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Tex. Education Code § 51.287 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.287
§ 51.287. STUDENT WITHDRAWAL OR GRADUATION PENDING DISCIPLINARY CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a student withdraws or graduates from a postsecondary educational institution pending a disciplinary charge alleging that the student violated the institution's code of conduct by committing sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, the institution:

(1) may not end the disciplinary process or issue a transcript to the student until the institution makes a final determination of responsibility; and

(2) shall expedite the institution's disciplinary process as necessary to accommodate both the student's and the alleged victim's interest in a speedy resolution.

(b) On request by another postsecondary educational institution, a postsecondary educational institution shall provide to the requesting institution information relating to a determination by the institution that a student enrolled at the institution violated the institution's code of conduct by committing sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.301
§ 842.301. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall revoke the certificate of authority of a group hospital service corporation that:

(1) is determined to be:

(A) operating fraudulently; or

(B) improperly contesting claims; or

(2) fails to pay valid claims in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0201
§ 7942A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7942A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.224 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.224
§ 36.224. DISPOSITION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval by the court, the receiver may dispose of records of the bank in liquidation that are obsolete and unnecessary to the continued administration of the receivership proceeding.

(b) The receiver may devise a method for the effective, efficient, and economical maintenance of the records of the bank and of the receiver's office. The method may include maintaining those records on any medium approved by the records management division of the Texas State Library.

(c) To maintain the records of the liquidated bank after the closing of the receivership proceeding, the receiver may reserve assets of an estate, deposit them in an account, and use them for maintenance, storage, and disposal of records in closed receivership estates.

(d) Records of a liquidated bank are not government records for any purpose, including Chapter 552, Government Code, but shall be preserved and disposed of as if they were records of the department under Chapter 441, Government Code. Those records are confidential as provided by:

(1) Subchapter D, Chapter 31;

(2) Section 59.006; and

(3) rules adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.001
§ 7992.001. 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 Lakewood Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0202
§ 549.0202. PREFERRED DRUG LISTS REQUIRED FOR MEDICAID VENDOR DRUG AND CHILD HEALTH PLAN PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

In a manner that complies with state and federal law, the commission shall adopt preferred drug lists for:

(1) the Medicaid vendor drug program; and

(2) prescription drugs purchased through the child health plan program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.032
§ 370.032. NATURE OF REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority is a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of this state.

(b) An authority is a governmental unit as that term is defined in Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) The exercise by an authority of the powers conferred by this chapter in the acquisition, design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a transportation project or system is:

(1) in all respects for the benefit of the people of the counties in which an authority operates and of the people of this state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health, living conditions, and public safety; and

(2) an essential governmental function of the state.

(d) The operations of an authority are governmental, not proprietary, functions.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.407
§ 603.407. INFORMAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:

(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and

(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:

(1) provide the complainant, if applicable and permitted by law, an opportunity to be heard;

(2) provide the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and

(3) require the presence of a representative of the attorney general or the medical board's legal counsel to advise the medical board or the medical board's employees.

(c) Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code, do not apply to an investigation file and investigative information in the possession of or used by the medical board in an informal proceeding under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.081 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.081
§ 15.081. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to suits brought in a justice court.
Tex. Government Code § 501.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.023
§ 501.023. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, during the diagnostic process, shall assess each inmate with respect to whether the inmate has at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.

(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and shall make the report available to the public on the department's Internet website. The report must summarize statistical information concerning the total number of inmates who have at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services, including, disaggregated by age, the number of inmates who have not previously served a term of imprisonment.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0003
§ 542.0003. DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may delay implementing a provision of this chapter without additional investigation, adjustment, or legislative action if the commission determines implementing the provision would adversely affect the system of services and supports to persons and programs to which this chapter applies.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.052
§ 14.052. DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

The division of consumer protection is a division in the office and is under the direction of the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.041
§ 1205.041. NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court in which an action under this chapter is brought shall, on receipt of the petition, immediately issue an order, in the form of a notice, directed to all persons who:

(1) reside in the territory of the issuer;

(2) own property located within the boundaries of the issuer;

(3) are taxpayers of the issuer; or

(4) have or claim a right, title, or interest in any property or money to be affected by a public security authorization or the issuance of the public securities.

