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Tex. Labor Code § 402.091 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.091
§ 402.091. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY; OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly publishes, discloses, or distributes information that is confidential under this subchapter to a person not authorized to receive the information directly from the division.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly receives information that is confidential under this subchapter and that the person is not authorized to receive.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under this section may be prosecuted in a court in the county where the information was unlawfully received, published, disclosed, or distributed.

(e) A district court in Travis County has jurisdiction to enjoin the use, publication, disclosure, or distribution of confidential information under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.022
§ 2257.022. AMOUNT OF COLLATERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the total value of eligible security to secure a deposit of public funds must be in an amount not less than the amount of the deposit of public funds:

(1) increased by the amount of any accrued interest; and

(2) reduced to the extent that the United States or an instrumentality of the United States insures the deposit.

(b) The total value of eligible security described by Section 45.201(4)(D), Education Code, to secure a deposit of public funds of a school district must be in an amount not less than 110 percent of the amount of the deposit as determined under Subsection (a). The total market value of the eligible security must be reported at least once each month to the school district.

(c) The value of a surety bond is its face value.

(d) The value of an investment security is its market value.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.055
§ 501.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from office if the public counsel:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment or maintain during service as public counsel the qualifications required by Section 501.052;

(2) violates a prohibition established by Section 501.053, 501.054, 501.056, or 501.102; or

(3) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the public counsel's duties for a substantial part of the public counsel's term.

(b) The validity of an action of the office is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of the public counsel exists.
Tex. Government Code § 404.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.105
§ 404.105. CAPITAL OR RESERVE.
Status: in_force

The trust company shall hold capital stock and reserve balances outside the treasury in an amount required by applicable regulatory bodies for eligibility for federal reserve services, for participation in a depository trust company, and as necessary to achieve its purposes under Section 404.103. The stock of the trust company is an authorized investment for state funds and shall be held by the comptroller, but the amount may not be more than $1 million.
Tex. Finance Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. APPEAL FROM ADVERSE DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a hearing has been held, the banking commissioner has entered an order denying the application, and the order has become final, the proposed transferee may appeal the order by filing a petition for judicial review.

(b) The filing of an appeal under this section does not stay the order of the banking commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 72.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.026
§ 72.026. RULES.
Status: in_force

The director, under the supervision of the chief justice, shall implement a rule of administration or other rules adopted by the supreme court for the efficient administration of justice.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.036 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.036
§ 58.036. PAYMENT ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

Payment of the bonds and performance by the authority or the commissioner of its or his functions and duties under this chapter and the Texas Constitution may be enforced in the state supreme court by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 2176.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.151
§ 2176.151. TIMELY PROCESSING OF MAIL.
Status: in_force

Mail shall:

(1) be processed for delivery as quickly as necessary under existing circumstances; and

(2) not be unduly delayed only to achieve a lower postal rate.
Tex. Election Code § 85.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.036
§ 85.036. ELECTIONEERING.
Status: in_force

(a) During the time an early voting polling place is open for the conduct of early voting, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party:

(1) in or within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building or structure in which the early voting polling place is located; or

(2) within 20 feet of a parking space designated for curbside voting under Section 64.009.

(b) The entity that owns or controls a public building being used as an early voting polling place may not, at any time during the early voting period, prohibit electioneering on the building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a), but may enact reasonable regulations concerning the time, place, and manner of electioneering.

(c) During the early voting period, the early voting clerk shall keep continuously posted:

(1) at the entrance to the room or area, as applicable, in which the early voting polling place is located, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Early Voting Polling Place"; and

(2) at the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Distance Marker. No electioneering between this point and the entrance to the early voting polling place."

(d) A person commits an offense if the person electioneers in violation of Subsection (a).

(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Early voting period" means the period prescribed by Section 85.001.

(2) "Electioneering" includes the posting, use, or distribution of political signs or literature.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.156 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.156
§ 153.156. NOTICE OF EVENT OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

A general partner who is subject to an event that with the passage of the specified period becomes an event of withdrawal under Section 153.155(a)(4) or (5) shall notify the other partners of the event not later than the 30th day after the date on which the event occurred.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.019 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.019
§ 302.019. OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall gather and study information relating to existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in this state. The study conducted by the commission under this section must include information on existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in industrial job sectors, including:

(1) construction;

(2) manufacturing;

(3) agriculture;

(4) forestry;

(5) health care and social services;

(6) education;

(7) transportation and warehousing;

(8) mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction;

(9) utilities;

(10) wholesale trade;

(11) retail trade;

(12) finance and insurance;

(13) professional, scientific, and technical services; and

(14) hospitality and food services.

