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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.046
§ 438.046. LIST OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a registry of course programs accredited under this subchapter.

(b) A food service worker trained in a course for the employees of a single entity is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction's training, testing, and permitting requirements only as to food service performed for that entity.

(b-1) A food service worker trained in a food handler training course that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute or that is accredited by the department and listed with the registry is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction's training, testing, and permitting requirements. A local health jurisdiction may require a food establishment, as that term is defined by Section 438.101, to maintain on the premises of the food establishment a certificate of completion of the training course for employees of the food establishment.

(c) A local health jurisdiction may not charge a fee or require or issue a local food handler card for a certificate issued to a food service worker who provides proof of completion of an accredited course described by Subsection (b-1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.155
§ 3844.155. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from a taxing unit's tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.207
§ 4054.207. CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person who holds a license under this subchapter and who writes only life insurance policies and fixed annuity contracts to secure the delivery of funeral services and merchandise under prepaid funeral contracts regulated by the Texas Department of Banking under Chapter 154, Finance Code, is not required to comply with any continuing education requirements to maintain the license, except that the appointing insurer must educate its appointed agents about any new products sold by the agent to fund prepaid funeral contracts.

(b) A license holder to whom this section applies may be appointed by more than one insurer.
Tex. Government Code § 51.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.201
§ 51.201. APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL.
Status: repealed

(a) An order appointing a clerk of a court of appeals must be recorded in the minutes of the court.

(b) The clerk must reside within a county that is part of the court of appeals district of the court of appeals making the appointment.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(7).

(d) Each clerk shall provide a seal for the use of the court. The seal must have a five-pointed star and must be engraved with the words "Court of Appeals of the State of Texas."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 54.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 54 / Section 54.003
§ 54.003. SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Using the network contractors described under Section 54.002, the commission shall ensure that services described by this chapter are available throughout this state.

(b) Services provided through the program include:

(1) counseling and mentoring on pregnancy, education, parenting skills, adoption services, life skills, and employment readiness topics;

(2) care coordination for prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal services, including connecting participants to health services;

(3) educational materials and information about pregnancy, parenting, and adoption services;

(4) referrals to governmental and social service programs, including child care, transportation, housing, and state and federal benefit programs;

(5) classes on life skills, personal finance, parenthood, stress management, job training, job readiness, job placement, and educational attainment;

(6) provision of supplies for infant care and pregnancy, including car seats, cribs, maternity clothes, infant diapers, and formula;

(7) housing services; and

(8) assistance in identifying and applying for stable housing services other than housing provided as authorized by Subsection (d).

(c) A service provider participating in the program may not be required to provide all services listed under Subsection (b).

(d) A network contractor may provide housing services under Subsection (b)(7) through a maternity home.

(e) The commission or network contractors may not provide family planning or any abortion-related services through the network.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.057 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.057
§ 14.057. ORDERS OF COMMISSION; TRANSCRIPTS AND EXHIBITS; PUBLIC RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission order must be in writing and contain detailed findings of the facts on which it is passed.

(b) The commission shall retain a copy of the transcript and the exhibits in any matter in which the commission issues an order.

(c) Subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, each file pertaining to a matter that was at any time pending before the commission or to a record, report, or inspection required by Section 14.003, 14.151, 14.152, 14.153, 14.201, or 14.203-14.207 or by Subtitle B or C is public information.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.053
§ 65.053. INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY MARKETS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 65.052, an incumbent local exchange company may elect to have all of the company's markets remain regulated on and after January 1, 2006.

(b) To make an election under Subsection (a), an incumbent local exchange company must file an affidavit with the commission making that election not later than December 1, 2005.

(c) If an incumbent local exchange company makes an election under this section, the commission shall issue an order classifying the company as a regulated company that is subject to the provisions of this title that applied to the company on September 1, 2005. This subsection does not affect the authority of a regulated company to elect under Chapter 58 or 59 after January 1, 2005, and to be regulated under the chapter under which the company elected.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.107 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.107
§ 62.107. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, unless it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter that the defendant has been convicted one or more times before the trial date of a violation of this subchapter, in which case the offense is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.025
§ 1231.025. LOCAL BOND ELECTION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day before election day for an election to authorize a local government to issue bonds, the local government shall submit a report to the board that includes:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the proposition number for each bond proposition;

(3) the total estimated cost of the issuance of each proposed bond;

(4) the estimated minimum dollar amount required to be annually expended for debt service;

(5) a description of the purpose of each bond proposition; and

(6) any other information the board determines necessary.

