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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.973 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.973
§ 361.973. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991, this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:

(1) offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or

(2) used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952;

(2) a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;

(3) any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;

(4) a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:

(A) designed and intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic monitoring or control equipment; or

(B) used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services purposes;

(5) a device that is contained in exercise equipment intended for home use or an appliance intended for home use including a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, and air purifier;

(6) a telephone of any type;

(7) a personal digital assistant;

(8) a global positioning system;

(9) a consumer's lease of covered television equipment or a consumer's use of covered television equipment under a lease agreement; or

(10) the sale or lease of covered television equipment to an entity when the television manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the recycling of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
Tex. Water Code § 58.470 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.470
§ 58.470. ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue bonds in excess of a limitation made under Section 58.469 of this code only after the commission has approved the plans and specifications with the estimate of costs.

(b) If the plans, specifications, and estimate are approved, notice of the intention to issue the bonds shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The notice shall include a statement of the purpose for issuing the bonds, the amount of the proposed bond issue, and the time the hearing is to be held, which may not be less than 30 days after the notice is first published.

(c) The board shall hold the hearing and any taxpayer, bondholder, or other interested person may appear and be heard.

(d) If the board approves the issuance of the additional bonds in the amount and for the purpose stated in the notice, the question of issuing the bonds shall be submitted to the electors of the district at an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.006
§ 8445.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.255
§ 3911.255. IMPACT FEES; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an impact fee on property in the district, including an impact fee on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or public improvement district.

(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm water facilities; and

(3) streets and alleys.

(c) The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.253
§ 8475.253. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current address to be assessed as reflected on the tax rolls. The district may mail the notice by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Family Code § 264.508 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.508
§ 264.508. REVIEW PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The review team of the county in which the injury, illness, or event that was the cause of the death of the child occurred, as stated on the child's death certificate, shall review the death.

(b) On receipt of the list of child fatalities under Section 264.507, each review team member shall review the member's records and the records of the member's agency for information regarding each listed child.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.092 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.092
§ 17.092. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OR CONDITIONS OF BOND PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

A magistrate described by Articles 2A.151(5)-(14) may not reduce the amount or conditions of bond set by the judge of a district court, including the judge of a district court in another county.
Tex. Finance Code § 95.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 95 / Section 95.004
§ 95.004. DEPOSIT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each holder of a deposit account must execute a deposit contract. The contract must specify:

(1) any special terms applicable to the account; and

(2) the conditions on which withdrawals may be made.

(b) The savings bank shall hold the deposit contract in the records pertaining to the account.

(c) A deposit contract pertaining to a deposit account of a public or governmental entity must provide that the holder of the account may not become a member of the savings bank.
Tex. Education Code § 87.207 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.207
§ 87.207. MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The marine biology department of Texas A&M University at Galveston may:

(1) evaluate the expansion and production of oysters from private oyster leases during the months of May through October of each year; and

(2) study the possible impacts of conditions observed on public harvest outside that period.

(b) The marine biology department may investigate and provide information about oyster diseases and other concerns that may affect the availability of oysters for harvest. The investigation shall consider the effects of natural environmental conditions, including salinity, temperature, turbidity, and other natural environmental conditions, and shall also consider factors that may not be part of the natural environment, including chemical contamination, freshwater inflow alterations, and ballast water discharges.

(c) The marine biology department may investigate and provide information about organisms that may be associated with human illness that can be transmitted through the consumption of oysters, particularly Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. The investigation must consider factors such as natural occurrence, contamination, and the effects of time, temperature, and handling practices on the organisms.

(d) The marine biology department shall give priority to activities related to public health.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.152
§ 441.152. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare and approve an annual budget.

(b) The budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash credited to each district fund;

(3) the amount of money the district received from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate that will be required.

(c) The board may amend the budget after adoption.

(d) Money may not be spent for an expense not included in the budget or an amendment to it unless the board by order declares the expense to be necessary.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.054
§ 130A.054. WEIGHTED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT; SCALE ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board by rule shall establish student weights for purposes of this chapter that reflect the higher cost of educating certain students.

