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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.15
§ 27.15. CHANGE OF VENUE TO PLEAD GUILTY.
Status: in_force

When in any county which is located in a judicial district composed of more than one county, a party is charged with a felony and the maximum punishment therefor shall not exceed fifteen years, and the district court of said county is not in session, such party may, if he desires to plead guilty, or enter a plea of nolo contendere, make application to the district judge of such district for a change of venue to the county in which said court is in session, and said district judge may enter an order changing the venue of said cause to the county in which the court is then in session, and the defendant may plead guilty or enter a plea of nolo contendere to said charge in said court to which the venue has been changed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.355 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.355
§ 55A.355. PROVIDING EXPUNGED RECORDS TO PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT OF EXPUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may give the person who is the subject of an expunction order all records and files returned to the court pursuant to the order.

(b) This article does not apply to a person who is the subject of an expunction order on the basis of:

(1) an acquittal; or

(2) an entitlement under Article 55A.006.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.201
§ 344.201. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish the fiscal year for the district, and the district shall operate on the basis of that year.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.205
§ 3860.205. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.051
§ 31A.051. CLERK'S DUTIES ON CHANGE OF VENUE.
Status: in_force

If a court orders a change of venue in a criminal case, the clerk of the court in which the prosecution is pending shall prepare and transmit to the clerk of the court to which the venue is changed:

(1) a certified copy of the court's order directing the change of venue;

(2) a certified copy of the defendant's bail bond or personal bond, if any;

(3) the original papers in the case; and

(4) a certificate of the transmitting clerk under that clerk's official seal that the papers described by Subdivision (3) are all the papers on file in the case in the court in which the prosecution is pending.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.006
§ 3837.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(3) an enterprise zone created by a municipality under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.303
§ 125.303. BENEFICIARY FEES.
Status: in_force

A beneficiary who is not a member of a credit union is not required to pay a membership entrance fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.056
§ 3861.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
Tex. Election Code § 172.023 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.023
§ 172.023. REGULAR FILING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed not later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year unless the filing deadline is extended under Subchapter C.

(b) An application, other than an application for the office of precinct chair, may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the regular filing deadline. An application for the office of precinct chair may not be filed earlier than the 90th day before the date of the regular filing deadline.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0104
§ 7928A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7928A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.006
§ 90.006. SERVING REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action filed on or after the date this chapter becomes law, a report prescribed by Section 90.003 or 90.004 must be served on each defendant not later than the 30th day after the date that defendant answers or otherwise enters an appearance in the action.

(b) In an action pending on the date this chapter becomes law and in which the trial, or any new trial or retrial following motion, appeal, or otherwise, commences on or before the 90th day after the date this chapter becomes law, a claimant is not required to serve a report on any defendant unless a mistrial, new trial, or retrial is subsequently granted or ordered.

(c) In an action pending on the date this chapter becomes law and in which the trial, or any new trial or retrial following motion, appeal, or otherwise, commences after the 90th day after the date this chapter becomes law, a report must be served on each defendant on or before the earlier of the following dates:

(1) the 60th day before trial commences; or

(2) the 180th day after the date this chapter becomes law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.053 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.053
§ 63.053. LABELING OF CUSTOMER-FORMULA FERTILIZER.
Status: in_force

A person distributing customer-formula fertilizer in this state shall at the time of delivery furnish to the purchaser a label showing:

(1) the name and address of the purchaser;

(2) the date of sale;

(3) the grade of the mixture;

(4) the guaranteed analysis of the plant nutrients and other additives;

(5) the net weight of the fertilizer; and

(6) the name and address of the registrant.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.006
§ 33.006. HANDLING CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess reasonable handling charges against the recipients of commodities to cover the cost of distribution. The total operation must be conducted on a nonprofit basis.

(b) The department shall make the assessments at the times and in the amounts that it considers necessary for the proper administration of the commodity distribution program. However, the assessments must be uniform in each distribution district and may not exceed $1 per recipient per year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.222 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.222
§ 775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the existing district may be divided, the district's board must receive a petition for division signed by at least seven percent of the district's qualified voters or at least 100 of the district's qualified voters, whichever is the lesser number.

