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Tex. Estates Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OR PROCESS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is not required to be cited or otherwise given notice except in a situation in which this title expressly provides for citation or the giving of notice.

(b) If this title does not expressly provide for citation or the issuance or return of notice in a probate matter, the court may require that notice be given. A court that requires that notice be given may prescribe the form and manner of service of the notice and the return of service.

(c) Unless a court order is required by this title, the county clerk without a court order shall issue:

(1) necessary citations, writs, and other process in a probate matter; and

(2) all notices not required to be issued by a personal representative.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.904 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.904
§ 242.904. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) On written request, an institution shall allow a family council to meet in a common meeting room of the institution at least once a month during hours mutually agreed upon by the family council and the institution.

(b) Institution employees or visitors may attend a family council meeting only at the council's invitation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 488.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 488 / Section 488.003
§ 488.003. DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED; PREREQUISITE TO SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A business establishment may not dispense, distribute, or sell dextromethorphan to a customer under 18 years of age.

(b) Before dispensing, distributing, or selling dextromethorphan over the counter, a business establishment must require the customer obtaining the drug to display a driver's license or other form of identification containing the customer's photograph and indicating that the customer is 18 years of age or older, unless from the customer's outward appearance the person making the sale may reasonably presume the customer to be 27 years of age or older.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.041
§ 87.041. INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct investigations, including epidemiological or toxicological investigations, of cases of specified birth defects.

(b) The department may conduct these investigations to determine the nature and extent of the disease or the known or suspected cause of the birth defect and to formulate and evaluate control measures to protect the public health. The department's investigation is not limited to geographic, temporal, or occupational associations and may include investigation of past exposures.

(c) A person shall provide medical, demographic, epidemiological, toxicological, and environmental information to the department under this chapter.

(d) A person is not liable in damages or other relief for providing medical or other confidential information to the department during an epidemiological or toxicological investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.103
§ 1082.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Property Code § 301.111 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.111
§ 301.111. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a timely election is not made under Section 301.093, the commission shall provide for a hearing on the charge.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), Chapter 2001, Government Code, governs a hearing and an appeal of a hearing.

(c) A hearing under this section on an alleged discriminatory housing practice may not continue after the beginning of the trial of a civil action commenced by the aggrieved person under federal or state law seeking relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0307
§ 4016.0307. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4081 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4081
§ 15.4081. COMPLAINT TRACKING; ANNUAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) To help identify and address regulatory issues and constraints, the department shall track all phases of the complaint and enforcement processes, including the receipt, investigation, and disposition of complaints. The department shall maintain the following information for each complaint:

(1) the basis for the complaint;

(2) the origin of the complaint, including whether the complaint was issued from:

(A) another regulatory agency;

(B) a credit union member;

(C) a credit union employee;

(D) a member of the public; or

(E) a public or private entity;

(3) the number of days taken to resolve the complaint from the date the complaint was received; and

(4) the disposition of the complaint, including:

(A) if no disciplinary action was taken, the reasons no disciplinary action was taken;

(B) if disciplinary action was taken, the type of disciplinary action taken, including the amount of any administrative penalty or late fee;

(C) if dismissed or referred to another agency, the details regarding dismissal or referral; and

(D) if ongoing, the current status of the complaint.

(b) The department shall annually compile a statistical analysis of the department's complaint and enforcement processes for the preceding fiscal year. The analysis must include:

(1) the total number of complaints filed with the department against credit unions;

(2) the number of open investigations at the end of the fiscal year;

(3) the number of complaints that were resolved, disaggregated by:

(A) the source of the complaint;

(B) the type of alleged violation;

(C) jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional complaints;

(D) regulatory and nonregulatory complaints; and

(E) the disposition and type of action taken, including any administrative penalty or late fee assessed; and

(4) the average number of days taken to resolve a complaint, including complaints that were resolved through an examination of a credit union.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81B.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81B / Section 81B.002
§ 81B.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a medical staffing services agency that provides the following health care professionals to fill vacancies or address temporary staffing needs during a designated public health disaster period:

(1) physician assistants licensed under Chapter 204, Occupations Code;

(2) surgical assistants licensed under Chapter 206, Occupations Code;

(3) nurses licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code; or

(4) nurse aides listed in the nurse aide registry under Chapter 250.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.0033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.0033
§ 662.0033. MINIMUM CURRICULUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish minimum curriculum standards for courses provided under the motorcycle operator training and safety program.

