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Tex. Local Government Code § 383.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.004
§ 383.004. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Bonds" includes notes and other obligations.

(3) "Commissioners court" means the governing body of the county.

(4) "Cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 501.152.

(5) "County" means the county in which the district is located.

(6) "Director" means a member of the board.

(7) "District" means a county development district created under this chapter.

(8) "Project" has the meaning assigned by Sections 505.151-505.156.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.151
§ 1701.151. GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION; RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) adopt rules for the administration of this chapter and for the commission's internal management and control;

(2) establish minimum standards relating to competence and reliability, including education, training, physical, and mental standards, for licensing as an officer, county jailer, public security officer, or telecommunicator;

(3) report to the governor and legislature on the commission's activities, with recommendations on matters under the commission's jurisdiction, and make other reports that the commission considers desirable;

(4) require a state agency or a county, special district, or municipality in this state that employs officers, telecommunicators, or county jailers to submit reports and information;

(5) contract as the commission considers necessary for services, facilities, studies, and reports required for:

(A) cooperation with municipal, county, special district, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in training programs; and

(B) performance of the commission's other functions; and

(6) conduct research and stimulate research by public and private agencies to improve law enforcement and police administration.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.105 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.105
§ 49A.105. APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that establishes an office of medical examiner shall appoint the medical examiner. A person appointed as the medical examiner must be:

(1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or

(2) a person who:

(A) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state;

(B) has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state; and

(C) has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101, Occupations Code.

(b) A medical examiner serves at the will of the commissioners court that appointed the medical examiner.

(c) To the greatest extent possible, the commissioners court shall appoint a medical examiner who has training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology, and other medico-legal sciences.
Tex. Family Code § 263.601 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.601
§ 263.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Extended foster care" means a residential living arrangement in which a young adult voluntarily delegates to the department responsibility for the young adult's placement and care and in which the young adult resides with a foster parent or other residential services provider that is:

(A) licensed or approved by the department or verified by a licensed or certified child-placing agency; and

(B) paid under a contract with the department.

(2) "Guardianship services" means the services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Subchapter E, Chapter 161, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Institution" means a residential facility that is operated, licensed, registered, certified, or verified by a state agency other than the department. The term includes a residential service provider under a Medicaid waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act that provides services at a residence other than the young adult's own home.

(3-a) "Trial independence" means the status assigned to a young adult under Section 263.6015.

(4) "Young adult" means a person who was in the conservatorship of the department on the day before the person's 18th birthday.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.551 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.551
§ 356.551. REPORT.
Status: in_force

A successful bid or contract for the sale of estate real property shall be reported to the court ordering the sale not later than the 30th day after the date the bid is made or the property is placed under contract. The report must:

(1) be sworn to, in writing, and filed with the clerk;

(2) include:

(A) the date of the order of sale;

(B) a description of the property being sold;

(C) the time and place of the auction or date the property is placed under contract;

(D) the purchaser's name;

(E) the amount of the successful bid or the purchase price for each parcel of property or interest in property auctioned or placed under contract;

(F) the terms of the sale;

(G) whether the proposed sale of the property was made at public auction or by contract; and

(H) whether the purchaser is ready to comply with the order of sale; and

(3) be noted on the probate docket.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.93 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.93
§ 17.93. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.056
§ 6906.056. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer at the first meeting of the newly constituted board each year and at any time necessary to fill a vacancy.

(b) The board shall elect the president and vice president from among the directors.

(c) The offices of secretary and treasurer:

(1) may be held by one person; and

(2) are not required to be held by a director.

(d) The board may appoint as assistant board secretary one or more persons who are not directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 145.0096 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 145 / Section 145.0096
§ 145.0096. CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a business that:

(1) is operated under a license or permit as a sexually oriented business issued in accordance with Section 243.007, Local Government Code; or

(2) offers, as its primary business, a service or the sale, rental, or exhibition of a device or other item that is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to a customer.

(a-1) A business to which this section applies may not use the word "tan" or "tanning" in a sign or any other form of advertising.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a-1). Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Subsection (b) that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.047
§ 262.047. BOND PROCEEDS; INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may set aside from the proceeds from the sale of bonds:

(1) an amount for payment of not more than two years' interest on the bonds;

(2) the amount required for operating expenses during the first year of operation as estimated by the board; and

(3) an amount to fund any bond reserve fund or other reserve funds provided for in the bond resolution or trust indenture.

