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Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.463 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.463
§ 13.463. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall perform device maintenance activities in compliance with department rules.

(b) A license holder may use only equipment approved by the department, as provided by department rules, when performing device maintenance activities.
Tex. Government Code § 3104.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3104 / Section 3104.051
§ 3104.051. STATE HISTORIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The state historian shall be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas State Historical Association. If the entities cannot agree on a nominee, each shall submit one candidate to the governor, who shall make the designation.

(b) In making an appointment under Subsection (a), the governor may reject one or more of the nominees submitted and request a new list of different nominees.

(c) The duties of the state historian shall include:

(1) enhancing the knowledge of Texans regarding Texas history and heritage;

(2) encouraging the teaching of Texas history in public schools;

(3) consulting with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature on matters related to the promotion of Texas history; and

(4) lecturing on matters of Texas history within the state historian's area of expertise.

(d) The state historian shall not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses from the state for serving as state historian.

(e) The governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, or their appointees, shall honor the person designated as state historian in a ceremony at the Capitol.

(f) An individual designated as the state historian retains the designation for two years from the date of the ceremony.

(g) The facilities and resources of the Texas Historical Commission in Austin shall be made available for the use of the state historian when needed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.022
§ 441.022. HEARING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the petition, preliminary plan, and each required approval statement is filed with the commission, the commission shall call and hold a hearing on the petition and preliminary plan.

(b) The hearing may be in Travis County or in a county in which all or part of the district is to be located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.104
§ 8428.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 25.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 25 / Section 25.14
§ 25.14. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT AUTHORIZED FOR CERTAIN AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a permit under this chapter may be issued for a premises in an area in which the voters have approved the following alcoholic beverage ballot issues in a local option election:

(1) "The legal sale of malt beverages and wine for off-premise consumption only."; and

(2) either:

(A) "The legal sale of mixed beverages."; or

(B) "The legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only."

(b) A premises that qualifies for a permit under this chapter because it is located in an area that approved the ballot issue described by Subsection (a)(2)(B) may be issued a permit under this chapter only if the premises is issued a food and beverage certificate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 112.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.105
§ 112.105. DATA AND SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A continuing education tracking system may collect and use only:

(1) information that directly relates to a health care practitioner's compliance with continuing education requirements, including:

(A) the name in which the health care practitioner's license is issued;

(B) the health care practitioner's license number;

(C) the license issue date;

(D) the license expiration date; and

(E) any other information disclosed to the public in response to a license verification request; and

(2) other information the licensing entity designates by rule as necessary for the system's performance of a function required by this subchapter.

(b) A continuing education tracking system established under Section 112.104 must:

(1) if the continuing education tracking system is a cloud-based system, be certified under the state risk and authorization management program established under Section 2054.0593, Government Code; and

(2) comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.101
§ 8843.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.016
§ 33.016. APPROVAL OF LABORATORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may develop a program to approve any laboratory that wishes to perform the tests required to be administered under this chapter. To the extent that they are not otherwise provided in this chapter, the executive commissioner may adopt rules prescribing procedures and standards for the conduct of the program.

(b) The department may prescribe the form and reasonable requirements for the application and the procedures for processing the application.

(c) The department may prescribe the test procedure to be employed and the standards of accuracy and precision required for each test.

(d) The department may extend or renew any approval in accordance with reasonable procedures prescribed by the executive commissioner.

(e) The department may for good cause, after notice to the affected laboratory and a hearing if requested, restrict, suspend, or revoke any approval granted under this section.

(f) Hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the department's hearing rules and the applicable provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.201
§ 8821.201. ELECTION FOR DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district has no outstanding bond or other long-term indebtedness, the district may be dissolved by a favorable vote of a majority of the registered voters of the district at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board shall hold a dissolution election if the board receives a petition for dissolution signed by at least 50 percent of the registered voters in the district as computed by using the list of registered voters for McLennan County.

(c) If the district is dissolved under this section, the board shall:

(1) notify the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the secretary of state of the dissolution; and

(2) transfer title to any assets of the district to McLennan County.
Tex. Property Code § 94.202 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.202
§ 94.202. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord has a duty to mitigate damages if a tenant vacates the manufactured home lot before the end of the lease term.

