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Tex. Family Code § 266.009 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 266 / Section 266.009
§ 266.009. PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Consent or court authorization for the medical care of a foster child otherwise required by this chapter is not required in an emergency during which it is immediately necessary to provide medical care to the foster child to prevent the imminent probability of death or substantial bodily harm to the child or others, including circumstances in which:

(1) the child is overtly or continually threatening or attempting to commit suicide or cause serious bodily harm to the child or others; or

(2) the child is exhibiting the sudden onset of a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the child's health in serious jeopardy, serious impairment of bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

(b) The physician providing the medical care or designee shall notify the person authorized to consent to medical care for a foster child about the decision to provide medical care without consent or court authorization in an emergency not later than the second business day after the date of the provision of medical care under this section. This notification must be documented in the foster child's health passport.

(c) This section does not apply to the administration of medication under Subchapter G, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code, to a foster child who is at least 16 years of age and who is placed in an inpatient mental health facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.054
§ 3848.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the board is a quorum.

(b) Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a board quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.103
§ 3839.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 3.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 3 / Section 3.01
§ 3.01. WORDS AND PHRASES.
Status: in_force

All words, phrases and terms used in this Code are to be taken and understood in their usual acceptation in common language, except where specially defined.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.156
§ 1120.156. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.004
§ 3929.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
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 improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.303
§ 1131.303. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The premium for the policy may be paid wholly or partly from funds contributed by:

(1) the employer;

(2) the individuals insured under the policy; or

(3) the insured employees who are members of the association of employees.

(b) Any money or credits received by or allowed to the policyholder under any participation agreement contained in or issued in connection with the policy must be applied to the payment of future premiums and to the pro rata abatement of the insured employees' contribution for future premiums.

(c) The employer may deduct from an employee's salary the employee's contribution for the premiums if authorized to do so in writing by that employee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.064 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.064
§ 31.064. LIGHTS.
Status: in_force

A vessel or motorboat when not at dock must have and exhibit at least one bright light, lantern, or flashlight from sunset to sunrise in all weather. A vessel or motorboat when underway between sunset and sunrise in all weather must have and exhibit the lights prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard for boats of its class. No other lights that may be mistaken for those prescribed may be exhibited.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.051
§ 7969.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7969.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.037 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.037
§ 20.037. REMOVAL OR TEMPORARY LIFTING OF SECURITY FREEZE.
Status: repealed

(a) On a request in writing or by telephone and with proper identification provided by a consumer, including the consumer's personal identification number or password provided under Section 20.034, a consumer reporting agency shall remove a security freeze not later than the third business day after the date the agency receives the request.

(b) On a request in writing or by telephone and with proper identification provided by a consumer, including the consumer's personal identification number or password provided under Section 20.034, a consumer reporting agency, not later than the third business day after the date the agency receives the request, shall temporarily lift the security freeze for:

(1) a certain properly designated period; or

(2) a certain properly identified requester.

(c) A consumer reporting agency may develop procedures involving the use of a telephone, a facsimile machine, the Internet, or another electronic medium to receive and process a request from a consumer under this section.

(d) A consumer reporting agency shall remove a security freeze placed on a consumer file if the security freeze was placed due to a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer. The consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer in writing before removing the security freeze under this subsection.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 434.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.037
§ 434.037. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A state eleemosynary or penal institution shall give an officer access to its records to enable the officer to determine the status of a person confined in the institution relating to a benefit to which the person may be entitled. Access to records of a penal institution is governed by rules of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Government Code § 420.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.075
§ 420.075. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly discloses a communication, a record, or evidence that is confidential under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.106
§ 3854.106. VOTING; ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors may vote on any matter authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The board may take action only if the action is approved in the manner prescribed by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.004
§ 3887.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
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 improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) providing quality residential housing;

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and

(5) improving and enhancing the environment in and around the district and in the county.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty and enhancing and improving the environment as an essential natural resource of the state.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.263 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.263
§ 375.263. DISSOLUTION BY MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality in which a district is wholly located, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership, may adopt an ordinance dissolving the district.

(b) On the adoption of the ordinance, the district is dissolved, and, in accordance with Section 43.075, the municipality succeeds to the property and assets of the district and assumes all bonds, debts, obligations, and liabilities of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.005
§ 3843.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3843.105;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.

(c) A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.905 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.905
§ 39A.905. CAMPUS NAME CHANGE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

In reconstituting, repurposing, or imposing any other intervention or sanction on a campus under this chapter, the commissioner may not require that the name of the campus be changed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.556 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.556
§ 42A.556. SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON MODIFICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

If in a state jail felony case a defendant violates a condition of community supervision imposed under this chapter and after a hearing under Article 42A.751(d) the judge modifies the defendant's community supervision, the judge may impose any sanction permitted by Article 42A.752, except that if the judge requires a defendant to serve a term of confinement in a state jail felony facility as a modification of the defendant's community supervision, the minimum term of confinement is 90 days and the maximum term of confinement is 180 days.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.416 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.416
§ 502.416. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall, in a conspicuous manner, direct that person to the opportunity to donate to the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code, through the state's electronic Internet portal described by Section 2054.252(h), Government Code.

(b) If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee.