(b) The order must, in general terms and without naming them, advise the persons described by Subsection (a) and the attorney general of their right to:

(1) appear for trial at 10 a.m. on the first Monday after the 20th day after the date of the order; and

(2) show cause why the petition should not be granted and the public securities or the public security authorization validated and confirmed.

(c) The order must give a general description of the petition but is not required to contain the entire petition or any exhibit attached to the petition.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.0292 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0292
§ 22.0292. INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM RELATING TO IMMIGRANTS AND FOREIGN VISITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall, through the use of a computerized matching system, compare commission information relating to applicants for and recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and financial assistance under Chapter 31 with information obtained from the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Justice relating to immigrants and visitors to the United States for the purpose of preventing individuals from unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits administered by the commission.

(b) The commission may enter into an agreement with the United States Department of State and the United States Department of Justice as necessary to implement this section.

(c) The commission and federal agencies sharing information under this section shall protect the confidentiality of the shared information in compliance with all existing state and federal privacy guidelines.

(d) Not later than October 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board an annual report on the operation and success of the information matching system required by this section. The report may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject matter the commission is required to submit under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0309
§ 4014.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4014.0310, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.104
§ 8145.104. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Family Code § 8.054 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.054
§ 8.054. DURATION OF MAINTENANCE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a court:

(1) may not order maintenance that remains in effect for more than:

(A) five years after the date of the order, if:

(i) the spouses were married to each other for less than 10 years and the eligibility of the spouse for whom maintenance is ordered is established under Section 8.051(1); or

(ii) the spouses were married to each other for at least 10 years but not more than 20 years;

(B) seven years after the date of the order, if the spouses were married to each other for at least 20 years but not more than 30 years; or

(C) 10 years after the date of the order, if the spouses were married to each other for 30 years or more; and

(2) shall limit the duration of a maintenance order to the shortest reasonable period that allows the spouse seeking maintenance to earn sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs, unless the ability of the spouse to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs is substantially or totally diminished because of:

(A) physical or mental disability of the spouse seeking maintenance;

(B) duties as the custodian of an infant or young child of the marriage; or

(C) another compelling impediment to earning sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs.

(b) The court may order maintenance for a spouse to whom Section 8.051(2)(A) or (C) applies for as long as the spouse continues to satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed by the applicable provision.

(c) On the request of either party or on the court's own motion, the court may order the periodic review of its order for maintenance under Subsection (b).

(d) The continuation of maintenance ordered under Subsection (b) is subject to the procedural requirements for a motion to modify as provided by Section 8.057.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.205 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.205
§ 410.205. EFFECT OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision of the appeals panel regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal for judicial review.

(b) The decision of the appeals panel regarding benefits is binding during the pendency of an appeal under Subchapter F or G.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.152
§ 848.152. FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall, within the limits prescribed by this section, prescribe the fees to be charged and the assessments to be imposed under this section.

(b) Amounts collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(c) A health care collaborative shall pay to the department:

(1) an application fee in an amount determined by commissioner rule; and

(2) an annual assessment in an amount determined by commissioner rule.

(d) The commissioner shall set fees and assessments under this section in an amount sufficient to pay the reasonable expenses of the department and attorney general in administering this chapter, including the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the department and attorney general in examining and reviewing health care collaboratives. Fees and assessments imposed under this section shall be allocated among health care collaboratives on a pro rata basis to the extent that the allocation is feasible.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.032
§ 2205.032. CUSTODY, CONTROL, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall operate a pool for the custody, control, operation, and maintenance of all aircraft owned or leased by the state.

(b) The department may purchase aircraft with funds appropriated for that purpose.

