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Tex. Education Code § 51B.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.101
§ 51B.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Academic partnership" means a written statement of mutual interest in cultural exchange or academic or research collaboration or a faculty or student exchange program, study abroad program, matriculation program, recruiting program, or dual degree program.

(2) "Benefit" and "student organization" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.9315.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.714 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.714
§ 151.714. VENUE FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

Venue for prosecution for an offense under this chapter is in:

(1) the county in which any element of the offense occurs; or

(2) Travis County.
Tex. Property Code § 71.107 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.107
§ 71.107. JUDGMENT FOR STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court renders a judgment for the state finding that an intestate died without heirs, the property escheats to the state and title to the property is considered to pass to the state on the date of death of the owner as established by the escheat proceeding. The court may award court costs to the state.

(b) If the judgment involves real property, the state may sell the property under the general laws governing the sale of Permanent School Fund lands, and, after the second anniversary of the date of the final judgment, the court shall issue a writ of possession for the property.

(c) If the judgment involves personal property, the court shall issue a writ of possession that contains an adequate description of the property as in other cases for recovery of personal property.

(d) When the record of an escheat proceeding reflects that a lienholder or his predecessor received actual or constructive notice of the escheat proceeding, the entry of the judgment in the escheat proceeding will either satisfy or extinguish any lien which the lienholder or his predecessor claimed or could have claimed on the escheated property at the escheat proceeding.

(e) The sheriff, constable, court clerk, or other officer appointed by the judge in an escheat proceeding shall execute a writ of possession by filing the writ with the deed or map records of the county when the escheated property relates to realty and by serving the writ on any holder, tenant, or occupant of any escheated property. Additionally, the person who executes a writ of possession shall either:

(1) post the writ for at least three consecutive weeks on the door or posting board of the county courthouse in the county where the proceeding was conducted or in the county where the property is located; or

(2) in the case of real property, post the writ for at least two consecutive weeks at a reasonably conspicuous place on the realty; or

(3) publicize the writ in any other fashion ordered by the court.

(f) After validly executing a writ of possession, the sheriff, constable, court clerk, or other appointed officer shall note the method of the execution of the writ on the writ return and shall return the writ to the clerk to be filed in the court records of the escheat proceeding.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.151
§ 431.151. CHANGE IN BOARD INFORMATION NOT AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 431.149 and 431.150, substituting in the restated articles of incorporation the number, names, and addresses of the directors for the initial board or omitting the name and address of each incorporator is not an amendment or change in the articles of incorporation.
Tex. Election Code § 127.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.007
§ 127.007. PLAN FOR COUNTING STATION OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The manager shall establish and implement a written plan for the orderly operation of the central counting station.

(b) The plan required under this section must address the process for comparing the number of voters who signed the combination form with the number of votes cast for the entire election.

(c) The plan required under this section must be available to the public on request not later than 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the date of the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.071
§ 311.071. AUTHORITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy a public street or alley of the municipality.

(b) The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.351
§ 2207.351. FUND CREATION; MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On creation of a pool, the initial regular board shall create an excess liability fund.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) premiums paid by counties, school districts, or junior college districts, as applicable, for coverage provided by the pool;

(2) contributions and other money received by the pool to cover the initial expenses of the fund;

(3) investments of the fund and money earned from those investments; and

(4) any other money received by the pool.

(c) The pool manager shall manage the fund under the general supervision of the board. The fund manager, under the general supervision of the board, shall manage and invest the money in the fund in the manner provided by the plan of operation.

(d) Money earned by the investment of money in the fund must be deposited in the fund or reinvested for the fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.039 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.039
§ 436.039. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general or a district, county, or municipal attorney to whom the department or a health authority reports a violation of this chapter shall prosecute without delay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.003
§ 3922.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.416 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.416
§ 342.416. NONFILING INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of charging fees for the filing, recording, and releasing of a document securing a loan to which Subchapter E applies, an authorized lender may include in the loan contract a charge for a nonfiling insurance premium.

(b) The amount of a charge under Subsection (a) may not exceed the amount of fees authorized for filing and recording an original financing statement in the standard form prescribed by the secretary of state.

(c) A lender may receive an amount authorized under this section only if the lender purchases nonfiling insurance in connection with the loan contract.

