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Tex. Government Code § 2054.1265 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.1265
§ 2054.1265. POSTING HIGH-VALUE DATA SETS ON INTERNET.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "High-value data set" means information that can be used to increase state agency accountability and responsiveness, improve public knowledge of the agency and its operations, further the core mission of the agency, create economic opportunity, or respond to need and demand as identified through public consultation. The term does not include information that is confidential or protected from disclosure under state or federal law.

(2) "State agency" means a board, commission, office, department, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government. The term includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) Each state agency shall post on a generally accessible Internet website maintained by or for the agency each high-value data set created or maintained by the agency, if the agency:

(1) determines that, using existing resources, the agency can post the data set on the Internet website at no additional cost to the state;

(2) enters into a contract advantageous to the state under which the contractor posts the data set on the Internet website at no additional cost to the state; or

(3) receives a gift or grant specifically for the purpose of posting one or more of the agency's high-value data sets on the Internet website.

(c) A high-value data set posted by a state agency under this section must be raw data in open standard format that allows the public to search, extract, organize, and analyze the information.

(d) The web page on which a state agency's high-value data set is posted must:

(1) use the agency's Internet website home page address and include the uniform resource locator suffix "data"; and

(2) have a conspicuously displayed link on either the agency's Internet website home page or another intuitive location accessible from the agency's Internet website home page.

(e) A state agency may accept a gift or grant for the purpose of posting one or more of the agency's high-value data sets on an Internet website.

(f) A state agency that posts a high-value data set on the Internet website maintained by or for the agency shall provide the department with a brief description of the data set and a link to the data set. The department shall post the description and link on the state electronic Internet portal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9008.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9008 / Section 9008.201
§ 9008.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 9008.101 and 9008.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 9008.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9008.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 9008.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.001
§ 52.001. RETAIL EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is an employer may not require an employee to work seven consecutive days in an establishment, the business of which is selling merchandise at retail.

(b) The person may not deny an employee at least one period of 24 consecutive hours of time off for rest or worship in each seven-day period. The time off must be in addition to the regular periods of rest allowed during each day worked.

(c) The person shall accommodate the religious beliefs and practices of an employee unless the employer can demonstrate that to do so would constitute an undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business. In addition, the person may not require an employee to work during a period that the employee requests to be off to attend one regular worship service a week of the employee's religion.

(d) This section does not apply to employment of a part-time employee whose total work hours for one employer during a calendar week do not exceed 30 hours.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.011
§ 161.011. VETERANS LAND BOARD DESIGNATED.
Status: in_force

The Veterans Land Board is a state agency designated to perform the governmental functions authorized in Article III, Section 49-b of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 466.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.404
§ 466.404. PAYMENT OF PRIZE TO MULTIPLE WINNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A specific prize as set forth by the prize structure of a specific lottery game may not be paid more than once. If the director determines that more than one claimant has been awarded a specific unpaid prize in a specific lottery game, each claimant is entitled only to an equal share of the prize.

(b) The director shall pay the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money if more than one person is entitled to share the prize as provided by Subsection (a).
Tex. Election Code § 31.093 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.093
§ 31.093. DUTY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 41.001(d), if requested to do so by a political subdivision, the county elections administrator shall enter into a contract to furnish the election services requested, in accordance with a cost schedule agreed on by the contracting parties.

(b) A county elections administrator may but is not required to enter into a contract to conduct a training program for election judges and clerks.

(c) On request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election in the county, the county election officer shall contract with the county executive committee of the party to perform election services, as provided by this subchapter, in the party's general primary election and runoff primary election in accordance with a cost schedule agreed on by the contracting parties.

(d) In a contract required by Subsection (c), the county election officer may not prevent the county chair or the chair's designee from supervising the conduct of the primary election, including the tabulation of results, as required by Chapter 172. A county election officer who violates this subsection commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(e) A county election officer must offer to contract on the same terms with the county executive committee of each political party holding a primary election in the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909 / Section 7909.0503
§ 7909.0503. 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. Water Code § 5.108 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.108
§ 5.108. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint an executive director to serve at the will of the commission.

