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Tex. Education Code § 1001.1016 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.1016
§ 1001.1016. ACCOMMODATION FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Deaf" means a hearing loss of such severity that an individual must depend on visual methods to communicate.

(2) "Hard of hearing" means a loss of hearing function to an individual such that the individual:

(A) relies on residual hearing; and

(B) may depend on visual methods to communicate.

(b) The commission by rule shall require an in-person driver education provider or online driver education provider to:

(1) in the manner described by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), make reasonable modifications and provide aids and services when providing the classroom instruction portion of a driver education course that are necessary to ensure that a student who is deaf or hard of hearing may fully participate in the course; and

(2) provide to the department the provider's plan for complying with the rules adopted under this section as a condition of obtaining a license under Section 1001.211 or renewing a license.

(c) The rules adopted under Subsection (b) must allow an in-person driver education provider or online driver education provider to comply with the requirements of this section by playing a video that presents the classroom instruction portion of the driver education course in a manner that complies with the requirements of this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.002
§ 9.002. FOREIGN ENTITIES NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign entity not described by Section 9.001(a) may transact business in this state without registering under this chapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not relieve a foreign entity from the duty to comply with applicable requirements under other law to file or register.

(c) A foreign entity is not required to register under this chapter if other state law authorizes the entity to transact business in this state.

(d) A foreign unincorporated nonprofit association is not required to register under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 297.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 297 / Section 297.101
§ 297.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the commissioners court intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of the county shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the time and place designated in the public notice and to be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1474.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.052
§ 1474.052. PETITION FOR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If at least 50 voters who reside in and own taxable property in a county petition the commissioners court for an election on the question of issuing bonds under Section 1474.001 and either Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court shall, at a regular or special session of the court, order an election to determine whether the county shall:

(1) issue bonds for the purposes stated in Section 1474.001; and

(2) impose a tax on the property in the county for the purpose of paying the interest on the bonds and providing a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 38.031 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.031
§ 38.031. NOTICE OF LICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy requiring a school nurse of a public elementary school who determines or otherwise becomes aware that a child enrolled in the school has lice shall provide written or electronic notice of that fact to:

(1) the parent of the child with lice as soon as practicable but not later than 48 hours after the administrator or nurse, as applicable, determines or becomes aware of that fact; and

(2) the parent of each child assigned to the same classroom as the child with lice not later than the fifth school day after the date on which the administrator or nurse, as applicable, determines or becomes aware of that fact.

(b) The notice provided under Subsection (a):

(1) must include the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the treatment and prevention of lice; and

(2) if the notice is provided under Subsection (a)(2), may not identify the child with lice.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section in a manner that complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0303
§ 8009A.0303. 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. Occupations Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Government Code § 845.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.303
§ 845.303. SECURITIES LENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees, in the exercise of its discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, may select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian or custodians of the system's securities and to lend the securities under rules adopted by the board of trustees and as required by this section.

(b) To be eligible to lend securities under this section, a bank or brokerage firm must:

(1) be experienced in the operations of a fully secured securities lending program;

(2) maintain capital adequate in the prudent judgment of the retirement system to assure the safety of the securities;

(3) execute an indemnification agreement satisfactory in form and content to the retirement system; and

(4) require any securities broker or dealer to whom it lends securities belonging to the retirement system to deliver to and maintain with the custodian collateral in the form of cash or United States government securities, the market value of which must equal not less than 100 percent of the market value, from time to time, of the loaned securities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.054
§ 2310.054. SALE OF MOTOR FUEL BY PROPER MEASURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, motor fuel shall be sold by liquid measure.

(b) Compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas shall be sold by gallon equivalent.

(c) A person violates this chapter if the person sells motor fuel in a manner other than the manner required by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.115
§ 2306.115. FAILURE TO ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

If the board does not adopt the annual budget on or before September 1, the budget for the preceding year remains in effect until a new budget is adopted.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.056
§ 1001.056. UNIFORM CERTIFICATES OF COURSE COMPLETION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) The department shall provide each licensed driving safety provider with course completion certificate numbers to enable the provider to issue department-approved uniform certificates of course completion.

