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Tex. Government Code § 414.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.005
§ 414.005. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of crime stoppers organizations;

(2) foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to submit tips under Section 414.0015(a);

(3) encourage news and other media to inform the public of the functions of crime stoppers organizations' operations and programs;

(4) promote the process of crime stoppers organizations to forward information from tips submitted under Section 414.0015(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools;

(5) help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies;

(6) create specialized programs targeted at detecting specific crimes or types of crimes identified as priorities by the council, including at least one program that:

(A) encourages individuals to submit tips regarding sex offenders who have failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) encourages individuals to submit tips regarding criminal activity relating to the trafficking of persons, as described under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; and

(C) financially rewards each individual who submits a tip described by Paragraph (A) or (B) that leads or substantially contributes to the arrest or apprehension:

(i) of a sex offender who has failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(ii) of a person suspected of engaging in conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code;

(7) encourage, advise, and assist crime stoppers organizations in implementing any programs created under Subdivision (6), including a program specifically described by Subdivision (6); and

(8) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of campus-based crime stoppers organizations to increase the detection of criminal activity and other conduct or threatened conduct that may be submitted to a crime stoppers organization under Section 414.0015(a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.003
§ 91.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules and the department may adopt procedures and prescribe forms necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.057 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.057
§ 21.057. INTERFERENCE WITH COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

An employer, labor union, or employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor union, or employment agency wilfully interferes with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power under this chapter or Chapter 461, Government Code, by the commission, the commission's staff, or the commission's representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.004
§ 8136.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes of each district, as described in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.155
§ 1079.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.004
§ 542.004. EXAMINATION OF TAX RETURNS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer regulated under this code may not require a claimant, as a condition of settling a claim, to produce the claimant's federal income tax returns for examination or investigation by the insurer unless:

(1) the claimant is ordered to produce the tax returns by a court; or

(2) the claim involves:

(A) a fire loss; or

(B) a loss of profits or income.

(b) An insurer that violates this section commits:

(1) a prohibited practice under this subchapter; and

(2) a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) A claimant affected by a violation of this section is entitled to remedies under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0511 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0511
§ 152.0511. COLORADO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Colorado County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Colorado County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $100 nor more than $400 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salary and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Colorado County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.001
§ 155.001. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not practice medicine in this state unless the person holds a license issued under this subtitle.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.15
§ 21.15. MUST ALLEGE ACTS OF RECKLESSNESS OR CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
Status: in_force

Whenever recklessness or criminal negligence enters into or is a part or element of any offense, or it is charged that the accused acted recklessly or with criminal negligence in the commission of an offense, the complaint, information, or indictment in order to be sufficient in any such case must allege, with reasonable certainty, the act or acts relied upon to constitute recklessness or criminal negligence, and in no event shall it be sufficient to allege merely that the accused, in committing the offense, acted recklessly or with criminal negligence.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.352 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.352
§ 505.352. ELECTION TO TERMINATE EXISTENCE OF CORPORATION ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of an authorizing municipality shall order an election on the termination of the existence of the Type B corporation on receipt of a petition requesting the election that is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality.

(b) The authorizing municipality shall hold the election on the first available uniform election date that occurs after the time required by Section 3.005, Election Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.021
§ 63.021. LIST OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the facility shall devise a list of services that it will offer to each juvenile who is placed into the facility for the use by the court in making its determination as to whether the juvenile would benefit by admission into the facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.041
§ 303.041. CORPORATION'S GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 303.045, a corporation has the rights and powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the corporation's purposes, including the power to:

(1) acquire title to a public facility in order to lease, convey, or dispose of the public facility to the corporation's sponsor or, on direction of the sponsor and in furtherance of the sponsor's purposes, to another entity;

(2) accept or grant a mortgage or pledge of a public facility financed, refinanced, or provided by the corporation or by sponsor obligations purchased by the corporation and, as security for the payment of any connected bonds or credit agreements that the corporation issues or incurs:

(A) assign the mortgage or pledge and the revenue and receipts from the mortgage or pledge or from the corporation or sponsor obligations; or

(B) grant other security;

(3) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of the corporation's property and other assets, including sponsor obligations;

(4) make a contract, including a credit agreement, incur a liability, and borrow money at interest;

(5) lend money for its corporate purposes, invest its money, and take and hold security for the payment of money loaned or invested;

(6) sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(7) appoint agents of the corporation and determine their duties;

(8) have a corporate seal and use the seal by having it or a facsimile of it impressed on, affixed to, or reproduced on an instrument required or authorized to be executed by the corporation's proper officers; and

(9) exercise any powers that a nonprofit corporation may exercise, to the extent necessary or convenient to accomplish the purpose of the corporation.