(b) The board shall exercise the powers of appointment which the Texas Water Rights Commission had the authority to exercise on August 30, 1977, except for those powers of appointment expressly provided to the Texas Water Rights Commission in Chapters 50 through 63 inclusive, of the Water Code, which are delegated to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.004
§ 3848.004. 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 district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of district residents and the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a residential neighborhood and a commercially viable area; 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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. Insurance Code § 2207.409 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.409
§ 2207.409. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If money in the fund would be exhausted by the payment of all final and settled claims and final judgments during a fiscal year, the pool shall prorate the amount paid to each person having the claim or judgment.

(b) If the amount paid by the pool is prorated under this section, each person described by Subsection (a) shall receive an amount equal to the percentage that the amount owed to that person by the pool bears to the total amount owed, outstanding, and payable by the pool.

(c) The pool shall pay in the next fiscal year the remaining amount that is due and unpaid to a person who receives a prorated payment under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.622 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.622
§ 772.622. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

If a district is established under this subchapter, the regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region in which the district is established may transfer to the district any land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets acquired by the regional planning commission in relation to the provision of 9-1-1 service in accordance with Chapter 771.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.042
§ 533.042. EVALUATION OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall evaluate each elderly resident at least annually to determine if the resident can be appropriately served in a less restrictive setting.

(b) The department shall consider the proximity to the resident of family, friends, and advocates concerned with the resident's well-being in determining whether the resident should be moved from a department facility or to a different department facility. The department shall recognize that a nursing facility may not be able to meet the special needs of an elderly resident.

(c) In evaluating an elderly resident under this section and to ensure appropriate placement, the department shall identify the special needs of the resident, the types of services that will best meet those needs, and the type of facility that will best provide those services.

(d) The treating physician shall conduct the evaluation of an elderly resident of a department facility.

(e) The department shall attempt to place an elderly resident in a less restrictive setting if the department determines that the resident can be appropriately served in that setting. The department shall coordinate the attempt with the local mental health authority.

(f) A local mental health authority shall provide continuing care for an elderly resident placed in the authority's service area under this section.

(g) The local mental health authority shall have the right of access to all residents and records of residents who request continuing care services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016 / Section 8016.0501
§ 8016.0501. 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. Government Code § 2155.262 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.262
§ 2155.262. UNIFORM REGISTRATION FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall develop a uniform registration form for applying to do business with the comptroller or with another state agency.

(b) The comptroller and each state agency shall make the form available to an applicant.

(c) The form must include an application for:

(1) certification as a historically underutilized business;

(2) a payee identification number for use by the comptroller; and

(3) placement on the comptroller's master bidders list.

(d) A state agency shall submit to the comptroller each uniform registration form that it receives.
Tex. Water Code § 36.330 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.330
§ 36.330. LIABILITY OF ADDED TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The added territory shall bear its pro rata share of indebtedness or taxes that may be owed, contracted, or authorized by the district to which it is added.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1504.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.102
§ 1504.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1504.102. ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL OR DENTAL SUPPORT RIGHTS: DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED. A benefit plan issuer may not require a state agency that has been assigned the rights of an individual who is eligible for medical assistance and is covered for health or dental benefits from the issuer to comply with a requirement that is different from a requirement imposed on an agent or assignee of any other covered individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8352.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8352 / Section 8352.054
§ 8352.054. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of an ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.005
§ 21.005. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the impact on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.063
§ 53.063. CONSIDERATION OF PROFIT OR LOSS FROM SALE OR LEASE OF MERCHANDISE.
Status: in_force

In establishing a public utility's rates, the commission may not consider a profit or loss that results from the sale or lease of merchandise, including appliances, fixtures, or equipment, to the extent that merchandise is not integral to providing utility service.
Tex. Government Code § 72.0395 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.0395
§ 72.0395. DISTRICT COURT CASELOAD ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Clearance rate" has the meaning assigned by Section 72.083.

(2) "Judicial officer" means a district judge or an associate judge, master, magistrate, or referee who conducts proceedings for district courts.

(b) The office at least once every two years shall conduct a district court caseload analysis. The analysis must concentrate on the weighted caseload of the district courts in the 30 most populous counties in this state, considering the nature and complexity of cases heard by each court, and include the following information, disaggregated by county:

(1) the number of cases filed in each district court with jurisdiction in the county in each of the preceding five state fiscal years;

(2) the clearance rate for each district court with jurisdiction in the county in each of the preceding five state fiscal years;

(3) the number of estimated full-time equivalent judicial officers serving district courts in the county in the preceding state fiscal year;

(4) the number of full-time equivalent judicial officers needed to serve the district courts in the county based on the most recent weighted caseload analysis;

(5) the calendar year for creation of the most recently created district court in the county; and

(6) any other relevant information identified by the director.

