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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 91.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 91 / Section 91.003
§ 91.003. DELEGATE OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the department as ex-officio member of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission may delegate to an authorized employee of the department the power to be present and participate, including the right to vote for the executive director, at any meeting, hearing, or proceeding of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.021
§ 361.021. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "law" means a state statute, a written opinion of a court of record, a municipal ordinance, an order of the commissioners court of a county, or a rule adopted under a statute.
Tex. Family Code § 107.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.007
§ 107.007. ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT AND TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney ad litem or an attorney serving in the dual role may not:

(1) be compelled to produce attorney work product developed during the appointment as an attorney;

(2) be required to disclose the source of any information;

(3) submit a report into evidence; or

(4) testify in court except as authorized by Rule 3.08, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the duty of an attorney to report child abuse or neglect under Section 261.101.
Tex. Government Code § 81.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.025
§ 81.025. BAR DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall from time to time reapportion the state into bar districts for electing directors from those districts or to perform any other duty imposed on the state bar by this chapter or the rules of the state bar.

(b) In determining the districts, the board must consider the purposes of the state bar as set out in Section 81.012.

(c) Any reapportionment is subject to the supreme court's approval.
Tex. Water Code § 13.046 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.046
§ 13.046. TEMPORARY RATES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR NONFUNCTIONING SYSTEM; SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission by rule shall establish a procedure that allows a retail public utility that takes over the provision of services for a nonfunctioning retail water or sewer utility service provider to charge a reasonable rate for the services provided to the customers of the nonfunctioning system and to bill the customers for the services at that rate immediately to recover service costs.

(b) The rules must provide a streamlined process that the retail public utility that takes over the nonfunctioning system may use to apply to the utility commission for a ruling on the reasonableness of the rates the utility is charging under Subsection (a). The process must allow for adequate consideration of costs for interconnection or other costs incurred in making services available and of the costs that may necessarily be incurred to bring the nonfunctioning system into compliance with utility commission and commission rules.

(c) The utility commission shall provide a reasonable period for the retail public utility that takes over the nonfunctioning system to bring the nonfunctioning system into compliance with utility commission and commission rules during which the utility commission or the commission may not impose a penalty for any deficiency in the system that is present at the time the utility takes over the nonfunctioning system. The utility commission must consult with the utility before determining the period and may grant an extension of the period for good cause.

(d) At the time the utility commission approves the acquisition of a nonfunctioning retail water or sewer utility service provider under Section 13.301, the utility commission shall:

(1) determine the duration of the temporary rates for the retail public utility, which must be for a reasonable period; and

(2) rule on the reasonableness of the temporary rates under Subsection (b) if the utility commission did not make a ruling before the application was filed under Section 13.301.
Tex. Government Code § 418.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.051
§ 418.051. COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) The communications coordination group shall facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration to provide efficient and effective planning and execution of communications support to joint, interagency, and intergovernmental task forces.

(b) At the direction of the division, the communications coordination group shall assist with coordination and collaboration during an emergency.

(c) The communications coordination group consists of members selected by the division, including representatives of:

(1) the Texas military forces;

(2) the department;

(3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;

(4) federal agencies that comprise Emergency Support Function No. 2;

(5) the telecommunications industry, including cable service providers, as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code;

(6) electric utilities, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(7) gas utilities, as defined by Sections 101.003 and 121.001, Utilities Code;

(8) the National Guard's Joint Continental United States Communications Support Environment;

(9) the National Guard Bureau;

(10) amateur radio operator groups;

(11) the Texas A&M Forest Service;

(12) the Texas Department of Transportation;

(13) the General Land Office;

(14) the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service;

(15) the Public Utility Commission of Texas;

(16) the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(17) the Department of State Health Services;

(18) the judicial branch of state government;

(19) the Texas Association of Regional Councils;

(20) the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing;

(21) each trauma service area regional advisory council;

(22) state agencies, counties, and municipalities affected by the emergency, including 9-1-1 agencies; and

(23) other agencies as determined by the division.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.151
§ 1073.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget;

(7) the estimated tax rate required; and

(8) the proposed expenditures and disbursements and the estimated receipts and collections for the following fiscal year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.052
§ 1104.052. GUARDIAN FOR MINOR ORPHAN.
Status: in_force

In appointing a guardian for a minor orphan:

