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Tex. Government Code § 418.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.353
§ 418.353. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Information relating to a first responder's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.301
§ 371.301. COMMISSIONER'S ENFORCEMENT POWERS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of enforcing this chapter, the commissioner:

(1) has the powers granted to the commissioner under Chapter 14;

(2) may exercise those powers in the same manner as those powers may be exercised under:

(A) Chapters 14, 392, and 394;

(B) Subtitle B, Title 4; and

(C) Chapters 51, 302, 601, and 621, Business & Commerce Code; and

(3) has any authority granted the commissioner by other law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 302.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 302 / Section 302.002
§ 302.002. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a local government may enter into an energy savings performance contract in accordance with this chapter.

(b) Each energy or water conservation or usage measure must comply with current local, state, and federal construction, plumbing, and environmental codes and regulations. Notwithstanding Section 302.001, an energy savings performance contract may not include improvements or equipment that allow or cause water from any condensing, cooling, or industrial process or any system of nonpotable usage over which public water supply system officials do not have sanitary control to be returned to the potable water supply.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.202
§ 1902.202. CONTENTS OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that examinations are designed to disqualify a person who lacks the knowledge of pump installation to the extent that pump installation by the person would create a serious risk of polluting fresh water.
Tex. Education Code § 61.071 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.071
§ 61.071. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ON CERTAIN BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or its successor agency.

(2) "Student government" means the representative student organization directly elected by the student body of an institution of higher education.

(b) Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall provide the following to each institution of higher education:

(1) a list of available positions for student representatives on board advisory committees, the effective term of each of those positions, and the duties and requirements for each position;

(2) a maximum number of nominees determined by the board allowed to be submitted by each institution for each position; and

(3) an application form for appointment to an advisory committee.

(b-1) The term of a student representative on a board advisory committee may not be less than two years.

(c) Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year, the president of each institution of higher education shall establish a nomination process for the available positions for student representatives on board advisory committees and shall solicit student applications from which the president may select a number of applicants for those positions, not to exceed the maximum number designated by the board for each position.

(d) Not later than the following December 1, the president shall forward the applications of the nominees selected by the president to the board for consideration. Not later than the following February 1, the board shall appoint a total of not fewer than four student representatives to designated advisory committees of the board, including the Common Application Advisory Committee, the Distance Education Advisory Committee, the Financial Aid Advisory Committee, the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee, the Transfer Issues Advisory Committee, or any other advisory committee created to address the needs of higher education, including committees addressing financial aid, student services, and undergraduate education needs.

(e) A student representative on an advisory committee must meet minimum requirements prescribed by Section 51.355(d) for a nonvoting student regent, as those requirements apply to an institution of higher education.

(f) A student representative on an advisory committee has the same powers and duties as the members of the advisory committee, including the right to attend and participate in meetings of the committee, except that the student representative:

(1) may not vote on any matter before the committee or make or second any motion before the committee; and

(2) is not counted in determining whether a quorum exists for a meeting of the committee or in determining the outcome of any vote of the committee.

(g) A student representative on an advisory committee serves without pay.

(h) A vacancy in the position of student representative on an advisory committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.051
§ 8443.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8443.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.108
§ 1094.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.154
§ 1025.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Education Code § 21.049 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.049
§ 21.049. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide a continuing additional source of qualified educators, the board shall propose rules providing that educator certification programs may be provided by an institution of higher education or another entity. The rules may not provide that a person may be certified under this section only if there is a demonstrated shortage of educators in a school district or subject area.

(b) The board may not require a person employed as a teacher in an alternative education program under Section 37.008 or a juvenile justice alternative education program under Section 37.011 for at least three years to complete an alternative educator preparation program adopted under this section before taking the appropriate certification examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.101
§ 8104.101. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The authority is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the Baytown City Council.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.015
§ 757.015. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The duties established by this chapter for an owner of a multiunit dwelling project, an owner of a dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project, and a property owners association supersede those established by common law, the Property Code, the Health and Safety Code, the Local Government Code other than Section 214.101, and local ordinances relating to duties to inspect, install, repair, or maintain:

(1) pool yard enclosures;

(2) pool yard enclosure gates and gate latches, including self-closing and self-latching devices;

(3) keyed dead bolts, keyless bolting devices, sliding door handle latches, sliding door security bars, self-latching and self-closing devices, and sliding door pin locks on doors that open into a pool yard area and that are owned and controlled by the owner or property owners association; and

(4) latches on windows that open into a pool yard area and that are owned and controlled by the owner or property owners association.

