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Tex. Occupations Code § 502.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.002
§ 502.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists.

(2) "Executive council" means the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(34), eff. September 1, 2019.

(4) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who offers marriage and family therapy for compensation.

(5) "Licensed marriage and family therapist associate" means an individual who offers to provide marriage and family therapy for compensation under the supervision of a supervisor approved by the executive council.

(6) "Marriage and family therapy" means providing professional therapy services to individuals, families, or married couples, alone or in groups, that involve applying family systems theories and techniques. The term includes the evaluation, diagnostic assessment, and remediation of mental, cognitive, affective, behavioral, or relational dysfunction, disease, or disorder in the context of marriage or family systems and may include the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Classification of Diseases. The practice of marriage and family therapy does not constitute the practice of medicine and does not include prescribing medication, treating a physical disease, or providing any service outside the scope of practice of a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed marriage and family therapist associate.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.062
§ 1471.062. ASSESSMENTS CONSIDERED TAXES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of a title insurance policy issued under Title 11, Insurance Code, an assessment under this subchapter and any interest on or expenses or attorney's fees related to the assessment are considered taxes.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.017
§ 68.017. SEIZURE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer who has arrested a person for a violation of this chapter may seize fish or wildlife or goods made from fish or wildlife taken, possessed, or made in violation of this chapter.

(b) Property taken under this section shall be delivered to the department for holding pending disposition of the court proceedings. If the court determines that the property was taken, possessed, or made in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the department may dispose of the property under its regulations. The costs of the department in holding seized fish or wildlife during the pendency of the proceedings may, in appropriate cases, be assessed against the defendant.
Tex. Estates Code § 1023.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.009
§ 1023.009. NEW GUARDIAN APPOINTED ON TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the court that transfer of the guardianship is in the best interests of the ward, but that because of the transfer it is not in the best interests of the ward for the guardian of the estate to continue to serve in that capacity, the court may in its order of transfer revoke the letters of guardianship and appoint a new guardian, and the former guardian shall account for and deliver the estate as provided by this title in a case in which a guardian resigns.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.003
§ 212.003. WITNESS FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness subpoenaed under this chapter is entitled to a fee at a rate set by the commission.

(b) The witness fee is an expense of administering this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.160
§ 11003.160. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY; RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district's exercise of its eminent domain, police, or other power requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, property, or facility or pipeline, the action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district. The term "sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction to provide a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting from the cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) The district has all necessary or useful rights-of-way and easements along, over, under, and across all public, state, municipal, and county roads, highways, and places for any of its purposes. The district shall restore a used facility to its previous condition as nearly as possible at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 5
§ 5.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A personal bond pretrial release office established under this article shall:

(1) prepare a record containing information about any accused person identified by case number only who, after review by the office, is released by a court on personal bond before sentencing in a pending case;

(2) update the record on a monthly basis;

(3) file a copy of the record with the district or county clerk, as applicable based on court jurisdiction over the categories of offenses addressed in the records, in any county served by the office; and

(4) submit a copy of the record to the attorney representing the state and the accused person's attorney and, as applicable based on whether the accused person violated a condition of release on bond in the preceding month, an update to that record.

(b) In preparing a record under Subsection (a), the office shall include in the record a statement of:

(1) the offense with which the person is charged;

(2) the dates of any court appearances scheduled in the matter that were previously unattended by the person;

(3) whether a warrant has been issued for the person's arrest for failure to appear in accordance with the terms of the person's release;

(4) whether the person has failed to comply with conditions of release on personal bond, including failing to comply by tampering with an electronic monitoring device; and

(5) the presiding judge or magistrate who authorized the personal bond.

