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Tex. Education Code § 30.028 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.028
§ 30.028. LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR A DAY-CARE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired may lease available building space on the school's campus located at 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Travis County, to a private provider to provide a day-care center for children of the school's employees, other state employees, and private customers.

(b) The school is authorized to determine a fair rental rate for the property and may consider the actual benefits to be received by the school's employees and students.

(c) The asset management division of the General Land Office shall negotiate the terms of the lease and close the transaction on behalf of the school as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.

(d) Proceeds from the lease transaction conducted under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the school in the general revenue fund.

(e) A lease entered into by the board under Subsection (a) is subject to termination on sale or lease of the affected facility under Chapter 672, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 5421t, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.263 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.263
§ 154.263. WITHDRAWAL OF EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

On the maturity date of a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract as provided by Section 154.262 and after the funeral provider has performed its obligations under the contract, or at the time of cancellation of the contract as provided by Section 154.155 or 154.254, the seller may withdraw from an account described by Section 154.253:

(1) the proportionate part of the earnings that the amount deposited under the contract bears to the total amount deposited from all unmatured contracts, less the amount of excess earnings that was withdrawn in accordance with prior law; or

(2) if the commissioner has determined that the records of the permit holder are adequate to allow this method to be exercised accurately, an amount equal to the actual earnings on individual matured contracts, less any properly allocated expenses permitted by this subchapter and less the amount of excess earnings that was withdrawn in accordance with prior law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.005
§ 264.005. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing or fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the executive director shall set a hearing and give notice of the hearing to the person.

(b) An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold the hearing.

(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the board a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 411.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.113
§ 411.113.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.113. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) The Texas School for the Deaf is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency which relates to school employees, professional consultants, applicants for permanent, temporary, or consultative employment, student teachers, educational interns, persons who perform ongoing educational projects at the school, and volunteer positions whose employment or potential employment or volunteer positions with the school involves direct interactions with, or the opportunity to interact and associate with, the children or youth attending the school.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the school under Subsection (a) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(c) The school shall destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person after the information is used for its authorized purpose.

(d) The school may provide the applicant, employee, professional consultant, volunteer, student teacher, educational intern, or person who performs ongoing educational projects at the school with a copy of the respective criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency.

(e) The failure or refusal to provide a complete set of fingerprints or a complete name on request constitutes good cause for dismissal or refusal to hire or accept for placement, as applicable, with regard to school employees, professional consultants, applicants for permanent, temporary, or consultative employment, student teachers, educational interns, persons who perform ongoing educational projects at the school, or volunteer positions whose employment or potential employment or volunteer position with the school involves direct interactions with, or the opportunity to interact and associate with, the children or youth attending the school.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.3041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.3041
§ 1051.3041. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a certificate of registration submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a certificate of registration to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a certificate of registration using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Government Code § 501.177 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.177
§ 501.177. STATE AUDITOR AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION NOT IMPAIRED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter or other law related to the operation of the ombudsperson or the office of the inspector general does not prohibit the state auditor from conducting an audit, investigation, or other review or from having full and complete access to all records and other information, including witnesses and electronic data, that the state auditor considers necessary for the audit, investigation, or other review.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.043
§ 283.043. ASSUMPTION OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the creation of the district, the district assumes:

(1) any outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred by the county or municipality, or both, in the acquisition of land, buildings, and equipment transferred to the district or in the construction and equipping of hospital facilities; and

(2) any other outstanding bonds issued by the county or municipality for hospital purposes, the proceeds of which are in whole or in part unexpended.

(b) A county or municipality in the district that issued bonds for hospital purposes is no longer liable for the payment of bonds assumed by the district or for providing interest and sinking fund requirements on those bonds.

(c) This section does not limit or affect the rights of a bondholder against the county or municipality if there is a default in payment of the principal or interest on the bonds in accordance with their terms.

