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Tex. Government Code § 2257.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.024
§ 2257.024. CONTRACT FOR SECURING DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public entity may contract with a bank that has its main office or a branch office in this state to secure a deposit of public funds.

(b) The contract may contain a term or condition relating to an investment security used as security for a deposit of public funds, including a term or condition relating to the:

(1) possession of the collateral;

(2) substitution or release of an investment security;

(3) ownership of the investment securities of the bank used to secure a deposit of public funds; and

(4) method by which an investment security used to secure a deposit of public funds is valued.
Tex. Government Code § 411.443 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.443
§ 411.443. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert system.

(b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert system. The rules and directives must include:

(1) the procedures to be used by a law enforcement agency to verify whether:

(A) an individual is suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer and is not yet apprehended; and

(B) the activation of the alert system would aid in the apprehension of that individual;

(2) a description of the circumstances under which a law enforcement agency is required to report a missing suspect to the department; and

(3) the procedures to be used by an individual or entity to report information about a missing suspect to designated media outlets in Texas.

(c) The director shall prescribe forms for use by law enforcement agencies in requesting activation of the alert system.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9745 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9745
§ 51.9745. INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution:

(1) the student/faculty ratio;

(2) the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track;

(3) the percentage of semester credit hours taken by students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;

(4) the number of faculty members in each of the following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and gender:

(A) professor;

(B) associate professor;

(C) assistant professor;

(D) instructor;

(E) nontenured or nontenure track; and

(F) teaching assistant;

(5) average faculty salaries by rank;

(6) the amount of money appropriated by the legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;

(7) the total revenue the institution spent per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;

(8) the amount of federal and private research expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent faculty member;

(9) the number and percentage of faculty members holding extramural research grants;

(10) the number and names of awards to faculty members from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by The Center for Measuring University Performance; and

(11) the number of endowed professorships or chairs.

(b) Each institution to which this section applies shall update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31 of each year.

(c) The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an institution to which this section applies is responsible for ensuring implementation of this section. The administrator may assign duties under this section to one or more administrative employees.

(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to ensure the consistency of information made available under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 663.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 663 / Section 663.106
§ 663.106. LEASE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

The commission shall lease to a child care provider selected by the commission a site for a child care facility at a reasonable rate.
Tex. Education Code § 61.894 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.894
§ 61.894. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

After establishing initial eligibility to participate in the program under Section 61.893, a student may continue participating in the program only if the student:

(1) remains:

(A) for a leadership scholarship, enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution; or

(B) for a research scholarship, enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at a general academic teaching institution;

(2) maintains a minimum overall grade point average determined by board rule; and

(3) complies with any additional requirement adopted by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0099 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0099
§ 212.0099. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

In a legal action challenging a disapproval of a plat under this subchapter, the municipality has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the disapproval meets the requirements of this subchapter or any applicable case law. The court may not use a deferential standard.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.064
§ 69.064. FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

In acting on a pilotage rate change application, the board shall consider:

(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;

(2) the public interest in maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable pilot services;

(3) the average number of hours spent by a pilot in performing all pilot services and pilot services onboard vessels;

(4) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;

(5) economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area in which the port is located;

(6) the average wages of masters of United States flag vessels;

(7) an adequate and reasonable compensation for the pilots and a fair return on the equipment and vessels that the pilots employ in connection with pilot duties; and

(8) the relationship between pilotage rates in Jefferson or Orange County ports and the rates applicable in other ports of this state and in competitive ports in other states bordering the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Government Code § 802.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.206
§ 802.206. EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a public retirement system may at any time and shall at frequent intervals monitor the investments made by any investment manager for the system. The governing body may contract for professional evaluation services to fulfill this requirement.

(b) A political subdivision of which members of the retirement system are officers or employees may pay all or part of the cost of professional evaluation services under a contract under this section. Any cost not paid directly by a political subdivision is payable from funds of the public retirement system.
Tex. Water Code § 5.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.012
§ 5.012. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

The commission is the agency of the state given primary responsibility for implementing the constitution and laws of this state relating to the conservation of natural resources and the protection of the environment.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.001
§ 124.001. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

A credit union may make a loan to a member:

(1) in accordance with rules adopted by the commission;

(2) for a purpose the credit union approves; and

(3) on security and terms the credit union requires.
Tex. Education Code § 21.7061 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.7061
§ 21.7061. IMPLEMENTATION FLEXIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code and subject to Subsection (b), a school district may apply to the commissioner in writing in accordance with commissioner rule for a waiver to exempt the district or one or more district campuses from Section 21.352(a)(2)(B), 21.353, 21.354(d), 21.3541(g), 21.451, or 21.458, as specified in the waiver application. The district's application for a waiver under this section must demonstrate that the waiver is necessary to carry out purposes of the program as described by Section 21.7011, in accordance with the district's local educator excellence innovation plan.

