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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8111.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8111 / Section 8111.101
§ 8111.101. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into an original district and one or more new districts. The board shall determine which portion of the divided area constitutes the original district.

(b) A district created by division of the original district under Subsection (a) may further subdivide as determined by the board of the new district.

(c) After a division under Subsection (a) or (b), the original district and any new district created must be at least 85 acres.

(d) The board by resolution may declare an intent to divide the district. The resolution must:

(1) set the terms of the division, including a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) contain a metes and bounds description for each district, including the modified original district.

(e) Section 42.042, Local Government Code, and Section 54.016, Water Code, do not apply to the creation of a new district by division under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.28 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.28
§ 20.28. REMOVAL OF SECURITY FREEZE.
Status: in_force

(a) A protected consumer or a protected consumer's representative may remove a security freeze on a protected consumer's consumer file or record if the protected consumer or representative:

(1) submits a request for the removal of the security freeze to the consumer reporting agency at the address or other point of contact of and in the manner specified by the consumer reporting agency;

(2) provides to the consumer reporting agency:

(A) in the case of a request by the protected consumer:

(i) sufficient proof of identification of the protected consumer; and

(ii) proof that the sufficient proof of authority for the protected consumer's representative to act on behalf of the protected consumer is no longer valid; or

(B) in the case of a request by the representative of a protected consumer:

(i) sufficient proof of identification of the protected consumer and the representative; and

(ii) sufficient proof of authority to act on behalf of the protected consumer; and

(3) pays to the consumer reporting agency a fee as provided by Section 20.29.

(b) The consumer reporting agency shall remove the security freeze on the protected consumer's consumer file or record not later than the 30th day after the date the agency receives a request that meets the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Family Code § 54.07 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.07
§ 54.07. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or a juvenile court child support order, any order of the juvenile court may be enforced as provided by Chapter 61.

(b) A violation of any of the following orders of the juvenile court may not be enforced by contempt of court proceedings against the child:

(1) an order setting conditions of probation;

(2) an order setting conditions of deferred prosecution; and

(3) an order setting conditions of release from detention.

(c) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court from summarily finding a child or other person in direct contempt of the juvenile court for conduct occurring in the presence of the judge of the court. Direct contempt of the juvenile court by a child is punishable by a maximum of 10 days' confinement in a secure juvenile detention facility or by a maximum of 40 hours of community service, or both. The juvenile court may not impose a fine on a child for direct contempt.

(d) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court in an appropriate case from using a civil or coercive contempt proceeding to enforce an order.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.154
§ 122.154. PROPERTY, OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES OF MERGED OR CONSOLIDATED CREDIT UNION.
Status: in_force

After a merger or consolidation is effected:

(1) the property of the merged or consolidated credit union vests in the surviving credit union without an instrument of transfer or endorsement; and

(2) the obligations and liabilities of the merged or consolidated credit union are assumed by the surviving credit union.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.057
§ 3858.057. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS; PARTICIPATION IN VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 375.063 and 375.072, Local Government Code, do not apply to a director.

(b) An official or employee of a public entity may serve on the board. The common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify an official or employee of a public entity from serving as a director.

(c) A person appointed to serve on the board under this chapter is qualified to serve as a director and participate in all votes pertaining to the business of the district regardless of any other statutory provision to the contrary.

(d) A director may participate in discussion and vote on an action even if the director is an official or employee of a public entity and the action relates to assessments on or contracts with the public entity.
Tex. Water Code § 58.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.011
§ 58.011. CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

An irrigation district may be created under and subject to the authority, conditions, and restrictions of either Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.001
§ 22A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abuse" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001, Family Code, and includes any sexual conduct involving a student or minor.

(2) "Board" means the State Board for Educator Certification.

(3) "Educational entity" means a school district, district of innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other charter entity, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement.

(4) "Educational provider" means an entity that employs or contracts with a person to provide educational services to a child participating in the education savings account program. The term includes:

(A) a certified educational assistance organization, as defined by Section 29.351, as added by S.B. 2, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; and

(B) an education service provider or vendor of educational products participating in the education savings account program.

(5) "Education savings account program" means the education savings account program established under Subchapter J, Chapter 29, as added by S.B. 2, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.