(d) A lender is not required to furnish to a borrower a policy or certificate of insurance evidencing nonfiling insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9084.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9084 / Section 9084.0301
§ 9084.0301. 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 § 99.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 99 / Section 99.006
§ 99.006. OPEN BURN PIT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department, with the assistance of the Texas Veterans Commission, shall develop and include on its Internet website information to inform service members, veterans, and their families about the:

(1) registration and use of the department's open burn pit registry and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry;

(2) most recent scientific developments on the health effects of exposure to open burn pit smoke and other airborne hazards and the status of any illness or condition that is presumed to be caused by exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards as designated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(3) availability of any treatment offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for an illness or condition that may be caused by exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards;

(4) process for applying to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disability compensation for an illness or condition that may be related to exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards, including the methods for documenting the illness or condition; and

(5) manner of appealing to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs an existing service-related disability rating decision or requesting an increased service-related disability rating based on an illness or condition that may be related to exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.203
§ 2165.203. LEASE; FAIR MARKET VALUE.
Status: in_force

In a state-owned building that is under the commission's control and that is used primarily for office space or vehicle parking for state government, the commission may lease at fair market value space to private tenants for commercial, cultural, educational, or recreational activities.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.043 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.043
§ 32.043. PROCUREMENT RULES FOR PUBLIC DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public hospital that is designated as a disproportionate share hospital during a fiscal year may acquire goods and services in accordance with this section during the succeeding fiscal year. A procurement of goods or services made in accordance with this section is considered to satisfy any state law requiring purchases by competitive bidding or competitive proposals.

(b) The public hospital shall acquire goods or services by any procurement method approved by the commission that provides the best value to the public hospital. The public hospital shall document that it considered all relevant factors under Subsection (c) in making the acquisition.

(c) The public hospital may consider all relevant factors in determining the best value, including:

(1) any installation costs;

(2) the delivery terms;

(3) the quality and reliability of the vendor's goods or services;

(4) the extent to which the goods or services meet the public hospital's needs;

(5) indicators of probable vendor performance under the contract such as past vendor performance, the vendor's financial resources and ability to perform, the vendor's experience and responsibility, and the vendor's ability to provide reliable maintenance agreements;

(6) the impact on the ability of the public hospital to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses or relating to the procurement of goods and services from persons with disabilities;

(7) the total long-term cost to the public hospital of acquiring the vendor's goods or services;

(8) the cost of any employee training associated with the acquisition;

(9) the effect of an acquisition on the public hospital's productivity;

(10) the acquisition price; and

(11) any other factor relevant to determining the best value for the public hospital in the context of a particular acquisition.

(d) The state auditor or the commission may audit the public hospital's acquisitions of goods and services to the extent that state money or federal money appropriated by the state is used to acquire the goods and services.

(e) The public hospital may adopt rules and procedures for the acquisition of goods and services under this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.201 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.201
§ 122.201. HARVEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall harvest the plants from a plot not later than the 30th day after the date a preharvest sample is collected under Section 122.154 unless field conditions delay harvesting or the department authorizes the license holder to delay harvesting. This subsection does not prohibit the license holder from harvesting the plants immediately after the preharvest sample is collected.

(b) A license holder may not sell or use harvested plants before the results of a preharvest and, if applicable, postharvest test performed on a sample representing the plants are received. If the test results are not received before the plants are harvested, the license holder shall dry and store the harvested plants until the results are received.

(c) A license holder may not commingle harvested plants represented by one sample with plants represented by another sample until the results of the tests are received.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.105
§ 1153.105. RATE WITHIN CERTAIN PERCENTAGES OF PRESUMPTIVE RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer electing to deviate from the presumptive rate shall file with the commissioner the insurer's proposed rate for credit life and credit accident and health insurance.

(b) On filing the rate with the commissioner, the insurer may use the filed rate until the insurer elects to file a different rate.

(c) Except as provided by Section 1153.106, an insurer may not use a rate that is more than 30 percent higher or more than 30 percent lower than the presumptive rate.

