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Tex. Education Code § 52.11 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.11
§ 52.11. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may from time to time provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable bonds in a total aggregate amount not exceeding $285 million.

(b) All bonds shall be on a parity and shall be called the Texas College Student Loan Bonds.

(c) The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be placed in the student loan auxiliary fund.

(d) To assure the orderly and economical marketing of the bonds and the reasonable availability of money in the student loan auxiliary fund, the bonds may be issued in installments.

(e) The bonds of each issue shall be dated and shall bear interest at rates prescribed by the board, subject to the limitations imposed by law. At the option of the board, the interest may be payable annually or semiannually.

(f) The bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not later than 40 years from their date and may be redeemable before maturity, at the option of the board, at a price or prices and under terms and conditions fixed by the board in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

(g) The board shall determine the form of the bonds, including the form of any interest coupon to be attached to the bonds, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places for the payment of the principal and interest.

(h) The bonds shall be executed on behalf of the coordinating board, or its successor, as general obligations of the State of Texas.

(i) The resolution may provide for registration of the bonds as to ownership and for successive conversion and reconversion from registered to bearer bonds and vice versa.

(j) Before any of the bonds issued are delivered to the purchasers, the record pertaining to the bonds shall be examined by the attorney general and the records and the bonds shall be approved by him. After approval by the attorney general, the bonds shall be registered in the office of the comptroller of public accounts. When approved, registered, and delivered to the purchasers, the bonds are incontestable and constitute general obligations of the State of Texas.

(k) The performance of official duties prescribed by Sections 50b-4, 50b-5, 50b-6, and 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution, in reference to the provision for the payment and the payment of the bonds may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction through mandamus or other appropriate proceedings.

(l) All bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.

(m) The board may provide for the replacement of any bond which is mutilated, lost, or destroyed.

(n) This section applies only to bonds issued under Sections 50b-4, 50b-5, 50b-6, and 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 48.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.002
§ 48.002. PURPOSES OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of the Foundation School Program set forth in this chapter are to guarantee that each school district in the state has:

(1) adequate resources to provide each eligible student a basic instructional program and facilities suitable to the student's educational needs; and

(2) access to a substantially equalized program of financing in excess of basic costs for certain services, as provided by this chapter.

(b) The Foundation School Program consists of:

(1) two tiers that in combination provide for:

(A) sufficient financing for all school districts to provide a basic program of education that is rated acceptable or higher under Section 39.054 and meets other applicable legal standards; and

(B) substantially equal access to funds to provide an enriched program; and

(2) a facilities component as provided by Chapter 46.
Tex. Property Code § 21.1022 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.1022
§ 21.1022. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR REPURCHASE RIGHT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 21.103, the right to repurchase provided by this subchapter is extinguished on the first anniversary of the expiration of the period for an entity to provide notice under Section 21.102 if the entity:

(1) is required to provide notice under Section 21.102;

(2) makes a good faith effort to locate and provide notice to each person entitled to notice before the expiration of the deadline for providing notice under that section; and

(3) does not receive a response to any notice provided under that section in the period for response prescribed by Section 21.103.
Tex. Water Code § 62.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.155
§ 62.155. DEPOSIT IN BANKING CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of depositing the revenue of the district in the manner provided by law for districts, the commission may deposit the revenue in a banking corporation in the manner provided in Section 62.156 of this code.

(b) On selection of a banking corporation by the commission under Subsection (a) of this section, revenue of the district held by anyone other than the selected banking corporation, on order of the commission, shall be deposited in the selected banking corporation to the credit of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 168.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 168 / Section 168.008
§ 168.008. INDEPENDENT MONITORING AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the student's individualized health plan, a school shall permit the student to attend to the management and care of the student's diabetes, which may include:

(1) performing blood glucose level checks;

(2) administering insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses;

(3) treating hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia;

(4) possessing on the student's person at any time any supplies or equipment necessary to monitor and care for the student's diabetes; and

(5) otherwise attending to the management and care of the student's diabetes in the classroom, in any area of the school or school grounds, or at any school-related activity.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60028
§ 24.60028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60028. 483RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County.
Tex. Water Code § 60.113 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.113
§ 60.113. COMPELLING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A holder of obligations issued under this subchapter or coupons originally attached to the obligations may by any legal proceeding enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this subchapter to be performed by the commission. The duties which can be the basis of an action under this section shall include:

