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Tex. Government Code § 511.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.013
§ 511.013. APPEAL OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A county commissioner or sheriff may seek review of an order issued under Section 511.012(b) by making a written request to the executive director for a contested case hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the order.

(b) Procedure and practice in a contested case hearing is governed by Chapter 2001 and the rules of the commission.

(c) After the contested case hearing, judicial review of the final decision of the commission is governed by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001.
Tex. Election Code § 145.098 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.098
§ 145.098. WITHDRAWAL OR DEATH OF CANDIDATE BEFORE CERTAIN EVENTS OCCUR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a candidate files a withdrawal request after the deadline prescribed by Section 145.092, and the candidate complies with each requirement under Section 145.001 except that the candidate's filing to withdraw is untimely, the authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the candidate from the ballot if at the time the candidate files the withdrawal request:

(1) the ballots have not been prepared; and

(2) if using a voting system to which Chapter 129 applies, public notice of the test of logic and accuracy has not been published.

(b) If a candidate dies on or before the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the candidate from the ballot; and

(2) if the authority omits the candidate's name under Subdivision (1), the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot for the office sought by the candidate is extended until the fifth day after the filing deadline.
Tex. Finance Code § 397.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 397 / Section 397.004
§ 397.004. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a debt cancellation agreement, including a gap waiver agreement or other similarly named agreement, that includes insurance coverage as part of the lessee's responsibility to the holder.

(b) The amount charged for a debt cancellation agreement made in connection with a lease may not exceed five percent of the adjusted capitalized cost financed pursuant to the lease.

(c) The debt cancellation agreement becomes a part of or a separate addendum to the lease and remains a term of the lease on the assignment, sale, or transfer by the holder.
Tex. Education Code § 51.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.106
§ 51.106. NUMBER ON LEAVE AT ONE TIME.
Status: in_force

Not more than six percent of the faculty members of any institution of higher education may be on faculty development leave at any one time.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2511 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2511
§ 1001.2511. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW FOR DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a person who is an applicant for or holder of:

(1) a driver education instructor license; or

(2) a license issued under Section 1001.255.

(b) The department shall review the national criminal history record information of a person who holds a license described by Subsection (a).

(c) The executive director shall place a license described by Subsection (a) on inactive status for the license holder's failure to comply with a deadline for submitting information required under this section.

(d) The department may allow a person who is applying for a license described by Subsection (a) and who currently resides in another state to submit the person's fingerprints and other required information in a manner that does not impose an undue hardship on the person.

(e) The commission may adopt rules to administer this section, including rules establishing:

(1) deadlines for a person to submit fingerprints and photographs in compliance with this section;

(2) sanctions for a person's failure to comply with the requirements of this section, including suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue a license described by Subsection (a); and

(3) notification to a driver education provider of relevant information obtained by the department under this section.

(f) The department is not civilly or criminally liable for an action taken in compliance with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0215 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0215
§ 8513.0215. AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may appoint agents, employees, and professional consultants, prescribe their duties, and set their compensation.

(b) An agent, employee, or professional consultant may not have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract awarded by the authority.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.193 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.193
§ 25.193. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CANCELED OR REDUCED EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) By April 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable if the property is a single-family residence that qualifies for an exemption under Section 11.13, or by May 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable in connection with residential property that does not qualify for an exemption under Section 11.13, the chief appraiser shall deliver a clear and understandable written notice to a property owner if an exemption or partial exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or reduced for the current year.

(b) The notice required by this section must be sent regardless of whether the information was also included in a notice under Section 25.19 and must be sent separately from any other notice sent to the property owner by the chief appraiser.
Tex. Government Code § 57.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 57 / Section 57.026
§ 57.026. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not interpret for a hearing-impaired individual at a court proceeding or advertise or represent that the person is a certified court interpreter unless the person holds an appropriate certificate under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.052
§ 3802.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.

