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Tex. Government Code § 411.0185 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0185
§ 411.0185. AUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF CARGO TANKS CONTAINING CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Cargo tank" has the meaning assigned by Section 162.001, Tax Code.

(2) "Crime laboratory" and "forensic analysis" have the meanings assigned by Article 38.35, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) "Petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.

(b) A commissioned officer of the department who receives training described by Subsection (c) may conduct a comprehensive inspection of any cargo tank used or suspected of being used to transport a petroleum product on a public road or railroad in this state. An officer who conducts an inspection under this subsection may obtain a sample of the petroleum product or suspected petroleum product being transported in the cargo tank and submit the sample to a crime laboratory, or any other laboratory capable of testing petroleum products in the manner required by this section, for forensic analysis.

(c) The commission by rule shall develop a training program for commissioned officers to perform comprehensive inspections described by Subsection (b). The training program must include instruction regarding the proper method for an officer to safely obtain a sample of a petroleum product from a cargo tank.

(d) The department may accept gifts and grants from any source to fund forensic analyses of petroleum products under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.210 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.210
§ 348.210. DELIVERY OF INSURANCE DOCUMENT TO BUYER.
Status: in_force

A holder who purchases dual interest insurance on the motor vehicle shall within a reasonable time after execution of the retail installment contract send or cause to be sent to the retail buyer a policy or certificate of insurance written by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state that clearly sets forth:

(1) the amount of the premium;

(2) the kind of insurance provided;

(3) the coverage of the insurance; and

(4) all terms, including options, limitations, restrictions, and conditions, of the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.251
§ 8479.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 11.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.152
§ 11.152. TAXES; BONDS.
Status: in_force

The trustees of an independent school district may levy and collect taxes and issue bonds in compliance with Chapter 45. If a specific rate of tax is not adopted at an election authorizing a tax, the trustees shall determine the rate of tax to be levied within the limit voted and specified by law.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.086 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.086
§ 301.086. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than June 1 of every fifth year, the commission shall provide to the comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the comptroller in the identification of persons entitled to unclaimed property reported to the comptroller, the name, address, social security number, and date of birth of each person about whom the commission has such information in its records.

(b) Information provided to the comptroller under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.

(c) The commission shall provide the information in the format prescribed by rule of the comptroller.
Tex. Water Code § 49.065 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.065
§ 49.065. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep a complete account of all its meetings and proceedings and shall preserve its minutes, contracts, records, notices, accounts, receipts, and other records in a safe place.

(b) The records of each district are the property of the district and are subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of each district is subject to the requirements of Chapter 201, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that chapter.

(d) Subsection (b) applies to a personal e-mail address of a director only if the district does not make available to the public an official e-mail address for the director or the district. In this subsection, "personal e-mail address" means an e-mail address that is not paid for by district money and is not used primarily for the transaction of official business of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.059 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.059
§ 32.059. USE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall require that respiratory therapy services for ventilator-dependent persons furnished as part of a plan of care under this chapter be provided by a respiratory care practitioner authorized to practice respiratory care under Chapter 604, Occupations Code, when:

(1) respiratory therapy is determined by the recipient's treating physician to be the most effective method of treatment; and

(2) the use of a respiratory care practitioner is practicable and cost-neutral or cost-effective.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0108
§ 4021.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.203
§ 9045.203. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

A trust indenture created under Section 9045.202, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may:

(1) contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of district money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.013
§ 172.013. PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may pay all or part of the contributions for coverage under this chapter from local funds, including federal grant or contract pass-through funds, that are not dedicated by law to some other purpose.

(b) A political subdivision also may pay all or part of the contributions for coverage for officers, employees, retirees, and dependents, but may not pay any part of the contributions for coverage for employees of affiliated service contractors or their dependents.

(c) On written approval of an officer or employee, a political subdivision may deduct from the officer's or employee's compensation an amount necessary to pay that person's and his dependents' contributions. A retiree may authorize in writing the person who pays his retirement benefits to deduct from those benefits an amount sufficient to pay the retiree's and his dependents' contributions.

