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Tex. Government Code § 62.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.011
§ 62.011. ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL METHOD OF SELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the recommendation of a majority of the district and criminal district judges of a county, the commissioners court, by order entered in its minutes, may adopt a plan for the selection of names of persons for jury service with the aid of electronic or mechanical equipment instead of drawing the names from a jury wheel.

(b) A plan authorized by this section for the selection of names of prospective jurors must:

(1) be proposed in writing to the commissioners court by a majority of the district and criminal district judges of the county at a meeting of the judges called for that purpose;

(2) specify that the source of names of persons for jury service is the same as that provided by Section 62.001 and that the names of persons listed in a register of persons exempt from jury service may not be used in preparing the record of names from which a jury list is selected, as provided by Sections 62.108 and 62.109;

(3) provide a fair, impartial, and objective method of selecting names of persons for jury service with the aid of electronic or mechanical equipment;

(4) designate the district clerk, or in a county with a population of at least 1.7 million and in which more than 70 percent of the population resides in a single municipality, a bailiff appointed as provided under Section 62.019, as the officer in charge of the selection process and define the officer's duties; and

(5) provide that the method of selection either will use the same record of names for the selection of persons for jury service until that record is exhausted or will use the same record of names for a period of time specified by the plan.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter relating to the selection of names of persons for jury service by the use of a jury wheel do not apply in a county that adopts a plan authorized by this section for the selection of names of prospective jurors by the use of electronic or mechanical equipment.

(d) A state agency or the secretary of state may not charge a fee for furnishing a list of names required by Section 62.001.
Tex. Family Code § 91.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 91 / Section 91.001
§ 91.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.

(2) "Medical professional" means a licensed doctor, nurse, physician assistant, or emergency medical technician.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.001
§ 1069.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Nacogdoches County Hospital District.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.062
§ 203.062. PAYMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department acquires real property through the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the comptroller may issue a warrant as required by the judgment of the court.

(b) The comptroller may also issue a warrant to be deposited into the court as required by law to entitle the department to take possession of the property.
Tex. Government Code § 792.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 792 / Section 792.005
§ 792.005. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency described by Subsection (b) or a political subdivision may issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness to provide financing for an agreement under this chapter to the same extent and in the same manner that the agency or political subdivision is authorized to issue the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness to perform the activity on its own behalf.

(b) Only the following state agencies may issue bonds under this section:

(1) the Department of Agriculture;

(2) the Texas Department of Economic Development;

(3) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

(4) the Texas Public Finance Authority;

(5) the Texas Turnpike Authority; or

(6) the Texas Water Development Board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.009
§ 228.009. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department shall have an independent certified public accountant audit the department's books and accounts for each toll project or system at least annually. The audit shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of any trust agreement securing bonds issued under Subchapter C that is in effect at the time of the audit. The cost of the audit may be treated as part of the cost of construction or operation of a toll project or system. This section does not affect the ability of a state agency to audit the department's books and accounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.006
§ 1090.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.0051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.0051
§ 504.0051. PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue personalized license plates, including those issued in accordance with the marketing vendor as provided in Subchapter J. The department may not issue more than one set of license plates with the same alphanumeric pattern.

(b) The department may not issue a replacement set of personalized plates to the same person before the period set by rule unless the applicant for issuance of replacement plates pays the fee required by Section 504.007.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.002
§ 298B.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Tex. Government Code § 801.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.205
§ 801.205. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, if reasonably necessary in the course of performing a board function, may subpoena witnesses or books, records, or other documents. The presiding officer of the board shall issue, in the name of the board, only such subpoenas as a majority of the board may direct.

(b) A peace officer shall serve a subpoena issued by the board. If the person to whom a subpoena is directed fails to comply, the board may bring suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court of the county in which the witness resides or in the county in which the books, records, or other documents are located. If the district court determines that good cause exists for issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. The district court may modify the requirements of a subpoena that the court determines are unreasonable. Failure to obey the order of the district court is punishable as contempt.

