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Tex. Education Code § 21.7011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.7011
§ 21.7011. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of the educator excellence innovation program are to:

(1) systemically transform:

(A) educator quality and effectiveness through improved and innovative school district-level recruitment, preparation, hiring, induction, evaluation, professional development, strategic compensation, career pathways, and retention; and

(B) district administrative practices to improve quality, effectiveness, and efficiency; and

(2) use the enhanced educator and administrative quality and effectiveness to improve student learning and student academic performance, especially the learning and academic performance of students enrolled in districts that:

(A) receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.); and

(B) have at a majority of district campuses a student enrollment of which at least 50 percent is educationally disadvantaged.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.059
§ 372.059. TREATMENT OF TOLL ROADWAY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), a toll project entity that treats a roadway maintained by the entity during icy or snowy weather shall require each employee or contractor who develops and supervises a plan for roadway treatment to complete a training course on treating roadways during icy or snowy weather in the same manner as a department employee who treats roadways during icy or snowy weather.

(b) The department, in coordination with public toll project entities:

(1) shall make training courses that the department provides to department employees who develop and supervise plans for roadway treatment available to a person required to receive training under Subsection (a); and

(2) may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(c) The department, in coordination with toll project entities, shall identify the types of employees and contractors who are subject to the training requirements under Subsection (a).

(d) A training course described by Subsection (b) must include instruction regarding:

(1) prioritizing treatment of elevated structures and other roadway elements that pose the highest risk to public health and safety during icy or snowy weather;

(2) timing of treatment of roadways during icy or snowy weather; and

(3) treatment of general purpose lanes adjacent to a toll project.

(e) The department may authorize a toll project entity to require that an employee or contractor required to receive training under Subsection (a) complete a training course provided by another entity that includes substantially the same information as a course provided by the department.

(f) For a roadway that is subject to a comprehensive development agreement entered into by the department or a public toll project entity under which a private participant is responsible for maintaining the roadway, the private participant is responsible for requiring each employee or contractor of the private participant who develops and supervises a plan for roadway treatment to complete the training required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.039 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.039
§ 15.039. TRANSIENT PERSON.
Status: in_force

A transient person may be sued in any county in which he may be found.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.106
§ 2310.106. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an application for the designation of a readjustment zone, the bank shall review the application to determine if the nominated area qualifies for designation as a readjustment zone under this chapter.

(b) The bank shall allow an applicant to correct any omission or clerical error in the application and to return the application to the bank on or before the 15th day after the date on which the bank receives the application.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.104
§ 1367.104. COPAYMENT OR COINSURANCE REQUIREMENT PERMITTED; DEDUCTIBLE REQUIREMENT OR DOLLAR LIMIT PROHIBITED; NOTICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Coverage required under this subchapter:

(1) may be subject to a copayment or coinsurance requirement; and

(2) may not be subject to a deductible requirement or a dollar limit.

(b) The requirements of this section must be stated in the coverage document.
Tex. Transportation Code § 393.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 393 / Section 393.004
§ 393.004. EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may:

(1) determine types of signs that are unlikely to be reclaimed if confiscated; and

(2) exempt those types of signs from the notice requirements of Section 393.003.

(b) In determining the types of signs that are unlikely to be reclaimed, the commissioners court may consider:

(1) the value of the materials in the signs; and

(2) the nature of the things advertised by the signs.

(c) If the commissioners court exempts certain types of signs under this section, the sheriff or constable shall store a confiscated sign that is exempted for 21 days after the date the sign is confiscated and shall make the sign available for reclamation by the owner. After that period, the sheriff or constable may discard the sign.

(d) The sheriff, constable, or other trained volunteer authorized by the commissioners court may discard a sign of less than $25 in value without giving the notice required by Section 393.003.
Tex. Estates Code § 352.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 352 / Section 352.053
§ 352.053. EXPENSE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall act on expense charges in the same manner as other claims against the estate.

(b) All expense charges shall be:

(1) made in writing, showing specifically each item of expense and the date of the expense;

(2) verified by the personal representative's affidavit;

(3) filed with the clerk; and

(4) entered on the claim docket.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.106
§ 66.106. SERVICE OF TEMPORARY SUPERVISORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A temporary supervisory order may be served by personal delivery by an agent of the commissioner or by certified or registered mail.

