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Tex. Government Code § 656.049 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.049
§ 656.049. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A state agency may contract with another state, local, or federal department, agency, or institution, including a state-supported college or university, to train or educate its administrators and employees or may join in presenting a training or educational program.
Tex. Government Code § 845.312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.312
§ 845.312. OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit in the optional group term life fund contributions paid by subdivisions to the retirement system to provide optional group term life benefits in accordance with Section 845.406. The retirement system may not establish separate accounts in the fund for subdivisions participating in the optional group term life program but shall credit contributions to a single account.

(b) The retirement system shall pay benefits under the optional group term life program only from money in the optional group term life fund, and the benefits are not an obligation of other funds of the system.

(c) The effective participation date of a subdivision is the first day of any calendar month after the month in which the subdivision notifies the board of its election to enter the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0202
§ 9305.0202. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

A director must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age; and

(2) reside in and own land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0102
§ 8085.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.0205 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.0205
§ 394.0205. RULES; FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt rules to implement Sections 394.0201(a), 394.0202, 394.0203, 394.0204, and 394.0206.

(b) For the efficient management and administration of this chapter and to reduce the number of employees required to enforce this chapter, the commission shall adopt rules for issuing standardized forms that are for submission by license holders and applicants and that provide for an accurate showing of the number, location, or other information required by the commission for each license holder's or applicant's off-premise signs under this chapter or commercial signs under Chapter 391.

(c) The commission may not adopt a rule under this chapter that restricts competitive bidding or advertising by the holder of a license issued under this chapter other than a rule to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. The limitation provided by this section applies only to rules relating to the occupation of outdoor advertiser and does not affect the commission's power to regulate the orderly and effective display of an off-premise sign under this chapter. A rule to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not:

(1) restrict the use of:

(A) any legal medium for an advertisement;

(B) the license holder's advertisement under a trade name; or

(C) the license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement, if the license holder is an individual; or

(2) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder.
Tex. Government Code § 411.090 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.090
§ 411.090.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.090. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION. (a) The State Board for Educator Certification is entitled to obtain any criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (a-1) about a person who has applied to the board for or who currently holds a certificate under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code.

(a-1) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the State Board for Educator Certification is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(b) The State Board for Educator Certification may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the board under Subsection (a-1)(2) in the original form or any subsequent form:

(1) may be used only for a purpose related to the issuance, denial, reprimand, suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a certificate issued by the board;

(2) may not be released to any person except:

(A) to the person who is the subject of the information;

(B) to the Texas Education Agency;

(C) to a local or regional educational entity as provided by Section 411.097; or

(D) by court order; and

(3) is not subject to disclosure as provided by Chapter 552.

(c) The department shall notify the State Board for Educator Certification of the arrest of any educator, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code, who has fingerprints on file with the department. Any record of the notification and any information contained in the notification is not subject to disclosure as provided by Chapter 552.

(d) The State Board for Educator Certification is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a-1)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the Texas Education Agency or the State Board for Educator Certification.

(e) The State Board for Educator Certification shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.10 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.10
§ 31.10. REPORTS AND REMITTANCES OF OTHER TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each month the collector of taxes for a taxing unit shall prepare and submit to the governing body of the unit a written report made under oath accounting for all taxes collected for the unit during the preceding month. Reports of collections made in the months of October through January are due on the 25th day of the month following the month that is the subject of the report. Reports of collections made in all other months are due on the 15th day of the month following the month that is the subject of the report. A collector for more than one taxing unit may prepare one report accounting for taxes collected for all units, and he may submit a certified copy of the report as his monthly report to the governing body of each unit.

(b) The collector for a taxing unit shall prepare and submit to the governing body of the unit an annual report made under oath accounting for all taxes of the unit collected or delinquent on property taxed by the unit during the preceding 12-month period. Annual reports are due on the 60th day following the last day of the fiscal year.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d) of this section, at least monthly the collector for a taxing unit shall deposit in the unit's depository all taxes collected for the unit. The governing body of a unit may require deposits to be made more frequently.

(d) If the taxes of a taxing unit are collected by the collector or other officer or employee of another taxing unit or by an appraisal district as provided by the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit or as the result of an election held under Section 6.26 of this code, the entity that collects the taxes shall deposit the taxes in the unit's depository daily, unless the governing body of that unit by official action provides that those deposits may be made less often than daily.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.153
§ 3849.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 owners of real property in the district, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.083
§ 711.083. RECORDS; EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person acting as a cemetery broker shall maintain records in accordance with this subchapter and Section 711.0381.

(b) The department shall examine the records of each person acting as a cemetery broker if the commissioner determines the examination is necessary to:

(1) safeguard the interests of purchasers and beneficiaries of the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot; and

(2) efficiently enforce applicable law.

(c) A person may maintain and provide a record required to be maintained under this section in an electronic format if the record is reliable and can be retrieved in a timely manner.
Tex. Water Code § 55.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.454
§ 55.454. INCURRING DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this subchapter shall prevent the board from creating any debt or obligation without voter approval if the debt or obligation is created to defray ordinary maintenance and operating expenses or if the debt or obligation is to be retired from current revenues.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0302
§ 7901A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.201
§ 8328.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.053
§ 1113.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.040 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.040
§ 22.040. CHANGE OF WARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may divide the municipality into as many wards as it considers necessary for the good of the residents and may change ward boundaries. The wards must contain an equal number of voters as far as practicable.

(b) The governing body may not change the number of wards or boundaries of a ward during the three-month period preceding the date of a municipal election.

