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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0304
§ 8071.0304. 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. Transportation Code § 112.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.204
§ 112.204. SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A high-speed rail operator shall:

(1) in the manner required by law for intercity passenger railroads, implement all security requirements of the Transportation Security Administration or its successor agency;

(2) conduct periodic risk-based threat and vulnerability assessments; and

(3) in consultation with the Transportation Security Administration, implement appropriate security measures in response to results of the assessments, which may include:

(A) establishing effective intrusion protection and access controls for railroad-owned facilities and the rail corridor;

(B) instituting active or passive passenger screening protocols; and

(C) providing appropriate levels of onboard security for all revenue service trains.

(b) A high-speed rail operator shall collect and investigate security threat reports submitted by members of the public.

(c) A high-speed rail operator shall:

(1) designate employees who are managers or supervisors and whose position description, job duties, or assignment includes emergency management responsibilities; and

(2) require those employees to complete the emergency management training described by Section 418.005, Government Code.

(d) A high-speed rail operator may not use the services of a peace officer employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state unless the operator compensates the state or political subdivision, as applicable, for the officer's time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.052
§ 9029.052. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed or elected a director unless the person:

(1) owns taxable property in the authority; and

(2) resides in the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1505
§ 54.1505. WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who is sworn and who appears before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury and aggravated perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness or other court participant for failure to appear after being summoned, refusal to answer questions, or other acts of direct contempt before a magistrate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.002
§ 1016.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates in accordance with and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.006
§ 432.006. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a salvage broker license or salvage operator license must:

(1) file a license application on a form prescribed by the department;

(2) pay a nonrefundable license fee to the department; and

(3) cooperate with the department in any required prelicensing inspections.
Tex. Government Code § 26.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.157
§ 26.157. DALLAS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Dallas County has no appellate criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.102
§ 2203.102. INSURER OF LAST RESORT FOR CERTAIN NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A nursing home or assisted living facility not otherwise eligible for insurance coverage from the association under Section 2203.101 is eligible for that coverage if the home or facility demonstrates, in accordance with the requirements of the association, that the home or facility:

(1) made a verifiable effort to obtain insurance coverage from authorized insurers and eligible surplus lines insurers; and

(2) was unable to obtain substantially equivalent insurance coverage and rates.

(b) In consultation with the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the commissioner by rule shall adopt minimum rating standards for for-profit nursing homes and for-profit assisted living facilities that must be met before a for-profit nursing home or for-profit assisted living facility may obtain insurance coverage through the association. The standards must promote the highest practical level of care for residents of the nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.104
§ 143.104. EXAMINATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules to standardize the procedures for entrance and promotional examinations. The rules must provide:

(1) that each applicant have adequate space in which to take the examination;

(2) that each applicant be provided with a desk;

(3) that the room in which the examination is held have a public address system; and

(4) the maximum number of times an applicant may leave the room during the examination and the procedure each applicant must follow when leaving or entering the room during the examination.
Tex. Water Code § 17.958 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.958
§ 17.958. ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Water Development Fund II economically distressed areas program account, referred to as the "economically distressed areas program account," is an account established within the fund in the state treasury. Transfers shall be made from this account as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The economically distressed areas program account is composed of:

(1) money and assets attributable to water financial assistance bonds designated by the board as issued for projects described in Subchapter K;

(2) money provided by the federal government, the state, political subdivisions, and private entities for the purpose of paying debt service on water financial assistance bonds issued for purposes provided by Subchapter K;

(3) payments received under a bond enhancement agreement with respect to water financial assistance bonds designated by the board as issued for purposes provided by Subchapter K;

(4) investment income earned on money on deposit in the economically distressed areas program account; and

(5) any other funds, regardless of their source, that the board directs be deposited to the credit of the economically distressed areas program account.

(c) Money on deposit in the economically distressed areas program account may be used by the board for purposes provided by Subchapter K in the manner that the board determines necessary for the administration of the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0304
§ 7961.0304. 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. Business Organizations Code § 21.205 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.205
§ 21.205. WAIVER OF PREEMPTIVE RIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder may waive a preemptive right granted to the shareholder.

