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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.103
§ 1009.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district and the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98.0025 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98 / Section 98.0025
§ 98.0025. SHAREHOLDER AND MEMBER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a legal entity governed by Title 2, 3, or 7, Business Organizations Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Business Organizations Code, if a legal entity described by Subsection (a) is liable under Section 98.002, a shareholder or member of that entity is jointly and severally liable with the entity to the person trafficked for damages arising from the trafficking of that person if the person demonstrates that the shareholder or member caused the entity to be used for the purpose of trafficking that person and did traffic that person for the direct personal benefit of the shareholder or member.
Tex. Government Code § 815.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.407
§ 815.407. LEGACY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the state contributions required by this subtitle, each fiscal year the state shall make an actuarially determined payment in the amount necessary to amortize the system's unfunded actuarial liabilities by not later than the fiscal year ending August 31, 2054.

(b) Before each regular legislative session, the retirement system shall provide the Legislative Budget Board with the amount necessary to make the actuarially determined payment required under Subsection (a). The director of the Legislative Budget Board, under the direction of the Legislative Budget Board, shall include that payment in the general appropriations bill prepared for introduction at each regular legislative session under Section 322.008. This subsection expires September 1, 2055.
Tex. Education Code § 7.062 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.062
§ 7.062. SCIENCE LABORATORY GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "wealth per student" means a school district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258, divided by the district's average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a program to provide competitive grants to school districts for the purpose of constructing or renovating high school science laboratories.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, if the commissioner certifies that the amount appropriated for a state fiscal year for purposes of Subchapters A and B, Chapter 46, exceeds the amount to which school districts are entitled under those subchapters for that year, the commissioner shall use the excess funds, in an amount not to exceed $20 million in any state fiscal year, for the purpose of making grants under this section. The use of excess funds under this subsection has priority over any provision of Chapter 48 that permits or directs the use of excess foundation school program funds, including Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267. The commissioner is required to use excess funds as provided by this subsection only if the commissioner is not required to reduce the total amount of state funds allocated to school districts under Section 48.266(f).

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program, including rules addressing eligibility, application procedures, and accountability for use of grant funds.

(e) The rules must:

(1) limit the amount of assistance provided through a grant to not more than:

(A) for a construction project, $200 per square foot of the science laboratory to be constructed; or

(B) for a renovation project, $100 per square foot of the science laboratory to be renovated;

(2) require a school district to demonstrate, as a condition of eligibility for a grant, that the existing district science laboratories are insufficient in number to comply with the curriculum requirements imposed for the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program under Section 28.025; and

(3) provide for ranking school districts that apply for grants on the basis of wealth per student and giving priority in the award of grants to districts with low wealth per student.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.052
§ 61.052. PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An examiner employed by the commission shall analyze each wage claim filed under Section 61.051 and, if the claim alleges facts actionable under this chapter, shall investigate the claim and issue a preliminary wage determination order:

(1) dismissing the wage claim; or

(2) ordering payment of wages determined to be due and unpaid.

(b) If a commission examiner imposes an administrative penalty under Section 61.053, the preliminary wage determination order must include an order for payment of the penalty.

(b-1) If a wage claim is filed later than the date described by Section 61.051(c), the examiner shall dismiss the wage claim for lack of jurisdiction.

(c) The commission examiner shall mail notice of the preliminary wage determination order to each party at that party's last known address, as reflected by commission records.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.003
§ 252.003. EX OFFICIO ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

A county commissioner is the ex officio road commissioner of the county commissioner's precinct.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05193 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05193
§ 382.05193. EMISSIONS PERMITS THROUGH EMISSIONS REDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a permit under Section 382.0519 for a facility:

(1) that makes a good faith effort to make equipment improvements and emissions reductions necessary to meet the requirements of that section;

(2) that, in spite of the effort, cannot reduce the facility's emissions to the degree necessary for the issuance of the permit; and

(3) the owner or operator of which acquires a sufficient number of emissions reduction credits to offset the facility's excessive emissions under the program established under Subsection (b).

(b) The commission by rule shall establish a program to grant emissions reduction credits to a facility if the owner or operator conducts an emissions reduction project to offset the facility's excessive emissions. To be eligible for a credit to offset a facility's emissions, the emissions reduction project must reduce emissions in the airshed, as defined by commission rule, in which the facility is located.

