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Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.052 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.052
§ 101A.052. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT RELATED TO AGING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide expertise and advice to state agencies and the legislature and other elected officials on aging issues, including recommendations to meet the needs of this state's elderly population.

(b) The department shall develop and strengthen the services available for the aged in the state by coordinating services provided by governmental and private agencies and facilities.

(c) The department shall extend and expand services for the aged by coordinating the interest and efforts of local communities in studying the problems of the aged citizens of this state.

(d) The department shall encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of area agencies on aging for the development of programs and services on a local level that improve the living conditions of the aged by enabling them to more fully enjoy and participate in family and community life.

(e) The department shall sponsor voluntary community rehabilitation and recreational facilities to improve the general welfare of the aged.

(f) The department shall cooperate with state and federal agencies and other organizations in conducting studies and surveys on the special problems of the aged in matters such as mental and physical health, housing, family relationships, employment, income, vocational rehabilitation, recreation, transportation, insurance, legal rights, and education. The department shall make appropriate reports and recommendations to the governor and to state and federal agencies.

(g) The department shall conduct research and long-range planning regarding long-term care, community care, and other issues that affect elderly individuals.

(h) The department shall make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and state agencies regarding:

(1) opportunities to coordinate programs for elderly individuals;

(2) unnecessary duplication in providing services to elderly individuals; and

(3) gaps in services to elderly individuals.

(i) The department shall:

(1) cooperate with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to provide affordable housing for elderly individuals and for families in which an elderly individual is head of the household;

(2) assess the need for housing for elderly individuals and for families in which an elderly individual is head of the household in different localities;

(3) set standards relating to the design and construction of housing for elderly individuals;

(4) provide planning assistance to builders; and

(5) publicize the availability of the housing program to potential developers and residents.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2501.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.009
§ 2501.009. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations to enable employees of the department to participate in educational events, and for other educational purposes, related to title insurance.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules related to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations described in Subsection (a).
Tex. Tax Code § 31.071 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.071
§ 31.071. CONDITIONAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The collector of a taxing unit shall accept conditional payments of taxes before the delinquency date for property taxes that are subject to a pending challenge or protest.

(b) A property owner whose property is subject to a pending protest or challenge may pay the tax due on the amount of value of the property involved in the pending action that is not in dispute or the amount of tax paid on the property in the preceding year, whichever is greater, but not to exceed the amount of tax that would be due on the appraised value that is subject to protest or challenge. The collector of the taxing unit shall provide the property owner with a temporary receipt of taxes paid under this section.

(c) If the property is no longer subject to a challenge, protest, or appeal at any time before the delinquency date, the collector shall apply the amount paid by the property owner under this section to the tax imposed on the property and shall refund the remainder, if any, to the property owner in accordance with Section 31.12.

(d) If the property is still subject to an appeal on the last working day before the delinquency date, or at an earlier date if so requested by the property owner, the collector shall apply the amount paid under this section to the payment required by Section 42.08(b) and shall retain the remainder, if any, until the appeal is completed. When the appeal is completed, the collector shall apply any amount retained under this subsection to the tax ultimately imposed on the property that is not covered by the payment under Section 42.08(b) and shall refund the remainder, if any, to the property owner. The collector shall make the refund not later than the 60th day after the date the chief appraiser notifies the collector of the final determination of the appeal. If the collector does not make the refund within the period required by this subsection, the collector shall include with the refund interest on the amount refunded at an annual rate of 12 percent, calculated from the delinquency date for the taxes being refunded until the date the refund is made. If the refund is not made within the period required by this subsection due to an act or omission of the chief appraiser, the appraisal district that employs the chief appraiser shall reimburse the collector for any interest required to be included with the amount refunded.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.134 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.134
§ 118.134. PAYMENT OF COSTS INCURRED FOR CARE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A sheriff or constable may keep possession of property legally acquired until the party seeking to replevy the property pays the officer's costs incurred for the storage, security, or management of the property.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to costs incurred on property seized in conjunction with an offense alleged under the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Title 116, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, when the owner of the property is subsequently found to be not guilty of an offense or other proscribed activity described in those statutes, or if other charges whether criminal or civil are dropped.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.060
§ 1016.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 291 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 8(2), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 291 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 8(2), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Property Code § 208.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 208 / Section 208.009
§ 208.009. DEFENSE TO ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
Status: in_force

