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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.106
§ 1109.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.

(b) The district shall pay the salaries and expenses necessarily incurred by the board or by an officer or agent of the board in performing a duty prescribed or required by this section or Section 1109.155.

(c) An officer, employee, or agent of the board shall perform any function or service prescribed by the board under this section or Section 1109.155.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.011
§ 756.011. TYPES OF REFRIGERATORS AND CONTAINERS COVERED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a refrigerator, ice box, or other airtight or semi-airtight container that has:

(1) a capacity of at least 1-1/2 cubic feet;

(2) an opening of at least 50 square inches; and

(3) a door or lid equipped with a latch or other fastening device capable of securing the door or lid shut.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.003
§ 823.003. CLASSIFICATION AS AFFILIATE OR SUBSIDIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is an affiliate of another if the person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the other person.

(b) A person is a subsidiary of another if the person is an affiliate of and is controlled by the other person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.

(c) A subsidiary or holding company of a person is an affiliate of that person.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.106 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.106
§ 46B.106.
Status: in_force

Art. 46B.106. CIVIL COMMITMENT PLACEMENT: NO FINDING OF VIOLENCE. (a) A defendant committed to a facility as a result of the proceedings initiated under this chapter, other than a defendant described by Article 46B.104, shall be committed to:

(1) a facility designated by the commission; or

(2) an outpatient treatment program.

(b) A facility or outpatient treatment program may not refuse to accept a placement ordered under this article on the grounds that criminal charges against the defendant are pending.
Tex. Election Code § 252.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.014
§ 252.014. PRESERVATION OF FILED APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The authority with whom a campaign treasurer appointment is filed under this chapter shall preserve the appointment for two years after the date the appointment is terminated.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.151 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.151
§ 122.151. TESTING LABORATORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), testing under this subchapter or Section 122.053 must be performed by:

(1) the department;

(2) an institution of higher education; or

(3) an independent testing laboratory registered under Section 122.152.

(b) To perform testing under this chapter, a laboratory described by Subsection (a) must be accredited by an independent accreditation body in accordance with International Organization for Standardization ISO/IEC 17025 or a comparable or successor standard.

(c) A license holder shall select a laboratory described by Subsection (a) to perform preharvest or postharvest testing of a sample taken from the license holder's plot. A license holder may not select an independent testing laboratory under Subsection (a)(3) unless the license holder has:

(1) no ownership interest in the laboratory; or

(2) less than a 10 percent ownership interest in the laboratory if the laboratory is a publicly traded company.

(d) A license holder must pay the costs of preharvest or postharvest sample collection and testing in the amount prescribed by the laboratory selected by the license holder.

(e) The department shall recognize and accept the results of a test performed by an institution of higher education or an independent testing laboratory described by Subsection (a). The department shall require that a copy of the test results be sent by the institution of higher education or independent testing laboratory directly to the department and the license holder.

(f) The department shall notify the license holder of the results of the test not later than the 14th day after the date the sample was collected under Section 122.154 or the date the department receives test results under Subsection (e).
Tex. Estates Code § 114.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.055
§ 114.055. REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To be effective, a transfer on death deed must:

(1) except as otherwise provided in Subdivision (2), contain the essential elements and formalities of a recordable deed;

(2) state that the transfer of an interest in real property to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death; and

(3) be recorded before the transferor's death in the deed records in the county clerk's office of the county where the real property is located.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0209
§ 540.0209. COMPLIANCE AND READINESS REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall conduct a compliance and readiness review of each Medicaid managed care organization:

(1) not later than the 15th day before the date the process of enrolling recipients in a managed care plan the organization issues is to begin in a region; and

(2) not later than the 15th day before the date the organization plans to begin providing health care services to recipients in that region through managed care.

(b) The compliance and readiness review must include an on-site inspection and tests of service authorization and claims payment systems, including:

(1) the Medicaid managed care organization's ability to process claims electronically;

(2) the Medicaid managed care organization's complaint processing systems; and

(3) any other process or system the contract between the Medicaid managed care organization and the commission requires.

