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Tex. Insurance Code § 542.131 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.131
§ 542.131. REQUEST BY CERTAIN OFFICIALS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a claim for a burglary or robbery loss or a death claim seeking life insurance proceeds that is filed with an insurance company on or after September 1, 2001.

(b) In the course of a criminal investigation and subject to Subsection (c), the state fire marshal, the fire marshal of a political subdivision of this state, the chief of a fire department in this state, a chief of police of a municipality in this state, or a sheriff in this state may request in writing that an insurance company investigating a claimed burglary or robbery loss or a death claim seeking life insurance proceeds release information in the company's possession that relates to that claimed loss. The company shall release the information to any official authorized to request the information under this subsection if the company has reason to believe that the insurance claim is false or fraudulent.

(c) An official who requests information under this section may not request anything other than:

(1) an insurance policy relevant to an insurance claim under investigation and the application for that policy;

(2) policy premium payment records;

(3) the history of the insured's previous claims; and

(4) material relating to the investigation of the insurance claim, including:

(A) statements of any person;

(B) proof of loss; or

(C) other relevant evidence.

(d) This section does not authorize a public official or agency to adopt or require any form of periodic report by an insurance company.

(e) In the absence of fraud or malice, an insurance company or a person who releases information on behalf of an insurance company is not liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for an oral or written statement made, or any other action taken, that relates to the information required to be released under this section.

(f) An official or department employee receiving information under this section shall maintain the confidentiality of the information until the information is required to be released during a criminal or civil proceeding.

(g) An insurance company or the company's representative may not intentionally refuse to release to an official described by Subsection (b) the information required to be released to that official under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.007
§ 410.007. INFORMATION LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall determine the type of information that is most useful to parties to help resolve disputes regarding income benefits. That information may include:

(1) reports regarding the compensable injury;

(2) medical information regarding the injured employee; and

(3) wage records.

(b) The division shall publish a list developed from the information described under Subsection (a) in appropriate media, including the division's Internet website, to provide guidance to a party to a dispute regarding the type of information the party should have available at a benefit review conference or a contested case hearing.

(c) At the time a benefit review conference or contested case hearing is scheduled, the division shall make available a copy of the list developed under Subsection (b) to each party to the dispute.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.057 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.057
§ 16.057. DENIAL OF REGISTRATION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the secretary of state determines that the applicant is not entitled to register the mark, the secretary of state shall:

(1) notify the applicant of the determination and the reason for the denial of the application; and

(2) give the applicant reasonable time as prescribed by the secretary of state in which to issue a response to the denial or amend the application, in which event the secretary of state shall reexamine the application.

(b) The applicant may repeat the examination procedures described by Subsection (a) until the earlier of:

(1) the expiration of the period prescribed by the secretary of state under Subsection (a)(2); or

(2) the date on which the secretary of state finally refuses registration of the application.

(c) If the applicant fails to respond to the denial or to amend the application within the period prescribed by the secretary of state under Subsection (a)(2), the application is considered to have been abandoned.

(d) If the secretary of state finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek a writ of mandamus against the secretary of state to compel registration in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Section 16.106. The writ of mandamus may be granted, without cost to the secretary of state, on proof that all the statements in the application are true and that the mark is otherwise entitled to registration.
Tex. Family Code § 264.113 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.113
§ 264.113. FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2025.

(d) The department shall work with the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services to recruit foster parents and adoptive parents who have skills, training, or experience suitable to care for children with hearing impairments.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.047
§ 351.047. ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate:

(1) medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;

(2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; and

(3) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.
Tex. Government Code § 845.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.206
§ 845.206. ACTUARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint an actuary.

(b) The actuary shall perform duties in connection with advising the board concerning operation of the system's funds.

(c) At least once every five years the actuary shall:

(1) make a general investigation of the mortality and service experience of the members and annuitants of the system; and

(2) on the basis of the results of the investigation, recommend for adoption by the board required tables and rates.

(d) On the basis of tables and rates adopted by the board, the actuary shall make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system and of each participating subdivision with regard to the retirement system.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.252 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.252
§ 11.252. MAINTENANCE PROVIDER REVIEW SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section "maintenance" includes the administration, operation, preservation, repair, and expansion of personal property owned by the department and real property owned or operated by the department.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish a maintenance provider review system through which the department annually determines whether a maintenance task performed by the department could be performed by a third-party contractor in a manner that:

(1) is more cost-effective than the department's manner of performing the maintenance task; and

(2) yields a result that is equal to or greater than the quality of the result produced by the department performing the task.

