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Tex. Transportation Code § 280.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 280 / Section 280.002
§ 280.002. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES TO REMOVE PROPERTY FROM COUNTY ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "personal property" includes personal property of any kind or character, including a motor vehicle.

(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a county commissioner may order the removal of personal property by the county from the right-of-way or roadway of a county road if the county commissioner determines the property:

(1) blocks the right-of-way or roadway for at least six hours; or

(2) endangers public safety.

(d) A county commissioner may order the removal of the personal property by the county without the consent of the owner or carrier of the property.

(e) The owner and the carrier of personal property removed under this section shall reimburse a county for the costs of removal and disposition.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county and its officers, agents, and employees are not liable for:

(1) any damage to personal property resulting from its removal or disposal by the county unless the removal or disposal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner; or

(2) any damage resulting from the failure to exercise authority granted under this subchapter.

(g) A county commissioner may not order the removal of personal property of a public utility that is using the right-of-way or roadway of a county road to install, maintain, repair, or otherwise access a facility of the public utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0202
§ 7887.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7887.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7887.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7887.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 15.974 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.974
§ 15.974. USE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may use the fund:

(1) to make loans to political subdivisions at or below market interest rates for projects;

(2) to make grants, low-interest loans, or zero interest loans to political subdivisions for projects to serve areas outside metropolitan statistical areas in order to ensure that the projects are implemented, or for projects to serve economically distressed areas;

(3) to make loans at or below market interest rates for planning and design costs, permitting costs, and other costs associated with state or federal regulatory activities with respect to a project;

(4) as a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the board if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited in the fund;

(5) to make transfers from the fund to the financial assistance account of the Texas Water Development Fund II created under Section 17.959 for the purposes described in Section 49-d-8, Article III, Texas Constitution, other than for the purposes described in Sections 17.957 and 17.958; and

(6) to pay the necessary and reasonable expenses of the board in administering the fund.

(b) The board shall transfer back to the state water implementation fund for Texas any money disbursed to the fund as described by Section 15.973(b)(9) if the requirements of Section 15.435 are satisfied.

(c) Principal and interest payments on loans made under Subsection (a)(3) may be deferred for a maximum of 10 years or until construction of the project is completed, whichever is earlier.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.911 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.911
§ 39.911. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The State Energy Conservation Office, in coordination with the governor, the Department of Agriculture, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Education Agency, the commission, and other appropriate state agencies, shall solicit gifts, grants, and other financial resources available to fund energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems for public and private facilities in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.3541 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.3541
§ 801.3541. LOCATION OF VETERINARY PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

The premises on which a veterinary practice is located may be owned by a person or other legal entity that does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 109 / Section 109.004
§ 109.004. DISPUTING COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A business entity shall clearly and conspicuously publish an e-mail address, fax number, or mailing address to enable a person who is the subject of criminal record information published by the entity to dispute the completeness or accuracy of the information.

(b) If a business entity receives a dispute regarding the completeness or accuracy of criminal record information from a person who is the subject of the information, the business entity shall:

(1) verify with the appropriate law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency, including the Department of Public Safety, or any other governmental agency or entity, free of charge the disputed information; and

(2) complete the investigation described by Subdivision (1) not later than the 45th business day after the date the entity receives notice of the dispute.

(c) If a business entity finds incomplete or inaccurate criminal record information after conducting an investigation prescribed by this section, the entity shall promptly remove the inaccurate information from the website or other publication or shall promptly correct the information, as applicable. The entity may not:

(1) charge a fee to remove, correct, or modify incomplete or inaccurate information; or

(2) continue to publish incomplete or inaccurate information.

(d) A business entity shall provide written notice to the person who disputed the completeness or accuracy of information of the results of an investigation conducted under this section not later than the fifth business day after the date on which the investigation is completed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.063
§ 8834.063. BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide for and administer retirement, disability, and death compensation funds for the employees of the district.

(b) The board may:

(1) establish a public retirement system as provided by Chapter 810, Government Code; or

(2) provide for a deferred compensation plan as described by Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) The board may:

(1) include hospitalization and medical benefits for district employees as part of the compensation paid to the employees; and

(2) adopt or amend a plan or rule as necessary to provide the benefits described by Subdivision (1).