(d) State funds, except federal grant or contract funds passed through the state to its political subdivisions, may not be used to purchase coverage or to pay contributions under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0155
§ 540.0155. AGREED-UPON PROCEDURES ENGAGEMENTS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS.
Status: in_force

To enhance the commission's use of agreed-upon procedures engagements to identify managed care organizations' performance and compliance issues, the commission shall:

(1) ensure that financial risks identified in agreed-upon procedures engagements are adequately and consistently addressed; and

(2) establish policies and procedures to determine under what circumstances the commission must issue a corrective action plan based on an agreed-upon procedures engagement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.149 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.149
§ 351.149. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to acquire land to erect a jail facility and to construct, acquire, or improve a jail facility. The bond proceeds may be used to pay or establish a reasonable reserve to pay not more than three years' interest on the bonds and notes of the district and to pay expenses related to issuance and sale of bonds as provided by the bond orders or resolutions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.021
§ 713.021. COUNTY TRUST FOR CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

A commissioners court by resolution may establish a perpetual trust fund to provide maintenance for a neglected or unkept public or private cemetery in the county. The commissioners court shall appoint the county judge as trustee for the fund.
Tex. Water Code § 5.237 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.237
§ 5.237. OPERATING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Operating Fund is established in the treasury. At the request of the commission, the comptroller is authorized to transfer to an account in the operating fund any appropriations made to the commission for the purpose of making expenditures. After expenditures have been made from the operating fund and proper line-item appropriations identified, the commission shall submit periodic adjustments to the comptroller in summary amounts to record accurate cost allocations to the appropriate funds and accounts. Periodic adjustments under this section shall be made at least quarterly.

(b) The commission will establish and maintain accounting records adequate to support the periodic reconciliation of operating fund transfers and document expenditures from each fund or account. All expenditures shall be made consistent with provisions of law relating to the authorized use of each fund or account from which appropriations are made to the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.104
§ 2022.104. INTERAGENCY SHARING OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The commission may share with another regulatory agency of this state any investigatory file information that creates a reasonable suspicion of a person's violation of a law or rule under that agency's jurisdiction. The agency may use the information as if it was obtained through that agency's investigatory process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.152
§ 3802.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0304
§ 8153A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Election Code § 231.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 231 / Section 231.009
§ 231.009. PRECEDENCE OF CONTEST ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An election contest has precedence in the appellate courts and shall be disposed of as expeditiously as practicable.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.003
§ 120.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to limit or expand intellectual property law.
Tex. Estates Code § 1052.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.003
§ 1052.003. GUARDIANSHIP FEE BOOK.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall maintain a record book titled "Guardianship Fee Book" and shall record in the book each item of cost that accrues to the officers of the court and any witness fees.

(b) Each record entry must include:

(1) the party to whom the cost or fee is due;

(2) the date the cost or fee accrued;

(3) the guardianship or party liable for the cost or fee; and

(4) the date the cost or fee is paid.
Tex. Education Code § 48.252 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.252
§ 48.252. SCHOOL DISTRICT ENTITLEMENT FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a school district and an open-enrollment charter school that enter into a contract to operate a district campus as provided by Section 11.174;

(2) a charter granted by a school district for a program operated by an entity that has entered into a contract under Section 11.174, provided that the district does not appoint a majority of the governing body of the charter holder;

(3) a school district that contracts with an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program as provided by Section 11.157(b); and

(4) a school district that operates a resource campus as provided by Section 29.934.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 49, a school district subject to this section is entitled to receive for each student in average daily attendance at the campus or program described by Subsection (a) an amount equivalent to the difference, if the difference results in increased funding, between:

(1) the amount described by Section 12.106; and

(2) the amount to which the district would be entitled under this chapter.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 730.0122 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.0122
§ 730.0122. SALE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell to a person who is not an authorized recipient personal information obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.305
§ 1088.305. TRANSFER, SALE, OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Reagan County or to another governmental entity in Reagan County;

(2) sell the assets and liabilities to another person; or

(3) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity 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 sell the assets and liabilities to another person under Subsection (a)(2) or administer the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(3), and the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.212
§ 1575.212. PAYMENT BY RETIREES; RANGES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 24(9), eff. September 1, 2017.

