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Tex. Education Code § 37.0082 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0082
§ 37.0082. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC GROWTH OF STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) To assess a student's academic growth during placement in a disciplinary alternative education program, a school district shall administer to a student placed in a program for a period of 90 school days or longer an assessment instrument approved by the commissioner for that purpose. The instrument shall be administered:

(1) initially on placement of the student in the program; and

(2) subsequently on the date of the student's departure from the program, or as near that date as possible.

(b) The assessment instrument required by this section:

(1) must be designed to assess at least a student's basic skills in reading and mathematics;

(2) may be:

(A) comparable to any assessment instrument generally administered to students placed in juvenile justice alternative education programs for a similar purpose; or

(B) based on an appropriate alternative assessment instrument developed by the agency to measure student academic growth; and

(3) is in addition to the assessment instruments required to be administered under Chapter 39.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.03552 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.03552
§ 533A.03552. BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT RISK OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVENTION TEAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of federal funding, the department shall develop and implement specialized training for providers, family members, caregivers, and first responders providing direct services and supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs who are at risk of institutionalization.

(b) Subject to the availability of federal funding, the department shall establish one or more behavioral health intervention teams to provide services and supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs who are at risk of institutionalization. An intervention team may include a:

(1) psychiatrist or psychologist;

(2) physician;

(3) registered nurse;

(4) pharmacist or representative of a pharmacy;

(5) behavior analyst;

(6) social worker;

(7) crisis coordinator;

(8) peer specialist; and

(9) family partner.

(c) In providing services and supports, a behavioral health intervention team established by the department shall:

(1) use the team's best efforts to ensure that an individual remains in the community and avoids institutionalization;

(2) focus on stabilizing the individual and assessing the individual for intellectual, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and other needs;

(3) provide support to the individual's family members and other caregivers;

(4) provide intensive behavioral assessment and training to assist the individual in establishing positive behaviors and continuing to live in the community; and

(5) provide clinical and other referrals.

(d) The department shall ensure that members of a behavioral health intervention team established under this section receive training on trauma-informed care, which is an approach to providing care to individuals with behavioral health needs based on awareness that a history of trauma or the presence of trauma symptoms may create the behavioral health needs of the individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0104
§ 7939A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7939A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.411 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.411
§ 1104.411. CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person releases or discloses any information received under this subchapter without the authorization prescribed by Section 1104.405 or 1104.408.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.060
§ 541.060. UNFAIR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to engage in the following unfair settlement practices with respect to a claim by an insured or beneficiary:

(1) misrepresenting to a claimant a material fact or policy provision relating to coverage at issue;

(2) failing to attempt in good faith to effectuate a prompt, fair, and equitable settlement of:

(A) a claim with respect to which the insurer's liability has become reasonably clear; or

(B) a claim under one portion of a policy with respect to which the insurer's liability has become reasonably clear to influence the claimant to settle another claim under another portion of the coverage unless payment under one portion of the coverage constitutes evidence of liability under another portion;

(3) failing to promptly provide to a policyholder a reasonable explanation of the basis in the policy, in relation to the facts or applicable law, for the insurer's denial of a claim or offer of a compromise settlement of a claim;

(4) failing within a reasonable time to:

(A) affirm or deny coverage of a claim to a policyholder; or

(B) submit a reservation of rights to a policyholder;

(5) refusing, failing, or unreasonably delaying a settlement offer under applicable first-party coverage on the basis that other coverage may be available or that third parties are responsible for the damages suffered, except as may be specifically provided in the policy;

(6) undertaking to enforce a full and final release of a claim from a policyholder when only a partial payment has been made, unless the payment is a compromise settlement of a doubtful or disputed claim;

(7) refusing to pay a claim without conducting a reasonable investigation with respect to the claim;

(8) with respect to a Texas personal automobile insurance policy, delaying or refusing settlement of a claim solely because there is other insurance of a different kind available to satisfy all or part of the loss forming the basis of that claim; or

(9) requiring a claimant as a condition of settling a claim to produce the claimant's federal income tax returns for examination or investigation by the person unless:

(A) a court orders the claimant to produce those tax returns;

(B) the claim involves a fire loss; or

(C) the claim involves lost profits or income.

(b) Subsection (a) does not provide a cause of action to a third party asserting one or more claims against an insured covered under a liability insurance policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 88.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 88 / Section 88.007
§ 88.007. NEW BOND REQUIRED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court that finds that a county officer's bond approved by the court is insufficient for any reason shall:

(1) require the officer to give a new bond or additional security; and

(2) have the officer cited to appear at a term of the court not earlier than the sixth day after the date of service and take any action the court considers best for the public interest.

