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Tex. Family Code § 263.304 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.304
§ 263.304. INITIAL PERMANENCY HEARING; TIME.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 180th day after the date the court renders a temporary order appointing the department as temporary managing conservator of a child, the court shall hold a permanency hearing to review the status of, and permanency plan for, the child to ensure that a final order consistent with that permanency plan is rendered before the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter.

(b) The court shall set a final hearing under this chapter on a date that allows the court to render a final order before the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter. Any party to the suit or an attorney ad litem for the child may seek a writ of mandamus to compel the court to comply with the duties imposed by this subsection.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.322 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.322
§ 52.322. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for a person who has a valid oil and gas lease on public school land authorized by this chapter, a person may not conduct geophysical or geochemical exploration on public school land unless the person obtains a permit from the commissioner.

(b) Every person who is authorized to conduct a geophysical or geochemical exploration on public school land shall comply with the commissioner's rules relating to such exploration. Any person with a valid oil and gas lease on land subject to this chapter must comply with the commissioner's rules concerning exploration.

(c) Nothing in this title shall prohibit the conduct of airborne geophysical exploration.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2081 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2081
§ 152.2081. SABINE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Sabine County is included in the East Texas Juvenile Board.

(b) Sections 152.1271(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) apply to the juvenile board in Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine counties.

(c) The Commissioners Court of Sabine County may pay the county judge of Sabine County additional annual compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.042
§ 312.042. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing under this subchapter shall be before the governing body of the municipality.

(b) An owner of property abutting a proposed improvement is entitled to contest at the hearing:

(1) a proposed assessment or personal liability;

(2) the regularity of the proceedings regarding the proposed improvement;

(3) the benefit of the proposed improvement to the owner's property; or

(4) any related matter.

(c) The amount of an assessment may not exceed the benefit the property owner receives in enhanced value to the property.

(d) The enhanced value to the property shall be determined at the hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 12.121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.121
§ 12.121. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

The governing body of an open-enrollment charter school is responsible for the management, operation, and accountability of the school, regardless of whether the governing body delegates the governing body's powers and duties to another person.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.015
§ 101.015. SETTLEMENT ON GRADE AND QUALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a licensee or a person required to be licensed shall settle with the producer or seller of perishable commodities on the basis of the grade and quality that is referred to in the contract under which the licensee or person required to be licensed obtained possession or control of the perishable commodities.

(b) If the perishable commodities have been inspected by a state or federal inspector in this state and found to be of a different grade or quality than that referred to in the contract, the licensee or person required to be licensed shall settle with the producer or seller of the perishable commodities on the basis of the grade and quality determined by the inspector.

(c) This section does not prevent parties, instead of an inspection, from agreeing in writing that the grade or quality of the perishable commodities were different from that referred to in the contract.

(d) Failure of a licensee to settle with a producer or seller on grade and quality in the manner provided by this section is a ground for revocation of the licensee's license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.023 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.023
§ 61.023. EFFECT ON LAND TITLES AND PROPERTY ADJACENT TO AND ON BEACHES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed as affecting in any way the title of the owners of land adjacent to any state-owned beach bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico or to the continuation of fences for the retention of livestock across sections of beach which are not accessible to motor vehicle traffic by public road or by beach.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.114
§ 201.114. BORDER TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "coordinator" means the border commerce coordinator designated under Section 772.010, Government Code.

(b) The coordinator shall serve on the Border Trade Advisory Committee as presiding officer. The commission shall appoint the other members of the committee, which to the extent practicable must include:

(1) the presiding officers, or persons designated by the presiding officers, of the policy boards of metropolitan planning organizations wholly or partly in the department's Pharr, Laredo, Odessa, or El Paso transportation district;

(2) the person serving, or a person designated by the person serving, in the capacity of executive director of each entity governing a port of entry in this state;

(3) a representative each from at least two institutes or centers operated by a university in this state that conduct continuing research on transportation or trade issues; and

(4) the port director of the Port of Brownsville or the port director's designee.

(c) The commission shall establish the Border Trade Advisory Committee to define and develop a strategy and make recommendations to the commission and governor for addressing the highest priority border trade transportation challenges. In determining action to be taken on the recommendations, the commission shall consider the importance of trade with the United Mexican States, potential sources of infrastructure funding at border ports, including maritime ports, and the value of trade activity in the department's districts adjacent to the border with the United Mexican States.

(d) The commission may adopt rules governing the Border Trade Advisory Committee.

(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the Border Trade Advisory Committee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.758 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.758
§ 201.758. DEPARTMENT DECLINES TO CONFIRM THAT DOCUMENT IS ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may decline to issue a letter confirming that an environmental review document is administratively complete and ready for technical review only if the department sends a written response to the local government sponsor specifying in reasonable detail the basis for its conclusions, including a listing of any required information determined by the department to be missing from the document.

(b) If the department provides notice under Subsection (a), the department shall undertake all reasonable efforts to cooperate with the local government sponsor in a timely manner to ensure that the environmental review document is administratively complete.

(c) The local government sponsor may resubmit any environmental review document determined by the department under Section 201.757 not to be administratively complete, and the department shall issue a determination letter on the resubmitted document not later than the 20th day after the date the document is resubmitted.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.102
§ 507.102. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the executive council and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the executive council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.001
§ 7964.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 70.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 251.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 251 / Section 251.003
§ 251.003. WAREHOUSEMAN FAILING TO STATE WAREHOUSEMAN'S OWNERSHIP OF GOODS ON RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouseman may not knowingly issue a negotiable warehouse receipt describing goods the warehouseman owns, whether solely, jointly, or in common, and is storing, unless the warehouseman states the warehouseman's ownership of the goods on the receipt.