(b) Not later than January 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing committee or subcommittee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over workforce development matters a detailed report summarizing the results of the commission's study under this section for the most recent state fiscal year and any suggestions and recommendations for legislative action the commission considers appropriate resulting from that study.
Tex. Government Code § 656.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.021
§ 656.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.

(2) "State agency" means:

(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that:

(i) is in the executive branch of state government;

(ii) has authority that is not limited to a geographical portion of this state; and

(iii) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; or

(B) a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college.
Tex. Government Code § 551.0811 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0811
§ 551.0811. THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require The Finance Commission of Texas to conduct an open meeting to deliberate a matter made confidential by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000A / Section 8000A.0103
§ 8000A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.007
§ 2153.007. EXEMPT COMMON CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

A person subject to regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas is not required to obtain a license under this chapter if the person transports or stores in the course of the person's business a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine not owned by the person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.063
§ 563.063. EXTENSION OR IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide for an extension or improvement to a utility system.

(b) The board may not provide for the extension of service to an area within the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality or within a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, without the consent of the governing body of the municipality or district.

(c) The service area of the board may not include territory that on June 6, 1993, was served by another utility under a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless the certificate ceases to be effective.
Tex. Education Code § 18.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 18 / Section 18.008
§ 18.008. GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Job Corps diploma program may accept a grant from a public or private organization and may spend those funds to supplement programs and provide student services.

(b) A diploma program may accept federal funds and shall use those funds in compliance with applicable federal law, regulations, and guidelines.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.313 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.313
§ 463.313. COST OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The board of directors described by Section 463.301 creating an authority shall pay the cost of the confirmation election.
Tex. Government Code § 489.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.102
§ 489.102. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The bank shall offer a variety of financial incentives to help communities and businesses in this state compete and succeed in the global marketplace. The bank shall assist communities in accessing financing with which to fund their economic development efforts.

(b) The bank may:

(1) provide, as provided under the programs the bank administers under Section 489.108 or otherwise as provided by law:

(A) qualifying communities with tax incentives for expanding businesses or businesses relocating to this state;

(B) incentives to lenders to:

(i) make loans to near-bankable businesses in the lender's community; and

(ii) make low-interest loans to qualifying businesses; and

(C) bond-based long-term debt financing for capital investment in public entities, in large commercial and industrial projects, and for other economic development purposes;

(2) act as a link between businesses searching for investment capital and potential investors;

(3) inform institutional lenders of economic development plans and strategies for each region of this state and encourage institutional lenders to support those plans in their marketing and investment strategies;

(4) offer communities a one-stop source of financing for their economic development efforts;

(5) provide communities with technical assistance in the development of their incentive programs to attract and retain businesses and in the design of incentive packages for specific proposals;

(6) provide expanding businesses or businesses relocating to this state with a single source of information concerning financial incentives offered by this state to those businesses; and

(7) provide grants or financing to the Texas Department of Transportation to implement the department's powers and duties relating to rural rail development under Chapter 91, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.104
§ 8336.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8336.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.323 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.323
§ 1551.323. COST OF CERTAIN ANNUITANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An annuitant eligible to participate under Section 1551.102(i), 1551.111(e), or 1551.112(c) is, except as provided by this subsection, required to pay the total cost, as determined by the board, attributable to the participation of that individual and the dependents of that individual until the date the individual is 65 years of age. If the General Appropriations Act or other similar legislation addresses the payment of those costs, those costs shall be paid in the manner specified by that legislation.

(b) This section applies only to an individual who is eligible to participate as an annuitant under Section 1551.102(i), 1551.111(e), or 1551.112(c) and who is not eligible to participate under another provision of Section 1551.102, 1551.111, or 1551.112.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.257
§ 3951.257. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF IMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may impose the sales and use tax as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 383, Local Government Code, instead of as provided by the other provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.102
§ 8218.102. 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.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.009
§ 35.009. AMOUNTS PAID IN LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A municipally owned utility that is required to apply for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct, install, or extend a transmission facility within ERCOT under Chapter 37 is entitled to recover, through the utility's wholesale transmission rate, reasonable payments made to a taxing entity in lieu of ad valorem taxes on that transmission facility, provided that:

(1) the utility enters into a written agreement with the governing body of the taxing entity related to the payments;

(2) the amount paid is the same as the amount the utility would have to pay to the taxing entity on that transmission facility if the facility were subject to ad valorem taxation;