An owner may not assert as a defense to the enforcement of a restrictive covenant that is part of a common scheme for preservation of historic property that the owner or a predecessor in title signed a blank signature page or similar procedural defect if the signature page was attached to a dedicatory instrument adopted by a historic neighborhood preservation association and:

(1) the dedicatory instrument has been recorded for more than two years; or

(2) the restrictive covenant is referenced in the owner's title insurance policy obtained by the owner when the property was purchased.
Tex. Election Code § 174.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.025
§ 174.025. ORGANIZING THE CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state executive committee of a political party may adopt a rule requiring the precinct chair to be the permanent chair of the precinct convention unless the precinct chair is absent or declines the position. If a rule is not adopted under this subsection, the precinct chair is the temporary chair of the precinct convention held under this subchapter.

(b) If the precinct chair is absent, a person who is eligible to participate in the convention may act as temporary chair.

(c) Before conducting business, the precinct chair shall prepare a list containing the name and residence address of each person who is admitted to participate in the convention. The state executive committee by rule may adopt an alternate process in place of the requirement under this subsection.

(d) The precinct chair shall call the convention to order.

(e) The convention shall select a convention chair, if the precinct chair is not the permanent chair, and a convention secretary. The convention may select any other officers considered necessary to conduct the convention's business.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.59 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.59
§ 11.59. OBTAINING WRIT A SECOND TIME.
Status: in_force

An applicant may obtain the writ of habeas corpus a second time by stating in an application therefor that since the hearing of the applicant's first application important testimony has been obtained which it was not in the applicant's power to produce at the former hearing. The applicant shall also set forth the newly discovered testimony; and if it be that of a witness, the affidavit of the witness shall also accompany the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.022
§ 8263.022. 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 temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.101
§ 68.101. ASSOCIATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The association shall provide for the use and benefit of each branch pilot member:

(1) real property and buildings suitable for use as a pilot station;

(2) appropriate communications facilities;

(3) pilot boats for transportation to and from vessels; and

(4) other equipment and facilities authorized by majority vote of the members of the association.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.1055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.1055
§ 101.1055. SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A subscription to purchase a membership interest in a limited liability company in the process of being formed is irrevocable to the extent provided by the terms of the subscription if:

(1) the subscription is in writing and signed by the subscriber; and

(2) the subscription states that it is irrevocable.

(b) A written subscription entered into after the limited liability company is formed is a contract between the subscriber and the company.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.0221 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0221
§ 61.0221. DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is finally convicted of an offense under Section 61.022, the court entering judgment may order that a weapon or other personal property used in the commission of the offense be destroyed or forfeited to the department.

(b) If the department receives a forfeiture order from a court under this section, the department may:

(1) use the property in the department's normal operations;

(2) sell or transfer the property; or

(3) destroy the property.

(c) The department shall deposit money from the sale of forfeited property under this section in the game, fish, and water safety account.

(d) This section does not apply to a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0306
§ 8100.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

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

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

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

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8100.0103 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

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

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

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

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

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8100.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

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

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8100.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.105
§ 3885.105. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.155
§ 344.155. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may adopt rules governing programs financed by the district and the functions of district staff.

(b) The board may prescribe accounting and control procedures for the district.

