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Tex. Government Code § 2306.590 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.590
§ 2306.590. COLONIA INITIATIVES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Colonia Initiatives Advisory Committee is composed of seven members appointed by the governor as follows:

(1) one colonia resident;

(2) one representative of a nonprofit organization that serves colonia residents;

(3) one representative of a political subdivision that contains all or part of a colonia;

(4) one person to represent private interests in banking or land development;

(5) one representative of a nonprofit utility;

(6) one representative of an engineering consultant firm involved in economically distressed areas program projects under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code; and

(7) one public member.

(b) Each committee member, except the public member, must reside within 150 miles of the Texas-Mexico border.

(c) The secretary of state is an ex officio member of the committee.

(d) The committee shall:

(1) review the progress of colonia water and wastewater infrastructure projects managed by the Texas Water Development Board and the state agency responsible for administering the portion of the federal community development block grant nonentitlement program that addresses the infrastructure needs of colonias;

(2) present an update and make recommendations to the board and the Texas Water Development Board annually at a joint meeting regarding:

(A) efforts to ensure that colonia residents are connected to the infrastructure funded by state agencies;

(B) the financial, managerial, and technical capabilities of project owners and operators;

(C) the agencies' management of their colonia programs and the effectiveness of their policies regarding underperforming projects; and

(D) any other issues related to the effect of state-managed infrastructure programs on colonia residents;

(3) review public comments regarding the colonia needs assessment incorporated into the state low income housing plan under Section 2306.0721; and

(4) based on the public comments reviewed under Subdivision (3), recommend to the board new colonia programs or improvements to existing colonia programs.
Tex. Government Code § 419.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.003
§ 419.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035.
Tex. Education Code § 74.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.004
§ 74.004. CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS MATCHING FUND.
Status: repealed

(a) The Centennial Scholars Matching Fund is created at the medical branch to recognize the historic role the medical branch has played in contributing to medical research and scholarship and to encourage the further development of that role by enhancing the recruitment and retention of eminent medical scholars and researchers.

(b) The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, and donations from private sources, appropriations from the legislature, and income earned on money in the fund.

(c) The legislature may appropriate to the fund an amount not to exceed the amount of gifts, grants, and donations paid to the fund from private sources during the preceding biennium. The legislature shall not appropriate any state funds to the fund after the year 1992.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(6), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8869.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8869 / Section 8869.001
§ 8869.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Wes-Tex Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Education Code § 25.038 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.038
§ 25.038. TUITION FEE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

The receiving school district may charge a tuition fee to the extent that the district's actual expenditure per student in average daily attendance, as determined by its board of trustees, exceeds the sum the district benefits from state aid sources as provided by Section 25.037. However, unless a tuition fee is prescribed and set out in a transfer agreement before its execution by the parties, an increase in tuition charge may not be made for the year of that transfer that exceeds the tuition charge, if any, of the preceding school year.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17392 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17392
§ 55.17392. TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the Texas State Technical College System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for projects specified as follows:

(1) Texas State Technical College--Harlingen, $3.4 million to construct a facility for a learning resource center and distance learning center;

(2) Texas State Technical College--Marshall, $1,785,000 to construct a facility for a library and administrative activities;

(3) Texas State Technical College--Waco, $3.4 million to renovate the industrial technology center; and

(4) Texas State Technical College--West Texas, $2,295,000 to construct a transportation technologies building.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State Technical College System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State Technical College System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects at an institution that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the institution.
Tex. Tax Code § 163.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 163 / Section 163.008
§ 163.008. NO IMPOSITION OF TAX UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose a tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0202
§ 8007A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8007A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8007A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8007A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 63.160 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.160
§ 63.160. DUTIES OF ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

The engineer shall:

(1) make necessary surveys, examinations, investigations, maps, plans, and drawings relating to proposed improvements;

(2) estimate the cost of improvements;

(3) supervise the work of improvements; and

(4) perform any duties which might be required by the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 33.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.154
§ 33.154. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall:

(1) coordinate the efforts of the Communities In Schools program with other social service organizations and agencies and with public school personnel to provide services to students who are at risk of dropping out of school or engaging in delinquent conduct, including students who are in family conflict or emotional crisis;

(2) set standards for the Communities In Schools program and establish state performance goals, objectives, and measures for the program, including performance goals, objectives, and measures that consider improvement in student:

(A) behavior;

(B) academic achievement; and

(C) promotion, graduation, retention, and dropout rates;

(3) obtain information to determine accomplishment of state performance goals, objectives, and measures;

(4) promote and market the program in communities in which the program is not established;

(5) help communities that want to participate in the program establish a local funding base;

(6) provide training and technical assistance for participating communities and programs; and

(7) adopt policies concerning:

(A) the responsibility of the agency in encouraging local businesses to participate in local Communities In Schools programs;

(B) the responsibility of the agency in obtaining information from participating school districts;

(C) the use of federal or state funds available to the agency for programs of this nature; and

(D) any other areas concerning the program identified by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the policies described by Subsection (a)(7) and shall annually update the rules.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, if the commissioner determines that a program consistently fails to achieve the performance goals, objectives, and measures established by the commissioner under Subsection (a)(2), the commissioner may withhold funding from that program and require the program to compete through a competitive bidding process to receive funding to participate in the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.057
§ 112.057. CONSTRUCTION ON OR NEAR CERTAIN WATERWAYS OR ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) A railroad company may construct the company's road across, along, or on any stream of water, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal where the route of the company's railway intersects or touches the stream, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal.

