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Tex. Local Government Code § 615.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.004
§ 615.004. FREE PARKING IN COUNTY PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may permit former prisoners of war or persons awarded the Purple Heart or a Congressional Medal of Honor to park free of charge in any county parking facility.

(b) The commissioners court of the county may adopt procedures to administer this section, including procedures to verify the status of a person described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.066 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.066
§ 36.066. COSTS RELATED TO REPORTING ON SAFETY PROCESSES AND INSPECTIONS FOR CERTAIN UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Costs incurred by an electric utility to comply with Section 38.102 shall be recorded as a regulatory asset for timely recovery in rates established by the commission.

(b) The commission may adopt rules relating to the recording of regulatory assets under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0022
§ 25.0022. FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION REQUESTED UPON ENROLLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "severe food allergy" means a dangerous or life-threatening reaction of the human body to a food-borne allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact that requires immediate medical attention.

(b) On enrollment of a child in a public school, a school district shall request, by providing a form or otherwise, that a parent or other person with legal control of the child under a court order:

(1) disclose whether the child has a food allergy or a severe food allergy that, in the judgment of the parent or other person with legal control, should be disclosed to the district to enable the district to take any necessary precautions regarding the child's safety; and

(2) specify the food to which the child is allergic and the nature of the allergic reaction.

(c) A school district shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided under this section, and may disclose the information to teachers, school counselors, school nurses, and other appropriate school personnel only to the extent consistent with district policy under Section 38.009 and permissible under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).

(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), information regarding a child's food allergy, regardless of how it is received by the school or school district, shall be retained in the child's student records but may not be placed in the health record maintained for the child by the school district.

(e) If the school receives documentation of a food allergy from a physician, that documentation shall be placed in the health record maintained for the child by the school district.

(f) A registered nurse may enter appropriate notes about a child's possible food allergy in the health record maintained for the child by the school district, including a notation that the child's student records indicate that a parent has notified the school district of the child's possible food allergy.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.047
§ 204.047. TAX RATE COMPUTATION DATE FOR EXPERIENCE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The computation date for the tax rate for the contribution under Section 204.041 is October 1 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the rate takes effect, except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c).

(b) The computation date for the tax rate for the contribution under Section 204.041(a) for an employer who becomes subject to that tax rate for the first time is the date on which the rate takes effect under Section 204.041(c).

(c) An employer who reports annually under Section 201.027 has the same computation date as other employers, but the final computation of a rate for the employer may not occur before February 1 of the year following the computation date.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.055 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.055
§ 71.055. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The department may revoke a certificate issued under this subchapter if it finds that the person to whom the certificate was issued:

(1) made a false representation; or

(2) violated or refused to comply with this subchapter or a rule or instruction of the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.151
§ 8841.151. LIMITATION ON TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax at a rate that exceeds five cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.353 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.353
§ 81.353. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty if a person violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the person's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation;

(3) any hazard to the health and safety of the public;

(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and

(5) such other matters as justice may require.

(c) The penalty may not exceed $500 for each month a violation continues.

(d) The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the department to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.

(e) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.

(f) A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 93.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 93 / Section 93.004
§ 93.004. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A communication that is confidential under this chapter may be disclosed only:

(1) to another individual employed by or volunteering for a family violence center for the purpose of furthering the advocacy process;

(2) for the purpose of seeking evidence that is admissible under Article 38.49, Code of Criminal Procedure, following an in camera review and a determination that the communication is admissible under that article;

(3) to other persons in the context of a support group or group counseling in which a victim is a participant; or

(4) for the purposes of making a report under Chapter 261 of this code or Section 48.051, Human Resources Code.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Texas Rules of Evidence govern the disclosure of a communication that is confidential under this chapter in a criminal or civil proceeding by an expert witness who relies on facts or data from the communication to form the basis of the expert's opinion.

(c) If the family violence center, at the request of the victim, discloses a communication privileged under this chapter for the purpose of a criminal or civil proceeding, the family violence center shall disclose the communication to all parties to that criminal or civil proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.065
§ 2054.065. REVIEW OF CERTAIN CONTRACT SOLICITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Major contract" means a contract that has a value of at least $1 million.