(b) The bond proceeds may be deposited in banks and paid out under terms as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.

(c) The law relating to the security for and the investment of municipal funds controls, to the extent applicable, the investment of the authority's funds. The bond resolution or trust indenture may further restrict those investments. Additionally, the authority may invest its bond proceeds, until that money is needed, as authorized by the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Water Code § 5.753 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.753
§ 5.753. STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING AND USING COMPLIANCE HISTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Consistent with other law and the requirements necessary to maintain federal program authorization, the commission by rule shall develop standards for evaluating and using compliance history that ensure consistency. In developing the standards, the commission may account for differences among regulated entities.

(b) The components of compliance history must include:

(1) enforcement orders, court judgments, and criminal convictions of this state relating to compliance with applicable legal requirements under the jurisdiction of the commission;

(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this code, orders issued under Section 7.070;

(3) to the extent readily available to the commission, enforcement orders, court judgments, consent decrees, and criminal convictions relating to violations of environmental rules of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(4) changes in ownership.

(c) The set of components must also include any information required by other law or any requirement necessary to maintain federal program authorization.

(d) Except as provided by this subsection, notices of violation must be included as a component of compliance history for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance of each notice of violation. The listing of a notice of violation must be preceded by the following statement prominently displayed: "A notice of violation represents a written allegation of a violation of a specific regulatory requirement from the commission to a regulated entity. A notice of violation is not a final enforcement action nor proof that a violation has actually occurred." A notice of violation administratively determined to be without merit may not be included in a compliance history. A notice of violation that is included in a compliance history shall be removed from the compliance history if the commission subsequently determines the notice of violation to be without merit.

(d-1) For purposes of listing compliance history, the commission may not include as a notice of violation information received by the commission as required by Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7661 et seq.) unless the commission issues a written notice of violation. Final enforcement orders or judgments resulting from self-reported Title V deviations or violations may be considered as compliance history components for purposes of determining compliance history.

(e) Except as required by other law or any requirement necessary to maintain federal program authorization, the commission by rule shall establish a period for compliance history.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.006
§ 183.006. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner believes that a person has violated or is about to violate this subchapter or a rule or order of the banking commissioner relating to this subchapter, the attorney general on behalf of the banking commissioner may apply to a district court in Travis County for an order enjoining the violation and for other equitable relief the nature of the case requires.

(b) A person who knowingly fails or refuses to file the application required by Section 183.002 commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.080 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.080
§ 2210.080. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to the payment of losses and operating expenses of the association for a catastrophe year that occurs after December 31, 2025, and results in excess losses and operating expenses incurred by the association after December 31, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.102
§ 8146.102. 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. Government Code § 403.0245 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0245
§ 403.0245. AVAILABILITY ON INTERNET OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON STATE GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.013.

(b) A state agency that awards a state grant in an amount greater than $25,000 shall make available to the public on the agency's generally accessible Internet website the purposes for which the grant was awarded. The agency shall provide to the comptroller a link to the information in order for the comptroller to maintain the information on the comptroller's Internet website through a central Internet portal.
Tex. Education Code § 51.164 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.164
§ 51.164. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The association shall adopt and publish rules to govern the conduct of its business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.005
§ 235.005. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county fire marshal of a county who regulates explosives under this subchapter may assess the fees for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this subchapter in reasonable amounts set by the commissioners court.

(b) The county fire marshal shall remit all fees received under this subchapter to the county treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.445 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.445
§ 2155.445. PREFERENCE FOR RECYCLED, REMANUFACTURED, OR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller and state agencies shall give preference to recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products, as those terms are defined by rule of the comptroller, in purchases made under this subtitle if:

(1) the product meets state specifications regarding quantity and quality; and

(2) the average price of the product is not more than 10 percent greater than the price of comparable nonrecycled products.

(b) The comptroller regularly shall review and revise its procurement procedures and specifications for the purchase of goods to:

(1) eliminate procedures and specifications that explicitly discriminate against recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products, as those terms are defined by rule of the comptroller; and

(2) encourage the use of recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products.

(c) In developing new procedures and specifications, the comptroller shall encourage the use of recycled products and products that may be recycled or reused or that are remanufactured or environmentally sensitive.

