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Tex. Occupations Code § 1904.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1904 / Section 1904.052
§ 1904.052. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in water treatment unless the person first obtains a certificate from the commission under the program established under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.2046 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.2046
§ 156.2046. CONVICTION OF OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A person is considered to have been convicted of a criminal offense if:

(1) a sentence is imposed on the person;

(2) the person received probation or community supervision, including deferred adjudication or community service; or

(3) the court deferred final disposition of the person's case.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.139 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.139
§ 451.139. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR SELF-INSURANCE OR RETIREMENT OR PENSION FUND RESERVES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may issue bonds only in an amount necessary for managing or funding retiree pension benefit obligations for pension plans existing as of January 1, 2011, and that result from the competitive bidding of transit services required by Section 451.137.

(b) Section 451.352(c) does not apply to bonds described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292C.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292C / Section 292C.051
§ 292C.051. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the county only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.302
§ 2301.302. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall notify each person licensed under this chapter of the date of license expiration and the amount of the fee required for license renewal. The notice shall be sent at least 30 days before the date of license expiration.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.022
§ 174.022. CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYERS CONSIDERED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public employer that has reached an agreement with an association on compensation or other conditions of employment as provided by this chapter is considered to be in compliance with the requirements of Section 174.021 as to the conditions of employment for the duration of the agreement.

(b) If an arbitration award or other impasse resolution is rendered as provided by Subchapter E or E-1, the public employer involved is considered to be in compliance with the requirements of Section 174.021 as to the conditions of employment provided by the award for the duration of the collective bargaining period to which the award applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.102
§ 1065.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Motley County or a municipality in the district may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.101
§ 1.101. DOMESTIC FILING ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The law of this state governs the formation and internal affairs of an entity if the entity's formation occurs when a certificate of formation filed in accordance with Chapter 4 takes effect.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.559 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.559
§ 351.559. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3503 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3503
§ 151.3503. SERVICES BY EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter:

(1) a service performed by an employee for the employee's employer in the regular course of business, within the scope of the employee's duties, and for which the employee is paid regular wages or salary;

(2) a service performed by an employee of a temporary employment service for a host employer to supplement the host employer's existing work force on a temporary basis, if:

(A) the service is normally performed by the host employer's own employees;

(B) the host employer provides all supplies and equipment necessary to perform the service, other than personal protective equipment provided by the temporary employment service pursuant to a federal law or regulation;

(C) the host employer does not rent, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire for use the supplies and equipment described by Paragraph (B), other than the personal protective equipment described by that paragraph, from the temporary employment service or an entity that is a member of an affiliated group of which the temporary employment service is also a member; and

(D) the host employer has the sole right to supervise, direct, and control the work performed by the employee of the temporary employment service as necessary to conduct the host employer's business or to comply with any licensing, statutory, or regulatory requirement applicable to the host employer; or

(3) a service performed by covered employees of a professional employer organization, either licensed under Chapter 91, Labor Code, or exempt from the licensing requirements of that chapter, for a client under a written contract that provides for shared employment responsibilities between the professional employer organization and the client for the covered employees, most of whom must have been previously employed by the client.

(b) The comptroller shall prescribe by rule the minimum percentage of covered employees that must have been previously employed by the client, the minimum time period the covered employees must have been employed by the client prior to the commencement of its contract, and such other criteria as the comptroller may deem necessary to properly implement Subsection (a)(3).

(c) In this section:

(1) "Affiliated group" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.0001.

(2) "Host employer" means the employer who owns, manages, or controls the property or worksite where an employee of a temporary employment service performs a service.

(3) "Temporary employment service" has the meaning assigned by Section 93.001, Labor Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.017
§ 51.017. CONTINUATION OF POWERS, DUTIES, PENALTIES, AND SUITS AFTER CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality that:

(1) changed to that type under Subchapter B of Chapter 6; or

(2) changed its municipal type under the predecessor statutes to Subchapter B of Chapter 6.

(b) The municipality continues to have the powers, rights, immunities, privileges, and franchises possessed at the time the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality and continues to be subject to the duties it had at the time of the change.