(2) "Team" means the Contract Advisory Team established under Subchapter C, Chapter 2262.

(b) For any solicitation of a major contract the department is required to submit for review by the team, the department shall:

(1) implement any recommendations made by the team regarding the solicitation; or

(2) provide a written explanation of why the team's recommendations cannot be implemented.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 25.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 25 / Section 25.002
§ 25.002. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter "district" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Constitution of Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 435.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 435 / Section 435.008
§ 435.008. MILK FOR RESALE.
Status: in_force

A person is not required to hold a permit to resell or offer for resale in the same container any milk or milk products that are represented or advertised as a grade of milk or milk products and that are purchased from a person holding a permit authorizing that representation or advertisement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.002
§ 214.002. REQUIRING REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR DEMOLITION OF BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governing body of a municipality finds that a building, bulkhead or other method of shoreline protection, fence, shed, awning, or other structure, or part of a structure, is likely to endanger persons or property, the governing body may:

(1) order the owner of the structure, the owner's agent, or the owner or occupant of the property on which the structure is located to repair, remove, or demolish the structure, or the part of the structure, within a specified time; or

(2) repair, remove, or demolish the structure, or the part of the structure, at the expense of the municipality, on behalf of the owner of the structure or the owner of the property on which the structure is located, and assess the repair, removal, or demolition expenses on the property on which the structure was located.

(b) The governing body shall provide by ordinance for:

(1) the assessment of repair, removal, or demolition expenses incurred under Subsection (a)(2);

(2) a method of giving notice of the assessment; and

(3) a method of recovering the expenses.

(c) The governing body may punish by a fine, confinement in jail, or both a person who does not comply with an order issued under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.006
§ 3932.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.083
§ 394.083. REVOCATION OF PERMIT IN ADDITION TO OTHER PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall order the revocation of the permit issued under Section 394.022 that a person holds for a location at which a violation under this chapter occurs if it is shown at the trial of the person for the collection of a civil penalty under Section 394.081 or at an appeal of an administrative penalty under Section 394.082 that a judgment for a civil penalty, a judgment for an administrative penalty, or a final order for an administrative penalty that was not timely appealed was previously imposed under this chapter against the person.

(b) The revocation of a permit under this section is in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 54.0481 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.0481
§ 54.0481. RESTITUTION FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04 regarding a child who has been adjudicated to have engaged in delinquent conduct that violates Section 28.08, Penal Code:

(1) may order the child or a parent or other person responsible for the child's support to make restitution by:

(A) reimbursing the owner of the property for the cost of restoring the property; or

(B) with the consent of the owner of the property, personally restoring the property by removing or painting over any markings the child made; and

(2) if the child made markings on public property, a street sign, or an official traffic-control device in violation of Section 28.08, Penal Code, may order the child or a parent or other person responsible for the child's support to:

(A) make to the political subdivision that owns the public property or erected the street sign or official traffic-control device restitution in an amount equal to the lesser of the cost to the political subdivision of replacing or restoring the public property, street sign, or official traffic-control device; or

(B) with the consent of the political subdivision, restore the public property, street sign, or official traffic-control device by removing or painting over any markings made by the child on the property, sign, or device.

(b) If a juvenile court orders a child to make restitution under Subsection (a) and the child, child's parent, or other person responsible for the child's support is financially unable to make the restitution, the court may order the child to perform a specific number of hours of community service to satisfy the restitution.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), "official traffic-control device" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.304, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.033
§ 265.033. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a director as chairman. The chairman shall preside at board meetings and perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board. The chairman may vote in the same manner as any other director.

(b) The board shall elect a secretary, who is not required to be a director. The secretary is the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board.

(c) The board may elect any other officer that the board considers necessary or advisable.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.005
§ 408.005. SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A settlement may not provide for payment of benefits in a lump sum except as provided by Section 408.128.

(b) An employee's right to medical benefits as provided by Section 408.021 may not be limited or terminated.

(c) A settlement or agreement resolving an issue of impairment:

(1) may not be made before the employee reaches maximum medical improvement; and

(2) must adopt an impairment rating using the impairment rating guidelines described by Section 408.124.

