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Tex. Education Code § 74.756 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.756
§ 74.756. GIFTS AND GRANTS; OTHER FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents may accept and administer gifts and grants from any public or private person or entity for the use and benefit of the health science center and its component institutions.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, establishment of the health science center is subject to the availability of funding, either through appropriation or from another source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.057
§ 3912.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0885 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0885
§ 361.0885. DENIAL OF APPLICATION; INVOLVEMENT OF FORMER EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) After providing an opportunity for a hearing to an applicant, the state agency shall deny an application for the issuance, amendment, renewal, or transfer of a permit within its jurisdiction and may not issue, amend, renew, or transfer the permit if the state agency determines that a former employee:

(1) participated personally and substantially as a former employee in the state agency's review, evaluation, or processing of that application before leaving employment with the state agency; and

(2) after leaving employment with the state agency, provided assistance on the same application for the issuance, amendment, renewal, or transfer of a permit, including assistance with preparation or presentation of the application or legal representation of the applicant.

(b) Action taken under this section does not prejudice any application in which the former employee did not provide assistance.

(c) In this section, "former employee" means a person:

(1) who was previously employed by the state agency as a supervisory or exempt employee; and

(2) whose duties during employment with that state agency included involvement in or supervision of that state agency's review, evaluation, or processing of applications.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 15.16 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 15 / Section 15.16
§ 15.16. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person (other than a foreign corporation not having a permit or certificate of authority to do business in this state) uncertain of whether or not his or her action or proposed action violates or will violate the prohibitions contained in Section 15.05 of this Act may file suit against the state for declaratory judgment, citing this section as authority, in one of the Travis County district courts.

(b) Citation and all process in the suit shall be served on the attorney general, who shall represent the state. The petition shall describe in detail the person's action or proposed action and all other relevant facts, and the court in its declaratory judgment shall fully recite the action or proposed action and other facts considered.

(c) A declaratory judgment granted under this section which rules that action or proposed action does not violate the prohibitions contained in Section 15.05 of this Act:

(1) shall be strictly construed and may not be extended by implication to an action or fact not recited in the judgment;

(2) does not bind the state with reference to a person not a party to the suit in which the judgment was granted; and

(3) does not estop the state from subsequently establishing a violation of the prohibitions contained in Section 15.05 of this Act based on an action or fact not recited in the declaratory judgment, which action or fact, when combined with an action or fact recited in the judgment, constitutes a violation of the prohibitions contained in Section 15.05 of this Act.

(d) A person filing suit under this section shall pay all costs of the suit.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.801 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.801
§ 9.801. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "2013 amendments" means the amendments to this chapter enacted by the Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, that enacted this subchapter.

(b) The 2013 amendments take effect July 1, 2013.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.061
§ 157.061. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Child care services" means the care, training, education, custody, treatment, and supervision of children for all or part of a day.

(2) "County juror" means a juror in a justice, county, or district court in a county.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.210 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.210
§ 162.210. ISSUANCE AND DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller approves a license application, the comptroller shall issue a license to the applicant. A license must be posted in a conspicuous place or kept available for inspection at the principal place of business of the license holder. A copy of the license must be kept at each place of business or other place of storage from which diesel fuel is sold, distributed, or used, and in each motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport diesel fuel purchased by the license holder for resale, distribution, or use.

(b) A person holding an interstate trucker's license shall reproduce the license and carry a photocopy with each motor vehicle being operated into or from this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.051
§ 184.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Apartment house" means one or more buildings containing two or more dwelling units rented primarily for nontransient use with rent paid at intervals of one week or longer.

(2) "Apartment house owner" means the legal titleholder of an apartment house or an individual, firm, or corporation purporting to be the landlord of tenants in the apartment house.

(3) "Central system utilities" means electricity and water consumed by and wastewater services related to a central air conditioning system, central heating system, central hot water system, or central chilled water system in an apartment house. The term does not include utilities directly consumed in a dwelling unit.

(4) "Customer" means an individual, firm, or corporation in whose name a master meter is connected by a utility.

(5) "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms that are suitable for occupancy as a residence and that contain kitchen and bathroom facilities.

(6) "Nonsubmetered master metered utility service" means an electric utility service that is master metered for an apartment house but is not submetered.

(7) "Tenant" means a person who is entitled to occupy a dwelling unit in an apartment house to the exclusion of others and who is obligated to pay for the occupancy under a written or oral rental agreement.

