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Tex. Transportation Code § 601.263 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.263
§ 601.263. REIMBURSEMENT FEE FOR IMPOUNDMENT.
Status: in_force

The court shall impose against the defendant a reimbursement fee of $15 a day for each day of impoundment of the defendant's vehicle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.021
§ 142.021. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not administer medication to a client of a home and community support services agency unless the person:

(1) holds a license under state law that authorizes the person to administer medication;

(2) holds a permit issued under Section 142.025 and acts under the delegated authority of a person who holds a license under state law that authorizes the person to administer medication;

(3) administers a medication to a client of a home and community support service agency in accordance with rules of the Texas Board of Nursing that permit delegation of the administration of medication to a person not holding a permit under Section 142.025; or

(4) administers noninjectable medication under circumstances authorized by the memorandum of understanding executed by the department and the Texas Board of Nursing.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 52.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.03
§ 52.03. SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

The judge or his clerk has power to issue subpoenas which may be served within the same territorial limits as subpoenas issued in felony prosecutions or to summon witnesses before grand juries in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.039 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.039
§ 68.039. OATH; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person appointed as a pilot must take the official oath before entering service as a pilot. The oath shall be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).

(b) Each pilot must execute a $25,000 bond payable to the governor and conditioned on compliance with the laws, rules, and orders relating to pilots and on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties.

(c) Each bond must be approved by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 258.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 258 / Section 258.004
§ 258.004. CONTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person asserting a private right, title, or interest in a road in which the existence of a public interest is asserted under this chapter may contest the inclusion of the road in the county road map by filing a suit in a district court in the county in which the road is located not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the county road map including the road was adopted.

(b) The county has the burden of proving that the county has continuously maintained, as that term is defined by Section 258.002, the road in question.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.004
§ 8331.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.403
§ 453.403. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules that establish procedures for assessing an administrative penalty and that provide for notice and a hearing for a license holder that may be subject to a penalty under this subchapter.

(b) A proceeding under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.201
§ 1010.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings and improvements for hospital purposes; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for those purposes.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 521.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 521 / Section 521.105
§ 521.105. GROUNDS FOR VACATING ORDER.
Status: in_force

A court at any time may vacate an order issued under Section 521.103 if the court finds that the application filed under Section 521.101 or any information submitted to the court by the applicant contains a fraudulent misrepresentation or a material misrepresentation of fact.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.072 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.072
§ 141.072. DEPOSIT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The fees collected from issuance of the permits shall be deposited in General Land Office Fund 80 and used as the legislature may direct.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.01
§ 103.01. ILLICIT BEVERAGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No person may possess, manufacture, transport, or sell an illicit beverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0403
§ 7972A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.052
§ 1161.052. COURT ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court determines that the action requested in the application is in the best interests of the ward and the ward's estate, the court shall issue an order:

(1) granting the authority requested in the application; or

(2) modifying or eliminating the guardian's duty to keep the estate invested.

(b) An order under Subsection (a) must state in reasonably specific terms:

(1) the nature of the investment, investment plan, or other action requested in the application and authorized by the court, including any authority to invest in and sell securities in accordance with the investment plan's objectives;

(2) when an investment must be reviewed and reconsidered by the guardian; and

(3) whether the guardian must report the guardian's review and recommendations to the court.

(c) A citation or notice is not necessary to invest in or sell securities under an investment plan authorized by the court under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.203
§ 3873.203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds may be issued to mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date of issue.

(b) If provided by the bond order or resolution, the proceeds from the sale of bonds may be used to pay interest on the bonds during and after the period of the acquisition or construction of any park improvement project to be provided through the issuance of the bonds, to administrative and operation expenses to create a reserve fund for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, and to create any other funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.021
§ 8263.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Kirk Laguarta;

(2) Jill Welmer;

(3) Brent Brentzel;

(4) Jenrose Foshee; and

(5) Nathan Giessinger.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date initial directors are elected under Section 8263.023; or

(2) September 1, 2013.

(c) If initial directors have not been elected under Section 8263.023 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date initial directors are elected under Section 8263.023; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.109
§ 204.109. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall implement a policy requiring the physician assistant board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the physician assistant board's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the board on the Internet.
Tex. Water Code § 55.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.107
§ 55.107. OPTIONAL CONVERSION TO STAGGERED TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, by resolution adopted before December 1 of any year on the vote of at least four directors, may adopt the system of staggered two-year terms of office as provided by this section.