(b) A petition for division must include:

(1) the name of the new district to be created; and

(2) a description of the territory proposed to be the new district's territory.

(c) On receipt of a petition in the proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition.

(d) The board shall issue a notice of the hearing that includes:

(1) the name of the proposed district;

(2) a description of the proposed district's boundaries; and

(3) the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition.

(e) The board shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.001
§ 231.001. ADOPTION OF REGULATION OR BOUNDARY INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to the adoption of a zoning or other regulation or a zoning district boundary includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation or boundary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.002
§ 9072.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.103
§ 2113.103. POSTAGE AND POSTAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency should use the most cost-effective means of postal service available. A state agency may use appropriated money to purchase any form of mailing service available from the United States Postal Service that results in lower cost to the agency and affords service comparable in quality to other available postal services. The comptroller shall assist state agencies in determining the types and comparability of postal services available from the United States Postal Service.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a state agency may use appropriated money to purchase postage or rent a post office box only from the United States Postal Service.

(c) An agency other than an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that spends for postage in a fiscal year an amount that exceeds the dollar amount set by the General Appropriations Act as the maximum expenditure for postage shall purchase or rent a postage meter machine and record all purchases of postage on the machine except purchases of postage for employees in field offices and traveling employees. The rental of a postage meter machine by a state agency, including an institution of higher education, the legislature, or an agency in the legislative branch of state government, must be from a company approved by the comptroller. The comptroller by rule shall adopt procedures for the renting entity to pay for postage.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a reimbursement:

(1) to an authorized petty cash account;

(2) to a state employee for an emergency purchase of postage or emergency payment of post office box rent;

(3) that is received by a state agency for authorized services and is appropriated directly to the receiving agency; or

(4) under a contract for mailing services that may include postage, if the contract has been approved by the comptroller.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0351
§ 546.0351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Incentive payment program" means the program established under this subchapter.

(2) "Nursing facility" means a convalescent or nursing home or related institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, that provides long-term care services, as defined by Section 22.0011, Human Resources Code, to recipients.
Tex. Family Code § 58.351 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.351
§ 58.351. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of 600,000 or more.
Tex. Education Code § 56.124 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.124
§ 56.124. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer this subchapter.

(b) The board shall adopt and distribute to each institution of higher education rules to administer this subchapter.

(c) The board may accept a gift or grant from a public or private source for the purpose of this subchapter.

(d) The board shall create accounts in the fund that will facilitate the administration of the fund and the program of making loans from the fund under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 830.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.102
§ 830.102. OPTION TO PARTICIPATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the retirement system who is eligible to participate in the optional retirement program may elect to continue as a member of the retirement system or to participate in the optional retirement program.

(b) A person eligible to participate in the optional retirement program on the date the program becomes available at the person's place of employment must elect to participate in the program no later than August 1 of the calendar year after the year in which the program becomes available.

(c) Except as provided by Subsections (c-1) and (c-2), a person who becomes eligible to participate in the optional retirement program after the date the program becomes available at the person's place of employment must elect to participate before the 91st day after becoming eligible.

(c-1) A person who becomes eligible to participate in the optional retirement program and is notified by the person's employer of the opportunity to participate in the program after the first day and before the 91st day after the date the person becomes eligible must elect to participate in the program before the later of:

(1) the 91st day after the date the person becomes eligible; or

(2) the 31st day after the date the person receives notice of the opportunity to participate in the program.

(c-2) A person who becomes eligible to participate in the optional retirement program and is notified by the person's employer of the opportunity to participate in the program on or after the 91st day after the date the person becomes eligible must be notified by the employer before the 151st day after the date the person becomes eligible. The person must elect to participate in the program before the later of:

(1) the 151st day after the date the person becomes eligible; or

(2) the 31st day after the date the person receives notice of the opportunity to participate in the program.

