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Tex. Family Code § 157.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.101
§ 157.101. BOND OR SECURITY FOR RELEASE OF RESPONDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the court orders the issuance of a capias as provided in this chapter, the court shall also set an appearance bond or security, payable to the obligee or to a person designated by the court, in a reasonable amount.

(b) An appearance bond or security in the amount of $1,000 or a cash bond in the amount of $250 is presumed to be reasonable. Evidence that the respondent has attempted to evade service of process, has previously been found guilty of contempt, or has accrued arrearages over $1,000 is sufficient to rebut the presumption. If the presumption is rebutted, the court shall set a reasonable bond.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298E.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298E / Section 298E.153
§ 298E.153. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE; LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize a district to establish a program to enable the district to collect mandatory payments from institutional health care providers to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or the Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for hospitals to support the provision of health care by institutional health care providers located in the district to district residents in need of health care.

(b) This chapter does not authorize a district to collect mandatory payments for the purpose of raising general revenue or any amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for hospitals and to cover the administrative expenses of the district associated with activities under this chapter.

(c) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the board of a district may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A rule adopted under this section may not create, impose, or materially expand the legal or financial liability or responsibility of the district or an institutional health care provider in the district beyond the provisions of this chapter. This section does not require the board to adopt a rule.

(d) A district may only assess and collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter if a waiver program, uniform rate enhancement, or reimbursement described by Section 298E.103(c)(1) is available to the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.002
§ 172.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Arbitration" includes any arbitration without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent arbitration institution.

(2) "Arbitration agreement" means an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has arisen or may arise between the parties concerning a defined legal relationship, without regard to whether the legal relationship is contractual. The term includes an arbitration clause in a contract or a separate agreement.

(3) "Arbitration award" means a decision of an arbitration tribunal on the substance of a dispute submitted to it and includes an interim, interlocutory, or partial award.

(4) "Arbitration tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators.

(5) "Claim" includes a counterclaim.

(6) "Conciliation" includes any conciliation without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent conciliation institution.

(7) "Defense" includes a defense to a counterclaim.

(8) "Party" means a party to an arbitration or conciliation agreement.

(b) The meanings assigned by this section to "claim" and "defense" do not apply in Sections 172.114(a) and 172.118(b)(1).
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.053
§ 651.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the funeral service industry; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the funeral service industry.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 855.607 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.607
§ 855.607. PLAN QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

It is intended that the provisions of this subtitle be construed and administered in a manner that the retirement system's benefit plan will be considered a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401). The board of trustees may adopt rules that modify the plan to the extent the board considers necessary for the retirement system to be considered a qualified plan. Rules adopted by the board of trustees relating to plan qualification issues are considered a part of the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.105
§ 1088.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.201
§ 162.201. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIAN PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

A private nonprofit medical school that is certified under Section 162.203, that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and that was appropriated funds by the legislature in the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, may retain, in fulfilling its educational mission, all or part of the professional income generated by a physician for medical services if the physician is employed as a faculty member of the school and provides medical services as part of the physician's responsibilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.085 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.085
§ 521.085. TYPE OF VEHICLE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless prohibited by Chapter 522, and except as provided by Subsection (b), the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle other than a motorcycle.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from operating a lesser type of vehicle that is:

(1) a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a) or an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008; or

(2) a type of motorcycle defined by the department under Section 521.001(c) and designated by the department as qualifying for operation under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 41.007 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.007
§ 41.007. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in conjunction with the other members of the commission and as authorized by legislative appropriation, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incident to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact. However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.101
§ 8856.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.353 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.353
§ 1020.353. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution and transfer of the district's assets and obligations, the board shall:

(1) find that the district is dissolved; and

(2) transfer the district's assets and obligations to Deaf Smith County as provided by Section 1020.354.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution and transfer of the district's assets and obligations, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election at which voters disapproved the proposition.
Tex. Education Code § 29.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.156
§ 29.156. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF HEAD START.
Status: in_force

(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants for use in providing an educational component to federal Head Start programs or similar government-funded early childhood care and education programs.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for implementation of this section, including rules prescribing eligibility criteria for receipt of a grant and for expenditure of grant funds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.222 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.222
§ 86.222. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter is liable for a penalty of not more than:

(1) $10,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order pertains to safety or the prevention or control of pollution; or

(2) $1,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order does not pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who violates a provision of a rule adopted under Section 86.044 is liable for a penalty of not more than $1,000,000 for each offense.

(b) Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish a classification system to be used by a court under this subchapter for violations of rules adopted under Section 86.044 that includes a range of penalties that may be recovered for each class of violation based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of a prohibited act; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4) efforts to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matter that justice may require.

(d) The classification system established under Subsection (c) shall provide that a penalty in an amount that exceeds $5,000 may be recovered only if the violation is included in the highest class of violations in the classification system.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.561 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.561
§ 21.561. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "expenses" means reasonable expenses incurred by a party in a derivative proceeding, including:

(1) attorney's fees;

(2) costs in pursuing an investigation of the matter that was the subject of the derivative proceeding; or

(3) expenses for which the corporation may be required to indemnify another person.

