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Tex. Water Code § 62.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.197
§ 62.197. REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

After the bonds have been examined by the attorney general and his certificate issued, they shall be registered by the comptroller in a book to be kept for that purpose, and the certificate of the attorney general shall be preserved in the record for use in the event of litigation.
Tex. Government Code § 51.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.208
§ 51.208. ADDITIONAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of a court of appeals shall collect an additional fee on the filing of any case appealed to and filed in the court of appeals that otherwise requires a filing fee. The additional fee is in an amount equal to the amount of the additional fee set by order or rule of the supreme court and imposed under Section 51.0051.

(b) The clerk shall collect fees imposed under this section in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs are collected in the proceeding and shall send the fees imposed under this section to the comptroller not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter. The comptroller shall deposit the fees received to the credit of the judicial fund.

(c) Fees received under this section may be appropriated only to the supreme court support account established under Section 51.0051. The comptroller shall allocate to the account amounts as designated in the General Appropriations Act from the judicial fund that were deposited under this section.

(d) The supreme court shall administer the funds deposited under this section and appropriated to the supreme court support account in the manner provided by Section 51.0051.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.106
§ 551.106. REGULATION OF BICYCLES BY DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or a local authority may not prohibit the operation of an electric bicycle:

(1) on a highway that is used primarily by motor vehicles; or

(2) in an area in which the operation of a nonelectric bicycle is permitted, unless the area is a path that:

(A) is not open to motor vehicles; and

(B) has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the native soil without adding surfacing materials.

(b) The department or a local authority may:

(1) prohibit the operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk; and

(2) establish speed limits for bicycles on paths set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles and other paths on which bicycles may be operated.

(c) The department may establish rules for the administration of this section if necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.007
§ 146.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio or practices tattooing or body piercing at a temporary location shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 431, and rules adopted under this chapter and Chapter 431.

(b) The department may enforce Chapter 431 in relation to a drug, cosmetic, or device that is used in tattooing and that is not otherwise subject to that chapter as if the drug, cosmetic, or device satisfied the definitions assigned those terms under Section 431.002.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.061 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.061
§ 3.061. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS FOR RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION FOR NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the provisions authorized or required by Section 3.059, a restated certificate of formation for a nonprofit corporation may omit any prior statements regarding the number of directors and the names and addresses of the individuals serving as directors and, at the corporation's election, may insert a statement regarding the current number of directors and the names and addresses of the individuals currently serving as directors.

(b) If the nonprofit corporation is a church in which management is vested in the church's members under Section 22.202, and the original certificate of formation is not required to contain a statement to that effect, any restated certificate of formation for the church must contain a statement to that effect in addition to the information required by Section 3.059.

(c) Any omission or insertion under Subsection (a) or omission under Section 3.059(b) is not considered an amendment that requires member approval.
Tex. Water Code § 53.104 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.104
§ 53.104. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

A district may acquire water rights and privileges in any way that an individual or corporation may acquire them. A district may hold water rights and privileges, either by gift, purchase, devise, appropriation, or by other means.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.193 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.193
§ 441.193. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

In setting a tax rate, the board shall consider the district's income from sources other than taxation. On determination of the amount of tax needed to be imposed, the board shall adopt a tax rate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.093 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.093
§ 311.093. ASSESSMENT FOR SIDEWALK IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A home-rule municipality may assess a landowner for the entire cost of constructing a sidewalk, including a curb, abutting the owner's land.

(b) The assessment creates a lien on the owner's abutting land for the assessed cost.
Tex. Occupations Code § 568.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 568 / Section 568.002
§ 568.002. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must register with the board before beginning work in a pharmacy in this state as a pharmacy technician or a pharmacy technician trainee.

(b) The board may allow a pharmacy technician to petition the board for a special exemption from the pharmacy technician certification requirement if the pharmacy technician is in a county with a population of less than 50,000.

(c) An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician or a pharmacy technician trainee must submit an application on a form prescribed by the board.

(d) A person's registration as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee remains in effect as long as the person meets the qualifications established by board rule.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 115.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.006
§ 115.006. STAFF; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor's office shall employ, subject to the approval of the committee, an executive director for the committee at a salary as determined by legislative appropriation.

(b) The governor's office shall provide other administrative support to the committee. The executive director of the committee shall coordinate the provision of the administrative support and shall supervise the staff.