(d) In addition to the products covered by the definition adopted by rule under this section, in this section "recycled product" includes recycled steel products. The preference for recycled steel products under this section applies also to products purchased in connection with projects described by Section 2166.003.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.206
§ 363.206. LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to it.

(b) A district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current or immediately following fiscal year of the district.

(c) The board may not invest district funds in funds or securities other than:

(1) bonds of the United States;

(2) certificates of indebtedness issued by the United States secretary of the treasury;

(3) bonds of this state or a county, municipality, or school district of this state;

(4) shares or share accounts of savings and loan associations organized under the laws of this state or federal savings and loan associations domiciled in this state, if the shares or share accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(5) investments specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to an expenditure related to, or an obligation issued or incurred in connection with, the financing of the construction or equipping of police facilities. Funds received by a municipality or other political subdivision of the state from a district for the financing of construction or equipping of police facilities may be used by the municipality or other political subdivision to secure the payment of bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality or other political subdivision to finance the construction or equipping of facilities described in Subsection (e), notwithstanding any law to the contrary.

(e) For purposes of this chapter, "police facility" means a police station or substation, police storefront, municipal court, jail, or minimum security facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.205
§ 1064.205. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates according to a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.305
§ 2308.305. USE OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A board shall review, verify, modify, and use local labor market information developed through the state's labor market information system to identify, by occupation, the labor demand by employers in each workforce development area.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.035 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.035
§ 77.035. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as permitted under Section 77.034, no person may operate a commercial gulf shrimp boat for catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products from the outside water, or have on board a boat, or unload, or allow to be unloaded at a port or point in this state, shrimp and other edible aquatic products caught or taken from the outside water or from salt water outside the state without having been previously unloaded in some other state or foreign country, unless the owner of the boat has obtained a commercial gulf shrimp boat license.

(b) The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat license is $250 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat license for a boat that is not numbered under Chapter 31 of this code or does not have a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard that lists an address in Texas for the boat owner or other criteria established by the commission is $1,000 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.061
§ 2155.061. COMPTROLLER PURCHASING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall acquire by purchase, lease, rental, or another manner all goods and services for a state agency, including a purchase that does not require a competitive bid or a spot purchase.

(b) The comptroller shall operate an effective and economical system for purchasing goods and services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.208
§ 1452.208. LIMITATION ON MANAGED CARE ISSUER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A managed care plan issuer that complies with this subchapter is not subject to liability for damages arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, the payment by the issuer of an applicant therapeutic optometrist as if the therapeutic optometrist were a participating provider in the health benefit plan network.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0152
§ 544.0152. EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) criminal history record information a participating agency holds that relates to a health care professional; and

(2) information a participating agency holds that relates to a health care professional or managed care organization that is the subject of an investigation by a participating agency for alleged Medicaid fraud or abuse.

(b) A participating agency may submit to another participating agency a written request for information to which this section applies. The participating agency that receives the request shall provide the requesting agency with the requested information unless releasing the information:

(1) would jeopardize an ongoing investigation or prosecution by the participating agency that possesses the information; or

(2) is prohibited by other law.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a participating agency may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with another participating agency for exchanging criminal history record information relating to a health care professional that both participating agencies are authorized access to under Chapter 411. Confidential criminal history record information in a participating agency's possession that is provided to another participating agency remains confidential while in the possession of the participating agency that receives the information.

(d) A participating agency that discovers information that may indicate fraud or abuse by a health care professional or managed care organization may provide the information to any other participating agency unless the release of the information is prohibited by other law.

(e) If after receiving a request for information under Subsection (b) a participating agency determines that the agency is prohibited from releasing the information, the agency shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the agency received the request, inform the requesting agency of that determination in writing.

(f) Confidential information shared under this section is subject to the same confidentiality requirements and legal restrictions on access to the information that are imposed by law on the participating agency that originally obtained or collected the information. Sharing information under this section does not affect whether the information is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.

(g) A participating agency that receives information from another participating agency under this section must obtain written permission from the agency that shared the information before using the information in a licensure or enforcement action.

(h) This section does not affect a participating agency's authority to exchange information under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.003
§ 1088.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.654 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.654
§ 42A.654. FEES DUE ON CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining when fees due on conviction are to be paid to any officer, the placement of a defendant on community supervision is considered a final disposition of the case, without the necessity of waiting for the termination of the period of community supervision.