(c) The maintenance provider review system established under Subsection (b) must require the department to contract with a third party for the performance of any maintenance task performed by the department that could be performed by a third-party contractor in the manner that meets the criteria described by Subsection (b) after the department's cost of administering the contract is added to the cost of performance by the third party.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.081
§ 361.081. NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A SOLID WASTE FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require the applicant to mail notice to each residential or business address located within one-half mile of a new solid waste management facility and to each owner of real property located within one-half mile of a new solid waste management facility listed in the real property appraisal records of the appraisal district in which the solid waste management facility is sought to be permitted as of the date the commission determines the permit application is administratively complete. The notice must be sent by mail and must be deposited with the United States postal service not more than 45 days or less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

(b) The applicant must certify to the commission that the mailings were deposited as required by Subsection (a). Acceptance of the certification creates a rebuttable presumption that the applicant has complied with this section. Substantial compliance with the notice requirements of Subsection (a) is sufficient for the commission to exercise jurisdiction over an application for a solid waste facility.

(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), the commission shall hold a public meeting and the applicant shall give notice concerning the application for a permit for a new hazardous waste management facility as provided by Section 361.0791.
Tex. Family Code § 160.502 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.502
§ 160.502. ORDER FOR TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter and by Subchapter G, a court shall order a child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request is made by a party to a proceeding to determine parentage.

(b) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before the birth of the child, the court or support enforcement agency may not order in utero testing.

(c) If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0301
§ 8040.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.015
§ 775.015. FILING OF PETITION AND NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the petition is in proper form, the county judge may receive the petition and shall file the petition with the county clerk.

(b) At the next regular or special session of the commissioners court held after the petition is filed with the county clerk, the commissioners court shall set a place, date, and time for the hearing to consider the petition.

(c) The county clerk shall give notice of the hearing. The notice must state:

(1) that creation of a district is proposed;

(2) that the district is to be created and is to operate under Article III, Section 48-e, of the Texas Constitution, as proposed by S.J.R. No. 27, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, and adopted by the voters at an election held November 3, 1987;

(3) the name of the proposed district;

(4) the district's boundaries as stated in the petition;

(5) the place, date, and time of the hearing; and

(6) that each person who has an interest in the creation of the district may attend the hearing and present grounds for or against creation of the district.

(d) The county clerk shall retain a copy of the notice and shall deliver sufficient copies of the notice to the sheriff for posting and publication as prescribed by Subsection (e).

(e) Not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held, the sheriff shall post one copy of the notice at the courthouse door. The sheriff shall also have the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.

(f) The return of each officer executing notice must:

(1) be endorsed or attached to a copy of the notice;

(2) show the execution of the notice;

(3) specify each date on which the notice was posted or published; and

(4) include a printed copy of the published notice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.162 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.162
§ 327.162. SUPERVISION BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county commissioners court may supervise the zoo board in the exercise of all powers and duties under this chapter, including Subchapter E.

(b) The county commissioners court may decide to approve all zoo board budgets or contracts, leases, deeds, or other agreements. An appropriate entry in the minutes of the commissioners court of the county is sufficient evidence of approval.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.181
§ 2161.181. GOALS FOR PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A state agency, including the comptroller, shall make a good faith effort to increase the contract awards for the purchase of goods or services that the agency expects to make during a fiscal year to historically underutilized businesses based on rules adopted by the comptroller to implement the disparity study described by Section 2161.002(c).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.0075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.0075
§ 533A.0075. EXCHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The department, in relation to services provided under this title, or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority or community center, may exchange with one another the employment records of an employee or former employee who applies for employment at the department, authority, or community center.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.27 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.27
§ 11.27. SOLAR AND WIND-POWERED ENERGY DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the amount of appraised value of real property owned by the person that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a solar or wind-powered energy device that is primarily for production and distribution of energy for on-site use.

(a-1) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the appraised value of a solar or wind-powered energy device owned by the person that is installed or constructed on real property and is primarily for production and distribution of energy for on-site use regardless of whether the person owns the real property on which the device is installed or constructed.