(d) If the issuance of bonds to provide hospital facilities was approved at a bond election but the bonds have not been sold on the date on which the hospital district is created under this chapter, the bond authority is canceled and the bonds may not be sold.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.074 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.074
§ 371.074. PAWNBROKER RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.
Status: in_force

A license holder under this subchapter is responsible for all acts of the license holder's officers, directors, employees, and agents acting on behalf of the pawnshop.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.851 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.851
§ 43.851. PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous snake, including a hybrid of any kind, that is:

(1) venomous; or

(2) a constrictor that is one of the following:

(A) African rock python, Python sebae;

(B) Asiatic rock python, Python molurus;

(C) Burmese python, Python bivittatus;

(D) green anaconda, Eunectes murinus;

(E) reticulated python, Python reticulatus; or

(F) southern African python, Python natalensis.

(b) The commission shall establish separate permits for recreational and commercial purposes.

(c) A permit under this subchapter is not required for:

(1) a state or county official performing an official duty;

(2) a licensed zoo that possesses or transports a snake for exhibition or scientific purposes;

(3) a research facility, including a university, licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) that possesses or transports a snake for scientific purposes; or

(4) a person who assists a department employee in the handling or transport of a snake under this subchapter.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not possess or transport in this state a snake described by Subsection (a) without a permit issued by the department under this subchapter.

(e) A person convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter may not obtain a permit before the fifth anniversary of the date of the conviction.
Tex. Estates Code § 1354.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1354 / Section 1354.006
§ 1354.006. RECEIVER'S EXPENSES, ACCOUNT, AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) All necessary expenses incurred by a receiver in administering the estate may be reported monthly to the judge in the form of a sworn statement of account that includes a report of:

(1) the receiver's acts;

(2) the condition of the estate;

(3) the status of the threatened danger to the estate; and

(4) the progress made toward abatement of the danger.

(b) If the judge is satisfied that the statement is correct and reasonable in all respects, the judge shall promptly enter an order approving the expenses and authorizing reimbursement of the receiver from the estate funds in the receiver's possession.

(c) A receiver shall be compensated for services provided in the receiver's official capacity in the same manner and amount provided by this title for similar services provided by a guardian of an estate.
Tex. Government Code § 26.218 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.218
§ 26.218. IRION COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Irion County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil and criminal matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.

(b) The terms of the county court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, August, and November and continue for six weeks or until the court has disposed of its business. The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 9.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 9 / Section 9.05
§ 9.05. PROOF.
Status: in_force

It shall be sufficient proof of the breach of any such bond to show that the party continued after executing the same, to carry on the trade, business or occupation which he bound himself to discontinue; and the full amount of such bond may be recovered of the defendant and his sureties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.012
§ 51.012. ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may adopt an ordinance, act, law, or regulation, not inconsistent with state law, that is necessary for the government, interest, welfare, or good order of the municipality as a body politic.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.158 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.158
§ 301.158. CERTIFICATION OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Within five days after the date of receiving a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall have the county clerk of the county check the names on the petition against the voter registration lists of the county and certify to the commissioners court the number of qualified voters signing the petition as reflected by checking the county's voter registration lists. If only a part of a county is included in the target area or operational area, the county clerk shall also certify that those signing the petition reside in an election precinct in the county totally or partially included in the target area or operational area.

(b) On certification by the county clerk, the petition must be filed with the official records of the county and be made available for public inspection.
Tex. Education Code § 38.058 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.058
§ 38.058. HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may establish and appoint members to a local health education and health care advisory council to make recommendations to the district or school on the establishment of school-based health centers and to assist the district or school in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the operation of each center and in the provision of health education.

(b) A majority of the members of the council must be parents of students enrolled in the school district or open-enrollment charter school. In addition to the appointees who are parents of students, the board of trustees or governing body shall also appoint at least one person from each of the following groups:

(1) classroom teachers;

(2) school administrators;

(3) school counselors;

(4) health care professionals licensed or certified to practice in this state;

(5) the clergy;

(6) law enforcement;

(7) the business community;

(8) senior citizens; and

(9) students.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.152
§ 1801.152. FALSE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission merchant may not charge for mending or patching, roping bales, cooperage or repairing bales, labor, hauling, cartage, storage, or marking or weighing unless the work is actually done.

(b) A charge specifically describing work performed must be made on a bill regardless of any contrary usage or custom to make the charge by rate or average.

