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Tex. Finance Code § 351.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.051
§ 351.051. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must hold a license issued under this chapter to:

(1) engage in the business of making, transacting, or negotiating property tax loans; or

(2) contract for, charge, or receive, directly or indirectly, in connection with a property tax loan subject to this chapter, a charge, including interest, compensation, consideration, or another expense, authorized under this chapter or Chapter 32, Tax Code.

(b) A person may not use any device, subterfuge, or pretense to evade the application of this section.

(c) Except as provided by Section 351.003, this chapter does not apply to:

(1) any of the following entities or an employee of any of the following entities, if the employee is acting for the benefit of the employer:

(A) a bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association, or a subsidiary or an affiliate of a bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association; or

(B) a state or federal credit union, or a subsidiary, affiliate, or credit union service organization of a state or federal credit union; or

(2) an individual who:

(A) is related to the property owner within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code; or

(B) makes five or fewer property tax loans in any consecutive 12-month period from the individual's own funds.

(d) A property tax lender licensed under this chapter is not required to be licensed under Chapter 156 or any other provision of this code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.078 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.078
§ 117.078. FAMILY COST SHARE PROVISION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall consider implementing a family cost share provision under which the amount a family pays to participate in the early childhood intervention program is based on the amount of service the family receives under the program.

(b) A family cost share provision implemented by the department under Subsection (a) must establish a maximum amount to be paid by a family participating in the early childhood intervention program that is based on the family's size and adjusted gross income, with families in higher income brackets required to pay more under the provision than those families paid before the provision's implementation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.063 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.063
§ 49A.063. AUTOPSIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace may obtain the opinion of a county health officer or a physician regarding whether an autopsy is necessary to determine or confirm the nature and cause of a death.

(b) Unless an autopsy is required under Subsection (c)(2), for each body that is the subject of an inquest by a justice of the peace, the justice shall, in the justice's discretion:

(1) direct a physician to perform an autopsy; or

(2) certify that an autopsy is not necessary.

(c) A justice of the peace shall order an autopsy to be performed on a body if:

(1) the justice determines that an autopsy is necessary to determine or confirm the nature and cause of death;

(2) the deceased person was a child younger than six years of age and the death is determined under Section 264.514, Family Code, to be unexpected or the result of abuse or neglect; or

(3) the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or, if there is not a district or criminal district attorney, the county attorney directs the justice to order the autopsy.

(d) A justice of the peace shall request a physician to perform the autopsy.

(e) A justice of the peace may not order a person to perform an autopsy on the body of a deceased person whose death was caused by:

(1) Asiatic cholera;

(2) bubonic plague;

(3) typhus fever;

(4) smallpox; or

(5) a communicable disease during a public health disaster.

(f) If a person is injured in one county and dies in another county as a result of that injury, the attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies in the county in which the injury occurred may request a justice of the peace of the county in which the death occurred to order an autopsy to be performed on the body of that person. If the justice of the peace orders the autopsy to be performed, the county in which the person's injury occurred shall reimburse the county in which the person's death occurred.

(g) The commissioners court of the county shall pay a reasonable fee:

(1) to a physician performing an autopsy on the order of a justice of the peace, if a fee is assessed;

(2) for an opinion obtained by a justice of the peace under Subsection (a); and

(3) for the transportation of a body on the order of a justice of the peace to a place where an autopsy may be performed under this article or Article 49A.064.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.152
§ 56B.152. PAYMENT FOR PECUNIARY LOSS ACCRUED AT TIME OF AWARD.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall pay in a lump sum the part of an award equal to the amount of pecuniary loss accrued to the date of the award.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.204
§ 6906.204. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the payments or rentals under one or more contracts or leases specified by board resolution or a trust indenture securing the bonds.

(b) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of revenue of all or part of the district's facilities may provide that the district shall first pay the expenses of operating and maintaining all or part of the facilities as the board considers appropriate before paying the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by revenue, contract payments, or lease rentals may reserve to the district the right, under conditions specified by the resolution, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with, superior to, or subordinate to the bonds then being issued.
Tex. Government Code § 615.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.041
§ 615.041. CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION OF CLAIM; COMPELLED COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003 that occurs in the performance of duties in the individual's position as described by Section 615.003 or as a result of an action that occurs while the individual is performing those duties, the individual's employing entity shall furnish to the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas proof of the death in the form and with additional evidence and information required by the board. The employing entity shall furnish the evidence and information required under this subsection regardless of whether the employing entity believes the individual's death satisfies the eligibility requirements established under Section 615.021(a)(1).

(b) The board of trustees shall consider the proof, evidence, and information provided under Subsection (a), and any additional information required by the rules adopted in accordance with Section 615.002, to determine whether the individual's death satisfies the eligibility requirements established under Section 615.021(a)(1) and justifies the payment of assistance to the individual's eligible survivors under this chapter.

