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Tex. Transportation Code § 225.140 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.140
§ 225.140. TROOPER BILLY JACK ZACHARY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 20 in Ward County between mile marker 80 and mile marker 82 is designated as the Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 444.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.027
§ 444.027. TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS OPERATING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Commission on the Arts operating fund is a special fund in the state treasury.

(b) Money deposited to the credit of the operating fund may be appropriated only to carry out the commission's powers and duties under this chapter and for necessary administrative costs incurred by the commission under this chapter.

(c) The operating fund is exempt from the application of Sections 403.095 and 404.071. Interest received from investments of money in the operating fund shall be allocated monthly by the comptroller to the operating fund.
Tex. Education Code § 22.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.105
§ 22.105. WRITTEN ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Each school year, an active employee must elect in writing whether to designate a portion of the employee's compensation to be used as health care supplementation under this subchapter. An election under this section must be made at the same time at which the employee elects to participate in a cafeteria plan, if applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.052
§ 7974.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7974.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7974.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7974.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.560 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.560
§ 42A.560. MEDICAL RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant is convicted of a state jail felony and the sentence is executed, the judge sentencing the defendant may release the defendant to a medically suitable placement if the judge determines that the defendant does not constitute a threat to public safety and the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments:

(1) in coordination with the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, prepares a case summary and medical report that identifies the defendant as:

(A) being a person who is elderly or terminally ill or a person with a physical disability;

(B) being a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability; or

(C) having a condition requiring long-term care; and

(2) in cooperation with the community supervision and corrections department serving the sentencing court, prepares for the defendant a medically recommended intensive supervision and continuity of care plan that:

(A) ensures appropriate supervision of the defendant by the community supervision and corrections department; and

(B) requires the defendant to remain under the care of a physician at and reside in a medically suitable placement.

(b) The Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments shall submit to a judge who releases a defendant to an appropriate medical care facility under Subsection (a) a quarterly status report concerning the defendant's medical and treatment status.

(c) If a defendant released to a medically suitable placement under Subsection (a) violates the terms of that release, the judge may dispose of the matter as provided by Articles 42A.556 and 42A.558(a).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.040 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.040
§ 32.040. IDENTIFICATION OF HUSBAND OR ALLEGED FATHER.
Status: in_force

(a) A woman receiving medical assistance in the form of prenatal care, child delivery care, and obstetrical care related to prenatal care and child delivery care shall identify her husband, or, if unmarried, shall provide the name and last known address of the alleged father of the unborn child.

(b) If the woman receiving medical assistance is under 18 years of age and resides with one or both parents, the parents shall cooperate in identifying the husband or the alleged father.
Tex. Water Code § 50.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 50 / Section 50.107
§ 50.107. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION OVER ISSUANCE OF DISTRICT BONDS.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a district, other than a navigation district, created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, the boundaries of which include less than the total area of one county, may not issue bonds that will be paid wholly or partially by taxes levied by the district unless the commission determines that the project to be financed by the bonds is feasible and issues an order approving the bonds. This section does not apply to refunding bonds.

(b) to (h) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 2, 1995.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.108
§ 8150.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Property Code § 26.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.011
§ 26.011. UNAUTHORIZED USES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 26.012, a person may not use, without the written consent of a person who may exercise the property right, a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in any manner, including:

(1) in connection with products, merchandise, or goods; or

(2) for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the purchase of products, merchandise, goods, or services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.103
§ 3931.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.346 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.346
§ 521.346. SUSPENSION ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual is convicted of an offense under Section 521.451 or 521.453, the period of suspension shall be for the period set by the court of not less than 90 days or more than one year.

(b) If the court does not set the period, the department shall suspend the license for one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8460.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8460 / Section 8460.053
§ 8460.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 452.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 452 / Section 452.008
§ 452.008. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) encourage individuals, private organizations, and local governmental bodies to organize activities celebrating the bicentennial of this state's independence;

(2) assist individuals, private organizations, and local governmental bodies that organize bicentennial activities to coordinate the activities;

(3) gather and disseminate information to the public about bicentennial activities conducted in the state;

(4) develop standards for bicentennial activities organized by individuals, private organizations, and local governmental bodies and sanction activities that comply with the standards;

(5) invite national and international dignitaries to attend and participate in bicentennial activities conducted in this state;

(6) encourage persons living outside the state to attend bicentennial activities occurring in the state;

(7) develop a logo to be used by the commission and permit other persons to use the logo if the commission considers the use appropriate; and

(8) sanction products the commission may sell, including a commemorative calendar or flag, commemorating the state's bicentennial.

(b) The commission may establish and operate an affiliated nonprofit organization as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.014
§ 223.014. AUTHORITY OF ISSUER.
Status: in_force

An issuer has full and complete authority relating to its bonds, a lease agreement in which the issuer is a lessor, or a sale or other contract, subject only to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0304
§ 7904A.0304. 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. Occupations Code § 170.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 170 / Section 170.002
§ 170.002. GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt guidelines for the prescription of opioid antagonists.

(b) The guidelines must address:

(1) prescribing an opioid antagonist to a patient to whom an opioid medication is also prescribed; and

(2) identifying patients at risk of an opioid-related drug overdose and prescribing an opioid antagonist to that patient or to a person in a position to administer the opioid antagonist to that patient.

(c) In adopting guidelines under this section, the board:

(1) shall consult with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;

(2) shall consult materials published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and

(3) may consult other appropriate materials, including medical journals subject to peer review and publications by medical professional associations.

