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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.103
§ 8283.103. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY MUNICIPALITIES OTHER THAN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

Municipalities, other than home-rule municipalities, are collectively entitled to appoint one director and shall designate their director by any method agreed to by those municipalities.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.002
§ 345.002. GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, goods are tangible personal property, other than property described by Subsection (d), that is:

(1) purchased primarily for personal, family, or household use; and

(2) not purchased for commercial or business use.

(b) "Goods" includes property described by Subsection (a) that is:

(1) personal property furnished for or used in the modernization, rehabilitation, repair, alteration, improvement, or construction of real property that is to become or becomes a part of the real property regardless of whether the personal property is severable from the real property;

(2) a structure, other than a mobile home, that is to be used as a residence;

(3) a boat;

(4) a boat-trailer;

(5) a motor scooter, moped, motorcycle, trailer designed or intended to be drawn by or to transport a motor scooter, moped, motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle;

(6) a recreational vehicle designed for temporary living accommodations and commonly known as a travel trailer;

(7) a camper-type trailer;

(8) a horse trailer; and

(9) a vehicle propelled or drawn exclusively by muscular power.

(c) "Goods" also includes a merchandise certificate or coupon that is:

(1) issued by a retail seller;

(2) not redeemable in cash; and

(3) to be used in its face amount instead of cash in exchange for other goods or services sold by the seller.

(d) This chapter does not apply to the sale of:

(1) money;

(2) a vehicle designed to run only on rails or tracks or in the air; or

(3) a motor vehicle, other than a vehicle included under Subsection (b), to which Chapter 348 applies or other goods that are included in a contract under Chapter 348.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 8.152 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 8 / Section 8.152
§ 8.152. REPORTS OF INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) An enterprise shall report in writing to the owners or members of the enterprise an indemnification of or advance of expenses to a governing person.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the report must be made with or before:

(1) the notice or waiver of notice of the next meeting of the owners or members of the enterprise; or

(2) the next submission to the owners or members of a consent to action without a meeting.

(c) The report must be made not later than the first anniversary of the date of the indemnification or advance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.255
§ 8888.255. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds, their security, and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 16.349 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.349
§ 16.349. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision that receives financial assistance may charge persons in an economically distressed area in which water supply and sewer services are furnished an amount for those services that is not less than the amount provided in the application for financial assistance.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the amount charged under Subsection (a) of this section may be equal to or less than the rates paid for water supply and sewer services by residents of the political subdivision.

(c) A political subdivision holding a certificate of convenience and necessity described by Section 13.242, that extends service to an economically distressed area outside the boundaries of the political subdivision, may not charge the residents of the area rates that exceed the lesser of:

(1) the cost of providing service to the area; or

(2) the rates charged other residents of the political subdivision plus 15 percent.
Tex. Education Code § 56.144 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.144
§ 56.144. AMOUNT AND PAYMENT OF CONDITIONAL GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall prescribe criteria for the selection of applicants for grants under this subchapter. The criteria must include consideration of a student's secondary school scholastic record.

(b) Each semester the department shall distribute a conditional grant to each student selected under the criteria adopted under Subsection (a) on receipt of an enrollment report from the institution enrolling the student and certification from the institution of the amount of tuition and fees for the student.

(c) The amount of a conditional grant is the sum of:

(1) the certified amount of tuition and fees for the student; and

(2) a stipend for each whole calendar month in the semester in an amount determined by the department based on financial need.

(d) The total amount of all conditional grants distributed by the department may not exceed the amount appropriated for the grant program under this subchapter.

(e) The department shall proportionately reduce the amount of each unpaid conditional grant if the amount appropriated for the conditional grants is less than the estimated amount of all unpaid conditional grants.
Tex. Government Code § 487.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.112
§ 487.112. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt reasonable rules to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall set the rate of interest charged on a forgivable loan under this subchapter.

(c) The department shall adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000a et seq.) concerning nondiscrimination in admissions.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.88 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.88
§ 17.88. DISPOSITION OF SALE ITEMS.
Status: in_force

After a permit expires, the permit holder may not sell at retail an item offered at the sale covered by the permit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 9.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 9 / Section 9.002
§ 9.002. SELECTION OF CHARTER COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may, by an ordinance adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of its membership, order an election by the voters of the municipality on the question: "Shall a commission be chosen to frame a new charter?" The governing body shall by ordinance order the election if presented with a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality.

(b) The election ordinance shall provide for the election to be held on the date of the municipality's next general election scheduled after the 30th day but on or before the 90th day after the date the ordinance is adopted. However, if no general election is scheduled during that period that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law, the election shall be ordered for the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law and that occurs after the 30th day after the date the ordinance is adopted and published in a newspaper published in the municipality.

