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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.163 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.163
§ 81.163. APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A protective custody order shall direct a peace officer, including a sheriff or constable, to take the person who is the subject of the order into protective custody and transport the person immediately to an appropriate inpatient health facility that has been designated by the commissioner as a suitable place.

(b) If an appropriate inpatient health facility is not available, the person shall be transported to a facility considered suitable by the health authority.

(c) The person shall be detained in the facility until a hearing is held under Section 81.165.

(d) A facility must comply with this section only to the extent that the commissioner determines that the facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services.

(e) A person may not be detained in a private health facility without the consent of the head of the facility.

(f) A protective custody order issued under Section 81.162 may direct an emergency medical services provider to provide an ambulance and staff to immediately transport the person who is the subject of the order to an appropriate inpatient health facility designated by the order or other suitable facility. The provider may seek reimbursement for the costs of the transport from any appropriate source.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.059
§ 314A.059. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The designated agency shall annually review an approved certificate of public advantage.

(b) The attorney general may annually review an approved certificate of public advantage.

(c) The designated agency may not complete its annual review of an approved certificate of public advantage under this section until:

(1) the attorney general informs the designated agency whether the attorney general intends to conduct any review of the certificate of public advantage as authorized under this section; and

(2) if the attorney general informs the designated agency of the attorney general's intent to conduct a review of an entity's approved certificate of public advantage, the attorney general has had the opportunity to conduct the review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8826.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8826 / Section 8826.051
§ 8826.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.454 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.454
§ 772.454. BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The consolidated district is governed by a board of managers appointed in accordance with the order issued by the temporary board of managers under Subsection (b). The members of the boards of managers of all the districts consolidated serve as a temporary board until all members of the initial board of managers are appointed and qualify. The temporary board has all authority necessary to operate and administer the district.

(b) Before the 45th day after the date the district is created, the temporary board of managers by order shall adjust the membership of the board. The order must be substantially in accordance with the consolidation plan and must specify:

(1) the number of members of the board;

(2) the entity or combination of entities that appoints each member;

(3) whether each member may or may not vote; and

(4) the term of each member of the initial board so that as near to one-half of the members as is practical serve terms that expire in even-numbered years and the remaining members serve terms that expire in odd-numbered years.

(c) The order issued under Subsection (b) must preserve as nearly as possible the proportional representation of interests exhibited by the memberships of the boards of managers of the several districts before consolidation.
Tex. Government Code § 2.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2 / Section 2.054
§ 2.054. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

On written notification to the attorney general by a United States citizen who resides in this state of the citizen's intent to manufacture a firearm suppressor to which Section 2.052 applies, the attorney general shall seek a declaratory judgment from a federal district court in this state that Section 2.052 is consistent with the United States Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.020 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.020
§ 231.020. APPEAL TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an administrative official:

(1) a person aggrieved by the decision; or

(2) any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of a municipality affected by the decision.

(b) The appellant must file with the board and the official from whom the appeal is taken a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal. The appeal must be filed within a reasonable time as determined by the rules of the board. On receiving the notice, the official from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record of the action that is appealed.

(c) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action that is appealed unless the official from whom the appeal is taken certifies in writing to the board facts supporting the official's opinion that a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property. In that case, the proceedings may only be stayed by a restraining order granted by the board or a court of record on application, after notice to the official, if due cause is shown.

(d) The board shall set a reasonable time for the appeal hearing and shall give public notice of the hearing and due notice to the parties in interest. A party may appear at the appeal hearing in person or by agent or attorney. The board shall decide the appeal within a reasonable time.
Tex. Government Code § 437.160 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.160
§ 437.160. DONATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a county or municipality, on behalf of the county or municipality, may donate real property to the department for use as a Texas military forces facility. The donation may be in fee simple or otherwise.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.14
§ 35.14. A PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

A peremptory challenge is made to a juror without assigning any reason therefor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.002
§ 131.002. CHIEF APIARY INSPECTOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The director shall appoint a person qualified by scientific training or personal experience as chief apiary inspector to make inspections and administer this chapter under the direction and control of the director.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 7.01(4), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 4538), Sec. 24(1), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.052
§ 8125.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Directors must meet only the qualifications for directors provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.122
§ 252.122. NOTIFICATION OF DUTY TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.
Status: in_force

