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Tex. Education Code § 26.0085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0085
§ 26.0085. REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that seeks to withhold information from a parent who has requested public information relating to the parent's child under Chapter 552, Government Code, and that files suit as described by Section 552.324, Government Code, to challenge a decision by the attorney general issued under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code, must bring the suit not later than the 30th calendar day after the date the school district or open-enrollment charter school receives the decision of the attorney general being challenged.

(b) A court shall grant a suit described by Subsection (a) precedence over other pending matters to ensure prompt resolution of the subject matter of the suit.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not appeal the decision of a court in a suit filed under Subsection (a). This subsection does not affect the right of a parent to appeal the decision.

(d) If the school district or open-enrollment charter school does not bring suit within the period established by Subsection (a), the school district or open-enrollment charter school shall comply with the decision of the attorney general.

(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that receives a request from a parent for public information relating to the parent's child shall comply with Chapter 552, Government Code. If an earlier deadline for bringing suit is established under Chapter 552, Government Code, Subsection (a) does not apply. This section does not affect the earlier deadline for purposes of Section 532.353(b)(3) for a suit brought by an officer for public information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.151
§ 8457.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8457.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.087 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.087
§ 164.087. FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISINFECT QUARANTINED PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of Section 164.046 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0303
§ 9089.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.658 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.658
§ 91.658. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP WORK PLANS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After signing a voluntary cleanup agreement, the person shall prepare and submit the appropriate work plans and reports to the commission.

(b) The commission shall review and evaluate the work plans and reports for accuracy, quality, and completeness. The commission may approve a voluntary cleanup work plan or report or, if a work plan or report is not approved, notify the person concerning additional information or commitments needed to obtain approval.

(c) At any time during the evaluation of a work plan or report, the commission may request the person to submit additional or corrected information.

(d) After considering future land use, the commission may approve work plans and reports submitted under this section that do not require removal or remedy of all discharges, releases, and threatened releases at a site if the partial response actions for the property:

(1) will be completed in a manner that protects human health and the environment;

(2) will not cause, contribute, or exacerbate discharges, releases, or threatened releases that are not required to be removed or remedied under the work plan; and

(3) will not interfere with or substantially increase the cost of response actions to address the remaining discharges, releases, or threatened releases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.101
§ 1032.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 551.0501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0501
§ 551.0501.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.0501. JOINT BOARD: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. (a) In this section, "electronic bulletin board" means an electronic communication system that includes a perpetually illuminated screen on which the governmental body can post messages or notices viewable without manipulation by the public.

(b) A joint board created under Section 22.074, Transportation Code, shall post notice of each meeting on a physical or electronic bulletin board at a place convenient to the public in the board's administrative offices.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.003
§ 240.003. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this subchapter and the order defines the violation as an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is prosecuted in the same manner as an offense defined under state law.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 499.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.003
§ 499.003. TRANSFER FROM JAIL OR OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is eligible for transfer under this section from a jail or correctional institution to a secure community residential facility if:

(1) the person has been sentenced to a term of confinement in the institutional division;

(2) the person has not been delivered to the custody of the institutional division, but rather is confined in a jail in this state, a federal correctional institution, or a jail or correctional institution in another state; and

(3) a presumptive parole date or mandatory supervision release date for the person has been established.

(b) The parole division may authorize the transfer of an eligible person from a jail in this state, a federal correctional institution, or a jail or correctional institution in another state to a secure community residential facility designated by the parole division not more than one year before the person's presumptive parole date or mandatory supervision release date. A person transferred under this section is considered to be in the actual physical custody of the parole division.

(c) A person transferred by the parole division to a secure community residential facility is subject to the provisions of Sections 499.002(c), 499.004, and 499.005 in the same manner as if the person is a pre-parolee who had been transferred to a community residential facility under Section 499.002.

