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Tex. Education Code § 56.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.011
§ 56.011. RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.0513 in excess of $46 per semester credit hour. The funds set aside under this section by an institution shall be used to provide financial assistance for resident undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.

(b) To be eligible for assistance under this section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Priority shall be given to students who meet the coordinating board definition of financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not met through other non-loan financial assistance programs.

(c) The financial assistance provided under this section may include grants, scholarships, work-study programs, student loans, and student loan repayment assistance.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.102
§ 225.102. CAPTAIN JESSE BILLINGSLEY MEMORIAL LOOP IN BASTROP COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) State Highway Loop 223 in McDade, Bastrop County, is designated as the Captain Jesse Billingsley Memorial Loop.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Captain Jesse Billingsley Memorial Loop and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the loop and at appropriate intermediate sites along the loop.
Tex. Government Code § 752.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.001
§ 752.001. OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

The Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs is created within the Texas Department of Human Services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.001
§ 1603.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory board" means the Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Establishment" means a place:

(A) in which barbering or cosmetology is practiced; and

(B) that is required to hold a license issued under Subchapter E-2.

(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(6) "Manager" means the person who controls or directs the business of an establishment or directs the work of a person employed in an establishment.

(7) "School" means a public secondary school, public postsecondary school, or private postsecondary school:

(A) in which barbering or cosmetology is taught; and

(B) that is required to hold a license issued under Subchapter E-3.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.003
§ 1105.003. PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING DECLARATION AND GIVING BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1103.003, an oath may be taken and subscribed or a declaration may be made, and a bond may be given and approved, at any time before:

(1) the 21st day after the date of the order granting letters of guardianship; or

(2) the letters of guardianship are revoked for a failure to qualify within the period allowed.

(b) A guardian of an estate must give a bond before being issued letters of guardianship unless a bond is not required under this title.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.0512 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.0512
§ 281.0512. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) or a federally qualified health center look-alike organized and operated under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b that is substantially devoted to providing services to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the geographical area of the district.

(b) The board may contract with a federally qualified health center or a federally qualified health center look-alike to perform for the center administrative functions and services that the district and the center may perform independently.
Tex. Family Code § 101.018 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.018
§ 101.018. LOCAL REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

"Local registry" means a county agency or public entity operated under the authority of a district clerk, county government, juvenile board, juvenile probation office, domestic relations office, or other county agency or public entity that serves a county or a court that has jurisdiction under this title and that:

(1) receives child support payments;

(2) maintains records of child support payments;

(3) distributes child support payments as required by law; and

(4) maintains custody of official child support payment records.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.151
§ 1901.151. BEST PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt best practices for risk management and loss control that may be used by for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes.

(b) In developing or amending the best practices, the commissioner shall consult with the Health and Human Services Commission and a task force appointed by the commissioner.

(c) The task force must be composed of representatives of:

(1) insurers that write professional liability insurance for nursing homes;

(2) the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association;

(3) nursing homes; and

(4) consumers.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.021 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.021
§ 322.021. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any requirement of the Department of Information Resources or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under this chapter that generally applies to one or more state agencies using electronic records or electronic signatures is considered to be a recommendation to the comptroller concerning the electronic records or electronic signatures used by the comptroller. The comptroller may adopt or decline to adopt the recommendation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0503
§ 8005A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.001
§ 644.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" means:

(A) a commercial motor vehicle as defined by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.5, if operated interstate; or

(B) a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 548.001, if operated intrastate.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(3) "Director" means the public safety director.

(4) "Federal hazardous material regulation" means a federal regulation in 49 C.F.R. Parts 101-199.

(5) "Federal motor carrier safety regulation" means a federal regulation in Subtitle A, Title 49, or Subchapter B, Chapter III, Subtitle B, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

(6) "Federal safety regulation" means a federal hazardous material regulation or a federal motor carrier safety regulation.

(7) "Port of entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.
Tex. Government Code § 411.557 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.557
§ 411.557. INFORMATION SHARING.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the director, the unit may share information determined sensitive under Section 411.556(a) with another federal, state, or local law enforcement agency. The disclosure of information under this section is not a voluntary disclosure under Section 552.007.(a) The division shall coordinate multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, and public-private efforts to protect the critical infrastructure in this state from criminal actors and organizations. Within the 16 critical infrastructure sectors identified by National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (NSM-22) issued by the president of the United States, the division shall prioritize the division's efforts in ensuring the physical protection of critical infrastructure in the following sectors:

(1) energy;

(2) communications;

(3) transportation systems; and

(4) water and wastewater systems.