(6) "Other charter entity" means:

(A) a school district operating under a home-rule school district charter adopted under Subchapter B, Chapter 12;

(B) a campus or campus program operating under a charter granted under Subchapter C, Chapter 12; and

(C) an entity that contracts to partner with a school district under Section 11.174(a)(2) to operate a district campus under a charter granted to the entity by the district under Subchapter C, Chapter 12.

(7) "Registry" means the registry of persons who are not eligible to be employed by or act as a service provider for an educational entity maintained under Section 22A.151.

(8) "Service provider" means a person who provides services to an educational entity. The term includes:

(A) a contractor or subcontractor for an educational entity;

(B) a provider of tutoring services for an educational entity;

(C) an entity that has entered into a contract to operate a school district campus under Section 11.174;

(D) a staffing provider for an educational entity; and

(E) a person employed by or under the control of a person described by Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.304 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.304
§ 161.304. SAVING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The dissolution of a county ethics commission under this subchapter does not affect:

(1) the prior operation of the ethics code adopted by the commission or any prior action taken under it; or

(2) any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred for a violation of the ethics code before the effective date of the dissolution.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1181
§ 411.1181. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "in-home service company" and "residential delivery company" have the meanings assigned by Section 145.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) An in-home service company or residential delivery company is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to:

(1) an officer of or person employed by the company whose job duties require entry into another person's residence; or

(2) an applicant to whom an offer of employment is made for a position of employment with the company, the job duties of which require entry into another person's residence.

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by an in-home service company or residential delivery company under Subsection (b) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, upon proper discovery request during litigation or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) The in-home service company or residential delivery company shall destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person no sooner than two years after the person's office or employment with the company ends or the company determines not to employ the person, as applicable.
Tex. Water Code § 37.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 37 / Section 37.002
§ 37.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt any rules necessary to:

(1) establish occupational licenses and registrations prescribed by Sections 26.0301, 26.3573, 26.452, and 26.456 of this code, Sections 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, and 366.071, Health and Safety Code, and Section 1903.251, Occupations Code;

(2) establish classes and terms of occupational licenses and registrations; and

(3) administer the provisions of this chapter and other laws governing occupational licenses and registrations under the commission's jurisdiction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.990 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.990
§ 361.990. MANAGEMENT OF COLLECTED TELEVISION EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Covered television equipment collected under this subchapter must be disposed of or recycled in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local law.

(b) The commission shall adopt as standards for recycling or reuse of covered television equipment in this state the standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices" as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Incorporated, April 25, 2006, or other standards from a comparable nationally recognized organization.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0403
§ 544.0403. COMMISSION ACTION FOLLOWING DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

If after an investigation the commission determines that an individual violated Section 544.0402, the commission shall:

(1) notify the individual of the alleged violation not later than the 30th day after the date the commission completes the investigation and provide the individual with an opportunity for a hearing on the matter; or

(2) refer the matter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for prosecution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.254
§ 1022.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall set for the district tax assessor-collector:

(1) the terms of employment; and

(2) compensation.
Tex. Government Code § 834.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 834 / Section 834.103
§ 834.103. OPTIONAL SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of a service retirement annuity payable under Section 834.102, a retiring member may elect to receive an optional service retirement annuity, payable throughout the life of the retiree and actuarially reduced, under tables adopted by the board of trustees, from the annuity otherwise payable to its actuarial equivalent.

(b) Optional service retirement annuities available to a retiring member are those available to retiring members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Section 814.108(c).

(c) A person may apply for an optional service retirement annuity by filing an application for the annuity with the retirement system before the 31st day after the date of the person's retirement.

(d) If a person who is nominated by a retiree in the written designation under Subsection (b) predeceases the retiree, the reduced annuity of a retiree who has elected an optional lifetime retirement annuity under Section 814.108(c) shall be increased to the standard service retirement annuity that the retiree would otherwise be entitled to receive if the retiree had not selected that annuity option. The standard service retirement annuity shall be adjusted as appropriate for:

(1) early retirement as permitted by law; and

(2) postretirement increases in retirement benefits authorized by law after the date of retirement.

(e) The increase in the annuity under Subsection (d) begins with the monthly payment made to the retiree for the month following the month in which the person nominated dies or the September 30, 1991, payment, whichever is later, and is payable to the retiree for the remainder of the retiree's life.