(c) If the individual's employing entity fails to comply with Subsection (a), the attorney general may use any means authorized by law, including filing suit for a writ of mandamus against the employer, to compel the employer's compliance with this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.217 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.217
§ 36.217. EMPLOYEES OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

The receiver may employ agents, legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, consultants, and other personnel the receiver considers necessary to assist in the performance of the receiver's duties. The receiver may use personnel of the department if the receiver considers the use to be advantageous or desirable. The expense of employing those persons is an administrative expense.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.388 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.388
§ 623.388. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety has authority to enforce this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 153.6051 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.6051
§ 153.6051. APPOINTMENT OF PARENTING FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the court may, on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties, appoint a parenting facilitator or assign a domestic relations office under Chapter 203 to appoint an employee or other person as a parenting facilitator.

(b) The court may not appoint a parenting facilitator unless, after notice and hearing, the court makes a specific finding that:

(1) the case is a high-conflict case or there is good cause shown for the appointment of a parenting facilitator and the appointment is in the best interest of any minor child in the suit; and

(2) the person appointed has the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.6101, as documented by the person.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a party may at any time file a written objection to the appointment of a parenting facilitator on the basis of family violence having been committed by another party against the objecting party or a child who is the subject of the suit. After an objection is filed, a parenting facilitator may not be appointed unless, on the request of a party, a hearing is held and the court finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not support the objection. If a parenting facilitator is appointed, the court shall order appropriate measures be taken to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the party who filed the objection. The order may provide that the parties not be required to have face-to-face contact and that the parties be placed in separate rooms during the parenting facilitation.
Tex. Water Code § 16.143 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.143
§ 16.143. OPTION TO LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A former owner of real property used for agricultural purposes that was acquired, voluntarily or through the exercise of the power of eminent domain, for a reservoir whose site has been designated as unique for the construction of a reservoir under Section 16.051(g) is entitled to lease the property from the person who acquired the property under terms that allow the former owner to continue to use the property for agricultural purposes until the person who acquired the property determines that such use must be terminated to allow for the physical construction of the reservoir. Consistent with Subsection (b), the lease is subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the person who has acquired the property that are related to the use of the property by the former owner, including the term of the lease, the rent the former owner is required to pay under the lease, and the uses that may be allowed on the property during the term of the lease.

(b) A former owner of real property used for agricultural purposes is entitled to lease the property for the property's agricultural rental value until the person who acquired the property determines that the lease must be terminated to allow for the physical construction of the reservoir.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.303
§ 1027.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Fisher County Hospital District and the _________ (transfer or sale, as appropriate) of its assets and liabilities in the following manner: _________."
Tex. Government Code § 2054.706 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.706
§ 2054.706. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM SANDBOX PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Eligible entity" means an eligible customer under Section 2054.0525.

(2) "Program" means the program established by this section that is designed to allow temporary testing of an artificial intelligence system in a controlled, limited manner without requiring full compliance with otherwise applicable regulations.

(3) "Vendor" means a person registered with the department as a contractor to provide commodity items under Section 2157.068.

(b) The department shall establish and administer a program to support eligible entities in contracting with vendors to engage in research, development, training, testing, and other pre-deployment activities related to artificial intelligence systems to effectively, efficiently, and securely assist the entity in accomplishing its public purposes.

(c) The department shall create an application process for vendors to apply to participate in the program. The application process must include:

(1) a detailed description of the artificial intelligence system proposed for participation in the program and the system's intended use;

(2) a risk assessment of the system that addresses potential impacts on the public; and

(3) a plan for mitigating any adverse consequences discovered during the system's testing phase.

(d) A vendor participating in the program shall, with oversight by the department, provide eligible entities with secure access to an artificial intelligence system used in the program.

(e) The department shall provide to vendors and eligible entities participating in the program detailed guidelines regarding the exemption from compliance with otherwise applicable regulations provided by the program.

(f) The eligible entities and vendors shall submit quarterly reports to the department that include:

(1) performance measures for the artificial intelligence system;

(2) risk mitigation strategies implemented during system testing;

(3) feedback on program effectiveness and efficiency; and

(4) any additional information the department requests.

(g) Not later than November 30 of each even-numbered year, the department shall produce an annual report and submit the report to the legislature summarizing:

(1) the number of eligible entities and vendors participating in the program and the program outcomes; and

(2) recommendations for legislative or other action.

(h) Notwithstanding Section 2054.383, the department may operate the program as a statewide technology center under Subchapter L.

(i) The department shall share information and resources for the program with any other department program established to allow a person, without holding a license or certificate of registration under the laws of this state, to test an artificial intelligence system for a limited time and on a limited basis.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.053
§ 12.053. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment, a commissioner must:

(1) be a qualified voter;

(2) be a citizen of the United States;

(3) be a resident of this state;

(4) be a competent and experienced administrator; and

(5) have at least five years of experience:

(A) in the administration of business or government; or

(B) as a practicing attorney, certified public accountant, or professional engineer.