(b) With respect to potential threats to the critical infrastructure in this state, the division may analyze and assess collected intelligence to produce information bulletins and other similar reports considered advisable.

(c) The division shall develop a system to identify and categorize critical infrastructure in this state for the purpose of facilitating initiatives to protect the critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations, including for facilitating any risk assessment of critical infrastructure assets or systems in this state and identifying any dependency or interdependency among those assets or systems.

(d) The division shall conduct exercises to enhance public-private coordination in protecting the critical infrastructure of this state from criminal actors and organizations.

(e) During any disaster, as that term is defined by Section 418.004, the division shall provide support to the state operations center described by Section 418.041(e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.203
§ 9074.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 201.1021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.1021
§ 201.1021. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment under this subchapter, a person must be a citizen of the United States, have resided in this state for the two years preceding the date of appointment, and be:

(1) eligible for assignment under Section 74.054, Government Code, because the person is named on the list of retired and former judges maintained by the presiding judge of the administrative region under Section 74.055, Government Code; or

(2) licensed to practice law in this state and have been a practicing lawyer in this state, or a judge of a court in this state who is not otherwise eligible under Subdivision (1), for the four years preceding the date of appointment.

(b) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter shall during the term of appointment reside in the administrative judicial region, or a county adjacent to the region, in which the court to which the associate judge is appointed is located. An associate judge appointed to serve in two or more administrative judicial regions may reside anywhere in the regions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.402 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.402
§ 548.402. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To operate as an inspection station, a person must apply to the department for certification. The application must:

(1) be filed with the department on a form prescribed and provided by the department; and

(2) state:

(A) the name of the applicant;

(B) if the applicant is an association, the names and addresses of the persons constituting the association;

(C) if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of its principal officers;

(D) the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business;

(E) the location of the applicant's place of business in the state; and

(F) other information required by the department, including information required by the department for identification.

(b) The application must be signed and sworn or affirmed by:

(1) if the applicant is an individual, the owner; or

(2) if the applicant is a corporation, an executive officer or person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application, to which shall be attached written evidence of the person's authority.

(c) An applicant who has or intends to have more than one place of business in this state must file a separate application for each place of business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.020 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.020
§ 235.020. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "air gun" has the meaning assigned by Section 229.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8293.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8293 / Section 8293.101
§ 8293.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 323.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.011
§ 323.011. SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council or a council committee may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, or other documents in their custody.

(b) A subpoena must be signed by either of the joint chairs of the council.

(c) The council sergeant at arms or any peace officer shall serve the subpoena in the manner prescribed for service of a district court subpoena.

(d) If a person to whom a subpoena is directed refuses to appear, refuses to answer inquiries, or fails or refuses to produce books, records, or other documents that were under the person's control when the demand was made, the council or a council committee shall report the fact to a Travis County district court.

(e) The district court shall enforce a council or committee subpoena by attachment proceedings for contempt in the same manner the court enforces a subpoena issued by that court.

(f) A subpoenaed witness who attends a council hearing or meeting is entitled to the same mileage and per diem as a witness who appears before a grand jury of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.704 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.704
§ 201.704. CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall contract with a private entity for the repair or maintenance of highway equipment and passenger cars used by the department if the department determines that the private entity can:

(1) provide maintenance and repair services that are of sufficient quality and in sufficient quantity; and

(2) perform those services for a charge that is less than 90 percent of the total cost for the department to provide equivalent services.

(b) During a fiscal year the department shall spend for all contracts under this section not less than 35 percent of the total amount it spends for vehicle repair and maintenance in that year.

(c) In determining the total cost of providing maintenance and repair services for the purpose of Subsection (a)(2), the department shall consider direct and indirect costs of providing those services.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Highway equipment" means machinery or equipment, other than a passenger car, that is used by the department for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of a road or highway.

