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Tex. Property Code § 301.042 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.042
§ 301.042. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE CLUB, AND APPRAISAL EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society from:

(1) limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion; or

(2) giving preference to persons of the same religion, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color, or national origin.

(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the sale, rental, or occupancy of a dwelling that is a single-family house, duplex, triplex, or quadruplex located on a subdivided lot in a parcel of land 25 acres or greater owned by a religious organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit a private club that is not open to the public and that, as an incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose from limiting the rental or occupancy of the lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from considering in those appraisals factors other than race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
Tex. Government Code § 508.119 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.119
§ 508.119. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of a community residential facility is to provide housing, supervision, counseling, personal, social, and work adjustment training, and other programs to:

(1) releasees who are required by a parole panel as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision to serve a period in a community residential facility; and

(2) releasees whose parole or mandatory supervision has been continued or modified under Section 508.283 and on whom sanctions have been imposed under that section.

(b) The division may establish and operate, or contract for the operation of, community residential facilities.

(c) The division may contract with a public or private vendor for the financing, construction, operation, or management of a community residential facility using a lease-purchase or installment sale contract to provide or supplement housing, board, or supervision for releasees placed in a community residential facility. A releasee housed or supervised in a facility operated by a vendor under a contract is subject to the same laws as if the housing or supervision were provided directly by the division.

(d) Unless the division or a vendor proposing to operate a community residential facility provides notice of a following proposed action and a hearing on the issues in the same manner as required under Section 509.010, the division may not:

(1) establish or contract for a community residential facility;

(2) change the use of a community residential facility;

(3) significantly increase the capacity of a community residential facility; or

(4) increase the capacity of a community residential facility to more than 500 residents, regardless of whether the increase is significant.

(e) Subsection (d) applies to any residential facility that the division establishes or contracts for under:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Subchapter C, Chapter 497; or

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 499.

(f) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules necessary for the management of a community residential facility.

(g) The division may charge to a releasee housed in a community residential facility a reasonable fee for the cost of housing, board, and the part of the administrative costs of the facility that is properly allocable to the releasee. The fee may not exceed the actual costs to the division for services to that releasee. The division may not deny placement in a community residential facility to a releasee because the releasee is unable to pay the fee.

(h) A parole panel or a designated agent of the division may grant a limited release to a releasee placed in a community residential facility to maintain or seek employment or participation in an education or training course or to seek housing after release from the facility.

(i) The notice required by Subsection (d) must clearly state that the proposed action concerns a facility in which persons who have been released from prison on parole or to mandatory supervision are to be housed.
Tex. Government Code § 46.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.006
§ 46.006. PURPOSE; DUTY OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement in this state and to increase the funds available for use in prosecution at both the felony and misdemeanor levels.

(b) The commissioners court in each county that has a prosecutor subject to this chapter may not reduce the county funds provided for the salary or office of the prosecutor as a result of the funds provided by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.060 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.060
§ 116.060. SECURITY NOT REQUIRED FOR FEDERALLY INSURED DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

A depository is not required to provide security for the deposit of county funds to the extent the deposits are insured under 12 U.S.C.A. Sections 1811-1832.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9656 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9656
§ 61.9656. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint advisory committees to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter; and

(2) request the assistance of the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee in performing those duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2034.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2034 / Section 2034.005
§ 2034.005. PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE IN TEST SAMPLE OR SPECIMEN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require urine samples to be frozen for a period necessary to allow any follow-up testing to detect and identify a prohibited substance. Any other specimen shall be maintained for testing purposes in a manner required by commission rule.

(b) If a test sample or specimen shows the presence of a prohibited substance, the entire sample, including any split portion remaining in the custody of the commission, shall be maintained until final disposition of the matter.

(c) A license holder whose animal test shows the presence of a prohibited substance is entitled to have a split portion of the test sample or specimen tested at a testing facility authorized to perform drug testing under this subtitle and selected by the license holder. The commission shall adopt rules relating to split testing procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 29.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.102
§ 29.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.102. MUNICIPALITY OF 130,001 TO 285,000. (a) An incorporated municipality with a population of 130,001 to 285,000 by ordinance may establish up to four additional municipal courts. The judge of each additional court must meet the same qualifications and be selected in the same manner as provided in the city charter for the judges of the existing municipal courts. If the charter provides for the election of municipal judges, the governing body of the municipality may appoint a person to serve as judge in each newly created court until the next regular city election.

(b) The courts may hold concurrent or continuous sessions either day or night.

(c) Each court may exercise municipal court jurisdiction and has concurrent jurisdiction with the other municipal courts.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by the charter, the governing body by ordinance may establish:

(1) the qualifications for appointment as a municipal judge;

(2) the ability of a judge to transfer cases, exchange benches, and preside over any of the municipal courts;

(3) the office of the municipal court clerk, who shall serve as clerk of all the municipal courts with the assistance of deputy clerks as needed; and

(4) a system for the filing of complaints with the municipal court clerk so that the case load is equally distributed among the courts.