(b) Not later than the 20th day after election day for an election to authorize a local government to issue bonds, the local government shall submit a report to the board that includes:

(1) the total number of votes cast for each bond proposition;

(2) the total number of votes in support of the bond proposition;

(3) the total number of votes against the bond proposition;

(4) any updated information different from the information provided to the board under Subsection (a), if applicable; and

(5) any other information the board determines necessary.

(c) The board shall publish a report on the results of an election to authorize a local government to issue bonds on the board's Internet website.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2102.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.003
§ 2102.003. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

A performing rights society may not contract or offer to contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless, at the time of the offer or any subsequent time, but not later than 72 hours before the execution of the contract, the performing rights society provides the proprietor, in writing, the following:

(1) rates and terms of royalties to be collected under the contract;

(2) at the proprietor's request, the opportunity to review the most current available list of the members or affiliates represented by the society;

(3) notice that the society will make available, on the proprietor's written request and at the proprietor's sole expense, the most current available list of the copyrighted musical works in the performing rights society's repertory; and

(4) notice that the society will identify the method for securing the list.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.060 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.060
§ 460.060. FAILURE TO CONFIRM AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority ceases, the interim executive committee shall record the results of the election in its minutes and adopt an order declaring that the authority is dissolved.

(b) The county and each municipality that passed a resolution or order approving the service plan and tax rate shall share the expenses of the election proportionately based on the population of the areas in which the election was conducted.

(c) An authority that has not been confirmed expires on the third anniversary of the effective date of the resolution or order initiating the process to create the authority.
Tex. Election Code § 146.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.001
§ 146.001. WRITE-IN VOTES PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, if the name of the person for whom a voter desires to vote does not appear on the ballot, the voter may write in the name of that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.051
§ 3910.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7947A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7947A / Section 7947A.0302
§ 7947A.0302. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.204 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.204
§ 66.204. VESSELS AND OBSTRUCTIONS IN FISH PASSES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the placement of obstructions, traps, and mooring in fish passes and the marking of restricted areas in any natural or artificial pass that is opened, reopened, dredged, excavated, constructed, or maintained by the department as a fish pass between the Gulf of Mexico and an inland bay.

(b) No person may operate, possess, or moor a vessel or other floating device, or may place any piling, wire, rope, cable, net, trap, or other obstruction, in a natural or artificial pass opened, reopened, dredged, excavated, constructed, or maintained by the department as a fish pass between the Gulf of Mexico and an inland bay within the distance inside the pass from the mouth of the pass where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico to a marker or sign erected by the department indicating the restricted area.

(c) This section does not restrict the power of the United States to regulate navigation.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.101
§ 1301.101. REQUIRED TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a management trust created for a ward or incapacitated person must provide that:

(1) the ward or incapacitated person is the sole beneficiary of the trust;

(2) the trustee may disburse an amount of the trust's principal or income as the trustee determines is necessary to spend for the health, education, maintenance, or support of the person for whom the trust is created;

(3) the trust income that the trustee does not disburse under Subdivision (2) must be added to the trust principal;

(4) a trustee that is a corporate fiduciary serves without giving a bond;

(5) subject to the court's approval and Subsection (b), a trustee is entitled to receive reasonable compensation for services the trustee provides to the person for whom the trust is created as the person's trustee; and

(6) the trust terminates:

(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B), if the person for whom the trust is created is a minor:

(i) on the earlier of:

(a) the person's death; or

(b) the person's 18th birthday; or

(ii) on the date provided by court order, which may not be later than the person's 25th birthday;

(B) if the person for whom the trust is created is a minor and is also incapacitated for a reason other than being a minor:

(i) on the person's death; or

(ii) when the person regains capacity; or

(C) if the person for whom the trust is created is not a minor:

(i) according to the terms of the trust;

(ii) on the date the court determines that continuing the trust is no longer in the person's best interests, subject to Section 1301.202(c); or

(iii) on the person's death.

