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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.059
§ 281.059. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.

(2) "District" means the Dallas County Hospital District.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the Dallas County Hospital District may contract with a broker to lease or sell a tract of real property that is owned by the district.

(c) The district may not contract with a broker who is related within the third degree of consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to:

(1) a member of the board of hospital managers of the district; or

(2) a public official who serves on the Dallas County Commissioners Court.

(d) The district may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer to purchase a tract of real property.

(e) If a contract made under Subsection (b) requires a broker to list the tract of real property for sale for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service used by other brokers in the county in which the real property is located, the district, on or after the 30th day after the date the property is listed, may sell the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer who is produced by any broker, including a broker described by Subsection (c), using the multiple-listing service and who submits the most advantageous offer.

(f) The district must post a notice of intent to sell the real property in a newspaper of general circulation, not less than once, at least 14 days before the date the district accepts an offer produced by a broker.

(g) The district may sell a tract of real property under this section without complying with the requirements of Section 272.001, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 233.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.155
§ 233.155. ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If proper notice is not submitted in accordance with Sections 233.154(b) and (c), the county may take any or all of the following actions:

(1) refer the inspector to the appropriate regulatory authority for discipline;

(2) in a suit brought by the appropriate attorney representing the county in the district court, obtain appropriate injunctive relief to prevent a violation or threatened violation of a standard or notice required under this subchapter from continuing or occurring; or

(3) refer the builder for prosecution under Section 233.157.

(b) If the notice the builder provided to the county under Section 233.154(c) does not indicate that the inspection showed compliance with the applicable building code standards, the county may take either or both of the actions under Subsections (a)(2) and (3).
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.256 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.256
§ 1104.256. FAILURE TO COMPLY; COURT'S DUTY TO NOTIFY.
Status: in_force

The court shall notify the guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission if the court becomes aware of a person who is not complying with:

(1) the terms of a certification issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Government Code; or

(2) the standards and rules adopted under that subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.255 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.255
§ 32.255. TRAINING; INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide information and technical assistance to the Texas Department of Insurance regarding that department's role in ensuring that each individual who sells a long-term care benefit plan under the partnership for long-term care program receives training and demonstrates evidence of an understanding of these plans as required by Section 1651.105, Insurance Code. The training must satisfy the training requirements imposed under the provisions governing the expansion of a state long-term care partnership program established under the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 122.016 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 122 / Section 122.016
§ 122.016. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions of Section 122.014 may be made in any case where:

(1) under the rules of the comptroller, the product or service so produced or provided does not meet the reasonable requirements of the office, department, institution, or agency; or

(2) the requisitions made cannot be reasonably complied with through provision of products or services produced by persons with disabilities.

(b) Each month, the comptroller shall provide the workforce commission with a list of all items purchased under the exception provided by Subsection (a). The workforce commission shall adopt the form in which the list is to be provided and may require the list to include the date of requisition, the type of product or service requested, the reason for purchase under the exception, and any other information that the workforce commission considers relevant to a determination of why the product or service was not purchased in accordance with Section 122.014.

(c) No office, department, institution, or agency may evade the intent of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the comptroller, when the products or services produced or provided by persons with disabilities, in accordance with established standards, are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the office, department, institution, or agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.052
§ 215.052. MARKETS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may establish markets.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.170 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.170
§ 161.170. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with a formal hearing, the commission, as authorized by this chapter, may subpoena and examine witnesses and documents that directly relate to a sworn complaint.

(b) In connection with a preliminary review, the commission, for good cause and as authorized by this chapter, may subpoena documents and witnesses on application by the commission staff and a motion adopted by a vote of at least five members of the commission, for the purpose of attempting to obtain from the documents or witnesses specifically identified information, if the commission reasonably believes that the specifically identified information:

(1) is likely to be determinative as to whether the subject of an investigation has violated a provision of the ethics code;

(2) can be determined from the documents or is known by the witnesses; and

(3) is not reasonably available through a less intrusive means.

(c) The commission shall adopt procedures for the issuance of subpoenas under this section.

(d) Section 2001.089, Government Code, applies to a subpoena issued under this subchapter. On the request of the respondent, the commission shall subpoena any information in the possession or control of any person identified in the request, including exculpatory information, that is directly related to the complaint and provide the information to the respondent.

(e) A copy of a subpoena issued under this section must be delivered to the respondent.

(f) At the written request of at least five members of the commission, a peace officer shall serve a subpoena of the commission in the manner prescribed for service of a district court subpoena.

