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Tex. Government Code § 24.261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.261
§ 24.261.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.261. 164TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 164th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.022
§ 841.022. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall establish a multidisciplinary team to review available records of a person referred to the team under Section 841.021. The team must include:

(1) a mental health professional from the Department of State Health Services;

(2) two persons from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as follows:

(A) one person from the victim services division; and

(B) one person from the sex offender rehabilitation program in the rehabilitation programs division;

(3) a licensed peace officer who is employed by the Department of Public Safety and who has at least five years' experience working for that department or the officer's designee;

(4) two persons from the office; and

(5) a licensed sex offender treatment provider from the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.

(a-1) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in consultation with the office, shall provide training to the members of the multidisciplinary team regarding the civil commitment program under this chapter, including training regarding:

(1) eligibility criteria for commitment;

(2) the process for evaluating persons for commitment; and

(3) the sex offender treatment program for persons committed under this chapter.

(b) The multidisciplinary team may request the assistance of other persons in making an assessment under this section.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date the multidisciplinary team receives notice under Section 841.021(a), the team shall:

(1) assess whether the person is a repeat sexually violent offender and whether the person is likely to commit a sexually violent offense after release;

(2) give notice of that assessment to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and

(3) recommend the assessment of the person for a behavioral abnormality, as appropriate.

(d) Records of the multidisciplinary team are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9025.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9025 / Section 9025.151
§ 9025.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 9025.051.

(b) The district may not issue bonds authorized for a project under Section 9025.051 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9025.051 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 365.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 365 / Section 365.002
§ 365.002. TEMPORARY SECURE WEAPON STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may provide temporary secure weapon storage for a building or portion of a building to which this chapter applies for persons who enter the building or portion of the building with a weapon prohibited in that building or portion of the building.

(b) The temporary secure weapon storage may be provided by:

(1) self-service weapon lockers described by Section 365.003; or

(2) other temporary secure weapon storage operated at all times by a designated employee of the political subdivision under Section 365.004.
Tex. Government Code § 508.144 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.144
§ 508.144. PAROLE GUIDELINES AND RANGE OF RECOMMENDED PAROLE APPROVAL RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) develop according to an acceptable research method the parole guidelines that are the basic criteria on which a parole decision is made;

(2) base the guidelines on the seriousness of the offense and the likelihood of a favorable parole outcome;

(3) ensure that the guidelines require consideration of an inmate's progress in any programs in which the inmate participated during the inmate's term of confinement;

(4) establish and maintain a range of recommended parole approval rates for each category or score within the guidelines; and

(5) implement the guidelines.

(b) The board shall meet annually to review and discuss the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates. The board may consult outside experts to assist with the review. The board shall prioritize the use of outside experts, technical assistance, and training in taking any action under Subsection (c). The board must consider:

(1) how the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates serve the needs of parole decision-making; and

(2) the extent to which the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates reflect parole panel decisions and predict successful parole outcomes.

(c) Based on the board's review under Subsection (b), the board may:

(1) update the guidelines by:

(A) including new risk factors; or

(B) changing the values of offense severity or risk factor scores; or

(2) modify the range of recommended parole approval rates under the guidelines, if parole approval rates differ significantly from the range of recommended parole approval rates.

(d) The board is not required to hold an open meeting to review the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates as required by Subsection (b), but any modifications or updates to the guidelines or range of recommended parole approval rates made by the board under Subsection (c) must occur in an open meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 653.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 653 / Section 653.011
§ 653.011. DEPOSIT OF RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

A recovery of a loss or a recovery on a bond under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which the loss occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.002
§ 1074.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Comanche County Consolidated Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 157.064 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.064
§ 157.064. SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a respondent specially excepts to the motion for enforcement or moves to strike, the court shall rule on the exception or the motion to strike before it hears the motion for enforcement.

(b) If an exception is sustained, the court shall give the movant an opportunity to replead and continue the hearing to a designated date and time without the requirement of additional service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.307 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.307
§ 370.307. CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To encourage private entities to submit proposals under Section 370.306, the following information is confidential, is not subject to disclosure, inspection, or copying under Chapter 552, Government Code, and is not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release until a final contract for a proposed project is entered into:

(1) all or part of a proposal submitted by a private entity for a comprehensive development agreement, except information provided under Sections 370.306(b)(1) and (2);

(2) supplemental information or material submitted by a private entity in connection with a proposal for a comprehensive development agreement; and

(3) information created or collected by an authority or its agent during consideration of a proposal for a comprehensive development agreement.

(b) After an authority completes its final ranking of proposals under Section 370.306(h), the final rankings of each proposal under each of the published criteria are not confidential.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2.26 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2 / Section 2.26
§ 2.26. DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "digital signature" means an electronic identifier intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature.