(d) The board may establish a sick leave pool for district employees in the manner provided for state employees by Subchapter A, Chapter 661, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.157
§ 142.157. SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The public employer's manager or chief executive, as appropriate, and the head of the emergency medical services department shall designate a group of persons to represent the public employer as its sole and exclusive bargaining agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.001
§ 3949.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Harris County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Grand Northwest Municipal Management District, formerly the Grand Northwest Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.172 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.172
§ 286.172. LIMITATION ON COMBINED TAX RATE; EFFECT ON ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

An election to create a hospital district and to authorize the imposition of a sales and use tax under this subchapter, or an election to change the tax rate under Section 286.174, has no effect if as a result of the adoption of the sales and use tax or the change in the rate the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.402
§ 342.402. CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE, CREDIT HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE, OR INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On a loan made under this chapter that is subject to Subchapter E with a cash advance of $100 or more, a lender may:

(1) offer a borrower credit life insurance and credit health and accident insurance as additional protection for the loan; and

(2) offer involuntary unemployment insurance to the borrower at the time the loan is made.

(b) A lender may not require that the borrower accept or provide the insurance described by Subsection (a).

(c) On a secondary mortgage loan made under this chapter, a lender may require that a borrower provide credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance as additional protection for the loan.
Tex. Property Code § 51.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.007
§ 51.007. TRUSTEE UNDER DEED OF TRUST, CONTRACT LIEN OR SECURITY INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee named in a suit or proceeding may plead in the answer that the trustee is not a necessary party by a verified denial stating the basis for the trustee's reasonable belief that the trustee was named as a party solely in the capacity as a trustee under a deed of trust, contract lien, or security instrument.

(b) Within 30 days after the filing of the trustee's verified denial, a verified response is due from all parties to the suit or proceeding setting forth all matters, whether in law or fact, that rebut the trustee's verified denial.

(c) If a party has no objection or fails to file a timely verified response to the trustee's verified denial, the trustee shall be dismissed from the suit or proceeding without prejudice.

(d) If a respondent files a timely verified response to the trustee's verified denial, the matter shall be set for hearing. The court shall dismiss the trustee from the suit or proceeding without prejudice if the court determines that the trustee is not a necessary party.

(e) A dismissal of the trustee pursuant to Subsections (c) and (d) shall not prejudice a party's right to seek injunctive relief to prevent the trustee from proceeding with a foreclosure sale.

(f) A trustee shall not be liable for any good faith error resulting from reliance on any information in law or fact provided by the mortgagor or mortgagee or their respective attorney, agent, or representative or other third party.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 391.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 391 / Section 391.001
§ 391.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Best available control technology" has the meaning assigned by Section 169 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7479(3)).

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

(3) "Facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.003.

(4) "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.

(5) "New technology" means emissions control technology that results in emissions reductions that exceed state or federal requirements in effect at the time of submission of a new technology implementation grant application.

(6) "Stationary source" has the meaning assigned by Section 302 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7602(z)).
Tex. Government Code § 2155.326 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.326
§ 2155.326. AUDIT BY STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

Transactions, processes, and the performance of functions under this chapter and Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 are subject to audit by the state auditor under Chapter 321.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.007
§ 3503.007. LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

The legislature intends that the authority shall have all power necessary to fully qualify and gain the benefits of any law that is helpful in carrying out the purposes for which the authority is created.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.105 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.105
§ 167.105. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS MOVED IN VIOLATION OF QUARANTINE.
Status: in_force

(a) An inspector who discovers animals that are being or have been moved in violation of a quarantine may request a peace officer to seize the animals and:

(1) impound the animals at the expense of the owner; or

(2) if practicable, return the animals at the expense of the owner to the point of origin.

(b) In addition to other expenses, the owner of the seized animals shall pay the officer a fee of $2 and the cost of feeding, watering, and holding the animals.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.304
§ 371.304. ACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE; OFFENSES.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who violates Section 371.051 commits an offense.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $10,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Government Code § 24.944 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.944
§ 24.944. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall reapportion the judicial districts authorized by Article V, Section 7, of the Texas Constitution by statewide reapportionment of the districts and, as the necessity for additional reapportionment appears, by redesignating, in one or more reapportionment orders, the county or counties that comprise the specific judicial districts affected by those reapportionment orders. The board shall investigate from time to time the necessity of and appropriate locations for new judicial districts and shall advise the legislature of its findings. The board shall inform itself on all matters bearing on its duties.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.210
§ 1504.210. TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

