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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 469.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 469 / Section 469.003
§ 469.003. PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR ACCREDITATION AS RECOVERY HOUSE.
Status: in_force

The following places are ineligible for accreditation as a recovery house:

(1) a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142;

(2) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;

(3) a continuing care facility regulated under Chapter 246;

(4) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247;

(5) an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252;

(6) a boarding home facility as defined by Section 260.001;

(7) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Subchapter A, Chapter 464;

(8) a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code;

(9) a family violence shelter center as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code;

(10) an entity qualified as a community home under Chapter 123, Human Resources Code; and

(11) a hotel, as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 435.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 435 / Section 435.002
§ 435.002. GRADING OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may regulate the grading and labeling of milk and milk products. The department shall supervise the grading and labeling of milk and milk products according to the standards, specifications, and requirements adopted by the executive commissioner for each grade and in conformity with this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 129.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 129 / Section 129.002
§ 129.002. GENERAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each direct recording electronic voting machine must provide the voter with a screen in summary format of the voter's choices for the voter to review before the vote is actually cast.

(b) During the early voting period, the early voting clerk shall conduct a daily audit of the direct recording electronic voting machines used in the election to ensure proper correspondence among the numbers of ballots provided on the machines, names on the poll list, and ballots cast on the machines.

(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this chapter and to ensure the orderly and proper administration of elections using direct recording electronic voting machines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8096.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8096 / Section 8096.0205
§ 8096.0205. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area of the district as it existed on January 1, 2019.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 49.102, Water Code, to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by Section 49.107, Water Code, and this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district 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. Health and Safety Code § 772.614 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.614
§ 772.614. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.
Status: in_force

(a) A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates. A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense.

(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.

(c) With the consent of a participating county or municipality, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed to gain access to emergency services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.222 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.222
§ 431.222. LICENSE REQUIRED; LICENSING FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 431.2211, a food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator in this state must apply for and obtain from the department every two years a license for each place of business that the food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator operates in this state. The food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator must pay a licensing fee for each establishment.

(b) The department shall require a food manufacturer that distributes only food manufactured by that firm to obtain only a license as a food manufacturer. A person that does not manufacture food and serves only as a food wholesaler must obtain only a food wholesaler's license. A person that distributes both its own manufactured food and food it does not manufacture must obtain only a food manufacturer's license. A warehouse operator who also distributes food is required to obtain only a warehouse operator license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.002
§ 264.002. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) The executive director or a board subcommittee, of which, at least one member is a public member of the board, shall determine the amount of the penalty based on a standardized penalty schedule. The board by rule shall develop the schedule based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or welfare of the public;

(2) the economic damage to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts made to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.306
§ 2205.306. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A child-care facility that voluntarily discontinues coverage provided by the pool is not eligible to subsequently obtain coverage from the pool for at least 12 months following the date the coverage is discontinued.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.2021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.2021
§ 151.2021. CANCELLATION OF INACTIVE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may cancel a sales tax permit under this section if the permit holder has reported no business activity for 12 consecutive months. No business activity means zero total sales, zero taxable sales, and zero taxable purchases.

(b) To cancel a permit, the comptroller shall send a notice of the comptroller's intention to cancel the permit to the permit holder at the address shown on the permit. The notice must specify the date on which the comptroller intends to cancel the permit. That date must be at least 30 days after the date the comptroller sends the notice to the permit holder. The comptroller may not cancel the permit before the date specified in the notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8466.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8466 / Section 8466.001
§ 8466.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 423.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.258 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.258
§ 460.258. VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 460.254(a) and 460.602(b), an action of the board of directors requires a vote of a majority of the members present, other than members described by Section 460.253(4), unless the bylaws require a larger number for a specific action.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 123.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.006
§ 123.006. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not more than six persons with disabilities and two supervisors may reside in a community home at the same time.

(b) The limitation on the number of persons with disabilities applies regardless of the legal relationship of those persons to one another.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.001
§ 113.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adjudicating a claim" means the bringing of a civil suit and prosecution to final judgment in court and includes the bringing of an authorized arbitration proceeding and prosecution to final resolution in accordance with any mandatory procedures established in the contract that is the subject of the dispute under Section 113.002.

(2) "Local district or authority" means a special-purpose district or authority, including a levee improvement district, drainage district, irrigation district, water improvement district, water control and improvement district, water control and preservation district, fresh water supply district, navigation district, special utility district, and river authority, and any conservation and reclamation district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.107
§ 411.107.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.107. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: RECEIVER. (a) In this section, "receiver" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.004, Insurance Code.

(b) A receiver is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b-1) that relates to a person:

(1) who is a creditor or claimant of the receivership estate; or

(2) against whom the receivership estate has a claim.

