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Tex. Finance Code § 342.257 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.257
§ 342.257. DEFAULT CHARGE; DEFERMENT OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Subchapter E relating to additional interest for default and additional interest for the deferment of installments apply to a loan made under this subchapter. Provided, that on a loan contract in which the cash advance is $100 or more, instead of additional interest for default under Subchapter E, the contract may provide for a delinquency charge if any part of an installment remains unpaid after the 10th day after the date on which the installment is due, including Sundays and holidays. The delinquency charge on a loan with a cash advance of $100 or more may not exceed the greater of $10 or five cents for each $1 of the delinquent installment.
Tex. Water Code § 66.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.101
§ 66.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A district shall be governed by a board of directors composed of five members, who are elected as provided in Chapter 49.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0302
§ 7923A.0302. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.203
§ 3938.203. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose. Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.

(b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.

(c) If the voters of the district approve the adoption of the tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.517 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.517
§ 1103.517. IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board in a contested case hearing may grant a witness immunity from disciplinary action by the board.

(b) The official record of the hearing must include the reason for granting immunity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.044
§ 593.044. ORDER FOR PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The court in which an application for a hearing is filed may order the proposed resident taken into protective custody if the court determines from certificates filed with the court that the proposed resident is:

(1) believed to be a person with an intellectual disability; and

(2) likely to cause injury to the proposed resident or others if not immediately restrained.

(b) The judge of the court may order a health or peace officer to take the proposed resident into custody and transport the person to:

(1) a designated residential care facility in which space is available; or

(2) a place deemed suitable by the county health authority.

(c) If the proposed resident is a voluntary resident, the court for good cause may order the resident's detention in:

(1) the facility to which the resident was voluntarily admitted; or

(2) another suitable location to which the resident may be transported under Subsection (b).
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.103
§ 71.103. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE AS DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for a certificate as a deputy branch pilot in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County, a person must:

(1) be at least 25 years of age;

(2) be a United States citizen;

(3) hold a license under federal law to act as a pilot on vessels that navigate water on which the applicant will furnish pilot services;

(4) be in good mental and physical health;

(5) have good moral character;

(6) possess the requisite skill to perform competently and safely the duties of a deputy branch pilot; and

(7) be selected for appointment by a branch pilot licensed for water in that board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 489.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.101
§ 489.101. CREATION OF BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall establish the Texas Economic Development Bank for the purpose of:

(1) providing globally competitive, cost-effective state incentives to expanding businesses operating in this state and businesses relocating to this state; and

(2) ensuring that communities and businesses in this state have access to capital for economic development purposes.

(b) The bank's effectiveness shall be measured on the basis of the number of jobs created and retained and the total amount of nonstate funds leveraged as a result of the bank's efforts.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.023 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.023
§ 221.023. MITIGATION BANK CONTRACTS; CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency or eligible political subdivision may contract with another state agency or eligible political subdivision to pay jointly any part of the cost to acquire, design, construct, improve, or maintain a wetland mitigation bank or a buffer zone.

(b) Payment of the cost of a project or a payment required to be made under a contract may be made out of bond proceeds, taxes, or any other money available for the payment.

(c) If a contract provides for payment over a term of years, an eligible political subdivision may impose a tax in an amount necessary to:

(1) create a sinking fund for the contract payments; and

(2) make the payments when due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0401
§ 7919A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7919A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 854.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.201
§ 854.201. OPTIONAL SERVICE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system before May 29, 1969, by ordinance may authorize eligibility for a service retirement annuity as provided by this section.

(b) The governing body may authorize a member who is an employee of the municipality to be eligible for service retirement who is at least 50 years old and has at least 25 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that either have authorized eligibility under this section or are subject to Section 854.102(d), or to terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age provided by law for service retirement of employees of the municipality, if the member has at least 20 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that either have authorized eligibility under this section or are subject to Section 854.102(d).