(c) The ballot at the election on the question prescribed by Subsection (a) shall also provide for the election from the municipality at large of a charter commission to draft a charter if a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question of choosing a charter commission approve the question. The commission must consist of at least 15 members, but if it has more than 15 members it may not have more than one member for each 3,000 inhabitants of the municipality. The ballot may not contain any party designation.

(d) The provisions of Subsections (a), (b), and (c) regarding the selection of a charter commission do not apply to the first charter election in a municipality if:

(1)(A) the governing body of the municipality selects a charter commission;

(B) a charter commission is selected at a mass meeting; or

(C) the mayor of the municipality appoints a charter commission; and

(2) the charter commission has proceeded with the formation of a charter for the municipality.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.353 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.353
§ 53.353. VOTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prescribe the voting procedures a cooperative must use under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2154.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.004
§ 2154.004. PARTICIPATION IN SELF-INSURANCE POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) To participate in coverage provided under Section 2154.003, a volunteer fire department must submit a written request to the program.

(b) The director of the program shall approve the request for participation if each motor vehicle to be covered meets the eligibility requirements and equipment and safety standards established under Section 2154.003(d).
Tex. Government Code § 2063.505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.505
§ 2063.505. DEPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In response to a cybersecurity incident that affects multiple participating entities or a declaration by the governor of a state of disaster caused by a cybersecurity event, the command on request of a participating entity may deploy volunteers and provide rapid response assistance under the command's direction and the managed security services framework established under Section 2063.204(c) to assist with the incident.

(b) A volunteer may only accept a deployment under this subchapter in writing. A volunteer may decline to accept a deployment for any reason.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.052
§ 3952.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the city who is also a registered voter of the city;

(2) an owner of property in the district; or

(3) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2).

(b) A person who is an agent, employee, or tenant of Hawkins Midlothian Development, LLC, is not qualified to be appointed as a director solely because the person is an agent, employee, or tenant of that corporation if the corporation does not own property in the district.

(c) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.209 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.209
§ 375.209. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.051
§ 1089.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) One director is elected from each commissioners precinct and one director is elected from the district at large.

(c) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.003
§ 119A.003. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory council is composed of the following 19 members:

(1) one member designated by the executive commissioner;

(2) two members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(4) 14 members appointed by the governor with the following qualifications:

(A) three members who are health care providers, as defined by Section 161.201;

(B) one member who is a licensed health care provider with expertise in treating persons with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, and autism;

(C) one member who is a pediatrician with experience treating persons with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections;

(D) one member who is a child psychiatrist with experience treating persons with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections;

(E) one member with experience in conducting research on pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, obsessive-compulsive disorder, tic disorders, and other neurological disorders;

(F) one member who is a social worker;

(G) one member who is a representative of the Texas Education Agency with expertise in special education services;

(H) one member who is a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501, Occupations Code;

(I) one member who is a representative of a professional organization in this state for school nurses;

(J) one member who is a representative of an advocacy and support group in this state for individuals affected by pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections;

(K) one member who is a representative of an advocacy and support group in this state for individuals affected by autism; and

(L) one member who is a parent of a child who has been diagnosed with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome or autism.

(b) The member designated by the executive commissioner serves as an ex officio nonvoting member. In the event of a tie vote among the members of the advisory council, the member designated by the executive commissioner may cast the deciding vote.

(c) Each member of the advisory council must be a citizen of this state.

(d) An advisory council member appointed under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) may designate another individual to serve in the member's place on the advisory council at the pleasure of the member. An advisory council member who designates another individual to serve in the member's place under this subsection shall provide written notification to the chair of the advisory council.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.124 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.124
§ 375.124. APPEAL OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

A person against whom an assessment is made by board order may appeal the assessment to a district court in the county in which the district is located in the manner provided for the appeal of contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code. Review by the district court is by trial de novo.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 194.0011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 194 / Section 194.0011
§ 194.0011. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the format and content of the department form used for the marriage license application. The form must:

(1) require identification of the county in which the application is submitted; and

(2) allow, but may not require, the name of the county clerk to appear on the application.

(b) The vital statistics unit shall print and distribute the department forms to each county clerk throughout the state.

(c) The department form shall replace locally adopted forms.

(d) A county clerk may reproduce the department form locally.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 25.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 25 / Section 25.03
§ 25.03. IF ON BAIL IN FELONY.
Status: in_force

When the accused, in case of felony, is on bail at the time the indictment is presented, the clerk shall deliver a copy of the indictment to the accused or the accused's counsel at the earliest possible time.
Tex. Government Code § 470.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 470 / Section 470.004
§ 470.004. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The council shall meet at least quarterly each fiscal year. The council may hold meetings by conference call.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.044
§ 773.044. MOBILE INTENSIVE-CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

A provider qualifies as a mobile intensive-care provider if it:

(1) meets the requirements of an advanced life-support emergency medical services provider; and

(2) has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies to provide cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, cardioversion, drug therapy, and two-way radio communication.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.006
§ 454.006. PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "diagnosis" means the identification of a disease from its symptoms.