Each facility shall require each employee of the facility, as a condition of employment with the facility, to sign a statement that the employee realizes that the employee may be criminally liable for failure to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.108
§ 3834.108. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Notice required by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, may be sent by first class U.S. Mail rather than certified mail, return receipt requested, if the board of directors determines that first class mail is preferable and provides adequate notice. If the board determines that first class mail is preferable, the board must publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 20 days before the event of which the district is giving notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.351
§ 601.351. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The advisory board may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1341 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1341
§ 152.1341. KARNES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Karnes County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Karnes County.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $4,800 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Karnes County.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.0611 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.0611
§ 3.0611. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS FOR RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION FOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the provisions authorized or required by Section 3.059, a restated certificate of formation for a limited liability company may omit any prior statements regarding whether the company has or does not have managers and the names and addresses of managers or members and, at the company's election, may insert a statement:

(1) regarding whether the company currently has or does not have managers;

(2) that the company currently has managers and the names and addresses of the persons currently serving as managers; or

(3) that the company currently does not have managers and the names and addresses of the current members of the company.

(b) Any omission or insertion under Subsection (a) or omission under Section 3.059(b) is not considered an amendment that requires member approval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.053
§ 464.053. EXEMPT PROGRAM REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a simple procedure for a faith-based chemical dependency treatment program to register the program's exemption under Section 464.052.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.510 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.510
§ 151.510. HEARING ON REDETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition for a redetermination is filed before the determination becomes final, the petitioner is entitled on a request stated in the petition to an oral hearing on the redetermination and to at least 20 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing.

(b) The comptroller may continue the hearing from time to time as is necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.109
§ 1662.109. OTHER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator may satisfy the requirements of this subchapter by entering into a written agreement under which another person, including a third-party administrator or health care claims clearinghouse, provides the disclosure required under this subchapter in compliance with this subchapter.

(b) If a health benefit plan issuer or administrator and another person enter into an agreement under Subsection (a), the issuer or administrator is subject to an enforcement action for failure to provide a required disclosure in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.255
§ 885.255. INDEMNIFICATION OR REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society may indemnify and reimburse a person for expenses reasonably incurred by, and liabilities imposed on, that person in connection with or arising out of a proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, in which the person is involved, or in connection with or arising out of a threat of a proceeding against that person, because that person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of:

(1) the society; or

(2) a firm, corporation, or organization with which the person served in any capacity at the request of the society.

(b) The right of indemnification and reimbursement under Subsection (a) is not exclusive of other rights to which a person may be entitled as a matter of law and inures to the benefit of the person's devisees, legatees, heirs, and estate.
Tex. Government Code § 803.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 803 / Section 803.401
§ 803.401. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of each retirement system to which this chapter applies may adopt rules it finds necessary to implement the proportionate retirement program provided by this chapter.

(b) Each retirement system to which this chapter applies, under this chapter and other laws governing the particular system, is responsible for determining:

(1) the eligibility of its members for benefits, including whether sufficient combined service credit exists to qualify members for proportionate retirement benefits from that system; and

(2) the amount and duration of proportionate retirement benefits payable by that system.

(c) Each retirement system to which this chapter applies shall cooperate with the other retirement systems to which this chapter applies in the implementation of the proportionate retirement program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.007
§ 1114.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.012
§ 1431.012. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS PAYABLE FROM PROCEEDS OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a county must comply with the competitive bidding requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, in connection with a contract to be paid from the proceeds of anticipation notes issued for a purpose described by Section 1431.004(a)(1)(A).

(b) Competitive bidding requirements do not apply to an anticipation note or other obligation issued under Section 1431.015 for any authorized purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0502
§ 3973.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3973.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.27
§ 11.27. HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED.
Status: in_force

The writ may be served by delivering a copy of the original to the person who is charged with having the party under restraint or in custody, and exhibiting the original, if demanded; if he refuse to receive it, he shall be informed verbally of the purport of the writ. If he refuses admittance to the person wishing to make the service, or conceals himself, a copy of the writ may be fixed upon some conspicuous part of the house where such person resides or conceals himself, or of the place where the prisoner is confined; and the person serving the writ of habeas corpus shall, in all cases, state fully, in his return, the manner and the time of the service of the writ.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8482.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8482 / Section 8482.101
§ 8482.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 419.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 419 / Section 419.001
§ 419.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Representation of the division's logo" includes a nonexact representation that is deceptively similar to the logo used by the division.