(d) An eligible person who does not elect to participate in the optional retirement program is considered to have chosen to continue membership in the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9049.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9049 / Section 9049.054
§ 9049.054. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The board president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.010
§ 1431.010. SALE OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

A governing body may sell an anticipation note at public or private sale for cash.
Tex. Education Code § 37.313 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.313
§ 37.313. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of any conflict between a provision of this subchapter and a provision of Subchapter A, this subchapter prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 855.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.606
§ 855.606. APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.
Status: in_force

A decision of the board of trustees denying or limiting membership, service credit, eligibility for or the amount of benefits payable by the retirement system, or regarding to whom benefits should be paid is a decision in a contested case as defined by the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, and is subject to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule in accordance with Sections 2001.174-2001.177.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.053
§ 8239.053. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of:

(1) Jennifer Milstead;

(2) Collette Sallas;

(3) Eddie Collins;

(4) Herschel Pierce; and

(5) Todd Cook.

(b) Unless the initial board otherwise agrees, the initial directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors shall serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors and which three directors shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7209.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7209 / Section 7209.053
§ 7209.053. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may provide for the election of some or all of the directors from single-member districts.

(b) In addition to the qualifications required by Section 7209.052, if the board provides for the election of some or all of the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that district.
Tex. Government Code § 825.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.201
§ 825.201. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 255.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 255 / Section 255.001
§ 255.001. SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a municipality's governing body may not approve the conversion of a property under the municipality's control to provide housing to homeless individuals unless the governing body holds a public hearing not less than 90 days before the municipality begins the conversion. The governing body must hold the hearing at a location within a one-mile radius of the property.

(b) Not later than 36 hours before a public hearing required under Subsection (a) is held, a municipality's governing body must provide notice of the hearing by mail to each residence and business located within a one-mile radius of the property described by that subsection.

(c) If a municipality's governing body fails to comply with this section, an individual who is entitled to notice under Subsection (b) may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which the property described by Subsection (a) is located to prevent the conversion of the property.

(d) In the event of a conflict between this chapter and a provision in a municipality's charter relating to the conversion or notice of the conversion of a property described by Subsection (a), this chapter controls.

(e) This section does not apply to the conversion of a property to provide temporary shelter or housing during a natural disaster, declared state of emergency, or other life-threatening public emergency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.203
§ 843.203. SELECTION OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OR PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each plan application form shall prominently include a space in which the enrollee at the time of application or enrollment shall select a primary care physician or primary care provider.

(b) An enrollee shall at all times have the right to select or change a primary care physician or primary care provider within the health maintenance organization network of available primary care physicians and primary care providers, except that a health maintenance organization may limit an enrollee's request to change physicians or providers to not more than four changes in a 12-month period.

(c) For purposes of this subchapter, an applicant physician, as defined by Chapter 1452, may not be considered to be an available primary care physician or primary care provider within the health maintenance organization delivery network for selection by an enrollee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.051
§ 1037.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large in the manner provided by Section 1037.0515.

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

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

(2) the terms of four directors expire in odd-numbered years and the terms of three directors expire in even-numbered years.

(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0681 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0681
§ 43.0681. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX.
Status: in_force

A municipality may annex an area with a population of less than 200 only if the following conditions are met, as applicable:

(1) the municipality obtains consent to annex the area through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the registered voters of the area; and

(2) if the registered voters of the area do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the petition described by Subdivision (1) is signed by more than 50 percent of the owners of land in the area.
Tex. Education Code § 150.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 150 / Section 150.003
§ 150.003. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may draw a warrant in favor of a public senior college or university based on a voucher or claim submitted by the college or university through the department for services rendered and materials and equipment provided by the college or university under a contract entered into under this chapter.

(b) The comptroller shall pay a warrant issued under this section out of money appropriated by the legislature to the department. Payments received by a public senior college or university under this section are local funds of the college or university.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.013
§ 171.013. FINANCE POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based on a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

(b) The interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind before securing the funds adequate to meet the same.

(c) The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by, and with the authority of, the member state.

(d) The interstate commission shall be subject to a yearly financial audit conducted by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in the annual report of the interstate commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.0001
§ 483.0001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This Act may be cited as the Texas Dangerous Drug Act.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.324 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.324
§ 2155.324. PURCHASE AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the comptroller considers a purchase audit to be advisable, the comptroller shall audit the purchase information for compliance with applicable purchasing statutes and rules.

(b) The comptroller may determine the auditing method used under this section, including stratified or statistical sampling techniques.