(c) In adopting guidelines under this section, the board:

(1) shall consult materials published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and

(2) may consult other appropriate materials, including medical journals subject to peer review and publications by medical professional associations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8281.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8281 / Section 8281.105
§ 8281.105. VOTER APPROVAL OF TAXES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax unless the tax has been approved by the voters at an election called for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924 / Section 7924.102
§ 7924.102. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0106
§ 8091.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 502.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 502 / Section 502.151
§ 502.151. REPORT TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than April 1 of each year, the board of directors of a corporation shall submit a report to the comptroller that includes:

(1) a statement of:

(A) the corporation's primary economic development objectives;

(B) the corporation's total revenue during the preceding fiscal year;

(C) the corporation's total expenditures during the preceding fiscal year; and

(D) the corporation's total expenditures during the preceding fiscal year in each of the following categories:

(i) administration;

(ii) personnel;

(iii) marketing or promotion;

(iv) direct business incentives;

(v) job training;

(vi) debt service;

(vii) capital costs;

(viii) affordable housing; and

(ix) payments to taxing units, including school districts;

(2) a list of the corporation's capital assets, including land and buildings; and

(3) any other information the comptroller requires to determine the use of the sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 504 or 505 to encourage economic development in this state.

(b) The report:

(1) must be in the form required by the comptroller; and

(2) may not exceed one page.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.054
§ 102.054. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall deposit the amounts received from the fee imposed under this subchapter to the credit of the sexual assault program fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.155
§ 8106.155. DIRECTOR AS SHAREHOLDER IN DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

A director may be a shareholder in a depository of district funds.
Tex. Government Code § 652.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 652 / Section 652.026
§ 652.026. VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy first occurs during the transition period, the incumbent governor may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy only for a partial term expiring February 1 following the occurrence of the vacancy.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a vacancy for which Article V of the Texas Constitution prescribes a different term; or

(2) an appointee of an incumbent governor if the secretary of state proclaims that, according to the secretary's count of the returns from the general election, the governor is reelected.
Tex. Education Code § 62.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.052
§ 62.052. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide funding to eligible research universities to support faculty to ensure excellence in instruction and research.
Tex. Election Code § 171.0251 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0251
§ 171.0251. TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER IN MILITARY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "armed forces of the United States" means the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those services, or the National Guard.

(b) A member of the county executive committee who enters active duty in the armed forces of the United States as a result of being called to duty, drafted, or activated does not vacate the office held, but the committee member may appoint a replacement to serve as a temporary acting officer if the committee member will be unable to fulfill the member's duties, due to the member's obligations to the armed forces of the United States.

(c) The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) must be:

(1) a member of the same political party as the committee member being temporarily replaced; and

(2) qualified for office under Section 161.005.

(d) The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same manner and from the same source, as the member of the county executive committee who is temporarily replaced.

(e) The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) shall perform the duties of the committee member until the earlier of:

(1) the date the active military service of the committee member who is temporarily replaced ends; or

(2) the date the term of office of the committee member who is temporarily replaced expires.
Tex. Labor Code § 215.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.001
§ 215.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affected unit" means a unit of two or more employees, including a department or shift, designated by an employer to participate in a shared work plan.

(2) "Fringe benefit" means health insurance, a retirement benefit received under a defined benefit plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(j), or under a defined contribution plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(i), a paid vacation day, a paid holiday, sick leave, or any other similar employee benefit provided by an employer.

(3) "Normal weekly hours of work" means the number of hours in a week that an employee ordinarily works for a participating employer or an average of 40 hours per week over a two-week pay period, whichever is less.

(4) "Participating employee" means an employee who works a reduced number of hours under an approved shared work plan.

(5) "Participating employer" means an employer who has a shared work plan in effect.

(6) "Shared work benefit" means an unemployment compensation benefit that is payable to a participating employee.

(7) "Shared work plan" means a plan for reducing unemployment under which employees who are members of an affected unit share the work remaining after a reduction in their normal weekly hours of work.

(8) "Shared work program" means the shared work unemployment compensation program.

(9) "Training" means commission-approved voluntary training sponsored by an employer or funded under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.) that is designed to enhance a participant's job skills.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7989.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7989 / Section 7989.054
§ 7989.054. 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. Health and Safety Code § 763.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 763 / Section 763.002
§ 763.002. REQUIRED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING.
Status: in_force

A first responder, within the time prescribed by commission rule, shall successfully complete a training course approved by the executive commissioner on identifying, assisting, and reporting victims of human trafficking.
Tex. Government Code § 601.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.005
§ 601.005. GOVERNOR TO COMMISSION STATE OR COUNTY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall issue a commission to each state or county officer, other than the governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state representative, who qualifies for office.

(b) The secretary of state shall perform ministerial duties incidental to administer this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.308 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.308
§ 601.308. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the medical board, the director's designee, or the secretary-treasurer of the medical board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum for the advisory board:

(1) to conduct an investigation or a contested proceeding related to:

(A) alleged misconduct by a certificate holder or a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055;

(B) an alleged violation of this chapter or other law related to radiologic technology; or

(C) the provision of health care under this chapter; or

(2) for purposes of determining whether to issue, suspend, restrict, or revoke a certificate or approval under this chapter.

(b) Failure to timely comply with a subpoena issued under this section is a ground for:

(1) disciplinary action by the advisory board or another licensing or regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the person subject to the subpoena; and

(2) denial of an application for certification or approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.05
§ 24.05. REFUSING TO OBEY.
Status: in_force

If a witness refuses to obey a subpoena, he may be fined at the discretion of the court, as follows: In a felony case, not exceeding five hundred dollars; in a misdemeanor case, not exceeding one hundred dollars.