(b) On the first available election date as provided by Article 2.01b of Vernon's Texas Election Code in the first even-numbered year immediately succeeding adoption of the resolution, five directors shall be elected. Of the five elected, the two receiving the fewest votes shall serve for two years and the other three shall serve for four years. However, if the vote is such that two of them do not receive fewer votes than the other three, then the directors shall determine by lot which two will serve two years and which three will serve four years.

(c) After the election provided for in Subsection (b) of this section, on the same date in each following even-numbered year there shall be an election to elect successors for the directors whose terms expire, to hold office for terms of four years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.012
§ 51.012. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Membership in a society is limited to persons in the community in which the society is located who are engaged in agricultural pursuits.

(b) A person may become a member of a society only if the person is chosen to be a member by:

(1) the incorporators at the time of incorporation; or

(2) the board of directors under rules prescribed by the corporation's bylaws.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.004
§ 80.004. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint an advisory committee for an existing pest management zone or an area of the state that is to be considered by the commissioner for designation as or inclusion in a pest management zone. The committee shall gather advice, input, and guidance from citrus producers from the area represented by the committee concerning the interest in and concerns about the implementation of this chapter.

(b) Each advisory committee may consider and make recommendations to the commissioner and the corporation concerning:

(1) the geographic boundaries for a proposed pest management zone;

(2) the amount of local interest in operating a suppression program;

(3) the basis and amount of an assessment necessary to support a suppression program;

(4) ongoing implementation of a suppression program approved by growers in a pest management zone; and

(5) any other matter requested by the commissioner or the corporation.

(c) Each advisory committee appointed under this section must include a sufficient number of citrus producers to ensure adequate representation across the pest management zone and other persons as determined by the commissioner.

(d) An advisory committee established under this section is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.306
§ 392.306. USE OF INDEPENDENT DEBT COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

A creditor may not use an independent debt collector if the creditor has actual knowledge that the independent debt collector repeatedly or continuously engages in acts or practices that are prohibited by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.055
§ 1037.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.004
§ 1001.004. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature recognizes the vital impact that the rapid advance of knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences as applied in the practice of engineering has on the lives, property, economy, and security of state residents and the national defense.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) protect the public health, safety, and welfare;

(2) enable the state and the public to identify persons authorized to practice engineering in this state; and

(3) fix responsibility for work done or services or acts performed in the practice of engineering.

(c) The legislature intends that:

(1) the privilege of practicing engineering be entrusted only to a person licensed and practicing under this chapter;

(2) only a person licensed under this chapter may:

(A) engage in the practice of engineering;

(B) be represented in any way as any kind of "engineer"; or

(C) make any professional use of the term "engineer"; and

(3) this chapter be strictly complied with and enforced.

(d) This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the intent of the legislature.

(e) This chapter does not:

(1) prevent a person from identifying the person in the name and trade of any engineers' labor organization with which the person is affiliated;

(2) prohibit or otherwise restrict a person from giving testimony or preparing an exhibit or document for the sole purpose of being placed in evidence before an administrative or judicial tribunal, subject to the board's disciplinary powers under Subchapter J regarding negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of engineering; or

(3) affect or prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession by a member of the profession who is licensed by the state or under the state's authority.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.306
§ 126.306. BARRED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim not filed before the liquidating agent pays the final liquidation dividend is barred.

(b) A claim rejected by the liquidating agent is barred unless suit to appeal the liquidating agent's rejection is filed within three months after the date of notice of rejection.
Tex. Government Code § 81.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.017
§ 81.017. INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITY, OR OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the state bar does not:

(1) create a debt or other liability of the state or of any entity other than the state bar or any successor public corporation; or

(2) create any personal liability on the part of the members of the state bar or the members of the board of directors or any authorized person issuing, executing, or delivering any evidence of the indebtedness, liability, or obligation.

(b) The state bar may not create an indebtedness, liability, or obligation that cannot be paid from the receipts for the current year unless approved by referendum of all members of the state bar as provided by Section 81.024.
Tex. Government Code § 74.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.023
§ 74.023. DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall appoint the administrative director of the courts for the office of court administration.

