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Tex. Water Code § 5.585 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.585
§ 5.585. SECURITY AT PUBLIC MEETING OR PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commission may request that an applicant for a permit that is the subject of a public meeting or public hearing provide uniformed security at the meeting or hearing sufficient to provide for the safety of all attendees and orderly conduct at the meeting or hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.410 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.410
§ 2310.410. DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY IN READJUSTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) After an area is designated as a readjustment zone, the state, a municipality, or a county that owns a surplus building (including any structure) or vacant land in the zone may dispose of the building or land by:

(1) selling the building or land at a public auction;

(2) selling the building or land without notice or bidding as provided by Subsection (d); or

(3) establishing an urban homestead program described by Subsection (e).

(b) A municipality or county may sell a surplus building or vacant land in the readjustment zone at less than fair market value if the governing body of the municipality or county by ordinance or order, as appropriate, adopts criteria that specify the conditions and circumstances under which the sale may occur and the public purpose to be achieved by the sale. A copy of the ordinance or order must be filed with the bank not later than the day on which the sale occurs.

(c) If the surplus building or vacant land is sold at a public auction, the building or land may be sold to a buyer who is not the highest bidder if the criteria and public purpose specified in the ordinance or order adopted under Subsection (b) are satisfied.

(d) The surplus building or vacant land may be sold without complying with notice or bidding requirements (including election or voter approval requirements imposed by other law, if any) if the criteria and public purpose specified in the ordinance or order adopted under Subsection (b) are satisfied.

(e) An urban homestead program must provide that:

(1) the state, municipality, or county is to sell to an individual a residence or part of a residence that it owns for an amount not to exceed $100;

(2) as a condition of the sale, the individual must agree by covenant in the deed conveying the residence to live in the residence for at least seven years and to renovate or remodel the residence to meet the level of maintenance stated in an agreement between the individual and the governmental entity; and

(3) after the individual satisfies the seven-year residency and property improvement requirements of the agreement, the governmental entity shall assign the residence to the individual.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.027
§ 1201.027. AUTHORITY OF ISSUER TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer has exclusive authority to select, contract with, and determine the basis for compensation of a person to provide legal and other services as may be determined by the issuer to be necessary in connection with the issuer's issuance of public securities or administration of its affairs that pertain to the issuance of public securities. The selection of legal counsel shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, applicable to the selection by a governmental entity of a provider of professional engineering services.

(b) Subsection (a) does not impair the authority of the attorney general under Section 402.0212 to approve a contract for legal services entered into by a state agency.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to the extent of a conflict between this section and another law or a municipal charter, this section controls.

(d) An issuer of a state security, as defined by Section 1231.001, that selects or contracts with a person to provide services under Subsection (a) shall, on request, submit to the Bond Review Board:

(1) the request for proposals to provide the services not later than the date the request for proposals is published;

(2) each final proposal received to provide the services before a contract for the services is entered into by the issuer; and

(3) an executed contract entered into by an issuer for services under Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.071
§ 66.071. RECOVERY OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A pilot who offers pilot services to a vessel required under this chapter to obtain pilot services and whose services are refused is entitled to recover from the consignee the pilotage rate for the services.
Tex. Water Code § 66.310 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.310
§ 66.310. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to acquire land and construct facilities as provided by this chapter.

(b) Bonds issued by a district and projects and improvements of the district that are provided through the issuance of bonds are governed by Chapter 49.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.304
§ 11.304. CONSUMER CREDIT RULES.
Status: in_force

The finance commission may adopt rules necessary to supervise the consumer credit commissioner and ensure compliance with Chapter 14 and Title 4.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.151
§ 941.151. LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), an underwriter by contract with the persons insured may limit the underwriter's liability to the percentage of the loss that equals the ratio of the underwriter's subscription paid in cash or securities allowed by this chapter to the total guaranty fund contributed by all the underwriters.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), an underwriter's total liability on all risks may be limited to the amount of the underwriter's subscription, as expressed in the underwriter's power of attorney and agreement with the attorney in fact.

(c) At least half of an underwriter's subscription must be paid or contributed to the guaranty fund in cash or admissible securities.

(d) An underwriter is responsible solely for the underwriter's liability as provided by the insurance contract. An underwriter is not liable as a partner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.004
§ 314A.004. DESIGNATION OF SUPERVISING STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate an appropriate state agency, other than the office of the attorney general, to:

(1) review and approve or deny applications submitted under this chapter for certificates of public advantage; and

(2) supervise as provided by Subchapter C the activities for which a certificate of public advantage is issued.

(b) After the governor designates a state agency under Subsection (a), the governor may designate another appropriate state agency under that subsection at any time.

