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Tex. Government Code § 2304.076 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.076
§ 2304.076. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LOAN BECOMES IMMEDIATELY DUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A borrower must agree that if the borrower voluntarily destroys, moves from, or relinquishes ownership of the rehabilitated housing on or before the first anniversary of the date the rehabilitation is completed:

(1) the borrower's housing rehabilitation loan becomes immediately due and payable; and

(2) an interest surcharge is added sufficient to make the total interest paid equal an amount determined by the prevailing interest rates for rehabilitation loans from private sources at the time of the sale.

(b) The local government that approved the loan may waive the interest surcharge if:

(1) the local government finds that the borrower must sell the housing because of financial hardship or similar circumstances; and

(2) the department consents to the waiver.

(c) A local government that approved a housing rehabilitation loan may, with the consent of the department, take the following action if the borrower dies or the borrower sells or gives away property encumbered by the loan:

(1) declare all or part of any deferred payments due and payable;

(2) declare the balance of the loan due and payable; or

(3) allow a buyer, donee, or other successor in title who qualifies under Section 2304.062 to assume the loan.
Tex. Education Code § 13.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.105
§ 13.105. CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) If all the requirements of this subchapter are met, the commissioners court shall enter an order creating the new school district. If the new district contains territory in two or more counties, the order must be concurred in by the commissioners court of each county concerned.

(b) At the time the order creating the district is made, the commissioners court of the county in which the largest portion of the district's territory is located shall appoint a board of seven trustees for the new district to serve until the next regular election of trustees, when a board of trustees shall be elected in compliance with Chapter 11.

(c) Title to school district real property in the territory detached vests in the new district. The new district assumes and is liable for any portion of outstanding indebtedness of the district from which the territory was detached that is allocated to the new district under Section 13.004.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.112 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.112
§ 143.112. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Accredited college or university" means a college or university that is:

(A) accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency and by the state board of education in the state in which the college or university is located; and

(B) approved or certified by:

(i) the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as teaching the core curriculum or its equivalent in law enforcement; or

(ii) the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

(2) "Core curriculum in law enforcement" means those courses in law enforcement education approved by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may authorize educational incentive pay for:

(1) each fire fighter within each classification who has successfully completed courses at an accredited college or university that are applicable toward a degree in fire science; or

(2) each police officer within each classification who has successfully completed courses at an accredited college or university that are applicable toward a degree in law enforcement--police science and include the core curriculum in law enforcement.

(c) The educational incentive pay is in addition to the regular pay received by a fire fighter or police officer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.001
§ 1452.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, a term defined by Section 843.002 has the meaning assigned by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.003
§ 8433.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 26.3476 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3476
§ 26.3476. SECONDARY CONTAINMENT REQUIRED FOR TANKS LOCATED OVER CERTAIN AQUIFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "secondary containment" means a method by which a secondary wall or barrier is installed around an underground storage tank system in a manner designed to prevent a release of a regulated substance from migrating beyond the secondary wall or barrier before the release can be detected. A secondary containment system may include an impervious liner or vault surrounding a primary tank or piping system or a double-wall tank or piping system.

(b) An underground storage tank system, at a minimum, shall incorporate a method for secondary containment if the system is located in:

(1) the outcrop of a major aquifer composed of limestone and associated carbonate rocks of Cretaceous age or older; and

(2) a county that:

(A) has a population of at least 1.2 million and relies on groundwater for at least 75 percent of the county's water supply; or

(B) has a population of at least 75,000 and is adjacent to a county described by Paragraph (A).

(c) Section 26.3475(e) applies to an underground storage tank system that is subject to this section as if a violation of this section were a violation of Section 26.3475.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 26.359(b), a political subdivision under this section may adopt standards for the containment of underground storage tank systems.
Tex. Water Code § 55.371 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.371
§ 55.371. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The directors may adopt, alter, and rescind rules, regulations, and standing and temporary orders which do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and which govern:

(1) methods, terms and conditions of water service;

(2) applications for water;

(3) assessments for maintenance and operation;

(4) payment and the enforcement of payment of the assessments;

(5) furnishing of water to persons who did not apply for it before the date of assessment; and

(6) furnishing of water to persons who wish to take water for irrigation in excess of their original applications or for use on land not covered by their original applications.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.109 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.109
§ 31.109. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who is:

(1) born on or after September 1, 1993; and

(2) operating on the public water of this state:

(A) a vessel powered by a motor with a manufacturer's rating of more than 15 horsepower; or

(B) a windblown vessel over 14 feet in length.