(c) A right, action, fine, penalty, or forfeiture that, under the laws in effect before the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality, accrued in favor of the municipality in a suit or in any other manner continues to be vested in and shall be prosecuted by the municipality after the change.

(d) A suit pending against the municipality before the municipality changed to a Type A general-law municipality is not affected by the change. After the change, the municipality shall, as appropriate, prosecute or defend the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.151
§ 1065.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.105
§ 8341.105. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must:

(1) meet all construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located that apply to the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or operation of the road project; and

(2) comply with the development agreement required by Section 8341.005.

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

(c) The district shall pay all costs associated with the maintenance or operation of a road project.

(d) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0323 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0323
§ 8511.0323. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

An officer, agent, or employee of the authority who is financially interested in a contract of a type described by Section 8511.0321(a) shall disclose that fact to the board before the board votes on the acceptance of the contract.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.602 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.602
§ 451.602. AUTHORITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 451.617, this subchapter applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million and that was confirmed before July 1, 1985.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.072 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.072
§ 16.072. SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY.
Status: in_force

If the last day of a limitations period under any statute of limitations falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the period for filing suit is extended to include the next day that the county offices are open for business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.003
§ 8468.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.002
§ 101A.002. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is established to:

(1) create and expedite innovation in research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders to improve the health of residents of this state, enhance the potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders, and enhance the research superiority of this state regarding dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders; and

(2) attract, create, or expand research capabilities of eligible institutions of higher education and other public or private entities by awarding grants to promote a substantial increase in research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders, strategies for prevention of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders, and the creation of exceptional jobs in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.114
§ 1232.114. PROJECT ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the authority submits its application for approval of a bond issue to the Bond Review Board, the agency or institution that will use the project to be financed by the bonds shall submit to the Bond Review Board a project analysis of the project. The project analysis must be in the form required for a project analysis requested from the commission under Sections 2166.151-2166.155.

(b) This section does not apply to a minor renovation, repair, or construction project at a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies, as defined by the department in cooperation with the commission. Instead of submitting a project analysis, the department may substitute the master plan required to be submitted by Section 1401.121 if the master plan contains information substantially equivalent to the information required to be in a project analysis under Sections 2166.151-2166.155.
Tex. Election Code § 213.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.010
§ 213.010. EARLY RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

A recount may begin earlier than 18 hours after notice is given under Section 213.009 if each person entitled to the notice agrees to begin at a specified earlier time.
Tex. Water Code § 15.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.204
§ 15.204. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt necessary rules to carry out this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0103
§ 113.0103. RECORD RETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall keep and maintain a record of:

(1) the name and address of each driver who has entered into an agreement with the program; and

(2) the driver's license number and place of issuance of each driver and individual who will operate a shared vehicle under the program.

(b) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect and verify records related to use of a shared vehicle under the program, including:

(1) the times the vehicle is used;

(2) car sharing period pick-up and drop-off locations;

(3) money received by the owner; and

(4) fees paid by the driver.

(c) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall provide information collected under Subsection (b) on request to the owner, the owner's insurer, or the driver's insurer to facilitate a claim coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation, or litigation.

(d) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall retain information collected under Subsection (b) for a period of not less than the limitations period provided under Section 16.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, for a personal injury suit.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.010
§ 4005.010. EXCHANGE OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the issuance or sale of securities by one corporation to the corporation's stockholders in connection with:

(1) the change of par value stock to no par value stock or vice versa; or

(2) the exchange of outstanding shares for the same or a greater or smaller number of shares.

(b) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to an issuance or sale described by Subsection (a) only if the security holders do not pay, give, or promise any consideration, and are not obligated to pay or give any consideration, for the securities issued or sold other than the corporation's securities held by the security holders at the time of the issuance or sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.051
§ 3817.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors who serve staggered terms of four years with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) One director must be a resident of the district.

(c) The board by resolution may change the number of directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district, subject to Section 375.061, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 58.301 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.301
§ 58.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "County juvenile board" means a juvenile board created under Chapter 152, Human Resources Code.