(c) The commission by rule shall provide that an emissions reduction project must reduce net emissions from one or more sources in this state in an amount and type sufficient to prevent air pollution to a degree comparable to the amount of the reduction in the facility's emissions that would be necessary to meet the permit requirement. Qualifying emissions reduction projects must include:

(1) generation of electric energy by a low-emission method, including:

(A) wind power;

(B) biomass gasification power; and

(C) solar power;

(2) the purchase and destruction of high-emission automobiles or other mobile sources;

(3) the reduction of emissions from a permitted facility that emits air contaminants to a level significantly below the levels necessary to comply with the facility's permit;

(4) a carpooling or alternative transportation program for the owner's or operator's employees;

(5) a telecommuting program for the owner's or operator's employees; and

(6) conversion of a motor vehicle fleet operated by the owner or operator to a low-sulphur fuel or an alternative fuel approved by the commission.

(d) A permit issued under Section 382.0519 for a facility participating in the program established under this section must be conditioned on the successful and timely completion of the project or projects for which the facility owner or operator acquires the credits.

(e) To renew the permit of a facility permitted under Section 382.0519 with credits acquired under the program established under this section, the commission shall require the owner or operator of the facility to have:

(1) made equipment improvements and emissions reductions necessary to meet the permit requirements under that section for a new permit; or

(2) acquired additional credits under the program as necessary to meet the permit requirements under that section for a new permit.

(f) Emissions reduction credits acquired under the program established under this section are not transferrable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.102
§ 11003.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be appointed or to serve as a director, a person must be a resident, qualified voter of the district.

(b) A director is eligible for reappointment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.067 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.067
§ 2A.067. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency that submits to the office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney a report stating there is probable cause to believe an identified person has committed a criminal offense under Chapter 551, Government Code, shall simultaneously submit a copy of that report to the open records division of the attorney general's office.

(b) On request of the attorney general, a law enforcement agency shall provide all requested information that has not been made publicly available regarding an investigation of an offense under Chapter 551, Government Code, to the open records division of the attorney general's office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.076
§ 771.076. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or an employee of the commission may notify the comptroller of any irregularity that may indicate that an audit of a service provider collecting a fee or surcharge under this subchapter is warranted. The comptroller also may audit a service provider at the comptroller's discretion, without first receiving a notification from the commission or an employee of the commission. The cost of the audit shall not be assessed against the service provider. The commission may require at its own expense that an audit be conducted of a public agency receiving money under this chapter.

(b) If the comptroller conducts an audit of a service provider that collects and disburses fees or surcharges under this subchapter, the comptroller shall also audit those collections and disbursements to determine if the provider is complying with this chapter.

(c) At the request of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the state auditor may audit a regional planning commission or other public agency designated by the regional planning commission that receives money under this subchapter.

(d) The audit of a public agency under Subsection (a) or (c) must be limited to the collection, remittance, and expenditure of money collected under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.103
§ 256.103. GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop policies and procedures to administer a grant program under this subchapter to make grants to counties only for transportation infrastructure projects located in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas production. The department may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.

(b) Grants distributed during a fiscal year must be allocated among counties as follows:

(1) 10 percent according to weight tolerance permits, determined by the ratio of weight tolerance permits issued in the preceding fiscal year for the county to the total number of weight tolerance permits issued in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;

(2) 20 percent according to oil and gas production taxes, determined by the ratio of oil and gas production taxes collected by the comptroller in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the comptroller;

(3) 45 percent according to horizontal well completions, determined by the ratio of horizontal well completions in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total number of horizontal well completions in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(4) 10 percent according to the volume of oil and gas waste injected, determined by the ratio of the volume of oil and gas waste injected in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; and

(5) 15 percent according to vertical well completions, determined by the ratio of vertical well completions in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total number of vertical well completions in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Tex. Water Code § 15.801 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.801
§ 15.801. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" means the hydrographic survey account established under Section 15.802 of this code.

(2) "Program" means the hydrographic survey program established under this subchapter.

(3) "Survey" means a hydrographic survey performed by the board under Section 15.804 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 419.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.022
§ 419.022. GENERAL POWERS RELATING TO THIS SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) require the submission of reports and information by a local governmental agency in this state that employs fire protection personnel;

(2) assist fire departments and fire protection personnel with problems related to fire-fighting techniques, clothing, and equipment;

(3) assist fire departments and local governments with the development and updating of local fire codes;

(4) on request, assist in performing staffing studies of fire departments; and

(5) establish minimum educational, training, physical, and mental standards for admission to employment as fire protection personnel in a permanent, temporary, or probationary status and for advanced or specialized fire protection personnel positions.

(b) The commission may not change a minimum standard under Subsection (a)(5) to a standard that is less stringent than the applicable standard set by the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education in rules that were in effect on August 31, 1991.
Tex. Government Code § 45.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.151
§ 45.151. COTTLE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The county attorney shall represent the state in all misdemeanor cases before the district court in Cottle County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.286 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.286
§ 1702.286. DUTIES OF ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the installation or activation of an alarm system, an alarm systems company shall distribute to the occupant of the alarm system location information summarizing:

(1) the applicable law relating to false alarms, including the potential for penalties and revocation or suspension of a permit;

(2) how to prevent false alarms; and

(3) how to operate the alarm system.