(b) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall consider for appointment as directors persons representing the following interests:

(1) owners of multifamily rental housing with at least 200 rental units;

(2) lessees of office space of at least 30,000 square feet of rentable area;

(3) owners of office facilities with at least 500 employees or a taxable value in excess of $10 million;

(4) owners of multitenant office buildings;

(5) owners of multitenant retail property or major retail tenants;

(6) owners of temporary lodging facilities with on-site food service;

(7) owners of undeveloped property with a contiguous area of at least five acres; and

(8) any other person qualified to serve on the board as provided by Section 375.063, Local Government Code, to represent the district at large.
Tex. Government Code § 492.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 492 / Section 492.013
§ 492.013. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain oversight and supervision of the following independent reporting entities:

(1) the office of the independent auditor;

(2) the office of the independent ombudsman;

(3) the office of the inspector general;

(4) the office of the ombudsperson appointed under Section 501.172; and

(5) the office providing legal representation under Article 26.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Section 841.005, Health and Safety Code.

(a-1) The board may adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures and for operation of the department and the independent reporting entities.

(b) The board shall employ an executive director. The board shall supervise the executive director's administration of the department.

(b-1) The board shall employ a director for each independent reporting entity, and each director serves at the pleasure of the board.

(c) The board shall approve the operating budget of and requests for appropriations for the department and the independent reporting entities.

(d) The board shall appoint the members of any advisory committees to the department.

(e) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the department and the independent reporting entities.

(f) The board may apply for and accept gifts or grants from any public or private source for use in maintaining and improving correctional programs and services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.056
§ 1301.056. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or third-party administrator may not reimburse a physician or other practitioner, institutional provider, or organization of physicians and health care providers on a discounted fee basis for covered services that are provided to an insured unless:

(1) the insurer or third-party administrator has contracted with either:

(A) the physician or other practitioner, institutional provider, or organization of physicians and health care providers; or

(B) a preferred provider organization that has a network of preferred providers and that has contracted with the physician or other practitioner, institutional provider, or organization of physicians and health care providers;

(2) the physician or other practitioner, institutional provider, or organization of physicians and health care providers has agreed to the contract and has agreed to provide health care services under the terms of the contract; and

(3) the insurer or third-party administrator has agreed to provide coverage for those health care services under the health insurance policy.

(b) A party to a preferred provider contract, including a contract with a preferred provider organization, may not sell, lease, or otherwise transfer information regarding the payment or reimbursement terms of the contract without the express authority of and prior adequate notification to the other contracting parties. This subsection does not affect the authority of the commissioner of insurance or the commissioner of workers' compensation under this code or Title 5, Labor Code, to request and obtain information.

(c) An insurer or third-party administrator who violates this section:

(1) commits an unfair claim settlement practice in violation of Subchapter A, Chapter 542; and

(2) is subject to administrative penalties under Chapters 82 and 84.
Tex. Occupations Code § 451.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 451 / Section 451.101
§ 451.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.

(a-1) The department shall:

(1) prescribe the application form for a license applicant;

(2) prescribe a suitable form for a license certificate;

(3) prepare and conduct an examination for license applicants; and

(4) maintain a complete record of all licensed athletic trainers.

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 5.002(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(127), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(127), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00778 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00778
§ 30.00778. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager shall provide for the appointment of a clerk of the municipal courts of record, who shall be known as the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall perform, as applicable, the duties prescribed by law for the county clerk of a county court at law. In addition, the clerk shall:

(1) maintain central docket records for all cases filed in the municipal courts of record; and

(2) maintain an index of all municipal court of record judgments in the same manner as county clerks are required by law to prepare for criminal cases arising in county courts.

(b) The governing body of the city shall provide the courts with other municipal court personnel that the governing body determines necessary for the proper operation of the courts. Those persons shall perform their duties under the direction and control of the clerk or the municipal judge to whom assigned. The governing body shall determine the salaries of the court personnel.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.159
§ 204.159. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.

(b) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to an applicant who:

(1) is licensed in good standing as a physician assistant in another state;

(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section;

(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service:

(A) serving on active duty; and

(B) authorized as a physician assistant to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;

(4) was honorably discharged from military service; and

(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.