(c) The board is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.403 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.403
§ 74.403. QUALIFICATIONS OF EXPERT WITNESS ON CAUSATION IN HEALTH CARE LIABILITY CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (c-1), in a suit involving a health care liability claim against a physician or health care provider, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the causal relationship between the alleged departure from accepted standards of care and the injury, harm, or damages claimed only if the person is a physician and is otherwise qualified to render opinions on that causal relationship under the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(b) In a suit involving a health care liability claim against a dentist, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the causal relationship between the alleged departure from accepted standards of care and the injury, harm, or damages claimed if the person is a dentist or physician and is otherwise qualified to render opinions on that causal relationship under the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c) In a suit involving a health care liability claim against a podiatrist, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the causal relationship between the alleged departure from accepted standards of care and the injury, harm, or damages claimed if the person is a podiatrist or physician and is otherwise qualified to render opinions on that causal relationship under the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c-1) In a suit involving a health care liability claim against a chiropractor, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the causal relationship between the alleged departure from accepted standards of care and the injury, harm, or damages claimed if the person is a chiropractor or physician and is otherwise qualified to render opinions on that causal relationship under the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(d) A pretrial objection to the qualifications of a witness under this section must be made not later than the later of the 21st day after the date the objecting party receives a copy of the witness's curriculum vitae or the 21st day after the date of the witness's deposition. If circumstances arise after the date on which the objection must be made that could not have been reasonably anticipated by a party before that date and that the party believes in good faith provide a basis for an objection to a witness's qualifications, and if an objection was not made previously, this subsection does not prevent the party from making an objection as soon as practicable under the circumstances. The court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the witness is qualified as soon as practicable after the filing of an objection and, if possible, before trial. If the objecting party is unable to object in time for the hearing to be conducted before the trial, the hearing shall be conducted outside the presence of the jury. This subsection does not prevent a party from examining or cross-examining a witness at trial about the witness's qualifications.
Tex. Election Code § 181.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.004
§ 181.004. PARTY ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A political party making nominations under this chapter shall:

(1) establish a state executive committee;

(2) establish a county executive committee for each county in which the party will hold a county convention; and

(3) select a precinct chair for each election precinct in which the party will hold a precinct convention.

(b) The party shall provide by rule for the selection of a chair of the state executive committee and each county executive committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.306
§ 1104.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX; TRANSFER OF DEBTS.
Status: in_force

After issuing the dissolution order, the board shall determine the debt owed by the district and shall:

(1) impose on property subject to taxation in the district a tax in proportion of the debt to the property value and use the tax revenue to pay the district's bonds or satisfy other district debts; or

(2) transfer the district's debts to any governmental entity assuming responsibility after dissolution of the district for providing hospital care in the territory included in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.37 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.37
§ 11.37. CERTIFICATION OF WET OR DRY STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a prospective applicant for a permit issued by the commission requests certification, the county clerk of the county in which the request is made shall certify whether the location or address given in the request is in a wet area and whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for which the permit is sought is prohibited by any valid order of the commissioners court.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a prospective applicant for a permit issued by the commission requests certification, the city secretary or clerk of the city in which the request is made shall certify whether the location or address given in the request is in a wet area and whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for which the permit is sought is prohibited by charter or ordinance.

(c) Once a permit is issued, the certification that the location or address is in a wet area may not be changed until after a subsequent local option election to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the county clerk, city secretary, or city clerk certifies that the location or address given in the request is not in a wet area or refuses to issue the certification required by this section, the prospective applicant is entitled to a hearing before the county judge to contest the certification or refusal to certify. The prospective applicant must submit a written request to the county judge for a hearing under this subsection. The county judge shall conduct a hearing required by this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the county judge receives the written request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8853.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8853 / Section 8853.054
§ 8853.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be a registered voter in the single-member district the person represents or seeks to represent.

(b) A director in office on the effective date of a change in the boundaries of a single-member district under Section 8853.056(a), or a director elected or appointed before the effective date of the change whose term of office begins on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve for the remainder of the director's term in the single-member district to which the director was elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the director's residence outside the district to which the director was elected or appointed.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.106 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.106
§ 261.106. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall adopt a policy prioritizing the inspection of facilities conducted under Section 261.101(f) and of department parole offices based on the relative risk level of each entity.

(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the office to use the risk assessment tools established under Section 261.105 to determine how frequently and intensively the office conducts risk-based inspections.

(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the office to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:

(1) desk audits of key documentation;

(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;

(3) videoconference technology; and

(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.

(d) On request by the office, the department, a juvenile probation department, or a private facility under the office's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the office, to assist the office in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.061
§ 1039.061. EMERGENCY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In an emergency, the district administrator may take any lawful action necessary to preserve district assets or protect patient health and safety.

(b) As soon as practicable after an emergency action is taken, the district administrator shall report the action to the board, and the board shall amend the annual budget to reflect any costs of the action.