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Tex. Water Code § 41.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.003
§ 41.003. COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article XII of the compact.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.152
§ 8493.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8493.151, 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. Insurance Code § 423.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 423 / Section 423.052
§ 423.052. MONEY HELD IN POOLING ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Only a domestic insurer and an affiliate, as described by Section 823.003, may hold money in a pooling account.

(b) The accounting and operating records and books of the insurer and affiliate must be adequately detailed to identify specific insurance policies and policyholders with the money from premiums received by the insurer that issues the policies.
Tex. Government Code § 571.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.032
§ 571.032. MAILING OF NOTICES, DECISIONS, AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each written notice, decision, and report required to be sent under this chapter shall be sent by registered or certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.

(b) After written notice under Section 571.123(b) regarding the filing of a sworn complaint has been sent to a person in the manner required by Subsection (a), the commission may send the person any additional notices regarding the complaint by regular mail unless the person has notified the commission to send all notices regarding the complaint by registered or certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.
Tex. Government Code § 154.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.107
§ 154.107. CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEE AND RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who receives certification as a shorthand reporter or a shorthand reporting firm or affiliate office that registers with the commission must pay the initial fee and any other required fee before receiving the certification or registration.

(b) A certification or registration expires on the last day of the month in which the second anniversary of the date on which it was issued occurs unless the certification or registration is renewed on or before that day.

(c) On each renewal of the certification or registration, a fee is charged in accordance with Section 152.2015. A firm or the affiliate office of a firm that may not renew an expired registration as described by Section 152.2015(e) must pay all unpaid renewal and late fees charged for the expired registration, in addition to complying with all registration requirements and procedures, in order to obtain a new registration under Section 152.2015(e).

(d) Notwithstanding Section 152.2015 and Subsection (c) of this section, a shorthand reporting firm shall pay a registration or renewal fee in an amount equal to the fee for court reporter certification under Section 154.101 in lieu of the fee required for a shorthand reporting firm registration if a certified court reporter of the firm:

(1) has an ownership interest in the firm of more than 50 percent; and

(2) maintains actual control of the firm.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 35(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 35(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 35(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 35(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Water Code § 17.0821 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.0821
§ 17.0821. TRANSFERS TO REVOLVING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to meet requirements of Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts from the water quality enhancement account to the state water pollution control revolving fund created by Section 15.601 of this code to provide financial assistance pursuant to this chapter.

(b) In order to meet requirements of any federal legislation or federal agency program under which an additional state revolving fund, as defined in Section 15.602 of this code, has been established, the board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts from the water supply account, the flood control account, and the economically distressed areas account to such additional state revolving fund to provide financial assistance pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The board shall use the state water pollution control revolving fund in accordance with Section 15.604(a)(4) of this code and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 603(d)(4), as a source of revenue to be deposited in accordance with this chapter for the payment of principal and interest on water quality enhancement bonds issued by the state, the proceeds of which are deposited into the state water pollution control revolving fund.

(d) In the event amounts are transferred to any additional state revolving fund, as defined in Section 15.602 of this code, pursuant to Subsection (b) of this section, the board shall, to the extent permitted by the federal legislation or federal agency program under which such additional state revolving fund was established, use such additional state revolving fund as a source of revenue to be deposited in accordance with this chapter for the payment of principal and interest on water development bonds issued by the state, the proceeds of which are deposited into such additional state revolving fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0275 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0275
§ 225.0275.
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.0275. 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION HIGHWAY. (a) The 90th Infantry Division Memorial Highway is the part of U.S. Highway 90 in Bexar County from Interstate Highway Loop 410 to Farm-to-Market Road 1518.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers to be placed along the memorial highway indicating the highway number, the designation as the 90th Infantry Division Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the department determines are appropriate.
Tex. Estates Code § 1052.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.004
§ 1052.004. ALTERNATE RECORDKEEPING.
Status: in_force

Instead of maintaining the record books described by Sections 1052.001, 1052.002, and 1052.003, the county clerk may maintain the information described by those sections relating to a person's guardianship proceeding:

(1) on a computer file;

(2) on microfilm;

(3) in the form of a digitized optical image; or

(4) in another similar form of data compilation.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.203
§ 154.203. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The premiums for an insurance policy that funds prepaid funeral benefits may only be collected by a licensed insurance agent appointed by the insurance company issuing the policy and shall be paid to the insurance company in accordance with the agency agreement between the insurance company and the agent.