(b) The department shall approve all courses that meet the curriculum standards established under Subsection (a).

(c) In establishing the minimum curriculum standards for entry-level courses, the commission shall consider the standards for motorcycle operator training and safety courses adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Tex. Family Code § 107.259 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.259
§ 107.259. OFFICE PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) An office of child representation or office of parent representation must be directed by a chief counsel who:

(1) is a member of the State Bar of Texas;

(2) has practiced law for at least five years; and

(3) has substantial experience in the practice of child protection law.

(b) An office of child representation or office of parent representation may employ attorneys, licensed investigators, licensed social workers, and other personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office as specified by the commissioners court or commissioners courts.

(c) An attorney for the office of child representation or office of parent representation must comply with any applicable continuing education and training requirements of Sections 107.004 and 107.0131 before accepting representation.

(d) Except as authorized by this chapter, the chief counsel and other attorneys employed by an office of child representation or office of parent representation may not:

(1) engage in the private practice of child protection law; or

(2) accept anything of value not authorized by this chapter for services rendered under this chapter.

(e) A judge may remove from a case a person who violates Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.102
§ 1090.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Refugio County or any municipality or nonprofit hospital in the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.105
§ 1110.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 830.2015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.2015
§ 830.2015. SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each fiscal year, the governing board of an institution of higher education may make a contribution to the optional retirement program as provided by this section. The governing board may use any source of funds for the contribution.

(b) A contribution under this section may be any amount that is equal to or less than the difference between the amount the state is required to contribute under Section 830.201 to the benefit of each participant employed by the institution of higher education and the amount the state appropriates for that purpose.

(c) The governing board of an institution of higher education may contribute an amount under this section to the benefit of a participant employed by an institution of higher education on or before August 31, 1995, that is different from the amount the governing board contributes to the benefit of a participant employed by an institution of higher education after that date.
Tex. Government Code § 552.0222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0222
§ 552.0222. DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Contracting information is public and must be released unless excepted from disclosure under this chapter.

(b) The exceptions to disclosure provided by Sections 552.110 and 552.1101 do not apply to the following types of contracting information:

(1) a contract described by Section 2261.253(a), excluding any information that was properly redacted under Subsection (e) of that section;

(2) a contract described by Section 322.020(c), excluding any information that was properly redacted under Subsection (d) of that section;

(3) the following contract or offer terms or their functional equivalent:

(A) any term describing the overall or total price the governmental body will or could potentially pay, including overall or total value, maximum liability, and final price;

(B) a description of the items or services to be delivered with the total price for each if a total price is identified for the item or service in the contract;

(C) the delivery and service deadlines;

(D) the remedies for breach of contract;

(E) the identity of all parties to the contract;

(F) the identity of all subcontractors in a contract;

(G) the affiliate overall or total pricing for a vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor;

(H) the execution dates;

(I) the effective dates; and

(J) the contract duration terms, including any extension options; or

(4) information indicating whether a vendor, contractor, potential vendor, or potential contractor performed its duties under a contract, including information regarding:

(A) a breach of contract;

(B) a contract variance or exception;

(C) a remedial action;

(D) an amendment to a contract;

(E) any assessed or paid liquidated damages;

(F) a key measures report;

(G) a progress report; and

(H) a final payment checklist.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), information described by Subdivisions (3)(A) and (B) of that subsection that relates to a retail electricity contract may not be disclosed until the delivery start date.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.652 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.652
§ 43.652. MIGRATORY OR UPLAND GAME BIRD STAMP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not hunt a migratory or upland game bird in this state unless the person possesses the appropriate migratory or upland game bird stamp, as applicable, issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may adopt requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this subchapter.

(b) The commission by rule may exempt a person or class of persons from the stamp requirement of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 54.984 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.984
§ 54.984. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a criminal law magistrate appointed under this subchapter is absent or unable to serve, the judge referring the case may appoint another criminal law magistrate to serve for the absent magistrate.

(b) A criminal law magistrate serving for another magistrate under this section has the powers and shall perform the duties of the magistrate for whom he is serving.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.055
§ 4008.055. CONTROLLING PERSON OR AIDER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who directly or indirectly controls a seller, buyer, or issuer of a security is liable under Section 4008.051, 4008.052, 4008.053, or 4008.054 jointly and severally with the seller, buyer, or issuer and to the same extent as the seller, buyer, or issuer.