(c) The committee shall be funded through the governor's office.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 137 / Section 137.007
§ 137.007. USE AND EFFECT OF DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On being presented with a declaration for mental health treatment, a physician or other health care provider shall make the declaration a part of the principal's medical record. When acting in accordance with a declaration for mental health treatment, a physician or other health care provider shall comply with the declaration to the fullest extent possible.

(b) If a physician or other provider is unwilling at any time to comply with a declaration for mental health treatment, the physician or provider may withdraw from providing treatment consistent with the exercise of independent medical judgment and must promptly:

(1) make a reasonable effort to transfer care for the principal to a physician or provider who is willing to comply with the declaration;

(2) notify the principal, or principal's guardian, if appropriate, of the decision to withdraw; and

(3) record in the principal's medical record the notification and, if applicable, the name of the physician or provider to whom the principal is transferred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.103
§ 1054.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.105
§ 66.105. TEMPORARY SUPERVISORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that one or more of the grounds for intervention under Section 66.101 exists or is imminent, the commissioner may issue without notice and hearing one or more of the following types of temporary supervisory orders to correct and eliminate the grounds for supervisory action:

(1) an order to cease and desist from continuing a particular action, an order to take affirmative action, or both;

(2) an order suspending or prohibiting a person who participates in the affairs of the association from further participating in the affairs of the association or of another association;

(3) an order requiring divestiture of control of an association obtained under Subchapter L, Chapter 62; or

(4) an order placing the affairs of the association under the control of a conservator designated in the order, who may take possession and control of the books, records, property, assets, liabilities, and business of the association and manage the association under the direction of the commissioner.

(b) An order under this section:

(1) must contain a reasonably detailed statement of the facts on which the order is based; and

(2) takes effect when issued.
Tex. Water Code § 5.313 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.313
§ 5.313. HEARING EXAMINERS REFERENCED IN LAW.
Status: in_force

Any reference in law to a hearing examiner who has a duty related to a case pending before the commission means an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.367 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.367
§ 351.367. CONTRACT OR EMPLOYMENT WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "community health center" means a health organization that:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

(b) The board by rule shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist if the organization:

(1) applies for certification on a form approved by the board; and

(2) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization is a community health center.

(c) A community health center that contracts with or employs an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist under this section may not control or attempt to control the professional judgment of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.206
§ 1078.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Family Code § 201.2042 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2042
§ 201.2042. DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, Section 201.015 applies to a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court.

(b) The party requesting a de novo hearing before the referring court shall file notice with the referring court and the clerk of the referring court.
Tex. Estates Code § 258.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 258 / Section 258.101
§ 258.101. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OR OTHER SUBSTITUTED SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if an attempt to make service under this chapter is unsuccessful, service may be made in the manner provided by Rule 109 or 109a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, for the service of a citation on a party by publication or other substituted service.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.203
§ 20A.203. DISCLOSURE BY PERSON IN PROCEEDING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A grand juror, bailiff, interpreter, stenographer or person operating an electronic recording device, person preparing a typewritten transcription of a stenographic or electronic recording, or person operating a video teleconferencing system for use under Article 20A.259 who discloses anything transpiring before the grand jury in the course of the grand jury's official duties, regardless of whether the thing transpiring is recorded, may be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, as for contempt of court, by a term of confinement not to exceed 30 days, or both.

(b) A witness who reveals any matter about which the witness is examined or that the witness observes during a grand jury proceeding, other than when the witness is required to give evidence on that matter in due course, may be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, as for contempt of court, and by a term of confinement not to exceed six months.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.154
§ 555.154. REQUIRED FORM ON ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe a form that must be completed and signed on a resident's admission to a center by or on behalf of the resident. The form must state:

(1) that a person who places an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or who uses or discloses a tape or other recording made by the device may be civilly liable for any unlawful violation of the privacy rights of another;

(2) that a person who covertly places an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or who consents to or acquiesces in the covert placement of the device in a resident's room has waived any privacy right the person may have had in connection with images or sounds that may be acquired by the device;

(3) that a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative is entitled to conduct authorized electronic monitoring under this subchapter, and that if the center refuses to permit the electronic monitoring or fails to make reasonable physical accommodations for the authorized electronic monitoring the person should contact the department;

(4) the basic procedures that must be followed to request authorized electronic monitoring;

(5) the manner in which this subchapter affects the legal requirement to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation when electronic monitoring is being conducted; and

(6) any other information regarding covert or authorized electronic monitoring that the executive commissioner considers advisable to include on the form.
Tex. Government Code § 863.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 863 / Section 863.003
§ 863.003. RECOGNITION OF PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

A member who terminates service, except by service retirement under Chapter 864, and later resumes service with the same participating department or begins service with another participating department may receive service credit for all previously accrued service credit in the pension system earned for service with any participating department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9031.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9031 / Section 9031.0201
§ 9031.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 9031.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.203
§ 85.203. INFECTION CONTROL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) All health care workers shall adhere to universal precautions as defined by this subchapter.

