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Tex. Government Code § 1506.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.113
§ 1506.113. INVESTMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS AND FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond proceeds, until they are needed to implement the purpose for which the bonds were issued, may be invested in direct obligations of the United States, placed on time deposit, or both.

(b) Money in an interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or any other fund established or provided for in the bond ordinance may be invested in the manner and in the securities as provided in the bond ordinance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.204
§ 301.204. GENERAL RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules, policies, and procedures concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the board. The rules, policies, or procedures adopted under this subsection must:

(1) distinguish between categories of complaints;

(2) ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration;

(3) require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;

(4) ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint;

(5) prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the board to obtain the services of a private investigator; and

(6) by rule allow appropriate employees of the board to dismiss a complaint if an investigation demonstrates that:

(A) a violation did not occur; or

(B) the subject of the complaint is outside the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board shall:

(1) dispose of all complaints in a timely manner; and

(2) establish a schedule for conducting each phase of a complaint that is under the control of the board not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the complaint.

(c) The board shall notify the parties of the projected time requirements for pursuing the complaint.

(d) The board shall notify the parties to the complaint of any change in the schedule not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.

(e) The executive director of the board shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the time prescribed by the board for resolving the complaint so that the board may take necessary action on the complaint.

(f) At each public meeting of the board, the executive director shall report to the board each complaint dismissed under Subsection (a)(6) since the board's last public meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0106
§ 3967.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 58.110 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.110
§ 58.110. REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall develop reporting procedures that ensure that the juvenile offender processing data is reported from the time a juvenile offender is initially taken into custody, detained, or referred until the time a juvenile offender is released from the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system.

(b) The law enforcement agency or the juvenile intake agency that initiates the entry of the juvenile offender into the juvenile justice information system for a specific incident shall prepare a uniform incident fingerprint card and initiate the reporting process for each incident reportable under this subchapter.

(c) The clerk of the court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile offender's case shall report the disposition of the case to the department.

(d) In each county, the reporting agencies may make alternative arrangements for reporting the required information, including combined reporting or electronic reporting, if the alternative reporting is approved by the juvenile board and the department.

(e) Except as otherwise required by applicable state laws or regulations, information required by this chapter to be reported to the department shall be reported promptly. The information shall be reported not later than the 30th day after the date the information is received by the agency responsible for reporting the information, except that a juvenile offender's custody or detention without previous custody shall be reported to the department not later than the seventh day after the date of the custody or detention.

(f) Subject to available telecommunications capacity, the department shall develop the capability to receive by electronic means the information required under this section to be reported to the department. The information must be in a form that is compatible to the form required of data to be reported under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.158 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.158
§ 62.158. CERTAIN AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
Status: in_force

An employer is exempt from this chapter with respect to employment in an amusement or recreational establishment that:

(1) does not operate for more than seven months in a calendar year; or

(2) had average receipts for any six months of the preceding calendar year of not more than 33-1/3 percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.551 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.551
§ 156.551. MORTGAGE GRANT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish, administer, and maintain a mortgage grant fund as provided by this subchapter. The amounts received by the commissioner for deposit in the fund shall be held by the commissioner in trust for carrying out the purposes of the fund.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), all or any portion of the amount of a penalty that is collected by the commissioner under Sections 156.302, 156.303, 157.023, 157.024, 157.031, 158.105, and 180.202, as determined by the commissioner, may be deposited to the credit of the mortgage grant fund at the end of each fiscal year.

(c) The balance of the mortgage grant fund may not at any time exceed $300,000.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.388 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.388
§ 401.388. HEARING AND DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person charged requests a hearing, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and shall give notice of a hearing to be held by that office.

(b) The hearing shall be held by an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and promptly issue to the department a written proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and a recommendation of the amount of the proposed penalty if a penalty is warranted.

(d) Based on the findings of fact and the recommendations of the administrative law judge, the department by order may find that a violation has occurred and assess an administrative penalty or may find that no violation occurred.

