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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.206 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.206
§ 32.206. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may approve by rule or order a ratification or other agreement that includes in the benefits of production a mineral or royalty interest in land owned by the state that was acquired to construct or maintain a highway, road, street, or alley.

(b) An agreement approved by the board under this section must be executed by the commissioner to be effective.

(c) This section does not apply to an interest subject to pooling or unitization by a lessee under a lease issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 101.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 101 / Section 101.005
§ 101.005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.005. GRAMMATICAL ERRORS: PUNCTUATION. (a) A grammatical error does not vitiate a law, and when a sentence or clause is without meaning, words and clauses may be transposed to determine the intended meaning.

(b) The punctuation of a sentence does not control or affect the intention of the legislature in the enactment of this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.008
§ 3819.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 808.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.001
§ 808.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Boycott Israel" means refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with Israel, or with a person or entity doing business in Israel or in an Israeli-controlled territory, but does not include an action made for ordinary business purposes.

(2) "Company" means a for-profit sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exists to make a profit.

(3) "Direct holdings" means, with respect to a company, all securities of that company held directly by a state governmental entity in an account or fund in which a state governmental entity owns all shares or interests.

(4) "Indirect holdings" means, with respect to a company, all securities of that company held in an account or fund, such as a mutual fund, managed by one or more persons not employed by a state governmental entity, in which the state governmental entity owns shares or interests together with other investors not subject to the provisions of this chapter. The term does not include money invested under a plan described by Section 401(k) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(5) "Listed company" means a company listed by the comptroller under Section 808.051.

(6) "State governmental entity" means:

(A) the Employees Retirement System of Texas, including a retirement system administered by that system;

(B) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(C) the Texas Municipal Retirement System;

(D) the Texas County and District Retirement System;

(E) the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System; and

(F) the permanent school fund.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.078 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.078
§ 402.078. REGIONAL OFFICES.
Status: in_force

The department shall operate regional offices throughout this state as necessary to implement the duties of the division and the department under this subtitle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 532.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 532 / Section 532.013
§ 532.013. FORENSIC DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Forensic patient" means a person with mental illness or a person with an intellectual disability who is:

(A) examined on the issue of competency to stand trial by an expert appointed under Subchapter B, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) found incompetent to stand trial under Subchapter C, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(C) committed to court-ordered mental health services under Subchapter E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(D) found not guilty by reason of insanity under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(E) examined on the issue of fitness to proceed with juvenile court proceedings by an expert appointed under Chapter 51, Family Code; or

(F) found unfit to proceed under Subchapter C, Chapter 55, Family Code.

(2) "Forensic services" means a competency examination, competency restoration services, or mental health or intellectual disability services provided to a current or former forensic patient in the community or at a department facility.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint a forensic director.

(c) To be qualified for appointment as forensic director, a person must have proven expertise in the social, health, and legal systems for forensic patients, and in the intersection of those systems.

(d) The forensic director reports to the commissioner and is responsible for:

(1) statewide coordination and oversight of forensic services;

(2) coordination of programs operated by the department relating to evaluation of forensic patients, transition of forensic patients from inpatient to outpatient or community-based services, community forensic monitoring, or forensic research and training; and

(3) addressing issues with the delivery of forensic services in the state, including:

(A) significant increases in populations with serious mental illness and criminal justice system involvement;

(B) adequate availability of department facilities for civilly committed forensic patients;

(C) wait times for forensic patients who require competency restoration services;

(D) interruption of mental health services of recently released forensic patients;

(E) coordination of services provided to forensic patients by state agencies;

(F) provision of input regarding the regional allocation of mental health beds for certain forensic patients and other patients with mental illness under Section 533.0515; and

(G) provision of input regarding the development and maintenance of a training curriculum for judges and attorneys for treatment alternatives to inpatient commitment to a state hospital for certain forensic patients under Section 1001.086.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.063 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.063
§ 72.063. PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) fails or refuses to clean quarantined premises or dispose of fruit in accordance with Section 72.025(b) of this code; or

(2) maintains host fruit on trees on quarantined premises during the host-free period.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Penal Code § 16.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 16 / Section 16.05
§ 16.05. ILLEGAL DIVULGENCE OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "electronic communications service" has the meaning assigned by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) A person who provides electronic communications service to the public commits an offense if the person knowingly divulges the contents of a communication to another who is not the intended recipient of the communication.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the actor divulged the contents of the communication:

(1) as authorized by federal or state law;

(2) to a person employed, authorized, or whose facilities are used to forward the communication to the communication's destination; or

(3) to a law enforcement agency if the contents reasonably appear to pertain to the commission of a crime.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under Subsection (b) that involves a scrambled or encrypted radio communication is a state jail felony.