(b) Service is complete when an officer or director of the association receives the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.204
§ 289.204. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes imposed under this subchapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.053
§ 1105.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file an application with the board secretary in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.013
§ 367.013. LEASE, RENTAL, OR DONATION OF FACILITY TO UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

A municipality may lease, rent, or donate to the United States property or a building, structure, or other facility acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or equipped in whole or in part with proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.056
§ 8867.056. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is not entitled to receive fees of office under Section 36.060, Water Code, if the director holds another office that is a civil office of emolument for purposes of Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) Except as provided by this section, a director may receive reimbursement of actual expenses as provided by Section 36.060(b), Water Code.

(c) The board by rule, bylaw, or resolution may limit the amount of fees of office or the amount of reimbursement for actual expenses a director is entitled to receive.

(d) This section prevails over any provision of general or special law that is in conflict or inconsistent with this section, including Section 36.060(d), Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.001
§ 8428.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 50.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.045 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.045
§ 115.045. PLEADING; PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) In a complaint, information, or indictment that alleges a violation of a commission order, it is unnecessary to set forth fully the terms of the order and sufficient to allege the substance of the order or the pertinent terms of the order that are alleged to have been violated.

(b) In a criminal action filed under this chapter, a certificate executed by a member or the secretary of the commission that shows the amount of allowable oil that may be produced per day or during a stated period from an oil well, proof of production from which is involved in the criminal action, is admissible and is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

(c) This section does not limit the power of the commission to adopt rules or orders under the oil and gas conservation statutes of this state, including this title and Subtitle B, Title 3, Utilities Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.104
§ 887.104. REFUSAL OR REMOVAL FOR UNWORTHINESS OF PUBLIC TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a certificate of authority to an association if the department determines that an officer, employee, or member of the board of directors of the association is unworthy of the trust or confidence of the public.

(b) On issuance of a certificate of authority to an association, the commissioner shall order the removal of an officer, employee, or director of the association if the officer, employee, or director is found unworthy of the trust or confidence of the public.

(c) If the association does not remove an officer, employee, or director as required by an order issued under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall:

(1) revoke the certificate of authority; and

(2) treat the association as insolvent.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.004
§ 12.004. LIST OF FEES AND FINES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(b) The department shall file at the end of each calendar month a written report with the comptroller showing fines, licenses, and other fees collected, their disposition, and any other necessary information.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.09
§ 49.09. BODY DISINTERRED OR CREMATED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a body or body part subject to investigation under Article 49.04 of this code is interred and an authorized person has not conducted an inquest required under this subchapter, a justice of the peace may direct the disinterment of the body or body part in order to conduct an inquest.

(b) A person may not cremate or direct the cremation of a body subject to investigation under Article 49.04 unless the body is identified and the person has received from the justice of the peace a certificate signed by the justice stating that:

(1) an autopsy was performed on the body under Article 49.10 of this code; or

(2) no autopsy was necessary.

(c) An owner or operator of a crematory shall retain a certificate received under Subsection (b) of this article for a period of 10 years from the date of cremation of the body named on the certificate.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person cremates or directs the cremation of a body without obtaining a certificate from a justice of the peace as required by Subsection (b) of this article. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(e) If the body of a deceased person is unidentified, a person may not cremate or direct the cremation of the body under this article. If the body is buried, the justice of the peace shall record and maintain for not less than 10 years all information pertaining to the body and the location of burial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.252
§ 1116.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

Unless the tax rate is increased as provided by Section 1116.253, the board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 35 cents on each $100 valuation of all property in the district subject to taxation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.058
§ 289.058. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at the district office during reasonable hours.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.08
§ 21.08. ALLEGATION OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Where one person owns the property, and another person has the possession of the same, the ownership thereof may be alleged to be in either. Where property is owned in common, or jointly, by two or more persons, the ownership may be alleged to be in all or either of them. When the property belongs to the estate of a deceased person, the ownership may be alleged to be in the executor, administrator or heirs of such deceased person, or in any one of such heirs. Where the ownership of the property is unknown to the grand jury, it shall be sufficient to allege that fact.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.093 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.093
§ 361.093. REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF RENDERING PLANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturing or processing establishment, commonly known as a rendering plant, that processes waste materials originating from animals and from materials of vegetable origin, including animal parts and scraps, offal, paunch manure, and waste cooking grease of animal and vegetable origin, is subject to regulation under the industrial solid waste provisions of this chapter and may be regulated under Chapter 26, Water Code.

