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Tex. Education Code § 29.1543 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.1543
§ 29.1543. EARLY EDUCATION REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website annual district and campus-level reports containing information from the previous school year on early education in school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. A report under this section must contain:

(1) the information required by Section 29.1532(c) to be reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS);

(2) a description of the reading instruments administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c-2);

(3) the number of students who were administered a reading instrument administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c-2);

(4) the number of students whose scores from a reading instrument administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c-2) indicate kindergarten readiness in reading;

(5) the number of kindergarten students who were enrolled in a prekindergarten program, including a program offered through a partnership under Section 29.153, in the previous school years in the same district or school as the district or school in which the student attends kindergarten;

(6) the number and percentage of students who perform satisfactorily on the third grade reading language arts or mathematics assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023, disaggregated by whether the student was eligible for free prekindergarten under Section 29.153;

(7) the number of students described by Subdivision (6) who attended kindergarten in the district, disaggregated by:

(A) whether the student met the kindergarten readiness standard on a reading instrument adopted under Section 28.006;

(B) whether the student attended prekindergarten in the district, including a program offered through a partnership under Section 29.153; and

(C) the type of prekindergarten the student attended, if applicable;

(8) the information described by Subdivisions (6) and (7) disaggregated by whether the student is educationally disadvantaged; and

(9) the number of students identified as having a vision disorder or other vision problem requiring vision care under the screening program described by Section 36.004, Health and Safety Code, disaggregated by:

(A) grade level;

(B) gender;

(C) race;

(D) ethnicity;

(E) the student's status as educationally disadvantaged;

(F) the number of times the student was previously identified as having a vision disorder or other vision problem;

(G) the identified vision disorder or problem; and

(H) the type of screening equipment used for the screening.

(b) Subject to appropriation or from money otherwise available for the purpose, the agency shall, in compliance with all applicable federal and state student privacy laws, acquire and maintain a third-party data management system to facilitate the reporting of information under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.107
§ 8504.107. POWERS RELATING TO CONTRACT, LEASE, AGREEMENT, OR CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property" includes land, rights, tenements, easements, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, laterals, plants, works, and facilities.

(b) The authority may with any person enter into a contract, lease, or agreement necessary or convenient to carry out a power granted to the authority under this chapter.

(c) The authority may:

(1) convey or cause to be conveyed any of its property to the United States; and

(2) enter into a lease, regardless of whether it includes a privilege of purchase, with the United States relating to the property and obligate the authority to pay rent under the lease from the income or other revenue of the property.

(d) A contract, lease, or agreement under this section must be approved by board resolution and must be executed by the board president and attested by the board secretary.

(e) This section does not authorize the authority to assume an obligation requiring a payment from taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.115 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.115
§ 228.115. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OR ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is exempt from taxation of or assessments on:

(1) a toll project or system;

(2) property the department acquires or uses under this subchapter; or

(3) income from property described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale or transfer of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.2065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.2065
§ 5007.2065. SERVICE ON FREIGHT RAIL DISTRICT BOARD.
Status: in_force

The chair of the port commission may designate an officer or employee of the authority to serve on behalf of the chair as a director of a freight rail district created under Section 171.052, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.105
§ 485.105. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, which shall promptly set a hearing date. The department shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the person. An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearing.

(b) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the department a written proposal for a decision about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty.
Tex. Property Code § 92.159 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.159
§ 92.159. WHEN TENANT'S REQUEST OR NOTICE MUST BE IN WRITING.
Status: in_force

A tenant's request or notice under this subchapter may be given orally unless the tenant has a written lease that requires the request or notice to be in writing and that requirement is underlined or in boldfaced print in the lease.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.001
§ 1958.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory board" means the Mold Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(1-b) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

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

(3) "License" means a license issued under this chapter.

(4) "Mold" means any living or dead fungi or related products or parts, including spores and hyphae.

(5) "Mold assessment" means:

(A) an inspection, investigation, or survey of a dwelling or other structure to provide the owner or occupant with information regarding the presence, identification, or evaluation of mold;

(B) the development of a mold management plan or remediation protocol; or

(C) the collection or analysis of a mold sample.

(6) "Mold remediation" means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that location.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.353 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.353
§ 39.353. REGISTRATION OF AGGREGATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not provide aggregation services in the state unless the person is registered with the commission as an aggregator.

(b) In this subchapter, "aggregator" means a person joining two or more customers, other than municipalities and political subdivision corporations, into a single purchasing unit to negotiate the purchase of electricity from retail electric providers. Aggregators may not sell or take title to electricity. Retail electric providers are not aggregators.

