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Tex. Family Code § 264.1213 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1213
§ 264.1213. RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
Status: in_force

The department in cooperation with volunteer advocates from a charitable organization described by Subchapter C, Chapter 107, and the Department of Public Safety shall develop procedures to ensure that a foster child obtains a driver's license or personal identification card before the child leaves the conservatorship of the department.
Tex. Government Code § 469.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.104
§ 469.104. FAILURE TO SUBMIT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall report to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, or another appropriate licensing authority the failure of any architect, interior designer, landscape architect, or engineer to submit or resubmit in a timely manner plans and specifications to the department as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0351
§ 548.0351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 18), Sec. 14(1), eff. June 20, 2025.

(2) "Pediatric specialist" means a physician who is certified in general pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics or American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics.

(3) "Pediatric subspecialist" means a physician who is certified in a pediatric subspecialty by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics.

(4) "Pediatric tele-specialty provider" means a pediatric health care facility in this state that offers continuous access to telemedicine medical services provided by pediatric subspecialists.

(5) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state.

(6) "Program" means the pediatric tele-connectivity resource program for rural Texas established under this subchapter.

(6-a) "Rural health clinic" has the meaning assigned by Section 113.0001, Health and Safety Code.

(6-b) "Rural hospital" means a health care facility licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, that:

(A) is located in a county with a population of 68,750 or less; or

(B) has been designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a critical access hospital, rural referral center, or sole community hospital and:

(i) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area; or

(ii) if the hospital has 100 or fewer beds, is located in a metropolitan statistical area.

(7) Notwithstanding Section 521.0001, "telemedicine medical service" means a health care service delivered to a patient:

(A) by a physician acting within the scope of the physician's license or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician and within the scope of the health professional's license;

(B) from a physical location that is different from the patient's location; and

(C) using telecommunications or information technology.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.254
§ 402.254. GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING OF TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish formal and practical education guidelines for the training of temporary training permit holders.

(b) The guidelines must include directions to the supervisor about:

(1) the subject matter to be taught;

(2) the length of the training;

(3) the extent of a temporary training permit holder's contact with the public; and

(4) the responsibility of the supervisor for direct and indirect supervision of all aspects of the training.

(c) The training period begins on the date of issuance of the temporary permit. A temporary training permit holder must complete at least 150 hours of directly supervised practicum that includes:

(1) 25 contact hours of pure tone air conduction, bone conduction, and speech audiometry, recorded and live voice, with 15 of the required hours being with actual clients;

(2) 25 client contact hours of hearing instrument evaluations, including sound-field measurements with recorded and live voice;

(3) 20 contact hours of instrument fittings with actual clients;

(4) 10 contact hours of earmold orientation types, uses, and terminology;

(5) five contact hours of earmold impressions and otoscopic examinations of the ear;

(6) 15 contact hours of troubleshooting of defective hearing instruments;

(7) 20 contact hours of case history with actual clients;

(8) 10 contact hours regarding the laws governing the licensing of persons fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and federal Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission regulations relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments; and

(9) 20 contact hours of supplemental work in one or more of the areas described by Subdivisions (1) through (8).

(d) A contact hour consists of 55 minutes.

(e) On completion of the directly supervised practicum required under Subsection (c), the temporary training permit holder shall complete the permit holder's training under the indirect supervision of the permit holder's supervisor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.202
§ 911.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 911.202. NONPAYMENT OF PREMIUMS OR ASSESSMENTS: FILING OF ACTION. (a) A farm mutual insurance company may bring an action in the county in which the company's home office is located against a policyholder who defaults on the payment of a premium or an assessment.

(b) The company is entitled to judgment against the policyholder for:

(1) delinquent premiums or assessments;

(2) foreclosure of the lien described by Section 911.201; and

(3) the costs of an action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.060
§ 9003.060. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.001
§ 103.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish programs of quality day activity and health services that will enable persons with disabilities who have medical or functional impairments and elderly persons to maintain maximum independence and to prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide adequately regulated supervision for elderly persons and persons with disabilities while enabling them to remain in a family environment and affording the family a measure of normality in its daily activities. The legislature intends to provide for the development of policies and programs that will:

(1) provide alternatives to institutionalization;

(2) establish facilities for day activity and health services throughout the state that offer services and are accessible to economically disadvantaged persons; and

