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Tex. Government Code § 154.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.112
§ 154.112. EMPLOYMENT OF NONCERTIFIED PERSON FOR SHORTHAND REPORTING; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not certified as a court reporter may be employed to engage in shorthand reporting until a certified shorthand reporter is available.

(b) A person who is not certified as a court reporter may engage in shorthand reporting to report an oral deposition only if:

(1) the uncertified person delivers an affidavit to the parties or to their counsel before the deposition begins stating that a certified shorthand reporter is not available; or

(2) the parties or their counsel stipulate on the record at the beginning of the deposition that a certified shorthand reporter is not available.

(c) This section does not apply to a deposition taken outside this state for use in this state.

(d) The person shall file the affidavit described by Subsection (b)(1) with the court as part of the certification required by Rule 203.2, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(e) In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, the commission may:

(1) collect a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 from a person who fails to comply with Subsection (b)(1) or (d); and

(2) seek injunctive relief for a second or subsequent violation of Subsection (b)(1) or (d) to prohibit the person from engaging in shorthand reporting unless the person is certified as a court reporter under this chapter.

(f) The commission shall collect a civil penalty assessed under Subsection (e)(1) following the same procedures the commission uses in taking disciplinary action against a certified court reporter for violating the laws and rules applicable to the reporter.

(g) The attorney general, a county or district attorney whose jurisdiction includes the location at which a deposition is taken, or legal counsel the commission designates may represent the commission for purposes of collecting the civil penalty or obtaining the injunctive relief.

(h) In an action authorized by this section, the commission may obtain reasonable attorney's fees, expenses, and costs incurred in obtaining the civil penalty or injunctive relief.
Tex. Water Code § 15.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.011
§ 15.011. WATER ASSISTANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The water assistance fund is created and shall be administered by the board under this chapter and rules adopted by the board.

(b) After notice and hearing and subject to any limitations established by the General Appropriations Act, the board may transfer money from the fund to the loan fund created under Subchapter C, the storage acquisition fund created under Subchapter E, the research and planning fund created under Subchapter F, the hydrographic survey account created under Subchapter M, provided the hydrographic survey account transfer does not exceed $425,000, the aquatic vegetation management fund created under Subchapter N, the rural community water and wastewater loan fund created under Subchapter O, the colonia self-help account created under Subchapter P, and the rural water assistance fund created under Subchapter R.

(c) The board may transfer money in the fund to the water bank account to be used by the board for administration and operation of the Texas Water Bank.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1881 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1881
§ 418.1881. SHELTER OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

The Department of State Health Services shall develop, with the direction, oversight, and approval of the division, an annex to the state emergency management plan that includes provisions for:

(1) developing medical special needs categories;

(2) categorizing the requirements of individuals with medical special needs; and

(3) establishing minimum health-related standards for short-term and long-term shelter operations for shelters operated with state funds or receiving state assistance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.102
§ 162.102. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish the minimum standards for anesthesia services provided in an outpatient setting by a person licensed by the board.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and include requirements relating to:

(1) general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and monitored anesthesia care;

(2) patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;

(3) patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during post-procedure monitoring;

(4) emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols for transfers to a hospital;

(5) the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with this subchapter; and

(6) the period in which protocols or procedures covered by rules of the board shall be reviewed, updated, or amended.

(c) The board shall cooperate with the Texas Board of Nursing in the adoption of rules under this subchapter to eliminate, to the extent possible, conflicts between the rules adopted by each board.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01091
§ 30.01091. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Carrollton.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.202
§ 14.202. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

On receipt of a written complaint or other reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating a statute listed by Section 14.201, the commissioner may:

(1) require the person to furnish information regarding a specific loan, retail transaction, or business practice to which the violation relates; and

(2) conduct an investigation to determine whether a violation exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.106
§ 8004.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt;

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the requirements of Subsection (i), as applicable, are satisfied.

(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) A 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 8004.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name the new district;

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

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

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the district and each new district.

(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) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8004.003.

(i) If the district is located wholly or partly in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not divide under this section unless the municipality by resolution or ordinance consents to the division of the district. If the district is not located wholly or partly in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not divide under this section unless the commissioners court of each county in which the district is wholly or partly located first adopts a resolution or order in support of the division of the 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.106
§ 8501.106. QUORUM RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION MATTERS.
Status: in_force

The concurrence of five directors is required for entering into a construction contract or for authorizing the issuance of a warrant to pay for a construction contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.052
§ 3941.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 52.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 52 / Section 52.007
§ 52.007. ALTERNATIVE SECURITY IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a judgment debtor with a net worth of less than $10 million.

(b) On a showing by the judgment debtor that posting security in the amount required under Section 52.006(a) or (b) would require the judgment debtor to substantially liquidate the judgment debtor's interests in real or personal property necessary to the normal course of the judgment debtor's business, the trial court shall allow the judgment debtor to post alternative security with a value sufficient to secure the judgment.

(c) During an appeal, the judgment debtor shall continue to manage, use, and receive earnings from interests in real or personal property in the normal course of business.

(d) If an appellate court reduces the amount of the judgment that the trial court used to set security, the judgment debtor is entitled, pending appeal of the judgment to a court of last resort, to a redetermination of the amount of security required to suspend enforcement of a judgment under Section 52.006 or under Rule 24, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.518 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.518
§ 1103.518. ACTION AFTER HEARING.
Status: in_force

On conclusion of a contested case hearing and on submission of all written responses allowed under Section 1103.515, the administrative law judge shall:

(1) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) issue to the board a proposal for decision that the board take one or more of the following actions:

(A) dismiss the charges;

(B) suspend or revoke the appraiser's certificate or license or the appraiser trainee's approval;

(C) impose a period of probation with or without conditions;

(D) require the appraiser to submit to reexamination for a certificate or license;

(E) require the appraiser or appraiser trainee to participate in additional professional education or continuing education;

(F) issue a public or private reprimand or a warning;

(G) issue a consent order; or

(H) impose an administrative penalty as prescribed by Section 1103.552.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.052
§ 2022.052. EMPLOYEES; RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall hire employees as necessary to administer this subtitle.