(1) if the last surviving parent did not appoint a guardian, the nearest ascendant in the direct line of the minor is entitled to guardianship of both the person and the estate of the minor;

(2) if more than one ascendant exists in the same degree in the direct line of the minor, the court shall appoint one ascendant according to circumstances and considering the minor's best interests;

(3) if the minor does not have an ascendant in the direct line of the minor:

(A) the court shall appoint the nearest of kin; or

(B) if two or more persons are in the same degree of kinship to the minor, the court shall appoint one of those persons according to circumstances and considering the minor's best interests; and

(4) if the minor does not have a relative who is eligible to be guardian, or if none of the eligible persons apply to be guardian, the court shall appoint a qualified person as guardian.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.0263 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0263
§ 241.0263. RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO MISSING INFANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall recommend hospital security procedures to:

(1) reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction; and

(2) aid in the identification of missing infants.

(b) In making recommendations, the department shall consider hospital size and location and the number of births at a hospital.

(c) The procedures recommended by the department under Subsection (a)(1) may include:

(1) controlling access to newborn nurseries;

(2) expanding observation of newborn nurseries through the use of video cameras; and

(3) requiring identification for hospital staff and visitors as a condition of entrance to newborn nurseries.

(d) The procedures recommended by the department under Subsection (a)(2) may include:

(1) footprinting, photographing, or writing descriptions of infant patients at birth; and

(2) obtaining umbilical cord blood samples for infant patients born at the hospital and storing the samples for genetic testing purposes.

(e) Each hospital licensed under this chapter shall consider implementing the procedures recommended under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.109
§ 1018.109. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Government Code § 845.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.307
§ 845.307. SUBDIVISION ACCUMULATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall credit or charge to the account of a participating subdivision in the subdivision accumulation fund:

(1) all benefit contributions made by the subdivision to the system pursuant to Section 845.404(a)(2);

(2) net investment income or loss allocated to the fund under Section 845.315;

(3) amounts deposited by the subdivision under Section 845.408;

(4) the withdrawal charge for reinstatement of service credit as provided by Section 843.003; and

(5) other credits and charges that may be authorized under this subtitle.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the retirement system shall pay from the subdivision accumulation fund all payments for annuities and other benefit payments granted by a participating subdivision.

(c) The board of trustees may proportionately reduce all payments under prior service annuities and supplemental annuities at any time and for a period necessary to prevent payments under those annuities for a year from exceeding the amount available in the participating subdivision's account.

(d) If credited service previously forfeited is reinstated in accordance with Section 843.003, the retirement system shall charge the subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund with the necessary reserves to fund the credits restored to the member.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.106
§ 1202.106. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Sections 51.401 and 51.4041 do not apply to this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 508.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.155
§ 508.155. COMPLETION OF PAROLE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) To complete a parole period, a releasee must serve the entire period of parole.

(b) The time on parole is computed as calendar time.

(c) The division may allow a releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and without being required to report if a parole supervisor at the regional level has approved the releasee's early release from supervision under Section 508.1555.

(d) The division may require a person released from supervision and reporting under Subsection (c) to resubmit to supervision and resume reporting at any time and for any reason.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.031
§ 111.031.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.031. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 225,000; EXCEPTION. This subchapter applies only to a county that has a population of more than 225,000 and that does not operate under Subchapter C.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.203
§ 8183.203. PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on a project or any part of a project.
Tex. Education Code § 105.501 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.501
§ 105.501. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of North Texas at Dallas is established as an institution of higher education and component institution of the University of North Texas System in the city of Dallas on property designated by the board.

(b) The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations and may acquire land for the University of North Texas at Dallas.

