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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.002
§ 1116.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.206
§ 353.206. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to granting injunctive or other relief provided by law, a court may impose a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0305 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0305
§ 161.0305. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The executive director must hold a degree in veterinary medicine.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.040
§ 166.040. PATIENT CERTIFICATION AND PREREQUISITES FOR COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) An attending physician who has been notified of the existence of a directive shall provide for the declarant's certification as a qualified patient on diagnosis of a terminal or irreversible condition.

(b) Before withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient under this subchapter, the attending physician must determine that the steps proposed to be taken are in accord with this subchapter and the patient's existing desires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.153
§ 3946.153. CITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An improvement project must comply with any applicable city construction codes and construction ordinances.

(b) The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize any improvement project on the city's streets, highways, rights-of-way, or easements without the consent of the city.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.011
§ 62.011. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A county located or bordering on the Gulf of Mexico with a beach suitable for park purposes may create a board in the manner provided in this subchapter for the purpose of improving, equipping, maintaining, financing, and operating a public park or parks, or any facilities owned by the county, or to be acquired by the county, or to be managed by the county under the terms of a written contract. The board, to be designated Beach Park Board of Trustees, has the powers and duties specified in this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 16.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.004
§ 16.004. DISQUALIFICATION IN ELECTION CONTEST.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date a judgment in an election contest in which a person is adjudged not to be a qualified voter becomes final, the district clerk shall prepare an abstract of the judgment, which shall include each disqualified person's name, and file it with the voter registrar of each county in which a person adjudged disqualified was registered on the date of the contested election.
Tex. Government Code § 497.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.061
§ 497.061. RECIDIVISM STUDIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall gather data to determine whether participation in a private sector prison industries program is a factor that reduces recidivism among participants.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.02
§ 38.02. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.

(b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:

(1) lawfully arrested the person;

(2) lawfully detained the person; or

(3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense.

(b-1) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is an operator of a motor vehicle, as defined by Section 32.34, who is lawfully detained by a peace officer for an alleged violation of a law;

(2) fails to provide or display the person's driver's license on the officer's request for the license; and

(3) intentionally refuses to give the person's name, driver's license number, residence address, or date of birth to the peace officer on the officer's request for that information.

(b-2) For purposes of Subsection (b-1)(3), giving a peace officer a residence address that is different from the address associated with the person's driver's license does not constitute a refusal to give the person's residence address in violation of that provision if the address given to the officer is the person's actual residence address.

(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (d-1), an offense under this section is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a) or (b-1); or

(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).

(d) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant was a fugitive from justice at the time of the offense, the offense is:

(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a); or

(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).

(d-1) An offense under Subsection (b-1) is a Class B misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor gave a false or fictitious name to the peace officer during the commission of the offense.

(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 106.07.

(f) Subject to Subsection (e), if conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection (b-1) also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under that subsection, the other law, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0306
§ 8079.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8079.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8079.0103.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8079.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.361 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.361
§ 623.361. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a regional mobility authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on certain roads located in Hidalgo County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.201
§ 3922.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3922.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.08 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.08
§ 1.08. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL OR COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER.
Status: in_force

When a property owner is required by this title to make a payment or to file or deliver a report, application, statement, or other document or paper by a specified due date, the property owner's action is timely if it is properly addressed with postage or handling charges prepaid and:

(1) it is sent by regular first-class mail and bears a post office cancellation mark of a date earlier than or on the specified due date and within the specified period;

(2) it is sent by common or contract carrier and bears a receipt mark indicating a date earlier than or on the specified due date and within the specified period; or

(3) it is sent by regular first-class mail or common or contract carrier and the property owner furnishes satisfactory proof that it was deposited in the mail or with the common or contract carrier on or before the specified due date and within the specified period.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.241 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.241
§ 87.241. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each offense.

(b) Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(c) The penalty may be recovered by the State of Texas, with costs of suit, in a civil action instituted by the attorney general in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of the defendant.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 104.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 104 / Section 104.07
§ 104.07. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a permit or license under Chapter 25, 26, 28, 32, 69, or 71, other than the holder of a food and beverage certificate, shall display a sign containing the following notice in English and in Spanish:

WARNING: Obtaining forced labor or services is a crime under Texas law. Call the national human trafficking hotline: 1-888-373-7888. You may remain anonymous.

(a-1) In addition to the notice required under Subsection (a), the sign must include the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The sign must be at least 8-1/2 inches high and 11 inches wide and displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public and employees of the permit or license holder. The English notice must cover approximately two-thirds of the sign, and the Spanish notice must cover approximately one-third of the sign.
Tex. Government Code § 26.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.116
§ 26.116. BLANCO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Blanco County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil and criminal matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.

(b) The terms of the county court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, August, and November and continue for six weeks or until the court has disposed of its business. The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.0511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.0511
§ 258.0511. ACCESS TO DENTAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner, shareholder, partner, or executive officer of a clinic or other entity that provides dental services for the public shall designate a license holder as the dental custodian of records to provide records to the board or a dentist who has provided dental treatment and to comply with other law regulating dental patient records.

(a-1) The board by rule shall establish conditions under which the board may temporarily or permanently appoint a person as custodian of a dentist's billing or dental patient records. In adopting rules under this subsection, the board shall consider the death of a dentist, the mental or physical incapacitation of a dentist, and the abandonment of billing or dental patient records by a dentist as conditions for appointment of a custodian.