(b-1) A receiver is entitled to 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 (b).

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by a receiver under Subsection (b-1) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) A receiver shall destroy criminal history record information obtained by the receiver under this section after the purpose for which the information was obtained is accomplished.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.203
§ 8345.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.004
§ 3820.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests, as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.001
§ 361.001. MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a municipality that has a population of more than 17,500 and is not the county seat; and

(2) the county in which that municipality is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 565.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 565 / Section 565.007
§ 565.007. REGULATORY ACTION.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to authorize the department to adopt any rule, model, or standard requiring an insurer to use any environmental, social, or governance model law, regulation, or other standard that has not been specifically authorized by statute, including:

(1) a rule, model, or standard required under any federal law that does not preempt state law under the McCarran-Ferguson Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1012(b)); or

(2) a rule, model, or standard required by any national organization, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that has not been specifically authorized by statute.
Tex. Education Code § 37.1084 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1084
§ 37.1084. REGIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY REVIEW TEAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Office" means the office of school safety and security established under Section 37.1083.

(2) "Team" means a school safety review team established under this section.

(b) The office shall establish a school safety review team in each region served by a regional education service center. A team shall annually conduct on-site general intruder detection audits of school district campuses in the team's region. In conducting an intruder detection audit, a team must:

(1) use a rubric developed by the office in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center;

(2) not later than the seventh day before the date of a scheduled audit, notify the superintendent of the school district in which the campus being audited is located; and

(3) on completion of the audit, provide to the superintendent and school safety and security committee established under Section 37.109 for the school district in which the campus is located a report on the results of the audit that includes recommendations and required corrective actions to address any deficiencies in campus security identified by the team.

(c) A regional education service center shall provide support as necessary to assist the region's team in conducting intruder detection audits under this section.

(d) A report produced by a team under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 155.202 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 155 / Section 155.202
§ 155.202. DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the basis of a motion to transfer a proceeding under this subchapter is that the child resides in another county, the court may deny the motion if it is shown that the child has resided in that county for less than six months at the time the proceeding is commenced.

(b) For the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice, the court, on the timely motion of a party, may transfer the proceeding to a proper court in another county in the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.005
§ 154.005. FEES AND COMMISSIONS CERTAIN SALARIED OFFICERS MAY RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO SALARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace may receive, in addition to a salary, all fees, commissions, or payments for performing marriage ceremonies, for acting as registrar for the Bureau of Vital Statistics, and for acting as ex officio notary public.

(b) A county judge may receive, in addition to a salary, all fees, commissions, or payments for performing marriage ceremonies.

(c) A sheriff or constable may receive, in addition to a salary, any reward for the apprehension of a criminal fugitive from justice or for the recovery of stolen property.

(d) A constable may receive, in addition to Subsection (c), all fees, commissions, or payments for delivering notices required by Section 24.005, Property Code, relating to eviction actions. Notices may only be delivered when not in conflict with the official duties and responsibilities of the constable. A constable delivering said notices must not be wearing upon his or her person a uniform or any insignia which would usually be associated with the position of constable nor may the constable use a county vehicle or county equipment while delivering said notices. For purposes of collecting fees for serving said notices, a constable is considered a private process server.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.223 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.223
§ 1702.223. ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual acts as an alarm systems installer for purposes of this chapter if the individual installs, maintains, or repairs an alarm system or detection device.

(b) An alarm systems installer may sell, install, maintain, repair, or service an electronic access control device or a mechanical security device that is capable of activation through a wireless signal. An alarm systems installer may not rekey an electronic access control device or mechanical security device that can be activated by a key. This subsection does not apply to a mechanical security device or electronic access control device installed in a motor vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.203
§ 1015.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.101
§ 1052.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's indigent residents.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.105 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.105
§ 162.105. PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED.
Status: in_force

A person shall obtain the appropriate license or licenses issued by the comptroller before conducting the activities of:

(1) a supplier, who may also act as a distributor, importer, exporter, blender, motor fuel transporter, or aviation fuel dealer without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(2) a permissive supplier, who may also act as a distributor, importer, exporter, blender, motor fuel transporter, or aviation fuel dealer without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(3) a distributor, who may also act as an importer, exporter, blender, or motor fuel transporter without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(4) an importer, who may also act as an exporter, blender, or motor fuel transporter without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(5) a terminal operator;

(6) an exporter;

(7) a blender;

(8) a motor fuel transporter;

(9) an aviation fuel dealer; or

(10) an interstate trucker.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.006
§ 152.006. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 152.002;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 152.002;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Sections 152.003 and 152.004;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the board of the potential ground. The president shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the president of the board, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.