(b) Before an application for a waiver is submitted to the commissioner under Subsection (a), the application specifying the provision for which the waiver is sought must be approved by a vote of:

(1) a majority of the members of the school district board of trustees; and

(2) a majority of the educators employed at each campus for which the waiver is sought.

(b-1) Voting for purposes of Subsection (b) must be conducted:

(1) in accordance with commissioner rule;

(2) during the school year; and

(3) in a manner that ensures that all educators entitled to vote have a reasonable opportunity to participate in the voting.

(c) The commissioner shall grant or deny an application under this section based on standards adopted by commissioner rule. The commissioner shall notify in writing each district that applies for a waiver under this section whether the application has been granted or denied not later than April 1 of the year in which the application is submitted.

(d) Neither the board of trustees of a school district nor the district superintendent may compel a waiver of rights under this section.

(e) A waiver granted under this section expires when the waiver is no longer necessary to carry out the purposes of the program as described by Section 21.7011, in accordance with the district's local educator excellence innovation plan.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.103 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.103
§ 203.103. ACCEPTANCE AND COMMENT ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district may accept for transmission to the board applications for cost sharing under Subchapter E of this chapter and may examine and assist the applicant in assembling the application in proper form before the application is submitted to the board.

(b) Before a district submits an application to the board, it shall examine the application to assure that it complies with rules of the board and that it includes all information and exhibits necessary for the board to pass on the application.

(c) At the time that the district examines the application, it shall prepare comments and recommendations relating to the application and the district board may provide comments and recommendations before they are submitted to the board.

(d) After reviewing the application, the district board shall submit to the board the application and the comments and recommendations.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.252 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.252
§ 201.252. PRODUCER'S REMEDY.
Status: in_force

If a purchaser withholds the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter from payments to a producer for the sale of gas and fails to pay the tax as provided by this chapter, the producer may sue the purchaser to recover the amount of the tax withheld, penalties and interest that have accrued from failure to pay the tax, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1501
§ 54.1501. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Burnet County may select magistrates to serve the courts of Burnet County having jurisdiction in criminal matters.

(b) The commissioners court shall establish the minimum qualifications, salary, benefits, and other compensation of each magistrate position and shall determine whether the position is full-time or part-time.

(c) A magistrate appointed under this section serves at the pleasure of the commissioners court.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.060 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.060
§ 104.060. CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "employee compensation and benefits" includes base salaries, wages, incentive compensation, and benefits. The term does not include:

(1) pension or other postemployment benefits; and

(2) incentive compensation related to attaining financial metrics for an executive officer whose compensation is required to be disclosed under 17 C.F.R. Section 229.402(a).

(b) When establishing a gas utility's rates, the regulatory authority shall presume that employee compensation and benefits expenses are reasonable and necessary if the expenses are consistent with market compensation studies issued not earlier than three years before the initiation of the proceeding to establish the rates.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.107
§ 483.107. CONFLICT OF LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and another law, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.207
§ 1027.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.302
§ 1085.302. SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt a sales and use tax for the benefit of the district if the tax is approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0205
§ 5018.0205. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.306 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.306
§ 173.306. TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBER IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district created before January 1, 2005.

(b) A local government member of a district creating a transportation infrastructure zone may issue tax increment bonds or notes, including refunding bonds, secured by revenue in the local government's tax increment fund. Proceeds of bonds issued under this section may be used to:

(1) pay project costs for the zone on behalf of which the bonds or notes were issued; or

(2) satisfy claims of holders of the bonds or notes.

