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Tex. Government Code § 547.0406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0406
§ 547.0406. USE OF GRANT MONEY AND MATCHING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Acceptable uses of the grant money and matching funds include:

(1) continuing a mental health jail diversion program;

(2) establishing or expanding a mental health jail diversion program;

(3) establishing alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;

(4) providing assertive community treatment or forensic assertive community treatment with an outreach component;

(5) providing intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;

(6) providing continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;

(7) establishing interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and

(8) providing local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.001
§ 8475.001. 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 LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Government Code § 615.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.101
§ 615.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes the state, an agency or institution of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0104
§ 7888.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7888.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 104.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 104 / Section 104.004
§ 104.004. COMMISSION DUTIES; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission periodically shall notify employers regarding the requirement adopted under Section 104.002. The commission shall provide the notice as part of any other periodic notice sent to employers and shall also post the notice on the commission's Internet website.

(b) If the commission adopts rules under Section 301.067 regarding employer requirements under this chapter, each employer shall provide the information required by Section 104.002 in the manner prescribed by those rules.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.046 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.046
§ 407.046. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority to self-insure of a certified self-insurer who fails to comply with requirements or conditions established by this chapter or a rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter.

(b) If the commissioner believes that a ground exists to revoke a certificate of authority to self-insure, the commissioner shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. That office shall hold a hearing to determine if the certificate should be revoked. The hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall notify the certified self-insurer of the hearing and the grounds not later than the 30th day before the scheduled hearing date.

(d) If the certified self-insurer fails to show cause why the certificate should not be revoked, the commissioner immediately shall revoke the certificate.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.055
§ 2251.055. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The rights and remedies provided by this subchapter are in addition to rights and remedies provided by this chapter or other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.052
§ 1100.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.014 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.014
§ 402.014. MAINTENANCE OF PRIOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by this title, this code does not apply to an action or proceeding commenced before the mandatory application date. Prior law applies to the action or proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8846.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8846 / Section 8846.051
§ 8846.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) A director may serve consecutive terms.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 246.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 246 / Section 246.004
§ 246.004. INDUSTRIES FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A Texas Juvenile Justice Department industries program fund is created in the state treasury.

(b) Proceeds from the operation of the industries program shall be deposited in the fund.

(c) Money from the fund may be appropriated only for use by the department for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.156
§ 363.156. PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) To the extent competitive bidding procedures in Title 8 apply, the board may not enter purchasing contracts that involve spending more than $25,000 unless the board complies with:

(1) Subchapter C, Chapter 262, if the district was created by a county; or

(2) Chapter 252, if the district was created by a municipality.

(c) If the political subdivision that created the district has a purchasing agent authorized by law, that agent shall serve as purchasing agent for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 809.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.053
§ 809.053. ACTIONS RELATING TO LISTED FINANCIAL COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) For each listed financial company identified under Section 809.052, the state governmental entity shall send a written notice:

(1) informing the financial company of its status as a listed financial company;

(2) warning the financial company that it may become subject to divestment by state governmental entities after the expiration of the period described by Subsection (b); and

(3) offering the financial company the opportunity to clarify its activities related to companies described by Sections 809.001(1)(A) and (B).

(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date the financial company receives notice under Subsection (a), the financial company must cease boycotting energy companies in order to avoid qualifying for divestment by state governmental entities.

(c) If, during the time provided by Subsection (b), the financial company ceases boycotting energy companies, the comptroller shall remove the financial company from the list maintained under Section 809.051 and this chapter will no longer apply to the financial company unless it resumes boycotting energy companies.

(d) If, after the time provided by Subsection (b) expires, the financial company continues to boycott energy companies, the state governmental entity shall sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the financial company, except securities described by Section 809.055, according to the schedule provided by Section 809.054.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.159
§ 1152.159. CREDITS FOR SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANT APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall grant credit to an applicant for registration as a senior property tax consultant as follows:

(1) two credits for each year the applicant completed at an institution of higher education that meets program and accreditation standards comparable to those for public institutions of higher education as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, not to exceed six credits;

(2) four credits to an applicant who holds a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an institution of higher education described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) one credit for each year in excess of five years that the applicant's primary occupation involved the performance or supervision of property tax consulting services or property appraisal, assessment, or taxation, not to exceed 10 credits.

(b) The executive director may grant additional credits to an applicant for registration as a senior property tax consultant for:

(1) successful completion of educational programs or courses on:

(A) property taxation;

(B) the property tax system;

(C) property tax administration;

(D) ethical standards; or

(E) general principles of appraisal, accounting, and law as they relate to property tax consulting services;

(2) completion of other educational programs or courses; or

(3) advanced or postgraduate educational achievement, occupational experience, professional licenses, or professional designations obtained from recognized associations, institutes, or organizations.

(c) The executive director may assign not less than one credit or more than five credits to a program or course described by Subsection (b)(1). In determining the amount of credit for the program or course, the executive director shall consider:

(1) the nature of the program or course;

(2) the number of actual instructional hours in the program or course;

(3) whether an examination is required for successful completion of the program or course; and

(4) other factors the executive director determines appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.058
§ 1371.058. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

On receipt of the documents required by Section 1371.057(b), the comptroller shall register the record of the proceedings relating to the issuance of obligations or the execution of a credit agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.052
§ 2035.052. PARTIES.
Status: in_force

Any person who is licensed or who has submitted to the commission an application to be licensed in any capacity under this subtitle may become a named party to the contest proceedings by pleading to the petition on or before the time set for hearing and trial as provided by Section 2035.053(b) or after that time by intervention on leave of court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.2016 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.2016
§ 2310.2016. MOTOR FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall by rule set the minimum quality standards for motor fuel sold or offered for sale in this state to the most recently adopted or amended petroleum standards on the date of the sale by ASTM International.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to ensure that, except as provided by Section 2310.2031, gasoline or gasoline blended with ethanol that is sold or offered for sale in this state meets the standard specification requirements applicable to the period and region, as described in the most recent edition of ASTM International's publication D4814, "Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel."
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.152
§ 826.152. AMENDMENT OF POLICIES.
Status: in_force