(b) A written waiver of a preemptive right is irrevocable regardless of whether the waiver is supported by consideration.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.124 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.124
§ 63.124. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The service may sue in the name of the director to enjoin a violation of this chapter.

(b) The service may request a prosecuting attorney or the attorney general to sue to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.058
§ 1022.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.158 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.158
§ 248A.158. RELATION TO NURSING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), nursing services provided to a client by a center must be a replacement of private duty nursing or other skilled nursing services provided in a setting other than a center unless additional nursing services are medically necessary.

(b) A center may provide nursing services in a group setting, consistent with appropriate staffing ratios as the executive commissioner determines.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.256 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.256
§ 56B.256. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a payment under Article 56B.254 is subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated by the attorney general.

(b) The attorney general shall calculate the amount of the cost-of-living adjustment by multiplying the amount of the annual payment received by the peace officer under this subchapter during the preceding year by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, or its successor index, increased during the preceding calendar year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.301
§ 6002.301. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

An individual or organization may not:

(1) plan, certify, lease, sell, service, install, monitor, or maintain a fire alarm or fire detection device or system without a license or registration certificate;

(2) obtain or attempt to obtain a registration certificate or license by fraudulent representation; or

(3) plan, certify, lease, sell, service, install, monitor, or maintain a fire alarm or fire detection device or system in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.009
§ 302.009. JOB PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall develop a job placement incentive program under which persons with whom local workforce development boards contract for employment services under Chapter 2308, Government Code, are provided incentives for placing recipients of financial assistance and nonrecipient parents participating in employment programs under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, in higher-wage jobs, as determined by the commission.

(b) In developing guidelines for the job placement incentive program, the commission shall:

(1) define measures for higher-wage jobs based on:

(A) locally appropriate indicators of the wages necessary to lift recipients of employment services out of poverty and into self-sufficiency; and

(B) the self-sufficiency wage developed for each local workforce development board under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.); and

(2) involve representatives of local workforce development boards in developing guidelines for the program and the measures for higher-wage jobs.

(c) The commission shall administer the job placement incentive program through the local workforce development boards.

(d) A local workforce development board that provides a monetary incentive under the job placement incentive program to a person with whom the board contracts for employment services shall require the person to use the money for expenses relating to education, training, and support services necessary to prepare, place, and maintain recipients of financial assistance and nonrecipient parents in jobs paying wages that allow those persons to attain self-sufficiency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.027
§ 691.027. AUTOPSY.
Status: in_force

Only the commission may grant permission to perform an autopsy on an unclaimed body. The commission may grant permission after receiving a specific request for an autopsy that shows sufficient evidence of medical urgency.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.752 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.752
§ 42A.752. CONTINUATION OR MODIFICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AFTER VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If after a hearing under Article 42A.751(d) a judge continues or modifies community supervision after determining that the defendant violated a condition of community supervision, the judge may impose any other conditions the judge determines are appropriate, including:

(1) a requirement that the defendant perform community service for a number of hours specified by the court under Article 42A.304, or an increase in the number of hours that the defendant has previously been required to perform under that article in an amount not to exceed double the number of hours permitted by that article;

(2) an extension of the period of community supervision, in the manner described by Article 42A.753;

(3) an increase in the defendant's fine, in the manner described by Subsection (b); or

(4) the placement of the defendant in a substance abuse felony punishment program operated under Section 493.009, Government Code, if:

(A) the defendant is convicted of a felony other than:

(i) a felony under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code; or

(ii) criminal attempt of a felony under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code; and

(B) the judge makes an affirmative finding that:

(i) drug or alcohol abuse significantly contributed to the commission of the offense or violation of a condition of community supervision, as applicable; and

(ii) the defendant is a suitable candidate for treatment, as determined by the suitability criteria established by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice under Section 493.009(b), Government Code.

(b) A judge may impose a sanction on a defendant described by Subsection (a)(3) by increasing the fine imposed on the defendant. The original fine imposed on the defendant and an increase in the fine imposed under this subsection may not exceed the maximum fine for the offense for which the defendant was sentenced. The judge shall deposit money received from an increase in the defendant's fine under this subsection in the special fund of the county treasury to be used for the same purposes for which state aid may be used under Chapter 76, Government Code.