(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize a corporate officer or director to exercise a power specified in that subsection in a manner that is inconsistent with the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws or beyond the scope of the corporation's purposes.

(c) A sponsor may not delegate to a corporation the power of taxation or eminent domain, a police power, or an equivalent sovereign power of this state or the sponsor.

(d) The authority granted under Subsection (a)(3) includes the authority to grant a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility owned by the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 24.397 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.397
§ 24.397.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.397. 219TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). The 219th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.064
§ 225.064. MARGARET HUNT HILL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The structure on Spur 366 located in the city of Dallas connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River is designated as the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the structure.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.037
§ 592.037. FREEDOM FROM MISTREATMENT.
Status: in_force

Each client has the right not to be mistreated, neglected, or abused by a service provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.102
§ 8343.102. 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, including bridges, storm drainage, and other improvements or appurtenances in aid of those roads.
Tex. Election Code § 251.0016 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 251 / Section 251.0016
§ 251.0016. COMMON VENDOR.
Status: in_force

A person using the same vendor as a candidate, officeholder, or political committee established or controlled by a candidate or officeholder is not acting in concert with the candidate, officeholder, or committee to make a campaign expenditure unless the person makes the expenditure using information from the vendor about the campaign plans or needs of the candidate, officeholder, or committee that is:

(1) material to the expenditure; and

(2) not available to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 301.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.034
§ 301.034. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP ON INTERIM COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A duly appointed senator's or representative's membership on the Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Library Board, Legislative Audit Committee, Texas Legislative Council, or any other interim committee terminates if the member:

(1) resigns the membership;

(2) ceases membership in the legislature for any reason; or

(3) fails to be nominated or elected to the legislature for the next term.

(b) A vacancy created under this section shall be immediately filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(c) If a member serves on the Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Library Board, or Legislative Audit Committee because of the member's position as chairman of a standing committee, this section does not affect the member's position as chairman of that standing committee.

(d) In filling a vacancy created under this section, the lieutenant governor or the speaker may appoint a senator or representative, as appropriate, other than a committee chairman designated by law to serve as a member of the Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Library Board, Legislative Audit Committee, Texas Legislative Council, or any other interim committee. An appointment made under this subsection does not constitute an appointment to any position other than that of a member of a board, council, or committee covered by this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.071
§ 143.071. LEAVES OF ABSENCE; RESTRICTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a sufficient number of fire fighters or police officers are available to carry out the normal functions of the fire or police department, a fire fighter or police officer may not be refused a reasonable leave of absence without pay to attend a fire or police school, convention, or meeting if the purpose of the school, convention, or meeting is to secure a more efficient department and better working conditions for department personnel.

(b) A rule that affects a fire fighter's or police officer's constitutional right to appear before or to petition the legislature may not be adopted.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.004
§ 1054.004. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 shall interview the proposed ward within a reasonable time before the hearing in the proceeding for the appointment of a guardian. To the greatest extent possible, the attorney shall discuss with the proposed ward:

(1) the law and facts of the case;

(2) the proposed ward's legal options regarding disposition of the case;

(3) the grounds on which guardianship is sought; and

(4) whether alternatives to guardianship would meet the needs of the proposed ward and avoid the need for the appointment of a guardian.

(b) Before the hearing, the attorney ad litem shall review:

(1) the application for guardianship;

(2) certificates of current physical, medical, and intellectual examinations; and

(3) all of the proposed ward's relevant medical, psychological, and intellectual testing records.