(b) Action taken by the commissioners court under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.060
§ 1096.060. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel. The board may pay the tuition or other education-related costs or expenses of a person who:

(1) graduates from a medical school, a nursing school, or an institution of higher education; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee.
Tex. Election Code § 141.066 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.066
§ 141.066. SIGNING MORE THAN ONE PETITION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sign the petition of more than one candidate for the same office in the same election.

(b) The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a petition: "Signing the petition of more than one candidate for the same office in the same election is prohibited."

(c) A signature on a candidate's petition is invalid if the signer signed the petition subsequent to signing a petition of another candidate for the same office in the same election.
Tex. Property Code § 21.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.011
§ 21.011. STANDARD PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

Exercise of the eminent domain authority in all cases is governed by Sections 21.012 through 21.016 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 2009.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2009 / Section 2009.054
§ 2009.054. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 154.053 and 154.073, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, apply to the communications, records, conduct, and demeanor of the impartial third party and the parties.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 154.073(e), Civil Practice and Remedies Code:

(1) a communication relevant to the dispute, and a record of the communication, made between an impartial third party and the parties to the dispute or between the parties to the dispute during the course of an alternative dispute resolution procedure are confidential and may not be disclosed unless all parties to the dispute consent to the disclosure; and

(2) the notes of an impartial third party are confidential except to the extent that the notes consist of a record of a communication with a party and all parties have consented to disclosure in accordance with Subdivision (1).

(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a final written agreement to which a governmental body is a signatory that is reached as a result of a dispute resolution procedure conducted under this chapter. Information in the final written agreement is subject to required disclosure, is excepted from required disclosure, or is confidential in accordance with Chapter 552 and other law.

(d) An impartial third party may not be required to testify in any proceedings relating to or arising out of the matter in dispute.
Tex. Government Code § 813.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.001
§ 813.001. TYPES OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The types of service creditable in the retirement system are membership service and, if applicable, military service and equivalent membership service.
Tex. Government Code § 420.0736 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.0736
§ 420.0736. LIMITED CONSENT FOR DNA TESTING OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To encourage the reporting of sexual assaults or other sex offenses that would otherwise remain unreported and notwithstanding Sections 420.0431 and 420.0432, a survivor or other person authorized to consent to the release of evidence contained in an evidence collection kit under Section 420.0735 may choose to limit the scope of the consent under that section to only permit, without regard to whether a report of the offense is made to a law enforcement agency, the performance of forensic DNA testing by the department on biological evidence contained in the evidence collection kit.

(b) The department by rule shall adopt a form to enable a survivor or other authorized person to provide the limited consent described by this section. The form must include the following statement: "IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REPORT AN OFFENSE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FORENSIC DNA TESTING OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED DURING YOUR FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU AUTHORIZE FORENSIC DNA TESTING OF THE BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED DURING YOUR EXAMINATION WITHOUT REPORTING THE OFFENSE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANY RESULTS OF THE FORENSIC DNA TESTING WILL NOT BE COMPARED TO DNA PROFILES MAINTAINED IN DNA DATABASES AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO USE IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR TRIAL."

(c) The department shall provide to the survivor or other authorized person who provides limited consent to forensic DNA testing, as described by Subsection (a), the results of the forensic DNA testing through the statewide electronic tracking system established under Section 420.034. The department may not notify any other entity of the results of the forensic DNA testing and may not use those results for any other reason or purpose, unless the department first obtains additional written consent from the person for that reason or purpose under Section 420.0735.

(d) The department shall provide to the survivor or other authorized person who provides limited consent to forensic DNA testing, as described by Subsection (a), information regarding how to report an offense to a law enforcement agency in order to have the results of the forensic DNA testing compared to DNA profiles maintained in DNA databases and used in a criminal investigation or trial.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.083 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.083
§ 133.083. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may enforce this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter by injunction or other appropriate remedy.

(b) On application for injunctive or other relief and a finding that a person is violating or has violated this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, a court may grant the injunctive or other relief warranted by the facts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.152
§ 1063.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the chief administrative officer. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.901 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.901
§ 361.901. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Assessment" means an environmental assessment described by Section 361.904.

(2) "Brownfield" means real property the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination.

(3) "Brownfield program" means a county brownfield cleanup and economic redevelopment program described by Section 361.902.

(4) "Eligible owner" means the owner of a brownfield who demonstrates to the commissioners court of the county in which the brownfield is located that the owner:

(A) became the owner after the contamination occurred;

(B) did not contribute to the contamination as an owner responsible for contamination or through association with previous owners responsible for the contamination;

(C) exercises appropriate care at the brownfield by taking reasonable steps to stop continuing releases, prevent any threatened future releases, and prevent or limit human, environmental, or natural resource exposure to any previously released hazardous substance; and

(D) complies with local, state, and federal laws with respect to land use and requests for information.

