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Tex. Occupations Code § 258.1552 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.1552
§ 258.1552. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and administer an online jurisprudence examination to determine a permit holder's knowledge of this subchapter, board rules, and other applicable laws of this state relating to the administration of anesthesia.

(b) A permit holder must pass the online jurisprudence examination developed by the board once every five years.
Tex. Property Code § 5.063 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.063
§ 5.063. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice under Section 5.064 must be in writing and must be delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice must be conspicuous and printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters, and must include on a separate page the statement:

(b) The notice must also:

(1) identify and explain the remedy the seller intends to enforce;

(2) if the purchaser has failed to make a timely payment, specify:

(A) the delinquent amount, itemized into principal and interest;

(B) any additional charges claimed, such as late charges or attorney's fees; and

(C) the period to which the delinquency and additional charges relate; and

(3) if the purchaser has failed to comply with a term of the contract, identify the term violated and the action required to cure the violation.

(c) Notice by mail is given when it is mailed to the purchaser's residence or place of business. The affidavit of a person knowledgeable of the facts to the effect that notice was given is prima facie evidence of notice in an action involving a subsequent bona fide purchaser for value if the purchaser is not in possession of the real property and if the stated time to avoid the forfeiture has expired. A bona fide subsequent purchaser for value who relies upon the affidavit under this subsection shall take title free and clear of the contract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.173 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.173
§ 81.173. ORDER FOR EXTENDED MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The jury, or the judge if the right to a jury is waived, may determine that a proposed patient requires court-ordered examination, observation, isolation, or treatment only if the jury or judge finds, from clear and convincing evidence, that:

(1) the person is infected with a communicable disease that presents a threat to the public health and, if the application is for inpatient treatment, has failed to follow the orders of the health authority or department;

(2) as a result of that communicable disease the person:

(A) is likely to cause serious harm to himself; or

(B) will, if not examined, observed, isolated, or treated, continue to endanger public health; and

(3) the person's condition is expected to continue for more than 90 days.

(b) The jury or judge must specify each criterion listed in Subsection (a)(2) that forms the basis for the decision.

(c) The court may not make findings solely from the affidavit of medical evaluation, but shall hear testimony. The court may not enter an order for extended management unless appropriate findings are made and are supported by testimony taken at the hearing. The testimony must include competent medical testimony.

(d) An order for extended management shall state that examination, treatment, and surveillance are authorized for not longer than 12 months.

(e) The department, with the cooperation of the head of the facility, shall submit to the court a general program of treatment to be provided. The program must be submitted not later than the 14th day after the date the order is issued and must be incorporated into the court order.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.055 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.055
§ 39.055. FORCE MAJEURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility may recover losses resulting from force majeure through an increase in its retail base rates during the freeze period.

(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter C, Chapter 36, the regulatory authority, after a hearing to determine the electric utility's losses from force majeure, shall permit the utility to fully collect any approved force majeure increase through an appropriate customer surcharge mechanism.

(c) For purposes of this section, "force majeure" means a major event or combination of major events, including new or expanded state or federal statutory or regulatory requirements; hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms, or other natural disasters; or acts of war, terrorism, or civil disturbance, beyond the control of an electric utility that the regulatory authority finds increases the utility's total reasonable and necessary nonfuel costs or decreases the utility's total nonfuel revenues related to the generation and delivery of electricity by more than 10 percent for any calendar year during the freeze period. The term does not include any changes in general economic conditions such as inflation, interest rates, or other factors of general application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.157
§ 3896.157. BOND ISSUANCE PLAN REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city approves a bond issuance plan authorizing and setting forth the limitations on the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.011
§ 41.011. PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any nonprofit organization authorized under the laws of this state representing the producers of an agricultural commodity may petition the commissioner for certification as the organization authorized to conduct an assessment referendum and an election of a commodity producers board.

(b) If the referendum and election are to be conducted in a limited area of the state, the petition must describe the boundaries of the area to be included.

(c) The petition must propose a board with an odd number of five to 15 members.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.042
§ 363.042. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Advisory council members serve for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of five members expiring August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The commission shall fill a vacancy on the advisory council for the unexpired term by appointing a person who has the same qualifications as required under Section 363.041 for the person who previously held the vacated position.

(c) A person who is appointed to a term on the advisory council or to fill a vacancy on the advisory council may continue to serve as a member only while the person continues to qualify for the category from which the person is appointed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.007
§ 8341.007. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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. Health and Safety Code § 119A.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.009
§ 119A.009. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.003
§ 54B.003. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An associate judge is entitled to the compensation set by the Commissioners Court of Duval County.