(c) The wards of a municipality that changes to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B, Chapter 6, are not affected by that action.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.031 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.031
§ 91.031. AGREEMENT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall establish the terms of a professional employer services agreement by a written contract between the license holder and the client.

(b) The license holder shall give written notice of the agreement as it affects covered employees to each covered employee.

(c) The written notice required by Subsection (b) must be given to each covered employee not later than the first payday after the date on which that individual becomes a covered employee.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.202
§ 342.202. MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR LOAN WITH SINGLE REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A loan contract that exceeds the maximum cash advance under Section 342.251 and that is payable in a single installment may provide for an interest charge on the cash advance that does not exceed a rate or amount that would produce the same effective return, determined as a true daily earnings rate, as allowed under Section 342.201 considering the amount and term of the loan. If a loan under this section is prepaid in full, the lender may earn a minimum interest charge of $25.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 136.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 136 / Section 136.002
§ 136.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Community health center" means a nonprofit corporation in this state that:

(A) provides required primary health services, including:

(i) basic health services;

(ii) referrals to providers of medical services;

(iii) patient case management services;

(iv) outreach; and

(v) patient education; and

(B) has a governing board that:

(i) is composed of individuals, a majority of whom are being served by the community health centers; and

(ii) represents the individuals being served by the community health center.

(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Development corporation" means a nonprofit corporation that:

(A) provides revolving loan funds to community health centers;

(B) accepts gifts and grants;

(C) seeks funding from various government and private sources; and

(D) associates with a broad-based organization serving community health centers.

(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(105), eff. April 2, 2015.

(5) "Program" means the loan program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.09
§ 201.09. REFUND DUE ON DISPOSITION OUTSIDE OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The holder of any permit authorizing the transportation of liquor out of this state may apply to the commission for a refund of the excise tax on liquor on which the state tax has been paid on proper proof that the liquor was sold or disposed of outside of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.058
§ 1009.058. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, and secretary.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.204 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.204
§ 172.204. REPRESENTATION AND ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In a conciliation proceeding, each party may appear in person or be represented or assisted by a person of the party's choice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.201
§ 8421.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.022
§ 247.022. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an assisted living facility license must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.

(b-1) If the department conducts more than two life safety code inspections at the applicant's facility, the department may collect a fee in addition to the fee under Subsection (b) for the application for the license.

(c) The department may provide technical assistance to an applicant by making brief inspections of the assisted living facility proposed to be licensed and making recommendations concerning actions necessary to meet standards for assisted living facilities.

(d) An assisted living facility license applicant in good standing may request an initial license that does not require an on-site health inspection. The department may not require the applicant to admit a resident to the facility before the department issues the license. The department shall require the license applicant to submit for approval policies and procedures, verification of employee background checks, and employee credentials.

(e) The department shall conduct a survey of a facility issued an initial license under Subsection (d) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the department issues the license to the facility. Until the department conducts the survey, the facility shall disclose to all residents and prospective residents that the department has not yet conducted the survey required by this subsection.

(f) For purposes of this section, a license applicant is in "good standing" if:

(1) the license applicant, or the controlling person of the license applicant if the license applicant is a newly formed business entity, has operated or been the controlling person of an assisted living facility in this state for six consecutive years; and

(2) each assisted living facility operated by the license applicant, or operated or controlled by a controlling person of the license applicant if the license applicant is a newly formed business entity:

(A) has not had a violation that resulted in actual harm to a resident or that posed an immediate threat of harm causing, or likely to cause, serious injury, impairment, or death of a resident; and

(B) in the six years preceding the date on which the license applicant submits the application, has not had a sanction imposed by the department against the facility, including:

(i) the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty or an injunction;

(ii) the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license; or

(iii) an emergency closure.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.104
§ 1371.104. SOURCE OF REPAYMENT OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

An obligation must be repaid from:

(1) a source of security for the payment of the obligation;

(2) money received from a credit agreement; or

(3) any other revenue legally available for the payment of the obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.022
§ 23.022. INITIAL MAYOR.
Status: in_force

Immediately after election returns for the initial election for municipal officers have been made, the county judge shall commission the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the office of mayor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.152
§ 8472.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8472.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8168.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8168 / Section 8168.004
§ 8168.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 185, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.274 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.274
§ 85.274. TERMS.
Status: in_force

A committee member serves at the will of the executive commissioner.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.030 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.030
§ 89.030. REVOCATION OF EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR PLUGGING INACTIVE WELL.
Status: in_force

The commission may revoke an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well granted under this subchapter if the commission determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the applicant is ineligible for the extension under the commission's rules or orders.
Tex. Government Code § 420.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.033
§ 420.033. CHAIN OF CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

Medical, law enforcement, department, and laboratory personnel who handle evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense under this chapter or other law shall maintain the chain of custody of the evidence from the time the evidence is collected until the time the evidence is destroyed.
Tex. Education Code § 11.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.011
§ 11.011. ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of an independent school district, the superintendent of the district, the campus administrators, and the district- and campus-level committees established under Section 11.251 shall contribute to the operation of the district in the manner provided by this code and by the board of trustees of the district in a manner not inconsistent with this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.405
§ 51.405. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for license holders. A license holder must participate in the programs to the extent required by the commission to keep the person's license.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, the commission by rule may:

(1) establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required for license renewal;

(2) provide for the registration and renewal of continuing education providers and the approval of continuing education courses; and

(3) assess reasonable and necessary fees on continuing education providers.

(c) In adopting rules under this section for a program regulated by the department, the commission shall consult, if applicable, with the advisory board established for the program.