(1) the establishment and collection of reasonable and sufficient fees or charges for the use of improvements and facilities of the district;

(2) the segregation of the income and revenue from improvements and facilities; and

(3) the application of income and revenue pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0263 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0263
§ 32.0263. HEALTH CARE ORIENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require that the parent or guardian of a child under 19 years of age who originally establishes eligibility for medical assistance must:

(1) attend an in-person counseling session with a commission representative not later than the 31st day after the date the child originally establishes eligibility; or

(2) accompany the child to an appointment with a health care provider for a comprehensive health care orientation not later than the 61st day after the date the child originally establishes eligibility.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop procedures to verify that:

(1) the parent or guardian of the child who originally establishes eligibility complies with the requirement of Subsection (a)(2), if applicable; and

(2) the child is provided a comprehensive health care orientation at the appointment with the health care provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.023 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.023
§ 8114.023. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a confirmation and initial directors' election held under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.401
§ 463.401. APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date of a final action of the association or the board, a member insurer may appeal the action to the commissioner.

(b) A member insurer appealing an assessment shall pay the assessment to the association. The association may use the money to meet the association's obligations while the appeal is pending. If the appeal on the assessment is upheld, the association shall return to the insurer the amount paid in error or in excess of the amount the commissioner determines the insurer was obligated to pay.
Tex. Water Code § 7.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.101
§ 7.101. VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a violation of a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued under such a statute.
Tex. Property Code § 116.176 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.176
§ 116.176. PROPERTY NOT PRODUCTIVE OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

(a) If a marital deduction is allowed for all or part of a trust whose assets consist substantially of property that does not provide the spouse with sufficient income from or use of the trust assets, and if the amounts that the trustee transfers from principal to income under Section 116.005 and distributes to the spouse from principal pursuant to the terms of the trust are insufficient to provide the spouse with the beneficial enjoyment required to obtain the marital deduction, the spouse may require the trustee to make property productive of income, convert property within a reasonable time, or exercise the power conferred by Section 116.005(a). The trustee may decide which action or combination of actions to take.

(b) In cases not governed by Subsection (a), proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an asset are principal without regard to the amount of income the asset produces during any accounting period.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.058
§ 534.058. STANDARDS OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall develop standards of care for the services provided by a local mental health authority and its subcontractors under this subchapter.

(b) The standards must be designed to ensure that the quality of the community-based mental health services is consistent with the quality of care available in department facilities.

(c) In conjunction with local mental health authorities, the executive commissioner shall review the standards biennially to determine if each standard is necessary to ensure the quality of care.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0355 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0355
§ 341.0355. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require the owner or operator of a public drinking water supply system that was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035, that has a history of noncompliance with this subchapter or commission rules, or that is subject to a commission enforcement action to:

(1) provide the executive director of the commission with a business plan that demonstrates that the system has available the financial, managerial, and technical resources adequate to ensure future operation of the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules; and

(2) provide adequate financial assurance of the ability to operate the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules in the form of a bond or as specified by the commission.

(b) If the commission relies on rate increases or customer surcharges as the form of financial assurance, such funds shall be deposited in an escrow account and released only with the approval of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52B.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52B / Section 52B.002
§ 52B.002. REGISTRY; CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a sickle cell disease registry in accordance with this chapter for use as a single repository of accurate, complete records of sickle cell disease cases to aid in the cure and treatment of sickle cell disease in this state.

(b) The sickle cell disease registry must include:

(1) a record of sickle cell disease cases that occur in this state; and

(2) any other information concerning sickle cell disease cases the executive commissioner considers necessary and appropriate to assist with the cure or treatment of sickle cell disease.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.051
§ 383.051. DIRECTOR INTERESTED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A director who is financially interested in a contract with the district or a director who is an employee of a person who or firm that is financially interested in a contract with the district shall disclose that fact to the other directors. The disclosure shall be entered into the minutes of the meeting.

(b) An interested director may not vote on the acceptance of the contract or participate in the discussion on the contract.

(c) The failure of a director to disclose the director's financial interest in a contract and to have the disclosure entered in the minutes invalidates the contract.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.114 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.114
§ 410.114. TESTIMONY; RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitrator may require witnesses to testify under oath and shall require testimony under oath if requested by a party.