(b) The salary shall be paid from the county fund available for payments of officers' salaries.

(c) This section does not apply to an associate judge appointed under Chapter 54A of this code or Section 201.001, Family Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The council shall elect from the council's members a presiding officer and assistant presiding officer to conduct the business of the council.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0741 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0741
§ 25.0741. ERATH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Erath County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Erath County.
Tex. Government Code § 411.171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.171
§ 411.171. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Approved online course provider" means a person who is certified by the department to offer in an online format the classroom instruction part of the handgun proficiency course and to administer the associated written exam.

(2) "Chemically dependent person" means a person who frequently or repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in alcohol or uses controlled substances or dangerous drugs so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated or use those substances as often as the opportunity is presented.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 , Sec. 50, eff. January 1, 2016.

(4) "Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or, except as provided in Section 411.1711, an order of deferred adjudication entered against a person by a court of competent jurisdiction whether or not the imposition of the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision. The term does not include an adjudication of guilt or an order of deferred adjudication that has been subsequently:

(A) expunged;

(B) pardoned under the authority of a state or federal official; or

(C) otherwise vacated, set aside, annulled, invalidated, voided, or sealed under any state or federal law.

(4-a) "Federal judge" means:

(A) a judge of a United States court of appeals;

(B) a judge of a United States district court;

(C) a judge of a United States bankruptcy court; or

(D) a magistrate judge of a United States district court.

(4-b) "State judge" means:

(A) the judge of an appellate court, a district court, the business court, or a county court at law of this state;

(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter 201, Family Code; or

(C) a justice of the peace.

(5) "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.

(6) "Intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01, Penal Code.

(7) "Qualified handgun instructor" means a person who is certified to instruct in the use of handguns by the department.

(8) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 9.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.151
§ 353.151. LIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to all estates, whether solvent or insolvent.

(b) If property on which there is a valid subsisting lien or encumbrance is set aside as exempt for the surviving spouse or children or is appropriated to make an allowance in lieu of exempt property or for the support of the surviving spouse or children, the debts secured by the lien shall, if necessary, be either paid or continued against the property.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.301
§ 4.301. DEFERRED POSTING; RECOVERY OF PAYMENT BY RETURN OF ITEMS; TIME OF DISHONOR; RETURN OF ITEMS BY PAYOR BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) If a payor bank settles for a demand item other than a documentary draft presented otherwise than for immediate payment over the counter before midnight of the banking day of receipt, the payor bank may revoke the settlement and recover the settlement if, before it has made final payment and before its midnight deadline, it:

(1) returns the item;

(2) returns an image of the item, if the party to which the return is made has entered into an agreement to accept an image as a return of the item, and the image is returned in accordance with that agreement; or

(3) sends a record providing notice of dishonor or nonpayment if the item is unavailable for return.

(b) If a demand item is received by a payor bank for credit on its books, it may return the item or send notice of dishonor and may revoke any credit given or recover the amount thereof withdrawn by its customer, if it acts within the time limit and in the manner specified in Subsection (a).

(c) Unless previous notice of dishonor has been sent, an item is dishonored at the time when for purposes of dishonor it is returned or notice sent in accordance with this section.

(d) An item is returned:

(1) as to an item presented through a clearing house, when it is delivered to the presenting or last collecting bank or to the clearing house or is sent or delivered in accordance with clearing-house rules; or

(2) in all other cases, when it is sent or delivered to the bank's customer or transferor or pursuant to instructions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.113
§ 21.113. AIRPORT HAZARD ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The department may not pay the final 10 percent of its share of project costs under a grant until the sponsor has enacted an airport hazard zoning ordinance or order under Chapter 241, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 660.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.044
§ 660.044. USE OF SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE BY MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If two, three, or four state employees who are employed by the same state agency travel on the same dates with the same itinerary to conduct the same official state business, only one of the employees may be reimbursed for mileage.

(b) If more than four state employees who are employed by the same state agency travel on the same dates with the same itinerary to conduct the same official state business, a state agency may reimburse for mileage only on the basis of one motor vehicle for each four employees and for any fraction in excess of a multiple of four employees.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a group of state employees if the chief administrative officer of the state agency that employs the employees determines before travel that it is not feasible for the employees to travel together in the same motor vehicle. This determination may be made only for reasons related to official state business.
Tex. Government Code § 437.405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.405
§ 437.405. LACK OF REASONABLE CAUSE; DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after investigation, the commission determines that reasonable cause does not exist to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, the commission shall issue a written determination incorporating the finding that the evidence does not support the complaint and dismissing the complaint.

