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Tex. Property Code § 21.0195 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0195
§ 21.0195. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS; TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the dismissal of a condemnation proceeding that involves the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) The department may move to dismiss a proceeding it files, and the court shall conduct a hearing on the motion. The court may grant the motion only if the court determines that the property owner's interest will not be materially affected by the dismissal. The department may not dismiss the condemnation proceedings merely to institute new proceedings that involve substantially the same condemnation against the same property owner solely to obtain a lower condemnation award.

(c) If a court dismisses a condemnation proceeding on the motion of the department or as a result of the failure of the department to bring the proceeding properly, the court shall make an allowance to the property owner for the value of the department's use of the property while in possession of the property, any damage that the condemnation has caused to the property owner, and any expenses the property owner has incurred in connection with the condemnation, including reasonable and necessary fees for attorneys.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.160
§ 6003.160. NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Status: in_force

A registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.111
§ 11.111. SEPARATION OF FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The finance commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the finance commission and the management responsibilities of the banking commissioner, savings and mortgage lending commissioner, and consumer credit commissioner and staff of the finance agencies.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.155
§ 66.155. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY OF OTHER PERSONS DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

During the conservatorship, a person who participates in the affairs of the association shall act according to the conservator's instructions and may exercise only the authority that the conservator expressly grants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.353 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.353
§ 8109.353. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 8109.352, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the election held under Section 8109.352, the board may decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent. The board may not decrease the rate of the tax if the decrease would impair the repayment of any outstanding debt or obligation payable from the tax.

(c) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 8109.352; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.

(d) The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.0702 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.0702
§ 284.0702. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE; DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the prosecution of an offense under Section 284.070 or 284.0701, proof that the vehicle was driven or towed through the toll collection facility without payment of the proper toll may be shown by a video recording, photograph, electronic recording, or other appropriate evidence, including evidence obtained by automated enforcement technology.

(b) In the prosecution of an offense under Section 284.0701(c), (d-1), or (e):

(1) a computer record of the department of the registered owner of the vehicle is prima facie evidence of its contents and that the defendant was the registered owner of the vehicle when the underlying event of nonpayment under Section 284.070 occurred; and

(2) a copy of the rental, lease, or other contract document, or the electronic data provided to the authority under Section 284.0701(d), covering the vehicle on the date of the underlying event of nonpayment under Section 284.070 is prima facie evidence of its contents and that the defendant was the lessee of the vehicle when the underlying event of nonpayment under Section 284.070 occurred.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Section 284.0701(c), (d-1), or (e) that the vehicle in question was stolen before the failure to pay the proper toll occurred and had not been recovered before the failure to pay occurred, but only if the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority before the earlier of:

(1) the occurrence of the failure to pay; or

(2) eight hours after the discovery of the theft.
Tex. Government Code § 825.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.114
§ 825.114. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may establish advisory committees as it considers necessary to assist it in performing its duties. Members of advisory committees established under this section serve at the pleasure of the board.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of trustees by rule shall determine the amount and manner of any compensation or expense reimbursement to be paid members of an advisory committee performing service for the retirement system for performing the work of the advisory committee. All compensation and expense reimbursements for an advisory committee established under this section are payable from the expense account or the retired school employees group insurance fund, as applicable.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the size and composition of advisory committees created by statute for the retirement system or required by statute to be created by the retirement system are as provided by the statute creating or providing for the creation of the particular committee.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0247 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0247
§ 403.0247. NONCOMPLIANCE; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "local development agreement" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.0246.

(b) If a local government that enters into a local development agreement has not complied with a requirement to provide information under Section 403.0246 of this code or Section 380.004 or 381.005, Local Government Code, the comptroller shall send a notice to the local government. The notice must be in writing, describe the information that must be submitted to the comptroller, and inform the local government that if the information is not provided on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is provided, the local government will be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.

(c) If a local government does not report the required information as prescribed by Subsection (b), the local government is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000.

(d) The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty imposed under this section.

(e) It is a defense to an action brought under this section that the local government provided the required information or documents to the extent the information or documents are not exempt from disclosure or confidential under Chapter 552.
Tex. Government Code § 418.185 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.185
§ 418.185. MANDATORY EVACUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a person who is authorized to be in an evacuated area, including a person who returns to the area under a phased reentry plan or credentialing process under Section 418.050.