(e) If committed for a tortious or illegal purpose or to gain a benefit, an offense under Subsection (b) that involves a radio communication that is not scrambled or encrypted:

(1) is a Class A misdemeanor if the communication is not a public land mobile radio service communication or a paging service communication; or

(2) is a Class C misdemeanor if the communication is a public land mobile radio service communication or a paging service communication.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1051, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.021
§ 115.021. AUDIT AND SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county shall audit and settle all accounts against the county and shall direct the payment of those accounts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.057
§ 2651.057. AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

If a title insurance company surrenders the company's certificate of authority or if the certificate of authority is revoked by the department, all licenses of the company's abstract plants automatically terminate.
Tex. Property Code § 216.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.011
§ 216.011. APPLICABILITY OF EXTENSION OR AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An extension or amendment of a restriction under this chapter is binding on a lot, parcel, or tract in the subdivision as provided by the restriction, regardless of whether the owner or owners of the lot, parcel, or tract consented to the extension or amendment.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an owner may not opt out of the applicability to the owner's property of a restriction that is extended or amended under this chapter.

(c) An extension or amendment of a restriction under this chapter is binding on a lienholder or a person who acquires title to property at a foreclosure sale or by deed from a foreclosing lienholder.
Tex. Education Code § 68.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 68 / Section 68.03
§ 68.03. BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that future building needs of The University of Texas at Arlington shall be financed from some source or sources other than The University of Texas' share of the principal and/or interest of and from the Permanent University Fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.003
§ 377.003. CONSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This chapter creates a program under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0203
§ 3992.0203. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the position of the board member appointed by the city, the city shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 291.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 291 / Section 291.004
§ 291.004. PROVISION OF OFFICES, SUPPLIES, AND COURTROOMS TO CERTAIN JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Status: in_force

(a) If requested by a justice of the peace of a county who handles an average of more than 50 cases a month during the 12 months preceding the date of the request, the commissioners court of the county shall furnish the justice of the peace with suitable office space and necessary telephones, equipment, and supplies. The commissioners court shall furnish the items at the beginning of the first fiscal year after the date the request is made. The items are in addition to the compensation and expenses provided for by Subchapter B, Chapter 152.

(b) The commissioners court may also provide a suitable courtroom for each justice of the peace.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.153
§ 4151.153. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN PATIENT INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacy benefit manager may not sell a list of patients that contains information through which the identity of an individual patient is disclosed.

(b) A pharmacy benefit manager shall maintain all data that identifies a patient in a confidential manner that prevents disclosure to a third party unless the disclosure is otherwise authorized by law or by the patient.

(c) This section does not prohibit:

(1) general advertising about a specific pharmaceutical product or service; or

(2) the request and receipt by a person of information regarding:

(A) a specific pharmaceutical product or service;

(B) the person's own records or claims; or

(C) the person's dependent's records or claims.
Tex. Education Code § 61.893 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.893
§ 61.893. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be initially eligible for the award of a leadership scholarship, an undergraduate student must:

(1) have graduated from a public high school in this state;

(2) either:

(A) have qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803; or

(B) be nominated by the student's high school for participation in the program and hold another academic distinction recognized by the board;

(3) be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution;

(4) be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule; and

(5) comply with any additional requirement adopted by the board.

(b) To be initially eligible for the award of a research scholarship, a graduate student must:

(1) be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at a general academic teaching institution;

(2) either:

(A) have graduated from a public high school in this state during the 10 years preceding the date of the student's application to the program; or

(B) have graduated from an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education;

(3) be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule;

(4) be nominated by the institution at which the student is enrolled on the basis of the student's academic merit and leadership potential; and

(5) comply with any additional requirements adopted by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0106
§ 8151.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0121 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0121
§ 62.0121. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM ACROSS PROPERTY LINE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014(a).

(b) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person, while hunting or engaging in recreational shooting, knowingly discharges a firearm; and

(2) the projectile from the firearm travels across a property line.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person:

(1) owns the property on both sides of each property line crossed by the projectile; or

(2) has a written agreement with any person who owns property on either side of each property line crossed by the projectile that allows the person to discharge a firearm on, over, or across the property or property line.