(c) The department may deduct from the donations made under this section an amount equal to the department's reasonable expenses associated with administering this section.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.48 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.48
§ 53A.48. BONDS FOR ACCREDITED PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

In the same manner that a corporation may issue and execute bonds or other obligations under this chapter for an institution of higher education, a corporation created under Section 53A.35(b) may issue and execute bonds or other obligations to finance or refinance educational facilities or housing facilities to be used by an accredited primary or secondary school.
Tex. Government Code § 487.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.105
§ 487.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR OUTSTANDING RURAL SCHOLAR COMPETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to participate in the competition under Section 487.104, a high school student or an undergraduate student at a postsecondary educational institution must:

(1) be nominated and sponsored by a rural community, which sponsorship must include financial support;

(2) be a Texas resident under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code;

(3) if the person is a high school student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's high school class, if the class contains 48 or more students, and intend to enter a postsecondary educational institution; and

(4) if the person is an undergraduate student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's class or have a cumulative grade average that is equal to or greater than the equivalent of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.

(b) If a person is neither a high school student nor an undergraduate student, the person must be eligible for participation in the competition under rules adopted by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0312
§ 8511.0312. PERMITS AND LICENSES.
Status: in_force

In the manner provided by Chapters 5, 11, and 12, Water Code, the authority may apply for any permit, license, franchise, or other grant of authority it may require from the commission, the development board, or any other federal, state, or local governmental agency in exercising its powers and accomplishing the purposes under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.009
§ 3926.009. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, including Subchapters E and F, applies to the district.

(b) The following provisions of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district:

(1) Sections 375.164 and 375.262; and

(2) Subchapters B and O.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.703 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.703
§ 841.703. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY VOID ON FAILURE TO SATISFY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an officer holding an execution issued on a final judgment rendered against an insurance company demands payment of the judgment from an officer or attorney of record of the company and the company does not fully satisfy the judgment before the 31st day after the date the demand is made, the officer shall certify the demand and failure to the commissioner, regardless of whether the demand is made in this state.

(b) On receipt of a certification under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall declare void the certificate of authority issued to the company under this chapter.

(c) An insurance company whose certificate of authority is declared void under this section may not engage in the business of insurance in this state until:

(1) the judgment is fully satisfied and discharged; and

(2) the commissioner renews the company's certificate of authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.017
§ 361.017.
Status: in_force

Sec. 361.017. COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION: INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MUNICIPAL WASTE. (a) The commission is responsible for the management of industrial solid waste and hazardous municipal waste and shall coordinate industrial solid waste activities and hazardous municipal waste activities.

(b) The commission shall accomplish the purposes of this chapter by controlling all aspects of the management of industrial solid waste and hazardous municipal waste by all practical and economically feasible methods consistent with its powers and duties under this chapter and other law.

(c) The commission has the powers and duties specifically prescribed by this chapter and all other powers necessary or convenient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.

(d) In matters relating to industrial solid waste and hazardous municipal waste, the commission shall:

(1) consider the public health aspects and the air pollution control and ambient air quality aspects; and

(2) consult with the attorney general's office for assistance in determining whether referral to the attorney general for enforcement is mandatory under Section 361.224 or whether referral is appropriate, in the commission's discretion, for the disposition of enforcement matters under this chapter.

(e) If referral is determined to be mandatory or appropriate, the commission shall consult with the attorney general's office for assistance in determining whether criminal or civil enforcement action should be taken. The commission shall use all available enforcement options.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.076 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.076
§ 38.076. INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY LOAD SHEDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt a system to allocate load shedding among electric cooperatives, municipally owned utilities, and transmission and distribution utilities providing transmission service in the ERCOT power region during an involuntary load shedding event initiated by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the region during an energy emergency.

(b) The system must provide for allocation of the load shedding obligation to each electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, and transmission and distribution utility in different seasons based on historical seasonal peak demand in the service territory of the electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or transmission and distribution utility.

(c) The commission by rule shall:

(1) categorize types of critical load that may be given the highest priority for power restoration; and

(2) require electric cooperatives, municipally owned utilities, and transmission and distribution utilities providing transmission service in the ERCOT power region to submit to the commission and the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the region:

(A) customers or circuits the cooperative or utility has designated as critical load; and

(B) a plan for participating in load shedding in response to an involuntary load shedding event described by Subsection (a).

(d) The commission by rule shall require electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities providing transmission service in the ERCOT power region to:

(1) maintain lists of customers willing to voluntarily participate in voluntary load reduction; and

(2) coordinate with municipalities, businesses, and customers that consume large amounts of electricity to encourage voluntary load reduction.

(e) This section does not abridge, enlarge, or modify the obligation of an electric cooperative, a municipally owned utility, or a transmission and distribution utility to comply with federal reliability standards.

(f) After each load shedding event, the commission may conduct an examination of the implementation of load shedding, including whether each electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, and transmission and distribution utility complied with its plan as filed with the commission under Subsection (c)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.060
§ 1051.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.191 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.191
§ 51.191. ISSUES REVIEWABLE.
Status: in_force

The court may review the commissioner's declaration of good-faith-claimant status only in conjunction with a review of a final order determining that a vacancy exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.052
§ 7979.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.