(f) The computation of an optional service retirement annuity must include the ages of the retiring member and the member's designated beneficiary at the time of the member's retirement.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.106
§ 352.106. PAYMENT OF SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may develop and implement policies allowing shift differentials to be paid to employees in the vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.704 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.704
§ 2301.704. HEARINGS EXAMINER; ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a hearing under this chapter must be held by an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(a-1) A hearing under Section 2301.204 or Subchapter M must be held by a hearings examiner.

(b) An administrative law judge and a hearings examiner have all of the board's power and authority as provided by this chapter to conduct hearings, including the power to:

(1) hold a hearing;

(2) administer an oath;

(3) receive pleadings and evidence;

(4) issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness;

(5) compel the production of papers and documents;

(6) issue an interlocutory order, including a cease and desist order in the nature of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction;

(7) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(8) issue a proposal for decision and recommend a final order.

(c) In a contested case hearing under Section 2301.204 or Subchapter M, a hearings examiner shall issue a final order.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0221 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0221
§ 152.0221. BLANCO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Blanco County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Blanco County.

(b) The judge of the 33rd District Court is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,200 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Blanco County.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.025
§ 64.025. SUIT.
Status: in_force

A party affected by and dissatisfied with a regulation issued under this subchapter may file suit against the department to test the validity of the regulation in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.055
§ 8278.055. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code.

(b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by:

(1) filing a copy of the board resolution that establishes the location of the office:

(A) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(B) in the municipal utility district records of the county in which the district is located; and

(2) publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located.

(c) A district office that is a private residence, office, or dwelling is a public place for matters relating to the district's business.

(d) The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Election Code § 31.099 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.099
§ 31.099. FILING COPIES OF CONTRACT.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an election services contract is executed, the county election officer shall file a copy of the contract with:

(1) the county treasurer or, in a county not having a treasurer, the county judge; and

(2) the county auditor or, in a county not having an auditor, the county judge.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 99(5), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 127A.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 127A / Section 127A.002
§ 127A.002. DISCLOSURE REGARDING TEMPORARY SUBCONTRACTOR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AND INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a temporary placement service refers or assigns a temporary subcontractor to the placement service's client to perform well or mine services, the placement service shall provide a written disclosure to the subcontractor that:

(1) describes the subcontractor's indemnification obligations, if any, to the placement service and to the placement service's client in connection with the services the subcontractor will provide to the client;

(2) describes any insurance policy, including the amount of coverage and any limits on coverage, that is provided for the benefit of the subcontractor by the placement service or the placement service's client, or both, in connection with the services the subcontractor will provide to the client; and

(3) expressly states whether and to what extent any insurance policy described by Subdivision (2) will cover the subcontractor's tort liability and contractual indemnity obligations arising out of the performance of the services by the subcontractor for the placement service's client or clients.

(b) The disclosure required under Subsection (a) may state that the disclosure does not alter, amend, or otherwise modify the terms of any agreement governing services provided by the temporary subcontractor or any insurance policy described by Subsection (a)(2), provided that the temporary placement service is responsible for the content of the disclosure.

(c) A temporary placement service shall:

(1) provide the disclosure required under Subsection (a) to a temporary subcontractor as a separate document from any agreement entered into with the subcontractor by the placement service or the placement service's client; and

(2) ensure that the disclosure is written in plain English and in a manner that is clear, concise, and designed to enable the temporary subcontractor to understand the subcontractor's contractual indemnity obligations, if any, and any insurance policy provided for the benefit of the subcontractor in connection with well or mine services to be performed by the subcontractor.

(d) A temporary placement service may satisfy the requirement to describe an insurance policy under Subsection (a)(2) by providing to the temporary subcontractor a certificate of insurance evidencing applicable coverage and limits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.102
§ 1045.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Hutchinson County or a municipality in Hutchinson County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.093
§ 113.093. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the commission before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the commission a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

(c) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the commission a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.

(d) A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.

(e) A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without reexamination. The person must pay to the commission a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.

(f) Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the commission shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the commission.

(g) A renewal license will be issued to a licensee as soon as is practicable after compliance with this section, and fulfillment of insurance, examination, and seminar requirements established by this chapter, and submission of any information and data the commission may reasonably require.

(h) Renewal fees shall be nonrefundable.
Tex. Family Code § 102.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.002
§ 102.002. COMMENCEMENT OF SUIT.
Status: in_force

An original suit begins by the filing of a petition as provided by this chapter.