(5) "Eligible site" means a property or facility that is owned by a county or, if not owned by a county, for which the owner applies to a county for brownfield assistance or certification and a county determines is a brownfield under the county's brownfield program.

(6) "Licensed professional engineer" means a person licensed as an engineer by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

(7) "Remediation" means an action included within the meanings of "remedial action" and "removal," as those terms are defined by Section 361.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8093.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8093 / Section 8093.0301
§ 8093.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8093.0303, the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8093.0203.

(b) 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.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8195.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8195 / Section 8195.101
§ 8195.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8195.151.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.259 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.259
§ 342.259. LOANS WITH LARGER ADVANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of the charges authorized by Sections 342.201 and 342.252, a loan made under this subchapter with a maximum cash advance computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using a reference base amount that is more than $100 but not more than $200, may provide for:

(1) an acquisition charge that is not more than $10; and

(2) an installment account handling charge that is not more than the ratio of $4 a month for each $100 of cash advance.

(b) An acquisition charge under this section is considered to be earned at the time a loan is made and is not subject to refund. On the prepayment of a loan that is subject to this section, the installment account handling charge is subject to refund in accordance with Subchapter H.

(c) Except as provided by this section, provisions of this chapter applicable to a loan that is subject to Section 342.252 also apply to a loan that is subject to this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 16.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 16 / Section 16.003
§ 16.003. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the fifth day of each month, a producer shall report to the office on:

(1) the number of gallons of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel or MMBtu of renewable methane produced at each registered plant operated by the producer during the preceding month;

(2) the number of gallons of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel imported into this state by the producer during the preceding month;

(3) the number of gallons of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel sold or blended with motor fuels by the producer during the preceding month; and

(4) the total value of agricultural products consumed in each registered plant operated by the producer during the preceding month.

(b) A producer who fails to file a report as required by this section is ineligible to receive a grant for the period for which the report is not filed.

(c) The office shall send a copy of each report to the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2751.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2751 / Section 2751.104
§ 2751.104. AGENT COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The title insurance company that issues a personal property title insurance policy shall pay the title insurance agent that places the order for the policy a total commission equal to 30 percent of the premium charged for the personal property title insurance or personal property title insurance product authorized under this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a title insurance company may not pay a commission to a title insurance agent for an application for coverage that is placed with the title insurance company directly.

(c) A commission paid under Subsection (a) does not constitute a violation of Section 2502.051.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.005
§ 130.005. LIABILITY OF ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AND BONDSMAN.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 130.008, a county tax assessor-collector and the assessor-collector's bondsman are not liable for the amount of any fee or tax for which the assessor-collector has accepted a check that is not honored by the drawee bank or credit card invoice that is not honored by the credit card issuer if the assessor-collector complied with the requirements of Section 130.004 and if the assessor-collector did not know or should not reasonably have known that the check was not properly drawn, that the credit card payment was not properly made, or that the check or credit card invoice would not be honored.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.273 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.273
§ 1701.273. TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER INTERACTIONS WITH VETERANS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans Commission, develop a training program for county jailers on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.(a) The commission shall require a peace officer to complete the following emergency response management training courses, or a substantially similar successor course as determined by the commission, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency Management:

(1) Introduction to the Incident Command System; and

(2) National Incident Management System, An Introduction.

(b) The commission shall require an officer to complete the training courses described by Subsection (a) unless the officer has completed the training under Section 1701.253(u).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.001
§ 164.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(2) "Inspector" means an inspector employed by the commission, including the chief inspector, a district supervising inspector, or a local inspector.
Tex. Transportation Code § 5.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 5 / Section 5.001
§ 5.001. DUTIES, LIABILITIES, AND REMEDIES OF CARRIER.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by this code or other law:

(1) the duties and liabilities of a carrier in this state and the remedies against the carrier are the same as prescribed by the common law; and

(2) a carrier for hire may not limit its common-law liability, unless the limitation is in conspicuous writing in a written arrangement for transportation, including a bill of lading or contract for transportation.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit a carrier from requiring notice to be given under Section 16.071, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.155
§ 1506.155. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may pledge all or part of the revenue, income, or receipts from the charges authorized by Section 1506.161 to the payment of bonds issued under Section 1506.154(a), including principal, interest, and any other amounts required or permitted in connection with the bonds.

(b) A municipality may pledge to the payment of bonds issued under Section 1506.154(b) all or part of the revenue, income, or receipts from:

(1) the ownership or operation of any facility included in the municipality's parking system established under Section 1506.152(b); or

(2) parking meters on or adjacent to the public streets of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.101
§ 8282.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with the terms of two or three directors expiring every other year.