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Tex. Government Code § 2306.6023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6023
§ 2306.6023. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of division rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the division's jurisdiction.

(b) The division's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The division shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.501 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.501
§ 21.501. WORKFORCE ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

Each state fiscal biennium, each state agency shall analyze its current workforce and compare the number of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and females employed by the agency in each job category to the available African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and females in the statewide civilian workforce to determine the percentage of exclusion or underutilization by each job category.
Tex. Government Code § 604.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 604 / Section 604.007
§ 604.007. LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of limitation, a suit on an official bond of a public officer arising from the defalcation of the officer or the misapplication or misappropriation of money by the officer is an action for debt founded on a contract in writing governed by Section 16.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.058
§ 392.058. RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may research, study, and experiment on the subject of housing in its area of operation.

(b) An authority may investigate housing conditions and methods of improving housing conditions in its area of operation.

(c) An authority may determine where there is a slum area or a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing available to persons of low income in its area of operation.

(d) An authority may make studies and recommendations relating to the problems of clearing, replanning, and reconstructing slum areas and of providing housing for persons of low income in its area of operation.
Tex. Finance Code § 203.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 203 / Section 203.007
§ 203.007. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to an interstate branch maintained by an out-of-state state bank in this state, the banking commissioner:

(1) with written notice to the home state regulator and subject to the terms of any applicable cooperative agreement with the home state regulator, may examine the branch for the purpose of determining whether the branch is in compliance with the laws of this state that are applicable under Section 24(j), Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1831a(j)), including laws governing community reinvestment, fair lending, and consumer protection; and

(2) if expressly permitted under and subject to the terms of any cooperative agreement with the home state regulator, or if the bank has been determined to be in a troubled condition by the home state regulator or the bank's appropriate federal banking agency, may participate in the examination of the bank by the home state regulator to ascertain whether the activities of the branch in this state are being conducted in an unsafe or unsound manner.

(b) For purposes of this section, a bank is considered to be in a troubled condition if the bank:

(1) has a composite rating, as determined in the bank's most recent report of examination, of four or five under the Uniform Financial Institutions Ratings System;

(2) is subject to a proceeding initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for termination or suspension of deposit insurance; or

(3) is subject to a proceeding initiated by the home state regulator to:

(A) vacate, revoke, or terminate the bank's charter;

(B) liquidate the bank; or

(C) appoint a receiver for the bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.052
§ 5002.052. NAVIGATION PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of electing commissioners, the district is divided into four navigation precincts. The boundaries of the navigation precincts are described by Section 4a, Chapter 55, Acts of the 40th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1927.
Tex. Family Code § 58.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.303
§ 58.303. LOCAL JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: repealed

(a) Juvenile justice agencies in a county or region of this state may jointly create and maintain a local juvenile justice information system to aid in processing the cases of children under this code, to facilitate the delivery of services to children in the juvenile justice system, and to aid in the early identification of at-risk and delinquent children.

(b) A local juvenile justice information system may contain the following components:

(1) case management resources for juvenile courts, court clerks, prosecuting attorneys, and county juvenile probation departments;

(2) reporting systems to fulfill statutory requirements for reporting in the juvenile justice system;

(3) service provider directories and indexes of agencies providing services to children;

(4) victim-witness notices required under Chapter 57;

(5) electronic filing of complaints or petitions, court orders, and other documents filed with the court, including documents containing electronic signatures;

(6) electronic offense and intake processing;

(7) case docket management and calendaring;

(8) communications by email or other electronic communications between partner agencies;

(9) reporting of charges filed, adjudications and dispositions of juveniles by municipal and justice courts and the juvenile court, and transfers of cases to the juvenile court as authorized or required by Section 51.08;

(10) reporting to schools under Article 15.27, Code of Criminal Procedure, by law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, and juvenile courts;

(11) records of adjudications and dispositions, including probation conditions ordered by the juvenile court;

(12) warrant management and confirmation capabilities; and

(13) case management for juveniles in juvenile facilities.

(c) Expired.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 3705), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.027
§ 361.027. LICENSURE OF SOLID WASTE FACILITY SUPERVISORS.
Status: in_force

The commission may implement a program under Chapter 37, Water Code, to license persons who supervise the operation or maintenance of solid waste facilities.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.31 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.31
§ 5.31. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may exercise all powers, duties, and functions conferred by this code, and all powers incidental, necessary, or convenient to the administration of this code. It shall inspect, supervise, and regulate every phase of the business of manufacturing, importing, exporting, transporting, storing, selling, advertising, labeling, and distributing alcoholic beverages, and the possession of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of sale or otherwise. It may prescribe and publish rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this code.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) protect the public safety by deterring and detecting violations of this code;

(2) promote legal and responsible alcohol consumption;

(3) ensure fair competition within the alcoholic beverage industry;

(4) ensure consistent, predictable, and timely enforcement of this code;

(5) ensure a consistent, predictable, and timely licensing and permitting process;

(6) promote and foster voluntary compliance with this code; and

(7) communicate the requirements of this code clearly and consistently.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0001
§ 9079.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Hancock Water Control and Improvement District of Hudspeth County, Texas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.309 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.309
§ 501.309. RESTATEMENT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may, without making any additional amendment, restate the entire text of the certificate of formation as amended or supplemented by all certificates evidencing the filing of a certificate of amendment previously issued by the secretary of state.

(b) The introductory paragraph of a restatement under this section must contain a statement that the restatement:

(1) accurately copies the certificate of formation and all amendments to the certificate of formation that are in effect; and

(2) does not contain any change to the certificate of formation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9020.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9020 / Section 9020.104
§ 9020.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the authority's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.101
§ 1105.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.555 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.555
§ 21.555. FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED REPORT; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that a state agency has failed to file a report required under this subchapter, the commission shall certify that determination to the comptroller.