(b) The commission shall serve a copy of the determination on the complainant, the respondent, and other agencies as required by law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11
§ 11. REVIEW BY COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Status: in_force

The court of criminal appeals shall expeditiously review all applications for a writ of habeas corpus submitted under this article. The court may set the cause for oral argument and may request further briefing of the issues by the applicant or the state. After reviewing the record, the court shall enter its judgment remanding the applicant to custody or ordering the applicant's release, as the law and facts may justify.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.054
§ 8831.054. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director at large, a person must be a registered voter of the district.

(b) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct, except as provided by Section 8831.052(c).
Tex. Property Code § 42.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.002
§ 42.002. PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following personal property is exempt under Section 42.001(a):

(1) home furnishings, including family heirlooms;

(2) provisions for consumption;

(3) farming or ranching vehicles and implements;

(4) tools, equipment, books, and apparatus, including boats and motor vehicles used in a trade or profession;

(5) wearing apparel;

(6) jewelry not to exceed 25 percent of the aggregate limitations prescribed by Section 42.001(a);

(7) two firearms;

(8) athletic and sporting equipment, including bicycles;

(9) a two-wheeled, three-wheeled, or four-wheeled motor vehicle for each member of a family or single adult who holds a driver's license or who does not hold a driver's license but who relies on another person to operate the vehicle for the benefit of the nonlicensed person;

(10) the following animals and forage on hand for their consumption:

(A) two horses, mules, or donkeys and a saddle, blanket, and bridle for each;

(B) 12 head of cattle;

(C) 60 head of other types of livestock; and

(D) 120 fowl; and

(11) household pets.

(b) Personal property, unless precluded from being encumbered by other law, may be encumbered by a security interest under Subchapter B, Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, or Subchapter F, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, or by a lien fixed by other law, and the security interest or lien may not be avoided on the ground that the property is exempt under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8206.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8206 / Section 8206.204
§ 8206.204. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.069 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.069
§ 425.069.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.069. RESERVE COMPUTATION: INDETERMINATE PREMIUM PLANS AND CERTAIN OTHER PLANS. (a) For a life insurance plan that provides for future premium determination, the amounts of which are to be determined by the insurance company based on estimates of future experience, or a life insurance plan or annuity for which the minimum reserves cannot be determined by the methods described by Sections 425.064, 425.065, and 425.068, the reserves held must:

(1) be appropriate in relation to the benefits and the pattern of premiums for the plan; and

(2) be computed by a method that is consistent with the principles of this subchapter, as determined by commissioner rule.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the commissioner must affirmatively approve a policy, contract, or certificate that provides life insurance under a plan described by Subsection (a) before the policy, contract, or certificate may be marketed, issued, delivered, or used in this state.
Tex. Election Code § 65.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.051
§ 65.051. DUTY OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) The early voting ballot board shall verify and count provisional ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than the ninth day after the date of an election.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for an election held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the early voting ballot board shall verify and count provisional ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than the 13th day after the date of the election.

(b) Except as provided by this subchapter, the conduct of the board is governed by the same procedures as are provided by Chapter 87.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 , Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.107
§ 1016.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The board may not sell or dispose of any real property unless the board affirmatively finds that the property is not needed for the operation of the hospital system.
Tex. Election Code § 13.080 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.080
§ 13.080. RECORDING REJECTION.
Status: in_force

On rejection of an applicant's registration application, the registrar shall enter the date of and reason for the rejection on the application.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.052
§ 161.052. DURATION OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative may be created as a perpetual corporation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.108 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.108
§ 13.108. REMOVAL FROM PARK.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person directly or indirectly responsible for disruptive, destructive, or violent conduct which endangers property or the health, safety, or lives of persons or animals may be removed from a park, historic site, scientific area, or fort for a period not to exceed 48 hours.

(b) Prior to removal under this section, the person must be given notice of the provisions of this section and an opportunity to correct the conduct justifying removal.

(c) A court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin a person from reentry to the park, scientific area, site, or fort, on cause shown, for any period set by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.051
§ 3949.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected in the manner provided by Sections 49.102 and 49.103, Water Code.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.