(a-1) The trustee shall establish and collect payments for the share of total costs allocated under Section 1575.211 to retirees, surviving spouses, and surviving dependent children.

(b) In establishing the payments under Subsection (a-1), the trustee may consider various factors, including an enrollee's Medicare status, health benefit plan election, and dependent coverage.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1458.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1458 / Section 1458.003
§ 1458.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply:

(1) under circumstances in which access to the provider network is granted to an entity that operates under the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity; or

(2) to a contract between a contracting entity and a discount health care program operator, as defined by Section 7001.001.
Tex. Government Code § 551.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.041
§ 551.041. NOTICE OF MEETING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A governmental body shall give written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of each meeting held by the governmental body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1105.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.001
§ 1105.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this section:

(1) "Agency" means the commission and the board.

(2) "Board" means the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Real Estate Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8124.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8124 / Section 8124.003
§ 8124.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8124.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Harris County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Election Code § 127.130 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.130
§ 127.130. MANUAL COUNTING.
Status: repealed

(a) Electronic system ballots that are not to be counted automatically and the write-in votes not counted at the polling places shall be counted manually at the central counting station.

(b) If the automatic counting of electronic system ballots becomes impracticable for any reason, the manager may direct that the ballots be counted manually at the central counting station.

(c) The procedure for manual counting is the same as that for regular paper ballots to the extent practicable. The manager is responsible for the manual counting of ballots at the central counting station.

(c-1) In any manual count conducted under this code, an irregularly marked vote on a ballot on which a voter indicates a vote by making a mark on the ballot is considered in the same manner as provided by Section 65.009.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107, Sec. 2.21(1), eff. January 1, 2006.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107, Sec. 2.21(1), eff. January 1, 2006.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.554
§ 1201.554. PROBATION.
Status: in_force

The department may place on probation a person whose license is suspended. If a license suspension is probated, the department may require the person to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026 / Section 8026.0103
§ 8026.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 203.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.005
§ 203.005. RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 1991, each elected county officer shall adopt a written plan establishing an active and continuing program for the efficient and economical management of the records of the elective office of which the elected officer is custodian.

(b) The plan must provide policies, methods, and procedures to fulfill the duties and responsibilities set out in Section 203.002 concerning the management and preservation of records. The plan may establish additional policies or procedures for the operation of the records management program that are consistent with the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.

(c) A copy of the plan must be filed by the elected county officer with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.

(d) A plan establishing or relating to a records management program adopted before September 1, 1989, must be amended if any provision of the plan is in conflict with this subtitle or a rule adopted under it. A copy of the amended plan shall be filed with the director and librarian as provided by Subsection (c).

(e) A copy of an amended plan relating to the establishment or operation of the records management plan must be filed with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.

(f) The director and librarian or the designee of the director and librarian shall within a reasonable time bring to the attention of the elected county officer in writing any aspect of a plan filed in the office of the director and librarian or that otherwise comes to the attention of the director and librarian that is inconsistent with requirements of this subtitle or rules adopted under it.

(g) An elected county officer is authorized, instead of or in conjunction with submitting a plan and establishing an independent records program for the elective office, to participate in a county program established as provided by Subchapter B or in one or more specific components of a county program and to authorize the records management officer of the county program to act as the records management officer for the records of the elective office.
Tex. Government Code § 487.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.060
§ 487.060. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that:

(1) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921, Water Code;

(2) is located in a county any part of which is within 62 miles of an international border; and

(3) consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Regarding any projects funded by the department that serve colonias by providing water or wastewater services, paved roads, or other assistance, the department shall require an applicant for the funds to submit to the department a colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification number, the department may contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain a number. On request of the department, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification number.