(c) Tax increment bonds and notes are payable, as to both principal and interest, solely from the tax increment fund established for the transportation infrastructure zone. The local government may pledge irrevocably all or part of the fund for payment of tax increment bonds or notes. The part of the fund pledged in payment may be used only for the payment of the bonds or notes or interest on the bonds or notes until the bonds or notes have been fully paid. A holder of the bonds or notes or of coupons issued on the bonds has a lien against the fund for payment of the bonds or notes and interest on the bonds or notes and may protect or enforce the lien at law or in equity.

(d) A tax increment bond or note is not a general obligation of the local government issuing the bond or note. A tax increment bond or note does not give rise to a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of the local government and is not payable except as provided by this section.

(e) A local government's obligation to deposit sales and use taxes into the tax increment fund is not a general obligation of the local government. An obligation to make payments from sales and use taxes does not give rise to a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of the local government and is not payable except as provided by this section. A tax increment bond or note issued under this section that pledges payments must state the restrictions of this section on its face.

(f) A tax increment bond or note may not be included in any computation of the debt of the issuing local government.
Tex. Family Code § 161.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.003
§ 161.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 161.003. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION: INABILITY TO CARE FOR CHILD. (a) The court may order termination of the parent-child relationship in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services if the court finds that:

(1) the parent has a mental or emotional illness or a mental deficiency that renders the parent unable to provide for the physical, emotional, and mental needs of the child;

(2) the illness or deficiency, in all reasonable probability, proved by clear and convincing evidence, will continue to render the parent unable to provide for the child's needs until the 18th birthday of the child;

(3) the department has been the temporary or sole managing conservator of the child of the parent for at least six months preceding the date of the hearing on the termination held in accordance with Subsection (c);

(4) the department has made reasonable efforts to return the child to the parent; and

(5) the termination is in the best interest of the child.

(b) Immediately after the filing of a suit under this section, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of the parent against whom the suit is brought.

(c) A hearing on the termination may not be held earlier than 180 days after the date on which the suit was filed.

(d) An attorney appointed under Subsection (b) shall represent the parent for the duration of the suit unless the parent, with the permission of the court, retains another attorney.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.013
§ 153.013. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall be represented in court proceedings by the attorney general.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.254
§ 2309.254. CRIMINAL PENALTY; LICENSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates the licensing requirements of this chapter;

(2) deals in used parts without a license required by this chapter; or

(3) employs an individual who does not hold the appropriate license required by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 160.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 160 / Section 160.002
§ 160.002. COUNTIES AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and its employees, including but not limited to the employees of road and bridge districts, flood control districts, and juvenile probation departments in the county. However, this chapter does not apply to the employees of a sheriff's department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.006
§ 8427.006. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.01045 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.01045
§ 75.01045. PLACEMENT OF CULTIVATED OYSTERS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may place a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters if the department authorizes the placement in writing.

(b) The department shall adopt best management practices for authorizing the placement of cultivated oysters under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.108
§ 1008.108. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0506
§ 4022.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds 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 as required by applicable law.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.301 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.301
§ 11.301. EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may grant, lease, or renew permanent or temporary right-of-way easements on department land for:

(1) public highways, roads and streets, and ditches;

(2) electric lines and pipelines, including necessary wires, pipes, poles, and other equipment used to transmit, convey, or distribute water, electricity, gas, oil, or similar substances or commodities;

(3) electrical substations;

(4) equipment stations, vaults, cabinets, poles, power pedestals, and underground lines, circuits, and conduits, and other equipment used in the provision of communication services; or

(5) the provision of utilities for the operation of facilities of the department and roadways for access to facilities of the department.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the commission may not grant or lease an easement unless the commission receives the fair market value as consideration for the grant or lease. Consideration for an easement may include goods and services. The commission may grant without consideration a state highway easement to the Texas Department of Transportation, a roadway easement to a county for connecting roads between state highways, easements to utility providers for utilities to serve department facilities, and roadway easements to a city or county to provide roadways for department facilities.

(c) A grant or lease must contain a full reservation of minerals in and under the land. The commission may impose other fair and reasonable conditions, covenants, and provisions.
Tex. Government Code § 662.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.010
§ 662.010. HOLIDAY BEFORE WORK BEGINS OR AFTER WORK ENDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual must be a state employee on the workday before and after a state or national holiday in order to be paid for that holiday, unless the holiday falls on the employee's first or last workday of the month.

(b) In this section, "state employee":

(1) includes an individual who uses paid leave from a state agency; and

(2) does not include an individual who uses unpaid leave from a state agency.