(c) The board may plan for the development of the University of North Texas at Dallas and for the academic programs offered by the university.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the University of North Texas at Dallas may operate as a general academic teaching institution with its own chief executive officer, administration, and faculty only after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an enrollment equivalent to 1,000 full-time students for one semester. Until that enrollment level is reached, the board may operate a system center of the University of North Texas in the city of Dallas. Prior to reaching 2,500 full-time equivalent students, the University of North Texas at Dallas may not receive general revenue in excess of the 2003 expended amount with the exception of funding provided through the General Academic Instruction and Operations Formula for semester credit hour increases and the Tuition Revenue Bond debt service for bonds approved in the 78th Legislature. The institution will not be eligible to receive the small school supplement in the General Academic Instruction and Operations Formula until it reaches 2,500 full-time equivalent student enrollment.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the University of North Texas at Dallas may operate as a general academic teaching institution with its own chief executive officer, administration, and faculty only after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an enrollment equivalent to 1,000 full-time students for one semester. Until that enrollment level is reached, the board may operate a system center of the University of North Texas in the city of Dallas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 156.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 156 / Section 156.003
§ 156.003. ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The county auditor or, if the county does not have a county auditor, the chief financial officer of the county, with the approval of the commissioners court, shall establish the procedures for administering the system and may use the services of financial institutions, automated clearinghouses, and the federal government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0163
§ 8509.0163. PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may establish or otherwise provide for public parks and recreation facilities and may acquire land in the district for those purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.052
§ 7935.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7935.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7935.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7935.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.011
§ 146.011. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

A meet and confer agreement ratified under this chapter may not interfere with the right of a member of a bargaining unit to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.
Tex. Government Code § 2171.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.052
§ 2171.052. CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS OF TRAVEL SERVICES.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "commercial lodging establishment" has the meaning assigned by Section 660.002.

(b) The central travel office may negotiate contracts with private travel agents, with travel and transportation providers, and with credit card companies that provide travel services and other benefits to the state. The central travel office may negotiate with commercial lodging establishments to obtain the most cost-effective rates possible for state employees traveling on state business.

(c) The comptroller may make contracts with travel agents that meet certain reasonable requirements prescribed by the central travel office, with preference given to resident entities of this state.

(d) To the greatest extent possible, the comptroller shall use electronic means to solicit and receive bids under this section.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 8.02.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0501
§ 7896.0501. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.106
§ 3856.106. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may join and pay dues to an organization that:

(1) enjoys tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), or (6), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(2) performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.

(b) An expenditure of public money for membership in the organization is considered to further a district purpose and to be for a public purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.56 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.56
§ 23.56. LAND INELIGIBLE FOR APPRAISAL AS OPEN-SPACE LAND.
Status: in_force

Land is not eligible for appraisal as provided by this subchapter if:

(1) the land is located inside the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town, unless:

(A) the city or town is not providing the land with governmental and proprietary services substantially equivalent in standard and scope to those services it provides in other parts of the city or town with similar topography, land utilization, and population density;

(B) the land has been devoted principally to agricultural use continuously for the preceding five years; or

(C) the land:

(i) has been devoted principally to agricultural use or to production of timber or forest products continuously for the preceding five years; and

(ii) is used for wildlife management;

(2) the land is owned by an individual who is a nonresident alien or by a foreign government if that individual or government is required by federal law or by rule adopted pursuant to federal law to register his ownership or acquisition of that property; or

(3) the land is owned by a corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity if the entity is required by federal law or by rule adopted pursuant to federal law to register its ownership or acquisition of that land and a nonresident alien or a foreign government or any combination of nonresident aliens and foreign governments own a majority interest in the entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 81.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 81 / Section 81.003
§ 81.003. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OCCURRING IN OTHER STATES; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "insurer" means any organization, corporation, or other person that transacts insurance business, other than an organization, corporation, or other person that is specifically made exempt from this section by a reference to this section, without regard to whether the organization, corporation, or other person is listed in this subsection. The term includes:

(1) a capital stock company;

(2) a title insurance company;

(3) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(4) a Lloyd's plan insurer;

(5) a fraternal benefit society;

(6) a mutual company, including a mutual assessment company;

(7) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(8) a local mutual aid association;

(9) a burial association;

(10) a county mutual insurance company;

(11) a farm mutual insurance company; and

(12) a fidelity, guaranty, or surety company.

(b) An insurer shall notify the commissioner and shall deliver a copy of any applicable order or judgment to the commissioner not later than the 30th day after the date of the:

(1) suspension or revocation of the insurer's right to transact business in another state; or

(2) receipt of an order to show cause why the insurer's license in another state should not be suspended or revoked.

(c) An insurer who violates Subsection (b) is liable for a civil penalty, recoverable by a civil action, in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation. In addition to the civil penalty, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of an insurer or agent for a wilful violation of Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.028
§ 281.028. STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint doctors to the district's staff and hire technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers advisable for the district's efficient operation.

(b) An employment contract of a person appointed or hired under this section may not exceed four years.