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Tex. Family Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A minor whose application under Section 33.003 is denied may appeal to the court of appeals having jurisdiction over civil matters in the county in which the application was filed. On receipt of a notice of appeal, the clerk of the court that denied the application shall deliver a copy of the notice of appeal and record on appeal to the clerk of the court of appeals. On receipt of the notice and record, the clerk of the court of appeals shall place the appeal on the docket of the court.

(b) The court of appeals shall rule on an appeal under this section not later than 5 p.m. on the fifth business day after the date the notice of appeal is filed with the court that denied the application. On request by the minor, the court shall grant an extension of the period specified by this subsection. If a request for an extension is made, the court shall rule on the appeal not later than 5 p.m. on the fifth business day after the date the minor states she is ready to proceed. Proceedings under this section shall be given precedence over other pending matters to the extent necessary to assure that the court reaches a decision promptly, regardless of whether the minor is granted an extension under this subsection.

(c) A ruling of the court of appeals issued under this section is confidential and privileged and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or discovery, subpoena, or other legal process. The ruling may not be released to any person but the pregnant minor, the pregnant minor's guardian ad litem, the pregnant minor's attorney, another person designated to receive the ruling by the minor, or a governmental agency or attorney in a criminal or administrative action seeking to assert or protect the interest of the minor. The supreme court may adopt rules to permit confidential docketing of an appeal under this section.

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the court of appeals may publish an opinion relating to a ruling under this section if the opinion is written in a way to preserve the confidentiality of the identity of the pregnant minor.

(d) The clerk of the supreme court shall prescribe the notice of appeal form to be used by the minor appealing a judgment under this section.

(e) A filing fee is not required of and court costs may not be assessed against a minor filing an appeal under this section.

(f) An expedited confidential appeal shall be available to any pregnant minor to whom a court of appeals denies an application to authorize the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without notification to or consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.058
§ 1050.058. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary.
Tex. Government Code § 154.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.105
§ 154.105. TITLE; OATHS.
Status: repealed

(a) On certification under Section 154.101 or as a provisional court reporter, a shorthand reporter may use the title "Certified Shorthand Reporter" or the abbreviation "CSR."

(b) A certified shorthand reporter may administer oaths to witnesses without being at the same location as the witness.

(c) The identity of a witness who is not in the physical presence of a certified shorthand reporter may be proven by:

(1) a statement under oath on the record by a party to the case stating that the party has actual knowledge of the witness's identity;

(2) a statement on the record by an attorney for a party to the case, or an attorney for the witness, verifying the witness's identity;

(3) a statement on the record by a notary who is in the presence of the witness verifying the witness's identity; or

(4) the witness's presentation for inspection by the court reporter of an official document issued by this state, another state, a federal agency, or another jurisdiction that verifies the witness's identity.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 9.010, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.051
§ 137.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Child abuse and neglect prevention" means family support services designed to prevent child abuse and neglect before the abuse or neglect occurs. The term includes child fatality prevention education programs and other activities directed at the general public to stop child abuse and neglect.

(2) "Children's trust fund" means a child abuse and neglect prevention program.

(3) "Operating fund" means the commission's child abuse and neglect prevention operating fund account.

(4) "State agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other state agency that:

(A) is in the executive branch of the state government;

(B) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; and

(C) has statewide jurisdiction.

(5) "Trust fund" means the commission's child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.852 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.852
§ 504.852. CONTRACT LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a contract under Section 504.851, the department may not:

(1) unreasonably disapprove or limit any aspect of a private vendor's marketing and sales plan;

(2) unreasonably interfere with the selection, assignment, or management by the private vendor of the private vendor's employees, agents, or subcontractors; or

(3) require a private vendor to market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102.