(b) The comptroller, with the assistance of the Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, or its successor, shall develop guidelines to assist local officials in the administration of this section.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Solar energy device" means an apparatus designed or adapted to convert the radiant energy from the sun, including energy imparted to plants through photosynthesis employing the bioconversion processes of anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis, or fermentation, but not including direct combustion, into thermal, mechanical, or electrical energy; to store the converted energy, either in the form to which originally converted or another form; or to distribute radiant solar energy or the energy to which the radiant solar energy is converted.

(2) "Wind-powered energy device" means an apparatus designed or adapted to convert the energy available in the wind into thermal, mechanical, or electrical energy; to store the converted energy, either in the form to which originally converted or another form; or to distribute the converted energy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.004
§ 371.004. MANAGEMENT OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

To carry out this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality may appoint a person to manage the promotion, development, tourism, and convention activities of the municipality or may designate an official of the municipality to perform that function. The person appointed or designated shall serve ex officio as secretary of the board created for the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.161
§ 1508.161. USE OF AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to or instead of a pledge of revenue, a municipality may impose and pledge to the payment of any portion of the operation and maintenance costs of a facility described by Section 1508.152(a) a continuing annual ad valorem tax imposed at a rate sufficient for that purpose as provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.

(b) A tax under this section:

(1) must be imposed at a rate within any limit contained in the municipal charter; and

(2) may not be used for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds.

(c) The proceeds of a tax pledged under this section shall be used annually, to the extent required by or provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds, for the operation and maintenance of the facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0199 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0199
§ 437.0199. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR HONEY PRODUCTION OPERATION.
Status: in_force

Honey or honeycomb sold or distributed by a honey production operation must be labeled in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 131, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8215.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8215 / Section 8215.051
§ 8215.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.102 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.102
§ 152.102. VENUE.
Status: in_force

The proceeding to obtain relief shall be in the district court of the county in which the land is located.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.001
§ 67.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Administration of criminal justice" has the meaning assigned by Article 66.001.

(2) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.

(3) "Combination" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.

(4) "Criminal activity" means conduct that is subject to prosecution.

(5) "Criminal information" means facts, material, photographs, or data reasonably related to the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.

(6) "Criminal justice agency" means:

(A) an entity defined as a criminal justice agency under Article 66.001; or

(B) a municipal or county agency, or school district law enforcement agency, that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order.

(7) "Criminal street gang" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.

(8) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

(8-a) "Foreign terrorist organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.

(9) "Intelligence database" means a collection or compilation of data organized for search and retrieval to evaluate, analyze, disseminate, or use intelligence information relating to a combination, criminal street gang, or foreign terrorist organization for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a criminal offense.

(10) "Juvenile justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 58.101, Family Code.

(11) "Law enforcement agency" does not include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or a local juvenile probation department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924 / Section 7924.005
§ 7924.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 69.22 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 69 / Section 69.22
§ 69.22. CENTER FOR BORDER ECONOMIC AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish a center for border economic and enterprise development at The University of Texas at El Paso.

(b) The center established under this section may:

(1) develop and manage an economic data base concerning the Texas-Mexico border;

(2) perform economic development planning and research;

(3) provide technical assistance to industrial and governmental entities; and

(4) in cooperation with other state agencies, coordinate economic and enterprise development planning activities of state agencies to ensure that the economic needs of the Texas-Mexico border are integrated within a comprehensive state economic development plan.

(c) The center may offer seminars and conduct conferences and other educational programs concerning the Texas-Mexico border economy and economic and enterprise development within the state.

(d) The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to aid in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the center.

(e) The center established under this section shall cooperate fully with similar programs operated by Texas A&M International University, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and other institutions of higher education.
Tex. Election Code § 32.091 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.091
§ 32.091. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an election judge or clerk is entitled to compensation for services rendered at a precinct polling place at an hourly rate not to exceed the amount fixed by the appropriate authority, which amount must be at least the federal minimum hourly wage. A judge or clerk may be compensated at that rate for services rendered under Section 62.014(c).

(b) A judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work before the polls open, except for payment made for work under Section 62.014(c). In a precinct in which voting machines are used, a judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work after the time for closing the polls or after the last voter has voted, whichever is later.

(c) For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training program as provided by Subchapter F, $7.