(b) An alarm systems company shall notify the municipality in which the alarm system is located of an installation or activation of an alarm system not later than the 30th day after the date of the installation or activation. The alarm systems company shall provide to the municipality:

(1) the alarm systems company name;

(2) the alarm systems company license number;

(3) the name of the occupant of the alarm system location;

(4) the address of the alarm system location; and

(5) the date of installation or activation.

(c) Information provided to a governmental body under this section is confidential and subject to disclosure only as provided under Section 1702.284.

(d) An alarm systems company commits an offense if the company violates Subsection (a) or (b). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

(e) The duties imposed by this section on an alarm systems company do not apply to the installation or activation of a personal emergency response system, as defined under Section 1702.331.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.304
§ 751.304. AUTHORITY OF MARKET CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

Market conduct surveillance personnel may examine insurance company personnel under oath if that action is ordered by the commissioner under Subchapter C, Chapter 36.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0305
§ 3986.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 403.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.097
§ 403.097. FUNDS EXPENDED IN PROPORTION TO METHOD OF FINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may prescribe rules to ensure that, when it is necessary to preserve cash balances in the funds and accounts in the state treasury, appropriations are drawn from the treasury in proportion to the methods of financing specified in the Acts authorizing the appropriations.

(b) The rules may include procedures relating to the deposit of receipts and the issuance of warrants.

(c) This section does not affect other powers of the comptroller under this subchapter, Subchapter H of Chapter 404, or other law.

(d) This section does not apply if the method of financing specified for an agency or an institution of higher education in the Act authorizing appropriations includes interest earned or to be earned on local funds of the agency or institution.
Tex. Family Code § 9.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.002
§ 9.002. CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE DECREE.
Status: in_force

The court that rendered the decree of divorce or annulment retains the power to enforce the property division as provided by Chapter 7, including a property division and any contractual provisions under the terms of an agreement incident to divorce or annulment under Section 7.006 that was approved by the court.
Tex. Election Code § 212.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.003
§ 212.003. SUBMISSION OF RECOUNT DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A recount document or a document amending a recount document is considered to be submitted at the time of its receipt by the recount coordinator.

(b) On submission of a document, the recount coordinator shall enter on the document the date and hour of submission and the form and amount of the deposit accompanying the document.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.0171 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0171
§ 32.0171. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 32.012 of this code for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 32.012 of this code for appointment to the board;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 32.0122 or 32.0123 of this code;

(4) is unable to discharge his duties for a substantial portion of the term for which he was appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5) is absent from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings which the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board existed.

(c) If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, he shall notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.06
§ 105.06. HOURS OF CONSUMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Extended hours area" means an area subject to the extended hours of sale provided in Section 105.03 or 105.05 of this code.

(2) "Standard hours area" means an area which is not an extended hours area.

(a-1) For the purposes of this section, a licensed or permitted premises is a public place.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), in a standard hours area, a person commits an offense if the person consumes or possesses with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place at any time on Sunday between 1:15 a.m. and 12 noon or on any other day between 12:15 a.m. and 7 a.m.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), in an extended hours area, a person commits an offense if the person consumes or possesses with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place at any time on Sunday between 2:15 a.m. and 12 noon and on any other day between 2:15 a.m. and 7 a.m.

(d) Proof that an alcoholic beverage was possessed with intent to consume in violation of this section requires evidence that the person consumed an alcoholic beverage on that day in violation of this section.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(f) A person who is a registered guest of a hotel may consume or possess alcoholic beverages in the hotel bar, as defined by Section 105.091, at any time.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.114
§ 143.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 143.114. ASSIGNMENT PAY IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE. (a) In this section:

(1) "Bomb squad personnel" means a member of the police department who is assigned to the bomb squad and participates in the detection, handling, or disarming of explosive devices or materials.

(2) "Helicopter personnel" means a member of the police department who pilots a helicopter or rides as an observer in a helicopter.

(3) "Special weapons and tactics personnel" means a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the special weapons and tactics squad.

(4) "Motorcycle personnel" means a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties of the motorcycle patrol detail.

(5) "Dive team personnel" means a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs underwater search and rescue work.

(b) In a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more, the municipality's governing body may authorize assignment pay for:

(1) helicopter personnel;

(2) bomb squad personnel;

(3) special weapons and tactics personnel;

(4) motorcycle personnel;

(5) dive team personnel; and

(6) police officers who perform specialized functions in their respective departments, including but not limited to career patrol officers.

(c) The assignment pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the police department. The head of the police department is not eligible for the assignment pay authorized by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293C.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293C / Section 293C.052
§ 293C.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.