(e) All proceedings under Subsections (a)-(d) are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The department shall give notice to the person charged of the department's decision, and if the department finds that a violation has occurred and an administrative penalty has been assessed, the department shall give to the person charged written notice of:

(1) the department's findings;

(2) the amount of the penalty; and

(3) the person's right to judicial review of the department's order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.153
§ 603.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

(b) The medical board may not include in rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter a rule that:

(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of any advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the use by the person of a trade name in advertising.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923A / Section 7923A.0101
§ 7923A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 580.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.102
§ 716.102. RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS.
Status: in_force

(a) A crematory establishment shall furnish to a representative of a funeral establishment who delivers deceased human remains to the crematory establishment a receipt that includes:

(1) the signature and printed name of the representative who delivered the remains;

(2) the date and time of the delivery;

(3) the type of cremation container in which the remains were delivered;

(4) the name of the funeral establishment or other entity that contracted to provide for the cremation;

(5) the name of the individual who received the human remains on behalf of the crematory; and

(6) the name of the deceased person.

(b) The crematory establishment shall retain a copy of the receipt required by Subsection (a) in the crematory establishment's records.
Tex. Water Code § 26.081 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.081
§ 26.081. REGIONAL OR AREA-WIDE SYSTEMS; GENERAL POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds and declares that it is necessary to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state to implement the state policy to encourage and promote the development and use of regional and area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of the citizens of the state and to prevent pollution and maintain and enhance the quality of the water in the state.

(b) Within any standard metropolitan statistical area in the state, the commission is authorized to implement this policy in the manner and in accordance with the procedure provided in Sections 26.081 through 26.086 of this code.

(c) In those portions of the state which are not within a standard metropolitan statistical area, the commission shall observe this state policy by encouraging interested and affected persons to cooperate in developing and using regional and area-wide systems. The commission may not use the procedure specified in Sections 26.081 through 26.086 of this code in these areas to implement this policy. However, this does not affect or diminish any authority which the commission may otherwise have and exercise under other provisions of this chapter.

(d) The term "standard metropolitan statistical area," as used in this section, means an area consisting of a county or one or more contiguous counties which is officially designated as such by the United States Office of Management and Budget or its successor in this function.
Tex. Election Code § 145.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.005
§ 145.005. EFFECT OF VOTES CAST FOR DECEASED, WITHDRAWN, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the name of a deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate appears on the ballot under this chapter, the votes cast for the candidate shall be counted and entered on the official election returns in the same manner as for the other candidates.

(b) If the deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate receives the vote required for election, the resulting vacancy shall be filled in the regular manner.

(c) If the deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate and another candidate tie for the most votes in an election in which a plurality vote is sufficient for election, the other candidate is considered to be elected. If more than one other candidate is tied with the deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate, the winner of the election shall be determined by resolving the tie between the other candidates in the regular manner for resolving a tie vote in the election.

(d) In a race in which a runoff is required, if the deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate received the vote that would entitle the candidate to a place on the runoff election ballot or tied for that number of votes, the candidates in the runoff shall be determined in the regular manner but without regard to the votes received by the deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.203 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.203
§ 74.203. MAINTENANCE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule may impose a maintenance fee on all cotton grown or on all cotton acres in a maintenance area.

(b) The maintenance fee must be collected on a per-acre or per-bale basis at a rate to be set by the commissioner after receiving a recommendation from the board. The board shall consult with cotton grower steering committees in formulating a recommendation to the commissioner under this subsection. The commissioner may accept, reject, or modify a board recommendation.

(c) The commissioner by rule may determine the method, manner, and mechanism by which maintenance fees are collected, including provisions for collection at central points in the cotton marketing process. The rules must provide for the fee collector to forward maintenance fees to the credit of the foundation.

(d) The amount of the maintenance fee must be based on:

(1) the number of cotton acres in a maintenance area;

(2) the potential for reinfestation from outside the maintenance area;

(3) the growing season;

(4) epidemiology;

(5) historical weather conditions;

(6) the expected costs of the maintenance program; and

(7) the need for an adequate reserve to respond to potential reinfestations in a rapid, effective manner.

(e) The department shall hold one or more hearings regarding the amount and collection methods of a maintenance fee to be imposed under this section.

(f) Maintenance fees collected under this section are not state funds.
Tex. Government Code § 2052.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.303
§ 2052.303. USE OF RECYCLED PAPER.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that issues publications, including reports, for general distribution, including distribution to members of the legislature, shall use recycled paper to produce the publications to the greatest extent possible when the use of recycled paper is cost-effective.