(d) The written agreement required under Subsection (c)(2) must:

(1) contain the name of the person allowed to hunt or engage in recreational shooting in a manner described by Subsection (b);

(2) identify the property on either side of the property line crossed by the projectile; and

(3) be signed by any person who owns the property on either side of the line crossed by the projectile.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(f) If conduct constituting an offense under this section constitutes an offense under a section of the Penal Code, the person may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.201
§ 503.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall:

(1) determine the qualifications and fitness of an applicant for a license, license renewal, or provisional license;

(2) examine for, deny, approve, issue, revoke, suspend, suspend on an emergency basis, place on probation, and renew the license of an applicant or license holder under this chapter;

(3) adopt and publish a code of ethics; and

(4) by rule adopt a list of authorized counseling methods or practices that a license holder may undertake or perform.

(b) The executive council may request and shall receive the assistance of a state educational institution or other state agency.
Tex. Family Code § 159.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.402
§ 159.402. PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.654 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.654
§ 2001.654. DATE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the officer responsible for certifying a petition determines that a petition is valid, the governing body shall:

(1) order that an election be held in the appropriate political subdivision on a date not later than the 60th day after the date of the officer's certification; and

(2) notify the commission by certified mail, return receipt requested, that an election has been ordered.

(b) If a uniform election day as provided by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not occur within the 60-day period, the governing body shall order the election to be held on the next uniform election date provided by that section.
Tex. Education Code § 111.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.01
§ 111.01. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

The University of Houston is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Houston on state properties hereby designated University of Houston.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.352 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.352
§ 62.352. CONTINUATION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE; HOME OFFICE OF SURVIVING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity that results from a reorganization, merger, or consolidation as provided by Section 62.351 has the same incidents as the reorganized, merged, or consolidated entity in the same manner as an entity that has converted under this chapter has the same incidents as the converting entity.

(b) The home office of the association in the proposed merger that possesses the largest assets is the home office of the surviving entity unless the commissioner approves otherwise.
Tex. Water Code § 16.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.020
§ 16.020. MASTER PLANS OF DISTRICTS, ETC.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall review and analyze master plans and other reports of conservation districts, river authorities, and state agencies and shall make its recommendations to the commission in all cases where approval of the commission is required by law or is requested by a district, authority, or agency.
Tex. Water Code § 54.207 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.207
§ 54.207. PUBLICATION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall publish once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantive statement of the rules and the penalty for their violation in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the district is located.

(b) The substantive statement shall be condensed as far as possible to intelligently explain the purpose to be accomplished or the act forbidden by the rules.

(c) The notice must advise that breach of the rules will subject the violator to a penalty and that the full text of the rules are on file in the principal office of the district where they may be read by any interested person.

(d) Any number of rules may be included in one notice.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.064 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.064
§ 152.064. NOTIFYING SERVICE OF FOREST OWNER.
Status: in_force

If all or part of the standing trees are owned by someone other than the landowner, either by a present right or by a future right under the terms of a valid existing contract, the landowner shall notify the service of that fact and furnish the name and address of each forest owner not later than the 10th day after the date the landowner receives notice from the service under Section 152.014 or 152.018.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.014 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.014
§ 51.014. HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall declare an occupation to be hazardous if:

(1) the occupation has been declared to be hazardous by an agency of the federal government; and

(2) the commission determines that the occupation is particularly hazardous for the employment of children.

(b) The commission by rule may restrict the employment of children 14 years of age or older in hazardous occupations.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person employs a child in violation of a rule adopted under this section.

(d) In addition to any occupation determined to be hazardous under Subsection (a), the employment of a child to sell items or services for or solicit donations for any person other than an exempt organization or a business owned or operated by a parent, conservator, guardian, or other person who has possession of the child under a court order is a hazardous occupation for purposes of this chapter if the child is:

(1) younger than 14 years of age; and

(2) unaccompanied by a parent, conservator, guardian, or other person who has possession of the child under a court order.

(e) For purposes of this section, "exempt organization" means:

(1) a charitable organization, as that term is defined under Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) an organization regulated under Title 15, Election Code; or

(3) a club, organization, or other group engaged in a fund-raising activity for the club, organization, or group if the activity is sponsored by a public or private primary or secondary school.

(f) Subsection (d) does not apply to a child younger than 14 years of age selling items or services as a self-employed person with the consent of a parent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.105
§ 2035.105. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The ballots for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Rescinding the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in __________ County" or "Rescinding the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races in __________ County," as appropriate.
Tex. Family Code § 153.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.011
§ 153.011. SECURITY BOND.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that a person who has a possessory interest in a child may violate the court order relating to the interest, the court may order the party to execute a bond or deposit security. The court shall set the amount and condition the bond or security on compliance with the order.