(b) The railroad company shall:

(1) restore the stream, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal to its former state or to a state in which its usefulness is not unnecessarily impaired; and

(2) keep the crossing in repair.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028 / Section 8028.0204
§ 8028.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.064
§ 392.064. CORPORATE NAME OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A regional housing authority may select an appropriate corporate name.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0631 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0631
§ 62.0631. SEA RIM STATE PARK.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may provide an open season for recreational hunting in Sea Rim State Park that is not inconsistent with sound biological management practices normally exercised to protect or utilize the wildlife resources occurring therein.

(b) The regulations of the commission under this section may not provide for a longer season, a greater seasonal or daily bag limit, or less restrictive means or methods of taking any wildlife resource than are provided in the regulations of the commission promulgated under the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code), and Subchapter C, Chapter 64, of this code for the same year applicable to the remainder of Jefferson County.

(c) The limitations provided in Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 62.062 of this code do not apply to the regulations of the commission under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.049 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.049
§ 281.049. FEES; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may adopt and enforce necessary charges, fees, or rentals for providing facilities or services.

(b) An authority may adopt and enforce reasonable rules relating to its facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.108
§ 8355.108. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8355.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8450.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8450 / Section 8450.052
§ 8450.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.0046 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.0046
§ 1301.0046. COINSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES OF NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The insured's coinsurance applicable to payment to nonpreferred providers may not exceed 50 percent of the total covered amount applicable to the medical or health care services. This section does not apply to an exclusive provider benefit plan.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.303 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.303
§ 66.303. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

An agency official may not intentionally conceal or destroy any record with the intent to violate this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 32.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.053
§ 32.053. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

An applicant shall furnish any information the executive director considers necessary to discharge the executive director's duties under this chapter and the rules of the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 552.266 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.266
§ 552.266. CHARGE FOR COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.
Status: in_force

The charge for providing a copy made by a municipal court clerk shall be the charge provided by municipal ordinance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.201
§ 8366.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.005 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.005
§ 2.005. LIMITATION IN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The governing documents of a domestic entity may contain limitations on the entity's purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8229.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8229 / Section 8229.002
§ 8229.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.152
§ 1024.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8438.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8438 / Section 8438.201
§ 8438.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.002
§ 554.002. REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
Status: in_force

The board shall regulate the practice of pharmacy in this state by:

(1) issuing a license after examination or by reciprocity to an applicant qualified to practice pharmacy and issuing a license to a pharmacy under this subtitle;

(2) renewing a license to practice pharmacy and a license to operate a pharmacy;

(3) determining and issuing standards for recognizing and approving degree requirements of colleges of pharmacy whose graduates are eligible for a license in this state;

(4) specifying and enforcing requirements for practical training, including an internship;

(5) enforcing the provisions of this subtitle relating to:

(A) the conduct or competence of a pharmacist practicing in this state and the conduct of a pharmacy operating in this state; and

(B) the suspension, revocation, retirement, or restriction of a license to practice pharmacy or to operate a pharmacy or the imposition of an administrative penalty or reprimand on a license holder;

(6) regulating the training, qualifications, and employment of a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy technician trainee; and

(7) determining and issuing standards for recognizing and approving a pharmacy residency program for purposes of Subchapter W, Chapter 61, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8169.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8169 / Section 8169.003
§ 8169.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 104A.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.006
§ 104A.006. WORK GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish a work group to examine the health professions and health care education programs that provide a gateway into a variety of health professions. The work group consists of members of the council or their designees.

(b) The work group shall:

(1) identify sources for gathering information on gateway health professions; and

(2) build a data analysis model to monitor the historical growth of gateway health professions.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.028
§ 2306.028. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the department and the board;

(2) the programs operated by the department;

(3) the role and functions of the department;

(4) the rules of the department, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the department;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws;

(8) the requirements of:

(A) state and federal fair housing laws, including Chapter 301, Property Code, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.), and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.);

(B) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000a et seq.);

(C) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.); and

(D) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 701 et seq.); and

(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Any limit on the term or duration of a shareholders' agreement under this subchapter must be set forth in the agreement. A shareholders' agreement under this subchapter that was in effect before September 1, 2015, remains in effect for 10 years, unless the agreement provides otherwise.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.204
§ 241.204. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 241.059 against a hospital that violates this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8090.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8090 / Section 8090.0104
§ 8090.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8090.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.