A contract under which an exposition or convention hall is encumbered may provide for:

(1) the selection of a trustee to sell the hall on a default in the payment of principal or interest or another default under the contract;

(2) the selection of a successor trustee, if the original trustee is disqualified or fails to act; and

(3) the collection by the trustee of a fee of not more than five percent of the principal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.125 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.125
§ 1451.125. SELECTION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a speech-language pathologist to evaluate speech or language, provide habilitative or rehabilitative services to restore speech or language loss, or correct a speech or language impairment if the services or procedures are scheduled in the health insurance policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.053
§ 256.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene in this state must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a graduate of an accredited high school or hold a certificate of high school equivalency; and

(3) a graduate of a recognized school of dentistry or dental hygiene accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and approved by the board or an alternative dental hygiene training program.

(b) A school of dentistry or dental hygiene described by Subsection (a)(3) must include at least two full academic years of instruction or its equivalent at the postsecondary level.
Tex. Education Code § 38.223 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.223
§ 38.223. REPORT ON ADMINISTERING OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th business day after the date a school personnel member or school volunteer administers an opioid antagonist in accordance with a policy adopted under Section 38.222(a) or (b), the school shall report the information required under Subsection (b) of this section to:

(1) the school district, the charter holder if the school is an open-enrollment charter school, or the governing body of the school if the school is a private school;

(2) the physician or other person who prescribed the opioid antagonist; and

(3) the commissioner of state health services.

(b) The report required under this section must include the following information:

(1) the age of the person who received the administration of the opioid antagonist;

(2) whether the person who received the administration of the opioid antagonist was a student, a school personnel member or school volunteer, or a visitor;

(3) the physical location where the opioid antagonist was administered;

(4) the number of doses of opioid antagonist administered;

(5) the title of the person who administered the opioid antagonist; and

(6) any other information required by the commissioner of education.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.113
§ 1551.113. PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WHOSE POSITIONS ARE PRIVATIZED OR ELIMINATED.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual described by Subsection (b) is entitled to receive state contributions required to provide health benefit plan coverage under the group benefits program for two months after the effective date of the individual's separation from state service.

(b) This section applies only to an individual who separates from state service and receives a cash payment under an incentive program implemented by the Texas Department of Human Services or the Texas Department of Health for certain employees whose positions are eliminated as a result of privatization or other reductions in services provided by those agencies.
Tex. Education Code § 37.0815 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0815
§ 37.0815. TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDER IN SCHOOL PARKING AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not prohibit a person, including a school employee, who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, from transporting or storing a handgun or other firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by the district or charter school and may not regulate the manner in which the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is stored in the vehicle, provided that the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view.

(b) This section does not authorize a person to possess, transport, or store a handgun, a firearm, or ammunition in violation of Section 37.125 of this code, Section 46.03, Penal Code, or other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.052
§ 437B.052. FORM OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall prescribe a written application for a mobile food vendor license. The department shall make the application available to applicants in person and on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.108
§ 96.108. PLAN OF OPERATION OF SAVINGS BANK AFTER ORDER OF TEMPORARY CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Before or during a hearing under Section 96.107 on a temporary supervisory order placing a savings bank under the control of a conservator, the board of the savings bank may present to the commissioner a plan to continue the operation of the savings bank in a manner that will correct or eliminate the grounds for the order.

(b) If the commissioner approves the plan or a modification of the plan, the commissioner shall vacate the order and place the savings bank under conservatorship, conditioned on the implementation and diligent prosecution of the plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.240 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.240
§ 225.240. LT.
Status: in_force

GENERAL O.R. "COTTON" WHIDDON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 84 in the municipal limits of Joaquin is designated as the Lt. General O.R. "Cotton" Whiddon Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Lt. General O.R. "Cotton" Whiddon Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Education Code § 29.910 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.910
§ 29.910. PROGRAMS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, in coordination with appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education and school districts, shall develop:

(1) a diagnostic and assistance program for each subject assessed by an assessment instrument under Section 39.023(c); and

(2) other academic programs of mutual benefit to school districts and institutions of higher education.

(b) The commissioner shall seek private funding to make available and maintain on the Internet each diagnostic and assistance program developed under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50C.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50C / Section 50C.004
§ 50C.004. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least once each year and may meet at other times considered necessary by the commissioner.