(c) The physician assistant board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:

(1) holds a physician assistant license or a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:

(A) is currently under active investigation; or

(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or

(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.056
§ 2001.056. INFORMAL DISPOSITION OF CONTESTED CASE.
Status: in_force

Unless precluded by law, an informal disposition may be made of a contested case by:

(1) stipulation;

(2) agreed settlement;

(3) consent order; or

(4) default.
Tex. Government Code § 466.309 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.309
§ 466.309. TAMPERING WITH LOTTERY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly tampers with, damages, defaces, or renders inoperable any vending machine, electronic computer terminal, or other mechanical device used in a lottery game.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.042
§ 456.042. RIDE-SHARING ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A designated recipient or a local government that has the power to operate a public transportation system, directly or by contract, in an urbanized or rural area may apply to the commission and receive money from the discretionary program for a capital expenditure to operate a ride-sharing activity.

(b) The commission shall provide 80 percent of the cost of capital expenditures for a ride-sharing activity of a project it approves under this section.

(c) An applicant for financing of a ride-sharing activity must certify that:

(1) money is available to provide 20 percent of the cost of the capital expenditure;

(2) the equipment the applicant provides for the ride-sharing activity will be used primarily for commuting purposes;

(3) the ride-sharing activity will be operated without state operating subsidies and under procedures required by Subsection (d); and

(4) any financing available from the United States Department of Transportation to supplement state and locally financed capital expenditures for ride-sharing activities will be applied for and used for the replacement of van pool equipment in the manner required by Subsections (e) and (f).

(d) A recipient of money under this section must establish procedures to purchase van pool equipment that are satisfactory to the state and ensure that the equipment is operated for commuter purposes as a nonprofit activity in the manner required by Subsection (e).

(e) A recipient of money under this section must deposit all revenue in excess of operating expenses that is derived from the use of state-financed van pool equipment in a contingency reserve account designated for use in the replacement of state-financed van pool equipment at the end of the useful life of the equipment.

(f) The state financial interest in the purchase of replacement van pool equipment is based:

(1) on the ratio that money from the contingency reserve account that is used in the purchase of replacement equipment bears to the total price of the equipment; and

(2) on the ratio that state money bears to the total price of the equipment being replaced.

(g) A recipient of money under this section shall return to the state the portion of any remaining money in the contingency reserve account when ride-sharing activities using state-financed van pool equipment cease that represents the ratio of state-to-local financing under the activities.
Tex. Estates Code § 1022.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.001
§ 1022.001. GENERAL PROBATE COURT JURISDICTION IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS; APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) All guardianship proceedings must be filed and heard in a court exercising original probate jurisdiction. The court exercising original probate jurisdiction also has jurisdiction of all matters related to the guardianship proceeding as specified in Section 1021.001 for that type of court.

(b) A probate court may exercise pendent and ancillary jurisdiction as necessary to promote judicial efficiency and economy.

(c) A final order issued by a probate court is appealable to the court of appeals.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.214 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.214
§ 1001.214. DUPLICATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A duplicate license may be issued to a driver training provider if:

(1) the original license is lost or destroyed; and

(2) an affidavit of that fact is filed with the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.203
§ 457.203. ALTERNATIVE FUEL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other methods authorized by law, an authority may acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities by an arrangement, including a gift or a loan, under a service contract for the supply of compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel.

(b) If an authority acquires or is provided equipment or facilities as authorized by Subsection (a), the supplier is entitled, under the supply contract, to recover the cost of giving, loaning, or providing the equipment or facilities through the fuel charges.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.251
§ 66.251. CLOSING OF ASSOCIATION BY BOARD RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

An association's board, by resolution and with the commissioner's consent, may close the association and tender to the commissioner for disposition as provided by this subchapter the assets and all the affairs of the association.
Tex. Government Code § 24.526 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.526
§ 24.526.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.526. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STARR COUNTY). (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 3.13(14), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Government Code § 466.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.255
§ 466.255. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF LOTTERY TICKETS PER TRANSACTION; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell to one individual more than 100 lottery tickets in a single transaction.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 53.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.106
§ 53.106. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A bailiff appointed by the judge of a county court at law of Tarrant County shall be compensated out of the general fund of the county in an amount to be set by the Commissioners Court of Tarrant County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0606
§ 3979.0606. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7984A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7984A / Section 7984A.0303
§ 7984A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.203
§ 1079.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

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

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.