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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.402
§ 8013.402. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) The strategic partnership agreement may provide for an original or renewed term of any number of years. The limitation in Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the term does not apply to a limited district created under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 489 / Section 489.052
§ 489.052. INFORMED CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before receiving an investigational drug, biological product, or device, an eligible patient must sign a written informed consent. If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent or legal guardian may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.

(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule may adopt a form for the informed consent under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.156
§ 8354.156. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8354.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.007
§ 221.007. JUVENILE BOARD RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each juvenile board in the state shall:

(1) keep the financial, programmatic, and statistical records the department considers necessary; and

(2) submit periodic financial, programmatic, and statistical reports to the department as required by the department and in the format specified by the department, including electronic submission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8830.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8830 / Section 8830.101
§ 8830.101. 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, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, applicable to groundwater conservation districts.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1882 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1882
§ 411.1882. EVIDENCE OF HANDGUN PROFICIENCY FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is serving in this state as the attorney general or as a judge or justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer as defined by Section 411.201, as a United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, assistant attorney general, district attorney, assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney, as a district or county clerk, as a supervision officer as defined by Article 42A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a juvenile probation officer may establish handgun proficiency for the purposes of this subchapter by obtaining from a handgun proficiency instructor approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for purposes of Section 1702.1675, Occupations Code, a sworn statement that indicates that the person, during the 12-month period preceding the date of the person's application to the department, demonstrated to the instructor proficiency in the use of handguns.

(b) The director by rule shall adopt a procedure by which a person described under Subsection (a) may submit a form demonstrating the person's qualification for an exemption under that subsection. The form must provide sufficient information to allow the department to verify whether the person qualifies for the exemption.

(c) A license issued under this section automatically expires on the six-month anniversary of the date the person's status under Subsection (a) becomes inapplicable. A license that expires under this subsection may be renewed under Section 411.185.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.202
§ 201.202. PAYMENT OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter must be paid by legal tender or cashier's check payable to the comptroller.
Tex. Election Code § 85.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.032
§ 85.032. SECURITY OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOX.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedure for rotating two ballot boxes applicable to a precinct polling place does not apply to an early voting polling place. Once locked for use in an election, the early voting ballot box may not be unlocked except as provided by this subtitle.

(b) The ballot box in which voters deposit their marked early voting ballots must have two locks, each with a different key, and must be designed and constructed so that the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box and that the ballot slot can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box. The seals for the boxes must be serially numbered for each election. The procedures prescribed by Sections 127.064, 127.065, 127.066, and 127.068 governing the use of sealed ballot boxes in electronic voting system elections apply to the use of sealed ballot boxes under this title to the extent those procedures can be made applicable. The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement the use of sealed ballot boxes in early voting.

(c) During the period for early voting by personal appearance, the early voting clerk shall keep the key to one of the locks to the early voting ballot box, and the custodian of keys to ballot boxes for preserving voted ballots after the election shall keep the key to the second lock.

(d) Each custodian shall retain possession of the key entrusted to the custodian until it is delivered to the presiding judge of the central counting station.

(d) Each custodian shall retain possession of the key entrusted to the custodian until it is delivered to, as applicable, the presiding judge of:

(1) the central counting station;

(2) the early voting ballot board; or

(3) an election day polling place.

(e) A sealed case may be used for transferring voted early voting ballots in accordance with procedures approved by the secretary of state.

(f) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures providing for the security of the voted early voting ballots from the last day of voting by personal appearance at a polling place until the day the ballots are counted.