(c) A governing body may not adopt an ordinance under this section unless the actuary first determines that all obligations charged against the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund, including the obligations proposed in the ordinance, can be funded by the municipality within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization period.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.205 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.205
§ 20A.205. PETITION FOR DISCLOSURE BY DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The defendant may petition a court to order the disclosure of information made secret by Article 20A.202, 20A.203(a), or 20A.204, including a recording or typewritten transcription under Article 20A.201, as a matter preliminary to or in connection with a judicial proceeding. The court may order disclosure of the information if the defendant shows a particularized need.

(b) A petition for disclosure under Subsection (a) must be filed in the district court in which the case is pending. The defendant must also file a copy of the petition with the attorney representing the state, the parties to the judicial proceeding, and any other person the court requires. Each person who receives a copy of the petition under this subsection is entitled to appear before the court. The court shall provide interested parties with an opportunity to appear and present arguments for or against the requested disclosure.

(c) A person who receives information under this article and discloses that information may be punished for contempt in the same manner as a person who violates Article 20A.203(a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.033 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.033
§ 42.033. SENTENCE TO SERVE TIME DURING OFF-WORK HOURS.
Status: in_force

(a) Where jail time has been awarded to a person sentenced for a misdemeanor or sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a felony or when a defendant is serving a period of confinement as a condition of community supervision, the trial judge, at the time of the pronouncement of sentence or at any time while the defendant is serving the sentence or period of confinement, when in the judge's discretion the ends of justice would best be served, may permit the defendant to serve the defendant's sentence or period of confinement intermittently during his off-work hours or on weekends. The judge may require bail of the defendant to ensure the faithful performance of the sentence or period of confinement. The judge may attach conditions regarding the employment, travel, and other conduct of the defendant during the performance of such a sentence or period of confinement.

(b) The court may impose as a condition to permitting a defendant to serve the jail time assessed or period of confinement intermittently an additional requirement that the defendant make any of the following payments to the court, agencies, or persons, or that the defendant execute a letter and direct it to the defendant's employer directing the employer to deduct from the defendant's salary an amount directed by the court, which is to be sent by the employer to the clerk of the court. The money received by the court under this section may be used to pay the following expenses as directed by the court:

(1) the support of the defendant's dependents, if necessary;

(2) the defendant's documented personal, business, and travel expenses;

(3) reimbursement of the general fund of the county for the maintenance of the defendant in jail; and

(4) installment payments on restitution, fines, and court costs ordered by the court.

(c) The condition imposed under Subsection (b) of this article is not binding on an employer, except that income withheld for child support is governed by Chapter 158, Family Code.

(d) The court may permit the defendant to serve the defendant's sentence or period of confinement intermittently in order for the defendant to continue employment if the court imposes confinement for failure to pay a fine or court costs, as punishment for criminal nonsupport under Section 25.05, Penal Code, or for contempt of a court order for periodic payments for the support of a child.

(e) The court may permit the defendant to seek employment or obtain medical, psychological, or substance abuse treatment or counseling or obtain training or needed education under the same terms and conditions that apply to employment under this article.
Tex. Government Code § 24.119 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.119
§ 24.119.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.119. 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). (a) The 18th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties.

(b) The terms of the 18th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.366 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.366
§ 351.366. AUTHORITY TO FORM CERTAIN JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 351.361 or 351.457, an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist and a physician may, for the purposes described by Subsection (b), organize, jointly own, and manage any legal entity, including:

(1) a partnership under the Texas Revised Partnership Act (Article 6132b-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(2) a limited partnership under the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act (Article 6132a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or

(3) a limited liability company under the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (Article 1528n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(b) An entity authorized under Subsection (a) may:

(1) own real property, other physical facilities, or equipment for the delivery of health care services or management;

(2) lease, rent, or otherwise acquire the use of real property, other physical facilities, or equipment for the delivery of health care services or management; or

(3) employ or otherwise use a person who is not an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or physician for the delivery of health care services or management.