(d) Except as provided by this subchapter, a rate that complies with this section is valid and in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter and other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.303
§ 1083.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the North Wheeler County Hospital District."
Tex. Water Code § 55.365 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.365
§ 55.365. SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If assessments made under this subchapter are more than sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the balance shall be carried over to the next year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.004
§ 1086.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Crosby County, Texas.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.204 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.204
§ 61.204. BIGHORN SHEEP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into cooperative agreements with landowners for the purpose of restoring, protecting, and managing bighorn sheep. A cooperative agreement may provide that any person holding a valid bighorn sheep hunting permit may hunt on land owned by the landowner and covered by the cooperative agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.307 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.307
§ 101A.307. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

The oversight committee shall establish standards to ensure grant recipients purchase goods and services from historically underutilized businesses as defined by Section 2161.001, Government Code, and any other applicable state law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.007
§ 458.007. UNSERVED RURAL AREAS MAY JOIN RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

An unserved rural area may join an existing rural transit district on the adoption of a resolution by the commissioners court of the county to that effect.
Tex. Government Code § 434.429 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.429
§ 434.429. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the matching grant program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.203
§ 2501.203. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A plaintiff who prevails in an action filed under Section 2501.201 is entitled to receive court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(b) On finding that an action filed under Section 2501.201 is groundless and was brought in bad faith or for the purpose of harassment, the court may award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 253.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 253 / Section 253.007
§ 253.007. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.066 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.066
§ 118.066. PROHIBITED FEES.
Status: in_force

A county clerk is not entitled to a fee for:

(1) the examination of a paper or record in the clerk's office;

(2) filing any process or document the clerk issues that is returned to court;

(3) a motion or judgment on a motion for security for costs; or

(4) taking or approving a bond for costs.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.111
§ 1506.111. SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must be signed by the mayor of the municipality and countersigned by the secretary or clerk of the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.103
§ 2051.103. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A governmental entity is not required to include the notice required under Section 2051.102 on a geospatial data product that:

(1) does not contain a legal description, a property boundary monument, or the distance and direction of a property line;

(2) is prepared only for use as evidence in a legal proceeding;

(3) is filed with the clerk of any court; or

(4) is filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.155
§ 1023.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on the fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) when revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Election Code § 31.157 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.157
§ 31.157. RESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

The joint elections commission is the proper authority to receive and act on a resignation from the position of joint elections administrator.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 46.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 46 / Section 46.002
§ 46.002. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with the Texas Medical Board, shall develop and publish informational materials for women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants regarding:

(1) the incidence of cytomegalovirus;

(2) the transmission of cytomegalovirus to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant;

(3) birth defects caused by congenital cytomegalovirus;

(4) available preventive measures to avoid the infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant; and

(5) resources available for families of children born with congenital cytomegalovirus.

(b) The materials must be published in:

(1) English and Spanish;

(2) an easily comprehensible form; and

(3) a typeface large enough to be clearly legible.

(c) The department shall periodically review the materials to determine if changes to the contents of the materials are necessary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.254
§ 2153.254. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A license holder may extend or lend credit only if the credit transaction is evidenced by a written agreement that:

(1) is signed by the parties to the agreement; and

(2) specifies the:

(A) credit amount;

(B) consideration for the credit transaction; and

(C) terms governing repayment.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.355
§ 2054.355. CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The system adopted under Section 2054.253, as added by Chapter 353, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, must allow a person regulated by one or more licensing authorities to file a single change of address on-line with the department. The department shall provide the new address to each appropriate licensing authority.

(b) The department may expand the system to include additional categories of updated information that license holders may need to provide to more than one licensing authority.

(c) If the department uses the state electronic Internet portal to implement the system, the department may recover costs incurred under this section as provided by Section 2054.252.
Tex. Water Code § 7.059 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.059
§ 7.059. NOTICE OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall give notice of its decision to the person charged. If the commission finds that a violation has occurred and assesses a penalty, the commission shall give written notice to the person charged of:

(1) the commission's findings;

(2) the amount of the penalty;

(3) the right to judicial review of the commission's order; and

(4) other information required by law.
Tex. Education Code § 160.05 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 160 / Section 160.05
§ 160.05. ENROLLED COPIES.
Status: in_force

The governor shall sign an enrolled copy of this chapter and sufficient copies shall be provided to supply each state approving the compact with an enrolled copy. The governor shall sign an enrolled copy of Section 160.06 of this code for submission to the Southern Regional Education Board.