(3) prevent inappropriate institutionalization.
Tex. Penal Code § 33.07 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33 / Section 33.07
§ 33.07. ONLINE IMPERSONATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, without obtaining the other person's consent and with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate, or threaten any person, uses the name or persona of another person to:

(1) create a web page on a commercial social networking site or other Internet website; or

(2) post or send one or more messages on or through a commercial social networking site or other Internet website, other than on or through an electronic mail program or message board program.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person sends an electronic mail, instant message, text message, or similar communication that references a name, domain address, phone number, or other item of identifying information belonging to any person:

(1) without obtaining the other person's consent;

(2) with the intent to cause a recipient of the communication to reasonably believe that the other person authorized or transmitted the communication; and

(3) with the intent to harm or defraud any person.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree. An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the actor commits the offense with the intent to solicit a response by emergency personnel.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor is any of the following entities or that the actor's conduct consisted solely of action taken as an employee of any of the following entities:

(1) a commercial social networking site;

(2) an Internet service provider;

(3) an interactive computer service, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 230;

(4) a telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(5) a video service provider or cable service provider, as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Commercial social networking site" means any business, organization, or other similar entity operating a website that permits persons to become registered users for the purpose of establishing personal relationships with other users through direct or real-time communication with other users or the creation of web pages or profiles available to the public or to other users. The term does not include an electronic mail program or a message board program.

(2) "Identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.124 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.124
§ 21.124. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY USE OF TEST SCORES.
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for a respondent, in connection with the selection or referral of applicants for employment or promotion, to adjust the scores of, use different cutoff scores for, or otherwise alter the results of employment-related tests on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.008
§ 11004.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.157 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.157
§ 46C.157. DETERMINATION REGARDING DANGEROUS CONDUCT OF ACQUITTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

If a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court immediately shall determine whether the offense of which the person was acquitted involved conduct that:

(1) caused serious bodily injury to another person;

(2) placed another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury; or

(3) consisted of a threat of serious bodily injury to another person through the use of a deadly weapon.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.153
§ 461A.153. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt technical assistance policies and procedures for a technical assistance program that:

(1) is clearly separate from the department's contract monitoring activities;

(2) has a single office for technical assistance requests; and

(3) includes explicit response time frames.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8866.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8866 / Section 8866.102
§ 8866.102. GROUNDWATER WELLS UNDER JURISDICTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "railroad commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(b) A groundwater well drilled or operated in the district under a permit issued by the railroad commission is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the railroad commission and is exempt from regulation by the district.

(c) Groundwater produced in an amount authorized by a railroad commission permit may be used in or exported from the district without a permit from the district.

(d) To the extent groundwater production exceeds railroad commission authorization, the holder of the railroad commission permit:

(1) must apply to the district for the appropriate permit for the excess production; and

(2) is subject to the applicable regulatory fees.

(e) Groundwater produced from a well under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission is generally exempt from water district fees. However, the district may impose either a pumping fee or an export fee on groundwater produced from an otherwise exempt mine well that is used for municipal purposes or by a public utility. A fee imposed by the district under this subsection may not exceed the fee imposed on other groundwater producers in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.102
§ 8154.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system and drainage facility, or any part of those systems or facilities;

(2) make any necessary purchase, construction, improvement, extension, or addition to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1);

(3) purchase or acquire, operate, and maintain any land, right-of-way, easement, site, equipment, building, plant, structure, or facility necessary to a system or facility described by Subdivision (1); and

(4) sell water and other services.

(b) The district may exercise any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter inside or outside the district's boundaries.

(c) The district may exercise any of its rights or powers to provide water or sewerage services to an area inside or outside the district's boundaries.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.042
§ 221.042. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

An eligible political subdivision authorized to implement a wetland mitigation program may comply with a program established by the federal government with respect to the implementation of a wetland regulation program or for the acquisition, ownership, or operation of a wetland mitigation bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.108
§ 8109.108. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other and with the original district for:

(1) water and wastewater services; or

(2) any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.
Tex. Education Code § 54.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.353
§ 54.353. FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees any student enrolled in one or more courses offered as part of a fire science curriculum who:

(1) is employed as a firefighter by a political subdivision of this state; or

(2) is currently, and has been for at least one year, an active member of an organized volunteer fire department participating in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System or a retirement system established under the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and who holds:

(A) an Accredited Advanced level of certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas volunteer certification program; or

(B) Phase V (Firefighter II) certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under the Texas Commission on Fire Protection's voluntary certification program under Section 419.071, Government Code.