(b) The student weights must be established in a manner that results in appropriate funding to a junior college district for the education of a student enrolled in an eligible credit or non-credit program who is:

(1) 25 years of age or older;

(2) economically disadvantaged, as defined by coordinating board rule; or

(3) academically disadvantaged, as defined by coordinating board rule.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d), the number of weighted full-time equivalent students enrolled at a junior college district for purposes of this subchapter is equal to the sum of:

(1) the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the district; and

(2) the sum of the weights assigned to students enrolled in the district.

(d) The coordinating board by rule shall establish an equitable adjustment to the number of weighted full-time equivalent students determined under this section for each junior college district with a total enrollment of fewer than 5,000 full-time equivalent students.

(e) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, a junior college district that receives an adjustment under Subsection (d) shall submit to the commissioner a report on the district's participation in institutional partnerships and shared services available under Section 61.0571 or other partnerships to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.307 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.307
§ 200.307. STAGGERED TERMS OF TRUST MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing document of a real estate investment trust may provide that all or some of the board of trust managers may be divided into two or three classes. Each class must include the same or a similar number of trust managers as each other class.

(b) The terms of office of trust managers constituting the first class expire on the election of successors at the first annual meeting of shareholders after the election of those trust managers. The terms of office of trust managers constituting the second class expire on the election of successors at the second annual meeting of shareholders after election of those trust managers. The terms of office of trust managers constituting the third class, if any, expire on the election of successors at the third annual meeting of shareholders after election of those trust managers.

(c) If a governing document of the real estate investment trust provides for the classification of trust managers, an annual election for trust managers as a whole is not necessary. At each annual meeting held after the classification of trust managers, an election shall be held to elect the number of trust managers equal to the number of trust managers in the class the term of which expires on the date of the meeting, and those trust managers serve until:

(1) the second succeeding annual meeting if there are two classes; or

(2) the third succeeding annual meeting if there are three classes.

(d) Unless provided by the certificate of formation or a bylaw adopted by shareholders, staggered terms for trust managers do not take effect until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which trust managers are elected. Staggered terms for trust managers may not be effected if any shareholder has the right to cumulate votes for the election of trust managers and the number of trust managers is fewer than nine trust managers.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.006
§ 409.006. RECORD OF INJURIES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall maintain a record of each employee injury as reported by an employee or otherwise made known to the employer.

(b) The record shall be available to the division at reasonable times and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the information that must be contained in an employer record under this section.

(d) Information contained in a record maintained under this section is not an admission by the employer that:

(1) the injury did in fact occur; or

(2) a fact maintained in the record is true.

(e) A person commits an administrative violation if the person fails to comply with this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.058
§ 882.058. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) In considering the application, the commissioner shall determine if:

(1) the minimum unencumbered surplus required by Section 882.055 is the bona fide property of the mutual life insurance company;

(2) the proposed officers, directors, and managing executives of the company have sufficient insurance experience, ability, and standing to make success of the proposed company probable; and

(3) the applicants are acting in good faith.

(b) If the commissioner determines that the applicant has not met the standards set out by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall deny the application in writing, giving the reason for the denial. An application may not be granted unless it is adequately supported by competent evidence.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022, Sec. 19(6), eff. June 19, 2009.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 74.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 74 / Section 74.001
§ 74.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Business support services" means business, management, consulting, or administrative services, facilities, or staff provided for an optometrist or an entity that employs or contracts with an optometrist to provide services or products, including:

(A) office space, furnishings, equipment, supplies, or inventory;

(B) staff employed by a vision support organization;

(C) regulatory compliance;

(D) eye care equipment, supplies, or products;

(E) information systems;

(F) marketing or advertising;

(G) financial services;

(H) accounting, bookkeeping, or monitoring of accounts receivable;

(I) payroll or benefits administration;

(J) billing and collection for services and products;

(K) reporting and payment of federal or state taxes;

(L) administration of interest expense or indebtedness incurred to finance the operation of a business;

(M) insurance services; or

(N) group purchasing services.

(2) "Optometrist" means an individual optometrist or therapeutic optometrist licensed to practice optometry in this state.