(a-1) At least two commissioners must be well informed and qualified in the field of public utilities and utility regulation.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a commissioner if the person:

(1) at any time during the one year preceding appointment:

(A) personally served as an officer, director, owner, employee, partner, or legal representative of a public utility regulated by the commission or of an affiliate or direct competitor of a public utility regulated by the commission;

(B) owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a public utility regulated by the commission or in an affiliate or direct competitor of a public utility regulated by the commission; or

(C) served as an executive officer listed under Section 1, Article IV, Texas Constitution, other than the secretary of state, or a member of the legislature; or

(2) is not qualified to serve under Section 12.151, 12.152, or 12.153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8441.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8441 / Section 8441.201
§ 8441.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.058
§ 1039.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Family Code § 58.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.105
§ 58.105. DUTIES OF JUVENILE BOARD.
Status: in_force

Each juvenile board shall provide for:

(1) the compilation and maintenance of records and information needed for reporting information to the department under this subchapter;

(2) the transmittal to the department, in the manner provided by the department, of all records and information required by the department under this subchapter; and

(3) access by the department to inspect records and information to determine the completeness and accuracy of information reported.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.660 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.660
§ 33.660. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A coastal county may contract with a state agency, municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government to implement a qualified project under this subchapter. A contract under this section may:

(1) be for a period on which the parties agree;

(2) include terms on which the parties agree; and

(3) be payable from taxes, qualified payments, or any other source of revenue available for that purpose.

(b) A coastal county may enter into a contract, lease, or agreement with or make or accept grants and loans to or from:

(1) the United States;

(2) the State of Texas;

(3) a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state;

(4) a public or private corporation; or

(5) any other person.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.252 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.252
§ 122.252. CERTIFICATION OR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or an entity authorized to certify seed under Chapter 62 shall identify and certify or approve seed confirmed to produce hemp.

(b) The department or entity may not certify or approve a variety of hemp seed if the seed is tested and confirmed to produce a plant that has delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. For purposes of this subsection, the department may partner with a private entity or an institution of higher education to test seed for the purpose of certification or approval under this section.

(c) The department may authorize the importation of hemp seed certified in accordance with the law of another state or jurisdiction that requires as a condition of certification that hemp be produced in compliance with:

(1) that state or jurisdiction's plan approved by the United States Department of Agriculture under 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p; or

(2) a plan established under 7 U.S.C. Section 1639q if that plan applies in the state or jurisdiction.

(d) The department shall maintain and make available to license holders a list of hemp seeds certified or approved under this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.066 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.066
§ 181.066. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A telegraph company ordered to transfer messages under this subchapter has the right to appeal to the court having jurisdiction over the matter.

(b) If the court finds that the telegraph company had reasonable grounds for bringing the appeal, the court shall suspend any penalty imposed under this subchapter until the appeal is finally determined.
Tex. Tax Code § 41A.011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.011
§ 41A.011. RIGHT TO APPEAL BY PERSON LEASING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) As an alternative to filing an appeal under Section 42.015, a person leasing property who is contractually obligated to reimburse the property owner for taxes imposed on the property is entitled to appeal through binding arbitration under this chapter an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning the appraised or market value of property if:

(1) the protest was brought by:

(A) the person under Section 41.413; or

(B) the property owner if the property owner does not appeal the order; and

(2) the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property as determined by the order is $5 million or less.

(b) A person appealing an order of the appraisal review board under this section is considered the owner of the property for purposes of the appeal. The comptroller shall deliver a copy of any notice relating to the appeal to the owner of the property and to the person bringing the appeal.
Tex. Election Code § 52.072 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.072
§ 52.072. PROPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority ordering the election shall prescribe the wording of a proposition that is to appear on the ballot.

(b) A proposition shall be printed on the ballot in the form of a single statement and may appear on the ballot only once.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), in an election in which an office and a measure are to be voted on, each proposition stating a measure shall appear on the ballot after the listing of offices.

(d) If an election of officers is contingent on the adoption of a proposition appearing on the same ballot, the proposition shall appear on the ballot before the listing of offices.

(e) In addition to any other requirement imposed by law for a proposition, including a provision prescribing the proposition language, a proposition submitted to the voters for approval of the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax shall, except as otherwise required by this subsection, be printed in mixed-case typewritten letters and, as applicable:

(1) with respect to a proposition that only seeks voter approval of the imposition or increase of a tax:

(A) state the amount of or maximum tax rate of the tax or tax increase for which approval is sought; and

(B) include, at the top of the proposition in capital typewritten letters of the same font size as the rest of the proposition, the statement "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE"; or

(2) with respect to a proposition that only seeks voter approval of the reduction of a tax, state the amount of tax rate reduction or the tax rate for which approval is sought.

(f) A political subdivision that submits to the voters a proposition for the approval of the issuance of debt obligations shall prescribe the wording of the proposition that is to appear on the ballot in accordance with the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 1251, Government Code. In this subsection, "debt obligation" and "political subdivision" have the meanings assigned by Section 1251.051, Government Code.

(g) A proposition must substantially submit the question with such definiteness, certainty, and facial neutrality that the voters are not misled.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.2071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.2071
§ 54A.2071. OATH.
Status: in_force

An associate judge must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.