(b) Health care workers with exudative lesions or weeping dermatitis shall refrain from all direct patient care and from handling patient care equipment and devices used in performing invasive procedures until the condition resolves.

(c) All institutions of higher education and professional and vocational schools training health care workers shall provide instruction on universal precautions.

(d) Health care institutions shall establish procedures for monitoring compliance with universal precautions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0502
§ 7953A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8171.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8171 / Section 8171.102
§ 8171.102. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program of water conservation" means the practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is available for future or alternative uses.

(b) The district shall adopt and implement a program of water conservation consistent with rules and criteria adopted and enforceable by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for similarly situated districts in the region.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9019.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9019 / Section 9019.203
§ 9019.203. NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, notice of a bond election must be given in the manner required of bond elections in water control and improvement districts.

(b) The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. Publication of the first notice must be at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(c) The notice is not required to state any summary of engineers or other estimates of cost.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.011
§ 245.011. PHYSICIAN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who performs an abortion at an abortion facility must complete and submit a monthly report to the department on each abortion performed by the physician at the abortion facility. The report must be submitted on a form provided by the department.

(b) The report may not identify by any means the patient.

(c) The report must include:

(1) whether the abortion facility at which the abortion is performed is licensed under this chapter;

(2) the patient's year of birth, race, marital status, and state and county of residence;

(3) the type of abortion procedure;

(4) the date the abortion was performed;

(5) whether the patient survived the abortion, and if the patient did not survive, the cause of death;

(6) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child based on the best medical judgment of the attending physician at the time of the procedure;

(7) the date, if known, of the patient's last menstrual cycle;

(8) the number of previous live births of the patient;

(9) the number of previous induced abortions of the patient;

(10) whether the abortion was performed or induced because of a medical emergency and any medical condition of the pregnant woman that required the abortion; and

(11) the information required under Sections 171.008(a) and (c).

(d) Except as provided by Section 245.023, all information and records held by the department under this chapter are confidential and are not open records for the purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. That information may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except that release may be made:

(1) for statistical purposes, but only if a person, patient, physician performing an abortion, or abortion facility is not identified;

(2) with the consent of each person, patient, physician, and abortion facility identified in the information released;

(3) to medical personnel, appropriate state agencies, or county and district courts to enforce this chapter; or

(4) to appropriate state licensing boards to enforce state licensing laws.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (b), (c), or (d). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(f) Not later than the 15th day of each month, a physician shall submit to the department the report required by this section for each abortion performed by the physician at an abortion facility in the preceding calendar month.

(g) The department shall establish and maintain a secure electronic reporting system for the submission of the reports required by this section. The department shall adopt procedures to enforce this section and to ensure that only physicians who perform one or more abortions during the preceding calendar month are required to file the reports under this section for that month.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.106
§ 8325.106. SELECTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The board may not select the municipality that may exercise authority in the district as provided by Section 54.0163, Water Code, unless the City of Weatherford provides written consent to that selection.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.053
§ 1161.053. APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE TO CERTAIN ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The fact that an account or other asset is the subject of a specific or general gift under a ward's will, if any, or that a ward has funds, securities, or other property held with a right of survivorship does not prevent:

(1) the guardian of the estate from taking possession and control of the asset or closing the account; or

(2) the court from authorizing an action or modifying or eliminating a duty with respect to the possession, control, or investment of the account or other asset.
Tex. Government Code § 404.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.122
§ 404.122. CASH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The cash management committee is composed of the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and comptroller. If the speaker of the house of representatives is not permitted by the Texas Constitution to serve as a voting member of the committee, the speaker of the house of representatives serves as a nonvoting member of the committee.
Tex. Family Code § 160.762 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.762
§ 160.762. EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT VALIDATED.
Status: in_force

(a) A gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter is unenforceable, regardless of whether the agreement is in a record.

(b) The parent-child relationship of a child born under a gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter is determined as otherwise provided by this chapter.

(c) A party to a gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter who is an intended parent under the agreement may be held liable for the support of a child born under the agreement, even if the agreement is otherwise unenforceable.

(d) The court may assess reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, filing fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this section. Attorney's fees awarded by the court may be paid directly to the attorney. An attorney who is awarded attorney's fees may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.