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Tex. Local Government Code § 250.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 250 / Section 250.010
§ 250.010. BATTERY-CHARGED FENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "alarm system" means an alarm system for which a permit may be issued under Subchapter F or F-1, Chapter 214, or Subchapter D, Chapter 233.

(b) This section applies only to a battery-charged fence that:

(1) interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to a burglary;

(2) is located on property that is not designated by a municipality or county for residential use;

(3) has an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;

(4) produces an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fence energizers by the International Electrotechnical Commission as published in the commission's standards on June 29, 2018;

(5) is completely surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height;

(6) is not more than the higher of:

(A) 10 feet in height; or

(B) two feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; and

(7) is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at not less than 60-foot intervals and that read: "WARNING--ELECTRIC FENCE."

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or regulation that:

(1) requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence to which this section applies that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county;

(2) imposes installation or operational requirements for:

(A) the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the standards set by the International Electrotechnical Commission as published on June 29, 2018; or

(B) an alarm system described by Subsection (b); or

(3) prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.507 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.507
§ 42A.507. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS IDENTIFIED AS MEMBERS OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS; ELECTRONIC MONITORING.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to a defendant who:

(1) is identified as a member of a criminal street gang in an intelligence database established under Chapter 67; and

(2) has two or more times been previously convicted of, or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision or another functionally equivalent form of community supervision or probation for, a felony offense under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.

(b) A court granting community supervision to a defendant described by Subsection (a) may, on the defendant's conviction of a felony offense, require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant submit to tracking under an electronic monitoring service or other appropriate technological service designed to track a person's location.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951 / Section 7951.102
§ 7951.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.056
§ 1001.056. CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF AND PLANS FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint stock association, or private corporation is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if:

(1) a representation that engineering services have been or will be offered to the public is not made or implied; and

(2) the person or entity is erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing or is drawing plans or specifications for:

(A) a private dwelling;

(B) apartments not exceeding eight units for each building in the case of one-story buildings;

(C) apartments not exceeding four units for each building and having a maximum height of two stories;

(D) a garage or other structure pertinent to a building described by Paragraph (A), (B), or (C);

(E) a private building to be used exclusively for:

(i) farm, ranch, or agricultural purposes; or

(ii) storage of raw agricultural commodities; or

(F) a building having no more than one story that:

(i) is not a building exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter under Section 1001.053 or subject to Section 1001.407;

(ii) has a total floor area of not more than 5,000 square feet; and

(iii) does not contain a clear span between supporting structures greater than 24 feet on the narrow side.

(b) If a structure described by Subsections (a)(2)(F)(i) and (ii) contains unsupported spans greater than 24 feet, only the trusses, beams, or other roof supporting members must be engineered or pre-engineered.

(c) The exemption provided by this section does not apply to a person or entity that is:

(1) providing engineering design or inspection services necessary to comply with windstorm certification standards for a residential dwelling under Subchapter F, Chapter 2210, Insurance Code; or

(2) providing engineering design relating to constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing, or drawing plans or specifications for, a residential dwelling slab located on expansive soil that meets the expansive soil classification provisions of the International Residential Code as applied in the jurisdiction in which the residential dwelling is located, unless the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, or drawing of plans or specifications meets the International Residential Code requirements as applied in the jurisdiction in which the residential dwelling is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.302
§ 1272.302. CONTINUITY OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "special circumstance" means a condition regarding which a treating physician or provider reasonably believes that discontinuing care by that physician or provider could cause harm to an enrollee who is a patient. Examples of an enrollee who has a special circumstance include an enrollee with a disability, acute condition, or life-threatening illness and an enrollee who is past the 24th week of pregnancy.

(b) A contract between a health maintenance organization and a limited provider network or delegated entity must require that each contract between the network or entity and a physician or provider must:

(1) require that reasonable advance notice be given to an enrollee of an impending termination from the network or entity of a physician or provider who is currently treating the enrollee; and

(2) provide that the termination of the physician's or provider's contract, except for reason of medical competence or professional behavior, does not release the network or entity from the obligation to reimburse the physician or provider for treatment of an enrollee who has a special circumstance at a rate that is not less than the contract rate for that enrollee's care in exchange for continuity of ongoing treatment of the enrollee then receiving medically necessary treatment in accordance with the dictates of medical prudence.