(c) A change in the designation of a state agency made under this section does not affect the validity of any action taken under this chapter by a predecessor designated agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300.0004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300 / Section 300.0004
§ 300.0004. LOCAL JURISDICTION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; ORDER REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a local government may only adopt an order or ordinance authorizing that local government to participate in a health care provider participation program after an affirmative vote of the majority of the governing body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 560.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 560 / Section 560.103
§ 560.103. FALSE AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

A person who falsely makes the affidavit prescribed by Section 560.052 is guilty of fraudulent and dishonorable conduct and malpractice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.1214 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.1214
§ 143.1214. RECORDS RELATED TO DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OR CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The human resources director for the department promptly shall order that the records of a disciplinary action that was taken against a fire fighter or police officer be expunged from each file maintained on the fire fighter or police officer by the department if the disciplinary action was entirely overturned on appeal by the commission, an independent third-party hearing examiner, or a court of competent jurisdiction. Documents that must be expunged under this subsection include all documents that indicate disciplinary action was recommended or taken against the fire fighter or police officer, such as the recommendations of a disciplinary committee or a letter of suspension. This subsection does not apply if the fire fighter or police officer is charged with using excessive force that results in a death or injury and the charge is being investigated by a law enforcement or criminal justice agency other than the department. This subsection does not require that records of an internal affairs division or other similar internal investigative division be expunged.

(b) The department shall maintain an investigatory file that relates to a disciplinary action against a fire fighter or police officer that was overturned on appeal, or any document in the possession of the department that relates to a charge of misconduct against a fire fighter or police officer, regardless of whether the charge is sustained, only in a file created by the department for the department's use. The department may only release information in those investigatory files or documents relating to a charge of misconduct:

(1) to another law enforcement agency or fire department;

(2) to the office of a district or United States attorney; or

(3) in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) The department head or the department head's designee may forward a document that relates to disciplinary action against a fire fighter or police officer to the director or the director's designee for inclusion in the fire fighter's or police officer's personnel file maintained under Sections 143.089(a)-(f) only if:

(1) disciplinary action was actually taken against the fire fighter or police officer;

(2) the document shows the disciplinary action taken; and

(3) the document includes at least a brief summary of the facts on which the disciplinary action was based.

(d) The legal division of the municipality, or its designee, shall provide legal representation in any action related to the release of a file or part of a file.

(e) The requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of Section 143.089. This section does not prevent a fire fighter or police officer from obtaining access to any personnel file maintained by the director or the department, other than a file maintained by an internal affairs division or other similar internal investigative division, on the fire fighter or police officer under Section 143.089.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.056
§ 1502.056. OPERATING EXPENSES AS FIRST LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If the revenue of a utility system, park, or swimming pool secures the payment of public securities issued or obligations incurred under this chapter, each expense of operation and maintenance, including all salaries, labor, materials, interest, repairs and extensions necessary to provide efficient service, and each proper item of expense, is a first lien against that revenue. For a municipality with a population of more than one million but less than two million, the first lien against the revenue of a municipally owned utility system that secures the payment of public securities issued or obligations incurred under this chapter also applies to funding, as a necessary operations expense, for a bill payment assistance program for utility system customers who:

(1) have been determined by the municipality to be low-income customers; or

(2) are military veterans who have significantly decreased abilities to regulate their bodies' core temperatures because of severe burns received in combat.

(b) An expense for a repair or extension is a first lien only if, in the judgment of the governing body of the municipality, the repair or extension is necessary to:

(1) keep the plant or utility system in operation and provide adequate service to the municipality and its residents; or

(2) respond to a physical accident or condition that would otherwise impair the original securities.

(c) A contract between a municipality and an issuer, as defined by Section 1201.002, under which the municipality obtains from the issuer or the issuer provides part or all of the facilities or services of a utility system to the municipality may provide that payments made by the municipality from the revenue of the utility system are an operating expense of the municipality's utility system.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.156
§ 39A.156. CANCELLATION OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

If a campus receives an unacceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years after a managing entity assumes management of the campus, the commissioner shall cancel the contract with the managing entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.158
§ 544.158. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of this subchapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under Chapter 541.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.33 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.33
§ 44.33. HEARING IN APPELLATE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court of Criminal Appeals shall make rules of posttrial and appellate procedure as to the hearing of criminal actions not inconsistent with this Code. After the record is filed in the Court of Appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals the parties may file such supplemental briefs as they may desire before the case is submitted to the court. Each party, upon filing any such supplemental brief, shall promptly cause true copy thereof to be delivered to the opposing party or to the latter's counsel. In every case at least two counsel for the defendant shall be heard in the Court of Appeals if such be desired by defendant. In every case heard by the Court of Criminal Appeals at least two counsel for the defendant shall be permitted oral argument if desired by the appellant.