(c) This section does not apply to a personal bond pretrial release office that on January 1, 1995, was operated by a community corrections and supervision department.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.153 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.153
§ 156.153. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAX COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

The person required to file a report under this chapter may deduct and withhold from the taxes otherwise due to the state on the monthly or quarterly return, as reimbursement for the cost of collecting the tax, one percent of the amount of the tax due as shown on the report. If taxes due under this chapter are not paid to the state within the time required or if the person required to file a report fails to file the report when due, the person forfeits the claim to reimbursement that could have been taken if the tax had been paid or the report filed when due.
Tex. Government Code § 654.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.042
§ 654.042. ASSISTANCE FROM STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

The state auditor may provide assistance to the classification officer using money appropriated for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.554 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.554
§ 351.554. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice under Section 351.553, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the determination and recommended administrative penalty of the executive director or subcommittee; or

(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty of the executive director or subcommittee, the board by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.183 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.183
§ 252.183. PLAN OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The facility and the person arranging the care must agree on the plan of care and the plan must be filed at the facility before the facility admits the person for the care.

(b) The plan of care must be signed by:

(1) a licensed physician if the person for whom the care is arranged needs medical care or treatment; or

(2) the person arranging for the respite care if medical care or treatment is not needed.

(c) The facility may keep an agreed plan of care for a person for not longer than six months from the date on which it is received. After each admission, the facility shall review and update the plan of care. During that period, the facility may admit the person as frequently as is needed and as accommodations are available.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.04
§ 18.04. CONTENTS OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

A search warrant issued under this chapter, Chapter 18A, or Chapter 18B shall be sufficient if it contains the following requisites:

(1) that it run in the name of "The State of Texas";

(2) that it identify, as near as may be, that which is to be seized and name or describe, as near as may be, the person, place, or thing to be searched;

(3) that it command any peace officer of the proper county to search forthwith the person, place, or thing named;

(4) that it be dated and signed by the magistrate; and

(5) that the magistrate's name appear in clearly legible handwriting or in typewritten form with the magistrate's signature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.205
§ 8501.205. LIMITATION ON USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A charge on the revenue derived from the improvements and facilities of the authority may not be made if the principal or interest of any obligation issued under this chapter is unpaid.

(b) If the revenue derived from the improvements and facilities of the authority exceed the amount required for the payment of items under Section 8501.204(c), the board may pay the cost of improvements and replacements not covered by Section 8501.204(c)(1) and may establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.056
§ 1085.056. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board may appoint and employ an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board may require.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.106
§ 336.106. EMPLOYEE PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide for and administer a workers' compensation, health benefit, retirement, disability, or death compensation plan for district employees.

(b) The board may adopt a plan to accomplish the purpose of this section.

(c) The board, after notice and a hearing, may change any plan or rule adopted under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 53.44 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.44
§ 53.44. OPERATION OF FACILITIES; RATES CHARGED; RESERVE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The facilities may be operated by the authority without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public, or may be leased to an institution of higher education, or may be operated by the institution under a contract with the authority, the lease or contract to be in effect until any revenue bonds issued in connection with it have been finally retired.

(b) The board shall charge rates for the use of the facilities, or for their lease or operation, that are fully sufficient to pay all expenses in connection with the ownership, operation, and upkeep of the facilities, to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due, to create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due, and to create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds and reserves that may be provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture. The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe systems, methods, routines, and procedures under which the facilities shall be operated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.553
§ 1103.553. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FILING FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified or licensed appraiser who files against another certified or licensed appraiser a complaint that the board determines to be frivolous is liable for a civil penalty.

(b) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than $1,000 or more than $10,000.

(c) At the request of the board, the attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to recover a civil penalty under this section.

(d) A civil penalty recovered in an action brought under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.054
§ 7979.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98A.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98A / Section 98A.005
§ 98A.005. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person who engages in conduct described by Section 98A.002 and is found liable under this chapter or other law for any amount of damages arising from that conduct is jointly and severally liable with any other defendant for the entire amount of damages arising from that conduct.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.103
§ 964.103. SUBSCRIBER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

On and after the date of the captive exchange's formation, each subscriber of the captive exchange must:

(1) have an existing affiliation with each other subscriber; or

(2) satisfy the definition of a controlled unaffiliated business regardless of any affiliation relationship created by the captive exchange.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 93.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 93 / Section 93.005
§ 93.005. STATEMENT OF TOTAL CHARGE.
Status: in_force

