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Tex. Education Code § 29.9072 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.9072
§ 29.9072. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Holocaust" has the meaning assigned by Section 449.001, Government Code.

(b) To educate students about the Holocaust and inspire in students a sense of responsibility to recognize and uphold human value and to prevent future atrocities, the governor shall designate a week to be known as Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools.

(c) Holocaust Remembrance Week shall include age-appropriate instruction, as determined by each school district. Instruction shall include:

(1) information about the history of and lessons learned from the Holocaust;

(2) participation, in person or using technology, in learning projects about the Holocaust; and

(3) the use of materials developed or approved by the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 250.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 250 / Section 250.009
§ 250.009. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility, an officer or employee of a facility, a financial management services agency, or an individual employer is not civilly liable for failure to comply with this chapter if the facility, financial management services agency, or individual employer makes a good faith effort to comply.

(b) A regulatory agency is not civilly liable to a person for criminal history record information forwarded to a requesting facility in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.002
§ 336.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district created under this chapter is a special district and a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.601
§ 2204.601. CONVEYANCE TO UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The state conveys to the United States an easement to construct and maintain the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway over and through the following described areas:

(1) the disconnected portions of the stream beds of Mud Bayou and East Bay Bayou from approximately Station 1519 to approximately Station 1914 as shown on United States Engineer Department map, "Louisiana and Texas Intra-Coastal Waterway, Sabine River-Galveston Bay Section, Survey of 1926-7, Sheet No. 12, File 16-2-16," the portions of the stream beds of Mud Bayou and East Bay Bayou covered by this easement being 300 feet wide and located in Chambers and Galveston counties where the intracoastal waterway intersects the meanderings of the bayous; and

(2) the disconnected portions of bays and any tidal lands owned by the state within an area 300 feet in width extending from the Galveston-Brazoria County line to the nine-foot contour in Aransas Bay along the route of the projected Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway as shown in red on the map, in four sheets, prepared by the United States Engineer Office, Galveston, Texas, entitled "Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, Survey of 1927-1928," Index Sheets Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, File No. 16-4-4, the portions of bays and tidal lands being located in Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, and Aransas counties.

(b) The state conveys to the United States an easement to deposit dredged material during the construction and maintenance of the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway in bays and on tidal lands owned by the state within 2,000 feet of the area described by Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 5
§ 5. EXTRADITION OF PERSONS IMPRISONED OR AWAITING TRIAL IN ANOTHER STATE OR WHO HAVE LEFT THE DEMANDING STATE UNDER COMPULSION.
Status: in_force

When it is desired to have returned to this State a person charged in this State with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in another State, the Governor of this State may agree with the Executive Authority of such other State for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his term of sentence in such other State, upon condition that such person be returned to such other State at the expense of this State as soon as the prosecution in this State is terminated.

The Governor of this State may also surrender on demand of the Executive Authority of any other State any person in this State who is charged in the manner provided in Section 23 of this Act with having violated the laws of the State whose Executive Authority is making the demand, even though such person left the demanding State involuntarily.
Tex. Government Code § 572.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.029
§ 572.029. TIMELINESS OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) The deadline for filing a financial statement required by this subchapter is 5 p.m. of the last day designated in the applicable provision for filing the statement.

(b) If the last day for filing the financial statement is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday included under Subchapter B, Chapter 662, the statement is timely if filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or listed holiday.

(c) A financial statement is timely filed if it is properly addressed and placed in the United States Post Office or in the hands of a common or contract carrier not later than the last day for filing the financial statement. The post office cancellation mark or the receipt mark of a common or contract carrier is prima facie evidence of the date the statement was deposited with the post office or carrier. The individual filing the statement may show by competent evidence that the actual date of posting was different from that shown by the marks.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0306
§ 3973.0306. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0032 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0032
§ 31.0032. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 231.115, Family Code, if after an investigation the commission or the Title IV-D agency determines that a person is not cooperating with a requirement of the responsibility agreement required under Section 31.0031, the commission shall immediately apply a sanction terminating the total amount of financial assistance provided under this chapter to or for the person and the person's family.

(a-1) The commission shall apply a sanction or penalty imposed under Subsection (a) for a period ending when the person demonstrates cooperation with the requirement of the responsibility agreement for which the sanction was imposed or for a one-month period, whichever is longer.

(b) The commission shall immediately notify the caretaker relative, second parent, or payee receiving the financial assistance if the commission will not make the financial assistance payment for the period prescribed by Subsection (a-1) because of a person's failure to cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement during a month.

(c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission may deny medical assistance for a person who is eligible for financial assistance but to whom that assistance is not paid because of the person's failure to cooperate. Medical assistance to the person's family may not be denied for the person's failure to cooperate. Medical assistance may not be denied to a person receiving assistance under this chapter who is under the age of 19, a pregnant adult, or any other person who may not be denied medical assistance under federal law.

(d) This section does not prohibit the Texas Workforce Commission, the commission, or any health and human services agency, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code, from providing child care or any other related social or support services for an individual who is eligible for financial assistance but to whom that assistance is not paid because of the individual's failure to cooperate.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish procedures to determine whether a person has cooperated with the requirements of the responsibility agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.201
§ 1037.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.201
§ 7964.201. 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. Transportation Code § 621.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.301
§ 621.301. COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge only with the concurrence of the Texas Department of Transportation. A load limit shall be deemed concurred with by the Texas Department of Transportation 30 days after the county submits to the Texas Department of Transportation the load limit accompanied by supporting documentation and calculations reviewed and sealed by an engineer licensed in this state, though the Texas Department of Transportation may review the load limit and withdraw concurrence at any time after the 30-day period.