(c) The treating physician or provider shall identify a special circumstance. That physician or provider must:

(1) request that the enrollee be permitted to continue treatment under the physician's or provider's care; and

(2) agree not to seek payment from the enrollee who is a patient of any amount for which the enrollee would not be responsible if the physician or provider continued to be included in the limited provider network or delegated entity.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), this section does not extend the obligation of a limited provider network or delegated entity to reimburse a terminated physician or provider for ongoing treatment of an enrollee after:

(1) the 90th day after the effective date of the termination; or

(2) if the enrollee has been diagnosed with a terminal illness at the time of termination, the expiration of the nine-month period after the effective date of the termination.

(e) If an enrollee is past the 24th week of pregnancy at the time of termination, the obligation of the limited provider network or delegated entity to reimburse the terminated physician or provider or, if applicable, the enrollee extends through delivery of the child, immediate postpartum care, and a follow-up checkup within the six-week period after delivery.

(f) A contract between a limited provider network or delegated entity and a physician or provider must provide procedures for resolving disputes regarding the necessity for continued treatment by a physician or provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.006
§ 3820.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.104
§ 3854.104. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Chambers County shall appoint a director to represent a director district in the manner provided by Section 375.064, Local Government Code, from a list of candidates recommended by the board in the manner provided by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8118.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8118 / Section 8118.001
§ 8118.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 14.
Tex. Water Code § 57.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.101
§ 57.101. CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEES BY RAILROAD COMPANIES AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may construct a levee, bridge, or other improvement across or under any railroad improvement or right-of-way, any road, or any improvement of another district, the board must notify the proper railroad authorities, or other authorities of the additions or changes to result from the improvements planned by the district.

(b) The railroad authorities, or other authorities shall have 30 days from the day they receive the notice to agree or not to agree to do the work at their own expense to construct the improvements in their own manner.

(c) If a railroad or other authority undertakes to construct an improvement for the district, the design or manner of construction must be satisfactory to the district and must be approved by the commission.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.001
§ 171.001. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS VALID.
Status: in_force

(a) A written agreement to arbitrate is valid and enforceable if the agreement is to arbitrate a controversy that:

(1) exists at the time of the agreement; or

(2) arises between the parties after the date of the agreement.

(b) A party may revoke the agreement only on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.123 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.123
§ 425.123.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.123. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: MONEY MARKET FUNDS. (a) An insurance company may invest in a money market fund as described by 17 C.F.R. Section 270.2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.), that is:

(1) a government money market fund that:

(A) invests only in obligations issued, guaranteed, or insured by the United States government or collateralized repurchase agreements composed of these obligations; and

(B) qualifies for investment without a reserve under the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office or a successor publication; or

(2) a class one money market fund that qualifies for investment using the bond class one reserve factor described by the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office or a successor publication.

(b) For purposes of complying with Section 425.115, a money market fund that qualifies for listing in the categories prescribed by Subsection (a) must conform to the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office or a successor publication.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.111
§ 1016.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Government Code § 52.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.047
§ 52.047. TRANSCRIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may apply for a transcript of the evidence in a case reported by an official court reporter. The person must apply for the transcript in writing to the official court reporter. The official court reporter shall furnish the transcript to the person not later than the 120th day after the date the:

(1) application for the transcript is received by the reporter; and

(2) transcript fee is paid or the person establishes indigency as provided by Rule 20, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(b) If an objection is made to the amount of the transcript fee, the judge shall determine a reasonable fee, taking into consideration the difficulty and technicality of the material to be transcribed and any time constraints imposed by the person requesting the transcript.

(c) On payment of the fee or as provided by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the person requesting the transcript is entitled to the original and one copy of the transcript. The person may purchase additional copies for a fee per page that does not exceed one-third of the original cost per page.

(d) An official court reporter may charge an additional fee for:

(1) postage or express charges;

(2) photostating, blueprinting, or other reproduction of exhibits;

(3) indexing; and

(4) preparation for filing and special binding of original exhibits.

(e) If an objection is made to the amount of these additional fees, the judge shall set a reasonable fee. If the person applying for the transcript is entitled to a transcript without charge under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the court reporter may not charge any additional fees under Subsection (d).

(f) If the official court reporter charges an amount that exceeds a fee set by the judge, the reporter shall refund the excess to the person to whom it is due on demand filed with the court.