(c) A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500. The owner or consignor may recover the penalty by filing suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0601
§ 3982.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.416 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.416
§ 15.416. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the department's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the department on the Internet.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.019
§ 437.019. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a bed and breakfast establishment with seven or fewer rooms for rent that serves only breakfast to its overnight guests is not a food service establishment for purposes of this chapter. An owner or manager of a bed and breakfast establishment covered by this subsection shall successfully complete a food manager's certification course accredited by the department.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a bed and breakfast establishment that has more than seven rooms for rent, or that provides food service other than breakfast to its overnight guests, is a food service establishment for purposes of this chapter but may not be required to meet all criteria applicable to a larger food service establishment such as a restaurant. The executive commissioner, commissioners court, governing body, or administrative board, as applicable, shall adopt minimum standards for a bed and breakfast establishment covered by this subsection.

(c) A bed and breakfast establishment that provides food service other than to overnight guests is a food service establishment for purposes of this chapter and is subject to all rules and regulations applicable to a food service establishment.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.206 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.206
§ 305.206. RELEASE OF LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY PERSONAL SURETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal surety who has given a lien under Section 305.204 may apply to the court to have the lien released.

(b) The court shall order the lien released if:

(1) the court is satisfied that the bond is sufficient without the lien; or

(2) sufficient other real or personal property of the surety is substituted on the same terms required for the lien that is to be released.

(c) If the personal surety does not offer a lien on other substituted property under Subsection (b)(2) and the court is not satisfied that the bond is sufficient without the substitution of other property, the court shall order the personal representative to appear and give a new bond.

(d) A certified copy of the court's order releasing the lien and describing the property that was subject to the lien has the effect of cancelling the lien if the order is filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located and recorded in the deed records of that county.
Tex. Government Code § 508.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.252
§ 508.252. GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

A warrant or summons may be issued under Section 508.251 if:

(1) there is reason to believe that the person has been released although not eligible for release;

(2) the person has been arrested for an offense;

(3) there is a document that is self-authenticating as provided by Rule 902, Texas Rules of Evidence, stating that the person violated a rule or condition of release; or

(4) there is reliable evidence that the person has exhibited behavior during the person's release that indicates to a reasonable person that the person poses a danger to society that warrants the person's immediate return to custody.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9052.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9052 / Section 9052.202
§ 9052.202. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.106
§ 31.106. COST OF REGULATION.
Status: in_force

Each state bank shall pay, through the imposition and collection of fees established by the finance commission under Section 31.003(a)(4):

(1) the cost of examination;

(2) the equitable or proportionate cost of maintenance and operation of the department; and

(3) the cost of enforcement of this subtitle and Chapter 12.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.050
§ 247.050. MONITORING OF UNLICENSED FACILITIES; REPORTING.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt procedures to monitor the status of unlicensed assisted living facilities. As part of these procedures, the department shall:

(1) maintain a registry of all reported unlicensed assisted living facilities for the purpose of periodic follow-up by the field staff in each region; and

(2) prepare a quarterly report that shows the number of:

(A) complaints relating to unlicensed assisted living facilities that are received;

(B) complaints that are investigated;

(C) unsubstantiated complaints;

(D) substantiated complaints; and

(E) cases referred to the attorney general.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990, Sec. 10(5), eff. June 17, 2011.

(c) The department shall file a copy of the quarterly reports required by this section with the substantive committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over regulation of assisted living facilities.

(d) The department shall permanently retain at least one copy or one electronic source of information pertaining to complaints and investigations of unlicensed assisted living facilities used to maintain a registry as required under Subsection (a)(1) and used to prepare a report under Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Finance Code § 158.059 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.059
§ 158.059. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, revoke a registration under this chapter if:

(1) the registrant fails or refuses to comply with the commissioner's written request for a response to a complaint;

(2) the commissioner determines that the registrant has engaged in an intentional course of conduct to violate federal or state law or has engaged in an intentional course of conduct that constitutes fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest dealings; or

(3) the registrant is not in compliance with any final order of the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.948 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.948
§ 504.948. GENERAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter and no other penalty is prescribed for the violation.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $200.
Tex. Government Code § 24.509 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.509
§ 24.509.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.509. 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). The 364th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County.