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Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.104
§ 1103.104. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall:

(1) disseminate information;

(2) administer rules adopted by the board under this chapter or Chapter 1104;

(3) review each application for a certificate or license and make a recommendation for final action to the board;

(4) review and make recommendations to the board regarding the adoption of rules relating to:

(A) the examination required by Subchapter F;

(B) education and experience requirements for issuance of certificates and licenses;

(C) continuing education for a certified or licensed appraiser;

(D) standards of professional practice and ethics for a certified or licensed appraiser;

(E) standards for a real estate appraisal performed by a certified or licensed appraiser; and

(F) the fees established by the board under Section 1103.156 or Section 1104.052;

(5) collect fees established by the board;

(6) manage the staff and employees of the board; and

(7) perform any other duty prescribed by the board under this chapter or Chapter 1104.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.553
§ 1001.553. REPORT OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A public official shall report a violation of this chapter or Chapter 1071 to the proper authorities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.763 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.763
§ 82.763. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 82.762 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 84.0066 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 84 / Section 84.0066
§ 84.0066. LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) A charitable organization, or an employee, volunteer, or independent contractor of a charitable organization, acting in good faith, is immune from civil liability for any act to disclose to an individual's current or prospective employer information reasonably believed to be true about an allegation that an individual who was employed by or served as a volunteer or independent contractor for the charitable organization or its associated charitable organizations:

(1) engaged in sexual misconduct;

(2) sexually abused another individual;

(3) sexually harassed another individual; or

(4) committed an offense under any of the following provisions of the Penal Code:

(A) Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) (sex trafficking of persons);

(B) Section 20A.03 (continuous trafficking of persons), if based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8);

(C) Section 22.011 (sexual assault) or 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault); or

(D) Chapter 21 (sexual offenses) or 43 (public indecency).

(b) Immunity from civil liability under Subsection (a) applies in relation to an allegation described by that subsection that was required to have been reported as abuse under Chapter 261, Family Code, only if the allegation has been, at the time of the act to disclose, previously reported to an appropriate agency under Section 261.103, Family Code.

(c) An individual is not immune under this section from civil or criminal liability for:

(1) disclosing the individual's own conduct that constitutes:

(A) sexual misconduct;

(B) sexual abuse of another individual;

(C) sexual harassment of another individual; or

(D) an offense under any of the following provisions of the Penal Code:

(i) Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) (sex trafficking of persons);

(ii) Section 20A.03 (continuous trafficking of persons), if based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8);

(iii) Section 22.011 (sexual assault) or 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault); or

(iv) Chapter 21 (sexual offenses) or 43 (public indecency); or

(2) acting in bad faith or with a malicious purpose in making a disclosure described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 25.2231 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2231
§ 25.2231. TAYLOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Taylor County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law of Taylor County; and

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Taylor County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2305.0051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.0051
§ 2305.0051. REPAIR RECORDS RELATED TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a garage or repair shop that sells or transfers to any person, including a metal recycling entity registered under Chapter 1956, a catalytic converter that was removed in connection with a motor vehicle repair shall maintain a record of all repairs for the vehicle that includes:

(1) the name and address of the vehicle's owner;

(2) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle; and

(3) copies of all related invoices including, as applicable, a notation that a catalytic converter was removed from the vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 2305.006(a), a record required by this section shall be kept until at least the second anniversary of the date of the repair.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.104
§ 3801.104. CONTRACTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.

(b) Harris County, the City of Houston, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project of the district or assist the district in providing a service authorized under this chapter. A contract under this subsection may:

(1) be for a period on which the parties agree;

(2) include terms on which the parties agree;

(3) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that project or service; or

(4) provide terms under which taxes or other revenue collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(c) The district may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with or make or accept a grant or loan to or from any person, including:

(1) the United States;

(2) this state or a state agency;

(3) any political subdivision of this state; and

(4) a public or private corporation, including a nonprofit corporation created by the board under this subchapter.

(d) The district may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the district on terms and for the period the board determines advisable.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.254 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.254
§ 171.254. EXCEPTION TO FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

The forfeiture of the corporate privileges of a corporation does not apply to the privilege to defend in a suit to forfeit the corporation's charter or certificate of authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.351
§ 3879.351. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Chapter 351, Tax Code, to a municipality is a reference to the district and a reference in Chapter 351, Tax Code, to the municipality's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this section, including the collection of the tax.