(g) If a person to whom a subpoena is directed refuses to appear, refuses to answer inquiries, or fails or refuses to produce books, records, or other documents that were under the person's control when the demand was made, the commission shall report that fact to a district court in the county. The district court shall enforce the subpoena by attachment proceedings for contempt in the same manner as the court enforces a subpoena issued by the court.

(h) A respondent has the right to quash a subpoena in a district court in the county as provided by law.

(i) A subpoenaed witness who attends a commission hearing is entitled to the same mileage and per diem payments as a witness who appears before a grand jury. A person who provides subpoenaed documents to the commission is entitled to reimbursement from the commission for the person's reasonable cost of producing the documents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.112
§ 3892.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.014
§ 172.014. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

A risk pool created under this chapter is not insurance or an insurer under the Insurance Code and other laws of this state, and the State Board of Insurance does not have jurisdiction over a pool created under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 21.510 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.510
§ 21.510. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A participant in the program who fails to obtain certification or employment as required in the agreement under Section 21.508 or who voluntarily leaves or is terminated for cause from the employment after teaching in a public elementary or secondary school in this state for less than five school years shall reimburse the agency for the portion of the stipend that bears the same ratio to the amount of the stipend as the unserved portion of required service bears to the five years of required service.

(b) The obligation to reimburse the agency under this section is, for all purposes, a debt to the state. A discharge in bankruptcy under Title 11, United States Code, does not release a participant from the obligation to reimburse the agency. The amount owed bears interest at the rate equal to the highest rate being paid by the United States on the day the reimbursement is determined to be due for securities that have maturities of 90 days or less, and the interest accrues from the day the participant receives notice of the amount due.

(c) For purposes of this section, a participant in the program is not considered to be in violation of an agreement under Section 21.508 during any period in which the participant:

(1) is pursuing a full-time course of study related to the field of teaching at a public or private institution of higher education approved by the State Board for Educator Certification;

(2) is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States;

(3) is temporarily totally disabled for a period not to exceed three years as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician;

(4) is unable to secure employment for a period not to exceed one year because of care required by a disabled spouse;

(5) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a teacher in a public elementary or secondary school for a single period not to exceed 27 months; or

(6) satisfies the provisions of any additional reimbursement exception adopted by the agency.

(d) A participant is excused from reimbursement under Subsection (a) if:

(1) the participant becomes permanently totally disabled as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or

(2) the agency waives reimbursement in the case of extreme hardship to the participant.
Tex. Government Code § 403.1067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.1067
§ 403.1067. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization, program, political subdivision, public institution of higher education, local community organization, or other entity receiving funds or grants from the permanent funds in Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066 may not use the funds or grants to pay:

(1) lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient;

(2) a person or entity that is required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305, Government Code;

(3) any partner, employee, employer, relative, contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity described by Subdivision (2); or

(4) a person or entity who has been hired to represent associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other government policies.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the persons or entities described by Subsection (a) are not eligible to receive the money or participate either directly or indirectly in the contracts, funds, or grants awarded in Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066. A registrant under Chapter 305 is not ineligible under this subsection if the person is required to register under that chapter solely because the person communicates directly with a member of the executive branch to influence administrative action concerning a matter relating to the purchase of products or services by a state agency.

(c) Grants or awards made under Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066 may not be conditioned on the enactment of legislation, agency rules, or local ordinances.
Tex. Transportation Code § 600.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 600 / Section 600.002
§ 600.002. IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR VEHICLE NEAR MEXICAN BORDER.
Status: in_force

On demand of a peace officer within 250 feet of the Mexican border at a checkpoint authorized by Section 411.0095, Government Code, as added by Chapter 497, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, the driver of a vehicle shall produce a driver's license and proof of compliance with Chapter 601.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1191 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1191
§ 152.1191. HOUSTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Houston County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Houston County, the county attorney, and each county court at law judge.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $50 nor more than $250 a month as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members.

(d) The county attorney shall file, prosecute, and try on behalf of the state all juvenile cases in the juvenile court. The district attorney shall act for the county attorney if the county attorney is ill, absent, or otherwise unable to perform his duties.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Houston County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.626 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.626
§ 9.626. ACTION IN WHICH DEFICIENCY OR SURPLUS IS IN ISSUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action arising from a transaction, other than a consumer transaction, in which the amount of a deficiency or surplus is in issue, the following rules apply:

(1) A secured party need not prove compliance with the provisions of this subchapter relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance unless the debtor or a secondary obligor places the secured party's compliance in issue.

(2) If the secured party's compliance is placed in issue, the secured party has the burden of establishing that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was conducted in accordance with this subchapter.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.628, if a secured party fails to prove that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was conducted in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance, the liability of a debtor or a secondary obligor for a deficiency is limited to an amount by which the sum of the secured obligation, expenses, and attorney's fees exceeds the greater of:

(A) the proceeds of the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance; or

(B) the amount of proceeds that would have been realized had the noncomplying secured party proceeded in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance.