(b) A provision of a lease agreement that purports to waive a right or to exempt a landlord from a liability or duty under this section is void.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.452 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.452
§ 92.452. ARTICLES OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of merger must:

(1) be executed by the president or vice president and a secretary or assistant secretary of the savings bank and each corporation; and

(2) include:

(A) the name of the savings bank and each corporation;

(B) a copy of the resolution of the savings bank and each corporation adopting the plan of merger;

(C) a statement of the number of shares of each class issued or authorized by each corporation;

(D) a statement that all capital stock of each corporation is owned by the savings bank; and

(E) a statement incorporating the provisions of Section 92.454(b).

(b) The original and a copy of the articles of merger must be submitted to the secretary of state and the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 327.0015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 327 / Section 327.0015
§ 327.0015. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a facility with a total gross revenue of $10 million or more.
Tex. Family Code § 157.314 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.314
§ 157.314. FILING LIEN NOTICE OR ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT; NOTICE TO OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A child support lien notice or an abstract of judgment for past due child support may be filed by the claimant with the county clerk of:

(1) any county in which the obligor is believed to own nonexempt real or personal property;

(2) the county in which the obligor resides; or

(3) the county in which the court having continuing jurisdiction has venue of the suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

(b) A child support lien notice may be filed with or delivered to the following, as appropriate:

(1) the clerk of the court in which a claim, counterclaim, or suit by, or on behalf of, the obligor, including a claim or potential right to proceeds from an estate as an heir, beneficiary, or creditor, is pending, provided that a copy of the lien is mailed to the attorney of record for the obligor, if any;

(2) an attorney who represents the obligor in a claim or counterclaim that has not been filed with a court;

(3) any other individual or organization believed to be in possession of real or personal property of the obligor; or

(4) any governmental unit or agency that issues or records certificates, titles, or other indicia of property ownership.

(c) Not later than the 21st day after the date of filing or delivering the child support lien notice, the claimant shall provide a copy of the notice to the obligor by first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor at the obligor's last known address. If another person is known to have an ownership interest in the property subject to the lien, the claimant shall provide a copy of the lien notice to that person at the time notice is provided to the obligor.

(d) If a child support lien notice is delivered to a financial institution with respect to an account of the obligor, the institution shall immediately:

(1) provide the claimant with the last known address of the obligor; and

(2) notify any other person having an ownership interest in the account that the account has been frozen in an amount not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearage identified in the notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.052
§ 8249.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2011, 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 8249.003; or

(2) September 1, 2015.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8249.003 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 8249.003; 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. Government Code § 24.454 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.454
§ 24.454.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.454. 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). (a) The 277th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County.

(b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.039
§ 711.039. RIGHTS OF INTERMENT IN PLOT.
Status: reserved

(a) A plot in which the exclusive right of sepulture is conveyed is presumed to be the separate property of the person named as grantee in the certificate of ownership or other instrument of conveyance.

(b) The spouse of a person to whom the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot is conveyed has a vested right of interment of the spouse's remains in the plot while the spouse is married to the plot owner or if the spouse is married to the plot owner at the time of the owner's death.

(c) An attempted conveyance or other action without the joinder or written, attached consent of the spouse of the plot owner does not divest the spouse of the vested right of interment.

(d) The vested right of interment is terminated:

(1) on the final decree of divorce between the plot owner and the owner's former spouse unless the decree provides otherwise; or

(2) when the remains of the person having the vested right are interred elsewhere.

(e) Unless a plot owner who has the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot and who is interred in that plot has made a specific disposition of the plot by express reference to the plot in the owner's will or by written declaration filed and recorded in the office of the cemetery organization:

(1) a grave, niche, or crypt in the plot shall be reserved for the surviving spouse of the plot owner; and

(2) the owner's children, in order of need, may be interred in any remaining graves, niches, or crypts of the plot without the consent of a person claiming an interest in the plot.

(f) The surviving spouse or a child of an interred plot owner may each waive his right of interment in the plot in favor of a relative of the owner or relative of the owner's spouse. The person in whose favor the waiver is made may be interred in the plot.

(g) The exclusive right of sepulture in an unused grave, niche, or crypt of a plot in which the plot owner has been interred may be conveyed only by:

(1) specific disposition of the unused grave, niche, or crypt by express reference to it in a will or by written declaration of the plot owner filed and recorded in the office of the cemetery organization; or

(2) the surviving spouse, if any, and the heirs-at-law of the owner.

