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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.153
§ 8330.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 31.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.013
§ 31.013. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules and performance standards to govern the granting of permits under this chapter and may impose additional requirements it considers necessary.

(b) A permit issued under this chapter must require that the subsurface construction and operations meet all applicable performance standards of this chapter and performance standards adopted by the commission relating to:

(1) construction, operation, closure, and decommissioning;

(2) casings, liners, and seals for subsurface excavations;

(3) water inflow management and disposal;

(4) ground movement control;

(5) roof control and shaft pillar dimensions; and

(6) spoils and industrial waste management and disposal.

(c) The permittee shall provide records as required by the executive director to indicate compliance with Subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0106
§ 7986A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.202
§ 3798.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, or finance an improvement project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.352
§ 205.352. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF ACUPUNCTURE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) On finding that grounds exist to deny a license or take disciplinary action against a license holder, the acupuncture board by order may:

(1) deny the person's application for a license, license renewal, or certificate to practice acupuncture or revoke the person's license or certificate to practice acupuncture;

(2) require the person to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a health care practitioner designated by the acupuncture board as a condition for the issuance, continuance, or renewal of a license or certificate to practice acupuncture;

(3) require the person to participate in a program of education or counseling prescribed by the acupuncture board;

(4) suspend, limit, or restrict the person's license or certificate to practice acupuncture, including limiting the practice of the person to, or excluding from the practice, one or more specified activities of acupuncture or stipulating periodic review by the acupuncture board;

(5) require the person to practice under the direction of an acupuncturist designated by the acupuncture board for a specified period of time;

(6) assess an administrative penalty against the person as provided by Subchapter J;

(7) require the person to perform public service considered appropriate by the acupuncture board;

(8) stay enforcement of an order and place the person on probation with the acupuncture board retaining the right to vacate the probationary stay and enforce the original order for noncompliance with the terms of probation or impose any other remedial measure or sanction authorized by this section;

(9) require the person to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the acupuncture board in those areas that are the basis of the probation under Subdivision (8);

(10) require the person to report regularly to the acupuncture board on matters that are the basis of the probation under Subdivision (8); or

(11) administer a public reprimand.

(b) The acupuncture board may reinstate or reissue a license or remove any disciplinary or corrective measure that the acupuncture board has imposed under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 403.620 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.620
§ 403.620. CERTAIN BENEFITS RELATED TO AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED; ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee or representative of a school district, a member of the governing body of the district, or any other person may not intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept, agree to accept, or require any payment of money or transfer of property or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to the district, an employee or representative of the district, a member of the governing body of the district, or any other person in recognition of, anticipation of, or consideration for approval of an agreement unless authorized by this subchapter.

(b) An applicant, an employee or representative of the applicant, or any other person may not intentionally or knowingly offer, confer, agree to confer, or make a payment of money or transfer of property or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to the governor or the school district, an employee or representative of the governor or the district, a member of the governing body of the district, or any other person in recognition of, anticipation of, or consideration for approval of an agreement unless authorized by this subchapter.

(c) If the attorney general receives a written complaint from a party to an agreement of a violation of this section, the attorney general may bring an action to enforce this section to restrain or enjoin a person from continuing or repeating the violation. Venue for an action brought under this subsection is in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 615.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.006
§ 615.006. DESIGNATION OF CUSTODIAL PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt and include in its minutes a formal designation identifying the classes of persons who are custodial personnel of the agency so that there is no uncertainty about which persons are custodial personnel.
Tex. Government Code § 82.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.064
§ 82.064. OFFICERS NOT TO APPEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge or clerk of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a district court, or a sheriff may not appear and plead as an attorney at law in any court of record in this state.

(b) A county judge or county clerk who is licensed to practice law may not appear and practice as an attorney at law in any county or justice court except in cases over which the court in which the judge or clerk serves has neither original nor appellate jurisdiction.

