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Tex. Government Code § 507.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.034
§ 507.034. VETERANS REENTRY DORM PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in coordination with the Texas Veterans Commission, shall establish and administer a voluntary rehabilitation and transition program for defendants confined in state jail felony facilities:

(1) who are veterans of the United States armed forces, including veterans of the reserves, national guard, or state guard; and

(2) who suffer from a brain injury, a mental illness, a mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance abuse, or were victims of military sexual trauma, as defined by Section 124.002, that:

(A) occurred during or resulted from their military service; and

(B) may have contributed to their criminal activity.

(b) The program established under this section must:

(1) provide for investigating and verifying the veteran status of each defendant confined in a state jail felony facility by using data made available from the Veterans Reentry Search Service (VRSS) operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a similar service;

(2) be available to male defendants and, if resources are available, female defendants;

(3) include provisions regarding interviewing and selecting defendants for participation in the program;

(4) allow a defendant to decline participation in the program or to withdraw from the program at any time;

(5) house defendants participating in the program in housing that is designed to mimic the squadron structure familiar to veterans;

(6) coordinate and provide available services and programming approved by the department, including:

(A) individual and group peer support programing, as appropriate;

(B) access to military trauma-informed licensed mental health professional counseling, as appropriate;

(C) evidence-based rehabilitation programming; and

(D) reemployment services; and

(7) to the extent feasible, not later than the 60th day before the date a defendant participating in the program is scheduled for release or discharge from the department:

(A) match the defendant with community-based veteran peer support services to assist the defendant in transitioning into the community; and

(B) transfer the defendant to a state jail felony facility located near the defendant's home community, or the community in which the defendant intends to reside after the defendant's release or discharge, to begin establishing transition relationships with community-based veteran peer support service providers and family members.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.087 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.087
§ 157.087. EQUAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

A county employee absent while using time withdrawn from the family leave pool of the county that employs the employee may use the time as sick leave earned by the employee. The employee shall be treated for all purposes as if the employee is absent on earned sick leave.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5555 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5555
§ 2306.5555. PUBLIC ACCESS.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the corporation shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board of directors and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.102
§ 7920.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 59.08 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.08
§ 59.08. STATE INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state shall indemnify a health care professional staff member or student for damages paid as required by a judgment on or settlement of a health care liability claim arising out of the provision of charitable care or services.

(b) State liability for indemnification under this section may not exceed:

(1) $100,000 for each defendant for each occurrence; and

(2) $250,000 for each occurrence for all defendants.

(c) The state is not liable for indemnity under this section for damages found by the trier of fact to result from fraud, malice, or gross negligence.

(d) The state may not charge or assess a board, a medical and dental unit, or any fund or account of a board or medical and dental unit for any amount of indemnification paid or to be paid by the state under this section.

(e) The attorney general is entitled to approve any settlement of the portion of a health care liability claim that may result in the state being liable for indemnification of the defendant under this section. If the attorney general does not approve a settlement, the state is not liable for indemnification of the defendant under this section. The attorney general shall base the determination on the best interests of the defendant.

(f) This section prevails over any other law, including Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0403
§ 8070.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.156 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.156
§ 122.156. SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION FOR TEST SAMPLES.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue documentation to an entity authorized to collect samples of plants for testing that authorizes the transportation of those samples from the place of collection to a testing laboratory described by Section 122.151(a).
Tex. Government Code § 419.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.029
§ 419.029. TRAINING CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory, in-service, and advanced courses and programs for a school operated by or for this state or a local government specifically for training fire protection personnel or recruits.