(d) A settlement must be signed by the commissioner and all parties to the dispute.

(e) The commissioner shall approve a settlement if the commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) the settlement accurately reflects the agreement between the parties;

(2) the settlement reflects adherence to all appropriate provisions of law and the policies of the division; and

(3) under the law and facts, the settlement is in the best interest of the claimant.

(f) A settlement that is not approved or rejected before the 16th day after the date the settlement is submitted to the commissioner is considered to be approved by the commissioner on that date.

(g) A settlement takes effect on the date it is approved by the commissioner.

(h) A party to a settlement may withdraw acceptance of the settlement at any time before its effective date.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.309 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.309
§ 370.309. OWNERSHIP OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A transportation project other than a public utility facility that is the subject of a development agreement with a private entity, including the facilities acquired or constructed on the project, is public property and belongs to the authority.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an authority may enter into an agreement that provides for the lease of rights-of-way, the granting of easements, the issuance of franchises, licenses, or permits, or any lawful uses to enable a private entity to construct, operate, and maintain a transportation project, including supplemental facilities. At the termination of the agreement, the transportation project, including the facilities, must be in a state of proper maintenance as determined by the authority and shall be returned to the authority in satisfactory condition at no further cost.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.003
§ 3802.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the Westchase area of Harris County.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of August 28, 1995, to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.108
§ 3913.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.070 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.070
§ 431.070. BONDS AND NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may issue bonds and notes to carry out its purpose.

(b) The bonds and notes may be issued under any power or authority available to the corporation, including Chapter 1201, Government Code.

(c) A bond or note must state on its face that it is not an obligation of the State of Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2305
§ 1603.2305. SIGNS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The holder of a school license shall place a sign on the front outside portion of the school's building in a prominent place that reads "SCHOOL--STUDENT PRACTITIONERS" in:

(1) at least 10-inch block letters; or

(2) a manner prescribed by the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2008.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.002
§ 2008.002. COVERAGE; LIMITS AND DEDUCTIBLES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance policy written by an insurer against loss or damage by windstorm, hurricane, or hail may include coverage for:

(1) a building or other structure that is built wholly or partially over water; and

(2) the corporeal movable property contained in a building or structure described by Subdivision (1).

(b) An insurer that writes coverage described by Subsection (a) may impose appropriate limits of coverage and deductibles for the coverage.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.103
§ 54.103. GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission must grant or deny a certificate not later than the 60th day after the date the application for the certificate is filed. The commission may extend the deadline on good cause shown.

(b) The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering factors such as:

(1) the technical and financial qualifications of the applicant; and

(2) the applicant's ability to meet the commission's quality of service requirements.

(c) In an exchange of an incumbent local exchange company that serves fewer than 31,000 access lines, in addition to the factors described by Subsection (b), the commission shall consider:

(1) the effect of granting the certificate on a public utility serving the area and on that utility's customers;

(2) the ability of that public utility to provide adequate service at reasonable rates;

(3) the effect of granting the certificate on the ability of that public utility to act as the provider of last resort; and

(4) the ability of the exchange, not the company, to support more than one provider of service.

(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), the commission may grant an application for a certificate only for an area or areas that are contiguous and reasonably compact and cover an area of at least 27 square miles.

(e) In an exchange in a county that has a population of less than 500,000 and that is served by an incumbent local exchange company that has more than 31,000 access lines, an area covering less than 27 square miles may be approved if the area is contiguous and reasonably compact and has at least 20,000 access lines.

(f) In an exchange of a company that serves fewer than 31,000 access lines in this state, the commission may grant an application only for an area that has boundaries similar to the boundaries of the serving central office that is served by the incumbent local exchange company that holds the certificate of convenience and necessity for the area.

(g) Expired.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.038
§ 69.038. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each branch pilot, subject to examination and approval of the board, may appoint two deputy branch pilots.

(b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.

(c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.

(d) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot is responsible for the actions of the deputy branch pilot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.106
§ 9015.106. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president may not exercise the president's right to vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.002
§ 8384.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.105
§ 8843.105. STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL WELLS.
Status: in_force

The district may not adopt standards for the construction of a residential well that are more stringent than state standards for a residential well.