(c) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the office shall report the results of the analysis conducted under Subsection (b) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.407 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.407
§ 621.407. FORMS; ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The department shall prescribe all forms and accounting procedures necessary to carry out Sections 621.401 to 621.406.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.062
§ 1023.062. PERSONNEL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract to provide administrative or other personnel for the operation of the hospital facilities.

(b) The term of the contract may not exceed 25 years.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 16 / Section 16.17
§ 16.17. DECISION OF JUDGE.
Status: in_force

After the examining trial has been had, the judge shall make an order committing the defendant to the jail of the proper county, discharging him or admitting him to bail, as the law and facts of the case may require. Failure of the judge to make or enter an order within 48 hours after the examining trial has been completed operates as a finding of no probable cause and the accused shall be discharged.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.1215 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.1215
§ 143.1215. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission, a hearing examiner, or a district court orders that a fire fighter or police officer suspended without pay be reinstated, the municipality shall, before the end of the second full pay period after the date the person is reinstated, repay to the person all wages lost as a result of the suspension.

(b) If the municipality does not fully repay all lost wages to the fire fighter or police officer as provided by this section, the municipality shall pay the person an amount equal to the lost wages plus accrued interest.

(c) Interest under Subsection (b) accrues beginning on the date of the fire fighter's or police officer's reinstatement at a rate equal to three percent plus the rate for court judgments under Chapter 304, Finance Code, that is in effect on the date of the person's reinstatement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.042
§ 326.042. REGISTERED VOTER REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A person may not be elected to the board of trustees unless the person is a resident of the district and a registered voter of the county in which the district is located.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.071
§ 441.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 441.072, a district is governed by a board of directors composed of five members elected as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.001
§ 132.001. ADOPTION OF COMPACT.
Status: in_force

The Interstate Mining Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining in the compact in the form provided in Section 132.002 of this code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.021 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.021
§ 221.021. ACTIONS TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN MITIGATION BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the General Land Office, a state agency or eligible political subdivision may take any necessary and reasonable action to comply with a federal requirement to establish or maintain a mitigation bank. An action under this section may include:

(1) authorizing or making a continuing study of wetland areas and wetland mitigation programs;

(2) consistent with federal requirements, engaging in a wetland mitigation program and adopting and enforcing permanent land use and control measures on land the agency or subdivision owns in a mitigation bank;

(3) consulting with, providing information to, and entering into an agreement with a federal agency to identify and publish information about wetland areas;

(4) cooperating with a federal or state agency in connection with a study or investigation regarding the adequacy of a local measure with respect to a federal or state wetland program;

(5) improving the long-range management or use of wetland or a wetland mitigation bank;

(6) purchasing, leasing, condemning, or otherwise acquiring property inside or outside the eligible political subdivision that is necessary for a wetland mitigation bank or buffer zone and, as necessary, improving the land or other property as a wetland mitigation bank, including any adjacent buffer zone, to comply with a federal requirement;

(7) requesting or receiving aid from a federal or state agency or an eligible political subdivision;

(8) purchasing, selling, or contracting to purchase or sell a mitigation credit in a mitigation bank;

(9) incurring a liability or borrowing money on terms approved by the governing body of the subdivision;

(10) acquiring, holding, using, selling, leasing, or disposing of real or personal property, including a license, patent, right, or interest, that is necessary, convenient, or useful for the full exercise of a power under this chapter;

(11) contracting with any operator to use or operate any part of a mitigation bank; and

(12) procuring any type of insurance and paying an insurance premium in an amount the governing body of the eligible political subdivision considers necessary or advisable.

(b) The power of eminent domain granted by this section does not enable a state agency or eligible political subdivision to acquire by condemnation an interest in land that is owned or used by a public utility. In this subsection, "public utility" has the meaning assigned by the Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1995 (Article 1446c-0, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.054
§ 1025.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident;

(2) a qualified voter; and

(3) a freeholder.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator; or

(2) a district employee.
Tex. Government Code § 481.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.023
§ 481.023. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER STATUTES.
Status: repealed

(a) The office shall perform the administrative duties prescribed under:

(1) Chapter 1433; and

(2) the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).

(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(3).