(b) This chapter does not affect any duties of a rental dwelling owner, lessor, sublessor, management company, or managing agent under Subchapter D, Chapter 92, Property Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.207
§ 347.207. INSURANCE DISCLOSURES IN CREDIT DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

A credit document must disclose:

(1) the term, premium, and type of insurance the cost of which is included in the unpaid balance of the credit transaction; or

(2) the term and type of insurance required in accordance with this chapter if the cost of the insurance is not included in the unpaid balance.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.509 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.509
§ 2063.509. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A volunteer who in good faith provides professional services in response to a cybersecurity incident is not liable for civil damages as a result of the volunteer's acts or omissions in providing the services, except for wilful and wanton misconduct. This immunity is limited to services provided during the time of deployment for a cybersecurity incident.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.10
§ 26.10. WHERE NAME IS UNKNOWN.
Status: in_force

A defendant described as a person whose name is unknown may have the indictment so corrected as to give therein his true name.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2002.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.056
§ 2002.056. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIZES.
Status: in_force

(a) A prize offered or awarded at a raffle may not be money.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and (c), the value of a prize offered or awarded at a raffle that is purchased by the organization or for which the organization provides any consideration may not exceed $75,000.

(b-1) The value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded as a prize at a raffle that is purchased by the organization or for which the organization provides any consideration may not exceed $750,000.

(c) A raffle prize may consist of one or more tickets in the state lottery authorized by Chapter 466, Government Code, with a face value of $75,000 or less, without regard to whether a prize in the lottery game to which the ticket or tickets relate exceeds $75,000.

(d) A raffle is not authorized by this chapter unless the organization:

(1) has the prize to be offered in the raffle in its possession or ownership; or

(2) posts bond with the county clerk of the county in which the raffle is to be held for the full amount of the money value of the prize.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.204
§ 562.204. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to requesting a temporary or permanent injunction under Section 562.201, the attorney general may request a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for each violation on a finding by the court that the defendant has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice defined as unlawful under this chapter or Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.217 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.217
§ 2A.217. IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs:

(1) when the lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified;

(2) when the goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified; or

(3) when the young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of the unborn young of animals.
Tex. Property Code § 221.089 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.089
§ 221.089. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A meeting of the members of the association must be held annually after the termination of the period of developer control under Section 221.083. Special meetings of the members of the association may be called by the president, by a majority of the board, or by owners having at least 25 percent of the votes allocated to timeshare interests in the association or any lower percentage specified in the project instrument.

(b) Unless the project instrument provides otherwise, the association or managing entity must send notice of the meeting to the mailing address of each owner on record with the association:

(1) not later than the 30th day or earlier than the 90th day before the date of an annual meeting; and

(2) not later than the 10th day or earlier than the 60th day before the date of a special meeting.

(c) The notice of a meeting of the owners must state the date, time, and place of the meeting. The notice of a special meeting of the owners must also state the purpose of the meeting. A notice of a meeting may be included in a list of upcoming meetings sent to owners, and the list is not required to be specific to one meeting. The failure of an owner to receive actual notice of a meeting of the owners does not affect the validity of any action taken at that meeting.

(d) Unless the project instrument provides otherwise, the association or managing entity must send notice of a board meeting held after the date the developer control period terminates to the mailing address of each owner on record with the association not later than the 10th day before the date of the meeting. Notice to owners of a board meeting is not required if emergency circumstances require action by the board before notice can be given. A notice of a board meeting must state the date, time, and place of the meeting. A notice of a meeting may be included in a list of upcoming meetings sent to owners, and the list is not required to be specific to one meeting. The failure of an owner to receive actual notice of a board meeting does not affect the validity of any action taken at that meeting.

