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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.055
§ 552.055. CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system with the sole intent for the artificial intelligence system to infringe, restrict, or otherwise impair an individual's rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution.

(b) This section is remedial in purpose and may not be construed to create or expand any right guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.019
§ 2256.019. RATING OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT POOLS.
Status: in_force

A public funds investment pool must be continuously rated no lower than AAA or AAA-m or at an equivalent rating by at least one nationally recognized rating service.
Tex. Education Code § 56.012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.012
§ 56.012. RESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident student enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program under Section 54.0513 in excess of $46 per semester credit hour. The funds set aside under this section by an institution shall be used to provide financial assistance for resident students enrolled in graduate and professional degree programs at the institution.

(b) To be eligible for assistance under this section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Priority shall be given to students who meet the coordinating board definition of financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not met through other non-loan financial assistance programs.

(c) The financial assistance provided under this section may include grants, scholarships, work-study programs, student loans, and student loan repayment assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0201
§ 7923.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7923.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.109
§ 3928.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.002
§ 185.002. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner has grounds to issue a cease and desist order to an officer, employee, director, manager, or managing participant of a state trust company, or the state trust company itself acting through an authorized person, if the banking commissioner determines from examination or other credible evidence that the state trust company or person directly or indirectly has:

(1) violated this subtitle or another applicable law or rule;

(2) engaged in a breach of trust or other fiduciary duty;

(3) refused to submit to examination or examination under oath;

(4) conducted business in an unsafe or unsound manner; or

(5) violated a condition of the state trust company's charter or an agreement between the state trust company or the person and the banking commissioner or the department.

(b) If the banking commissioner has grounds for action under Subsection (a) and finds that an order to cease and desist from a violation or other conduct described by Subsection (a) appears to be necessary and in the best interest of a state trust company involved and its clients, creditors, and shareholders or participants, the banking commissioner may serve a proposed cease and desist order on the state trust company and each person who committed or participated in the violation. The order must:

(1) be delivered by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested;

(2) state with reasonable certainty the grounds for the order; and

(3) state the effective date of the order, which may not be earlier than the 21st day after the date the order is mailed or delivered.

(b-1) A proposed cease and desist order may require an officer, employee, director, manager, or managing participant of a state trust company, or the state trust company itself acting through an authorized person, to cease or desist from a violation or other practice or to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from a violation or other practice, including the payment of restitution or other action that the banking commissioner determines is appropriate.

(c) The order takes effect if the state trust company or person against whom the order is directed does not request a hearing in writing before the effective date. After taking effect, the order is final and nonappealable as to that state trust company or person.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0354
§ 547.0354. COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ELIGIBILITY; CERTAIN GRANTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A community collaborative may petition the commission to receive a grant under the matching grant program only if the collaborative includes:

(1) a county;

(2) a local mental health authority that operates in the county; and

(3) each hospital district, if any, located in the county.

(b) A collaborative may include other local entities designated by the collaborative's members.

(c) The commission may not award a grant under this subchapter for a fiscal year to a community collaborative that includes a county with a population greater than four million if the legislature appropriates money for a mental health jail diversion program in the county for that fiscal year.
Tex. Family Code § 7.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.005
§ 7.005. INSURANCE COVERAGE NOT SPECIFICALLY AWARDED.
Status: in_force

(a) If in a decree of divorce or annulment the court does not specifically award all of the rights of the spouses in an insurance policy other than life insurance in effect at the time the decree is rendered, the policy remains in effect until the policy expires according to the policy's own terms.

(b) The proceeds of a valid claim under the policy are payable as follows:

(1) if the interest in the property insured was awarded solely to one former spouse by the decree, to that former spouse;

(2) if an interest in the property insured was awarded to each former spouse, to those former spouses in proportion to the interests awarded; or

(3) if the insurance coverage is directly related to the person of one of the former spouses, to that former spouse.

(c) The failure of either former spouse to change the endorsement on the policy to reflect the distribution of proceeds established by this section does not relieve the insurer of liability to pay the proceeds or any other obligation on the policy.

(d) This section does not affect the right of a former spouse to assert an ownership interest in an undivided life insurance policy, as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 9.
Tex. Water Code § 5.608 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.608
§ 5.608. ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE FUNDING.
Status: in_force

A comprehensive conservation and management plan is eligible for state funding to assist in implementation of the plan if:

(1) the estuary involved has been designated jointly by the governor and the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an estuary of national significance in accordance with Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1330), as amended; and

(2) the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the estuary involved, together with the accompanying implementation plan, has been completed and approved.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.005
§ 304.005. ACCRUAL OF JUDGMENT INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), postjudgment interest on a money judgment of a court in this state accrues during the period beginning on the date the judgment is rendered and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied.

