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Tex. Local Government Code § 351.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.046
§ 351.046. NOTICE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "medical assistance benefits" means medical assistance benefits provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(b) The sheriff of a county may notify the Health and Human Services Commission on the confinement in the county jail of an individual who is receiving medical assistance benefits.

(c) If the sheriff of a county chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means as soon as possible after the 30th day after the date of the individual's confinement.

(d) If the sheriff of a county chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the sheriff shall notify:

(1) the United States Social Security Administration of the release or discharge of a prisoner who, immediately before the prisoner's confinement in the county jail, was receiving:

(A) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; or

(B) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.; and

(2) the Health and Human Services Commission of the release or discharge of a prisoner who, immediately before the prisoner's confinement in the county jail, was receiving medical assistance benefits.

(e) If the sheriff of a county provides the notices described by Subsection (d), the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the notices electronically or by other appropriate means not later than 48 hours after the prisoner's release or discharge from custody.

(f) If the sheriff of a county provides the notice described by Subsection (d)(2), at the time of the prisoner's release or discharge, the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the prisoner with a written copy of the notice and a telephone number at which the prisoner may contact the Health and Human Services Commission regarding confirmation of or assistance relating to reinstatement of the individual's eligibility for medical assistance benefits, if applicable.

(g) The Health and Human Services Commission shall establish a means by which the sheriff of a county, or an employee of the county or sheriff, may determine whether an individual confined in the county jail is or was, as appropriate, receiving medical assistance benefits for purposes of this section.

(h) A county or the sheriff of a county, or an employee of the county or sheriff, is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from a failure to comply with this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.05
§ 42.05. IF COURT IS ABOUT TO ADJOURN.
Status: in_force

The time limit within which any act is to be done within the meaning of this Code shall not be affected by the expiration of the term of the court.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.0251 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0251
§ 12.0251. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED DURING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, information is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to any person, including a state or federal agency, if the information is collected by the department in response to a landowner request relating to the specific location, species identification, or quantity of any animal or plant life that is:

(1) protected by this code; and

(2) located on private land that:

(A) is subject to a wildlife management plan developed cooperatively with the department for private land; or

(B) is the subject of a recommendation report prepared by the department for the landowner.

(b) The commission or the department may disclose information described by this section only to:

(1) the landowner;

(2) another person if the landowner consents to full or specified partial disclosure of information and the consent is in writing and is attached to the plan or recommendation report; or

(3) the Texas Animal Health Commission as needed to carry out a governmental purpose.

(c) The department may release game census, harvest, habitat, or program information only if the information is summarized in a manner that prevents the identification of an individual or specific parcel of land and the landowner.

(d) The department may prepare not more than one original record of the information collected by the department and incorporated into a wildlife management plan, and the record becomes the property of the landowner. The department may retain one copy of the record. The retained copy may not be disclosed except as provided by this section.

(e) Except as provided by this subsection, the department shall send a copy of the information retained by the department relating to a landowner's property to the landowner and destroy the department's record of the information if the protected information status assigned by this section is revoked. The department may retain a copy of the information if the landowner consents in writing.

(f) In this section, a reference to the department includes a reference to an agent of the department.

(g) This section does not apply to a parcel of land that is not privately owned.
Tex. Education Code § 88.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.123
§ 88.123. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Partially paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and some of whom are paid.

(2) "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, including a partially paid fire department, that is operated on a not-for-profit basis.

(3) "Volunteer firefighter" means a member of a volunteer fire department.

(b) The director may establish guidelines within which local volunteer fire departments may assist the Texas Forest Service in responding to a wildfire after other local firefighting resources have been exhausted.

(c) To the extent that resources are available, the Texas Forest Service may:

(1) compensate a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer fire department for labor and expenses related to the assistance provided by the firefighter or department under Subsection (b); and

(2) reimburse a volunteer fire department for equipment provided by the department under Subsection (b).

(d) The director shall determine:

(1) the rate at which a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer fire department may be compensated or reimbursed under this section;

(2) the types of labor and expenses for which a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer fire department may be compensated under this section;

(3) the types of equipment for which a volunteer fire department may be reimbursed under this section; and

(4) the minimum qualifications a volunteer firefighter must meet in order to be compensated under this section, which may include certification under a program administered by:

(A) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or

(B) the Texas Forest Service according to standards determined by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.

(e) A volunteer firefighter who receives compensation under this section is not subject to the certification requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code.

(f) The Texas Forest Service may request reimbursement from the legislature for a payment made to a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer fire department under this section.