(b-1) Certificate numbering under Subsection (b) must be serial.

(c) The commission by rule shall provide for the design of the certificates and the distribution of certificate numbers in a manner that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse of the certificates or certificate numbers.

(c-1) A driving safety provider shall provide for the issuance of original and duplicate certificates in a manner that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or the misuse of the certificates.

(d) A certificate under this section must:

(1) be in a form required by the department; and

(2) include an identifying number by which the department, a court, or the Department of Public Safety may verify its authenticity with the driving safety provider.

(e) The commission by rule shall establish a fee for each course completion certificate number.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(g) A driving safety provider shall issue a duplicate certificate by United States mail or commercial or electronic delivery. The commission by rule shall determine the amount of the fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate under this subsection.
Tex. Education Code § 154.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 154 / Section 154.004
§ 154.004. STEERING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

To advise the council on consortium activities, the council shall establish a steering committee composed of one representative from each consortium participant.
Tex. Government Code § 411.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.010
§ 411.010. ASSISTANCE OF STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Health, and all other departments of state government shall cooperate with the department in the execution of this chapter and the enforcement of state laws concerning public safety and crime prevention and detection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.702 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.702
§ 1051.702. USE OF ARCHITECT'S SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An architect shall maintain a seal as approved by the board and shall stamp or impress the seal on each drawing or specification issued from the architect's office for use in this state.

(b) A person may not use or attempt to use an architect's seal, a similar seal, or a replica of the seal, unless the use is by or through an architect.

(c) An architect may not permit a person who is not an architect to use the architect's seal without the architect's personal supervision.

(d) A person may not present or attempt to use as the person's own the seal of another person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.101
§ 8859.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.702 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.702
§ 12.702. LICENSE DEPUTIES; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of the department, a county clerk, or another person designated or contracted with by the department to issue and collect money received for a license, stamp, permit, tag, or other similar item is a license deputy and may issue and collect money for a license, stamp, permit, tag, or other similar item issued under this code, including a special issue stamp or decal.

(b) The commission by rule may set collection and issuance fees for a license, stamp, tag, permit, or other similar item issued under any chapter of this code. The commission shall not set any collection or issuance fees for license deputies at amounts less than the amounts in effect on June 1, 1995. If a collection or issuance fee or other similar fee set by another section of this code conflicts with this section, the collection or issuance fee set under the authority of this section prevails.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.113
§ 366.113. PAYMENT OF BONDS; STATE AND COUNTY CREDIT NOT PLEDGED.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium on bonds issued by an authority are payable solely from:

(1) the revenue of the turnpike project or system for which the bonds are issued, including tolls pledged to pay the bonds;

(2) payments made under an agreement with the commission or a local governmental entity as provided by Subchapter G;

(3) money derived from any other source available to the authority, other than money derived from a turnpike project that is not part of the same system or money derived from a different system, except to the extent that the surplus revenue of a turnpike project or system has been pledged for that purpose; and

(4) amounts received under a credit agreement relating to the turnpike project or system for which the bonds are issued.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter do not constitute a debt of the state or any of the counties of an authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any of the counties. Each bond must contain on its face a statement to the effect that the state, the authority, and the counties of the authority are not obligated to pay the bond or the interest on the bond from a source other than the amount pledged to pay the bond and the interest on the bond, and neither the faith and credit and taxing power of the state or the counties of the authority are pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bond.