(e) A notice may be provided in a newsletter or a similar mailing. Notice may be provided by prepaid United States mail, e-mail for those owners who have provided an e-mail address, or any other reasonable method selected by the board.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(d) or any other law related to notice by an association, a notice to an owner may be provided by conspicuous disclosure on the association's website if the owner has consented to that alternative notice. Consent to that alternative notice must be in writing and may be revoked by the owner at any time.

(g) An affidavit of notice by an officer of the association or the managing entity is prima facie evidence that notice was provided under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.110
§ 1085.110. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or a municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person for whom this state or the federal government is responsible.
Tex. Government Code § 1434.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1434 / Section 1434.051
§ 1434.051. FINANCING OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or a municipality may:

(1) issue public securities, including certificates of obligation, to acquire, construct, or improve land, buildings, or other permanent improvements for use by an institution of higher education located within a county to which this chapter applies; and

(2) impose ad valorem taxes to pay the principal of and interest on those securities and to provide a sinking fund.

(a-1) A municipality that has entered into an agreement described by Section 1434.001(1) may:

(1) issue public securities, including certificates of obligation, to acquire, construct, or improve land, buildings, or other permanent improvements for use by an institution of higher education;

(2) impose ad valorem taxes to pay and secure payment of the principal of and interest on those securities and to provide a sinking fund; and

(3) pledge those taxes, any portion of the revenues received in connection with the agreement, or any combination of the taxes and revenue to secure payment of any portion of the public securities issued to acquire, construct, or improve the land, buildings, or other permanent improvements for use by the institution of higher education.

(b) The county or municipality shall:

(1) issue any public securities and impose the taxes in accordance with the applicable provisions of Subtitles A, C, D, and E; and

(2) if the securities are certificates of obligation, issue any certificates and impose the taxes in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.110
§ 3929.110. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

As provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the board may add territory inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city to the district or remove territory inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city from the district, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by the city;

(2) the addition or removal may not occur without petition by the owners of the territory being added or removed; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from assessments assessed on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.654 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.654
§ 1369.654. PROHIBITION ON MULTIPLE PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer that provides prescription drug benefits may not require an enrollee to receive more than one prior authorization annually of the prescription drug benefit for a prescription drug prescribed to treat an autoimmune disease, hemophilia, or Von Willebrand disease.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol;

(2) prescription drugs that have a typical treatment period of less than 12 months;

(3) drugs that:

(A) have a boxed warning assigned by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use; and

(B) must have specific provider assessment; or

(4) the use of a drug approved for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration in a manner other than the approved use.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.011
§ 85.011. CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with any person, other than a person who advocates or promotes conduct that violates state law, for the design and development of educational materials.

(b) This section does not restrict the inclusion in educational materials of accurate information about different ways to reduce the risk of exposure to or the transmission of HIV.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.052
§ 3853.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Dickinson shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.

(b) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 659.135 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.135
§ 659.135. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as necessary to administer this subchapter or on written authorization of the employee, the following information is confidential:

(1) whether a state employee has authorized a deduction under this subchapter;

(2) the amount of the deduction; and

(3) the name of a federation or fund or local charitable organization that a state employee has designated to receive contributions.

(b) The designation of a charitable organization by a state employee is not confidential if the employee executes a written pledge card or other document indicating that the employee wishes to receive an acknowledgement from the charitable organization.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0811 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0811
§ 152.0811. FAYETTE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Fayette County is composed of:

(1) the county judge;

(2) the judge of each district court in Fayette County;

(3) the judge of each statutory county court in Fayette County; and

(4) a public member only if the total number of board members described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) is fewer than three or is an even number.

(a-1) A public member who serves on the board must be appointed by a majority of the other members of the board. The public member serves a two-year term.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members compensation of $1,200 annually for the duties imposed on the members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Fayette County.

(d) The board member who has the greatest number of years of judicial service and is willing to serve is the chair of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.201
§ 8203.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8203.102.

(b) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money.

(c) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8203.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8203.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.