(b) The controlling person is not liable under Subsection (a) if the controlling person sustains the burden of proof that the controlling person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist.

(c) A person who directly or indirectly with intent to deceive or defraud or with reckless disregard for the truth or the law materially aids a seller, buyer, or issuer of a security is liable under Section 4008.051, 4008.052, 4008.053, or 4008.054 jointly and severally with the seller, buyer, or issuer and to the same extent as the seller, buyer, or issuer.

(d) There is contribution under this section as in cases of contract among the several persons who are liable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.058
§ 1054.058. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 49.230 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.230
§ 49.230. AREA-WIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties conferred on the district are granted subject to the policy of the state to encourage the development and use of integrated area-wide wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the wastewater disposal needs of the citizens of the state whenever economically feasible and competitive to do so, it being an objective of the policy to avoid the economic burden to the people and the impact on the quality of the water in the state that result from the construction and operation of numerous small wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal facilities to serve an area when an integrated area-wide wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system for the area can be reasonably provided.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.033
§ 111.033. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days before the first day of each fiscal year or on or immediately after that first day, the county auditor shall prepare a budget to cover the proposed expenditures of the county government for that fiscal year.

(b) A proposed budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year must contain a cover page with the following statement in 18-point or larger type: "This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by (insert total dollar amount of increase and percentage increase), and of that amount (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll) is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year."
Tex. Government Code § 2306.757 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.757
§ 2306.757. LOAN PRIORITY FOR WAIVER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FEES.
Status: in_force

In making loans under this subchapter, the department shall give priority to loans to owner-builders who will reside in counties or municipalities that agree in writing to waive capital recovery fees, building permit fees, inspection fees, or other fees related to the building or rehabilitation of the housing to be built or improved with the loan proceeds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.062
§ 281.062. SUPPLIES; SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may purchase materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles, and machinery needed by the authority.

(b) The board shall adopt a seal for the authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.203 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.203
§ 2A.203. SEALS INOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a lease contract or an offer to enter into a lease contract does not render the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the lease contract or offer.
Tex. Government Code § 840.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.304
§ 840.304. CASH ON HAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall keep a sufficient amount of cash on hand to make payments as they become due each year under the retirement system.

(b) The amount of cash on hand may not exceed 10 percent of the total amount in the funds of the retirement system on deposit with the comptroller.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.0035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.0035
§ 662.0035. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission may set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter, including fees for:

(1) the issuance and renewal of:

(A) motorcycle school licenses;

(B) instructor licenses; and

(C) instructor training provider licenses; and

(2) the approval of:

(A) motorcycle operation and safety courses; and

(B) instructor training courses.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.356 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.356
§ 96.356. EXAMINATION REPORT.
Status: in_force

Unless the commissioner determines that a good reason exists to make the report public, a report of an examination made to the commissioner is confidential.
Tex. Election Code § 146.022 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.022
§ 146.022. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.
Status: in_force

A write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates required by Section 146.031.
Tex. Water Code § 58.160 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.160
§ 58.160. DURATION OF ANNUAL LEVIES FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The board shall continue annual levies for payment of construction charges each year against each tract of land in the district even though construction charges apportioned against other tracts of land in the district may be paid sooner or later.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8251.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8251 / Section 8251.102
§ 8251.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements in aid of those roads, inside or outside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.085 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.085
§ 61.085. ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

A lien securing wages due under this chapter may be assigned to the claimant, at the claimant's request.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.470 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.470
§ 2301.470.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.470. PROHIBITION: CONDITIONS FOR FINANCING MOTOR VEHICLE. A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary or agent, require as a condition for obtaining financing for a motor vehicle that:

(1) the purchaser of the vehicle purchase any product other than the motor vehicle from the manufacturer, the distributor, or an entity owned or controlled by the manufacturer or distributor; or

(2) an insurance policy or service contract bought by the purchaser be from a specific source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.203
§ 3919.203. BORROWING MONEY; OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money for a district purpose, including the acquisition or construction of improvement projects authorized by this chapter and the reimbursement of a person who develops or owns an improvement project authorized by this chapter, without holding an election by issuing bonds, notes, time warrants, or other obligations, or by entering into a contract or other agreement payable wholly or partly from an assessment, a contract payment, a grant, other district revenue, or a combination of these sources.

(b) An obligation described by Subsection (a):

(1) may bear interest at a rate determined by the board; and

(2) may include a term or condition as determined by the board.