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Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.163 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.163
§ 2153.163. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for good cause shown, the comptroller in writing shall permit a person who is the successor in interest to a business the license of which has expired to operate the business under the license as if the license has not expired if:

(1) the person requests an extension of the expired license;

(2) the license expired as a result of:

(A) the license holder's death or dissolution; or

(B) a condition involving receivership or bankruptcy; and

(3) the county judge in the county in which the business is located or a probate judge with jurisdiction over the matter certifies that the person is the successor to the licensed business.

(b) An extension of an expired license under this section:

(1) expires in the same manner a license expires; and

(2) is subject to suspension or cancellation in the same manner as any other license issued under this subchapter.

(c) A person whose extension of an expired license expires may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements for obtaining an original license under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.107
§ 3001.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may encourage state economic development as provided by this chapter, including making a loan or grant of public money for the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The district may encourage the economic development of the district by:

(1) fostering the growth of enterprises based on certain types of agriculture;

(2) stimulating innovation in certain agricultural enterprises;

(3) seeking to eliminate unemployment or underemployment in the state; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation resources.
Tex. Labor Code § 81.0045 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0045
§ 81.0045. DEPENDENT CARE GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish a grant program to provide funds to public or private persons to conduct demonstration dependent care projects.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing the submission and approval of grant requests and the cancellation of grants.

(c) To receive a grant, a person whose grant is approved must execute an interagency agreement or a contract with the commission. The contract must require the person receiving the grant to perform the services as stated in the approved grant request. The contract must contain appropriate provisions for program and fiscal monitoring.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.104
§ 4.104. DEFINITIONS AND INDEX OF DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Account" means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit.

(2) "Afternoon" means the period of a day between noon and midnight.

(3) "Banking day" means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions.

(4) "Clearing house" means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items.

(5) "Customer" means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank.

(6) "Documentary draft" means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities (Section 8.102) or instructions for uncertificated securities (Section 8.102), or other certificates, statements, or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the draft.

(7) "Draft" means a draft as defined in Section 3.104 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order.

(8) "Drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment.

(9) "Item" means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by Chapter 4A or a credit or debit card slip.

(10) "Midnight deadline" with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later.

(11) "Settle" means to pay in cash, by clearing-house settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance, or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final.

(12) "Suspends payments" with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over, or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.

(b) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are:

(c) The following definitions in other chapters apply to this chapter:

(d) In addition, Chapter 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.154
§ 353.154. CERTAIN PROPERTY NOT CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING SOLVENCY.
Status: in_force

In determining whether an estate is solvent or insolvent, the exempt property set aside for the decedent's surviving spouse or children, any allowance made in lieu of that exempt property, the family allowance under Subchapter C, and any remaining exempt property held by the executor or administrator may not be estimated or considered as estate assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.004
§ 1021.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Donley County, Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.330 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.330
§ 1702.330. SECURITY PERSONNEL OF PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person who is employed full-time by and is commissioned as a campus security personnel employee by a private institution of higher education under Section 51.212, Education Code; or

(2) a peace officer commissioned by an incorporated municipality who is hired under Section 51.212, Education Code, on a regular basis by a private institution of higher education while that peace officer is operating within the scope of the peace officer's employment with the institution of higher education.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.253
§ 961.253. TYPES OF LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit legal services corporation may issue legal services contracts on an individual, group, or franchise basis.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.026 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.026
§ 86.026. MORE THAN ONE DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

If more than one defendant is named in an action under this chapter, each defendant against whom judgment is rendered is jointly and severally liable for recovery provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.052
§ 7955.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2015, 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 7955.003; or

(2) September 1, 2019.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7955.003 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 7955.003; 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.006
§ 1069.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0604 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0604
§ 3964.0604. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 381.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 381 / Section 381.001
§ 381.001. COUNTY INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county judge of a county may appoint a county industrial commission.