(b) An electronically transmitted document issued or received by a court or a clerk of the court in a criminal matter is considered signed if a digital signature is transmitted with the document.

(b-1) An electronically transmitted document is a written document for all purposes and exempt from any additional writing requirement under this code or any other law of this state.

(c) This section does not preclude any symbol from being valid as a signature under other applicable law, including Section 1.201(b)(37), Business & Commerce Code.

(d) The use of a digital signature under this section is subject to criminal laws pertaining to fraud and computer crimes, including Chapters 32 and 33, Penal Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.308 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.308
§ 375.308. POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY; MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority:

(1) may plan, design, implement, develop, construct, and finance eligible projects as defined in this subchapter; and

(2) has the powers of a municipality under Chapter 378, as added by Chapter 1221, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, and Chapter 380.

(b) An authority may not:

(1) issue bonds or notes without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality that created the authority;

(2) seek a charter for or operate, within the boundaries of the authority, an open-enrollment charter school authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code; or

(3) levy ad valorem property taxes.

(c) A municipality may not seek a charter for or operate an open-enrollment charter school authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, within the boundaries of the authority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.404
§ 402.404. SURETY BONDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity engaged in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments shall file with the department security in a form provided by Subsection (b) in the amount of $10,000 and conditioned on the promise to pay all:

(1) taxes and contributions owed to the state and political subdivisions of the state by the entity; and

(2) judgments that the entity may be required to pay for:

(A) negligently or improperly dispensing hearing instruments; or

(B) breaching a contract relating to the dispensing of hearing instruments.

(b) The security may be a bond, a cash deposit, or another negotiable security acceptable to the department.

(c) A bond required by this section remains in effect until canceled by action of the surety, the principal, or the department. A person must take action on the bond not later than the third anniversary of the date the bond is canceled.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.115 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.115
§ 76.115. INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regulatory agency may inspect equipment used in the application of a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide.

(b) A regulatory agency may require repairs or alterations of equipment before further use in the application of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides.

(c) The department by rule may:

(1) provide requirements for and inspect equipment used to apply regulated herbicides; and

(2) regulate or prohibit the use of certain equipment in the application of regulated herbicides if that use would be hazardous in an area of the state.

(d) Each piece of registered equipment shall be identified by a license plate or decal furnished by a regulatory agency at no cost to the licensee. The license plate or decal must be attached to the equipment in a manner and location prescribed by the regulatory agency.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.005
§ 2302.005. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, LICENSES, AND PERMITS.
Status: in_force

This chapter:

(1) is in addition to any municipal ordinance relating to the regulation of a person who deals in nonrepairable or salvage motor vehicles or used parts; and

(2) does not prohibit the enforcement of a requirement of a municipal license or permit that is related to an activity regulated under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 41A.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.02
§ 41A.02. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

An appraisal review board that delivers notice of issuance of an order described by Section 41A.01 and a copy of the order to a property owner as required by Section 41.47 shall include with the notice and copy:

(1) a notice of the property owner's rights under this chapter; and

(2) a copy of the form prescribed under Section 41A.04.

(2) a copy of the form prescribed under Section 41A.03(a)(1).
Tex. Tax Code § 111.108 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.108
§ 111.108. RECOVERY OF REFUND OR CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Within four years after the date that a refund is erroneously paid or an amount of credit is erroneously allowed, the comptroller may recover the refund or credit in a jeopardy or deficiency determination.

(b) This section does not extend or toll a period of limitation under this title for filing a timely claim for a refund.
Tex. Water Code § 28.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.035
§ 28.035. SEISMIC REFLECTION SURVEY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall require as a part of any shaft application a seismic reflection survey and velocity control data conforming, at minimum, to specifications established by the commission in the rules provided for in Subsection (a) of Section 28.030 of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.021
§ 174.021. PREVAILING WAGE AND WORKING CONDITIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision that employs fire fighters, police officers, or both, shall provide those employees with compensation and other conditions of employment that are:

(1) substantially equal to compensation and other conditions of employment that prevail in comparable employment in the private sector; and

(2) based on prevailing private sector compensation and conditions of employment in the labor market area in other jobs that require the same or similar skills, ability, and training and may be performed under the same or similar conditions.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.164 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.164
§ 21.164. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder of a certificated or uncertificated fractional share is entitled to exercise voting rights, receive distributions, and make a claim with respect to the assets of the corporation in the event of winding up and termination.

(b) A holder of a certificate for scrip is not entitled to exercise voting rights, receive distributions, or make a claim with respect to the assets of the corporation in the event of winding up and termination unless the scrip provides for those rights.
Tex. Estates Code § 122.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 122 / Section 122.201
§ 122.201. ASSIGNMENT; WHEN ASSIGNMENT INEFFECTIVE OR LIMITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who is entitled to receive property or an interest in property from a decedent under a will, by inheritance, or as a beneficiary under a life insurance contract, and does not disclaim the property under Chapter 240, Property Code, may assign the property or interest in property to any person.