(c) Before the hearing, the attorney ad litem shall discuss with the proposed ward the attorney ad litem's opinion regarding:

(1) whether a guardianship is necessary for the proposed ward; and

(2) if a guardianship is necessary, the specific powers or duties of the guardian that should be limited if the proposed ward receives supports and services.
Tex. Education Code § 49.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.155
§ 49.155. DURATION.
Status: in_force

An agreement under this section is valid for one school year and, subject to Section 49.156, may be renewed annually.
Tex. Government Code § 155.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.254
§ 155.254. REGISTRATION DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall make available on the commission's Internet website a publicly accessible list of all registered guardianship programs. The list must contain the following for each guardianship program:

(1) the information provided under Section 155.105(a); and

(2) whether the guardianship program holds in good standing a registration certificate under this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall update the list described by Subsection (a) at least quarterly.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98B.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98B / Section 98B.006
§ 98B.006. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A court has personal jurisdiction over a defendant in a suit brought under this chapter if:

(1) the defendant resides in this state;

(2) the claimant who is depicted in the intimate visual material resides in this state;

(3) the intimate visual material is stored on a server that is located in this state; or

(4) the intimate visual material is available for view in this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 117.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.013
§ 117.013. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each owner or operator of a pipeline engaged in the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide within this state shall maintain records, make reports, and provide any information the commission may require under the jurisdiction granted by this chapter and 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.

(b) The commission, by rule, shall designate the records that are required to be maintained and the reports that are to be filed by the owner or operator and shall provide forms for reports if necessary.

(c) The commission may require the owners or operators of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities to prepare and make available for inspection by its employees or agents or file for approval a procedural manual for each such facility in accordance with the requirements of Title 49, Part 195.402, Code of Federal Regulations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 83.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 83 / Section 83.009
§ 83.009. ASSISTANT TREASURER OR TREASURY DEPUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of an assistant treasurer or treasury deputy must be in writing, be signed by the county treasurer, and bear the seal of the county court.

(b) A person appointed as an assistant treasurer or treasury deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must take and subscribe the official oath, which, together with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, must be endorsed on the appointment. The appointment and oath shall be deposited and recorded in the county clerk's office.

(c) An assistant treasurer or treasury deputy acts in the name of the county treasurer as directed by the county treasurer and may perform all official acts that the county treasurer may perform at the discretion of the county treasurer.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 117.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.053
§ 117.053. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who intentionally violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $2 million, confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(c) In the prosecution of a defendant for multiple offenses under this section, all of the offenses are considered to be part of the same criminal episode, and as required by Section 3.03, Penal Code, the sentences of confinement shall run concurrently. Additionally, the cumulative total of fines imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum amount imposed on conviction of a single offense under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0102
§ 3975.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code.

(c) This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 212.055 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.055
§ 212.055. AUTHORITY TO WHOM APPLICATION SUBMITTED.
Status: in_force

A supplementary recount application must be submitted to the recount coordinator.
Tex. Water Code § 7.055 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.055
§ 7.055. NOTICE OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date on which the report of a violation is issued, the executive director shall give written notice of the report, in accordance with commission rules, to the person charged with the violation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0092
§ 141.0092. REDUNDANT INTERNET CONNECTIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "broadband service" has the meaning assigned by Section 490I.0101, Government Code.

(b) A youth camp operator shall provide and maintain for a youth camp:

(1) Internet services through a broadband service that connects to the Internet using end-to-end fiber optic facilities; and

(2) a secondary Internet connection through a broadband service distinct from the service described under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Education Code § 12.112 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.112
§ 12.112. FORM.
Status: in_force

A charter for an open-enrollment charter school shall be in the form of a written contract signed by the commissioner and the chief operating officer of the school.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 222.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 222 / Section 222.003
§ 222.003. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.056
§ 395.056. ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall deposit money received under this subchapter to the credit of an account in the county general fund.

(b) The commissioners court may use money in the account only to erect, maintain, or regulate motorist information panels.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.206
§ 1085.206. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 813.0015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.0015
§ 813.0015. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CASH BALANCE GROUP MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The following provisions of this chapter do not apply to a cash balance group member:

(1) Sections 813.102, 813.104, 813.106, 813.202, 813.402, 813.403, 813.404, 813.502, 813.504, 813.505, 813.509, 813.511, 813.513, and 813.514; and

(2) Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.052
§ 1099.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.