(b) A person subject to this section must have in the person's possession a photographic identification card and either:

(1) a boater identification card issued by the department; or

(2) proof of completion of the requirements to obtain a vessel operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard.

(c) The department shall issue a boater identification card to a person who has successfully completed:

(1) a boater education course approved by the department; or

(2) a course equivalency examination approved by the department.

(d) A boater identification card issued to a person who has successfully completed a boater education course or course equivalency examination does not expire.

(e) If, on or before the trial of a person charged with an offense for failing to possess a document required under Subsection (b), the person produces for the court or the prosecuting attorney a document required by Subsection (b) that was issued to the person and was valid at the time of the offense, the court shall dismiss the charge.

(f) A person charged with a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor for failing to possess a document required under Subsection (b) may make to the court not later than the 10th day after the date of the alleged offense an oral or written motion requesting permission to take a boater education course approved by the department or a vessel operator's licensing course provided by the United States Coast Guard. The court shall defer the proceedings brought against a person who makes a motion described by this subsection and allow the person 90 days to present written evidence that the person has successfully completed the course approved by the department or provided by the United States Coast Guard. If the person successfully completes the course and the court accepts the presented evidence, the court shall dismiss the charge.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.376 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.376
§ 521.376. DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (H.B. 4417), Sec. 3(2), eff. June 11, 2023.

(b) The Health and Human Services Commission:

(1) shall monitor a chemical dependency treatment facility's compliance with providing the approved educational program as described by Section 521.374(a)(2) providing equivalent education; and

(2) shall administer the approval of the equivalent education provided in a chemical dependency treatment facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(C).

(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice:

(1) shall monitor the compliance of a facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B) with providing the approved educational program as described by Section 521.374(a)(2) providing equivalent education; and

(2) shall administer the approval of the equivalent educational program provided in a facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B).
Tex. Government Code § 418.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.001
§ 418.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Disaster Act of 1975.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.005
§ 192.005. RECORD OF PATERNITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The items on a birth certificate relating to the child's father shall be completed only if:

(1) the child's mother was married to the father:

(A) at the time of the child's conception;

(B) at the time of the child's birth; or

(C) after the child's birth;

(2) paternity is established by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(3) a valid acknowledgment of paternity executed by the father has been filed with the vital statistics unit as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

(c) A person may apply to the state registrar for the removal of any indication of the absence of paternity of a child who has no presumed father from the person's birth record.

(d) If the items relating to the child's father are not completed on a birth certificate filed with the state registrar, the state registrar shall notify the attorney general.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.110 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.110
§ 503.110. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including any rule, interpretation, or enforcement action that:

(A) regulates the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(B) restricts advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(C) affects the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; or

(D) restricts participation in a profession or business the board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the executive council shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. Each member of the board shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.305
§ 1116.305. ASSUMPTION OF DEBT AND TAXES.
Status: in_force

If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the elections to approve annexation must determine whether the annexed territory will assume its portion of the debts or taxes on annexation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7911.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7911 / Section 7911.003
§ 7911.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.053
§ 21.053. GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION COOPERATION IN AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

A governmental subdivision may cooperate with the department in the development of aeronautics.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 295A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 295A / Section 295A.052
§ 295A.052. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules relating to the administration of the health care provider participation program, including collection of the mandatory payments, expenditures, audits, and any other administrative aspects of the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.358 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.358
§ 38.358. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer that fails to submit data as required in accordance with this subchapter is subject to an administrative penalty under Chapter 84. For purposes of penalty assessment, each day the health benefit plan issuer fails to submit the data as required is a separate violation.
Tex. Education Code § 45.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.051
§ 45.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.

(1-a) "Charter district" means an open-enrollment charter school designated as a charter district under Section 12.135.

(2) "Paying agent" means the financial institution that is designated by a school district or charter district as its agent for the payment of the principal of and interest on guaranteed bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 54.631 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.631
§ 54.631. CONTRACT TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A prepaid tuition contract shall specify:

(1) the name of any person who may terminate the contract; and

(2) the terms under which the contract may be terminated.