(b) The director serves at the pleasure of the supreme court and shall be subordinate to, and act by the authority and under the direction of, the chief justice.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.025
§ 132.025. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an initial license shall pay the license fee prior to the issuance of the license.

(b) An applicant for the renewal of a license must pay the license fee during the last month of the license year. A person who fails to apply for a renewal license on or before the expiration date must pay, in addition to the renewal fee, the late fee provided by Section 12.024 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 313.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 313 / Section 313.003
§ 313.003. LISTING AS FAMILY HOME.
Status: in_force

A relative child-care provider must list the provider's home with the department as a family home.
Tex. Government Code § 27.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.005
§ 27.005. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of removal under Chapter 87, Local Government Code, "incompetency" in the case of a justice of the peace includes the failure of the justice to successfully complete:

(1) within one year after the date the justice is first elected:

(A) an 80-hour course in the performance of the justice's duties; and

(B) the course described by Article 17.024(a)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) each following year, a 20-hour course in the performance of the justice's duties, including not less than 10 hours of instruction regarding substantive, procedural, and evidentiary law in civil matters; and

(3) each following state fiscal biennium, the course described by Article 17.024(a)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The courses may be completed in an accredited state-supported school of higher education.

(c) A course described by Subsection (a)(1)(A) may include a course described by Subsection (a)(1)(B).
Tex. Government Code § 24.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.002
§ 24.002. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE OR TRANSFER OF CASE ON RECUSAL.
Status: in_force

If a district judge determines on the judge's own motion that the judge should not sit in a case pending in the judge's court because the judge is disqualified or otherwise should recuse himself or herself, the judge shall enter a recusal order, request the presiding judge of that administrative judicial region to assign another judge to sit, and take no further action in the case except for good cause stated in the order in which the action is taken. A change of venue is not necessary because of the disqualification of a district judge in a case or proceeding pending in the judge's court.
Tex. Government Code § 481.683 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.683
§ 481.683. ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The initiative is advised by an advisory committee composed of six members appointed by the governor.

(b) In making appointments under Subsection (a), priority shall be given to individuals from the quantum design and manufacturing sectors.

(b-1) Appointments to the advisory committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

(c) In making appointments under Subsection (a), the governor shall ensure that the members of the advisory committee include:

(1) at least one representative from a quantum infrastructure provider who has demonstrated experience in:

(A) implementing quantum networks in similar settings; and

(B) deploying leading edge quantum computing systems in third-party data centers; and

(2) at least one representative of a manufacturer of a quantum computing system with the ability to enable the creation and deployment of quantum solutions with commercial and practical use.

(d) An advisory committee member serves a six-year term at the pleasure of the governor. The terms of advisory committee members must be staggered so that, to the extent practicable, the terms of one-third of advisory committee members expire on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. An advisory committee member may be reappointed for additional terms.

(e) A vacancy on the advisory committee shall be filled by the governor.

(f) Advisory committee members serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending committee meetings. Reimbursements under this subsection may be paid from the fund established under Section 481.688.

(g) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the advisory committee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.304
§ 301.304. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN TICK-BORNE DISEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of the continuing education requirements under Section 301.303, a license holder whose practice includes the treatment of tick-borne diseases shall be encouraged to participate, during each two-year licensing period, in continuing education relating to the treatment of tick-borne diseases.

(b) The board shall adopt rules to identify the license holders who are encouraged to complete continuing education under Subsection (a) and establish the content of that continuing education. In adopting rules, the board shall seek input from affected parties and review relevant courses, including courses that have been approved in other states. Rules adopted under this section must provide that continuing education courses representing an appropriate spectrum of relevant medical clinical treatment relating to tick-borne diseases qualify as approved continuing education courses for license renewal.

(c) If relevant, the board shall consider a license holder's participation in a continuing education course approved under Subsection (b) if:

(1) the license holder is being investigated by the board regarding the license holder's selection of clinical care for the treatment of tick-borne diseases; and

(2) the license holder completed the course not more than two years before the start of the investigation.

(d) The board may adopt other rules to implement this section, including rules under Section 301.303(c) for the approval of education programs and providers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.124 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.124
§ 286.124. ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of the district shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

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

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;

(3) the amount of money received by the district 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 amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated property tax rate that will be required, if the district imposes a property tax.