(d) The parole division may request of a sheriff that the sheriff forward to the parole division copies of any records possessed by the sheriff that are relevant to the parole division in its determination as to whether to transfer a person from the county jail to a secure community residential facility, and the parole division shall request the sheriff to forward to the institutional division and to the parole division the information relating to the defendant the sheriff would be required under Section 8, Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, to deliver to the department had the defendant been transferred to the institutional division. The parole division shall determine whether the information forwarded by the sheriff contains a thumbprint taken from the person in the manner provided by Article 38.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, and, if not, the parole division shall obtain a thumbprint in the manner provided by that article, and shall forward the thumbprint to the institutional division for inclusion with the information sent by the sheriff. The sheriff shall comply with a request from the parole division made under this subsection.
Tex. Family Code § 261.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.104
§ 261.104. CONTENTS OF REPORT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The individual making a report shall identify, if known:

(1) the name and address of the child;

(2) the name and address of the person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child;

(3) the facts that caused the individual to believe the child has been abused or neglected and the source of the information;

(4) the individual's name and telephone number;

(5) the individual's:

(A) home address; or

(B) if the individual is a professional as defined by Section 261.101(b), the individual's business address and profession; and

(6) any other pertinent information concerning the alleged or suspected abuse or neglect.

(b) If the individual making a report of child abuse or neglect uses the toll-free telephone number the department operates for reporting child abuse or neglect and the individual is unwilling to provide the information described by Subsection (a)(4), the department representative receiving the report shall notify the individual that:

(1) the department is not authorized to accept an anonymous report of abuse or neglect;

(2) the individual may report the abuse or neglect by making a report to a law enforcement agency; and

(3) the identity of an individual making a report under this subchapter is confidential and may be disclosed only:

(A) as provided by Section 261.201;

(B) to a law enforcement officer for the purposes of conducting a criminal investigation of the report; or

(C) to the Texas Education Agency or the State Board for Educator Certification, on request by the agency or board, for the purposes of:

(i) conducting an investigation of the report;

(ii) conducting an investigation of an allegation that a person failed to submit a report as required under this chapter; or

(iii) compliance monitoring or conducting an investigation or review of an investigation under Section 22A.156, Education Code.

(c) The department representative or other person receiving a report of child abuse or neglect shall use the person's best efforts to obtain the information described by Subsection (a).

(d) If a report of abuse or neglect is made orally, the department or law enforcement agency receiving the report shall:

(1) notify the individual making the report that:

(A) the report is being recorded; and

(B) making a false report is a criminal offense under Section 261.107 punishable as a state jail felony or a third degree felony; and

(2) make an audio recording of the report.
Tex. Education Code § 66.41 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.41
§ 66.41. MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY LANDS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents of The University of Texas System has the sole and exclusive management and control of the lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by, the permanent university fund. The board may sell, lease, and otherwise manage, control, and use the lands in any manner and at prices and under terms and conditions the board deems best for the interest of the permanent university fund, not in conflict with the constitution. However, the land shall not be sold at a price less per acre than that at which the same class of other public land may be sold under the statutes. No grazing lease shall be made for a period of more than 10 years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.058
§ 452.058. MEETINGS; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall hold at least two regular meetings each year.

(b) The executive council may hold additional meetings on the request of the presiding officer or on the written request of three members of the executive council.

(c) A quorum of the executive council exists if both therapist members and one public member are present.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 503.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 503 / Section 503.006
§ 503.006. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish an information management system and may collect and evaluate information relating to the use of toxic substances and harmful physical agents.

(b) The department may enter into agreements or contracts with federal, state, or local governmental entities, planning regions, and other public or private entities to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.107
§ 8501.107. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate one of the directors as president of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. The board shall elect one director as vice president and one as secretary-treasurer.

(b) The president is the chief executive officer of the authority.

(c) The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or unable to act.

(d) The secretary-treasurer shall act as a secretary of the board. The board shall select a secretary pro tem if the secretary-treasurer is absent or unable to act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 614.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 614 / Section 614.008
§ 614.008. COMMUNITY-BASED DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may maintain at least one program in a county selected by the office to employ a cooperative community-based alternative system to divert from the state criminal justice system offenders with mental impairments or offenders who are identified as being elderly or persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses and to rehabilitate those offenders.

(b) The office may contract for or employ and train a case management team to carry out the purposes of the program and to coordinate the joint efforts of agencies represented on the committee.

(c) The agencies represented on the committee shall perform duties and offer services as required by the office to further the purposes of the program and the office.
Tex. Government Code § 1401.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.021
§ 1401.021. BOND REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF BOND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

The authority may not issue a bond under this chapter unless the Bond Review Board has reviewed and approved the issuance.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.601 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.601
§ 154.601. NATURE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax imposed by this chapter is not an occupation tax.