(b) Appellant's failure to file his brief in the time prescribed shall not authorize a dismissal of the appeal by the Court of Appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals, nor shall the Court of Appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals, for such reason, refuse to consider appellant's case on appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.151
§ 1114.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(3) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(4) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(5) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget;

(6) the estimated tax rate required; and

(7) the proposed expenditures and disbursements and the estimated receipts and collections for the following fiscal year.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.128 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.128
§ 60.128. MISTAKES.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing in the manner required for an original assessment, the board may impose an assessment to correct a mistake in the assessment:

(1) relating to the total cost of the assessment; or

(2) covering a delinquency or collection costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.202
§ 8474.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.680 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.680
§ 51.680. REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of higher education, by December 31, 1987, shall review the intellectual property policies of institutions of higher education that were filed with the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 92 of the 69th Texas Legislature. In this review, the commissioner shall determine, as a ministerial duty, without regard to the substance of the content thereof, whether the intellectual property policies address as a minimum standard the following matters:

(1) disclosure of scientific and technological developments, including inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, and computer software;

(2) institutional review of scientific and technological disclosures, including consideration of ownership and appropriate legal protection;

(3) guidelines for licensing scientific and technological developments;

(4) clear identification of ownership and licensing responsibilities for each class of intellectual property;

(5) royalty participation by inventors and the institution; and

(6) equity and management participation on the part of the inventor or inventors in business entities that utilize technology created at the institution of higher education.

(b) No later than January 31, 1988, the commissioner of higher education shall inform institutions of higher education whether their intellectual property policies meet the minimum standards set out in Subsection (a). Thereafter, an institution of higher education may file or post on the institution's website on the Internet in a manner available to the public policies amended to overcome any failure to meet the standards. The commissioner shall within a reasonable time after receiving an amended policy inform the submitting institution whether it meets the standards.

(c) It is a policy of the state that each institution of higher education shall at all times have a current copy of its intellectual property policies that meet the minimum standards set out in Subsection (a) posted on the institution's website on the Internet in a manner available to the public. The commissioner of higher education shall establish procedures for the monitoring of this policy of the state.

(d) Institutions of higher education not having an intellectual property policy meeting the minimum standards set out in Subsection (a) of this section by August 31, 1988, shall not receive funds under any state-run competitive research or advanced technology funding programs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.056
§ 164.056. PHYSICAL OR MENTAL EXAMINATION; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In enforcing Section 164.051(a)(4), the board, on probable cause, shall request the affected physician or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination by physicians designated by the board. The board shall adopt guidelines, in conjunction with persons interested in or affected by this section, to enable the board to evaluate circumstances in which a physician or applicant may be required to submit to an examination for mental or physical health conditions, alcohol and substance abuse, or professional behavior problems.

(b) If the affected physician refuses to submit to the examination, the board shall issue an order requiring the physician to show cause why the physician should not be required to submit to the examination and shall schedule a hearing on the order not later than the 30th day after the date on which notice is served on the physician. The physician shall be notified by either personal service or certified mail with return receipt requested.

(c) At the hearing, the physician and the physician's attorney are entitled to present testimony and other evidence showing that the physician should not be required to submit to the examination. After a hearing, the board shall issue an order either requiring the physician to submit to the examination or withdrawing the request for examination.

(d) The board shall refer a physician or applicant with a physical or mental health condition to the most appropriate medical specialist for evaluation. The board may not require a physician or applicant to submit to an examination by a physician having a specialty specified by the board unless medically indicated. The board may not require a physician or applicant to submit to an examination to be conducted an unreasonable distance from the person's home or place of business unless the physician or applicant resides and works in an area in which there are a limited number of physicians able to perform an appropriate examination.

(e) The guidelines adopted under this section do not impair or remove the board's power to make an independent licensing decision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.2625 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.2625
§ 401.2625. LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission has sole and exclusive authority to grant, deny, renew, revoke, suspend, amend, or withdraw licenses for source material recovery and processing or for storage, processing, or disposal of by-product material.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.201
§ 36.201. ACTION TO CLOSE STATE BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may close and liquidate a state bank on finding that:

(1) the interests of the bank's depositors and creditors are jeopardized by the bank's insolvency or imminent insolvency; and

(2) the best interests of depositors and creditors would be served by requiring that the bank be closed and its assets liquidated.

(b) A majority of the bank's directors may voluntarily close the bank and place it with the banking commissioner for liquidation.
Tex. Education Code § 51.941 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.941
§ 51.941. PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education that purchases agricultural products shall give first preference to products grown, produced, or processed in this state if the cost to the institution and the quality of the products are equal to the cost and quality of other available products.

(b) An institution of higher education shall ensure that bid specifications used by the institution in connection with the purchase of agricultural products do not preclude or discourage the purchase of agricultural products grown, produced, or processed in this state.

(c) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.105
§ 301.105. CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for the refund for wages paid or incurred by the person unless the person has received a written certification from the commission that the employee is a recipient of medical assistance or financial assistance and services on or before the day the employee begins employment with the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.057
§ 8813.057. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the governing bodies of the districts and municipalities that are located within the director precinct for which the vacancy occurred. The appointment process shall follow the procedures of Section 8813.056. The board may establish dates different from those specified by Sections 8813.056(e) and (g), but the date for the board's submission of the voting results to each district and municipality may not be later than the 120th day after the date the vacancy occurs.