(b) A county judge or mayor of a municipality who orders the evacuation of an area stricken or threatened by a disaster by order may compel persons who remain in the evacuated area to leave and authorize the use of reasonable force to remove persons from the area.

(c) The governor and a county judge or mayor of a municipality who orders the evacuation of an area stricken or threatened by a disaster by a concurrent order may compel persons who remain in the evacuated area to leave.

(d) A person is civilly liable to a governmental entity, or a nonprofit agency cooperating with a governmental entity, that conducts a rescue on the person's behalf for the cost of the rescue effort if:

(1) the person knowingly ignored a mandatory evacuation order under this section and:

(A) engaged in an activity or course of action that a reasonable person would not have engaged in; or

(B) failed to take a course of action a reasonable person would have taken;

(2) the person's actions under Subdivision (1) placed the person or another person in danger; and

(3) a governmental rescue effort was undertaken on the person's behalf.

(e) An officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision who issues or is working to carry out a mandatory evacuation order under this section is immune from civil liability for any act or omission within the course and scope of the person's authority under the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.405 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.405
§ 81.405. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The task force may make written reports on its findings and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, to the governor and legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.201
§ 8126.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8126.101 and 8126.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects under Section 8126.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8126.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181, 49.182, and 50.107, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8126.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN; PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an employer does not commit an unlawful employment practice by applying different standards of compensation or different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment under:

(1) a bona fide seniority system, merit system, or an employee benefit plan, such as a retirement, pension, or insurance plan, that is not a subterfuge to evade this chapter; or

(2) a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production.

(b) An employee benefit plan may not excuse a failure to hire on the basis of age. A seniority system or employee benefit plan may not require or permit involuntary retirement on the basis of age except as permitted by Section 21.103.

(c) This section does not apply to standards of compensation or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment that are discriminatory on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age.
Tex. Education Code § 51.974 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.974
§ 51.974. INTERNET ACCESS TO COURSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education, other than a medical and dental unit, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for each undergraduate classroom course offered for credit by the institution:

(1) a syllabus that:

(A) satisfies any standards adopted by the institution;

(B) provides a brief description of each major course requirement, including each major assignment and examination;

(C) lists any required or recommended reading; and

(D) provides a general description of the subject matter of each lecture or discussion;

(2) a curriculum vitae of each regular instructor that lists the instructor's:

(A) postsecondary education;

(B) teaching experience; and

(C) significant professional publications; and

(3) if available, a departmental budget report of the department under which the course is offered, from the most recent semester or other academic term during which the institution offered the course.

(a-1) A curriculum vitae made available on the institution's Internet website under Subsection (a) may not include any personal information, including the instructor's home address or home telephone number.

(b) The information required by Subsection (a) must be:

(1) accessible from the institution's Internet website home page by use of not more than three links;

(2) searchable by keywords and phrases; and

(3) accessible to the public without requiring registration or use of a user name, a password, or another user identification.

(c) The institution shall make the information required by Subsection (a) available not later than the seventh day after the first day of classes for the semester or other academic term during which the course is offered. The institution shall continue to make the information available on the institution's Internet website until at least the second anniversary of the date on which the institution initially posted the information.

(d) The institution shall update the information required by Subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the information changes.

(e) The governing body of the institution shall designate an administrator to be responsible for ensuring implementation of this section. The administrator may assign duties under this section to one or more administrative employees.

(f) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, each institution of higher education shall submit a written report regarding the institution's compliance with this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education.

(g) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.

(h) Institutions of higher education included in this section shall conduct end-of-course student evaluations of faculty and develop a plan to make evaluations available on the institution's website.
Tex. Education Code § 18.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 18 / Section 18.005
§ 18.005. GOVERNANCE; LIMITATION ON POWERS; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A Job Corps diploma program shall be governed as provided by this chapter and policies established by the Job Corps training program operating the diploma program. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, a provision of this code applicable to a school district does not apply to a Job Corps diploma program.

(b) A Job Corps diploma program may not impose a tax.