(c) An authority may not incur financial obligations that cannot be paid from revenue derived from owning or operating the authority's turnpike projects and systems or from other revenue provided by law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.018
§ 52.018. VOID APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application that includes two or more areas or that is for a price that is less than the fixed royalty and price per acre is void.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.029 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.029
§ 16.029. EVIDENCE OF TITLE TO LAND BY LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit involving title to real property that is not claimed by this state, it is prima facie evidence that the title to the property has passed from the person holding apparent record title to an opposing party if it is shown that:

(1) for one or more years during the 25 years preceding the filing of the suit the person holding apparent record title to the property did not exercise dominion over or pay taxes on the property; and

(2) during that period the opposing parties and those whose estate they own have openly exercised dominion over and have asserted a claim to the land and have paid taxes on it annually before becoming delinquent for as long as 25 years.

(b) This section does not affect a statute of limitations, a right to prove title by circumstantial evidence under the case law of this state, or a suit between a trustee and a beneficiary of the trust.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.052
§ 1272.052. DELEGATION AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization that delegates a function required by this chapter, Chapter 843, 1271, or 1367, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, or Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, shall execute a written delegation agreement with the entity to which the function is delegated.

(b) The health maintenance organization shall file the delegation agreement with the department not later than the 30th day after the date the agreement is executed.

(c) The parties to the delegation agreement shall determine which party bears the expense of complying with a requirement of this subchapter, including the cost of an examination required by the department under Subchapter B, Chapter 401, if applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0304
§ 8095.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.146 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.146
§ 161.146. COMPLIANCE WITH LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, as owner or operator of a livestock market, fails or refuses to furnish adequate facilities in accordance with Section 161.113(c) of this code or fails or refuses to permit an agent of the commission to enter the market, exercise an authority, or perform a duty under Subchapter G of this chapter. A person commits a separate offense for each day of failure or refusal.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person removes livestock from a livestock market without a certificate required by rule of the commission adopted under Subchapter G of this chapter.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates any provision of Subchapter G of this chapter or a rule adopted under that subchapter. A person commits a separate offense for each day on which the person violates a provision of the subchapter or a rule.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of Section 161.116 of this code. A person commits a separate offense for each animal sold, released, diverted, or delivered in violation of that section.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a), (c), or (d) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor for each animal removed from the livestock market.
Tex. Government Code § 54.819 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.819
§ 54.819. MASTERS IN CHANCERY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit a court from appointing a master in chancery as provided by Rule 171, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.212
§ 1501.212. RESTRICTED PROVIDER NETWORK.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer health benefit plan may use a restricted provider network to provide benefits under the plan.

(b) A small employer health benefit plan that uses a restricted provider network does not provide similar coverage to a plan that does not use a restricted provider network if the use of the network results in reduced premium rates charged to the small employer or substantial differences in claim costs.
Tex. Water Code § 6.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.013
§ 6.013. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Water Development Board is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2035 and every 12th year after 2035 are reviewed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.203
§ 2206.203. PERSONNEL; CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may employ a fund manager and other persons necessary to implement this chapter and the plan of operation.

(b) The board may employ or contract with a person or insurer for underwriting, accounting, claims, and other services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 327.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 327 / Section 327.002
§ 327.002. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF PRICE INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a facility must make public:

(1) a digital file in a machine-readable format that contains a list of all standard charges for all facility items or services as described by Section 327.003; and

(2) a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a limited set of shoppable services as provided in Section 327.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.302
§ 1090.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION ON DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of a directors' election at which the question of the district's dissolution will be submitted to the voters must include notice that the question of dissolution and the transfer of hospital facilities to and the assumption of debts and bond obligations by Refugio County will be submitted at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.214
§ 3863.214. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.003
§ 132.003. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF TEXAS MINING COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The Texas Mining Council is established in the office of the governor and shall perform the duties of the advisory board provided in Section (a), Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0302
§ 7956A.0302. 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. Business Organizations Code § 101.304 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.304
§ 101.304. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 101.306(a), a manager of a limited liability company may be removed, with or without cause, at a meeting of the company's members called for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.205
§ 162.205. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

If the board determines at any time that a private medical school certified under Section 162.203 has failed to comply with this subchapter, the board may suspend or revoke the school's certification.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.203 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.203
§ 2.203. SEALS INOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer.