide to the laboratory all relevant clinical information about the person necessary to calculate the person's estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative equivalent calculation unless the physician determines that the calculation is unnecessary.

(b) The requirements under Subsection (a) do not apply to:

(1) a laboratory that uses equipment to perform serum creatinine tests that cannot be reprogrammed to calculate the estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative equivalent calculation measuring kidney function; or

(2) a laboratory performing a serum creatinine test on a sample taken from a patient who is being treated in a hospital.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.201
§ 8109.201. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects and services described by this subchapter or activities in support of or incidental to those projects and services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.003
§ 6003.003. EFFECT ON LOCAL REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiring a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the municipality or county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire protection sprinkler system contractor qualification or financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a registration certificate.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality or county may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and pay a permit fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or other construction requirements of the municipality or county.

(c) A municipal or county order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated because of any provision of this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 604.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.101
§ 604.101. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN MATTERS APPLICABLE TO CARD.
Status: in_force

An expiration date or policy, fee, or other material restriction or contract term applicable to a stored value card must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed at the time the card is sold or issued to a person to enable the person to make an informed decision before purchasing the card.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.003
§ 63.003. FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The clearinghouse is a central repository of information on missing children, missing persons, and attempted child abductions.

(b) The clearinghouse shall:

(1) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children and missing persons;

(2) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified dead bodies within the state;

(3) communicate with the national crime information center for the exchange of information on missing children and missing persons suspected of interstate travel;

(4) collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children and missing persons;

(5) provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving information on missing children and missing persons;

(6) provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing; and

(7) receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.051
§ 1366.051. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Lee Alexandria Hanley Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 193.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 193 / Section 193.002
§ 193.002. CLASSIFICATION AND INDEX OF RECORDS NOT ON MICROFILM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county clerk or clerk of a county court who does not maintain records on microfilm as provided by Chapter 204 and rules adopted under that chapter may divide the instruments received for filing, registering, or recording into the seven classes provided by Section 193.008(b) and may consolidate records in the manner provided by Section 193.008(d).

(b) Classes of records maintained as provided by this section shall be indexed and cross-indexed, to the extent practicable, as required by Sections 193.009, 193.010, and 193.011.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.751 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.751
§ 1101.751. INJUNCTIVE ACTION BROUGHT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the commission may bring an action in its name to enjoin a violation of this chapter or a commission rule.

(b) To obtain an injunction under this section, the commission is not required to allege or prove that:

(1) an adequate remedy at law does not exist; or

(2) substantial or irreparable damage would result from the continued violation.
Tex. Education Code § 61.895 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.895
§ 61.895. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into agreements with general academic teaching institutions or other institutions of higher education to provide students participating in the program with:

(1) research-based support to make satisfactory academic progress and graduate on time; and

(2) leadership development opportunities, including:

(A) program cohort learning communities;

(B) mentoring, research, and internship opportunities;

(C) networking with state government, business, and civic leaders; and

(D) statewide cohort learning institutes or seminars.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.152
§ 438.152. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, on receipt of a written request for information pertaining to the regulation of food under this subtitle, the department or a local health jurisdiction shall provide a reasonable and substantial response to the request not later than the 30th day after the date the department or local health jurisdiction receives the request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.160
§ 1088.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.055
§ 88.055. PRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT FLARE.
Status: in_force

If the gas from a well producing both oil and gas is not trapped and used and the gas is capable of being burned in a flare, no person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may produce oil from the well at any time without simultaneously and continuously burning a flare to consume all gas that otherwise would be permitted to escape into the open air. The Railroad Commission of Texas shall have the authority to grant exceptions to this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0178 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0178
§ 265.0178. PLEDGE OF SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan under Section 265.0177 may be:

(1) payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues, income, or resources of the hospital that are not pledged to pay a bonded indebtedness of the hospital; or

(2) secured by a deed of trust or other security interest in any property of the hospital that is not pledged to pay a bonded indebtedness of the hospital.

(b) The holder of a loan obligation under Section 265.0177 is not entitled to demand payment of the principal and interest on the loan from any money or property of the hospital other than the money or property specifically pledged to secure payment of the loan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.151
§ 1063.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative officer shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.101
§ 8417.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 508.320 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.320
§ 508.320. CONTRACTS FOR LEASE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with the federal government for the lease of a military base or other federal facility that is not being used by the federal government.

(b) The department may use a facility leased under this section to house releasees in the custody of the division.

(c) The department may not enter into a contract under this section unless funds have been appropriated specifically to make payments on a contract under this section.

(d) The department shall attempt to enter into contracts that will provide the department with facilities located in various parts of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.051
§ 9072.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 9072.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Labor Code § 417.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 417 / Section 417.004
§ 417.004. EMPLOYER LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTY.
Status: in_force

In an action for damages brought by an injured employee, a legal beneficiary, or an insurance carrier against a third party liable to pay damages for the injury or death under this chapter that results in a judgment against the third party or a settlement by the third party, the employer is not liable to the third party for reimbursement or damages based on the judgment or settlement unless the employer executed, before the injury or death occurred, a written agreement with the third party to assume the liability.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.203
§ 437B.203. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide written notice to an applicant or license holder that the applicant's mobile food vendor application has been denied or that the license may be suspended or revoked. Not later than 14 calendar days after the date an applicant or license holder receives notice from the department of a denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the applicant or license holder may request a hearing in the form and manner the department prescribes.

(b) If the applicant for or holder of a mobile food vendor license requests a hearing as prescribed by the department, the department shall promptly refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case hearing.

(c) Following a hearing or on conclusion of the involvement of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in the matter under this section, the department shall promptly issue an order that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0309
§ 3975.0309. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
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. Human Resources Code § 261.061 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.061
§ 261.061. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the office that relate to the operations or staff of the office. The office shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and the disposition of the complaint.

(b) The office shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The office shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.