(3) the governing body of the taxing entity is not the governing body of the utility; and

(4) the utility provides the commission with a copy of the written agreement and any other information the commission considers necessary in relation to the agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.053
§ 565.053. DISCIPLINE OF NONRESIDENT PHARMACY; NOTICE TO RESIDENT STATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall give notice of a disciplinary action by the board against a license holder located in another state to the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy is located.
Tex. Education Code § 37.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.154
§ 37.154. CONSENT NOT A DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is not a defense to prosecution of an offense under this subchapter that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing activity.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 100B.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 100B / Section 100B.003
§ 100B.003. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall award a donee or donee's estate who prevails in an action brought under this chapter:

(1) 125 percent of the amount of donations the defendant collected on behalf of the donee through the fraudulent crowdfunding; and

(2) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(b) Nothing in this section prevents the donee or the donee's estate from pursuing a claim for exemplary damages under Chapter 41 for the defendant's fraudulent crowdfunding.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.008
§ 63.008. FACILITY ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is responsible for the administration of the facility.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0055 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0055
§ 2B.0055. COMPILATION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION COLLECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency shall compile and analyze the information contained in each report received by the agency under Article 2B.0054.

(b) Not later than March 1 of each year, each law enforcement agency shall submit a report containing the incident-based data compiled during the previous calendar year to:

(1) the commission; and

(2) the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency, if the law enforcement agency is a local law enforcement agency.

(c) A report required under Subsection (b) must be submitted by the chief administrator of the law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the administrator is elected, employed, or appointed. The report must include:

(1) a comparative analysis of the information compiled under Article 2B.0054 to:

(A) evaluate and compare the number of motor vehicle stops, within the applicable jurisdiction, of:

(i) individuals recognized as members of racial or ethnic minority groups; and

(ii) individuals not recognized as members of racial or ethnic minority groups;

(B) examine the disposition of motor vehicle stops made by officers employed by the agency, categorized according to the race or ethnicity of the individuals affected, as appropriate, including any searches resulting from stops within the applicable jurisdiction; and

(C) evaluate and compare the number of searches resulting from motor vehicle stops within the applicable jurisdiction and whether contraband or other evidence was discovered during those searches; and

(2) information relating to each complaint filed with the agency alleging that a peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in racial profiling.

(d) A report required under Subsection (b) may not include identifying information about a peace officer who makes a motor vehicle stop or about an individual who is stopped or arrested by a peace officer. This subsection does not affect the reporting of information required under Article 2B.0054(a)(1).

(e) The commission, in accordance with Section 1701.162, Occupations Code, shall develop guidelines for compiling and reporting information as required by this article.

(f) The commission shall begin disciplinary procedures against the chief administrator of a law enforcement agency if the commission finds that the chief administrator intentionally failed to submit a report required under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 124.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 124 / Section 124.002
§ 124.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a veterans treatment court program for persons arrested for, charged with, convicted of, or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any misdemeanor or felony offense. A defendant is eligible to participate in a veterans treatment court program established under this chapter only if the attorney representing the state consents to the defendant's participation in the program and if the court in which the criminal case is pending or in which the defendant was convicted or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision, as applicable, finds that the defendant is a veteran or current member of the United States armed forces, including a member of the reserves, national guard, or state guard, who:

(1) suffers from a brain injury, mental illness, or mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or was a victim of military sexual trauma if the injury, illness, disorder, or trauma:

(A) occurred during or resulted from the defendant's military service; and

(B) affected the defendant's criminal conduct at issue in the case; or

(2) is a defendant whose participation in a veterans treatment court program, considering the circumstances of the defendant's conduct, personal and social background, and criminal history, is likely to achieve the objective of ensuring public safety through rehabilitation of the veteran in the manner provided by Section 1.02(1), Penal Code.

(b) The court in which the criminal case is pending shall allow an eligible defendant to choose whether to proceed through the veterans treatment court program or otherwise through the criminal justice system.

(c) Proof of matters described by Subsection (a) may be submitted to the applicable criminal court in any form the court determines to be appropriate, including military service and medical records, previous determinations of a disability by a veteran's organization or by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, testimony or affidavits of other veterans or service members, and prior determinations of eligibility for benefits by any state or county veterans office. The court's findings must accompany any docketed case.

(d) In this section, "military sexual trauma" means any sexual assault or sexual harassment that occurs while the victim is a member of the United States armed forces performing the person's regular duties.