(b) The commission must consist of not less than seven persons who must be residents of the county and must have exhibited interest in the industrial development of the county.

(c) In a county with a population of 15,800 to 16,800, or 16,950 to 17,400, or 18,600 to 19,000, or 24,600 to 24,800, a person appointed to the commission also must be serving or must have served on an industrial foundation committee, commissioners court, municipality's governing body, or school board. In addition, in those counties information obtained by the commission shall be available to the commissioners court.

(d) A member of the commission serves a term of two years.

(e) The county may pay the necessary expenses of the commission.

(f) The commission shall investigate and undertake ways of promoting the prosperous development of business, industry, and commerce in the county. The commission shall promote the location and development of new businesses and industries in the county and the maintenance and expansion of existing businesses.

(g) The commission shall cooperate with and use the services of the Texas Department of Commerce.
Tex. Education Code § 29.015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.015
§ 29.015. SPECIAL EDUCATION DECISION-MAKING FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) A foster parent may act as a parent of a child with a disability, as authorized under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b) and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the Department of Family and Protective Services is appointed as the temporary or permanent managing conservator of the child;

(2) the rights and duties of the department to make decisions regarding education provided to the child under Section 153.371, Family Code, have not been limited by court order; and

(3) the foster parent agrees to:

(A) participate in making special education decisions on the child's behalf; and

(B) complete a training program that complies with minimum standards established by agency rule.

(b) A foster parent who will act as a parent of a child with a disability as provided by Subsection (a) must complete a training program before the next scheduled admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for the child but not later than the 90th day after the date the foster parent begins acting as the parent for the purpose of making special education decisions.

(b-1) A school district may not require a foster parent to retake a training program to continue serving as a child's parent or to serve as the surrogate parent for another child if the foster parent has completed a training program to act as a parent of a child with a disability provided by:

(1) the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(2) a school district;

(3) an education service center; or

(4) any other entity that receives federal funds to provide special education training to parents.

(c) A foster parent who is denied the right to act as a parent under this section by a school district may file a complaint with the agency in accordance with federal law and regulations.

(d) Not later than the fifth day after the date a child with a disability is enrolled in a school, the Department of Family and Protective Services must inform the appropriate school district if the child's foster parent is unwilling or unable to serve as a parent for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0251
§ 547.0251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "matching grant program" means the matching grant program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.106
§ 8888.106. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least four times each year and may meet at any other time the board considers appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 432.187 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.187
§ 432.187. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

The governor may delegate any authority vested in him under this chapter and may provide for the subdelegation of this authority. The governor may not delegate the power given him by Section 432.093(d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.201
§ 8446.201. 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. Labor Code § 410.169 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.169
§ 410.169. EFFECT OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

A decision of an administrative law judge regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party and is binding during the pendency of an appeal to the appeals panel.
Tex. Family Code § 15.116 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.116
§ 15.116. AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNAL IN CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding that an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 15.101 or that a lawyer has failed to comply with Section 15.111 or 15.112, a tribunal may find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement if the parties:

(1) signed a record indicating an intent to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement; and

(2) reasonably believed the parties were participating in a collaborative family law process.

(b) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in Subsection (a) and determines that the interests of justice require the following action, the tribunal may:

(1) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;

(2) apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 15.106, 15.107, and 15.108; and

(3) apply the collaborative family law privilege under Section 15.114.
Tex. Government Code § 72.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.154
§ 72.154. PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d) and Section 72.158, the office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows a member of the public, free of charge, to electronically search for and receive publicly accessible information contained in the registry regarding each protective order issued in this state. The registry must be searchable by:

(1) the county of issuance;

(2) the name of a person who is the subject of the protective order;

(3) any known common misspellings of the name of a person who is the subject of the protective order;

(4) any known aliases of a person who is the subject of the protective order; and

(5) the birth year of a person who is the subject of the protective order.