(c) As part of the strategic plan that the department develops and submits under Chapter 2056, the department shall develop a long-range plan for its pool of aircraft. The department shall include the long-range plan in the department's legislative appropriations request if the department identifies the need for additional appropriations and the additional appropriations are related to the department's duties under this chapter. The long-range plan must include:

(1) estimates of future aircraft replacement needs and other fleet management needs, including:

(A) any projected need to increase or decrease the number of aircraft in the pool;

(B) estimates of the remaining useful life for each aircraft in the pool; and

(C) a proposed schedule for replacing aircraft in the pool;

(2) a range of alternatives and scenarios for the number and types of aircraft in the pool;

(3) an analysis of current usage of aircraft in the pool, including customer base and documented rationale for use;

(4) the status of maintenance time and costs and projected future trends regarding maintenance time and costs;

(5) any documented high-risk mechanical issues with aircraft in the pool;

(6) an analysis of the costs and benefits of different methods for meeting air transportation currently provided by the department under Section 2205.036, including:

(A) the potential use of statewide contracts for private charter aircraft services;

(B) increased reliance on commercial carriers for routine travel;

(C) decreasing the number of aircraft in the pool and increasing the use of contracted flight services; and

(D) any other method the department considers feasible; and

(7) an analysis of the impact of including capital recovery costs in the rates the department charges under Section 2205.040 that, at a minimum, includes the impact of those included costs on customer utilization and the department's schedule for replacing aircraft in the pool.

(d) In developing the long-range plan, the department shall consider at a minimum for each aircraft in the pool:

(1) how much the aircraft is used and the purposes for which the aircraft is used;

(2) the cost of operating the aircraft and the revenue generated by the aircraft; and

(3) the demand for the aircraft or for that type of aircraft.

(e) The department shall update the long-range plan annually and make the plan available on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.004
§ 66.004. TAKING OF FISH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person may catch fish by using an electricity-producing device designed to shock fish.

(b) No person may manufacture or sell an electricity-producing device designed to shock fish.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person may possess an electricity-producing device commonly used to shock fish. The possession of an electricity-producing device commonly used to shock fish, in a boat or within one-half mile of any water of this state, is a violation of this section by the person in possession of the device.

(d) This section does not prohibit the use of an electricity-producing device of not more than three volts connected to a shrimp trawl used by an operator of a licensed commercial gulf shrimp boat in the outside water of this state at depths of more than seven fathoms. To qualify under this exemption, the commercial gulf shrimp boat and the trawl must be operating in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 77 of this code relating to the taking of shrimp.

(e) An electricity-producing device used or possessed in violation of this section is a nuisance, and an officer of the department who has probable cause to believe that a device is used or possessed in violation of this section may search a boat, vehicle, campsite, or person and seize the device and hold it as evidence for the trial of the person in possession of the device. If the person is found guilty of a violation of this section, the department shall be responsible for the destruction of the device unless it can be utilized by the department for research purposes, or upon request the device may be released to a state-supported college or university for use in marine or aquatic research. An officer of the department who seizes or destroys a device is immune from liability for any damages resulting from seizure or destruction, and the department is likewise immune from liability for any damages resulting from seizure, destruction, or disposition thereof.

(f) For purposes of this section, an "electricity-producing device" includes any device that produces or directs an electrical current and is used to shock, stun, disorient, or kill fish.

(g), (h) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.101
§ 379H.101. CREATION OF LAND BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may create a land bank by the adoption of an ordinance approving the land bank's certificate of formation and bylaws.

(b) Approval by the governing body of a municipality of the certificate of formation and bylaws of a corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, that will serve as a land bank under this chapter is sufficient to create a land bank under this section.

(c) A land bank's certificate of formation and bylaws approved under this section may not be changed or amended unless the governing body of the municipality for which the land bank was created approves the change or amendment by the adoption of an ordinance.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.276 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.276
§ 225.276. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties between its intersection with U.S. Highway 287 and its intersection with Interstate Highway 20 is designated as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.203
§ 4152.203. ACCOUNTING FOR TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

A manager who enters into a contract with an insurer under Section 4152.201 shall provide accounts to the insurer at least quarterly that accurately detail all material transactions, including information necessary to support all commissions, charges, and other fees received by or owing to the manager.