(c) A person registering under this section shall comply with all customer protection provisions, all disclosure requirements, and all marketing guidelines established by the commission and by this title.

(d) The commission shall establish terms and conditions it determines necessary to regulate the reliability and integrity of aggregators in the state by June 1, 2000.

(e) An aggregator may register any time after September 1, 2000.

(f) The commission shall have up to 60 days to process applications for registration filed by aggregators.

(g) Registration is not required of a customer that is aggregating loads from its own location or facilities.

(h) The commission shall work with the Texas Department of Economic Development to communicate information about opportunities for operation as aggregators to potential new aggregators, including small and historically underutilized businesses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 104.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 104 / Section 104.004
§ 104.004. INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The municipal official responsible for managing and conducting the fiscal affairs shall receive the interest earned on the investments and shall place the interest in the municipal general fund as compensation to the municipality for holding and handling the trust funds and special deposits for the benefit of the persons ultimately entitled to receive the funds and deposits.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0181 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0181
§ 11.0181. EMPLOYEES AS EDUCATORS AND OUTREACH PROPONENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Employees of the department through education and outreach shall:

(1) expand the wise use and conservation of fish and wildlife resources; and

(2) increase the participation in outdoor recreation, including recreational activities in urban areas consistent with the mission and goals of the department.

(b) The department may use money from any of the department's special accounts to pay for education and outreach activities performed by department employees or to provide grants for education and outreach activities to be performed by other entities.

(c) The department shall manage the outreach and education activities performed under this section to ensure that the activities:

(1) are consistent with the department's mission and goals;

(2) do not duplicate other efforts by the department or other entities;

(3) provide a cost-effective method for reaching participants; and

(4) can be effectively measured.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.041 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.041
§ 13.041. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The counsellor may employ lawyers, economists, engineers, consultants, statisticians, accountants, clerical staff, and other employees as the counsellor considers necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) An employee receives compensation as prescribed by the legislature from the assessment imposed by Subchapter A, Chapter 16.
Tex. Election Code § 141.0311 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0311
§ 141.0311. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to candidates for the following judicial offices:

(1) chief justice or justice of the supreme court;

(2) presiding judge or judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) chief justice or justice of a court of appeals;

(4) district judge, including a criminal district judge; and

(5) judge of a statutory county court.

(b) In addition to other requirements under this code, a candidate's application for a place on the ballot must:

(1) include the candidate's state bar number for:

(A) this state; and

(B) any other state in which the candidate has been licensed to practice law;

(2) disclose any public:

(A) sanction or censure, as those terms are defined by Section 33.001, Government Code, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct or a review tribunal has issued against the candidate;

(B) disciplinary sanction imposed on the candidate by the state bar; and

(C) disciplinary sanction imposed on the candidate by an entity in another state responsible for attorney discipline in that state;

(3) include statements describing for the preceding five years:

(A) the nature of the candidate's legal practice, including any area of legal specialization; and

(B) the candidate's professional courtroom experience; and

(4) disclose any final conviction of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor in the 10 years preceding the date the person would assume the judicial office for which the person is filing the application.

(c) A candidate for a judicial office described by Subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) who does not hold or has not previously held a judicial office described by those subdivisions must, in addition to the other requirements of this section and this code, include in the application a description of:

(1) appellate court briefs the candidate has prepared and filed in the preceding five years; and

(2) oral arguments the candidate has presented before any appellate court in the preceding five years.

(d) Each officially prescribed form for an application under this section must include a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on the application, in addition to other penalties prescribed by law, constitutes professional misconduct subject to public sanctions or censure by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct or the state bar, as applicable.

(e) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the application materials under this section. The secretary of state may consult with the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the supreme court, and the court of criminal appeals when prescribing the form and content of application materials under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.158
§ 462.158. ADVANCE AS LOAN.
Status: in_force

Money advanced by the association under this chapter is considered a special fund loan to the impaired insurer for payment of covered claims and does not become an asset of the impaired insurer. The loan is repayable to the extent money from the impaired insurer is available.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.051
§ 1203.051. REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTICE; APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND ATTORNEY AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of an interested person, including the ward, and without notice, may remove a guardian appointed under this title who:

(1) neglects to qualify in the manner and time required by law;

(2) fails to return, not later than the 30th day after the date the guardian qualifies, an inventory of the guardianship estate property and a list of claims that have come to the guardian's knowledge, unless that deadline is extended by court order;

(3) if required, fails to give a new bond within the period prescribed;

(4) is absent from the state for a consecutive period of three or more months without the court's permission, or removes from the state;