(b) The commission shall employ the executive director and other employees to reflect the diversity of the state's population with regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, and national origin.

(c) The commission may not employ or continue to employ a person who:

(1) owns or controls a financial interest in a commission license holder;

(2) is employed by or serves as a paid consultant to a commission license holder, an official state breed registry, or a Texas trade association, as defined by Section 2022.004(a), in the field of horse or greyhound racing or breeding;

(3) owns or leases a race animal that participates in pari-mutuel racing in this state;

(4) accepts or is entitled to any part of the purse or Texas-bred incentive award to be paid on a horse or a greyhound in a race conducted in this state; or

(5) resides with or is related within the first degree by affinity or consanguinity to a person subject to a disqualification prescribed by this subsection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 55.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 55 / Section 55.005
§ 55.005. EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that issues a license shall, not later than the 10th business day after the date a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse files an application for a license:

(1) process the application; and

(2) issue the license to an applicant who qualifies for the license under Section 55.004.

(b) A license issued under this section may not be a provisional license and must confer the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a license not issued under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 49.276 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.276
§ 49.276. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall pay the contract price of construction contracts only as provided in this section.

(b) The district will make progress payments under construction contracts monthly as the work proceeds, or at more frequent intervals as determined by the board or its designee, on estimates approved by the board or its designee.

(c) If requested by the district or district engineer, the contractor shall furnish a breakdown of the total contract price showing the amount included for each principal category of the work, in such detail as requested, to provide a basis for determining progress payments. In the preparation of estimates, the district engineer may authorize material delivered on the site and preparatory work done to be considered if the consideration is specifically authorized by the contract and if the contractor furnishes satisfactory evidence that he has acquired title to the material and that it will be utilized on the work covered by the contract.

(d) In making progress payments, 10 percent of the estimated amount shall be retained until final completion and acceptance of the contract work. However, if the board at any time after 50 percent of the work has been completed finds that satisfactory progress is being made, it may authorize any of the remaining progress payments to be made in full. Also, if the work is substantially complete, the board, if it finds the amount retained to be in excess of the amount adequate for the protection of the district, at its discretion may release to the contractor all or a portion of the excess amount. The district is not obligated to pay interest on amounts retained except as provided herein. The district shall not be obligated to pay any interest on the 10 percent retainage held on the first 50 percent of work completed. If the district holds any retainage on the remaining 50 percent of the work completed, the district shall pay interest on such retainage from the date the retainage is withheld to the date of payment to the contractor. The interest rate to be paid on such retainage shall be the rate of interest paid by the district's depository bank on interest bearing accounts of similar amounts during the period of time interest accrues as provided herein.

(e) On completion and acceptance of each separate project, public work, or other division of the contract, on which the price is stated separately in the contract, payment may be made without retention of a percentage.
Tex. Family Code § 264.171 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.171
§ 264.171. JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 264.0011, in this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(b) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition is composed of six voting members as follows:

(1) three members of the senate, appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(2) three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint a member described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2), respectively, to serve as joint chairs of the committee.

(d) The committee shall meet at the call of the joint chairs and may consider public testimony.

(e) The committee may employ persons necessary to carry out this section through funds made available by the legislature.

(f) The committee shall monitor and report to the legislature on the following related to the implementation of community-based care:

(1) the funding of community-based care;

(2) the performance and outcomes of community-based care statewide and by region;

(3) statutory or regulatory barriers to the successful implementation of community-based care; and

(4) other challenges to the successful implementation of community-based care.

(g) The committee may request any relevant information from the commission, the department, or another relevant state agency, and the commission, department, or agency shall comply with the request, unless the provision of the information is prohibited by state or federal law.

(h) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the committee shall submit a written report of the committee's findings and recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over child welfare issues.

(i) The committee shall monitor the continued implementation of community-based care and hold public hearings to receive comments from the public on the implementation of community-based care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0502
§ 8067.0502. 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 Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.021
§ 40.021. FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Family and Protective Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the department.

(b) The council is composed of nine members of the public appointed by the governor. In making appointments to the council, the governor shall consider persons who have a demonstrated knowledge of the department and the health and human services system in general, including former department employees, court-appointed special advocates, foster care providers, and employees of child advocacy centers.

(c) The council shall study and make recommendations to the commissioner regarding the management and operation of the department, including policies and rules governing the delivery of services to persons who are served by the department, the rights and duties of persons who are served or regulated by the department, and the consolidation of the provision of administrative support services as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 524, Government Code. The council may not develop policies or rules relating to administrative support services provided by the commission for the department.

(d) Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to the council.

(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the council.

(f) A majority of the members of the council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.004
§ 3829.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests, as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.155
§ 1037.155. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have an independent audit made of the district's financial condition for the fiscal year.

(b) As soon as the audit is completed, the audit shall be filed at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.156
§ 2054.156. STATE AGENCY DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall manage information resources projects based on project management practices that are consistent with the department's guidelines under Section 2054.153.

(b) The agency's information resources manager shall oversee the implementation of the agency's project management practices.

(c) The agency's information resources manager shall demonstrate in the agency strategic plan the extent to which the agency uses its project management practices.