(4) For purposes of Subdivision (3)(B), the amount of proceeds that would have been realized is equal to the sum of the secured obligation, expenses, and attorney's fees unless the secured party proves that the amount is less than that sum.

(5) If a deficiency or surplus is calculated under Section 9.615(f), the debtor or obligor has the burden of establishing that the amount of proceeds of the disposition is significantly below the range of prices that a complying disposition to a person other than the secured party, a person related to the secured party, or a secondary obligor would have brought.

(b) The limitation of the rules in Subsection (a) to transactions other than consumer transactions is intended to leave to the court the determination of the proper rules in consumer transactions. The court may not infer from that limitation the nature of the proper rule in consumer transactions and may continue to apply established approaches.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.005
§ 431.005. OPEN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The board is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Penal Code § 3.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 3 / Section 3.04
§ 3.04. SEVERANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever two or more offenses have been consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, the defendant shall have a right to a severance of the offenses.

(b) In the event of severance under this section, the provisions of Section 3.03 do not apply, and the court in its discretion may order the sentences to run either concurrently or consecutively.

(c) The right to severance under this section does not apply to a prosecution for offenses described by Section 3.03(b) or (c) unless the court determines that the defendant or the state would be unfairly prejudiced by a joinder of offenses, in which event the judge may order the offenses to be tried separately or may order other relief as justice requires.
Tex. Water Code § 26.560 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.560
§ 26.560. COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is the principal authority in the state on matters relating to the implementation of this subchapter. All other state agencies engaged in water quality or water pollution control activities in a water quality protection area shall coordinate those activities with the commission.

(b) The executive director, with the consent of the commission, may enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements with other state agencies for purposes of developing effluent or other water quality requirements, including requirements for financial responsibility, adequate to protect the water resources in a water quality protection area, in any individual or general permit or other authorization issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.206
§ 775.206. NO EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

A change in boundaries under this subchapter does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other district obligations.
Tex. Education Code § 75.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 75 / Section 75.001
§ 75.001. INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES.
Status: in_force

The Institute of Texan Cultures and the Texas State Exhibits Building at HemisFair 1968, and all land and improvements related to them, are under the management and control of The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 37.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 37 / Section 37.003
§ 37.003. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the screening performed under this chapter indicates that an individual may have abnormal spinal curvature, the individual performing the screening shall fill out a report on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) The chief administrator of the school shall retain one copy of the report and shall mail one copy to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the individual screened.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.502 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.502
§ 547.502. VISIBLE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who operates, outside an urban district or on a divided highway, a truck, bus, or truck-tractor or a motor vehicle towing a house trailer shall carry in the vehicle:

(1) at daytime:

(A) at least two red flags at least 12 inches square; and

(B) standards to support the flags; and

(2) at nighttime:

(A) at least three flares and at least three red-burning fusees;

(B) at least three red electric lanterns; or

(C) at least three portable red emergency reflectors.

(b) A person who operates an explosive cargo vehicle at nighttime:

(1) shall carry in the vehicle three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors; and

(2) may not carry in the vehicle a flare, fusee, or signal produced by flame.

(c) A flare, electric lantern, or portable reflector must be visible and distinguishable at a distance of at least 600 feet at night under normal atmospheric conditions.

(d) A portable reflector unit must be designed and constructed to reflect a red light clearly visible at all distances from 100 to 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.

(e) A flare, fusee, electric lantern, portable reflector, or warning flag must be a type approved by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 418.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.127
§ 418.127. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS.
Status: in_force

The governor shall issue a proclamation each year before hurricane season instructing:

(1) individuals, including residential and commercial property owners, to prepare their property and communities for the upcoming hurricane season;

(2) state agencies to review and update their hurricane preparedness plans; and

(3) the following entities, to the extent practicable, to conduct community outreach and education activities on hurricane preparedness between May 25 and May 31 of each year:

(A) municipalities and counties;

(B) the division;

(C) the Texas Education Agency;

(D) the office of the comptroller;

(E) the Texas Department of Insurance; and

(F) the Department of State Health Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0103
§ 8072.0103. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.002
§ 1090.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Refugio County Memorial Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.160 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.160
§ 51.160. BOND OF OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The general manager and every agent or employee of the association charged with the collection, custody, or payment of any money of the association shall execute a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties.

(b) The board shall approve the form, amount, and surety of the bond.

(c) The surety may be a surety company authorized to do business in this state.

(d) The association shall pay the premium on the bond.