(b) An exemption provided under this section does not apply to deposits that may be required in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property loaned for the use of students.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a student who for a semester or term at an institution of higher education receives an exemption under this section may continue to receive the exemption for a subsequent semester or term at any institution only if the student makes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate at that institution as determined by the institution for purposes of financial aid.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the institution elects to charge a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.014(a) or (f).

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of tuition the institution charges a graduate student in excess of the amount of tuition charged to similarly situated graduate students because the student has a number of semester credit hours of doctoral work in excess of the applicable number provided by Section 61.059(l)(1) or (2).

(f) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt:

(1) rules governing the granting or denial of an exemption under this section, including rules relating to the determination of a student's eligibility for an exemption; and

(2) a uniform listing of degree programs covered by the exemption under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.151
§ 1070.151. TERRITORY THAT MAY BE ANNEXED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex territory that is not located in:

(1) Hansford County;

(2) the boundaries of another hospital district; or

(3) the proposed boundaries of another hospital district authorized by the legislature under Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.

(b) Territory may be annexed in one or more tracts. Each tract must be contiguous to:

(1) the district; or

(2) territory proposed to be annexed to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.1071 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.1071
§ 32.1071. LEASE SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale of oil, gas, or other mineral leases shall be by sealed bid or at public auction or through a combination of public auction and sealed bid, as the board elects.

(b) Sections 52.015 through 52.020 of this code apply to the sale of leases by sealed bid.

(c) The leases shall be made on terms and conditions that may be prescribed by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 43.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.110
§ 43.110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.110. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Matagorda County elect a district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county.

(b) The district attorney also represents the state and performs the duties of district attorney before all the district courts in Matagorda County.

(c) The commissioners courts of the counties comprising the district may supplement the salary of the district attorney so that the total annual salary of the district attorney is not less than $12,000. The supplemental salary must be paid by each county proportionately according to the population of each county. The supplemental salary must be paid from the officers' salary funds of the counties, if those funds are adequate. If the officers' salary fund of a county is inadequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary amount from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary fund.

(d) The district attorney also handles all:

(1) felony and misdemeanor criminal matters in all of the courts in Matagorda County; and

(2) juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, in all of the courts in Matagorda County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.006
§ 1091.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 453.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 453 / Section 453.006
§ 453.006. ACCOUNT OF DEBTS AND DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The surviving spouse shall keep a fair and full account and statement of:

(1) all debts and expenses paid by the surviving spouse; and

(2) the disposition made of the community property.

(b) The surviving spouse or personal representative shall keep a separate, distinct account of all debts allowed or paid in the administration and settlement of an estate described by Section 101.052.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.303
§ 541.303. INTERSECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, "intersection" means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway.

(b) The dimensions of an intersection include only the common area:

(1) within the connection of the lateral curb lines or, in the absence of curb lines, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of intersecting highways that join at approximate right angles; or

(2) at the place where vehicles could collide if traveling on roadways of intersecting highways that join at any angle other than an approximate right angle.

(c) Each junction of each roadway of a highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart with the roadway of an intersecting highway, including each roadway of an intersecting highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart, is a separate intersection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.052
§ 62.052. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION RELATING TO HEALTH PLAN PROVIDER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) implement contracts with health plan providers under Section 62.155;

(2) monitor the health plan providers, through reporting requirements and other means, to ensure performance under the contracts and quality delivery of services;

(3) monitor the quality of services delivered to enrollees through outcome measurements including:

(A) rate of hospitalization for ambulatory sensitive conditions, including asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, dehydration, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and UTI/kidney infection;

(B) rate of hospitalization for injuries;

(C) percent of enrolled adolescents reporting risky health behavior such as injuries, tobacco use, alcohol/drug use, dietary behavior, physical activity, or other health related behaviors; and

(D) percent of adolescents reporting attempted suicide; and

(4) provide payment under the contracts to the health plan providers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0106
§ 9305.0106. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the chapter's purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0403
§ 8003A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.103
§ 7975.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.