(b) On demand, the dental custodian of records shall give access to the board and produce for the board all records or other evidence related to the investigation or prosecution of an alleged violation of this subtitle or another law regulating the practice of dentistry in this state.

(c) The board shall adopt rules regarding the designation and duties of a dental custodian of records.

(d) Section 264.101 applies to a violation of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.007
§ 841.007. DUTIES OF TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Civil Commitment Office is responsible for:

(1) providing appropriate and necessary treatment and supervision for committed persons through the case management system; and

(2) developing and implementing a sex offender treatment program for persons committed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.202
§ 9047.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Section 51.433, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.305
§ 1001.305. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may waive all or part of the examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under this chapter. The board may not waive the requirement unless the board first determines that:

(1) the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications to justify the waiver; and

(2) issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.0041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.0041
§ 611.0041. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OTHER THAN IN JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Patient" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.0011.

(2) "State hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.0011.

(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, a professional shall disclose confidential information to the descendant of a patient of a state hospital if:

(1) the patient has been deceased for at least 50 years; and

(2) the professional does not have information indicating that releasing the medical record is inconsistent with any prior expressed preference of the deceased patient or personal representatives of the deceased patient's estate.

(c) A person who receives information from confidential communications or records may not disclose the information except to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the authorized purposes for which the person first obtained the information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 102.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 102 / Section 102.002
§ 102.002. QUALIFIED CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

A charitable gift annuity is a qualified charitable gift annuity for purposes of this chapter if it was issued before September 1, 1995, or if it is:

(1) described by Section 501(m)(5), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(2) issued by a charitable organization that on the date of the annuity agreement:

(A) has, exclusive of the assets funding the annuity agreement, a minimum of $100,000 in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, or publicly traded securities; and

(B) has been in continuous operation for at least three years or is a successor or affiliate of a charitable organization that has been in continuous operation for at least three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.202
§ 8268.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8268.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(b) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8268.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 16.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 16 / Section 16.01
§ 16.01. UNLAWFUL USE OF CRIMINAL INSTRUMENT OR MECHANICAL SECURITY DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person possesses a criminal instrument or mechanical security device with the intent to use the instrument or device in the commission of an offense; or

(2) with knowledge of its character and with the intent to use a criminal instrument or mechanical security device or aid or permit another to use the instrument or device in the commission of an offense, the person manufactures, adapts, sells, installs, or sets up the instrument or device.

(b) For the purpose of this section:

(1) "Criminal instrument" means anything, the possession, manufacture, or sale of which is not otherwise an offense, that is specially designed, made, or adapted for use in the commission of an offense.

(2) "Mechanical security device" means a device designed or manufactured for use by a locksmith to perform services for a customer who seeks entry to a structure, motor vehicle, or other property.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is one category lower than the offense intended. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Finance Code § 181.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.005
§ 181.005. LIABILITY OF TRUST COMPANY DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of the Business Organizations Code regarding liability, defenses, and indemnification of a director, officer, agent, or employee apply to a director, officer, agent, or employee of a state trust company in this state. Except as limited by those provisions, a disinterested director, manager, managing participant, officer, or employee of a state trust company may not be held personally liable in an action seeking monetary damages arising from the conduct of the state trust company's affairs unless the damages resulted from the gross negligence or wilful or intentional misconduct of the person during the person's term of office or service with the state trust company.

(b) A director, manager, managing participant, officer, or employee of a state trust company is disinterested with respect to a decision or transaction if:

(1) the person fully discloses any interest in the decision or transaction and does not participate in the decision or transaction; or

(2) the decision or transaction does not involve any of the following:

(A) personal profit for the person through dealing with the state trust company or usurping an opportunity of the trust company;

(B) buying or selling assets of the state trust company in a transaction in which the person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest;

(C) dealing with another state trust company or other person in which the person is a director, manager, managing participant, officer, or employee or otherwise has a significant direct or indirect financial interest; or

(D) dealing with a family member of the person.

(c) A director, manager, managing participant, or officer who, in performing the person's duties and functions, acts in good faith and reasonably believes that reliance is warranted is entitled to rely on information, including an opinion, report, financial statement or other type of statement or financial data, decision, judgment, or performance, that is prepared, presented, made, or rendered by:

(1) one or more directors, managers, managing participants, officers, or employees of the state trust company, or of an entity under joint or common control with the state trust company, whom the director, manager, managing participant, or officer reasonably believes merits confidence;

(2) legal counsel, a public accountant, or another person whom the director, manager, managing participant, or officer reasonably believes merits confidence; or

(3) a committee of the board of the state trust company of which the director, manager, or managing participant is not a member.

(d) In this section, "family member" means a person's:

(1) spouse;

(2) minor child; or

(3) adult child who resides in the person's home.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.115 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.115
§ 172.115. AWARD AFTER PARTY FAILS TO APPEAR OR PRODUCE EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Except as agreed by the parties, if a party without showing sufficient cause fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitration tribunal may continue the arbitration and make the arbitration award based on the evidence before it.
Tex. Government Code § 555.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 555 / Section 555.003
§ 555.003. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to files that relate to drivers of motor vehicles and that are maintained by the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.053
§ 9056.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.