(b) On termination of a derivative proceeding, the court may order:

(1) the corporation to pay expenses the plaintiff incurred in the proceeding if the court finds the proceeding has resulted in a substantial benefit to the corporation;

(2) the plaintiff to pay expenses the corporation or other defendant incurred in investigating and defending the proceeding if the court finds the proceeding has been instituted or maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose; or

(3) a party to pay expenses incurred by another party relating to the filing of a pleading, motion, or other paper if the court finds the pleading, motion, or other paper:

(A) was not well grounded in fact after reasonable inquiry;

(B) was not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the application, extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; or

(C) was interposed for an improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause a needless increase in the cost of litigation.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a substantial benefit to the corporation does not include additional or amended disclosures made to the shareholders, regardless of materiality.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(1), substantial benefit to the corporation does not include additional or amended disclosures made to the shareholders, regardless of materiality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0309
§ 8509.0309. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside the state.

(b) A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on property, may:

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

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0102
§ 3791.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Lorena Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.010
§ 2035.010. CERTIFICATION OF PETITION SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 40th day after the date the petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the county clerk shall certify to the commissioners court the number of registered voters signing the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 8.06 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 8.06
§ 8.06.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.06. Nothing in this compact diminishes or otherwise impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion of either of the following:

(1) the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq.); or

(2) an agreement state under Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 2021).
Tex. Family Code § 160.412 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.412
§ 160.412. FURNISHING OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The vital statistics unit is not required to attempt to locate the mother of a child who is the subject of a registration. The vital statistics unit shall send a copy of the notice of the registration to a mother who has provided an address.

(b) Information contained in the registry is confidential and may be released on request only to:

(1) a court or a person designated by the court;

(2) the mother of the child who is the subject of the registration;

(3) an agency authorized by another law to receive the information;

(4) a licensed child-placing agency;

(5) a support enforcement agency;

(6) a party, or the party's attorney of record, to a proceeding under this chapter or a proceeding to adopt or to terminate parental rights regarding a child who is the subject of the registration; and

(7) the registry of paternity in another state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.115
§ 1082.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.206 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.206
§ 102.206. PRODUCTION OF OUT-OF-STATE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory authority may require, by order or subpoena served on a gas utility, the production, at the time and place in this state that the regulatory authority designates, of any books, accounts, papers, or records kept by that gas utility outside this state or, if ordered by the railroad commission, verified copies of the books, accounts, papers, or records.

(b) A gas utility that fails or refuses to comply with an order or subpoena under this section violates this subtitle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.058
§ 382.058. NOTICE OF AND HEARING ON CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE PLANT UNDER PERMIT BY RULE, STANDARD PERMIT, OR EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not begin construction on any concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing under a standard permit under Section 382.05195 or a permit by rule adopted by the commission under Section 382.05196 unless the person has complied with the notice and opportunity for hearing provisions under Section 382.056.

(b) This section does not apply to a concrete plant located temporarily in the right-of-way, or contiguous to the right-of-way, of a public works project.

(c) For purposes of this section, only those persons actually residing in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant may request a hearing under Section 382.056 as a person who may be affected.

(d) If the commission considers air dispersion modeling information in the course of adopting an exemption under Section 382.057 for a concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, the commission may not require that a person who qualifies for the exemption conduct air dispersion modeling before beginning construction of a concrete plant, and evidence regarding air dispersion modeling may not be submitted at a hearing under Section 382.056.
Tex. Family Code § 54.034 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.034
§ 54.034.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.034. LIMITED RIGHT TO APPEAL: WARNING. Before the court may accept a child's plea or stipulation of evidence in a proceeding held under this title, the court shall inform the child that if the court accepts the plea or stipulation and the court makes a disposition in accordance with the agreement between the state and the child regarding the disposition of the case, the child may not appeal an order of the court entered under Section 54.03, 54.04, or 54.05, unless:

(1) the court gives the child permission to appeal; or

(2) the appeal is based on a matter raised by written motion filed before the proceeding in which the child entered the plea or agreed to the stipulation of evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0205
§ 9305.0205. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from the board's membership a president, a vice president, and any other officers the board determines necessary.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.362 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.362
§ 2153.362. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of the comptroller or attorney general commits an offense if the employee discloses to an unauthorized person confidential information obtained under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.160
§ 1090.160. SPENDING RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 1090.107(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.106
§ 8383.106. CONTRACT TO FURTHER REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district and a municipality may contract on terms that the board and governing body of the municipality agree will further regional cooperation between the district and the municipality.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.156 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.156
§ 681.156. CALHOUN-VICTORIA FOREIGN TRADE ZONE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The Calhoun-Victoria Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of this state, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone in Calhoun County, Victoria County, or both; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Government Code § 81.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.027
§ 81.027. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director's position vacant. It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the applicable qualifications for office, if any;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the applicable qualifications for office, if any;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 81.028 or 81.031;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board of directors is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a director exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the state bar and the director of the ground.
Tex. Water Code § 11.320 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.320
§ 11.320. SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) In passing on exceptions, the court shall determine all issues of law and fact independently of the commission's determination. The substantial evidence rule shall not be used. The court shall not consider any exception which was not brought to the commission's attention by application for rehearing. The court shall not consider any issue of fact raised by an exception unless the record of evidence before the commission reveals that the question was genuinely in issue before the commission.

(b) A party in interest may demand a jury trial of any issue of fact, but the court may in its discretion have a separate trial with a separate jury of any such issue.

(c) The legislature declares that the provisions of this section are not severable from the remainder of this subchapter and that this subchapter would not have been passed without the inclusion of this section. If this section is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional, or inoperative in any way, the holding applies to the entire subchapter so that the entire subchapter is null and void.