(b) If a case is appealed and a motion for extension of time to file a brief is granted for a party who was a claimant at trial, interest does not accrue for the period of extension.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.063
§ 8506.063. PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any agenda item at board meetings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.111
§ 1096.111. OPERATION OF HOSPITAL; RATES CHARGED; RESERVE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public.

(b) The board shall charge sufficient rates for services provided by the hospital and use other sources of district revenue that will produce an amount sufficient to:

(1) pay all expenses in connection with the ownership, operation, and upkeep of the hospital;

(2) pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due;

(3) create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due; and

(4) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.

(c) The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe systems, methods, routines, and procedures needed for the operation of the hospital.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0095
§ 141.0095. TRAINING AND EXAMINATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person holding a license issued under this chapter may not employ or accept the volunteer service of an individual for a position involving contact with campers at a youth camp unless:

(1) the individual submits to the person or the youth camp has on file documentation that verifies the individual within the preceding two years successfully completed the training and examination program required by this section; or

(2) the individual successfully completes the youth camp's training and examination program, which must be approved by the department as required by this section, during the individual's first workweek and the youth camp issues and files documentation verifying that fact.

(b) A person holding a license issued under this chapter must retain in the person's records a copy of the documentation required or issued under Subsection (a) for each employee or volunteer until the second anniversary of the examination date.

(c) A person applying for or holding an employee or volunteer position involving contact with campers at a youth camp must successfully complete the training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation required by this section during the applicable period described by Subsection (a).

(d) In accordance with this section, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish criteria and guidelines for training and examination programs on sexual abuse and child molestation. The department may approve training and examination programs offered by trainers under contract with youth camps or by online training organizations or may approve programs offered in another format authorized by the department.

(e) A training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation approved by the department must include training and an examination on:

(1) the definitions and effects of sexual abuse and child molestation;

(2) the typical patterns of behavior and methods of operation of child molesters and sex offenders that put children at risk;

(3) the warning signs and symptoms associated with sexual abuse or child molestation, recognition of the signs and symptoms, and the recommended methods of reporting suspected abuse; and

(4) the recommended rules and procedures for youth camps to implement to address, reduce, prevent, and report suspected sexual abuse or child molestation.

(f) The department may assess a fee in the amount set by the executive commissioner by rule as necessary to cover the costs of administering this section to each person that applies for the department's approval of a training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation under this section.

(g) The department at least every five years shall review each training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation approved by the department to ensure the program continues to meet the criteria and guidelines established by rule under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0208
§ 540.0208. CONTRACT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each Medicaid managed care organization that contracts to provide health care services to recipients in a health care service region shall submit an implementation plan not later than the 90th day before the date the organization plans to begin providing those services in that region through managed care. The implementation plan must include:

(1) specific staffing patterns by function for all operations, including enrollment, information systems, member services, quality improvement, claims management, case management, and provider and recipient training; and

(2) specific time frames for demonstrating preparedness for implementation before the date the organization plans to begin providing those services in that region through managed care.

(b) The commission shall respond to an implementation plan not later than the 10th day after the date a Medicaid managed care organization submits the plan if the plan does not adequately meet preparedness guidelines.

(c) Each Medicaid managed care organization that contracts to provide health care services to recipients in a health care service region shall submit status reports on the implementation plan:

(1) not later than the 60th day and the 30th day before the date the organization plans to begin providing those services in that region through managed care; and

(2) every 30th day after that date until the 180th day after that date.
Tex. Education Code § 107.83 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.83
§ 107.83. CITY DELEGATION OF PARKING REGULATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) By contract between the municipality and the system, the governing body of the municipality in which a component institution of the system is located may delegate to the system the authority to regulate the parking of vehicles on any public street running through or immediately adjacent to property owned or occupied and controlled by the system.

(b) The contract may authorize the system to assign and regulate parking spaces for its use, to charge and collect a fee from its personnel and students for parking, to prohibit parking, and to charge and collect a fee for removing vehicles parked in violation of law or ordinance or in violation of a rule governing the parking of vehicles adopted by the board. All parking violations shall be filed in the municipal court or the justice of the peace court having jurisdiction over the offense.