(b) The minimum curriculum requirements established by the commission under Subsection (a) must require training on conducting a fire safety inspection at a public or private school in accordance with Section 419.909.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.033
§ 433.033. EQUINE PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or a meat food product of a horse, mule, or other equine unless the article is plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified, as required by department rule, to show the kind of animal from which the article was derived. The department may require an establishment at which inspection is maintained under this chapter to prepare those articles in an establishment separate from one in which livestock other than equines is slaughtered or carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products of livestock other than equines are prepared.
Tex. Water Code § 55.500 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.500
§ 55.500. LIMITATION OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

In districts organized under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, the amount of bonds or the amount of the contract indebtedness with the United States may not be more than one-fourth of the actual assessed value of the real property in the district as shown by an assessment made for this purpose or by the last annual assessment made under this chapter. This limitation does not apply to districts operating under the authority of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 406.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.105
§ 406.105. APPLICATION; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public or an applicant for appointment as a notary public under Subchapter A may apply to the secretary of state to be appointed and commissioned as an online notary public in the manner provided by this section.

(b) A person qualifies to be appointed as an online notary public by:

(1) satisfying the qualification requirements for appointment as a notary public under Subchapter A;

(2) paying the application fee described by Subsection (d); and

(3) electronically submitting to the secretary of state an application in the form prescribed by the secretary of state that satisfies the secretary of state that the applicant is qualified.

(c) The application required by Subsection (b) must include:

(1) the applicant's name to be used in acting as a notary public;

(2) a certification that the applicant will comply with the secretary of state's standards developed under Section 406.104; and

(3) an e-mail address of the applicant.

(d) The secretary of state may charge a fee for an application submitted under this section in an amount necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0305
§ 8040.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.166 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.166
§ 351.166. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

At least once each biennium, the board shall provide to license holders information on:

(1) prescribing and dispensing pain medications, with particular emphasis on Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances;

(2) abusive and addictive behavior of certain persons who use prescription pain medications;

(3) common diversion strategies employed by certain persons who use prescription pain medications, including fraudulent prescription patterns; and

(4) the appropriate use of pain medications and the differences between addiction, pseudo-addiction, tolerance, and physical dependence.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.114
§ 370.114. EFFECT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien on or a pledge of revenue from a transportation project under this chapter or on a reserve, replacement, or other fund established in connection with a bond issued under this chapter or a contract or agreement entered into under this chapter:

(1) is enforceable at the time of payment for and delivery of the bond or on the effective date of the contract or agreement;

(2) applies to each item on hand or subsequently received;

(3) applies without physical delivery of an item or other act; and

(4) is enforceable against any person having a claim, in tort, contract, or other remedy, against the applicable authority without regard to whether the person has notice of the lien or pledge.

(b) A copy of any bond resolution shall be maintained in the regular records of the authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 546.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.151
§ 546.151. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) On a finding by the commissioner that a health benefit plan issuer is in violation of this chapter, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order in the manner provided by Chapter 83.

(b) If a health benefit plan issuer refuses or fails to comply with a cease and desist order issued under this section, the commissioner may, in the manner provided by this code and other insurance laws of this state, revoke or suspend the issuer's certificate of authority or other authorization to operate a health benefit plan in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.354 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.354
§ 1100.354. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer to Randall County the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If the board does not make the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district under Subsection (a)(2) until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.052
§ 7970.052. 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 7970.003; 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 7970.003 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 7970.003; 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. Education Code § 54.5035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5035
§ 54.5035. WAIVER OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing board of an institution of higher education may waive a mandatory or discretionary fee for a student if the board determines that the student is not reasonably able to participate in or use the activity, service, or facility for which the fee is charged.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing board of an institution of higher education may waive a mandatory or discretionary fee for a specific category of students if the board determines that the waiver is in the best interest of the institution or is critical to the viability of an academic initiative.

(c) The governing board must ensure that a waiver under this section does not result in the institution's inability to service a debt to which revenue from the fee is obligated or to support an activity, service, or facility for which the fee is charged.

(d) This section does not permit the governing board to waive payment of tuition or laboratory fees.

(e) The governing board may limit or prohibit a student's participation in or use of an activity, service, or facility supported by a fee that is waived for the student under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.267 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.267
§ 2308.267. STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its planning, oversight, and evaluation functions.

(b) A board's staff shall be separate from and independent of any organization providing workforce education or workforce training and services in the workforce development area. A board's staff may not direct or control the staffing of any entity providing one-stop workforce services.