(b) If a private vendor contracts to market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102, the initial term of the contract shall be for at least five years from the effective date of the contract. The contract may provide, with the agreement of the department and the private vendor, a second term at least equal in length to the initial term of the contract.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a private vendor may not market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102 that compete directly for sales with another specialty license plate issued under this chapter unless the department and the sponsoring agency or organization of the other license plate approve.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.003
§ 1047.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a governmental agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0305
§ 7985A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.107
§ 1068.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.044 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.044
§ 86.044. WEATHER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "gas supply chain facility" means a facility that is:

(1) used for producing, treating, processing, pressurizing, storing, or transporting natural gas;

(2) not primarily used to support liquefied natural gas pretreatment, liquefaction, or regasification facilities in the business of exporting or importing liquefied natural gas to or from foreign countries;

(3) otherwise regulated by the commission under this subtitle; and

(4) not regulated by the commission under Chapter 121, Utilities Code.

(b) This section applies only to a gas supply chain facility that is:

(1) included on the electricity supply chain map created under Section 38.203, Utilities Code; and

(2) designated as critical by the commission in the manner provided by Section 81.073.

(c) The commission by rule shall require a gas supply chain facility operator to implement measures to prepare to operate during a weather emergency. In adopting the rules, the commission shall take into consideration weather predictions produced by the office of the state climatologist.

(d) The commission shall:

(1) inspect gas supply chain facilities for compliance with rules adopted under Subsection (c);

(2) provide the owner of a facility described by Subdivision (1) with a reasonable period of time in which to remedy any violation the commission discovers in an inspection; and

(3) report to the attorney general any violation that is not remedied in a reasonable period of time.

(e) The commission shall prioritize inspections conducted under Subsection (d)(1) based on risk level, as determined by the commission.

(f) The commission by rule shall require an operator of a gas supply chain facility that experiences repeated weather-related or major weather-related forced interruptions of production to:

(1) contract with a person who is not an employee of the operator to assess the operator's weatherization plans, procedures, and operations; and

(2) submit the assessment to the commission.

(g) The commission may require an operator of a gas supply chain facility to implement appropriate recommendations included in an assessment submitted to the commission under Subsection (f).

(h) If the commission determines that a person has violated a rule adopted under this section, the commission shall notify the attorney general of a violation that is not remedied in a reasonable amount of time. The attorney general shall initiate a suit to recover a penalty for the violation in the manner provided by Subchapter G.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.107
§ 1575.107. CONTRACT AWARD; CONSIDERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In awarding a contract to provide group benefits under this chapter, the trustee is not required to select the lowest bid and may consider any relevant criteria, including the bidder's:

(1) ability to service contracts;

(2) past experiences; and

(3) financial stability.

(b) If the trustee awards a contract to a bidder whose bid deviates from that advertised, the trustee shall record the deviation and fully justify the reason for the deviation in the minutes of the next meeting of the trustee.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.203 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.203
§ 76.203. DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a defense to prosecution under this subchapter that the defendant:

(1) is a carrier who was lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide or device within this state and who, on request, permitted the department to copy all records showing the transactions in and movement of the pesticide or device;

(2) is a public official of this state or the federal government who was engaged in the performance of an official duty in administering state or federal pesticide law or engaged in pesticide research;

(3) is the manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide that was for experimental use only by or under the supervision of an agency of this state or of the federal government authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides and the manufacturer or shipper held a valid experimental use permit as provided by this chapter; and

(4) manufactured or formulated a pesticide or device solely for export to a foreign country and prepared or packed the pesticide or device according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 76.201(a)(3) of this code that the defendant is an applicator who, after acquiring an unbroken container, opened and transported the open container to and from application and storage sites as necessary.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 76.201(e) of this code that the defendant was using, causing to be used, handling, storing, or disposing of the pesticide in accordance with a label that complied with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.402
§ 92.402. ADOPTION OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

The board of the foreign savings bank must adopt the merger or consolidation plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.206
§ 3917.206. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1103.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.055
§ 1103.055. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY OF POLICY; TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF POLICY OR INTEREST.
Status: in_force

An individual of legal age who is insured under a life insurance policy may in writing:

(1) in a manner and to the extent permitted by the policy, designate any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity as a beneficiary of the policy; and

(2) in a manner and to the extent not prohibited by the policy, transfer or assign to any entity described by Subdivision (1):

(A) the policy; or

(B) an interest, benefit, right, or title in the policy.
Tex. Election Code § 232.042 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.042
§ 232.042. CANDIDATES IN NEW ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the candidates in a new election ordered by a court in an election contest are the same candidates who were in the contested election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.064
§ 1011.064. ALTERNATIVE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BY PRECINCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt an order to elect directors from five districts according to the commissioners precinct method.