(b) A person practices occupational therapy if the person:

(1) evaluates or treats a person whose ability to perform the tasks of living is threatened or impaired by developmental deficits, the aging process, environmental deprivation, sensory impairment, physical injury or illness, or psychological or social dysfunction;

(2) uses therapeutic goal-directed activities to:

(A) evaluate, prevent, or correct physical or emotional dysfunction; or

(B) maximize function in a person's life; or

(3) applies therapeutic goal-directed activities in treating patients on an individual basis, in groups, or through social systems, by means of direct or monitored treatment or consultation.

(c) The practice of occupational therapy does not include diagnosis or psychological services of the type typically performed by a licensed psychologist.
Tex. Estates Code § 1156.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1156 / Section 1156.051
§ 1156.051. CERTAIN ALLOWANCES PROHIBITED WHEN PARENT IS GUARDIAN OF MINOR WARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a parent who is the guardian of the person of a ward who is 17 years of age or younger may not use the income or the corpus from the ward's estate for the ward's support, education, or maintenance.

(b) A court with proper jurisdiction may authorize the guardian of the person to spend the income or the corpus from the ward's estate to support, educate, or maintain the ward if the guardian presents to the court clear and convincing evidence that the ward's parents are unable without unreasonable hardship to pay for all of the expenses related to the ward's support.
Tex. Insurance Code § 548.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 548 / Section 548.103
§ 548.103. RECOVERY OF CERTAIN PROFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this section is to prevent the unfair use of information that may be obtained by an insider because of the insider's relationship with the domestic stock insurer.

(b) Any profit realized by the insider from the purchase and sale or from the sale and purchase of an equity security of the domestic stock insurer within a period of less than six months inures to and is recoverable by the insurer.

(c) A suit to recover the profit must be brought not later than the second anniversary of the date the profit is realized. The suit may be instituted at law or in equity by:

(1) the domestic stock insurer; or

(2) the owner of any security of the domestic stock insurer, in the name of and in behalf of the insurer, if the insurer does not:

(A) bring suit not later than the 60th day after the date a request is made; or

(B) diligently prosecute a suit that is timely brought by the insurer.

(d) Subsection (b) applies regardless of whether:

(1) the insider intended to hold the equity security purchased for longer than six months; or

(2) the insider did not intend to repurchase the sold equity security during the six-month period following the date the insider sold the equity security.

(e) Subsection (b) does not apply to:

(1) a transaction in which an equity security was acquired in good faith in connection with a previously contracted debt;

(2) a transaction in which the beneficial owner of an equity security was not the beneficial owner at both the time of the purchase and the time of the sale, or the sale and purchase, of the security involved;

(3) a transaction involving an exempt security;

(4) a transaction that the commissioner by rule exempts from this section because it is beyond the scope of the purpose of this section; or

(5) a transaction involving an equity security of a domestic stock insurer that is not held by a dealer in an investment account if the transaction:

(A) is in the ordinary course of the dealer's business; and

(B) is incident to the establishment or maintenance by the dealer of a primary or secondary market, other than on an exchange, as defined by the federal Securities Exchange Act, for the security.

(f) The commissioner may adopt rules the commissioner considers necessary or appropriate in the public interest to define and prescribe terms and conditions with respect to a security held in an investment account and a transaction made in the ordinary course of business and incident to the establishment or maintenance of a primary or secondary market.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119A.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.007
§ 119A.007. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 1 of each year, the advisory council shall prepare and submit to the governor, legislature, and commission a written report that includes recommendations on:

(1) practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections;

(2) mechanisms to increase clinical awareness and education regarding pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, among physicians, including pediatricians, school-based health centers, and mental health care providers;

(3) strategies for outreach to educators and parents to increase awareness of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections; and

(4) developing a network of volunteer experts on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, to assist in the delivery of education and outreach.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this section, including any action taken under this section to develop or disseminate information or materials, does not create a civil or administrative cause of action or a civil or criminal liability and does not create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides the basis for a cause of action.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9746 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9746
§ 51.9746. INTERNET ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Each general academic teaching institution other than a public state college shall maintain in a prominent location on the institution's Internet website a link to the Texas Consumer Resource for Education and Workforce Statistics ("Texas CREWS") report on gainful employment applicable to the institution for the most recent year for which that report is available.