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Tex. Education Code § 33.097 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.097
§ 33.097. INCLUSIVE SPORTS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The University Interscholastic League shall ensure students with intellectual disabilities have an opportunity to participate in team athletic activities by establishing and maintaining an inclusive sports program.

(b) The University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules as necessary to establish, maintain, and expand the inclusive sports program. The rules must:

(1) accommodate inclusive team sports offered through the program at participating public middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools in the state;

(2) establish eligibility requirements for participation in each inclusive team sport offered through the program;

(3) identify best practices for school districts to incorporate inclusive sports; and

(4) require the program to incorporate activities that promote:

(A) bullying prevention;

(B) moral intelligence;

(C) character development;

(D) leadership development;

(E) physical fitness; and

(F) positive school culture.

(c) In adopting the rules under Subsection (b), the University Interscholastic League shall consider and incorporate as appropriate:

(1) federal guidance regarding providing access to extracurricular athletics for students with intellectual disabilities;

(2) guidance available from nationally recognized organizations that promote inclusion and acceptance among students with and without intellectual disabilities;

(3) information regarding inclusive sports programs that have been successfully implemented in this state, in other states, and by nonprofit organizations;

(4) input from school districts and the agency; and

(5) guidance provided by impacted stakeholders, including by parents of or persons standing in parental relation to students with intellectual disabilities.

(d) The University Interscholastic League may appoint a person to provide guidance on behalf of impacted stakeholders for purposes of Subsection (c)(5).

(e) In maintaining the inclusive sports program, the University Interscholastic League shall, to the greatest extent possible, require:

(1) students who participate in the inclusive sports program to be subject to the same rules and requirements as students who participate in other athletic programs offered by the league, including:

(A) grade and disciplinary requirements under Section 33.081(c); and

(B) requirements related to student safety in athletic activities under this chapter and Chapter 38; and

(2) team sports provided through the inclusive sports program to be organized similarly to other athletic programs offered by the league, including with respect to team practices, seasonal play, and local and statewide competitions.

(f) In addition to using funds available or appropriated for the purpose, the University Interscholastic League or a partner affiliated with the league may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations of money from public and private sources for the purpose of establishing or expanding the inclusive sports program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.089 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.089
§ 81.089. TRANSPORTATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, before notifying the department or health authority at a port of entry or a place of first landing or first arrival in this state, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) transports or causes to be transported into this state an object the person knows or suspects may be infected or contaminated with a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health;

(2) transports or causes to be transported into this state an individual who the person knows has or is the carrier of a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health; or

(3) transports or causes to be transported into this state a person, animal, or object in a private or common carrier or a private conveyance that the person knows is or suspects may be infected or contaminated with a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if the person acts with the intent to harm or defraud another, the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Government Code § 44.220 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.220
§ 44.220. JACKSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Jackson County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Jackson County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on the county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(d) The Commissioners Court of Jackson County may supplement the salary paid by the state to the criminal district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983A / Section 7983A.0301
§ 7983A.0301. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Defendant" means a person or governmental entity against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to commence or maintain a litigation.

(2) "Litigation" means a civil action commenced, maintained, or pending in any state or federal court.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.

(4) "Moving defendant" means a defendant who moves for an order under Section 11.051 determining that a plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and requesting security.

(5) "Plaintiff" means an individual who commences or maintains a litigation pro se.
Tex. Government Code § 659.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.142
§ 659.142. STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state employee charitable campaign advisory committee consists of eight members appointed by the governor.

(b) Four members must represent statewide or local federations or funds. Four members must represent other charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign.

(c) The governor shall appoint members to the state advisory committee to ensure that the committee reflects the race, ethnicity, and national origin of the residents of this state.

(d) With the advice of the state advisory committee, the comptroller shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.