(g) The Texas Forest Service may issue National Wildfire Coordinating Group certification to a volunteer firefighter under terms determined by the director.
Tex. Government Code § 815.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.005
§ 815.005. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that year, are reviewed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.104
§ 3822.104. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.327 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.327
§ 151.327. SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND SCHOOL BACKPACKS BEFORE START OF SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Backpack" means a messenger bag, book bag, or a pack with straps that a person wears on the person's back, including a backpack with wheels if the backpack can also be worn on the back. The term does not include an item that is commonly considered luggage, a briefcase, an athletic bag, a duffle bag, a gym bag, a computer bag, a purse, or a framed backpack.

(2) "School supply" has the meaning assigned by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement adopted November 12, 2002, including all amendments made to the agreement on or before December 14, 2006.

(a-1) The sale or storage, use, or other consumption of a school supply or a school backpack is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the school supply or backpack is purchased:

(1) for use by a student in a public or private elementary or secondary school;

(2) during the period described by Section 151.326(a)(2); and

(3) for a sales price of less than $100.

(b) A retailer is not required to obtain an exemption certificate stating that school supplies or school backpacks are purchased for use by students in a public or private elementary or secondary school unless the school supplies or backpacks are purchased in a quantity that indicates that the school supplies or backpacks are not purchased for use by students in a public or private elementary or secondary school.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.054
§ 304.054. FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may charge a person a reasonable amount not to exceed $3 for a request to place a telephone number on the Texas no-call list or to renew an entry on the list.

(b) The commission shall provide a method for placement or renewal of an entry by use of the Internet at no charge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1 / Section 1.005
§ 1.005. EFFECT OF NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION ON CERTAIN EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The revision by Chapter 112 (S.B. 1026), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, effective April 1, 2015, of a law regarding eminent domain authority, or any other nonsubstantive revision in this code of a law regarding eminent domain authority, does not affect any expiration of an entity's eminent domain authority that may have occurred under Section 2206.101, Government Code, on September 1, 2013.
Tex. Utilities Code § 122.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.052
§ 122.052. DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN COSTS.
Status: in_force

A gas utility is entitled to deduct from the utility's gross receipts the amount of the cost paid to another person by the utility for purchasing, treating, or storing natural gas or for gathering or transporting natural gas to the utility's facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0305
§ 3972.0305. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Property Code § 82.107 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.107
§ 82.107. UPKEEP OF CONDOMINIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by the declaration or Subsections (b) and (c), the association is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common elements, and each unit owner is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of the owner's unit. Each unit owner shall afford to the association and the other unit owners, and to their agents or employees, access through the owner's unit reasonably necessary for those purposes. If damage is inflicted on the common elements or on any unit through which access is taken, the unit owner responsible for the damage, or the association if it is responsible, is liable for the prompt repair of the damage.

(b) Except as provided by the declaration, each unit owner is responsible for the cost of maintenance, repair, and replacement of any utility installation or equipment serving only the owner's unit, without regard to whether the installation or equipment is located wholly or partially outside the designated boundaries of the unit. For purposes of this subsection, utility installations and equipment include electricity, water, sewage, gas, water heaters, heating and air conditioning equipment, and television antennas.

(c) Except as provided by the declaration, each unit owner is responsible for the cost of maintenance, repair, and replacement of windows and doors serving only the owner's unit.

(d) Unless otherwise provided by the declaration, the association may enter a unit, after giving notice to the owner and occupant of the unit, to:

(1) prevent or terminate waste of water purchased by the association as a common expense; or

(2) perform maintenance and repairs of the condominium that, if not performed, may result in increased damage by water to components of the condominium that the association maintains.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.106
§ 158.106. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may order a residential mortgage loan servicer to pay to a complainant any compensation received by the servicer in a violation cited by the commissioner in a final order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.256
§ 1701.256. INSTRUCTION IN WEAPONS PROFICIENCY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A peace officer training program under Section 1701.251(a) must provide instruction in weapons proficiency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.302
§ 503.302. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person qualifies for a license under this chapter if the person:

(1) is at least 18 years old;

(2) has a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a related field;

(3) has successfully completed a graduate degree at a regionally accredited institution of higher education and the number of graduate semester hours required by executive council rule, which may not be less than 48 hours and must include 300 clock hours of supervised practicum that:

(A) is primarily counseling in nature; and

(B) meets the specific academic course content and training standards established by the executive council;

(4) has completed the number of supervised experience hours required by executive council rule, which may not be less than 3,000 hours working in a counseling setting that meets the requirements established by the executive council after the completion of the graduate program described by Subdivision (3);

(5) passes the license examination and jurisprudence examination required by this chapter;

(6) submits an application as required by the executive council, accompanied by the required application fee; and

(7) meets any other requirement prescribed by the executive council.