(e) Except as modified by this section, procedure before each of the courts and appeal from a decision of any of the courts are governed by general law applicable to municipal courts.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0072
§ 442.0072. PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GETHSEMANE CHURCH AND CARRINGTON-COVERT HOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) The Gethsemane Church includes the adjoining grounds of the church.

(2) The Carrington-Covert House includes the adjoining grounds of the house.

(b) The State of Texas owns the Gethsemane Church and the Carrington-Covert House.

(c) The church and the house are located at Congress Avenue and 16th Street on Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, Outlot 46, Division "E" of the original City of Austin, Travis County, Texas.

(d) The commission shall preserve, maintain in a state of suitable repair, restore, and develop the church and the house, their contents, and their grounds, in the manner determined by the commission, for the beautification and cultural enhancement of the properties as a significant Texas historical site and in a manner consistent with development of the Capitol Complex.

(e) The commission shall spend the money the legislature appropriates for purposes of this section to accomplish those purposes.

(f) The commission may:

(1) accept gifts and donations for the church and the house; and

(2) use the gifts and donations in accordance with the donor's conditions and instructions that are consistent with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938A / Section 7938A.0401
§ 7938A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7938A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0805 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0805
§ 3965.0805. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until:

(1) the district submits to the commission:

(A) an engineer's report describing the project for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and

(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the projected rate of assessment, which includes the following assumptions:

(i) each ending balance for debt service in the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's debt service requirement;

(ii) interest income is only shown on the ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and

(iii) the projected rate of assessment is level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the district;

(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds; and

(3) the district has obtained an independent market study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market analysis supporting the development projects for the real property that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.118 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.118
§ 143.118. APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a suspended fire fighter or police officer appeals a disciplinary suspension to the commission, the commission shall determine if just cause exists for the suspension.

(b) If the commission finds that the period of disciplinary suspension should be reduced, the commission may order a reduction in the period of suspension. The commission may reverse the department head's decision and instruct the department head to immediately restore the fire fighter or police officer to the person's prior position and to repay the person for any lost wages.

(c) If the department head refuses to obey a commission order, the provisions of Section 143.120 relating to the department head's refusal apply.

(d) The provisions of Subsections (b) and (e) of Section 143.120 of this chapter apply to this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.250 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.250
§ 51.250. CONFLICTING TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a patent to land is issued by mistake on any valid claim for land and is afterwards found to be in conflict with an older title, the owner of the patent or any part of the land embraced by the patent which is in conflict may return the patent to the commissioner for cancellation. If the owner of the land that is the subject of the conflict cannot obtain the patent, he shall return to the commissioner legal evidence of his title to the patent or part of the patent.

(b) The person returning the patent or filing the evidence also shall make and file with the commissioner an affidavit stating that he is still the owner of the land and has not sold or transferred it.

(c) If the land office records or a duly certified copy of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that has adjudicated the title reflects that a conflict exists, the commissioner may cancel the patent or the part of a patent that appears to belong to the party making the application.

(d) In cases where a survey in a block or system of surveys conflicts on one side or more, and omits an unpatented strip on another side or sides due to the patent being issued on an erroneous subsequent survey not conforming to the original and recognized pattern for the block or system, the commissioner, at the request of all parties owning under said patent, may cancel said patent and issue a corrected patent that shall conform to said block or system of surveys. In the event that excess acreage exists, a deed of acquittance shall be procured, as provided by law, and will be issued simultaneously with the corrected patent. This Subsection (d) shall not adversely affect the rights of any party in or entitled to possession of land affected by this subsection, but merely clarifies that the ownership in any land in a block or system of surveys exists as if the patent had been correctly issued on the date the erroneous patent was issued. The rights of a claimant under applicable law shall be construed as if the corrected patent had been originally issued.
Tex. Government Code § 323.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.005
§ 323.005. COUNCIL EXPENDITURES; SALARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of allowable expenditures for the council is determined by legislative appropriation.

(b) The council shall determine the salaries of its assistants and employees.

(c) The certificate of either of the joint chairs of the council is sufficient evidence of the validity of a claim. On certification, the comptroller shall issue warrants on the treasury to pay each claim for mileage and per diem expenses, salaries of employees, and other authorized expenses.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.099 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.099
§ 62.099. ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

The board may publish brochures and otherwise advertise the county's recreational advantages for the purpose of attracting tourists, residents, and other users of the public facilities operated by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.55 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.55
§ 11.55. MEANING OF "RETURN".
Status: in_force

The word "return", as used in this Chapter, means the report made by the officer or person charged with serving the writ of habeas corpus, and also the answer made by the person served with such writ.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 126.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 126 / Section 126.001
§ 126.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "religious congregation" does not include the religion or a denomination of the religion as a whole.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.061 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.061
§ 59.061. AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state auditor may at any time perform an audit or conduct an investigation, in accordance with this article and Chapter 321, Government Code, related to the seizure, forfeiture, receipt, and specific expenditure of proceeds and property received under this chapter.