(b) Publicly accessible information regarding each protective order must consist of the following:

(1) the court that issued the protective order;

(2) the case number;

(3) the full name, county of residence, birth year, and race or ethnicity of the person who is the subject of the protective order;

(4) the dates the protective order was issued and served; and

(5) the date the protective order expired or will expire, as applicable.

(c) A member of the public may only access the information in the registry described by Subsection (b).

(d) The office may not allow a member of the public to access through the registry any information related to:

(1) a protective order issued under Article 7B.002 or 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Chapter 83, Family Code; or

(2) a protective order that was vacated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.156
§ 1096.156. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the pledged bonds were authorized.
Tex. Government Code § 402.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.038
§ 402.038. TRANSNATIONAL AND ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the attorney general shall establish a transnational and organized crime division.

(b) To address matters related to border security and organized crime, the transnational and organized crime division shall:

(1) establish within the division a prosecution unit to provide critical assistance to local prosecutors;

(2) using existing funds, establish within the division a trafficking of persons unit to:

(A) assist local law enforcement agencies and local prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting trafficking of persons and related crimes; and

(B) work with the appropriate local and state agencies to identify victims of trafficking of persons and to provide the types of assistance available for those victims under Chapters 56A and 56B and Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) develop initiatives to provide greater state assistance, support, and coordination among state law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and local prosecutors.

(c) Prosecution assistance provided by the division under this section shall be in accordance with the assistance authorized under Section 402.028.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2221
§ 25.2221. TARRANT COUNTY.
Status: repealed

(a) Tarrant County has the following county courts at law:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Tarrant County;

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Tarrant County; and

(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Tarrant County.

(b) Tarrant County has the following county criminal courts:

(1) County Criminal Court No. 1 of Tarrant County;

(2) County Criminal Court No. 2 of Tarrant County;

(3) County Criminal Court No. 3 of Tarrant County;

(4) County Criminal Court No. 4 of Tarrant County;

(5) County Criminal Court No. 5 of Tarrant County;

(6) County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County;

(7) County Criminal Court No. 7 of Tarrant County;

(8) County Criminal Court No. 8 of Tarrant County;

(9) County Criminal Court No. 9 of Tarrant County; and

(10) County Criminal Court No. 10 of Tarrant County.

(c) Tarrant County has the following statutory probate courts:

(1) Probate Court No. 1 of Tarrant County; and

(2) Probate Court No. 2 of Tarrant County.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 317, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.47 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.47
§ 38.47. EVIDENCE IN AGGREGATION PROSECUTION FOR FRAUD OR THEFT COMMITTED WITH RESPECT TO NUMEROUS MEDICAID OR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

In trials involving an allegation of a continuing scheme of fraud or theft that involves Medicaid or Medicare benefits and is alleged to have been committed with respect to a large class of Medicaid or Medicare recipients in an aggregate amount or value, the attorney representing the state is not required to prove by direct evidence that each Medicaid or Medicare recipient did not consent or effectively consent to a transaction in question. It is sufficient if the lack of consent or effective consent to a particular transaction or transactions is proven by either direct or circumstantial evidence.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.134 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.134
§ 451.134. OPERATING RESERVE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish, in an account separate from other funds, a reserve account in an amount that is not less than an amount equal to actual operating expenses for two months.

(b) The board shall adjust the amount held in the reserve account at least once annually based on the authority's actual operating reserves for the 12 months immediately preceding the adjustment.

(c) The board may make an expenditure from the reserve account that causes the balance in the account to be less than the amount required under Subsection (b) only if the board considers the expense necessary to address circumstances that could not have been planned for or anticipated. The board shall adopt criteria for expenditures under this subsection.

(d) If reserve funds are spent under Subsection (c), the board shall, as soon as practicable, restore the balance of the reserve account to at least the amount in the account at the beginning of the fiscal year in which the spending occurred.

(e) The board shall maintain, update, and post on the authority's Internet website accounting records of the reserve account's:

(1) balance at the end of the fiscal year;

(2) deposits;

(3) expenditures; and

(4) interest income.