(c) The attorney general shall represent the board in a suit to enforce a subpoena.
Tex. Penal Code § 43.21 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 43 / Section 43.21
§ 43.21. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) "Obscene" means material or a performance that:

(A) the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest in sex;

(B) depicts or describes:

(i) patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including sexual intercourse, sodomy, and sexual bestiality; or

(ii) patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions, sadism, masochism, lewd exhibition of the genitals, the male or female genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state or a device designed and marketed as useful primarily for stimulation of the human genital organs; and

(C) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, and scientific value.

(2) "Material" means anything tangible that is capable of being used or adapted to arouse interest, whether through the medium of reading, observation, sound, or in any other manner, but does not include an actual three dimensional obscene device.

(3) "Performance" means a play, motion picture, dance, or other exhibition performed before an audience.

(4) "Patently offensive" means so offensive on its face as to affront current community standards of decency.

(5) "Promote" means to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to do the same.

(6) "Wholesale promote" means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, or to offer or agree to do the same for purpose of resale.

(7) "Obscene device" means a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.

(b) If any of the depictions or descriptions of sexual conduct described in this section are declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawfully included herein, this declaration shall not invalidate this section as to other patently offensive sexual conduct included herein.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.356 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.356
§ 1100.356. RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the board secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(b) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the board secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.202
§ 9045.202. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the discretion of the board, bonds issued under this subchapter may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on physical property of the district and franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to that property, vesting in the trustee:

(1) the power to sell the property for payment of the debt;

(2) the power to operate the property; and

(3) all other powers to further secure the bonds.

(b) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien, if one is given:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased; and

(2) may maintain and operate the property and facilities.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.016
§ 162.016. TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) A home or any interest therein, against which there is a mortgage, deed of trust, or any other lien securing a loan under this chapter may not be leased, transferred, sold, or conveyed in whole or in part until the original veteran purchaser has occupied the home as his principal residence for a period of three years from the date of the purchase of the home and complied with the terms and conditions of this chapter and the rules of the board.

(b) After the three-year period, a home may be transferred, sold, or conveyed subject to any lien securing a loan under this chapter at any time if all mature interest, principal, and taxes have been paid, the terms and conditions of this chapter and rules of the board have been met, and the approval of the board has been obtained.

(c) The board may waive the time limitation of Subsection (a) of this section upon the death, bankruptcy, financial incapacity, or divorce of the veteran or in the event a veteran is forced to move due to a change in employment or because his home is condemned through no fault of the veteran or at any other time it deems a waiver to be in the best interest of the program.

(d) In the event the requirements of Subsection (a) of this section fail to be met and the board does not waive the time limitations as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, the board may provide in its rules for the escalation of the interest rate on the loan to a higher rate of interest or the acceleration of all principal and interest on the loan or such other remedy as the board may in its discretion deem appropriate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.055
§ 643.055. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conditionally accept an incomplete application for registration under this subchapter if the motor carrier complies with Section 643.053.

(b) The department shall notify a motor carrier that an application is incomplete and inform the carrier of the information required for completion. If the motor carrier fails to provide the information before the 46th day after the date the department provides the notice, the application is considered withdrawn, and the department shall retain each fee required by Section 643.053(1).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.257 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.257
§ 48.257. RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider of home and community-based services may not retaliate against a person for filing a report or providing information in good faith relating to the possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual receiving services.

(b) This section does not prohibit a provider of home and community-based services from terminating an employee for a reason other than retaliation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0106
§ 7946A.0106. 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. Estates Code § 452.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.101
§ 452.101. LIMITED POWERS OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A temporary administrator may exercise only the rights and powers:

(1) specifically expressed in the court's order appointing the temporary administrator; or

(2) expressed in the court's subsequent orders.

(b) An act performed by a temporary administrator is void unless expressly authorized by the court's orders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.061
§ 1118.061. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board may, consistent with applicable federal and state laws, recruit and retain physicians, nurses, technicians, and other professional personnel through:

(1) scholarship programs;

(2) agreements for future services;

(3) shared personnel;

(4) bonuses; and

(5) any other method the board determines necessary.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.114 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.114
§ 162.114. RETURNS AND PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each person who is liable for the tax imposed by this subchapter, a terminal operator, and a licensed distributor shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar month.

(b) A motor fuel transporter and an interstate trucker shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter.