(b) If a rendering plant is owned by a person who operates the plant as an integral part of an establishment that manufactures or processes for animal or human consumption food derived wholly or partly from dead, slaughtered, or processed animals, the combined business may operate under a single permit issued under Chapter 26, Water Code.

(c) This section does not apply to a rendering plant in operation and production on or before August 27, 1973.

(d) In this section, "animals" includes only animals, poultry, and fish.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.056
§ 1954.056. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Insurance satisfying the requirements of this subchapter satisfies the financial responsibility requirement for an automobile under Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

(b) A transportation network company driver shall carry proof of insurance that satisfies Sections 1954.052 and 1954.053 with the driver when the driver uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's digital network. In the event of a collision, a driver shall provide the proof of insurance to a directly interested person, automobile insurer, and investigating peace officer on request under Section 601.053, Transportation Code. On request, a driver shall also disclose to a directly interested person, automobile insurer, and investigating peace officer whether, at the time of the collision, the driver was:

(1) logged on to the company's digital network; or

(2) engaged in a prearranged ride.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.105
§ 7919.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 21.306 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.306
§ 21.306. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the staff of the agency may not communicate with any party or any party's representative in connection with any issue of fact or law except on notice and opportunity for each party to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.003
§ 8216.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 16.501 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.501
§ 16.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Flash flood-prone area" means an area of this state included in the disaster declaration issued by the governor under Section 418.014, Government Code, in response to the July 2025 Hill Country floods.

(2) "Outdoor warning siren" means a system that produces a sound designed to alert a person who is outdoors of an imminent disaster and encourage that person to immediately seek shelter or move to higher ground and includes sensors, gauges, and all other components essential to the function of the system.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.043
§ 113.043. COUNTERSIGNATURE BY COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

In a county with a county auditor, the county treasurer and the county depository may not pay a check or order for payment unless it is countersigned by the county auditor to validate it as a proper and budgeted item of expenditure. This section does not apply to a check or order for jury service or for restitution collected on behalf of an individual as authorized by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.217 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.217
§ 1104.217. DECISION ON REHEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The decision made at the conclusion of the original contested case hearing may not be reversed or modified for a procedural, evidentiary, or other error that did not cause substantial injustice to the parties.

(b) The decision made on a rehearing may incorporate by reference any part of the decision made at the conclusion of the original hearing.

(c) On rehearing, the administrative law judge shall consider facts not presented in the original hearing if:

(1) the facts arose after the original hearing was concluded;

(2) the party offering the evidence could not reasonably have provided the evidence at the original hearing; or

(3) the party offering the evidence was misled by a party regarding the necessity for offering the evidence at the original hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.003
§ 3871.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
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 the city 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, the public welfare in the district, and educational scholarships for college-bound students residing in or out of the district.

(c) The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.306 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.306
§ 53.306. COMMISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review a proposed change filed under this subchapter if:

(1) the commission receives complaints relating to the proposed change signed by a number of affected local service customers equal at least to the lesser of 1,500 or five percent of those customers;

(2) the commission receives a complaint relating to the proposed change from an affected intrastate access customer, or a group of affected intrastate access customers, that in the preceding 12 months accounted for more than 10 percent of the company's total intrastate gross access revenues;

(3) the proposed change is not a minor change;

(4) the company does not comply with the procedural requirements of this subchapter; or

(5) the proposed change is inconsistent with the commission's substantive policies as expressed in its rules.

(b) The commission may suspend a tariff proposed under this subchapter during the review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.153
§ 7952.153. 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. Insurance Code § 1451.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.301
§ 1451.301. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 1201, including provisions relating to the applicability, purpose, and enforcement of that chapter, the construction of policies under that chapter, rulemaking under that chapter, and definitions of terms applicable in that chapter, apply to this subchapter.