(c) Before the contract is considered by the governing body of the municipality or the board, the attorney general and the applicable city attorney shall review and either approve the contract or file written legal objections to the contract with the chief executive officer of both the board and the governing body of the municipality. The contract must be approved by resolution of the board and the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.103
§ 3956.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0132 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0132
§ 62.0132. JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE.
Status: repealed

(a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a questionnaire to accompany a written jury summons.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 8.027, eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) The questionnaire must require a person to provide biographical and demographic information that is relevant to service as a jury member, including the person's:

(1) name, sex, race, and age;

(2) residence address and mailing address;

(3) education level, occupation, and place of employment;

(4) marital status and the name, occupation, and place of employment of the person's spouse;

(5) citizenship status and county of residence; and

(6) any electronic address.

(d) Except as provided by this subsection, a person who has received a jury summons shall complete and submit a juror questionnaire when the person reports for jury duty. If the district and criminal district judges of a county adopt a plan for an electronic jury selection method under Section 62.011, the county may allow a person to complete and submit a juror questionnaire on the court's Internet website as authorized under Section 62.0111(b)(5).

(e) In developing and maintaining the questionnaire required by this section, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall solicit and consider the opinions of the members of the judiciary, district clerks, and attorneys.

(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), information contained in a completed questionnaire is confidential and is not subject to Chapter 552.

(g) The information contained in a completed questionnaire may be disclosed to:

(1) a judge assigned to hear a cause of action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror;

(2) court personnel;

(3) a litigant and a litigant's attorney in a cause of action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror; and

(4) other than information provided that is related to Section 62.102(a)(2), (3), (7), (8), or (9), the voter registrar of a county in connection with any matter of voter registration or the administration of elections.

(h) The questionnaire must notify a person that if the person states that the person is not a citizen, the person will no longer be eligible to vote if the person fails to provide proof of citizenship.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.325 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.325
§ 547.325. REFLECTORS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subchapter F, a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two red reflectors on the rear of the vehicle. A red reflector may be included as a part of a taillamp.

(b) A reflector shall be:

(1) mounted at a height from 15 to 60 inches; and

(2) visible at night at all distances:

(A) from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; or

(B) from 100 to 350 feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps if the vehicle was manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1972.
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 168 / Section 168.003
§ 168.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDING.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that deaths resulting from the use of opioids and other controlled substances constitute a public health crisis and that there is a compelling state interest in the board closely regulating the prescribing of opioids and other controlled substances by physicians and their delegates. Accordingly, the legislature finds that inspections and investigations conducted by the board, including the board's use of subpoenas for immediate production, inspection, and copying of medical and billing records, are necessary to adequately regulate the prescribing of opioids and other controlled substances in order to protect the public health and welfare.
Tex. Tax Code § 191.085 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 191 / Section 191.085
§ 191.085. RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to the tax shall keep a complete record of business transacted and any other information the comptroller requires.

(b) The person shall keep the record open for four years for inspection by the comptroller or the attorney general.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.258 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.258
§ 55A.258. EXPUNCTION ON BEHALF OF DECEASED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "close relative of a deceased person" means the grandparent, parent, spouse, or adult brother, sister, or child of a deceased person.

(b) A close relative of a deceased person who, if not deceased, would be entitled to expunction of records and files under Subchapter A, B, or C may file on behalf of the deceased person an ex parte petition for expunction under Article 55A.251 or 55A.252 or an application for expunction under Article 55A.256, as applicable. If the court finds that the deceased person would be entitled to expunction of any record or file that is the subject of the petition, the court shall enter an order directing expunction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.012
§ 341.012. ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall abate a public health nuisance existing in or on a place the person possesses as soon as the person knows that the nuisance exists.

(b) A local health authority who receives information and proof that a public health nuisance exists in the local health authority's jurisdiction shall issue a written notice ordering the abatement of the nuisance to any person responsible for the nuisance. The local health authority shall at the same time send a copy of the notice to the local municipal, county, or district attorney.

(c) The notice must specify the nature of the public health nuisance and designate a reasonable time within which the nuisance must be abated.

(d) If the public health nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the notice, the local health authority shall notify the prosecuting attorney who received the copy of the original notice. The prosecuting attorney:

(1) shall immediately institute proceedings to abate the public health nuisance; or

(2) request the attorney general to institute the proceedings or provide assistance in the prosecution of the proceedings, including participation as an assistant prosecutor when appointed by the prosecuting attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 61.085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.085
§ 61.085. ON-LINE SURPLUS PROPERTY RESOURCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish and maintain an Internet site or similar facility accessible to school districts by telecommunication to allow an institution of higher education to provide notice to school districts in this state of any available surplus or salvage property of the institution that consists of instructional materials or that may be used for instructional purposes. The board shall operate the facility to allow a school district to make a direct inquiry to an institution regarding the possible acquisition of property by the school district.

(b) The board may charge a fee for an institution or school district to use the facility.