(c) The commission may delay recipient enrollment in a managed care plan a Medicaid managed care organization issues if the compliance and readiness review reveals that the organization is not prepared to meet the organization's contractual obligations. The commission shall notify the organization of a decision to delay enrollment in a plan the organization issues.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8267.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8267 / Section 8267.0103
§ 8267.0103. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.004
§ 3838.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Water Code § 15.106 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.106
§ 15.106. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The board, by resolution, may approve an application for financial assistance if after considering the factors listed in Section 15.105 of this code and any other relevant factors, the board finds:

(1) that the public interest requires state participation in the project; and

(2) that in its opinion the revenue or taxes pledged by the political subdivision will be sufficient to meet all the obligations assumed by the political subdivision.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.057 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.057
§ 167.057. TREATMENT CHEMICALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prescribe by rule the official materials in which animals are to be treated under this chapter. A person may not treat animals for purposes of this chapter in a material other than an official material prescribed by the commission.

(b) The state, an agency of the state, or an agency of the government of the United States shall, and a county may, furnish the official materials for the treatment of animals under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8812.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8812 / Section 8812.052
§ 8812.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8812.052. METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS: COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS. (a) The directors of the district shall be elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director shall be elected by the voters of the entire district, and one director shall be elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the district. To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of that precinct.

(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(e) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are redrawn after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or a director elected or appointed before the effective date of the change whose term of office begins on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve in the precinct to which elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 6.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 6 / Section 6.003
§ 6.003. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The common carrier shall:

(1) deduct charges due on freight or baggage, including the cost of storage and sale, from the proceeds of the sale; and

(2) hold the remainder subject to Subsection (b).

(b) The owner of the freight or baggage may recover from the common carrier the proceeds of the sale less any deductions under Subsection (a) if the owner or the owner's agent presents proof of ownership of the sold items to the carrier within five years after the date of the sale.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.188 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.188
§ 361.188. FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After consideration of all good faith offers to perform a remedial action, the commission shall issue a final administrative order that must:

(1) list the facility on the state registry, thus determining that the facility poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and safety or the environment;

(2) specify the appropriate land use for purposes of selecting the appropriate remedial action;

(3) specify the selected remedial action;

(4) list the parties determined to be responsible for remediating the facility;

(5) make findings of fact describing actions voluntarily undertaken by responsible parties;

(6) order the responsible parties to remediate the facility and, if appropriate, reimburse the hazardous waste disposal fee fund for remedial investigation/feasibility study and remediation costs;

(7) establish a schedule for completion of the remedial action;

(8) state any determination of divisibility of responsible party liability; and

(9) give notice of the duties and restrictions imposed by Section 361.190.

(b) The provisions in Subchapters I, K, and L relating to administrative orders apply to orders issued under this section.

(c) If a potentially responsible party is newly identified after a final administrative order under Subsection (a) has been issued by the commission, that party has 60 days to negotiate an amendment to the existing order. The commission is not prohibited from issuing a separate order for the newly identified potentially responsible party if the commission determines that the circumstances warrant a separate order. The responsible parties identified in the order issued under Subsection (a) shall be allowed to comment on the issuance of a separate order for the newly identified potentially responsible party.

(d) Within a reasonable period after a determination has been made, the commission shall file or cause to be filed in the real property records of the county in which the facility is located an affidavit or notice stating that the facility has been listed on or deleted from the state registry or is no longer proposed for listing on the state registry.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.40 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.40
§ 44.40. JUDGMENT TO BE CERTIFIED.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.102
§ 8433.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.101
§ 1203.101. REQUIREMENTS FOR REVOCATION OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this title, letters of guardianship may be revoked only:

(1) on application; and

(2) after personal service of citation on the person whose letters are sought to be revoked requiring the person to appear and show cause why the application should not be granted.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.159
§ 1101.159. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall implement a policy requiring the commission to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the commission on the Internet.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.060
§ 401.060. MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not permit a person to perform an act that violates Subtitle B.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.153
§ 504.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.233 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.233
§ 33.233. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Acquiring agency" means the Parks and Wildlife Department.