(8) "Utility" means a public, private, or member-owned utility that provides electricity, water, or wastewater service to an apartment house served by a master meter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.005
§ 574.005. SETTING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge or a magistrate designated under Section 574.021(e) shall set a date for a hearing to be held within 14 days after the date on which the application is filed.

(b) The hearing may not be held during the first three days after the application is filed if the proposed patient or the proposed patient's attorney objects.

(c) The court may grant one or more continuances of the hearing on the motion by a party and for good cause shown or on agreement of the parties. However, the hearing shall be held not later than the 30th day after the date on which the original application is filed. If extremely hazardous weather conditions exist or a disaster occurs that threatens the safety of the proposed patient or other essential parties to the hearing, the judge or magistrate may, by written order made each day, postpone the hearing for 24 hours. The written order must declare that an emergency exists because of the weather or the occurrence of a disaster.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 48.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 48 / Section 48.02
§ 48.02. PERMIT FOR EXCURSION BOAT.
Status: in_force

(a) A passenger transportation permit may be issued for:

(1) a regularly scheduled excursion boat which is licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry passengers on the navigable waters of the state if the boat:

(A) carries at least 45 passengers;

(B) weighs at least 35 gross tons; and

(C) is at least 55 feet long; or

(2) a boat that:

(A) carries at least 350 passengers;

(B) weighs at least 90 gross tons; and

(C) is at least 80 feet long.

(b) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under Subsection (a)(1) may sell the same alcoholic beverages as the holder of a mixed beverage permit if:

(1) the home port of the boat is in an area where the sale of mixed beverages is legal or the boat is regularly used for voyages in international waters as provided by Subsection (h); and

(2) the owner or operator of the boat is the sole permit holder for the boat.

(c) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under Subsection (a)(1) may sell the same alcoholic beverages as the holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit if the home port of the boat is in an area where the sale of malt beverages and wine is legal.

(d) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under Subsection (a)(2) may sell the same alcoholic beverages as the holder of a mixed beverage permit if:

(1) the home port of the boat is in an area where the sale of mixed beverages is legal; or

(2) the boat is regularly used for voyages in international waters as provided by Subsection (h).

(e) A passenger transportation permit issued under this section is inoperative in a dry area.

(f) For purposes of Section 11.38, the home port of the boat is treated as the location of the permitted premises.

(g) The provisions of Section 109.53 that relate to residency requirements and compliance with Texas laws of incorporation do not apply to the holder of a passenger transportation permit under this section.

(h) A passenger transportation permit may be issued under this section to a boat regularly used for voyages in international waters regardless of whether the sale of mixed beverages is lawful in the area of the home port. A person having authority to deliver alcoholic beverages to a passenger transportation permit holder in the county where the permitted premises is located may deliver alcoholic beverages purchased by the permit holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8060.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8060 / Section 8060.0101
§ 8060.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 214.
Tex. Education Code § 29.164 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.164
§ 29.164. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "program" means a high quality prekindergarten program required under Section 29.153(c-1) to be provided free of tuition or fees in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.016 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.016
§ 81.016. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the department contracts with or provides grant funding to an agency, organization, or individual to provide direct services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, the department shall make reasonable efforts to notify all potential service providers of the availability and purpose of the contract or grant.

(b) The notice shall include a request that all interested service providers submit within a specified period a contract or grant proposal for the department's consideration. The notice must also clearly state the criteria that the department will consider in determining which applicant will be awarded the contract or grant.

(c) The department shall review all proposals submitted under this section and shall award the contract or grant to the applicant that the department determines is best able to provide the needed services. The department may not award contracts or grants to a former employee of the department's Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services within two years after the person's employment with that office ceased.

(d) To ensure an equitable distribution of contract or grant funds, the department shall develop a formula, based on population and region, to allocate those funds among the agencies, organizations, or individuals that are awarded the contracts or grants.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 7001.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 7001 / Section 7001.003
§ 7001.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner prescribed by Subchapter A, Chapter 36, as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.216 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.216
§ 772.216. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository.