(b) The commissioners court may limit the maximum weights to be moved on or over a county road, bridge, or culvert by exercising its authority under this subsection in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by Section 621.102 for the Texas Department of Transportation to limit maximum weights on highways and roads to which that section applies.

(c) The commissioners court shall record an action under Subsection (b) in its minutes.

(d) A maximum weight set under this section becomes effective on a road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation on the road under order of the commissioners court.

(e) A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321, as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the commissioners court has set a maximum weight under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.031
§ 431.031. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A quorum of a board is the lesser of:

(1) a majority of:

(A) the membership of the board under the bylaws; or

(B) if the bylaws do not provide the membership of the board, the membership of the board under the articles of incorporation; or

(2) the number, which must be more than two, set as the quorum by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.

(b) An act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which there is a quorum is an act of the board, unless the act of a greater number is required by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.
Tex. Government Code § 2106.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2106 / Section 2106.001
§ 2106.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Federally reimbursable indirect cost" means a cost, as defined by Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-87 or a subsequent revision of or successor to that circular, that is:

(A) incurred by a state agency in support of a federally funded program, other than a research program funded by a federal grant at an institution of higher education; and

(B) eligible for reimbursement from the federal government.

(2) "Indirect cost" means the cost of administering a state or federally funded program and includes a cost of providing a statewide support service. The term does not include the actual costs of the program.

(3) "State agency" means a department, board, commission, or other entity in the executive branch of state government that has statewide jurisdiction and administers a program to provide a service to the public or to regulate persons engaged in an occupation or activity.

(4) "Support service" includes accounting, auditing, budgeting, centralized purchasing, and legal services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.016
§ 146.016. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inspect a tattoo or body piercing studio to determine if the studio complies with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio shall allow inspection of the studio by the department at any time the studio is in operation.

(c) The department shall inform the person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio of any violation discovered by the department under this section and shall give the person a reasonable period in which to take necessary corrective action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.154
§ 3806.154. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district may acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 552.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.005
§ 552.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON SCOPE OF CIVIL DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the scope of civil discovery under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Exceptions from disclosure under this chapter do not create new privileges from discovery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.204
§ 3845.204. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed as creating an obligation of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District for a debt incurred by the district.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District may not be held liable for a debt incurred by the district unless the debt is assumed by a resolution of the board of directors of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.104
§ 3960.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.063 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.063
§ 911.063. CREATION OF LOCAL CHAPTERS AND DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A farm mutual insurance company's bylaws may provide for:

(1) the organization of local chapters to transact the company's business; and

(2) the creation of districts in and for which directors may be elected.

(b) The bylaws may also provide that delegates from the company's local chapters are the company's supreme governing body.

(c) The company may consider the hazards against which the company insures and the company's classes of risks and territory of operation in organizing the local chapters and creating the districts.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 47.13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 47 / Section 47.13
§ 47.13. PETROLEUM PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an officer who takes custody of a petroleum product alleged to have been stolen may arrange for the total amount of the petroleum product to be sold at a price that is equal to:

(1) in the case of crude oil, the price of the same quantity of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, as calculated based on that crude oil's closing price recorded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on the date preceding the date of sale; or

(2) in the case of condensate, the price of the same quantity of natural gas liquids as calculated based on the U.S. natural gas liquid composite price recorded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on the date preceding the date of sale.

(c) The proceeds of the sale may be deposited in the manner prescribed by Article 18.183 for seized money and disposed of in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 18.

(d) A law enforcement agency may contract with a private entity to sell a petroleum product in accordance with this article.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8053.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8053 / Section 8053.0403
§ 8053.0403. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.059
§ 6901.059. ACQUISITION OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary or convenient to execute a power granted to the district under this chapter or a general law described in Section 6901.051.
Tex. Occupations Code § 552.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.001
§ 552.001. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas State Board of Pharmacy consists of 11 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) seven members who are pharmacists;

(2) one member who is a pharmacy technician; and

(3) three members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.202
§ 7970.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 21.909 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.909
§ 21.909. PROGRAM STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE GOALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing:

(1) standards for partnership programs established under this subchapter, including eligibility criteria for educator preparation programs and institutions of higher education to participate in the partnership programs; and

(2) performance goals for partnership programs established under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall periodically review the performance of each partnership program established under this subchapter to ensure the program meets the standards and performance goals established under Subsection (a).

(c) If, in reviewing a partnership program under Subsection (b), the commissioner determines that the program has failed to meet a performance goal established under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall prohibit the entity that failed to meet the performance goal from participating in a partnership program under this subchapter for a period not to exceed five years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.204
§ 51.204. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) The commission may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a license holder a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the license holder's personal appearance or the use of the license holder's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement; or

(4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4015.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4015 / Section 4015.0307
§ 4015.0307. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Family Code § 102.0086 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0086
§ 102.0086. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PLEADINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in a county with a population of 3.4 million or more.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, all pleadings and other documents filed with the court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship are confidential, are excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released to a person who is not a party to the suit until after the date of service of citation or the 31st day after the date of filing the suit, whichever date is sooner.