(5) cannot be served with notices or other processes because:

(A) the guardian's whereabouts are unknown;

(B) the guardian is eluding service; or

(C) the guardian is a nonresident of this state who does not have a resident agent to accept service of process in any guardianship proceeding or other matter relating to the guardianship;

(6) subject to Section 1203.056(a):

(A) has misapplied, embezzled, or removed from the state, or is about to misapply, embezzle, or remove from the state, any of the property entrusted to the guardian's care; or

(B) has engaged in conduct with respect to the ward that would be considered to be abuse, neglect, or exploitation, as those terms are defined by Section 48.002, Human Resources Code, if engaged in with respect to an elderly or disabled person, as defined by that section; or

(7) has neglected to educate or maintain the ward as liberally as the means of the ward and the condition of the ward's estate permit.

(b) In a proceeding to remove a guardian under Subsection (a)(6) or (7), the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 1054, and an attorney ad litem. The attorney ad litem has the duties prescribed by Section 1054.004. In the interest of judicial economy, the court may appoint the same person as guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem unless a conflict exists between the interests to be represented by the guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem.
Tex. Election Code § 20.121 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.121
§ 20.121. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The other provisions of this chapter do not apply to a marriage license office of the county clerk unless expressly provided otherwise by the other provision or by rule of the secretary of state.
Tex. Government Code § 551.0725 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0725
§ 551.0725.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.0725. COMMISSIONERS COURTS: DELIBERATION REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED; CLOSED MEETING. (a) The commissioners court of a county may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated if, before conducting the closed meeting:

(1) the commissioners court votes unanimously that deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the commissioners court in negotiations with a third person; and

(2) the attorney advising the commissioners court issues a written determination that deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the commissioners court in negotiations with a third person.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.103(a), Government Code, the commissioners court must make a recording of the proceedings of a closed meeting to deliberate the information.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.23
§ 17.23. SURETIES SEVERALLY BOUND.
Status: in_force

In all bail bonds taken under any provision of this Code, the sureties shall be severally bound. Where a surrender of the principal is made by one or more of them, all the sureties shall be considered discharged.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.026 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.026
§ 201.026. STATE; POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employer" also means a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state that is wholly owned by one or more states or political subdivisions of one or more states.
Tex. Education Code § 73.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.502
§ 73.502. TRANSFER OF GIFTS, GRANTS, UNEXPENDED BALANCES, CONTRACTS, AND OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any gifts, grants, unexpended balances of appropriated or unappropriated funds, and all movable equipment that was held by a former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities or that was transferred to the Health and Human Services Commission on dissolution of that former agency and was held for, on behalf of, or for the use and benefit of the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences are hereby transferred to The University of Texas System; provided, however, that all previously appropriated funds for statewide training of personnel and program evaluation by the institute shall be retained by the Health and Human Services Commission. All contracts and written obligations of every kind and character entered into by a former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities for and on behalf of the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences are ratified, confirmed, and validated, and in all such contracts and written obligations, the board of regents of The University of Texas System is substituted in lieu and shall stand and act in place and stead of the former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities; provided, however, that an advisory committee shall be established with regard to research protocols and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall be a member; provided further, that The University of Texas System may contract with the Department of State Health Services for continued extramural and other laboratory consultative services. The Health and Human Services Commission, Harris County, and the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD shall provide for the continuity of inpatient and outpatient care of the patients and programs operated at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences and may contract for the provision of such services in accordance with the provisions of and appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.054
§ 3809.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest. Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.

(c) After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(d) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.

(e) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 809.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.057
§ 809.057. PROHIBITED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 809.056, a state governmental entity may not acquire securities of a listed financial company.
Tex. Local Government Code § 253.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.008
§ 253.008. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may sell real property owned by the municipality by public auction or by sealed bid under Section 272.001.

(b) To sell real property by public auction, the governing body of a municipality shall publish notice of the auction before the 20th day before the date the auction is held. The notice for sale of the real property must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the date the auction is held in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the municipality is located and, if the real property is located in another county, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the real property is located. The notice must include a description of the real property, including its location, and the date, time, and location at which the auction is to be held.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.010
§ 2026.010. KENNELS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each greyhound racetrack association shall:

(1) contract for a maximum of 18 kennels; and

(2) provide free kennel rent and schooling.

(b) In contracting with kennel owners for a racetrack, a racetrack association shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the kennels with which the racetrack association contracts are wholly owned by residents of this state.

(c) For purposes of this section, "residents of this state" are individuals who have resided in Texas for the five-year period preceding the date the kennel contract is signed.