(b) Receipt of premiums by the agent of the insurance company is considered receipt of premiums by the insurance company for purposes of continuing the policy in force.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0108
§ 3793.0108. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.053
§ 42A.053. JUDGE-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge, in the best interest of justice, the public, and the defendant, after conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, may:

(1) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or

(2) impose a fine applicable to the offense and place the defendant on community supervision.

(b) A judge may not deny community supervision to a defendant based solely on the defendant's inability to speak, read, write, hear, or understand English.

(c) A defendant is not eligible for community supervision under this article if the defendant is sentenced to serve:

(1) a term of imprisonment that exceeds 10 years; or

(2) a term of confinement under Section 12.35, Penal Code.

(d) In a felony case:

(1) the minimum period of community supervision is the same as the minimum term of imprisonment applicable to the offense; and

(2) the maximum period of community supervision is:

(A) 10 years, for a felony other than a third degree felony described by Paragraph (B); and

(B) five years, for any of the following third degree felonies:

(i) a third degree felony under Title 7, Penal Code; and

(ii) a third degree felony under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the minimum period of community supervision under this article for a felony described by Article 42A.453(b) is five years.

(f) The maximum period of community supervision in a misdemeanor case is two years.

(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (d)(2) or (f), a judge may extend the maximum period of community supervision in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757.
Tex. Family Code § 5.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.101
§ 5.101. SALE OF SEPARATE HOMESTEAD UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

If the homestead is the separate property of a spouse, that spouse may file a sworn petition that gives a description of the property, states the facts that make it desirable for the spouse to sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of the other spouse, and alleges that the other spouse:

(1) has disappeared and that the location of the spouse remains unknown to the petitioning spouse;

(2) has permanently abandoned the homestead and the petitioning spouse;

(3) has permanently abandoned the homestead and the spouses are permanently separated; or

(4) has been reported by an executive department of the United States to be a prisoner of war or missing on public service of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.101
§ 3922.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.007
§ 35.007. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; OTHER BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require a child receiving services, or the person who has a legal obligation to support the child, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the services that the child or person is financially able to pay.

(b) A child is not eligible to receive services under this chapter to the extent that the child or a person with a legal obligation to support the child is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services. The executive commissioner may waive this subsection if its enforcement will deny services to a class of children because of conflicting state and federal laws or rules and regulations.

(c) When the application is made under this chapter or at any time before, during, or after the receipt of services, an applicant for or recipient of services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the child or any person who has a legal obligation to support the child may be entitled.

(d) A child who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or any other person with a legal obligation to support the child, shall reimburse the department to the extent of the services provided when the other benefit is received.

(e) The department may collect the cost of services provided under this chapter directly:

(1) in accordance with Title XVIII, Title XIX, or Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq., 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397aa et seq.), as amended; or

(2) from any personal insurance, a health maintenance organization, or any other third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.151
§ 142.151. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality:

(1) with a population of 460,000 or more that operates under a city manager form of government; and

(2) that employs emergency medical services personnel in a municipal department other than the fire department.
Tex. Finance Code § 93.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 93 / Section 93.012
§ 93.012. EFFECT OF CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A day on which a savings bank or one or more of its operations are closed under Section 93.011 during all or part of its normal business hours is considered to be a legal holiday to the extent the savings bank suspends operations.

(b) A savings bank or a director, officer, or employee of a savings bank does not incur liability or loss of rights from a closing authorized by Section 93.011.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.662 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.662
§ 39.662. PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The rights and interests of the independent organization or its successor under a debt obligation order issued under this subchapter, including the right to impose, collect, and receive uplift charges authorized in a debt obligation order under this subchapter, shall be only contract rights until they are first transferred to an assignee or pledged in connection with the issuance of a financing agreement entered into under Section 39.654(a) or the issuance of debt obligations, at which time they will become uplift property, as described by Subsection (b).

(b) Uplift property shall constitute a present property right for purposes of contracts concerning the sale or pledge of property, even though the imposition and collection of uplift charges depends on further acts of the independent organization or others that have not yet occurred. A debt obligation order issued under this subchapter shall remain in effect and the property shall continue to exist for the same period as the pledge of the state described by Section 39.663.

(c) All revenues and collections resulting from uplift charges shall constitute proceeds only of the uplift property arising from the debt obligation order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.201
§ 3902.201. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES; CITY APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) three-fourths of all members of the governing body of the city approve of each division.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.044
§ 262.044. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the board adopts a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds other than refunding bonds, the board shall publish a notice of its intention to adopt the resolution and of the maximum amount and maximum maturity of the bonds.