(b) An assignment of property or an interest in property under Subsection (a) by a child support obligor does not take effect to the extent the assigned property or interest in property could be applied to satisfy a support obligation of the obligor that has been:

(1) administratively determined as evidence by a certified child support payment record produced by the Title IV-D agency in a Title IV-D case; or

(2) confirmed and reduced to judgment as provided by Section 157.263, Family Code.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Title IV-D agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.033, Family Code.

(2) "Title IV-D case" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.034, Family Code.

(d) If Subsection (b) applies, the child support obligee to whom child support arrearages are owed may enforce the child support obligation against the obligor as to the assigned property or interest in property by a lien or by any other remedy provided by law.

(e) Unless the personal representative of a decedent's estate has actual notice of a claim that an assignment of property or an interest in property under Subsection (a) does not take effect under Subsection (b), the personal representative is not liable for transferring property pursuant to such assignment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.154
§ 3935.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.102
§ 804.102. DOMESTIC COMPANY THAT MAINTAINS PRINCIPAL OFFICES OR BOOKS, RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTS OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "domestic company" has the meaning assigned by Section 803.001.

(b) As a condition of being authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state, a domestic company that under Chapter 803 has moved its principal offices and any part of its books, records, and accounts outside this state and the controlling person of an affiliated insurance holding company system must appoint and maintain as agent for service of process a person in this state on whom a judicial or administrative process may be served.

(c) If a domestic company does not appoint or maintain a person in this state as agent for service of process or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found, the commissioner may accept service of process and notify the company in the manner provided by Subchapter C.
Tex. Occupations Code § 159.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.005
§ 159.005. CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Consent for the release of confidential information must be in writing and signed by:

(1) the patient;

(2) a parent or legal guardian of the patient if the patient is a minor;

(3) a legal guardian of the patient if the patient has been adjudicated incapacitated to manage the patient's personal affairs;

(4) an attorney ad litem appointed for the patient, as authorized by:

(A) Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(B) Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code;

(C) Title 3, Estates Code; or

(D) Chapter 107, Family Code; or

(5) a personal representative of the patient if the patient is deceased.

(b) The written consent must specify:

(1) the billing records, medical records, or other information to be covered by the release;

(2) the reasons or purposes for the release; and

(3) the person to whom the information is to be released.

(c) The patient, or other person authorized to consent, is entitled to withdraw the consent to the release of any information. Withdrawal of consent does not affect any information disclosed before the written notice of the withdrawal.

(d) A patient may not bring an action against a physician for a disclosure made by the physician in good faith reliance on an authorized consent if the physician did not have written notice that the authorization was revoked.

(e) A person who receives information made confidential by this subtitle may disclose the information only to the extent consistent with the authorized purposes for which consent to release the information is obtained.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75 / Section 75.001
§ 75.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural land" means land that is located in this state and that is suitable for:

(A) use in production of plants and fruits grown for human or animal consumption, or plants grown for the production of fibers, floriculture, viticulture, horticulture, or planting seed;

(B) forestry and the growing of trees for the purpose of rendering those trees into lumber, fiber, or other items used for industrial, commercial, or personal consumption; or

(C) domestic or native farm or ranch animals kept for use or profit.

(2) "Premises" includes land, roads, water, watercourse, private ways, and buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment attached to or located on the land, road, water, watercourse, or private way.

(3) "Recreation" means an activity such as:

(A) hunting;

(B) fishing;

(C) swimming;

(D) boating;

(E) camping;

(F) picnicking;

(G) hiking;

(H) pleasure driving, including off-road motorcycling and off-road automobile driving and the use of off-highway vehicles;

(I) nature study, including bird-watching;

(J) cave exploration;

(K) waterskiing and other water sports;

(L) any other activity associated with enjoying nature or the outdoors;

(M) bicycling and mountain biking;

(N) disc golf;

(O) on-leash and off-leash walking of dogs;

(P) radio control flying and related activities; or

(Q) rock climbing.

(4) "Governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.106
§ 8504.106. ADDITIONAL POWERS RELATING TO ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property" includes:

(1) rights, including water rights; and

(2) land, tenements, easements, rights-of-way, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, laterals, plants, works, and facilities.

(b) The authority may investigate, plan, acquire, construct, maintain, or operate any property the authority considers necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is created.

(c) The power described by Subsection (b) includes the power to acquire, inside or outside the authority, property and all other rights that are incidental or helpful to carrying out the purposes for which the authority is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.052
§ 11007.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to be elected or to serve as a director, a person must be a resident, qualified voter of the district.