(c) If the judge imposes a sanction under Subsection (a)(4), the judge shall also impose a condition requiring the defendant on successful completion of the program to participate in a drug or alcohol abuse continuum of care treatment plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.259
§ 7803.259. BONDS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a separately defined area is annexed, the board may issue tax bonds clearly entitled by the designation of the defined area to acquire money to carry out any district power or accomplish any district purpose under this chapter for improvements to or for the defined area.

(b) The board may impose continuing direct annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property located solely in the separately defined area sufficient to:

(1) provide for the payment of interest on bonds issued under this section as the interest accrues; and

(2) create and provide a sinking fund for the payment of principal of the bonds as the bonds mature.

(c) The issuance of bonds under this section may be authorized by a board order.

(d) The district may not issue bonds, other than refunding bonds, unless the bonds are authorized by a majority vote of the voters residing in the separately defined area voting in an election held to determine whether the bonds should be issued and whether a tax should be imposed on property in the defined area to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. The election must be held in the manner provided by Sections 7803.113 and 7803.204.

(e) The initial bond election for a separately defined area may be held on the same day as the election to ratify annexation of the defined area and as part of the order calling the ratification election.

(f) Subchapter E applies to any bonds issued to provide improvements to or for any separately defined area in a manner consistent with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003 / Section 8003.004
§ 8003.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8003.003 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. Education Code § 110.11 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.11
§ 110.11. MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICIES.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations pertaining to the admission of students to the medical school.
Tex. Government Code § 448.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 448 / Section 448.101
§ 448.101. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory commission, under direction of the commission, shall:

(1) conduct a study on antisemitism in this state and submit a report on the results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year;

(2) provide advice and assistance to public and private primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education in this state regarding methods of combating antisemitism and implementation of Holocaust and genocide courses of study and awareness programs;

(3) meet with appropriate representatives of public and private organizations, including service organizations, to provide information on and to assist in planning, coordinating, or modifying antisemitism awareness programs and Holocaust and genocide courses of study and awareness programs;

(4) compile a list of volunteers, such as Holocaust or other genocide survivors, liberators of concentration camps, scholars, and members of the clergy, who have agreed to share, in classrooms, seminars, exhibits, or workshops, their verifiable knowledge and experiences regarding the Holocaust or other genocide;

(5) annually coordinate events in this state memorializing the Holocaust and other genocides on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the Days of Remembrance established by the United States Congress, or on any other day designated by the advisory commission for that purpose;

(6) solicit volunteers to participate in commemorative events designed to enhance public awareness of the fight against antisemitism and continuing significance of the Holocaust and other genocides;

(7) collaborate with appropriate groups to support efforts to recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and

(8) make recommendations as to whether International Holocaust Remembrance Day shall be a state holiday.

(b) In implementing Subsection (a), the advisory commission, under direction of the commission, may contact and cooperate with:

(1) existing public or private antisemitism, Holocaust, or other genocide resource organizations, including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;

(2) other museums, centers, and organizations based in this state;

(3) state agencies that perform this state's educational functions as delegated under the Education Code, including the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(4) the Texas Veterans Commission; and

(5) members of the United States Congress and of the legislature of this state.

(c) The commission may provide matching grants to assist in the implementation of the advisory commission's goals and objectives.

(d) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the advisory commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.801 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.801
§ 361.801. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Contaminant" includes:

(A) solid waste;

(B) hazardous waste;

(C) a hazardous waste constituent listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart D, or Table 1, 40 C.F.R. Section 261.24;

(D) a pollutant as defined in Section 26.001, Water Code; and

(E) a hazardous substance:

(i) as defined in Section 361.003; or

(ii) subject to Subchapter G, Chapter 26, Water Code.

(2) "Potable water" means water that is used for irrigating crops intended for human consumption, drinking, showering, bathing, or cooking purposes.

(3) "Response action" means the cleanup or removal from the environment of a hazardous substance or contaminant, excluding a waste, pollutant, or substance regulated by or that results from an activity under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas under Chapter 91 or 141, Natural Resources Code, or Chapter 27, Water Code.