(c) A Job Corps diploma program shall:

(1) develop educational programs specifically designed for persons eligible for enrollment in a Job Corps training program established by the United States Department of Labor;

(2) coordinate educational programs and services in the diploma program with programs and services provided by the United States Department of Labor and other federal and state agencies and local political subdivisions and by persons who provide programs and services under contract with the United States Department of Labor;

(3) provide a course of instruction that includes the required curriculum under Subchapter A, Chapter 28;

(4) require that students enrolled in the diploma program satisfy the requirements of Section 39.025 before receiving a diploma under this chapter; and

(5) comply with a requirement imposed under this title or a rule adopted under this title relating to the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, as determined by the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.082
§ 68.082. PILOT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A pilot is not liable directly or as a member of an organization of pilots for a claim that:

(1) arises from an act or omission of another pilot or organization of pilots; and

(2) relates directly or indirectly to pilot services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.504
§ 301.504. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice, the person may:

(1) accept the executive director's determination and recommended administrative penalty in writing; or

(2) make a written request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the executive director's determination and recommended penalty, the board by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Election Code § 15.111 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.111
§ 15.111. NOTATION ON LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar shall enter the notation "S", or a similar notation approved by the secretary of state, on the list of registered voters beside each voter's name that also appears on the suspense list.

(b) The registrar shall delete the notation from the list if the voter's name is deleted from the suspense list.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0109
§ 3792.0109. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.358 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.358
§ 411.358. TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The director shall terminate any activation of the alert system with respect to a particular abducted child or a particular missing person with an intellectual disability if:

(1) the abducted child or missing person is recovered or the situation is otherwise resolved; or

(2) the director determines that the alert system is no longer an effective tool for locating and recovering the abducted child or missing person.
Tex. Water Code § 51.523 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.523
§ 51.523. BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against substantially the proposition: "Designation of the area, issuance of bonds, levy of a tax to retire the bonds, and levy of a maintenance tax."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.153
§ 7927.153. 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. Government Code § 791.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.029
§ 791.029. CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL RECORDS CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) By resolution of its governing body, a political subdivision of the state may contract with another political subdivision of the state to participate in the ownership, construction, and operation of a regional records center.

(b) Before acquiring or constructing the records center, a participating political subdivision may issue bonds to finance the acquisition and construction of the records center in the manner prescribed by law for the issuance of permanent improvement bonds.

(c) The records center may not be used to store a record whose retention period is listed as permanent on a records retention schedule issued by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Section 441.158, unless the center meets standards for the care and storage of records of permanent value established by rules adopted by the commission under Section 203.048, Local Government Code.

(d) The Texas State Library and Archives Commission shall provide assistance and advice to local governments in the establishment and design of regional records centers.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.007
§ 1477.007. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.046
§ 462.046. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED ON ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The personnel of a treatment facility shall immediately advise a person admitted under Section 462.044 that:

(1) the person may be detained for treatment for not longer than 24 hours after the time of the initial detention unless an order for further detention is obtained;

(2) if the administrator finds that the statutory criteria for emergency detention no longer apply, the administrator shall release the person;

(3) not later than the 24th hour after the hour of the initial detention, the facility administrator may file in a court having original jurisdiction under this chapter a petition to have the person committed for court-ordered treatment under Subchapter D;

(4) if the administrator files a petition for court-ordered treatment, the person is entitled to a judicial probable cause hearing not later than the 72nd hour after the hour the detention begins under an order of protective custody to determine whether the person should remain detained in the facility;

(5) when the application for court-ordered services is filed, the person has the right to have counsel appointed if the person does not have an attorney;

(6) the person has the right to communicate with counsel at any reasonable time and to have assistance in contacting the counsel;

(7) the person's communications to the personnel of the treatment facility may be used in making a determination relating to detention, may result in the filing of a petition for court-ordered treatment, and may be used at a court hearing;

(8) the person is entitled to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses who testify on behalf of the petitioner at a hearing;

(9) the person may refuse medication unless there is an imminent likelihood of serious physical injury to the person or others if the medication is refused;

(10) beginning on the 24th hour before a hearing for court-ordered treatment, the person may refuse to take medication unless the medication is necessary to save the person's life; and

(11) the person is entitled to request that a hearing be held in the county of the person's residence, if the county is in the state.

(b) The personnel of the treatment facility shall provide the information required by Subsection (a) to the person orally, in writing, and in simple, nontechnical terms.