(e) The state advisory committee shall:

(1) advise the comptroller and state policy committee in adopting rules and establishing procedures for the operation and management of the state employee charitable campaign; and

(2) provide input from charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign to the state policy committee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.704 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.704
§ 841.704. FALSE STATEMENT, REPORT, OR OTHER DOCUMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person executes or causes to be executed a statement, report, or other document required by law to be filed with the commissioner that contains a material statement or fact that the person knows to be false.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is an officer of an insurance company that is not organized under the laws of this state and the person files a statement, report, or other document required by law to be filed with the commissioner that contains a material statement or fact that the person knows to be false.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.104
§ 3839.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party including Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Water Code § 54.747 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.747
§ 54.747. SERVICE TO INCLUDED LAND.
Status: in_force

The district has the same right and obligation to furnish services to the included land that it previously had to furnish to the excluded land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0301
§ 7929A.0301. 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. Family Code § 51.045 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.045
§ 51.045. JURIES IN COUNTY COURTS AT LAW.
Status: in_force

If a provision of this title requires a jury of 12 persons, that provision prevails over any other law that limits the number of members of a jury in a particular county court at law. The state and the defense are entitled to the same number of peremptory challenges allowed in a district court.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.721 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.721
§ 82.721. CREATION.
Status: in_force

All of the land area and public water in state-owned riverbeds in McMullen County, including the Nueces and Frio rivers, is a game sanctuary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.0085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0085
§ 252.0085. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.
Status: in_force

A person providing services to a resident of a facility licensed by the department under this chapter or operated by the department and exempt under Section 252.003 from the licensing requirements of this chapter shall comply with Chapter 322 and the rules adopted under that chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.254 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.254
§ 32.254. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to extend asset protection to a resident of this state who purchased a long-term care benefit plan in another state that has a substantially similar asset disregard program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.356 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.356
§ 1551.356. STANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person has standing to appeal a determination of the executive director under this subchapter only if the person is:

(1) an employee, participant, annuitant, or covered dependent participating in the group benefits program; or

(2) after the death of an employee, participant, annuitant, or covered dependent, the person's estate, personal representative, heir at law, or designated beneficiary.

(b) A person has no standing to appeal a determination of the executive director under this subchapter or to pursue a private cause of action against the state, the board of trustees, the retirement system, the executive director, an administering firm, or an employee of any of those persons based on a determination or the implementation by the board or executive director of the type or scope of plan design features under the group benefits program.
Tex. Government Code § 51.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.502
§ 51.502. SEAL.
Status: in_force

A joint clerk performing the duties of the district clerk and the county clerk shall use the district court seal to authenticate official acts for the district court and the county court seal to authenticate official acts for the county court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.106
§ 8376.106. CONTRACT TO FURTHER REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district and a municipality may contract on terms that the board and governing body of the municipality agree will further regional cooperation between the district and the municipality.
Tex. Water Code § 6.054 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.054
§ 6.054. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Sections 6.053, 6.057, and 6.058;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive administrator or a member has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive administrator shall notify the chairman of the board of the potential ground. The chairman of the board shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal includes the chairman of the board, the executive administrator or another member of the board shall notify the member of the board with the most seniority, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

(d) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, may remove a board member from office as provided by Section 9, Article XV, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.157
§ 1507.157. NO WAIVER OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality's action under this subchapter does not affect or abrogate any claim the municipality may have with respect to a loss described by Section 1507.151.

(b) A municipality that issues bonds under this subchapter:

(1) does not waive any claim of the municipality;

(2) is not estopped from recovering on a claim of the municipality; and

(3) does not ratify any prior action by the municipality in connection with the loss.

(c) A municipality may reserve any claim the municipality may have in its action authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 39.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.052
§ 39.052. DETERMINATION OF ACCREDITATION STATUS OR PERFORMANCE RATING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioner shall determine the accreditation status of each school district.

(b) In determining the accreditation status of a school district, the commissioner:

(1) shall evaluate and consider:

(A) performance on achievement indicators described by Section 39.053; and

(B) performance under the financial accountability rating system developed under Subchapter D; and

(2) may evaluate and consider:

(A) the district's compliance with statutory requirements and requirements imposed by rule of the commissioner or State Board of Education under specific statutory authority that relate to:

(i) reporting data through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or other reports required by state or federal law or court order;

(ii) the high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025; or

(iii) an item listed under Sections 7.056(e)(3)(C)-(I) that applies to the district;

(B) the effectiveness of the district's programs for special populations; and

(C) the effectiveness of the district's career and technology program.