(c) Only an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or physician may have an ownership interest in an entity authorized under Subsection (a). This subsection does not prohibit an entity from making one or more payments to an owner's estate following the owner's death under an agreement with the owner or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.162 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.162
§ 342.162. MOVING AN OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall give written notice to the commissioner before the 30th day preceding the date the license holder moves an office from the location provided on the license.

(b) The commissioner shall amend a license holder's license accordingly.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.151
§ 164.151. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On application, the board may reissue a license to practice medicine to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended.

(b) The application must be:

(1) accompanied by the fees set by the board; and

(2) made in the manner and form and under the conditions required by the board.

(c) In addition to the other requirements imposed under this subchapter, to be eligible for reinstatement or reissuance of a license an applicant must prove that the reinstatement or reissuance is in the best interests of:

(1) the public; and

(2) the person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended.

(d) A decision by the board to deny an application to reinstate or reissue a license is subject to judicial review in the manner provided by Section 164.009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.108
§ 301.108. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, application, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as part of other biennial reports to the legislature.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.012
§ 192.012. RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child, a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing the birth certificate shall:

(1) provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code; and

(2) provide oral and written information to the child's mother and putative father about:

(A) establishing paternity, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging paternity; and

(B) the availability of child support services.

(b) The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of paternity to the state registrar.

(c) The state registrar shall record the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity and transmit the information to the Title IV-D agency.

(d) The Title IV-D agency may use the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity for any purpose directly connected with providing child support services under Chapter 231, Family Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.28 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.28
§ 17.28. WHEN READY TO GIVE BAIL.
Status: in_force

If the party be ready to give bail, the magistrate shall cause to be prepared a bond, which shall be signed by the accused and his surety or sureties, if any.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.252
§ 1064.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued under Section 1064.251, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the tax rate approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.614 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.614
§ 451.614. REFUNDS OF EXCESS SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall refund to the unit of election the amount of the authority's sales and use tax revenue:

(1) that is in excess of the net financial obligation of the unit and was collected in the unit after the date of withdrawal; or

(2) if the unit's share of authority assets exceeded the unit's gross financial obligation to the authority, that was collected in the unit after the date of withdrawal.

(b) The comptroller may:

(1) determine the amount refundable under Subsection (a) in any reasonable manner;

(2) subtract any deduction otherwise allowed by law; and

(3) determine whether to pay a refund under this section from the suspense account of the authority or from other sales and use tax revenue of the authority.

(c) If the withdrawn unit of election has continuously been a part of the authority since the authority was confirmed at the initial confirmation election, the comptroller shall also refund to the governing body of the unit an amount equal to the amount by which the unit's apportioned share of the authority's assets exceeds the gross financial obligation of the unit.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1091 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1091
§ 152.1091. HARTLEY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Hartley County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Hartley County, and the judge of any statutory court designated as a juvenile court.

(b) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.

(d) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to provide adequate services.

(e) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.

(f) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint necessary personnel with the approval of the board and with the advice and consent of the commissioners court.

(g) The juvenile board shall use the juvenile probation fund to pay as much of the salaries and allowances and other necessary expenses as possible. The commissioners court shall pay the other salaries, allowances, and necessary expenses from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(h) The board may accept aid, grants, or gifts from the state, other political subdivisions of the state, or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under this subsection in a special account.

(i) If approved by the commissioners court, the county shall reimburse each juvenile board member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.

(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and (b), and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the Hartley County Juvenile Board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.005
§ 41.005. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a municipality may not directly or indirectly regulate the rates, operations, and services of an electric cooperative, except, with respect to operations, to the extent necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. This section does not prohibit a municipality from making a lawful charge for the use of public rights-of-way within the municipality as provided by Section 182.025, Tax Code, and Section 33.008. An electric cooperative shall be an electric utility for purposes of Section 182.025, Tax Code, and Section 33.008.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.001
§ 133.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act.