A heavy equipment loss damage waiver agreement must include a statement of the total charge for the waiver.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.302 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.302
§ 22.302. CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

To approve a voluntary winding up, a reinstatement, a cancellation of an event requiring winding up, a revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or a distribution plan, a corporation must follow the following procedures:

(1) if the corporation has no members or has no members with voting rights and the corporation:

(A) holds any assets or has solicited any assets or otherwise engaged in activities, the corporation's board of directors must adopt a resolution to wind up, to reinstate, to cancel the event requiring winding up, to revoke a voluntary decision to wind up, or to effect the distribution plan by the vote of directors required by Section 22.164(b)(3); or

(B) does not hold any assets and has not solicited any assets or otherwise engaged in activities, a majority of the organizers or the board of directors of the corporation must adopt a resolution to wind up, to reinstate, to cancel an event requiring winding up, to revoke a voluntary decision to wind up, or to effect the distribution plan by the vote required by Section 22.164(d);

(2) if the management of the affairs of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members under Section 22.202, the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan:

(A) must be submitted to a vote at an annual, regular, or special meeting of members; and

(B) must be approved by the members by the vote required by Section 22.164(b)(2); or

(3) if the corporation has members with voting rights:

(A) the corporation's board of directors must approve a resolution:

(i) recommending the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan; and

(ii) directing that the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan of the corporation be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of members; and

(B) the members must approve the action described by Paragraph (A) in accordance with Section 22.303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.053
§ 3802.053. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting ex officio directors to serve on the board.
Tex. Government Code § 421.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.072
§ 421.072. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the governor shall:

(1) allocate available federal and state grants and other funding related to homeland security to state and local agencies and defense base development authorities created under Chapter 379B, Local Government Code, that perform homeland security activities;

(2) periodically review the grants and other funding for appropriateness and compliance;

(3) designate state administering agencies to administer all grants and other funding to the state related to homeland security; and

(4) measure the effectiveness of the homeland security grants and other funding.

(b) State and local agencies that perform homeland security activities shall inform the office of the governor about any actions taken relating to requests for revenue, grants, or other funding for homeland security activities or initiatives.

(c) A state or local agency or defense base development authority that receives a grant or other funding related to homeland security must provide an annual report to the office of the governor detailing:

(1) the compliance of the agency or authority with the state homeland security strategy;

(2) any expenditures made using the funding;

(3) any programs developed or implemented using the funding; and

(4) the manner in which any expenditures made or programs developed or implemented have improved the ability of the agency or authority to detect, deter, respond to, and recover from a terrorist attack.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.102
§ 121.102. CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

Subject to availability of funds, the department shall establish a public health consortium composed of:

(1) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

(2) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;

(3) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;

(4) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(5) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;

(6) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;

(7) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

(8) The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;

(9) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and

(10) any other public institution of higher education that elects to participate in the consortium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.001
§ 8478.001. 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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 213-A.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.006
§ 3860.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 6.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.151
§ 6.151. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.163
§ 3839.163. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.109
§ 8806.109. RESEARCH PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may carry out research projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the withdrawal of groundwater from a groundwater reservoir.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.104
§ 1069.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and

(B) equipping the buildings; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) domiciliary care and treatment of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses;

(6) domiciliaries and training centers;

(7) blood banks;

(8) community mental health centers;

(9) research centers or laboratories; and

(10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.105
§ 623.105. PENALTY FOR COMPENSATING CERTAIN UNLAWFUL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) provides compensation to another for the movement of a manufactured home over a highway, road, or street in this state; and

(2) knows the other person is not authorized by law to move the home.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000.
Tex. Water Code § 17.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.024
§ 17.024. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES AND SEALS.
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the issuance of an installment or series of bonds may prescribe the extent to which the board in executing the bonds and appurtenant coupons may use facsimile signatures and facsimile seals instead of manual signatures and manually impressed seals. Interest coupons may be signed by the facsimile signatures of the chairman of the board and the development fund manager.