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Tex. Local Government Code § 135.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.001
§ 135.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to consolidate and standardize collection of fees payable to a local government in civil cases by:

(1) an officer of a court for deposit in a county treasury; or

(2) an officer of a county for deposit in the county treasury.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.501 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.501
§ 323.501. TRUST ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) The comptroller shall deposit the taxes collected by the comptroller under this chapter in trust in the separate suspense account of the county from which the taxes were collected.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(45).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(45).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(45).
Tex. Government Code § 25.0019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0019
§ 25.0019. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40), Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 2019.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including a specific provision in this chapter for a particular court or county that requires a statutory county court to conduct its proceedings at the county seat, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a statutory county court in that county from conducting its proceedings at the county seat, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected statutory county court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1) in the county; or

(2) outside the county at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0159
§ 540.0159. USING INFORMATION FROM EXTERNAL QUALITY REVIEWS.
Status: in_force

(a) To enhance the commission's monitoring of managed care organizations, the commission shall use the information provided by the external quality review organization, including:

(1) detailed data from results of surveys of:

(A) recipients and, if applicable, child health plan program enrollees;

(B) caregivers of those recipients and enrollees; and

(C) Medicaid and, as applicable, child health plan program providers; and

(2) the validation results of matching paid claims data with medical records.

(b) The commission shall document how the commission uses the information described by Subsection (a) to monitor managed care organizations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.197 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.197
§ 214.197. PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may impose a penalty for the signaling of a false alarm by a burglar alarm system if at least three other false alarms have occurred during the preceding 12-month period. The amount of the penalty for the signaling of a false alarm as described by Section 214.196 may not exceed:

(1) $50, if the location has had more than three but fewer than six other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period;

(2) $75, if the location has had more than five but fewer than eight other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period; or

(3) $100, if the location has had eight or more other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.102
§ 8462.102. 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. Insurance Code § 2209.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.156
§ 2209.156. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other duties provided by the plan of operation, the board shall:

(1) approve contracts other than insurance contracts issued by the pool to nonprofit organizations;

(2) adopt premium rate schedules and policy forms for the pool; and

(3) receive service of summons on behalf of the pool.

(b) The board may:

(1) adopt necessary rules, including rules to implement this chapter;

(2) delegate specific responsibilities to the pool manager; and

(3) with the department's approval, amend the plan of operation to ensure the orderly management and operation of the pool.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.163
§ 3813.163. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In addition to the sources described in Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, bonds issued by the district may be secured and made payable, in whole or in part, by a pledge of any part of the net proceeds the district receives from a specified portion of not more than one-half of the district's maximum sales and use tax amount authorized under Section 3813.152.

(c) Sections 375.207 and 375.208, Local Government Code, do not apply to bonds issued under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.202
§ 1098.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of taxes.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.0525 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0525
§ 61.0525. ESTABLISHMENT OF WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish one or more impartial wage claim appeal tribunals to hear and decide disputed wage claims if the commission determines that establishment of those tribunals is necessary to ensure prompt disposal of wage claims cases on appeal.

(b) Each wage claim appeal tribunal shall be composed of a salaried examiner appointed by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.051
§ 1014.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.061 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.061
§ 163.061. RULES; REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Following notice and a hearing, the commission may adopt rules and require reports and records as necessary to carry out Subchapters A-D of this chapter, including rules, reports, and records that relate to the testing or vaccination of cattle or to the movement of cattle into and within an area.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.151
§ 4153.151. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The department may discipline a license holder or deny an applicant a license under Subchapter C, Chapter 4005:

(1) for any cause for which, if known by the department, issuance of the license could have been refused; or

(2) if the license holder or applicant:

(A) wilfully or knowingly violates this chapter, an insurance law of this state, or a department rule;

(B) obtains or attempts to obtain a license through wilful misrepresentation or fraud;

(C) fails the examination required by this chapter; or

(D) is convicted on final judgment of a felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3865.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3865 / Section 3865.101
§ 3865.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8320.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8320 / Section 8320.053
§ 8320.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.104
§ 8013.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of the city.

(b) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.103
§ 8354.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.007
§ 1161.007. HEARING TO PROTECT ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may, on the court's own motion or on written request of a person interested in the guardianship, cite the guardian of the estate to appear and show cause why the estate is not invested or not properly invested.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), at any time after giving notice to all parties, the court may conduct a hearing to protect the estate.

(c) On the hearing of the court's motion or a request made under this section, the court shall issue an order the court considers to be in the ward's best interests.

(d) The court may not hold a final hearing on whether the estate is properly invested until the 31st day after the date the guardian is originally cited to appear under Subsection (a).

(e) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the limited purpose of representing the ward's best interests with respect to the investment of the ward's property at a hearing under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.103
§ 21.103. REVIEW OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date a petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall review the petition and determine whether the petition is valid.

(b) If the municipal clerk determines the petition is valid, the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating that the petition is valid and submit the petition and certificate to the governing body of the municipality as soon as practicable. If the clerk determines that the petition is not valid:

(1) the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating the facts supporting the determination that the petition is not valid;

(2) the clerk shall notify the person who filed the petition of the clerk's determination;

(3) the petition may be amended or supplemented and resubmitted not later than the 10th day after the date of the certification under Subdivision (1); and

(4) the clerk shall return the petition to the person who filed it.