(b) In this section, "state agency" means:

(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute of this state;

(2) a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.402
§ 152.402. GENERAL EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A transfer of all or part of a partner's partnership interest:

(1) is not an event of withdrawal;

(2) does not by itself cause a winding up of the partnership business; and

(3) against the other partners or the partnership, does not entitle the transferee, during the continuance of the partnership, to participate in the management or conduct of the partnership business.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.311 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.311
§ 462.311. REPORT TO RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

The association shall periodically file with the receiver of an impaired insurer a statement of covered claims paid by the association and an estimate of claims anticipated against the association. The statement preserves the rights of the association against the assets of the impaired insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.102
§ 1091.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8128.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8128 / Section 8128.104
§ 8128.104. DISTRICT NAMES FOLLOWING DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The resulting new districts are assigned consecutive letters to be appended to the name of the original district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.111 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.111
§ 140A.111. PREVIOUSLY SEIZED ASSETS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, no remedies provided by this chapter may be assessed against proceeds, contraband, or other property over which a law enforcement agency has previously asserted jurisdiction under Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure, at the time a suit under this chapter was filed.
Tex. Election Code § 111.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 111 / Section 111.006
§ 111.006. MANUALLY COUNTING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM BALLOT.
Status: in_force

If a restricted electronic system ballot cannot be automatically counted with other electronic system ballots voted in the election that are to be counted automatically, the restricted ballot shall be counted manually.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.051
§ 8432.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8432.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 26.171 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.171
§ 26.171. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC WATER.
Status: in_force

A local government may inspect the public water in its area and determine whether or not:

(1) the quality of the water meets the state water quality standards adopted by the commission;

(2) persons discharging effluent into the public water located in the areas of which the local government has jurisdiction have obtained permits for discharge of the effluent; and

(3) persons who have permits are making discharges in compliance with the requirements of the permits.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.135 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.135
§ 23.135. LICENSE TO OCCUPY DWELLING UNIT IN TAX-EXEMPT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A license to occupy a dwelling unit in a retirement community that is exempt from taxation under Section 11.18(d)(19) is not a taxable leasehold or other possessory interest in real property regardless of whether the occupant of the dwelling unit is required to pay a refundable or nonrefundable deposit or a periodic service fee under the contract granting the occupant the license to occupy the dwelling unit.
Tex. Education Code § 1.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1 / Section 1.004
§ 1.004. DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO.
Status: in_force

(a) A public elementary or secondary school or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 must display in a conspicuous place in each building of the school or institution a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto, "In God We Trust," if the poster or framed copy meets the requirements of Subsection (b) and is:

(1) donated for display at the school or institution; or

(2) purchased from private donations and made available to the school or institution.

(b) A poster or framed copy of the national motto described by Subsection (a):

(1) must contain a representation of the United States flag centered under the national motto and a representation of the state flag; and

(2) may not depict any words, images, or other information other than the representations listed in Subdivision (1).

(c) A public elementary or secondary school and an institution of higher education may accept and use private donations for the purposes of Subsection (a).

(d) A classroom teacher at a public elementary or secondary school or a teacher or professor at an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may not be prohibited from displaying in a classroom a poster or framed copy of the national motto that meets the requirements of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0504
§ 8515.0504. EXCHANGING BONDS FOR PROPERTY OR WORK.
Status: in_force

The authority may exchange bonds, including refunding bonds:

(1) for property acquired by purchase; or

(2) in payment of the contract price of work performed or materials or services provided for the authority's use and benefit.
Tex. Government Code § 660.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.013
§ 660.013. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED BY EMPLOYEES OF OTHER AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by another state agency's employee if the employee incurred the expense while providing services to the paying or reimbursing agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 829 / Section 829.001
§ 829.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Animal control officer" means a person who:

(A) is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal control; and

(B) is not a peace officer.

(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.002
§ 9053.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.303
§ 3916.303. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0305
§ 4022.0305. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Education Code § 44.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.006
§ 44.006. EFFECT OF ADOPTED BUDGET; AMENDMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Public funds of the school district may not be spent in any manner other than as provided for in the budget adopted by the board of trustees, but the board may amend a budget or adopt a supplementary emergency budget to cover necessary unforeseen expenses.

(b) Any amendment or supplementary budget must be prepared and filed according to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.