(a-1) A management trust created for a person who has only a physical disability must provide that the trustee of the trust:

(1) serves without giving a bond; and

(2) is entitled to receive, without the court's approval, reasonable compensation for services the trustee provides to the person as the person's trustee.

(b) A trustee's compensation under Subsection (a)(5) must be:

(1) paid from the management trust's income, principal, or both; and

(2) determined, paid, reduced, and eliminated in the same manner as compensation of a guardian under Subchapter A, Chapter 1155.

(c) The court creating or modifying a management trust may omit or modify otherwise applicable terms required by Subsection (a), (a-1), or (b) if the court is creating the trust for a person who has only a physical disability, or if the court determines that the omission or modification:

(1) is necessary and appropriate for the person for whom the trust is created to be eligible to receive public benefits or assistance under a state or federal program that is not otherwise available to the person; or

(2) is in the best interests of the person for whom the trust is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.053
§ 3860.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:

(A) parks and recreation;

(B) planning and development; and

(C) public works; and

(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.105
§ 1454.105. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS TO SANCTIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Subchapter C, Chapter 84, applies to the imposition of a sanction or administrative penalty under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.052
§ 9059.052. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A director must own land in the district.

(b) A director is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 152.209 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.209
§ 152.209. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) or unless each party resides in this state, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child's present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last five years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether the party:

(1) has participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning the custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of the child custody determination, if any;

(2) knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; and

(3) knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or visitation with, the child and, if so, the names and addresses of those persons.

(b) If the information required by Subsection (a) is not furnished, the court, upon motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.

(c) If the declaration as to any of the items described in Subsections (a)(1) through (3) is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the court's jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.

(d) Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this or any other state that could affect the current proceeding.

(e) If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, the information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public unless the court orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which the court takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child and determines that the disclosure is in the interest of justice.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.053
§ 91.053. COMMISSION DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall determine the average temperature of gas as produced in each oil and gas field in Texas, other variable factors necessary to calculate the metered volumes in accordance with the ideal gas laws, and the variable factors to correct for deviation from the ideal gas laws in each of the oil and gas fields in the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.156
§ 505.156. PROJECTS RELATED TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "project" includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the development, retention, or expansion of business enterprises if the project is undertaken by a Type B corporation authorized to be created by a municipality:

(1) that has not for each of the preceding two fiscal years received more than $50,000 in revenues from sales and use taxes imposed under this chapter; and

(2) the governing body of which has authorized the project by adopting a resolution only after giving the resolution at least two separate readings conducted at least one week apart.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.201
§ 161.201. ORDER.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) issue and enforce a cease and desist order to stop a violation;

(2) issue an affirmative order to require compliance with the laws administered and enforced by the commission; and

(3) issue an order of public censure with or without a civil penalty imposed under Section 161.202.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.103
§ 353.103. ORDER FIXING FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

When a family allowance has been fixed, the court shall enter an order that:

(1) states the amount of the allowance;

(2) provides how the allowance shall be payable; and

(3) directs the executor or administrator to pay the allowance in accordance with law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.257
§ 1508.257. TOTAL ELIGIBLE ENROLLMENT DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall determine total eligible enrollment under qualifying health benefit plans by dividing the total funds available for distribution from the fund by the estimated per covered individual annual cost of total claims reimbursement from the fund.

(b) At the end of the first year of enrollment and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature regarding enrollment for the previous year and limitations on future enrollment that ensure that the program does not necessitate a substantial increase in funding to continue the program, as consistent with Section 1508.001.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.018
§ 245.018. REPORT RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after investigation of a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the department determines that a violation has occurred, the department shall give written notice of the violation to the person alleged to have committed the violation. The notice shall include:

(1) a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) a statement of the amount of the proposed penalty, based on the factors listed in Section 245.017(c); and

(3) a statement of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date the notice is received, the person notified may accept the determination of the department made under this section, including the recommended penalty, or make a written request for a hearing on that determination.

(c) If the person notified of the violation accepts the determination of the department, the department shall order the person to pay the recommended penalty.