(c) A county clerk who is licensed to practice law may not appear and practice as an attorney at law in the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a district court unless the court in which the clerk serves has neither original nor appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.001
§ 3933.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "County" means Williamson County, Texas.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Vineyard Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 404.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.054
§ 404.054. DAILY TOTALS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall post the daily totals of deposits to the proper fund and control accounts in the general ledger. The comptroller shall keep a transit record, in which the comptroller shall record the essential details of cash, checks, money orders, drafts, or other items deposited or cashed each day, showing the items deposited in each depository bank or otherwise disposed of. The totals of deposits shall be charged to the accounts of the respective depositories on the books of the treasury. The comptroller shall keep a journal of all journal vouchers or other memoranda of transfers between funds or accounts. Postings shall be made from this journal to the proper accounts on the books of the treasury.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.152 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.152
§ 102.152. DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The railroad commission shall require each gas utility or municipally owned utility to carry a proper and adequate depreciation account in accordance with:

(1) the rates and methods prescribed by the railroad commission under Section 104.054; and

(2) any other rule the railroad commission adopts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.077 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.077
§ 775.077. ELECTION TO APPROVE BONDS AND NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may not authorize bonds and notes secured in whole or in part by taxes unless a majority of the district's qualified voters who vote at an election ordered for that purpose approve the issuance of the bonds and notes.

(b) The board may order an election on the bonds and notes. The order must contain the same information contained in the notice of the election.

(c) The board shall publish notice of the election at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice must be published not later than the 31st day before election day.

(d) In addition to the contents of the notice required by the Election Code, the notice must state:

(1) the amount of bonds or notes to be authorized; and

(2) the maximum maturity of the bonds or notes.

(e) At an election to approve bonds or notes payable wholly from ad valorem taxes, the ballots must be printed to provide for voting for or against the following: "The issuance of (bonds or notes) and the levy of taxes for payment of the (bonds or notes)."

(f) At an election to approve bonds or notes payable from both ad valorem taxes and revenues, the ballots must be printed to provide for voting for or against the following: "The issuance of (bonds or notes) and the pledge of net revenues and the levy of ad valorem taxes adequate to provide for the payment of the (bonds or notes)."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.005
§ 692A.005. MANNER OF MAKING ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:

(1) by authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or identification card;

(2) in a will;

(3) during a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or

(4) as provided in Subsection (b) or (b-1).

(b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 692A.004 may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and must:

(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person, or be acknowledged before a notary public; and

(2) state that the record has been signed and witnessed or acknowledged as provided in Subdivision (1).

(b-1) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 692A.004 may make a gift through an online registry. The online registration:

(1) does not require the consent of another person or require a witness to sign at the donor's request or a notary public to acknowledge the gift; and

(2) constitutes a legal document under this chapter that remains binding after the donor's death.

(c) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver's license or identification card on which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.

(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect on the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.006
§ 1066.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.058
§ 401.058. APPLICATION TO HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS.
Status: repealed

(a) This chapter does not prohibit, prevent, or restrict a person licensed under Chapter 402 from engaging in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 2017), Sec. 9, eff. June 18, 2023.

(c) A person who is not an audiologist who is licensed to fit and dispense hearing instruments under Chapter 402 may not:

(1) practice speech-language pathology or audiology; or

(2) represent that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by the use of any term restricted by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 262.353 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.353
§ 262.353. PROCEDURE FOR RELINQUISHING CHILD TO OBTAIN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not require the department to conduct a child abuse or neglect investigation before allowing a child to participate in the relinquishment avoidance program unless there is an allegation of abuse or neglect of the child.

(b) A local mental or behavioral health authority may refer a child directly to the relinquishment avoidance program without first contacting the department.

(c) The department and the commission shall:

(1) jointly adopt comprehensive guidance for providers and families that describes:

(A) how to access services under the relinquishment avoidance program; and

(B) the child's and family's rights when the child's parent or legal guardian:

(i) relinquishes the child in order to obtain mental health services for the child; or

(ii) accesses services under the relinquishment avoidance program;

(2) publish the information described by Subdivision (1) on the agency's Internet website; and

(3) make the information described by Subdivision (1) available to caseworkers and families with a child who has a severe emotional disturbance.

(d) The department and the commission shall jointly adopt clear and concise protocols for families at risk of relinquishing a child for the sole purpose of accessing mental health services for the child. The protocols must:

(1) include procedures for determining eligibility for the relinquishment avoidance program, including emergency eligibility procedures for children who are at immediate risk of relinquishment;

(2) include procedures for applying for the relinquishment avoidance program;

(3) identify who will manage the case of a family eligible for the relinquishment avoidance program;

(4) identify the funding and resources for the relinquishment avoidance program; and

(5) identify the role of each party involved in the relinquishment avoidance program, including the department, the commission, contracted residential treatment centers, and local mental and behavioral health authorities.