(2) "Land office " means the General Land Office.

(3) "Coastal wetland" means wetlands underlying or adjacent to tidal waters in the coastal area.

(4) "Wetlands" has the meaning assigned under Subchapter J, Chapter 11, Water Code.

(5) "Seawater" means any water containing a concentration of one-twentieth of one percent or more by weight of total dissolved inorganic salts derived from the marine water of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.910 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.910
§ 2003.910. SCOPE OF APPEAL; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal is by trial de novo. The administrative law judge may not admit into evidence the fact of previous action by the appraisal review board, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

(b) Chapter 2001 and the Texas Rules of Evidence do not apply to a hearing under this subchapter. Prehearing discovery is limited to the exchange of documents the parties will rely on during the hearing. Any expert witness testimony must be reduced to writing and included in the exchange of documents.

(c) Any relevant evidence is admissible, subject to the imposition of reasonable time limits and the parties' compliance with reasonable procedural requirements imposed by the administrative law judge, including a schedule for the prehearing exchange of documents to be relied on.

(d) An administrative law judge may consider factors such as the hearsay nature of testimony, the qualifications of witnesses, and other restrictions on the admissibility of evidence under the Texas Rules of Evidence in assessing the weight to be given to the evidence admitted.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.510 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.510
§ 1103.510. FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) If an appraiser or appraiser trainee receives proper notice of a contested case hearing but does not appear in person at the hearing, the administrative law judge may conduct the hearing or enter an order, as the judge determines appropriate.

(b) The appraiser or appraiser trainee is bound by the results of the hearing to the same extent as if the appraiser or appraiser trainee had appeared.
Tex. Water Code § 60.221 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.221
§ 60.221. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE BOND RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

If a district adopts a resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds, provision may be made in the resolution for its modification after the issuance of the bonds in the manner and with the consent of the holders of a fixed percentage of the bonds if provided in the resolution before the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.001
§ 1038.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Hardeman County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8817.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8817 / Section 8817.002
§ 8817.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in San Patricio County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01901
§ 30.01901. APPLICATION; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the city of Corpus Christi.

(b) In this subchapter:

(1) "Appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Nueces County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.

(2) "Municipal court director" means the clerk of the municipal courts of record.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 65.041 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 65 / Section 65.041
§ 65.041. BOND NOT REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER FOR CERTAIN INDIGENT APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

A court may not require an applicant for a temporary restraining order to execute a bond to the adverse party before the order may issue if:

(1) the applicant submits an affidavit that meets the requirements of Section 65.043 to the court; and

(2) the court finds that the order is intended to restrain the adverse party from foreclosing on the applicant's residential homestead.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.205
§ 7.205. TITLE UNDER WAREHOUSE RECEIPT DEFEATED IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

A buyer in ordinary course of business of fungible goods sold and delivered by a warehouse that is also in the business of buying and selling such goods takes the goods free of any claim under a warehouse receipt even if the receipt is negotiable and has been duly negotiated.
Tex. Government Code § 763.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 763 / Section 763.005
§ 763.005. FILING WITH COUNTY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An agreement under this chapter is not effective until a copy of the agreement is filed with the county clerk of the county in which the border municipality is located.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.359 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.359
§ 43.359. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A deer breeder shall maintain an accurate and legible record of all breeder deer acquired, purchased, propagated, sold, transferred, or disposed of and any other information required by the department that reasonably relates to the regulation of deer breeders.

(b) A deer breeder shall report the information maintained under Subsection (a) to the department as the commission by rule may require.

(c) On the request of a game warden acting within the scope of the game warden's authority, a deer breeder shall make any information required under this subchapter for the previous two reporting years available to:

(1) the game warden; or

(2) another authorized department employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0302
§ 3976.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.006
§ 3880.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.