(b) If the board adopts an order under Subsection (a), one director is elected by the voters of the district at large and one director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director at large; and

(2) a resident of the precinct to be a candidate for or to serve as a director from that precinct.

(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) that the person seeks to represent the district at large; or

(2) the precinct that the person seeks to represent.

(e) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are redrawn to reflect population changes after each federal decennial census, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or elected or appointed before the effective date of the change to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve the term or the remainder of the term in the precinct to which elected or appointed even if the change in boundaries places the director's residence outside the precinct for which the director was elected or appointed.

(f) At the first directors' election after the adoption of an order under Subsection (a), five new directors shall be elected. After the canvass of the returns of the election, the terms of all directors serving at the time of the election expire.

(g) At the first meeting of the directors elected under this section, the directors shall draw lots to determine which three directors serve two-year terms and which two directors serve one-year terms. After the terms of the initial directors elected under this section expire, each director serves a two-year term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.165 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.165
§ 1702.165. ISSUANCE OF SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION; POCKET CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The department:

(1) may issue a security officer commission to an individual employed as a uniformed security officer; and

(2) shall issue a security officer commission to a qualified employee of an armored car company that is a carrier conducting the armored car business under a federal or state permit or certificate.

(b) A security officer commission issued under this section must be in the form of a pocket card designed by the department that identifies the security officer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.166 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.166
§ 521.166. MOTORCYCLE ROAD TEST REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant required to submit to a motorcycle road test must provide a passenger vehicle and a licensed driver to convey the license examiner during the road test.

(b) The department may refuse to administer any part of the road test to an applicant who fails to comply with Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.151
§ 9037.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 9037.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.503
§ 1301.503. ENFORCEMENT BY PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
Status: in_force

Each plumbing inspector shall enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.252
§ 3871.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.066
§ 61.066. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district may adopt reasonable procedures for minimizing the opportunity for fraud, for establishing and maintaining methods for detecting and identifying situations in which a question of fraud may exist, and for administrative hearings to be conducted on disqualifying persons in cases where fraud appears to exist.

(b) Procedures established by a hospital district for administrative hearings conducted under this section shall provide for appropriate due process, including procedures for appeals.

(c) A hospital district may recover, from the eligible resident perpetrating a fraud, an amount equal to the value of any fraudulently obtained health care services provided to the eligible resident disqualified under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.005
§ 1065.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.155
§ 504.155. SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Prior approval of a specific project at an election or completion of a specific project approved at an election does not prevent an authorizing municipality from seeking voter approval of an additional project or category of projects under this subchapter to be funded from the same sales and use tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.111
§ 372.111. DENIAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

After a final determination that the registered owner of a motor vehicle is a habitual violator, the toll project entity may report the determination to a county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in order to cause the denial of vehicle registration as provided by Section 502.011.
Tex. Government Code § 661.922 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.922
§ 661.922. RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "reserve law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(b) A state employee who is a reserve law enforcement officer is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary to attend training required under Section 1701.351, Occupations Code. Leave without deduction in salary under this section may not exceed five working days every fiscal biennium.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.201
§ 225.201. COMMISSIONER DAVID MAGNESS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 66 in Rockwall County is designated as the Commissioner David Magness Memorial Highway.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Commissioner David Magness 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. Property Code § 240.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.106
§ 240.106. DISCLAIMER BY SURVIVING HOLDER OF SURVIVORSHIP PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In the case of a disclaimer by a surviving holder of survivorship property, the disclaimer must be delivered to the person to whom the disclaimed interest passes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.303
§ 1048.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Karnes County Hospital District."
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.251
§ 506.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subchapter B, a person may not engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis unless the person holds a license under this chapter.

(b) A person may not use the title "licensed behavior analyst" or "licensed assistant behavior analyst," as appropriate, unless the person is licensed under this chapter.

(c) Except as provided by Subchapter B, a person may not use the title "behavior analyst" unless the person is licensed under this chapter.