(2) "Passenger car" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 502.001.
Tex. Family Code § 61.051 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.051
§ 61.051. MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A party initiates enforcement of a juvenile court order by filing a written motion. In ordinary and concise language, the motion must:

(1) identify the provision of the order allegedly violated and sought to be enforced;

(2) state specifically and factually the manner of the person's alleged noncompliance;

(3) state the relief requested; and

(4) contain the signature of the party filing the motion.

(b) The movant must allege in the same motion for enforcement each violation by the person of the juvenile court orders described by Section 61.002(a) that the movant had a reasonable basis for believing the person was violating when the motion was filed.

(c) The juvenile court retains jurisdiction to enter a contempt order if the motion for enforcement is filed not later than six months after the child's 18th birthday.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0306
§ 8033.0306. 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. Occupations Code § 2303.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.056
§ 2303.056. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may enter and inspect at any time during business hours:

(1) the place of business of any person regulated under this chapter; or

(2) any place in which the department has reasonable cause to believe that a license holder is in violation of this chapter or in violation of a rule or order of the commission or executive director.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.25(27), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Government Code § 411.359 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.359
§ 411.359. SYSTEM NAME.
Status: in_force

The director by rule may assign a name other than America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) to the alert system when the system is activated regarding a missing person with an intellectual disability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.109
§ 8815.109. GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, regardless of whether the authority enters into contracts with local governments located within its boundaries, and regardless of whether the authority holds any well permit issued by the subsidence district under Chapter 8801, the authority by rule may wholly or partly develop, prepare, revise, adopt, implement, enforce, manage, or participate in a groundwater reduction plan that is applicable only to the authority or a groundwater reduction plan that is applicable to the authority and one or more persons outside the authority. The authority may require that any groundwater reduction plan that the authority wholly or partly develops, prepares, revises, adopts, implements, enforces, or manages or in which the authority participates be the exclusive groundwater reduction plan that is binding and mandatory on some or all of the territory, member districts or other persons, or wells located within the authority. A groundwater reduction plan may:

(1) specify the measures to be taken to reduce groundwater withdrawals;

(2) identify alternative sources of water to be provided to those affected;

(3) identify the rates, terms, and conditions under which alternative sources of water will be provided, which may be changed from time to time as considered necessary by the authority;

(4) specify the dates and extent to which member districts or other persons within the authority's boundaries shall reduce or cease reliance on groundwater and accept water from alternative sources;

(5) include other terms and measures that are consistent with the powers and duties of the authority;

(6) exceed the minimum requirements imposed by the subsidence district, including any applicable groundwater reduction requirements; and

(7) be amended from time to time at the discretion of the authority.

(b) Fees, user fees, rates, charges, and special assessments of the authority may be imposed under this chapter for a person's participation in and benefit derived from the authority's groundwater reduction plan or a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.146 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.146
§ 408.146. TERMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS; REINITIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an employee earns wages that are at least 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage for at least 90 days during a time that the employee receives supplemental income benefits, the employee ceases to be entitled to supplemental income benefits for the filing period.

(b) Supplemental income benefits terminated under this section shall be reinitiated when the employee:

(1) satisfies the conditions of Section 408.142(b); and

(2) files the statement required under Section 408.143.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee who is not entitled to supplemental income benefits for 12 consecutive months ceases to be entitled to any additional income benefits for the compensable injury.
Tex. Family Code § 88.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 88 / Section 88.001
§ 88.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.
Tex. Government Code § 614.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.191
§ 614.191. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "volunteer police force member" means:

(1) a person summoned under Section 341.011, Local Government Code, to serve on a special police force;

(2) a police reserve force member appointed under Section 341.012, Local Government Code; and

(3) any other person assigned by a state agency or political subdivision to perform, without compensation, any duties typically performed by a peace officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8321.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8321 / Section 8321.053
§ 8321.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 69.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 69 / Section 69.12
§ 69.12. POSSESSION OF CERTAIN BEVERAGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No retail dealer's on-premise licensee, nor the licensee's officer, agent, servant, or employee, may possess on the licensed premises an alcoholic beverage which is not authorized to be sold on the premises.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.154
§ 562.154. HEARING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter requires the observance of formal rules of pleading or evidence at a hearing under this subchapter.

(b) At a hearing under this subchapter, the department, on a showing of good cause, shall permit any person to intervene, appear, and be heard by counsel or in person.