(3) "Vision support organization" means an entity that, under one or more agreements, provides two or more business support services to an optometrist.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.002
§ 76.002. PESTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall determine what organisms constitute pests for purposes of this chapter and may include in the list of pests:

(1) any insect, snail, slug, rodent, bird, nematode, fungus, weed, or other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life; or

(2) any virus, bacteria, or other microorganism, other than a virus, bacteria, or other microorganism on or in living man or other living animals.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.031
§ 303.031. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation shall continuously maintain a registered office and registered agent in this state.

(b) The registered office shall be the same as the corporation's principal office. The registered agent may be:

(1) an individual resident of this state whose business office is the same as the registered office; or

(2) a domestic or foreign profit or nonprofit corporation that is authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state and that has a principal or business office that is the same as the registered office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.055
§ 1096.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.

(b) The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer at the board's discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.109
§ 3944.109. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 160.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 160 / Section 160.013
§ 160.013. EXPUNGEMENT OF REPORT MADE IN BAD FAITH.
Status: in_force

If a court makes a final determination that a report or complaint made to the board was made in bad faith, the complaint shall be expunged from the physician's or applicant's individual historical record.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.064
§ 201.064. DOMESTIC SERVICE.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include domestic service in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority, except as performed for an employer under Section 201.027.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0455 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0455
§ 544.0455. ELECTRONIC DATA MATCHING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public assistance program" includes:

(1) Medicaid;

(2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and

(3) a nutritional assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program under that chapter.

(b) At least quarterly, the commission shall conduct electronic data matches for a recipient of public assistance program benefits to verify the identity, income, employment status, and other factors that affect the recipient's eligibility. To verify a recipient's eligibility, the electronic data matching must match information the recipient provided with information contained in databases appropriate federal and state agencies maintain.

(c) Health and human services agencies shall cooperate with the commission by providing data or any other assistance necessary to conduct the electronic data matches required by this section.

(d) The commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each state agency from which data is required to conduct electronic data matches under this section and Section 544.0456.

(e) The commission may contract with a public or private entity to conduct the electronic data matches required by this section.

(f) The executive commissioner shall establish procedures by which the commission or a health and human services agency the commission designates verifies the electronic data matches the commission conducts under this section. Not later than the 20th day after the date an electronic data match is verified, the commission shall remove from eligibility a recipient who is determined to be ineligible for a public assistance program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 575 / Section 575.014
§ 575.014. TRANSFER TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

The hospital administrator of a private mental hospital may transfer a patient to another private mental hospital, or the department may transfer a patient to a private mental hospital, at no expense to the state if:

(1) the patient or the patient's guardian or next friend signs an application requesting the transfer at the patient's or applicant's expense;

(2) the hospital administrator of the private mental hospital to which the person is to be transferred agrees in writing to admit the patient and to accept responsibility for the patient as prescribed by this subtitle; and

(3) written notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court.
Tex. Family Code § 153.256 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.256
§ 153.256. FACTORS FOR COURT TO CONSIDER.
Status: in_force

In ordering the terms of possession of a child under an order other than a standard possession order, the court shall be guided by the guidelines established by the standard possession order and may consider:

(1) the age, developmental status, circumstances, needs, and best interest of the child;

(2) the circumstances of the managing conservator and of the parent named as a possessory conservator; and

(3) any other relevant factor.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.162 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.162
§ 22.162. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park;

(2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or life of Dwight D. Eisenhower;

(3) advertise the affairs of the park;

(4) make rules and regulations for administration of the park;

(5) hire personnel necessary to carry out its duties;

(6) grant concessions; and

(7) operate and maintain the park.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0206
§ 5010.0206. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs in the office of commissioner, the board shall appoint a commissioner for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of commissioners is reduced to three, the remaining commissioners shall call a special election to fill the vacancies.
Tex. Estates Code § 455.012 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 455 / Section 455.012
§ 455.012. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

The public probate administrator shall deposit all funds coming into the custody of the administrator in the court registry, except as provided by Section 455.003. Funds deposited must be disbursed at the direction of the public probate administrator and according to an order issued by the statutory probate court judge who appointed the administrator.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 4B — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 4B
§ 4B.
Status: repealed

Sec. 4B. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.052
§ 8867.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of each county in the district shall appoint an equal number of directors.