(b) In establishing the standards described by Subsection (a)(3)(B), the executive council shall review and consider the standards as developed by the appropriate professional association.

(c) The executive council may require the statements on a license application to be made under oath.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.152
§ 22.152. NONPROFIT AIRPORT FACILITY FINANCING CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The public agencies, by concurrent order, ordinance, or resolution, may authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation under this chapter to provide financing to pay the costs, including direct and indirect costs, capitalized interest, and reserves for the costs, of an airport facility authorized by Sections 22.011(a)-(c) and 22.012 and for other purposes set forth in the articles of incorporation.

(b) In fulfilling its purposes and performing its powers, duties, and operations, the corporation shall act on behalf of and as the duly constituted authority and instrumentality of the constituent agencies authorizing its creation for purposes of Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 103).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.253
§ 1077.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the tax assessor-collector of Cooke County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.

(b) The board may appoint a district tax assessor-collector under Section 285.041, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.065 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.065
§ 63.065. MISSING PERSONS DNA DATABASE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The missing persons DNA database fund is a separate account in the general revenue fund.

(b) Notwithstanding Article 56B.453(a), the legislature may appropriate money in the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund to fund the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth missing persons DNA database. Legislative appropriations under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the account created under Subsection (a).

(c) Money in the account may be used only for purposes of developing and maintaining the DNA database as described by this section.

(d) The center may use money in the account only to:

(1) establish and maintain center infrastructure;

(2) pay the costs of DNA sample storage, forensic DNA analysis, and labor costs for cases of high-risk missing persons and unidentified human remains;

(3) reimburse counties for the purposes of pathology and exhumation as considered necessary by the center;

(4) publicize the DNA database for the purpose of contacting parents and other appropriate persons so that they may provide a DNA sample or a personal article for DNA sampling;

(5) educate law enforcement officers about the DNA database and DNA sampling; and

(6) provide outreach programs related to the purposes of this chapter.

(e) Section 403.095(b), Government Code, does not apply to the account established under Subsection (a).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.061
§ 140B.061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 140B.061. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: DELIBERATE NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance with a civil investigative demand issued under this subchapter, knowingly removes from any place, conceals, withholds, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material or otherwise provides inaccurate information.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 841.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 841 / Section 841.0051
§ 841.0051. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The venue of any action brought against the retirement system in a state court or before the State Office of Administrative Hearings is in Travis County.

(b) The venue of any action brought in a state court by the retirement system is in Travis County or in the county in which the defendant is situated, domiciled, or does business.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.056
§ 840A.056. PARTIAL LUMP-SUM CASH BALANCE OPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who is eligible for a cash balance annuity may select a standard cash balance annuity under Section 840A.053 or an optional cash balance annuity under Section 840A.054, together with a partial lump-sum distribution.

(b) The amount of the lump-sum distribution under this section may not exceed the sum of 36 months of a standard cash balance annuity computed without regard to this section.

(c) The cash balance annuity selected by the member shall be actuarially reduced to reflect the lump-sum option selected by the member and shall be actuarially equivalent to a standard or optional cash balance annuity, as applicable, without the partial lump-sum distribution. The annuity and lump sum shall be computed to result in no actuarial loss to the retirement system.

(d) The lump-sum distribution shall be made as a single payment payable at the time that the first monthly annuity payment is paid.

(e) The amount of the lump-sum distribution shall be deducted from any amount otherwise payable under this chapter.

(f) The partial lump-sum option under this section may be elected only once by a member and may not be elected by a retiree. A member retiring under the proportionate retirement program under Chapter 803 is not eligible for the partial lump-sum option.

(g) Before a retiring member selects a partial lump-sum distribution under this section:

(1) the retirement system shall provide written notice to the member of the amount by which the member's annuity will be reduced because of the selection; and

(2) the member must acknowledge receipt of the notice in writing.

(h) The board of trustees may adopt rules for the implementation of this section and may authorize the option to be used for a death benefit annuity. This section does not apply to a disability retirement annuity.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.027 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.027
§ 64.027. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.013
§ 141.013. HEARINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may:

(1) call and conduct hearings;

(2) administer oaths;

(3) receive evidence;

(4) issue subpoenas for witnesses, papers, and documents related to the hearing; and

(5) make findings of fact and decisions concerning the administration of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(47), eff. April 2, 2015.

(c) Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be given to all involved parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.105
§ 7953.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) In addition to all the rights and remedies provided by other law, if the district violates the terms of an ordinance or resolution described by Subsection (a), the municipality is entitled to injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus issued by a court requiring the district and the district's officials to observe and comply with the terms of the ordinance or resolution.