(d) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax and may use revenue from the tax for any district purpose that is an authorized use of hotel occupancy tax revenue under Chapter 351, Tax Code.

(e) The board by order may impose, repeal, increase, or decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that:

(1) is in a hotel located in the district's boundaries;

(2) costs $2 or more each day; and

(3) is ordinarily used for sleeping.

(f) The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.

(g) The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.006
§ 1108.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.045 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.045
§ 85.045. WASTE ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The production, storage, or transportation of oil or gas in a manner, in an amount, or under conditions that constitute waste is unlawful and is prohibited.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.103
§ 2151.103. INJURY REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "medical treatment" includes treatment administered by a physician or by registered professional personnel under the standing orders of a physician. The term does not include first-aid treatment, the onetime treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, and other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require medical care, even if that treatment is provided by a physician or registered professional personnel.

(b) A person operating an amusement ride shall maintain accurate records of each injury caused by the ride that results in death or requires medical treatment.

(c) The operator shall file an injury report with the commissioner on a quarterly basis. The report shall be made on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include a description of each injury caused by a ride that results in death or requires medical treatment.

(d) If no reportable injuries occur in a quarter, the operator is not required to file an injury report.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.056
§ 4006.056. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

On a showing of an agent's failure to comply with the disability probation conditions, the department may:

(1) revoke the probation; or

(2) impose other conditions that the department considers necessary for the public's protection and the agent's rehabilitation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.103
§ 2251.103. COMMISSIONER ACTION CONCERNING RATE FILING NOT YET IN EFFECT; HEARING AND ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the earlier of the date the rate takes effect or the 30th day after the date a rate is filed with the department under Section 2251.101, the commissioner shall disapprove the rate if the commissioner determines that the rate does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a rate has not been disapproved by the commissioner before the expiration of the 30-day period described by Subsection (a), the rate is not considered disapproved under this section.

(c) For good cause, the commissioner may, on the expiration of the 30-day period described by Subsection (a), extend the period for disapproval of a rate for one additional 30-day period. The commissioner and the insurer may not by agreement extend the 30-day period described by Subsection (a) or this subsection.

(d) If the commissioner disapproves a rate under this section, the commissioner shall issue an order specifying in what respects the rate fails to meet the requirements of this chapter.

(e) An insurer that files a rate that is disapproved under this section is entitled to a hearing on written request made to the commissioner not later than the 30th day after the date the order disapproving the rate takes effect.

(f) The department shall track, compile, and routinely analyze the factors that contribute to the disapproval of rates under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.405
§ 884.405. AGENT; LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An agent may not solicit or write any coverage authorized by this subchapter unless the agent:

(1) holds a license issued under Chapter 4054; and

(2) is appointed by the stipulated premium company for which the agent is soliciting and writing coverage under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner may issue under Chapter 4054 a license for an agent to solicit and write any coverage authorized by this subchapter for a stipulated premium company. Chapter 4054 applies to the stipulated premium company as if the company were a legal reserve life insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0501
§ 7879A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1123.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1123 / Section 1123.001
§ 1123.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Somervell County Hospital District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.042 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.042
§ 84.042. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice, the person, in writing, may:

(1) accept the department's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or

(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(b) If the person accepts the department's determination and recommended penalty, the commissioner by order shall approve the determination and require the person to pay the recommended penalty.
Tex. Property Code § 116.171 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.171
§ 116.171. INSUBSTANTIAL ALLOCATIONS NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If a trustee determines that an allocation between principal and income required by Section 116.172, 116.173, 116.174, 116.175, or 116.178 is insubstantial, the trustee may allocate the entire amount to principal unless one of the circumstances described in Section 116.005(c) applies to the allocation. This power may be exercised by a cotrustee in the circumstances described in Section 116.005(d) and may be released for the reasons and in the manner described in Section 116.005(e).
Tex. Tax Code § 151.309 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.309
§ 151.309. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

A taxable item sold, leased, or rented to, or stored, used, or consumed by, any of the following governmental entities is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter:

(1) the United States;

(2) an unincorporated instrumentality of the United States;

(3) a corporation that is an agency or instrumentality of the United States and is wholly owned by the United States or by another corporation wholly owned by the United States;

(4) this state;

(5) a county, city, special district, or other political subdivision of this state; or

(6) a state, or a governmental unit of a state that borders this state, but only to the extent that the other state or governmental unit exempts or does not impose a tax on similar sales of items to this state or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 387.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 387 / Section 387.013
§ 387.013. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a district may petition the commissioners court of the county in which the district was created to dissolve the district if a majority of the governing body finds the performance of the district's functions cannot be accomplished to the benefit of the residents and owners of land in the district.