(g) Voted early voting ballots to be counted manually shall be kept in a separate ballot box from voted early voting ballots to be counted using automatic tabulating equipment.
Tex. Water Code § 17.774 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.774
§ 17.774. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

In passing on an application from a political subdivision for financial assistance for flood control purposes, the board shall consider:

(1) the needs of the area to be served by the project and the benefit of the project to the area in relation to the needs of other areas requiring state assistance in any manner and the benefits of those projects to the other areas;

(2) the availability of revenue to the political subdivision, from all sources, for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the project, including interest;

(3) the capacity of the watershed to accommodate stormwater runoff;

(4) the impact of the project on watershed capacity along the entire watershed and the degree to which that capacity was considered in planning the project;

(5) whether the project will increase or decrease the volume or rate of stormwater runoff into any channel in the watershed;

(6) the effect of the project on surface water elevations within the watershed and any downstream watershed;

(7) the relationship of the project to any floodplain management plan for the watershed; and

(8) whether adequate consideration was given to the effects of the project with regard to erosion and sediment control.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.039 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.039
§ 40.039. REVIEW OF RECORDS RETENTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

The department shall periodically review the department's records retention policy with respect to case and intake records relating to department functions. The department shall make changes to the policy consistent with the records retention schedule submitted under Section 441.185, Government Code, that are necessary to improve case prioritization and the routing of cases to the appropriate division of the department. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.023
§ 312.023. ASSESSMENT OR TAX AGAINST RAILWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may assess against the owner of a railroad that occupies a highway ordered to be improved the entire cost of the improvement made in the area between or under the rails or tracks or in the area extending two feet outside of the rails or tracks.

(b) A municipality by ordinance may impose a special tax on a railway and its roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures, rights, and franchise.

(c) An ordinance that imposes a special tax under this section must describe when the tax is due and delinquent and the method of enforcement.

(d) A tax under Subsection (b) is a lien that is superior to any other lien or claim except a lien or claim for state, county, or municipal taxes.

(e) A tax lien under Subsection (d) may be enforced by:

(1) sale of the property in the manner provided by law in the collection of ad valorem taxes by the municipality; or

(2) suit against the owner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 696 / Section 696.005
§ 696.005. CIVIL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who releases verification information as authorized by this chapter or who transfers cremated remains to a veterans' service organization or a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the release or transfer.

(b) A veterans' service organization that inters cremated remains in a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages arising from the interment.
Tex. Election Code § 16.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.031
§ 16.031. CANCELLATION ON OFFICIAL NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration immediately on receipt of:

(1) notice under Section 13.072(b), 15.021, or 18.0681(d) or a response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside the county;

(2) an abstract of the voter's death certificate under Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b);

(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;

(4) notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;

(5) notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;

(6) notice from the early voting clerk under Section 101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar's county; or

(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter's driver's license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security number.

(b) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration immediately if the registrar:

(1) determines from information received under Section 16.001(c) that the voter is deceased;

(2) has personal knowledge that the voter is deceased;

(3) receives from a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the voter a sworn statement by that person indicating that the voter is deceased; or

(4) receives notice from the secretary of state under Section 18.068 that the voter is deceased.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.055
§ 397A.055. COMMISSION REVIEW OF NEW PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "new project" means a project, as that term is defined by Section 245.001, for which an application for a permit that will establish a vesting date under Chapter 245 has not been submitted to a regulatory agency before the effective date of the Act adding this chapter. The term does not include a revision to a project commenced before the effective date of the Act adding this chapter.

(b) A regional military sustainability commission shall establish an advisory committee and appoint six members to the committee. Three of the members appointed to the committee must represent the military installation for which the commission is established and three members must represent landowners in the area surrounding the military installation. The committee shall advise the commission on protecting the critical military missions of the military installation with regard to development.

(c) On receipt of an application for a permit for a new project in the commission's territory, the governing body of the participating governmental entity shall review the application and request a report from the commission regarding the proposed project. The commission, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall review the compatibility of the new project with the military installation's military missions and related operations based on the commission's compatible development standards. The commission shall submit a report of its findings, including a recommendation regarding compatibility, to the reviewing governmental entity not later than the 30th calendar day after the date the request was made. The report must include an estimate of the fiscal impact on the affected property of any recommendations submitted by the commission, if the fiscal impact is determinable based on the project description and other information provided by the developer.

(d) The reviewing governmental entity may not take action on the permit application until it receives the report of the commission. If the commission finds that the proposed new project is not compatible with the military installation's missions and recommends denial of the permit application, the reviewing governmental entity may disapprove the permit application.