(b) The division shall make an electronic recording of the proceeding.

(c) An official stenographic record is not required, but any party may at the party's expense make a stenographic record of the proceeding.
Tex. Local Government Code § 283.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 283 / Section 283.004
§ 283.004. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to municipal regulations and fees imposed on and collected from certificated telecommunications providers.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0552 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0552
§ 546.0552. WAIVER PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE FEE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The waiver program quality assurance fee account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095.

(b) The account consists of fees collected under Section 546.0551.

(c) Subject to legislative appropriation and state and federal law, money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission to:

(1) increase reimbursement rates paid under:

(A) the home and community services waiver program; or

(B) the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program; or

(2) offset allowable expenses under Medicaid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.053
§ 351.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A member or employee of the board may not:

(1) be a member of the faculty of a college of optometry or an agent, paid consultant, officer, or employee of a wholesale optical company;

(2) have a financial interest in a college of optometry or wholesale optical company;

(3) be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care; or

(4) be related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care.

(b) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.

(c) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.

(d) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Government Code § 772.0061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.0061
§ 772.0061. SPECIALTY COURTS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Council" means the Specialty Courts Advisory Council.

(2) "Specialty court" means:

(A) a commercially sexually exploited persons court program established under Chapter 126 or former law;

(B) a family drug court program established under Chapter 122 or former law;

(C) a drug court program established under Chapter 123 or former law;

(D) a veterans treatment court program established under Chapter 124 or former law;

(E) a mental health court program established under Chapter 125 or former law;

(F) a public safety employees treatment court program established under Chapter 129; and

(G) a juvenile family drug court program established under Chapter 130.

(b) The governor shall establish the Specialty Courts Advisory Council within the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 to:

(1) evaluate applications for grant funding for specialty courts in this state and to make funding recommendations to the criminal justice division; and

(2) make recommendations to the Texas Judicial Council, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, and the criminal justice division regarding best practices for specialty courts established under Chapter 122, 123, 124, 125, 129, or 130, or former law.

(c) The council is composed of nine members appointed by the governor as follows:

(1) four members, each of whom has experience as the judge of at least one specialty court described by Subsection (a)(2); and

(2) five members who represent the public.

(d) The members appointed under Subsection (c)(5) must:

(1) reside in various geographic regions of the state; and

(2) have experience practicing law in a specialty court or possess knowledge and expertise in a field relating to behavioral or mental health issues or to substance abuse treatment.

(e) Members are appointed for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(f) A person may not be a member of the council if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the council.

(g) If a vacancy occurs on the council, the governor shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(h) The council shall select a presiding officer.

(i) The council shall meet at the call of its presiding officer or at the request of the governor.

(j) A member of the council may not receive compensation for service on the council. The member may receive reimbursement from the criminal justice division for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing council functions as provided by Section 2110.004.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0053
§ 443.0053. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.002
§ 443.002. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 431.011(c), Chapter 431 applies to a license holder and a consumable hemp product regulated under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.252
§ 441.252. APPOINTMENT OF ANCILLARY SUPERVISOR OR CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint an ancillary supervisor or ancillary conservator for the assets located in this state of an insurer described by Section 441.251 in the same manner as the commissioner appoints a supervisor or conservator for an insurer domiciled in this state as provided by this chapter if:

(1) the commissioner makes a determination described by Section 441.053 with regard to the insurer;

(2) the commissioner determines that the insurer does not have the minimum surplus, capital, or capital stock required by this code for similar domestic insurers; or

(3) the insurer agrees to the appointment.

(b) Subject to Section 441.205, the commissioner may immediately, without prior notice and hearing, appoint an ancillary conservator for the assets, property, books, and records located in this state of an insurer described by Section 441.251 if a conservator, rehabilitator, receiver, liquidator, or equivalent official is appointed in the state in which the insurer is domiciled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.004
§ 3869.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of this state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) providing quality residential housing;

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and

(5) improving and enhancing the environment in and around the district and in the city.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways throughout the district, including beaches; and

(4) landscape and develop areas in the district that are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty and enhancing and improving the environment as an essential natural resource of this state.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street or a beach, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and a beach and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street, road, or beach improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.