(b) The state auditor is entitled at any time to access any book, account, voucher, confidential or nonconfidential report, or other record of information, including electronic data, maintained under Article 59.06, except that if the release of the applicable information is restricted under state or federal law, the state auditor may access the information only with the approval of a court or federal administrative agency, as appropriate.

(c) If the results of an audit or investigation under this article indicate that a law enforcement agency or attorney representing the state has knowingly violated or is knowingly violating a provision of this chapter relating to the disposition of proceeds or property received under this chapter, the state auditor shall promptly notify the attorney general for the purpose of initiating appropriate enforcement proceedings under Article 59.062.

(d) The law enforcement agency or attorney representing the state shall reimburse the state auditor for costs incurred by the state auditor in performing an audit under this article.
Tex. Education Code § 130.190 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.190
§ 130.190. NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the North Central Texas College District includes the territory within:

(1) Cooke and Montague counties;

(2) Denton County, except the territory within The Colony, the municipality of Frisco, and the Celina, Prosper, and Carrollton-Farmers Branch independent school districts; and

(3) the part of the Graham Independent School District that is located in Young County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 151.903 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 151 / Section 151.903
§ 151.903.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.903. PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL RECORDS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 500,000 OR MORE. (a) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more, the officer employing a person shall, in addition to other requirements of law, file a personnel record about the person if the person is paid in whole or in part from funds of the county or of a flood control district located entirely in the county and the person is employed as:

(1) a deputy, an assistant, or any other employee of the county, or of the flood control district, who works under the commissioners court or its appointee; or

(2) a deputy or an assistant appointed under Subchapter A by a county or district officer.

(b) The personnel record shall be filed when the person is employed and must contain the following information: date of employment, rate of compensation, nature of employment, business or personal history, education, race, sex, age, place and date of birth, previous experience, and any other information essential to the keeping of proper personnel records.

(c) Each county officer or department head under whom the persons described by Subsection (a) are employed shall file a signed and sworn payroll at the close of the month, or more often if authorized or required by law. The payroll must state the name of each employee and show the employee's dates and hours of work, rate of compensation, and amount due for the current pay period. In the case of engineers and employees in the field engaged in road, flood control, or construction work, a signed report must accompany the payroll stating the nature, dates, and location of the work performed and containing any other information that may be needed for statistical or accounting purposes.

(d) The county auditor shall prescribe the forms and systems, including a system of personnel and equipment records, necessary to carry out this section. The county auditor may enforce any rules adopted under this section. If a person fails to file records or furnish essential information as required under this section, the county auditor or the county treasurer may withhold the payment of salaries until the records are filed or information is furnished as required. In addition, the county auditor may assemble statistics and make recommendations that may be included in the county auditor's annual report required by law.

(e) A form adopted under this section is subject to the approval of the county auditor.

(f) In a county with a chief personnel officer, the commissioners court may designate the chief personnel officer or the county auditor to approve personnel forms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.1021 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.1021
§ 1301.1021. RECEIPT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If a claim for medical care or health care services provided to a patient is mailed, the claim is presumed to have been received by the insurer on the fifth day after the date the claim is mailed or, if the claim is mailed using overnight service or return receipt requested, on the date the delivery receipt is signed.

(b) If the claim is submitted electronically, the claim is presumed to have been received on the date of the electronic verification of receipt by the insurer or the insurer's clearinghouse. If the insurer or the insurer's clearinghouse does not provide a confirmation within 24 hours of submission by the physician or health care provider, the physician's or provider's clearinghouse shall provide the confirmation. The physician's or provider's clearinghouse must be able to verify that the filing contained the correct payor identification of the entity to receive the filing.

(c) If the claim is faxed, the claim is presumed to have been received on the date of the transmission acknowledgment.

(d) If the claim is hand delivered, the claim is presumed to have been received on the date the delivery receipt is signed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 92.006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.006
§ 92.006. AMENDMENT, REPLAT, OR ABANDONMENT.
Status: in_force

All or any portion of a qualified subdivision may be amended, replatted, or abandoned by the surface owner. An amendment or replat, however, may not alter, diminish, or impair the usefulness of an operations site or appurtenant road or pipeline easement unless the amendment or replat is approved by the commission in accordance with Section 92.003 of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.166 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.166
§ 214.166. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who, without obtaining a permit, attempts to construct or repair any structure for which a commercial building permit is required may be enjoined from any further construction activity until the person complies with this subchapter.

(b) The municipality may join with an interested property owner in a suit to enjoin further construction activity by a person who does not have a permit issued in compliance with this subchapter if the structure or proposed structure violates a restriction contained in the deed or other instrument.

(c) A municipality may join with an interested property owner in a suit to enjoin the maintenance of a commercial building by a person who does not have a permit in compliance with this subchapter.