(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year; or

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2813 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2813
§ 54.2813. FORFEITURES.
Status: in_force

Bail bonds and personal bonds may be forfeited by the criminal law magistrate court or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge in the manner provided by Chapter 22, Code of Criminal Procedure, and those forfeitures shall be filed with:

(1) the district clerk if associated with a felony case;

(2) the county clerk if associated with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; or

(3) the justice court clerk associated with the Class C misdemeanor case in which the bond was originally filed.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.127 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.127
§ 55.127. CONTENTS OF RECORDED MESSAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed unless the recorded message states during the first 30 seconds of the call:

(1) the nature of the call;

(2) the identity of the person, company, or organization making the call; and

(3) the telephone number from which the call is made.

(b) In addition to the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a), a call during which a cross-promotion or reference to a pay-per-call information service is made must include a statement of:

(1) the fact that a caller who makes a call to a pay-per-call information service's telephone number will be charged for that call;

(2) the amount of the flat-rate or cost-per-minute charge the caller will incur or the amount of both if both charges will be incurred; and

(3) the estimated amount of time required to receive all the information offered by the service during a call.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to the use of a device if the device is used:

(1) for debt collection purposes in compliance with applicable federal law and regulations; and

(2) by a live operator for automated dialing or hold announcement purposes.

(d) In this section, "pay-per-call information service" means a service that routinely delivers, for a predetermined and sometimes time-sensitive fee, a prerecorded or live message or interactive program after the caller dials a specified 900 or 976 number.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.259 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.259
§ 370.259. PURCHASE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall insure its officers and employees from liability arising from the use, operation, or maintenance of equipment that is used or may be used in connection with the laying out, construction, or maintenance of the authority's transportation projects.

(b) Insurance coverage under this section must be provided by the purchase of a policy of liability insurance from a reliable insurance company authorized to do business in this state. The form of the policy must be approved by the commissioner of insurance.

(c) This section is not a waiver of immunity of the authority or the counties in an authority from liability for the torts or negligence of an officer or employee of an authority.

(d) In this section, "equipment" includes an automobile, motor truck, trailer, aircraft, motor grader, roller, tractor, tractor power mower, locomotive, rail car, and other power equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.203
§ 1073.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election. The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(d) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Education Code § 62.161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.161
§ 62.161. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Distinguished researcher" means:

(A) an individual researcher who:

(i) is a Nobel laureate;

(ii) is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, or the National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine; or

(iii) has attained a highly prestigious national academic recognition, as defined by office rule; or

(B) a group of researchers who have attained the recognition described by Paragraph (A)(iii), as defined by office rule.

(2) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit.

(3) "Fund" means the governor's university research initiative fund established under this subchapter.

(4) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(5) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(6) "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor.

(7) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0501
§ 3965.0501. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Water Code § 56.202 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.202
§ 56.202. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

When maps, profiles, and estimates are filed, the board shall issue an order directing the issuance of bonds sufficient to pay for proposed improvements together with necessary, actual, and incidental expenses. The bonds may not be issued in an amount greater than the amount specified in the order and notice of election, and in districts operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, the bonds may not be issued in an amount greater than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.005
§ 1083.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8882.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8882 / Section 8882.003
§ 8882.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
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 works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0211
§ 546.0211. NOTIFICATION OF PLACEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the third day after the date a child is initially placed in an institution, the institution shall notify:

(1) the commission, if the child is placed in a nursing facility;

(2) the local intellectual and developmental disability authority for the region in which the institution is located, if the child:

(A) is placed in an ICF-IID; or

(B) is placed by a child protective services agency in a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that the commission licenses;

(3) the community resource coordination group in the county of residence of the child's parent or guardian;

(4) if the child is at least three years of age, the school district for the area in which the institution is located; and

(5) if the child is less than three years of age, the local early childhood intervention program for the area in which the institution is located.

(b) The commission shall notify the local intellectual and developmental disability authority of a child's placement in a nursing facility if the child is known or suspected to have an intellectual disability or another disability for which the child may receive services through the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.106
§ 8146.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 544.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 544 / Section 544.008
§ 544.008. FLASHING SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing red signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. In the absence of a crosswalk, the operator shall stop at the place nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. The right to proceed is subject to the rules applicable after stopping at a stop sign.

(b) The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing yellow signal may proceed through an intersection or past the signal only with caution.

(c) This section does not apply at a railroad crossing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.055
§ 3848.055. COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.352
§ 1002.352. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8469.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8469 / Section 8469.052
§ 8469.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2013, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8469.003; or

(2) September 1, 2017.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8469.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8469.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8185.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8185 / Section 8185.022
§ 8185.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. If a location cannot be agreed upon, the meeting shall be at the Liberty County Courthouse. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0501
§ 8061.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0017 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0017
§ 152.0017. TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile board may establish a trafficked persons program under this section for the assistance, treatment, and rehabilitation of children who:

(1) are alleged to have engaged in or adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;

(2) may be victims of an offense of trafficking of persons as defined by Article 56B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) have been referred to the program by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code, or the governor's program for victims of child sex trafficking established under Section 772.0063, Government Code.

(b) A program established under this section must:

(1) if applicable, allow for the integration of services available to a child pursuant to proceedings under Title 3, Family Code, and Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code;

(2) if applicable, allow for the referral to a facility that can address issues associated with human trafficking; and

(3) require a child participating in the program to periodically appear in court for monitoring and compliance purposes.

(c) A facility qualified to provide one or more services under this section may apply for a grant under Section 50.0155, Health and Safety Code, only for the purposes of providing constitutionally secure shelter and research-based treatment services to human trafficking victims.