(b) A depository selected by the board is the district's depository for two years after the date of its selection and until a successor depository is selected and qualified.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.071 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.071
§ 8855.071. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the district territory described in Section 8855.003 shall be expanded to include all of the territory in Navarro County, and the governing board described by Section 8855.051(a) shall be expanded to 10 members and include two directors appointed by the Navarro County Commissioners Court, if:

(1) pursuant to Chapter 35, Water Code, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality designates all or any portion of the territory in Navarro County as a priority groundwater management area; and

(2) following the designation described by Subdivision (1), the commissioners court of Navarro County:

(A) adopts a resolution that states, "By this action of the Navarro County Commissioners Court, all of the territory in Navarro County, Texas, shall, as of the date of this resolution, be included in the boundaries of the Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District"; and

(B) appoints two directors who are registered to vote in Navarro County to the board.

(b) A person appointed under this section must qualify to serve under Section 36.055, Water Code.

(c) At the first regular meeting of the board following the qualification of both directors, the two directors appointed under this section shall draw lots to determine which director serves a term expiring August 31 of the first odd-numbered year after the directors' appointment, and which director serves a term expiring August 31 of the next odd-numbered year.

(d) A director appointed under this section shall otherwise serve in accordance with Subchapter C.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.057
§ 156.057. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician licensed under this subtitle who submits an application for renewal of a license to practice medicine and whose practice includes treating patients in an emergency room setting shall complete at least two hours of continuing medical education relating to:

(1) the provision of trauma-informed care to sexual assault survivors;

(2) appropriate community referrals and prophylactic medications;

(3) the rights of a sexual assault survivor under Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, including the opportunity to request the presence of an advocate as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, and a forensic medical examination;

(4) forensic evidence collection methods; and

(5) applicable state law pertaining to the custody, transfer, and tracking of forensic evidence.

(b) The board shall adopt rules to establish the content of continuing medical education relating to forensic evidence collection. The content of the continuing medical education must conform to the evidence collection protocol distributed by the attorney general under Section 420.031, Government Code. The board may adopt other rules to implement this section.

(c) The board may permit the continuing medical education under this section to be counted toward the hours of continuing medical education required by Section 156.051(a)(2).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1161 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1161
§ 152.1161. HOCKLEY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Hockley County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge in Hockley County, the judge of any statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the county, and the juvenile court referee, if any. Subject to approval by the commissioners court, the chairman shall appoint five public members to serve on the board for a period of two years. A public member may be reappointed to the board.

(b) The county judge is the chairman of the juvenile board. The district judge is the vice-chairman and acts as chairman if:

(1) the chairman is absent or disabled; or

(2) the office of county judge is vacant.

(c) The board shall hold regular meetings at least annually on dates set by the board and shall hold special meetings at the call of the chairman. All meetings shall be held at a site in Hockley County.

(d) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $600, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. Public members serve without compensation.

(e) The commissioners court may reimburse a juvenile board member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.

(f) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses the chairman certifies as essential to provide services to the children of Hockley County from the juvenile board fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund. The salaries approved by the commissioners court may be paid from funds received for that purpose from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The commissioners court shall pay the remaining approved salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general funds of the county.

(g) The chairman of the juvenile board shall certify to the commissioners court an annual request for the expenditure of county funds. The commissioners court shall act on the request in the same manner as it acts on a request from another county office.

(h) The county auditor shall serve as the board's fiscal officer.

(i) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Hockley County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0102
§ 3959.0102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.24 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.24
§ 11.24. HISTORIC SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a taxing unit by official action of the body adopted in the manner required by law for official actions may exempt from taxation part or all of the assessed value of a structure or archeological site and the land necessary for access to and use of the structure or archeological site, if the structure or archeological site is:

(1) designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark under Chapter 442, Government Code, or a state archeological landmark under Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code, by the Texas Historical Commission; or

(2) designated as a historically or archeologically significant site in need of tax relief to encourage its preservation pursuant to an ordinance or other law adopted by the governing body of the taxing unit.

(b) The governing body of a taxing unit may not repeal or reduce the amount of an exemption granted under Subsection (a) for a property that otherwise qualifies for the exemption unless:

(1) the owner of the property consents to the repeal or reduction; or

(2) the taxing unit provides written notice of the repeal or reduction to the owner not later than five years before the date the governing body repeals or reduces the exemption.

(c) For purposes of a structure or archeological site and land subject to an exemption under this section, the property owner may protest the appraised value of the structure or archeological site and the appraised value of the land separately. A property owner may protest the allocation of appraised value between the structure or archeological site and the land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.152
§ 8015.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8015.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8195.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8195 / Section 8195.052
§ 8195.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.