(2) "Juvenile facility" means a facility that:

(A) serves juveniles under a juvenile court's jurisdiction; and

(B) is operated as a holdover facility, a pre-adjudication detention facility, a nonsecure facility, or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility.

(2-a) "Governmental juvenile facility" means a juvenile facility operated by a unit of government.

(3) "Governmental service provider" means a juvenile justice service provider operated by a unit of government.

(4) "Local juvenile justice information system" means a county or multicounty computerized database of information concerning children, with data entry and access by the partner agencies that are members of the system.

(5) "Partner agency" means a service provider or juvenile facility that is authorized by this subchapter to be a member of a local juvenile justice information system or that has applied to be a member of a local juvenile justice information system and has been approved by the county juvenile board or regional juvenile board committee as a member of the system.

(6) "Regional juvenile board committee" means a committee that is composed of two members from each county juvenile board in a region that comprises a multicounty local juvenile information system.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.258 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.258
§ 2308.258. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of a board is selected from the members of the board who represent the private sector.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9604 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9604
§ 61.9604. ELIGIBLE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender for education at a school of law authorized by the board to award a degree that satisfies the law study requirements for licensure as an attorney in this state.

(b) The board may not provide repayment assistance for an education loan that is in default at the time of the attorney's application.
Tex. Water Code § 68.256 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.256
§ 68.256. QUARTERLY GENERAL ACCOUNTING BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a quarterly accounting of the district's general operating and maintenance costs. The accounting must comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
Tex. Election Code § 16.066 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.066
§ 16.066. DETERMINATION OF CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

(a) After hearing and considering the evidence or argument, the registrar shall promptly determine the challenge and issue a decision in writing.

(b) If the registrar determines that the registration should not have been canceled, the registration continues in effect.

(c) If the registrar determines that the cancellation of the registration was proper, the registrar shall cancel the registration on the 31st day after the date the registrar's decision is issued.

(d) The registrar shall retain a copy of the decision on file with the duplicate registration certificate of the challenging voter and shall deliver a copy to the voter.
Tex. Water Code § 51.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.013
§ 51.013. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting creation of a district shall be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district which represents a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the tax rolls of the central appraisal district. If there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of them.

(b) The petition may be signed and filed in two or more copies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.152
§ 11005.152. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may obtain through appropriate proceedings an appropriation permit or a diversion permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(b) The district may acquire a water appropriation permit from a permit owner by contract or otherwise.
Tex. Labor Code § 205.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 205 / Section 205.042
§ 205.042. COVERAGE OF STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING OUTSIDE STATE.
Status: in_force

If the commission is unable to execute a reciprocal agreement under Chapter 211 to cover an employee of this state who works outside this state, the employing agency shall become a reimbursing employer if permitted by the law of the state in which the employee works. If the agency is not permitted to be a reimbursing employer, the agency may pay the required contribution for that employee from funds available for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0305
§ 7909A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 487.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.151
§ 487.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fund" means the health careers education fund.

(2) "Postsecondary educational institution" means:

(A) an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(B) a nonprofit, independent institution approved under Section 61.222, Education Code; or

(C) a nonprofit, health-related school or program accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, the Texas Board of Nursing, or, in the case of allied health, an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(3) "Program" means the health careers promotion and education program.

(4) "Qualified area" means an area qualifying under the National Health Services Corps Community Scholarship Program or an area with similar characteristics as identified by the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.065
§ 563.065. ABOLITION OF CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) With the consent of the directors of a conservation and reclamation district located in a county, the commissioners court of the county may assume the outstanding obligations of the district and provide for the abolition of the district.

(b) The territory of the former district remains secondarily liable for the payment of any taxes pledged to the payment of an outstanding debt of the former district until the debt is paid or payment has been provided for, including refunding by the county. The commissioners court as the successor to the district shall impose those taxes in the territory of the former district.
Tex. Water Code § 29.046 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.046
§ 29.046. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by confinement in the county jail for not more than 10 days or by both.