(b) The commissioners court of a county shall hold a hearing on the dissolution of a district if:

(1) the commissioners court receives a petition under Subsection (a); or

(2) in a district in which the commissioners court acts as the governing body of the district, a majority of the commissioners court finds that the performance of the district's functions cannot be accomplished to the benefit of the residents and owners of land in the district.

(c) A hearing under Subsection (b) must be held not later than the 61st day after the commissioners court receives the petition under Subsection (b)(1) or makes the finding described by Subsection (b)(2).

(d) The commissioners court shall give notice of the hearing as required by law and include in the notice information regarding the right of the residents and owners of land in the district to appear and present evidence for or against the district's dissolution.

(e) The commissioners court shall order the district dissolved and the district's assets transferred to the county if:

(1) the commissioners court unanimously votes that dissolution of the district is in the best interests of the district, the county in which the district is located, and the residents and owners of land in the district; and

(2) the district has no outstanding bonds payable wholly or partly from district revenue and the dissolution does not impair any outstanding district debt or contractual obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.084 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.084
§ 157.084. USE OF TIME IN POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A county employee is eligible to use time contributed to the family leave pool of the county that employs the employee if the employee has exhausted the employee's eligible compensatory, discretionary, sick, and vacation leave because of:

(1) the birth of a child;

(2) the placement of a foster child or adoption of a child under 18 years of age;

(3) the placement of any person 18 years of age or older requiring guardianship;

(4) a serious illness to an immediate family member or the employee, including a pandemic-related illness;

(5) an extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing essential care to a family member; or

(6) a previous donation of time to the pool.

(b) A county employee who applies to use time under Subsection (a) to care for another person must submit and be listed on the other person's birth certificate, birth facts, or adoption or foster paperwork for a child under 18 years of age, including being listed as the mother, father, adoptive parent, foster parent, or spouse of the child's mother, father, adoptive parent, or foster parent, or provide documentation that the employee is the guardian of a person who is 18 years of age or older and requiring guardianship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.002
§ 1073.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The North Runnels County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.105
§ 3898.105. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.053
§ 89.053. FOLLOW-UP EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an inmate has a confirmed positive screening test result, the governing body shall provide a diagnostic evaluation to determine whether the inmate has tuberculosis.

(b) The sheriff, jail administrator, or director of the community corrections facility shall provide appropriate accommodations to an inmate who has tuberculosis or is suspected of having tuberculosis, including respiratory isolation, if necessary, and adequate medical care and treatment that meet the accepted standards of medical practice.

(c) The jail or community corrections facility shall provide preventive therapy to an infected inmate if the preventive therapy is prescribed by the attending physician and the inmate consents to the treatment.
Tex. Education Code § 51.8245 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.8245
§ 51.8245. PROGRAM ALTERNATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish procedures by which the council selects from the annual pool of applicants for the program an appropriate number of eligible undergraduate students to serve as program alternates until the beginning of their senior year. The council shall rank program alternates according to their qualifications for the program and, immediately on the termination of the participation of a student previously admitted to the program, shall select the highest ranking program alternate to be a participating student under the program. The council may not select a program alternate to be a participating student after the first day of the fall semester of the alternate's senior year.

(b) The council shall establish procedures for program alternates to be matched to any required undergraduate mentoring program as described by Section 51.824(d). A program alternate selected under this section is limited to participating in mentoring activities and receiving other related counseling services under the program and must sign an agreement to that effect.

(c) The council shall adopt criteria for program alternates to maintain their eligibility as program alternates.
Tex. Family Code § 262.309 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.309
§ 262.309. SEARCH FOR RELATIVES NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The Department of Family and Protective Services is not required to conduct a search for the relatives of a child for whom the department assumes care, control, and custody under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0154
§ 480.0154. SURCHARGES AND USER FEES.
Status: in_force

An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may collect and remit to the office surcharges and user fees attributable to an event for deposit to the events trust fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8412.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8412 / Section 8412.101
§ 8412.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.164 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.164
§ 375.164. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPTED BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board may exempt residential property from all or a part of the assessments levied on that property or determine that residential property will not be benefited by the proposed improvement project or services.