(e) The department and local mental and behavioral health authorities shall follow the protocols adopted under Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8402.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8402 / Section 8402.101
§ 8402.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0502
§ 7923A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 785.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 785 / Section 785.002
§ 785.002. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner, manager, or operator of a public facility, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not deny a search and rescue dog admittance to the facility.

(b) The owner, manager, or operator of a public facility, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not deny a search and rescue dog's handler admittance to the facility because of the presence of the handler's search and rescue dog.

(c) The owner, manager, or operator of a common carrier, airplane, railroad train, motor bus, streetcar, boat, or other public conveyance or mode of transportation operating within this state, or an employee or other agent of the owner, manager, or operator, may not:

(1) refuse to accept as a passenger a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler; or

(2) require the dog's handler to pay an additional fare because of the search and rescue dog.

(d) The discrimination prohibited by this section includes:

(1) refusing to allow a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler to use or be admitted to a public facility;

(2) a ruse or subterfuge calculated to prevent or discourage a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler from using or being admitted to a public facility; and

(3) failing to make a reasonable accommodation in a policy, practice, or procedure to allow a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler to be admitted to a public facility.

(e) A policy relating to the use of a public facility by a designated class of persons from the general public may not prohibit the use of the particular public facility by a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler.

(f) A search and rescue dog's handler is entitled to full and equal access, in the same manner as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to any condition or limitation established by law that applies to all persons, except that the handler may not be required to pay an extra fee or charge or security deposit for the search and rescue dog.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0211
§ 540.0211. PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND INCENTIVES FOR VALUE-BASED CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish outcome-based performance measures and incentives to include in each contract between the commission and a health maintenance organization to provide health care services to recipients that is procured and managed under a value-based purchasing model. The performance measures and incentives must:

(1) be designed to facilitate and increase recipient access to appropriate health care services; and

(2) to the extent possible, align with other state and regional quality care improvement initiatives.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the commission shall include the performance measures and incentives in each contract described by Subsection (a) in addition to all other contract provisions required by this chapter and Chapter 540A.

(c) The commission may use a graduated approach to including the performance measures and incentives in contracts described by Subsection (a) to ensure incremental and continued improvements over time.

(d) Subject to Subsection (e), the commission shall assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of including provisions in a contract described by Subsection (a) that require the health maintenance organization to provide to the providers in the organization's provider network pay-for-performance opportunities that support quality improvements in recipient care. Pay-for-performance opportunities may include incentives for providers to:

(1) provide care after normal business hours;

(2) participate in the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program; and

(3) participate in other activities that improve recipient access to care.

(e) The commission shall, to the extent possible, base an assessment of feasibility and cost-effectiveness under Subsection (d) on publicly available, scientifically valid, evidence-based criteria appropriate for assessing the Medicaid population.

(f) In assessing feasibility and cost-effectiveness under Subsection (d), the commission may consult with participating Medicaid providers, including providers with expertise in quality improvement and performance measurement.

(g) If the commission determines that the provisions described by Subsection (d) are feasible and may be cost-effective, the commission shall develop and implement a pilot program in at least one health care service region under which the commission will include the provisions in contracts with health maintenance organizations offering Medicaid managed care plans in the region.

(h) The commission shall post the financial statistical report on the commission's Internet website in a comprehensive and understandable format.
Tex. Family Code § 6.406 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.406
§ 6.406. MANDATORY JOINDER OF SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage shall state whether there are children born or adopted of the marriage who are under 18 years of age or who are otherwise entitled to support as provided by Chapter 154.

(a-1) If the parties to a suit for dissolution of a marriage are the intended parents under a gestational agreement that is in effect and that establishes a parent-child relationship between the parties as intended parents and an unborn child on the birth of the child, the petition in the suit for dissolution of a marriage shall state:

(1) that the parties to the marriage have entered into a gestational agreement establishing a parent-child relationship between the parties as intended parents and an unborn child on the birth of the child;

(2) whether the gestational mother under the agreement is pregnant or a child who is the subject of the agreement has been born; and

(3) whether the agreement has been validated under Section 160.756.

(b) If the parties are parents of a child, as defined by Section 101.003, and the child is not under the continuing jurisdiction of another court as provided by Chapter 155, the suit for dissolution of a marriage must include a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under Title 5.