(c) The municipal clerk shall determine the validity of a petition resubmitted under Subsection (b)(3) in the same manner as the original submission except that if the clerk determines the petition is not valid the petition may not be further amended or supplemented and the recall election is not held.
Tex. Estates Code § 505.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 505 / Section 505.004
§ 505.004. FILING REQUIREMENTS; DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporate fiduciary must file the following documents with the secretary of state before qualifying or serving in this state in a fiduciary capacity as authorized by Section 505.003:

(1) a copy of the fiduciary's charter, articles of incorporation or of association, and all amendments to those documents, certified by the fiduciary's secretary under the fiduciary's corporate seal;

(2) a properly executed written instrument that by the instrument's terms is of indefinite duration and irrevocable, appointing the secretary of state and the secretary of state's successors as the fiduciary's agent for service of process on whom notices and processes issued by a court of this state may be served in an action or proceeding relating to a trust, estate, fund, or other matter within this state with respect to which the fiduciary is acting in a fiduciary capacity, including the acts or defaults of the fiduciary with respect to that trust, estate, or fund; and

(3) a written certificate of designation specifying the name and address of the officer, agent, or other person to whom the secretary of state shall forward notices and processes described by Subdivision (2).

(b) A foreign corporate fiduciary may change the certificate of designation under Subsection (a)(3) by filing a new certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.007
§ 3956.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.011
§ 103.011. ADVISORY COMMITTEES; WORK GROUPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may establish advisory committees or work groups that the council considers necessary and may determine the appropriate membership for each committee or group.

(b) The council shall specify the purpose and duties of each advisory committee or work group and shall specify any product the committee is required to develop.

(c) Members of an advisory committee or work group serve at the will of the council. The council may dissolve an advisory committee or work group when necessary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.112 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.112
§ 225.112. CHRIS KYLE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian between its intersection with Rex Odom Drive and its intersection with Kimble Road is designated as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0816 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0816
§ 25.0816. ADDITIONAL DAYS SCHOOL YEAR PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) From money appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a grant program to provide funding and technical assistance to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to plan the school year and adjust operations as necessary to qualify for the incentive funding under Section 48.0051.

(b) In awarding grants under the program, the agency shall prioritize school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that seek to maximize incentive funding under Section 48.0051.

(c) The agency may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.153
§ 8335.153. 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. Transportation Code § 503.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.013
§ 503.013. DEALER TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSEMBLED VEHICLES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "assembled vehicle" and "replica" have the meanings assigned by Section 731.001.

(b) Ownership of an assembled vehicle, other than a replica, may not be transferred to or by a dealer under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 20.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.032
§ 20.032. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An appropriate agency employee shall routinely inform each person who applies in person for agency services of the opportunity to complete a voter registration application form and on request shall provide nonpartisan voter registration assistance to the applicant.

(b) An agency that provides services at a person's residence shall provide the opportunity to complete the form and the assistance under Subsection (a) at the residence.

(c) On receipt of a registration application, the appropriate agency employee shall review it for completeness in the applicant's presence. If the application does not contain all the required information and the required signature, the agency employee shall return the application to the applicant for completion and resubmission.

(d) Information regarding the agency or office to which an application is submitted is confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5546 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5546
§ 2306.5546. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The president of the corporation or the president's designee shall provide to members of the board of directors of the corporation and to corporation employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this subchapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 84.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 84 / Section 84.001
§ 84.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Occupational Condition Reporting Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.208
§ 204.208. DUTY TO REPORT; MEDICAL PEER REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical peer review committee in this state, physician assistant, physician assistant student, or physician lawfully practicing medicine in this state shall report relevant information to the physician assistant board related to the acts of a physician assistant in this state if, in the person's opinion, a physician assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a physician assistant. The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.

(b) Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007(d), 160.009, 160.013, 160.014, and 160.015 apply to medical peer review relating to the practice of a physician assistant.

(c) A person, including a health care entity or medical peer review committee, that without malice furnishes records, information, or assistance to the physician assistant board is immune from any civil liability arising from that act.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.035 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.035
§ 22.035. CITATION TO DEFENDANT POSTING CASH BOND.
Status: in_force

A citation to a defendant who posted a cash bond shall be served to the defendant at the address shown on the face of the bond or the last known address of the defendant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 672.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 672 / Section 672.010
§ 672.010. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limits described in Section 101.023(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a team organized pursuant to this chapter, or any member thereof, may be civilly liable for damages caused by the disclosure of information gathered pursuant to an investigation if such disclosure is made in violation of Section 672.007 and Section 672.009.
Tex. Insurance Code § 566.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 566 / Section 566.101
§ 566.101. APPLICATION OF DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES LAW.
Status: in_force

A nonparticipating supplier who violates this chapter engages in a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1 / Section 1.005
§ 1.005. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) "Artificial swimming lagoon" means an artificial body of water used for recreational purposes with more than 20,000 square feet of surface area, an artificial liner, and a method of disinfectant. The term does not include a body of water open to the public that continuously recirculates water from a spring or a pool.

(2) "Licensed practitioner" includes a sex offender treatment provider who is licensed under Chapter 110, Occupations Code.

(3) "Public swimming pool" means an artificial body of water, including a spa, maintained expressly for public recreational purposes, swimming and similar aquatic sports, or therapeutic purposes. The term does not include an artificial swimming lagoon or a body of water open to the public that continuously recirculates water from a spring.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.259 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.259
§ 1451.259. LIMITS ON PHYSICIAN SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan may not sanction or terminate a primary care physician because of female enrollees' access to participating obstetricians and gynecologists under this subchapter.

(b) A health benefit plan may not impose a financial or other penalty on an obstetrician or gynecologist selected under Section 1451.255, or on the enrollee who selected the physician, because the selected physician failed to provide to the enrollee's primary care physician information concerning the medical care of the enrollee if the selected physician made a reasonable good faith effort to forward the information.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.4165 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.4165
§ 545.4165. OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a motorcycle described by Section 521.001(a)(6-a)(C)(vii) on a public highway for which the posted speed limit is more than 45 miles per hour, except that the operator may cross an intersection with a public highway that has a posted speed limit of more than 45 miles per hour.