A converting company, by endorsement or rider approved by the commissioner and sent to the policyholder, may simultaneously with or at any time after the adoption of a conversion plan amend an insurance policy in effect to terminate a right of the holder of the policy to share in the surplus or profits of the converting company. The amendment is void if the conversion plan does not take effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0501
§ 4019.0501. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if the improvement financed by the obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8386.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8386 / Section 8386.003
§ 8386.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993 / Section 7993.056
§ 7993.056. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the district.
Tex. Education Code § 67.62 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.62
§ 67.62. PROGRAMS, COURSES, FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The institute shall conduct a comprehensive instructional program in marine science, resources, and engineering at the graduate level and offer undergraduate courses for those students interested in the marine environment, and perform basic and applied research in the marine environment; and may provide shore-based facilities, including, but not limited to, laboratories, boats, classrooms, dormitories, and a cafeteria for faculty and students who are engaged in studies of the marine environment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.004
§ 6601.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 9, Special Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1930, as referenced by Section 1, Chapter 43, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 6601.105 or its predecessor statute, Section 11, Chapter 43, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962;

(2) Chapter 4, Title 128, Revised Statutes, before August 30, 1971;

(3) Subchapter G, Chapter 53, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;

(4) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(5) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0302
§ 7897.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 247.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 247 / Section 247.004
§ 247.004. THIRD-PARTY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who reviews a development document or conducts a development inspection under this chapter shall:

(1) review the document, conduct the inspection, and take all other related actions in accordance with all applicable provisions of law; and

(2) not later than the 15th day after the date the person completes the review or inspection, provide notice to the regulatory authority of the results of the review or inspection.

(b) A regulatory authority may prescribe a reasonable format for the notice required under Subsection (a). If the regulatory authority has not prescribed a format, a person who reviews a development document or conducts a development inspection under this chapter may provide notice by e-mail to the e-mail address of the regulatory authority.

(c) The format prescribed by a regulatory authority under Subsection (b) may not limit a person who reviews a development document or conducts a development inspection under this chapter from using software designed to automate the review or approval process without that person performing additional manual review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.112
§ 1073.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the hospital or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0102
§ 7996A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 65.729 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.729
§ 65.729. HEARING.
Status: in_force

The board shall hear all interested persons and shall consider their evidence at the time and place stated in the notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.013
§ 2022.013. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution shall conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.027
§ 93.027. SATSUMA AND TANGERINE PACKS.
Status: in_force

The standard satsuma and tangerine packs are:

(1) 90's, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 15 to the layer;

(2) 106's, which are packed by placing 4 and 3 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 18 and 17 alternately to the layer;

(3) 120's, which are packed by placing 4 and 4 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 20 to the layer;

(4) 168's, which are packed by placing 4 and 3 alternately in 6 rows, 4 layers high, 21 to the layer;

(5) 196's, which are packed by placing 4 and 3 alternately in 7 rows, 4 layers high, 25 and 24 alternately to the layer;

(6) 216's, which are packed by placing 5 and 4 alternately in 6 rows, 4 layers high, 27 to the layer; and

(7) 224's, which are packed by placing 4 and 4 alternately in 7 rows, 4 layers high, 28 to the layer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8455.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8455 / Section 8455.153
§ 8455.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298F.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298F / Section 298F.154
§ 298F.154. INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose and collect interest and penalties on delinquent mandatory payments assessed under this chapter in any amount that does not exceed the maximum amount authorized for other delinquent payments owed to the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.124 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.124
§ 91.124. PERMISSIBLE VARIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to allow for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, any lot of potatoes may, as limited by this section, contain potatoes that do not meet the grade requirements for the lot's grade.

(b) In any lot of potatoes not more than three percent by weight may fail to meet the grade requirements other than size.

(c) In any lot of potatoes not more than five percent by weight may fail to meet the grade requirements for size.

(d) In any lot of potatoes not more than three percent by weight shall be allowed for shrinkage on all new potatoes grown in this state.

(e) A fair and reasonable estimate of the dirt that adheres to potatoes shall be made, and the weight of the dirt shall be deducted from the gross weight of the potatoes. The estimate may be made by removing and weighing the dirt from three or more samples weighing at least 50 pounds each.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.001
§ 392.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Consumer" means an individual who has a consumer debt.

(2) "Consumer debt" means an obligation, or an alleged obligation, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and arising from a transaction or alleged transaction.

(3) "Creditor" means a party, other than a consumer, to a transaction or alleged transaction involving one or more consumers.

(4) "Credit bureau" means a person who, for compensation, gathers, records, and disseminates information relating to the creditworthiness, financial responsibility, and paying habits of, and similar information regarding, a person for the purpose of furnishing that information to another person.

(5) "Debt collection" means an action, conduct, or practice in collecting, or in soliciting for collection, consumer debts that are due or alleged to be due a creditor.

(6) "Debt collector" means a person who directly or indirectly engages in debt collection and includes a person who sells or offers to sell forms represented to be a collection system, device, or scheme intended to be used to collect consumer debts.

(7) "Third-party debt collector" means a debt collector, as defined by 15 U.S.C. Section 1692a(6), but does not include an attorney collecting a debt as an attorney on behalf of and in the name of a client unless the attorney has nonattorney employees who:

(A) are regularly engaged to solicit debts for collection; or

(B) regularly make contact with debtors for the purpose of collection or adjustment of debts.