(b) The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority. The first notice must be not later than the 15th day before the date set for adoption of the resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 432.195 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.195
§ 432.195. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Code of Military Justice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8802 / Section 8802.052
§ 8802.052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

An election shall be held to elect the appropriate number of directors on the spring uniform election date each even-numbered year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.151
§ 1203.151. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a guardianship program or governmental entity serving as a guardian for a ward under this title becomes aware of a family member or friend of the ward, or any other interested person, who is willing and able to serve as the ward's successor guardian, the program or entity shall notify the court in which the guardianship is pending of the individual's willingness and ability to serve.

(b) If, while serving as a guardian for a ward under this title, the Department of Aging and Disability Services becomes aware of a guardianship program or private professional guardian willing and able to serve as the ward's successor guardian, and the department is not aware of a family member or friend of the ward, or any other interested person, who is willing and able to serve in that capacity, the department shall notify the court in which the guardianship is pending of the guardianship program's or private professional guardian's willingness and ability to serve.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0102
§ 7994A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.051
§ 202.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor as follows:

(1) six members who are licensed in this state to practice podiatry and have been actively engaged in the practice of podiatry for the five years preceding appointment; and

(2) three members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.102
§ 173.102. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is composed of:

(1) two public directors appointed by the commission;

(2) one elected member of the governing body of each political subdivision that has become a part of the district under Subchapter B;

(3) one elected director appointed by the regional planning organization of which a creating municipality is a part;

(4) one director appointed by each creating municipality to represent the business community of the municipality;

(5) one director appointed by each authority created under Chapter 451 that serves a creating municipality;

(6) one director appointed by each county in which a creating municipality is located to represent transportation providers that provide service to rural areas in the county;

(7) one member appointed by each public entity that has become a part of the district under Section 173.052; and

(8) one director appointed by all other directors to represent all municipalities in the district that do not otherwise have representation on the board who is an elected official of one of those municipalities.

(b) Each director serves a staggered two-year term, with as near as possible to half of the directors' terms expiring February 1 of each year. If one or more directors are added to the board, the directors other than the new directors shall determine the lengths of the new directors' terms so that one-half, or as near one-half as possible, of the directors serve terms expiring each year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.104
§ 257.104. NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) On presentation of a petition under Section 257.102, the commissioners court of each county shall order the time for the petition to be heard on a date not less than 15 or more than 30 days after the date of the order. The hearing shall be held at the regular meeting place of the commissioners court in the county courthouse.

(b) The county clerk shall immediately issue notice of the time and place of the hearing. The notice must:

(1) inform all interested persons of the time and place of the hearing and of their right to appear at the hearing and support or protest the ordering of the election; and

(2) set forth in substance the contents of the petition, including the name of each county proposed to be included in whole or part in the road district.

(c) Before the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the clerk shall post a copy of the notice:

(1) at the courthouse door; and

(2) at a public place in each commissioners precinct contained in whole or part in the proposed road district.

(d) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing, the clerk shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. If a newspaper is not published in the county, the posting of the notice as provided by Subsection (c) is sufficient.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.008 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.008
§ 50A.008. COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND JURY.
Status: in_force

The amount and manner of compensation for the officers and jury members performing a fire inquest under this chapter shall, to the extent applicable, be the same as that allowed for an inquest conducted under Chapter 49A.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0276 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0276
§ 540.0276.
Status: in_force

Sec. 540.0276. PHARMACY BENEFIT PLAN: RECIPIENT SELECTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PROVIDER. A Medicaid managed care organization, under the organization's pharmacy benefit plan required by Section 540.0273 in a contract to which this subchapter applies, may not prohibit, limit, or interfere with a recipient's selection of a pharmacy or pharmacist of the recipient's choice to provide pharmaceutical services under the plan by imposing different copayments.
Tex. Water Code § 60.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.035
§ 60.035. NOTICE OF CERTAIN OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a district may enter into a lease under Section 60.034, the district shall have a notice requesting bids on the lease published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks before the final date for the receipt of bids. Chapter 71, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to a lease made under this section if the lease is made in accordance with this section and Sections 60.036 and 60.037 of this chapter.

(b) The notice shall include:

(1) the approximate amount of land offered;

(2) the general location of the land;

(3) the time and place for receipt of bids;

(4) the place where specifications may be obtained;

(5) information concerning security for the bids; and

(6) a statement that the commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.107
§ 3854.107. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The remaining directors shall fill a vacancy in the office of director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 665.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.025
§ 665.025. CONVENING AND ADJOURNING SENATE.
Status: in_force

The senate may recess or adjourn during the impeachment trial to a time to be set by the senate. The senate may condition reconvening on the occurrence of an event specified in the motion.