(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction declares the tax imposed by this chapter to be an occupation tax:

(1) the legislature intends that the holding not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this chapter; and

(2) the net revenue is allocated to the general revenue fund, except that one-fourth of the net revenue shall be transferred from the general revenue fund to the available school fund.

(c) A tax imposed by this chapter is in lieu of any other occupation or excise tax imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state on cigarettes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.203
§ 1021.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum interest rate of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.301
§ 3916.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.206
§ 3799.206. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.014
§ 551A.014. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

To administer the education program and certify off-highway vehicle operators, the department may contract with nonprofit safety organizations, nonprofit educational organizations, institutions of higher education, or agencies of local governments.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.206
§ 186.206. INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

As soon as reasonably practicable given the state of state trust company records and the adequacy of staffing, the receiver shall prepare a comprehensive inventory of the state trust company's assets for filing with the court. The inventory is open to inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.005
§ 3850.005. PARKING.
Status: in_force

A parking improvement is considered to be a street or road improvement.
Tex. Government Code § 815.507 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.507
§ 815.507. PLAN QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) It is intended that the provisions of this subtitle be construed and administered in a manner that the retirement system's benefit plan will be considered a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401). The board of trustees may adopt rules that modify the plan by adding, deleting, or changing a plan provision, including rules that modify benefits available under the plan.

(b) A rule reducing a benefit provision may not be adopted unless the modification is necessary for the retirement system to be a qualified plan.

(c) A rule adopted under this section, other than a rule adopted under Subsection (b), must be made applicable to all members and annuitants whose credit or benefits are based on similar service. A rule adopted under this section may include the making or revocation of any election permitted under Section 401(a) or any other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401). A rule adopted under this section must comply with Section 811.006 and Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401). Rules adopted by the board of trustees are to be considered a part of the plan and supersede conflicting portions of existing plan provisions.

(d) In determining qualification status under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401), the retirement system's benefit plan shall be considered the primary retirement plan for members of the retirement system.
Tex. Family Code § 261.3013 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.3013
§ 261.3013. CASE CLOSURE AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on closing a case, the department may not enter into a written agreement with a child's parent or another adult with whom the child resides that requires the parent or other adult to take certain actions after the case is closed to ensure the child's safety.

(b) This section does not apply to an agreement that is entered into by a parent or other adult:

(1) following the removal of a child and that is subject to the approval of a court with continuing jurisdiction over the child;

(2) as a result of the person's participation in family group conferencing; or

(3) as part of a formal case closure plan agreed to by the person who will continue to care for a child as a result of a parental child safety placement.

(c) The department shall develop policies to guide caseworkers in the development of case closure agreements authorized under Subsections (b)(2) and (3).
Tex. Local Government Code § 233.092 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.092
§ 233.092. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE; ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may authorize the sheriff of a county to:

(1) propose rules to implement this subchapter;

(2) regulate the incidence of and response to false alarms in accordance with the rules proposed by the sheriff and adopted or modified by the commissioners court under this subchapter;

(3) establish procedures for application for and renewal and revocation of an alarm system permit;

(4) establish procedures that include notice to the permit holder and an opportunity for a hearing for permit revocation or suspension if the permit holder violates this subchapter or an order of the commissioners court or a rule adopted under this subchapter;

(5) establish fees in accordance with this subchapter for the issuance of the permits;

(6) require that any permit issued under this subchapter be kept at the alarm site and produced for inspection on request of the sheriff or the sheriff's representative;

(7) require that a permit must be issued and unrevoked before a sheriff or other law enforcement official may respond; and

(8) establish a number of free false alarms for each category of alarm system and impose a service response fee for any alarm in excess of the number of free responses within the preceding 12-month period.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1296, Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.

(c) A penalty or fee imposed for a false alarm must be established by rule based on the type and level of emergency response provided. The fee for more than five false alarms shall not exceed $75 per false alarm above the number of free responses. If there are more than nine false alarms in a one-year period, the alarm system permit may be revoked.

(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the owner or lessee of premises on which an alarm system is installed may be charged the full costs incurred by the county when the owner or lessee or the agent or employee of the owner or lessee intentionally or knowingly activates the alarm system for any reason other than an emergency or threat of an emergency of the kind for which the alarm system was designed to give notice.

(e) The sheriff or the sheriff's representative shall provide a copy of the rules to a person and assess a fee for the copy in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.151
§ 1036.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.