(b) A prepaid tuition contract terminates on the 10th anniversary of the date the beneficiary is projected to graduate from high school, not counting time spent by the beneficiary as an active duty member of the United States armed services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8258.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8258 / Section 8258.051
§ 8258.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.105
§ 493.105. ACCEPTABILITY OF CERTAIN LETTERS OF CREDIT.
Status: in_force

A letter of credit issued or confirmed by an institution that meets the standards prescribed by Section 493.104(b)(2)(C) as of the date the letter is issued or confirmed, but later fails to meet those standards, continues to be acceptable as security under Section 493.104 until the earliest of:

(1) the letter's expiration;

(2) the letter's extension, renewal, modification, or amendment after the date the institution fails to meet those standards; or

(3) the expiration of the three-month period after the date the institution fails to meet those standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.052
§ 3930.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.

(b) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than two-thirds of the directors being residents of the city.
Tex. Education Code § 11.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.156
§ 11.156. DONATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A conveyance, devise, or bequest of property for the benefit of the public schools made by anyone for any county, municipality, or district, if not otherwise directed by the donor, vests the property in the county school trustees, the board of trustees of the municipality or district, or their successors in office as trustees for those to be benefited by the donation.

(b) The funds or other property donated or the income from the property may be spent by the trustees:

(1) for any purpose designated by the donor that is in keeping with the lawful purposes of the schools for the benefit of which the donation was made; or

(2) for any legal purpose if a specific purpose is not designated by the donor.
Tex. Government Code § 1251.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.001
§ 1251.001. BOND ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A county or municipality may not issue bonds that are to be paid from ad valorem taxes unless the issuance is first approved by the qualified voters of the county or municipality in an election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.034 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.034
§ 162.034. PAYMENT AND MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds shall be payable as provided by the board and shall mature serially or otherwise not later than 40 years from the date of their issuance.

(b) The board may make the bonds redeemable or subject to tender for purchase before maturity at the price and under the terms and conditions fixed by the board in the resolution providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 101.17 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 101 / Section 101.17
§ 101.17. MINUTES.
Status: in_force

The board shall cause accurate and complete minutes of its meetings to be maintained. The minutes are open to the public for inspection at the university during regular business hours, and certified copies of the minutes shall be furnished to anyone on payment of a fee set by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.001
§ 601.001. PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A municipality by ordinance may regulate the parking of motor vehicles on private property and may enforce the ordinance in the same manner that it enforces ordinances regulating parking in public no-parking zones, including the impoundment of offending vehicles.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.405
§ 801.405. MENTAL INCOMPETENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may suspend or revoke a license if a court finds that the license holder is mentally incompetent.

(b) If a court determines that a person whose license is suspended or revoked under this section is mentally competent, the board may reinstate the person's license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.002
§ 551.002. PROHIBITION OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The superintendent or director of a department facility or a person connected with that department facility may not:

(1) sell or have a concern in the sale of merchandise, supplies, or other items to a department facility; or

(2) have an interest in a contract with a department facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.054
§ 3828.054. DIRECTOR'S BOND; OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after a director is elected or appointed, the director shall execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond must be approved by the board.

(c) The bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the bond and oath or affirmation in the district records.

(d) The district shall pay the cost of the bond.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.046
§ 322.046. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source approved by the board, including the government of the United States, this state, the commissioners court of either county or an agency of either county, a public or private corporation, or any other person, for the purpose of promoting, establishing, or accomplishing the objectives, purposes, and powers provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 576 / Section 576.0055
§ 576.0055. DISCLOSURE OF NAME AND BIRTH AND DEATH DATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "cemetery organization" and "funeral establishment" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, on request by a representative of a cemetery organization or funeral establishment, the administrator of a mental health facility shall release to the representative the name, date of birth, or date of death of a person who was a patient at the facility when the person died, unless the person or the person's guardian provided written instructions to the facility not to release the person's name or dates of birth and death. A representative of a cemetery organization or a funeral establishment may use a name or date released under this subsection only for the purpose of inscribing the name or date on a grave marker.