(2) "Representation of the state seal" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.08(a)(2), Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A term or representation is "deceptively similar" for purposes of this chapter if:

(1) a reasonable person would believe that the term or representation is in any manner approved, endorsed, sponsored, authorized by, the same as, or associated with the division, the department, this state, or an agency of this state; or

(2) the circumstances under which the term is used could mislead a reasonable person as to its identity.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, a person acts in a "deceptive manner" if the person knows or should know that the person's actions would convey, or could reasonably be interpreted or construed as conveying, the false impression that:

(1) an item is approved, endorsed, sponsored, authorized by, the same as, or associated with the division, the department, this state, or an agency of this state; or

(2) the person represents, speaks for, or has an authorization from the division, the department, this state, or an agency of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.212
§ 1501.212. OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTIES.
Status: in_force

After the governing body of a municipality abolishes a district under Section 1501.211, the water board that manages the other water and sewer properties of the municipality:

(1) shall operate and manage the district property purchased under this subchapter; and

(2) may integrate that property into the municipal water and sewer system to any extent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.356
§ 51.356. DEFERRED ADJUDICATION; LICENSE SUSPENSION, LICENSE REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OR REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or other authorization issued by a program regulated by the department if:

(1) the person holding or seeking the license received deferred adjudication for:

(A) any offense described by Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(B) an offense other than an offense described by Paragraph (A) if:

(i) the person has not completed the period of deferred adjudication or the person completed the period of deferred adjudication less than five years before the date the person applied for the license; or

(ii) a conviction for the offense would make the person ineligible for the license by operation of law; and

(2) the commission determines that the deferred adjudication makes the person unfit for the license.

(b) In making a determination under Subsection (a)(2), the commission shall consider the factors set forth in Sections 53.022 and 53.023 and the guidelines issued by the department under Section 53.025.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.052
§ 302.052. EXEMPTIONS APPLY ONLY TO SELLERS; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 302.060, an exemption from the application of this chapter applies only to a seller.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.101
§ 347.101. ADJUSTABLE RATE.
Status: in_force

A credit transaction may provide for an adjustable interest rate or time price differential in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 21.706 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.706
§ 21.706. INNOVATION PLAN PAYMENTS; AUTHORIZED GENERAL AND SPECIFIC USES.
Status: in_force

A school district may use grant funds awarded to the district under this subchapter only to carry out purposes of the program as described by Section 21.7011, in accordance with the district's local educator excellence innovation plan, which may include the following specific methods or procedures:

(1) implementation and administration of a high-quality mentoring program for teachers in a teacher's first three years of classroom teaching using mentors who meet the qualifications prescribed by Section 21.458(b);

(2) implementation of a teacher evaluation system using multiple measures that include:

(A) the results of classroom observation, which may include student comments;

(B) the degree of student educational growth and learning; and

(C) the results of teacher self-evaluation;

(3) to the extent permitted under Subchapter C, Chapter 25, restructuring of the school day or school year to provide for embedded and collaborative learning communities for the purpose of professional development;

(4) establishment of an alternative teacher compensation or retention system; and

(5) implementation of incentives designed to reduce teacher turnover.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1162 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1162
§ 12.1162. ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall take any of the actions described by Subsection (b) or by Section 39A.001, 39A.002, 39A.004, 39A.005, or 39A.007, to the extent the commissioner determines necessary, if an open-enrollment charter school, as determined by a report issued under Section 39.004(b):

(1) commits a material violation of the school's charter;

(2) fails to satisfy generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; or

(3) fails to comply with this subchapter or another applicable rule or law.

(b) The commissioner may temporarily withhold funding, suspend the authority of an open-enrollment charter school to operate, or take any other reasonable action the commissioner determines necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of students enrolled at the school based on evidence that conditions at the school present a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the students.

(c) After the commissioner acts under Subsection (b), the open-enrollment charter school may not receive funding and may not resume operating until a determination is made that:

(1) despite initial evidence, the conditions at the school do not present a danger of material harm to the health, safety, or welfare of students; or

(2) the conditions at the school that presented a danger of material harm to the health, safety, or welfare of students have been corrected.

(d) Not later than the third business day after the date the commissioner acts under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall provide the charter holder an opportunity for a hearing.

(e) Immediately after a hearing under Subsection (d), the commissioner must cease the action under Subsection (b) or initiate action under Section 12.116.

(f) The commissioner shall adopt rules implementing this section. Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a hearing under this section.