(c) The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board:

(1) arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided by the staffing organization; and

(2) requests and obtains from the Texas Workforce Commission a waiver of the separate staffing requirement and of the requirement under Section 2308.264(a).

(d) A request for a waiver under Subsection (c)(2) must contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including:

(1) cost-effectiveness;

(2) prior experience;

(3) geographic or budgetary considerations; and

(4) availability of qualified applicants.
Tex. Tax Code § 43.01 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 43 / Section 43.01
§ 43.01. AUTHORITY TO BRING SUIT.
Status: in_force

A taxing unit may sue the appraisal district that appraises property for the unit to compel the appraisal district to comply with the provisions of this title, rules of the comptroller, or other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.108
§ 8013.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 3.03 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 3.03
§ 3.03.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.03. The commission is a legal entity separate and distinct from the party states and has governmental immunity to the same extent as an entity created under the authority of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Members of the commission shall not be personally liable for actions taken in their official capacity. The liabilities of the commission shall not be deemed liabilities of the party states.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.001
§ 22.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board of directors" means the group of individuals vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation, regardless of the name used to designate the group. The term does not include the member or members of the corporation if the certificate of formation of the corporation vests the management of the affairs of the corporation in the members.

(2) "Bylaws" means the rules adopted to regulate or manage the corporation, regardless of the name used to designate the rules.

(3) "Corporation" or "domestic corporation" means a domestic nonprofit corporation subject to this chapter.

(3-a) "Director" means an individual who is a member of the board of directors, regardless of the name or title used to designate the individual. The term does not include an individual designated as a director of the corporation, or as an ex officio, honorary, or other type of director of the corporation if the individual is not entitled to vote as a director.

(4) "Foreign corporation" means a foreign nonprofit corporation.

(5) "Nonprofit corporation" means a corporation no part of the income of which is distributable to a member, director, or officer of the corporation, except as provided by Section 22.054.

(6) "Ordinary care" means the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a similar position would exercise under similar circumstances.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0201
§ 545.0201. COMPLIANCE WITH SOLICITATION PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "furnish" and "provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 544.0001.

(b) A provider who furnishes Medicaid or child health plan program services is subject to Chapter 102, Occupations Code. The provider's compliance with that chapter is a condition of the provider's eligibility to participate as a provider under those programs.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.057 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.057
§ 73.057. TIMELY AND SUFFICIENT CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A correction, clarification, or retraction is timely if it is made not later than the 30th day after receipt of:

(1) the request for the correction, clarification, or retraction; or

(2) the information requested under Section 73.056(a).

(b) A correction, clarification, or retraction is sufficient if it is published in the same manner and medium as the original publication or, if that is not possible, with a prominence and in a manner and medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of and:

(1) is publication of an acknowledgment that the statement specified as false and defamatory is erroneous;

(2) is an allegation that the defamatory meaning arises from other than the express language of the publication and the publisher disclaims an intent to communicate that meaning or to assert its truth;

(3) is a statement attributed to another person whom the publisher identifies and the publisher disclaims an intent to assert the truth of the statement; or

(4) is publication of the requestor's statement of the facts, as set forth in a request for correction, clarification, or retraction, or a fair summary of the statement, exclusive of any portion that is defamatory of another, obscene, or otherwise improper for publication.

(c) If a request for correction, clarification, or retraction has specified two or more statements as false and defamatory, the correction, clarification, or retraction may deal with the statements individually in any manner provided by Subsection (b).

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a correction, clarification, or retraction is published with a prominence and in a manner and medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of if:

(1) it is published in a later issue, edition, or broadcast of the original publication;

(2) publication is in the next practicable issue, edition, or broadcast of the original publication because the publication will not be published within the time limits established for a timely correction, clarification, or retraction; or

(3) the original publication no longer exists and if the correction, clarification, or retraction is published in the newspaper with the largest general circulation in the region in which the original publication was distributed.

(e) If the original publication was on the Internet, a correction, clarification, or retraction is published with a prominence and in a manner and medium reasonably likely to reach substantially the same audience as the publication complained of if the publisher appends to the original publication the correction, clarification, or retraction.