(b) On receipt of a certification by the commission under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall notify the state agency that is the subject of the certification that funds appropriated to the agency are subject to a reduction in the amount of $2,000 as provided by this section unless, not later than the 30th day after the date the agency receives notice from the comptroller under this subsection, the agency submits to the comptroller proof that the agency filed the report required under this subchapter. If the agency fails to submit to the comptroller the proof required by this subsection, the comptroller shall:

(1) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to file the report required under this subchapter by the amount of $2,000; or

(2) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to file the report required under this subchapter have been distributed to the agency, reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by the amount of $2,000.
Tex. Family Code § 59.015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.015
§ 59.015. WAIVER OF SANCTIONS ON PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.
Status: in_force

On a finding by the juvenile court or probation department that a child's parents or guardians have made a reasonable good faith effort to prevent the child from engaging in delinquent conduct or engaging in conduct indicating a need for supervision and that, despite the parents' or guardians' efforts, the child continues to engage in such conduct, the court or probation department shall waive any sanction that may be imposed on the parents or guardians at any sanction level.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.252
§ 3913.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3913.251, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.064
§ 361.064. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by this subchapter is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor. However, this section does not deprive the municipality, private vendor, or county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing defenses to liability.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.205
§ 562.205. COMPENSATION OR RESTORATION.
Status: in_force

The court may make an additional order or judgment as necessary to compensate an identifiable person for actual damages or for restoration of money or property that may have been acquired by means of an enjoined act or practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.253
§ 1032.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1032.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Gonzales County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.158
§ 6002.158. TRAINING SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS; APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for approval as a training school must submit an application to the state fire marshal, accompanied by the applicant's complete course or testing curriculum. A registered firm, or an affiliate of a registered firm, is not eligible for approval as a training school.

(b) The state fire marshal shall review the materials submitted for course approval and shall approve or deny approval in a letter provided not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of the application. A denial of approval must disclose specific reasons for the denial. An applicant whose approval is denied may reapply at any time.

(c) Training school instructors must be approved by the state fire marshal. To be eligible for approval, an instructor must:

(1) hold a fire alarm planning superintendent license, a residential fire alarm superintendent license, or a fire alarm technician license; and

(2) have at least three years of experience in fire alarm installation, service, or monitoring.

(d) Approval for a training school or instructor is valid for one year.

(e) The curriculum for a residential fire alarm technician course must consist of at least seven hours of instruction on installing, servicing, and maintaining single-family and two-family residential fire alarm systems as defined by National Fire Protection Standard No. 72 and an examination on National Fire Protection Standard No. 72 for which at least one hour is allocated for completion. The examination must consist of at least 25 questions, and an applicant must accurately answer at least 80 percent of the questions to pass the examination.

(f) After approval, each training school must annually conduct, within 125 miles of each county with a population greater than 500,000, at least two classes that are open to the public.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.151
§ 1104.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Declaration" means a written declaration of a person that:

(A) appoints a guardian for the person's child under Section 1104.053(a) or 1104.103(a); and

(B) satisfies the requirements of this subdivision and Sections 1104.152, 1104.153, 1104.154, 1104.156, 1104.159, and 1104.160.

(2) "Self-proving affidavit" means an affidavit the form and content of which substantially comply with the requirements of Section 1104.153.

(3) "Self-proving declaration" includes a self-proving affidavit that is attached or annexed to a declaration.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.058
§ 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:

(1) to stop, stand, or park;

(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;

(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;

(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;

(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;

(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or

(7) to avoid a collision.

(b) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the left of the main traveled portion of a divided or limited-access or controlled-access highway if that operation may be done safely, but only:

(1) to slow or stop when the vehicle is disabled and traffic or other circumstances prohibit the safe movement of the vehicle to the shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of the roadway;

(2) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or

(3) to avoid a collision.

(c) A limitation in this section on driving on an improved shoulder does not apply to:

(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;

(2) a police patrol;

(3) a bicycle; or

(4) a slow-moving vehicle, as defined by Section 547.001.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.108
§ 460.108. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may agree with any other public or private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for:

(1) the joint use of the property or fixtures of the agreeing entities; and

(2) the establishment of through routes, joint fares, or transfers of passengers between the agreeing entities.

(b) If the exercise of a power granted to an authority under this subchapter requires a public utility facility to be relocated, adjusted, raised, lowered, rerouted, or changed as to grade or construction, the authority shall take the required action at the authority's expense.

(c) An authority may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, or facilities of a utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.104
§ 3949.104. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.08
§ 22.08. TRANSFER OF BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of more than one package store may transfer alcoholic beverages between any of the owner's licensed premises in the same county between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on any day when the sale of those beverages is legal, subject to rules prescribed by the commission.

(b) The holder of a package store permit may not transport alcoholic beverages under Subsection (a) unless:

(1) the permit holder provides the commission with a description, as required by the commission, of each motor vehicle used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages; and

(2) each motor vehicle is plainly marked or lettered to indicate that it is being used by the permit holder to transport alcoholic beverages.

(c) When transporting alcoholic beverages under this section, the holder of a package store permit may not violate the motor carrier laws of this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 308.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 308 / Section 308.056
§ 308.056. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO GIVE REQUIRED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A personal representative who fails to give a notice required by Section 308.051 or 308.053, or to cause the notice to be given, and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for any damage a person suffers due to that neglect, unless it appears that the person otherwise had notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.056
§ 5001.056. CONTROL OVER FUND AND EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

The commission:

(1) has exclusive control over the fund; and

(2) is fully responsible for auditing, approving, and safeguarding each expenditure of money from the fund.