(b-1) Consideration of the effectiveness of district programs under Subsection (b)(2)(B) or (C):

(1) must:

(A) be based on data collected through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) for purposes of accountability under this chapter; and

(B) include the results of assessments required under Section 39.023; and

(2) may be based on the results of a special investigation conducted under Section 39.003.

(c) Based on a school district's performance under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall:

(1) assign each district an accreditation status; or

(2) revoke the accreditation of the district and order closure of the district.

(d) A school district's accreditation status may be raised or lowered based on the district's performance or may be lowered based on the performance of one or more campuses in the district that is below a standard required under this subchapter.

(e) The commissioner shall notify a school district that receives an accreditation status of accredited-warned or accredited-probation or a campus that performs below a standard required under this subchapter that the performance of the district or campus is below a standard required under this subchapter. The commissioner shall require the district to notify the parents of students enrolled in the district and property owners in the district of the district's accreditation status and the implications of that accreditation status.

(f) A school district that is not accredited may not receive funds from the agency or hold itself out as operating a public school of this state.

(g) This chapter may not be construed to invalidate a diploma awarded, course credit earned, or grade promotion granted by a school district before the commissioner revoked the district's accreditation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.051
§ 823.051. REGISTRATION BY INSURER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state that is a member of an insurance holding company system shall register with the commissioner. The insurer shall register not later than the 15th day after the date the insurer becomes subject to registration under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner for good cause shown may extend the period for registration under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.155
§ 3847.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0875 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0875
§ 25.0875. EXCUSED ABSENCE TO ATTEND RELEASED TIME COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "released time course" means a course in religious instruction offered by a private entity.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall, on the request of a parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled at the district or school and subject to the policy adopted under Subsection (c), excuse the student from attending school to attend a released time course for at least one but not more than five hours a week.

(c) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy for excusing a student enrolled at the district or school from attending school to attend a released time course. The policy:

(1) must require:

(A) the student's parent or legal guardian to provide written consent for the student to attend the released time course;

(B) the private entity offering the released time course to maintain attendance records and make the records available to the district or school at which the student is enrolled;

(C) the private entity, parent or legal guardian, or student to assume responsibility for transportation, including transportation for a student with a disability, to and from any location at which the released time course is offered;

(D) the private entity to make provisions for and assume liability for the student enrolled in the released time course while the student is under the private entity's care; and

(E) the student to assume responsibility for any schoolwork issued during the student's absence;

(2) must prohibit:

(A) the district or school from using district or school funds, excluding de minimis costs, to facilitate the provision of a released time course; and

(B) the private entity from offering the released time course on district or school property, unless permitted under a neutral policy of equal access that allows community organizations to use district or school property; and

(3) may not interfere with the ability of the student's parent or legal guardian to request or access a released time course for the student.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.105
§ 314A.105. SUPERVISION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The designated agency may assess an annual supervision fee in an amount that is at least $75,000 but not more than $200,000 against each hospital operating under a certificate of public advantage under this chapter. The amount of the fee imposed on hospitals under this subsection must be based on the assessment by the designated agency of the amount needed to cover the reasonable costs incurred by the designated agency in supervising hospitals under this subchapter and in implementing and administering this chapter.

(b) Fees collected under this section may be appropriated to the designated agency for purposes of covering costs relating to the implementation and administration of this chapter, including the supervision of hospitals under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.109
§ 11.109. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the finance commission or the presiding officer's designee shall provide to members of the finance commission, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office under this title, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.059
§ 9017.059. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 9017.057; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code, primarily intended to serve the defined area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.005
§ 8132.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER WATER DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 30, 49, and 54, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.051
§ 886.051. OPERATION UNDER CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A local mutual aid association engages in business under a certificate of authority issued by the department.