(c) The return required by this section shall be accompanied by a payment for the amount of tax reported due.

(d) An aviation fuel dealer is not required to file a return.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949A / Section 7949A.0104
§ 7949A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7949A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.105
§ 1023.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.092
§ 166.092. REVOCATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A declarant may revoke an out-of-hospital DNR order at any time without regard to the declarant's mental state or competency. An order may be revoked by:

(1) the declarant or someone in the declarant's presence and at the declarant's direction destroying the order form and removing the DNR identification device, if any;

(2) a person who identifies himself or herself as the legal guardian, as a qualified relative, or as the agent of the declarant having a medical power of attorney who executed the out-of-hospital DNR order or another person in the person's presence and at the person's direction destroying the order form and removing the DNR identification device, if any;

(3) the declarant communicating the declarant's intent to revoke the order; or

(4) a person who identifies himself or herself as the legal guardian, a qualified relative, or the agent of the declarant having a medical power of attorney who executed the out-of-hospital DNR order orally stating the person's intent to revoke the order.

(b) An oral revocation under Subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) takes effect only when the declarant or a person who identifies himself or herself as the legal guardian, a qualified relative, or the agent of the declarant having a medical power of attorney who executed the out-of-hospital DNR order communicates the intent to revoke the order to the responding health care professionals or the attending physician at the scene. The responding health care professionals shall record the time, date, and place of the revocation in accordance with the statewide out-of-hospital DNR protocol and rules adopted by the executive commissioner and any applicable local out-of-hospital DNR protocol. The attending physician or the physician's designee shall record in the person's medical record the time, date, and place of the revocation and, if different, the time, date, and place that the physician received notice of the revocation. The attending physician or the physician's designee shall also enter the word "VOID" on each page of the copy of the order in the person's medical record.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person is not civilly or criminally liable for failure to act on a revocation made under this section unless the person has actual knowledge of the revocation.
Tex. Family Code § 160.503 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.503
§ 160.503. REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied on by experts in the field of genetic testing. The testing must be performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:

(1) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions;

(2) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or

(3) an accrediting body designated by the federal secretary of health and human services.

(b) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing is not required to be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing.

(c) Based on the ethnic or racial group of an individual, the testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in the calculation of the probability of paternity of the individual. If there is disagreement as to the testing laboratory's choice:

(1) the objecting individual may require the testing laboratory, not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the report of the test, to recalculate the probability of paternity using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory;

(2) the individual objecting to the testing laboratory's initial choice shall:

(A) if the frequencies are not available to the testing laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or

(B) engage another testing laboratory to perform the calculations; and

(3) the testing laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question regarding which ethnic or racial group is appropriate and, if available, shall calculate the frequencies using statistics for any other ethnic or racial group requested.

(d) If, after recalculation using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing does not rebuttably identify a man as the father of a child under Section 160.505, an individual who has been tested may be required to submit to additional genetic testing.
Tex. Property Code § 301.115 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.115
§ 301.115. ORDER IN PRECEDING FIVE YEARS.
Status: in_force

If the commission issues an order against a respondent against whom another order was issued within the preceding five years under Section 301.112, the commission shall send a copy of each order to the attorney general.
Tex. Election Code § 84.0121 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.0121
§ 84.0121. CLERK TO POST APPLICATION FORM ONLINE.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk shall post the official application form for an early voting ballot on the clerk's Internet website, if the clerk maintains an Internet website, in a format that allows a person to easily complete the application directly on the website before printing.

(b) The early voting clerk may use the application form provided by the secretary of state under Section 84.013 or the early voting clerk's own application form.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.051
§ 8278.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected directors.
Tex. Education Code § 66.07 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.07
§ 66.07. CUSTODY AND INVESTMENT OF ASSETS PENDING TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the comptroller, the board of regents of The University of Texas System may appoint one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as a custodian or custodians of the permanent university fund's securities with authority to hold the money realized from those securities pending completion of an investment transaction if the money held is reinvested within one business day of receipt in investments determined by the board of regents. Money not reinvested within one business day of receipt shall be deposited in the state treasury not later than the fifth day after the date of receipt.