(h) Unless a deceased plot owner who has the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot and who is not interred in the plot has otherwise made specific disposition of the plot, the exclusive right of sepulture in the plot, except the one grave, niche, or crypt reserved for the surviving spouse, if any, vests on the death of the owner in the owner's heirs-at-law and may be conveyed by them.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.001
§ 162.001. CERTIFICATION BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall certify a health organization that:

(1) applies for certification on a form approved by the board; and

(2) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c).

(b) The board shall approve and certify a health organization that:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) organized to:

(A) conduct scientific research and research projects in the public interest in the field of medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related area;

(B) support medical education in medical schools through grants and scholarships;

(C) improve and develop the capabilities of individuals and institutions studying, teaching, and practicing medicine;

(D) deliver health care to the public; or

(E) instruct the general public in medical science, public health, and hygiene and provide related instruction useful to individuals and beneficial to the community;

(2) is organized and incorporated solely by persons licensed by the board; and

(3) has as its directors and trustees persons who are:

(A) licensed by the board; and

(B) actively engaged in the practice of medicine.

(c) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)); and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

(c-1) Expired.

(c-2) Expired.

(c-3) Expired.

(c-4) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization:

(1) is a hospital district:

(A) recognized by a federal agency as a public entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2); and

(B) created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003; and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

(c-5) This section applies to a hospital district described by Subsection (c-4) only in relation to the hospital district's operations as a community or federally qualified health center described by Subsection (c-4)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.113
§ 3929.113. ENFORCEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may enforce a real property restriction in the manner provided by Section 54.237, Water Code, if, in the reasonable judgment of the board, the enforcement of the restriction is necessary.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.052 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.052
§ 244.052. RIGHTS OF PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with advocacy and support groups such as those described in Section 242.056(a), shall develop a parent's bill of rights for distribution to the parent or guardian of a child who is under 18 years of age and committed to the department. The parent's bill of rights must include:

(1) a description of the department's grievance policies and procedures, including contact information for the office of inspector general and the office of the independent ombudsman established under Chapter 261;

(2) a list of possible incidents that require parental notification;

(3) policies concerning visits and telephone conversations with a child committed to the department;

(4) a description of department caseworker responsibilities;

(5) a statement that the department caseworker assigned to a child may assist the child's parent or guardian in obtaining information and services from the department and other resources concerning:

(A) counseling, including substance abuse and mental health counseling;

(B) assistance programs, including financial and travel assistance programs for visiting a child committed to the department;

(C) workforce preparedness programs;

(D) parenting programs; and

(E) department seminars; and

(6) information concerning the indeterminate sentencing structure at the department, an explanation of reasons that a child's commitment at the department could be extended, and an explanation of the review process under Sections 245.101 and 245.104 for a child committed to the department without a determinate sentence.

(b) Not later than 48 hours after the time a child is admitted to a department facility, the department shall mail to the child's parent or guardian at the last known address of the parent or guardian:

(1) the parent's bill of rights; and

(2) the contact information of the department caseworker assigned to the child.

(c) The department shall on a quarterly basis provide to the parent, guardian, or designated advocate of a child who is in the custody of the department a report concerning the progress of the child at the department, including:

(1) the academic and behavioral progress of the child; and

(2) the results of any reexamination of the child conducted under Section 244.002.

(d) The department shall ensure that written information provided to a parent or guardian regarding the rights of a child in the custody of the department or the rights of a child's parent or guardian, including the parent's bill of rights, is clear and easy to understand.

(e) The department shall ensure that if the Department of Family and Protective Services has been appointed managing conservator of a child, the Department of Family and Protective Services is given the same rights as the child's parent under the parent's bill of rights developed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0603
§ 5010.0603. EFFECT ON OTHER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The inclusion of the special purpose area in the district does not affect any powers or duties exercised in the special purpose area by the Sabine-Neches Navigation District or the Orange County Navigation and Port District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.201
§ 1033.201. BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and

(2) equip buildings for hospital purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.081
§ 171.081. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to each person who:

(1) is employed by, volunteers at, or performs services under contract with:

(A) an abortion facility licensed under Chapter 245; or

(B) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243 that performs more than 50 abortions in any 12-month period; and

(2) has direct contact with patients of the facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.704 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.704
§ 1158.704. ORDER.
Status: in_force

If the judge is satisfied that the proposed partition of the real estate is in the best interests of the ward's estate, the court shall enter an order approving the partition and directing the guardian to execute the necessary agreement for the purpose of implementing the order and partition.