(e) On annexation of an area in the commission's territory for full or limited purposes by a municipality, the area is removed from the commission's territory. If the municipality disannexes the area, the area is included in the commission's territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.004
§ 8504.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.107
§ 3953.107. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.255
§ 2207.255. OFFICERS; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select from the board members a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary who serve one-year terms that expire as provided by the plan of operation.

(b) The board shall hold meetings at the call of the presiding officer and at times established by the board's rules.

(c) A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum.
Tex. Education Code § 51.354 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.354
§ 51.354. INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The final decision-making authority on matters regarding an institution of higher education's degree programs and curricula belongs to the institution. The institution shall make the decisions on those matters under the direction of the institution's governing board.

(b) In addition to specific responsibilities imposed by this code or other law, each institution of higher education has the general responsibility to serve the public and, within the institution's role and mission, to:

(1) transmit culture through general education;

(2) extend knowledge;

(3) teach and train students for professions;

(4) provide for scientific, engineering, medical, and other academic research;

(5) protect intellectual exploration and academic freedom;

(6) strive for intellectual excellence;

(7) provide educational opportunity for all who can benefit from postsecondary education and training; and

(8) provide continuing education opportunities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.351
§ 1952.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Household" means a unit composed of individuals living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other. The term includes a unit composed of individuals living together in:

(A) a home or mobile home;

(B) a duplex unit, apartment unit, or condominium unit; or

(C) any dwelling unit in a multiunit residential structure.

(2) "Named driver exclusion" means a provision or endorsement of an automobile insurance policy that excludes specified drivers from coverage under the policy.

(3) "Named driver policy" means an automobile insurance policy that provides any type of coverage for individuals named on the policy but that does not provide coverage for every individual who has permission to use a covered vehicle and who resides in a named insured's household.

(4) "Operator's policy" means an automobile insurance policy that, in accordance with Section 601.077, Transportation Code, provides coverage for the named insured when operating an automobile the insured does not own.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.258
§ 603.258. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person who meets the qualifications for a license under this chapter is entitled to a license.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.006
§ 151.006. POWERS OF SPECIAL JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A special judge shall conduct the trial in the same manner as a court trying an issue without a jury.

(b) While serving as a special judge, the special judge has the powers of the referring judge except that the special judge may not hold a person in contempt of court unless the person is a witness before the special judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.006
§ 8383.006. 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. Occupations Code § 651.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.405
§ 651.405. RETAIL PRICE LIST; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Retail price list" means a printed or typewritten list of the retail price of items or services provided by a funeral establishment and must include the retail price of:

(1) transferring a deceased person to the funeral establishment;

(2) embalming;

(3) using a funeral establishment facility for viewing the deceased;

(4) using a funeral establishment facility for funeral services;

(5) using a hearse;

(6) using a limousine;

(7) caskets;

(8) outer enclosures;

(9) filing a claim seeking life insurance proceeds on behalf of the beneficiaries; and

(10) other itemized services provided by the funeral establishment staff.

(b) A retail price list must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment, the effective date for the stated prices, and the following printed notice: "The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."
Tex. Water Code § 20.113 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.113
§ 20.113. ELIGIBLE SECURITY.
Status: in_force

The bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their face value.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 114.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.006
§ 114.006. STATE PLAN.
Status: repealed

(a) The council shall develop a state plan to provide services to persons with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders to ensure that:

(1) the needs of those persons and their families are addressed statewide and that all available resources are coordinated to meet those needs;

(2) within existing resources, the full range of services that are available through existing state agencies is offered to those persons throughout their lives to the maximum extent possible;

(3) personnel training needs are assessed statewide and strategies are developed to meet those needs;

(4) incentives are offered to private sources to encourage the sources to maintain present commitments and to assist in developing new programs; and

(5) a procedure for reviewing individual complaints about services provided under this chapter is implemented.

(b) The council shall make written recommendations on the implementation of this chapter. If the council considers a recommendation that will affect another state agency, the council shall seek the advice and assistance of the agency before taking action on the recommendation. On approval of the governing body of the agency, each agency affected by a council recommendation shall implement the recommendation. If an agency does not have sufficient funds to implement a recommendation, the agency shall request funds for that purpose in its next budget proposal.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.