(g) Notwithstanding the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, an official court reporter who is required to prepare a transcript in a criminal case without charging a fee is not entitled to payment for the transcript from the state or county if the county paid a substitute court reporter to perform the official court reporter's regular duties while the transcript was being prepared. To the extent that this subsection conflicts with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, this subsection controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0304
§ 4007.0304. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 155.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 155 / Section 155.002
§ 155.002. SETTLEMENT WEEK COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The administrative judge of each judicial district shall appoint a committee of attorneys and lay persons to effectuate each settlement week. The committee may include the director of any established mediation or alternative dispute resolution center in the county and the chairperson of the local bar association's committee on alternative dispute resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.055
§ 3885.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.059
§ 884.059. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In considering the application, the commissioner, not later than the 30th day after the date on which a hearing under Section 884.058 is completed, shall determine if:

(1) the minimum capital and surplus required by Section 884.054 are the bona fide property of the stipulated premium company;

(2) the proposed officers, directors, and managing executives of the company have sufficient insurance experience, ability, and standing to make success of the proposed company probable; and

(3) the applicants are acting in good faith.

(b) If the commissioner determines by an affirmative finding any of the issues under Subsection (a) adversely to the applicants, the commissioner shall reject the application in writing, giving the reason for the rejection. An application may not be granted unless it is adequately supported by competent evidence.

(c) If the commissioner does not reject the application under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall approve the application and on receipt of a fee in the amount determined under Chapter 202 shall provide to the incorporators a certified copy of the application, articles of incorporation, and submitted affidavit.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0545 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0545
§ 39.0545.
Status: in_force

Sec. 39.0545. ALTERNATIVE METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. (a) This section applies to a campus:

(1) that meets the participation requirements for all students in all subject areas for the annual measurement of achievement under Section 1111, Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6311(c)(4)(E)); and

(2) to which the most recent performance rating assigned, other than a "Not Rated" rating, is a D, F, or performance that needs improvement.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods and standards for evaluating the performance for the 2020-2021 school year of a campus to which this section applies. The rules adopted under this section must evaluate a campus under the domains of indicators of achievement listed in Sections 39.053(c)(1) and (2).

(c) The commissioner shall review a campus to which this section applies under the alternative methods and standards adopted under Subsection (b) on the request of the school district in which the campus is located made by the deadline established by commissioner rule.

(d) An acceptable performance rating assigned under the alternative methods and standards adopted by the commissioner under Subsection (b) is considered a break in consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings under this code.

(e) If the commissioner determines that the campus would not be assigned an acceptable performance rating, the commissioner shall instead assign the campus a rating of "Not Rated."

(f) This section does not apply to an intervention ordered on the basis of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings accrued before the effective date of this section.

(g) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.002
§ 3830.002. SPRING BRANCH AREA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Spring Branch Area Community Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.053
§ 63.053. INFORMATION STORED IN DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The database required in Article 63.052 may contain only DNA genetic markers that are commonly recognized as appropriate for human identification. Except to the extent that those markers are appropriate for human identification, the database may not contain DNA genetic markers that predict biological function. The center shall select the DNA genetic markers for inclusion in the DNA database based on existing technology for forensic DNA analysis.

(b) The results of the forensic DNA analysis must be compatible with the CODIS DNA database established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the center must make the results available for inclusion in that database.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.108
§ 1010.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone lines, conduits, poles, or facilities, or pipeline, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0031 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0031
§ 42.0031. REFERENCE TO PART OF CONTINUUM-OF-CARE OPERATION.
Status: in_force

With respect to a continuum-of-care operation, a reference in this code or in any other law to a type of residential child-care facility that is a part of a continuum-of-care operation shall be construed as a reference to that portion of the continuum-of-care operation, and the department may take all regulatory action with respect to the continuum-of-care operation that the department could take with respect to the type of residential child-care facility, as further specified in department rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.012
§ 301.012. LIABILITY TO CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, a member of a hospital laundry cooperative association is not liable to the association or its creditors in excess of the amount contracted for by the member. When the contract is paid in the amount and at the time specified in the contract, the member's liability ceases.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 66.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 66 / Section 66.09
§ 66.09. WAREHOUSES; DELIVERY TRUCKS.
Status: in_force

Section 62.08 of this code applies to the use of warehouses and delivery trucks by branch distributor's licensees.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.362 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.362
§ 2175.362. DESIGNATED AGENCY; SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT OPERATION OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is the designated state agency under 40 U.S.C. Section 549 and any other federal law providing for the disposal of federal surplus property.

(b) Except for the sharing of support functions with other divisions, the federal surplus property program shall operate independently of the rest of the commission.

(c) The administrative offices of the federal surplus property program may be located in a building separate from the location of other commission offices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.106
§ 3932.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.