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Tex. Transportation Code § 223.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.002
§ 223.002. NOTICE OF BIDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall give notice regarding the time and place at which bids on a contract will be opened and the contract awarded. The commission by rule shall determine the most effective method for providing the notice required by this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.199 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.199
§ 623.199. DETERMINATION WHETHER VEHICLE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR ELIGIBLE FOR DISTINGUISHING LICENSE PLATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish criteria to determine whether an unladen lift equipment motor vehicle that because of its design for use as lift equipment exceeds the maximum weight and width limitations prescribed by statute is subject to registration under Chapter 502 or eligible for the distinguishing license plate provided by Section 502.146.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a vehicle authorized by the department before June 11, 1985, to operate without registration under Chapter 502 may not be required to register under that chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.205 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.205
§ 375.205. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall submit bonds and the appropriate proceedings authorizing their issuance to the attorney general for examination. This subsection applies only to bonds that are public securities, as that term is defined by Section 1202.001, Government Code.

(b) If the bonds recite that they are secured by a pledge of assessments, impact fees, revenues, or rentals from a contract or lease, the district also shall submit to the attorney general a copy of the assessment procedures, impact fee procedures, contract, or lease and the proceedings relating to it.

(c) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and any assessment, contract, or lease has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and the assessment, impact fee, contract, or lease, and the bonds shall be registered by the comptroller.

(d) After approval and registration, the bonds and any assessment, impact fee, contract, or lease relating to them are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations for all purposes in accordance with their terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.022
§ 1072.022. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the creation of the district is approved at the elections held under Subchapter D-1, Chapter 1004, Section 20c, Chapter 206, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, and Section 1072.021, the following persons shall serve as temporary directors of the Runnels County Hospital District:

(1) Lewis Bergman;

(2) Charles Brown;

(3) Mike Dankworth;

(4) Rodney Flanagan;

(5) Bill Hunter;

(6) Paul Sklenarik;

(7) Dewey Whitfield.

(b) The temporary board shall serve as the temporary directors of the district until the initial elected directors take office under Section 1072.025.

(c) A vacancy on the temporary board of directors shall be filled by the Commissioners Court of Runnels County.

(d) To serve as a temporary director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(e) An employee of the district may not serve as a temporary director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.101
§ 1366.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fertility preservation services":

(1) means the collection and preservation of sperm, unfertilized oocytes, and ovarian tissue; and

(2) does not include the storage of such unfertilized genetic materials.
Tex. Education Code § 54.710 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.710
§ 54.710. PLAN LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this subchapter or in any savings trust agreement entered into under this subchapter may be construed to:

(1) give a beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to a savings trust account unless the beneficiary is the account owner;

(2) guarantee that amounts saved under the plan will be sufficient to cover the qualified higher education expenses of a beneficiary; or

(3) establish state residency for tuition or other purposes for a beneficiary because of the designation as a beneficiary.

(b) Nothing in this subchapter or in any savings trust agreement entered into under this subchapter may be construed to create any obligation of the state, any agency or instrumentality of the state, or a plan manager to guarantee for the benefit of an account owner or beneficiary:

(1) the return of any amount contributed to an account;

(2) the rate of interest or other return on an account;

(3) the payment of interest or other return on an account; or

(4) tuition rates or the cost of related education expenditures.

(c) The board by rule shall require that every savings trust agreement, deposit slip, and other similar document used in connection with a contribution to an account clearly indicate that the account is not insured by this state and that neither the principal deposited nor the investment return is guaranteed by this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.063 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.063
§ 411.063. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

(a) To provide qualified accident prevention personnel and services, an insurance company may:

(1) employ qualified personnel;

(2) retain qualified independent contractors;

(3) contract with the policyholder to provide the personnel and services; or

(4) use a combination of the methods provided by this subsection.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(26), eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.366 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.366
§ 10.366. STATUS OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST HELD OR FORMERLY HELD BY DISSENTING OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) An ownership interest of an organization acquired by a responsible organization under this subchapter:

(1) in the case of a merger, conversion, or interest exchange, shall be held or disposed of as provided in the plan of merger, conversion, or interest exchange; and

(2) in any other case, may be held or disposed of by the responsible organization in the same manner as other ownership interests acquired by the organization or held in its treasury.

(b) An owner who has demanded payment for the owner's ownership interest under Section 10.356 is not entitled to vote or exercise any other rights of an owner with respect to the ownership interest except the right to:

(1) receive payment for the ownership interest under this subchapter; and

(2) bring an appropriate action to obtain relief on the ground that the action to which the demand relates would be or was fraudulent.

(c) An ownership interest for which payment has been demanded under Section 10.356 may not be considered outstanding for purposes of any subsequent vote or action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0507
§ 3976.0507. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3976.0503, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Water Code § 17.912 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.912
§ 17.912. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this subchapter. Applications shall be in the form and manner as provided by board rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8192.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8192 / Section 8192.051
§ 8192.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors elected at each election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.1571 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.1571
§ 41.1571. STATE BEEF CHECK OFF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The council may establish and operate a state beef check off program that is separate from the beef check off program established by federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0142
§ 62.0142. NOTICE ON WRITTEN SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

If a written summons for jury duty allows a person to claim a disqualification or exemption by signing a statement and returning it to the clerk of the court, the form must notify the person that by claiming a disqualification or exemption based on:

(1) the lack of citizenship, the person will no longer be eligible to vote if the person fails to provide proof of citizenship; or

(2) lack of residence in the county, the person might no longer be eligible to vote in the county.
Tex. Water Code § 26.128 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.128
§ 26.128. GROUNDWATER QUALITY.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall have investigated all matters concerning the quality of groundwater in the state.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.002
§ 36.002. REMEDIES EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the banking commissioner so requests, a court may not:

(1) order the closing or suspension of operation of a state bank; or

(2) appoint for a state bank a receiver, supervisor, conservator, liquidator, or other person with similar responsibility.

(b) A person may not be designated a receiver, supervisor, conservator, or liquidator without the voluntary approval of the banking commissioner.

(c) This chapter prevails over any conflicting law of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.002
§ 171.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002.

(2) "Abortion provider" means a facility where an abortion is performed, including the office of a physician and a facility licensed under Chapter 245.

(3) "Medical emergency" means a condition described by Section 170A.002(b)(2).

(4) "Sonogram" means the use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, specifically to monitor an unborn child.
Tex. Local Government Code § 573.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 573 / Section 573.001
§ 573.001. COUNTY OR DISTRICT SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;

(2) a district or authority created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that:

(A) has boundaries coterminous with a county described by Subdivision (1); and

(B) is authorized to provide stormwater drainage and flood control facilities;

(3) a county with a population of more than 1.3 million for which the primary source of drinking water is an underground aquifer; or

(4) a county with a population of 800,000 or more that contains a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.054
§ 1057.054. RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting.

(b) After each meeting:

(1) the manager presiding at the meeting shall read and sign the record; and

(2) the secretary shall attest the record.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 250.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 250 / Section 250.004
§ 250.004. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD OF EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Identifying information of an employee in a covered facility or of an employee of an individual employer shall be submitted electronically, on disk, or on a typewritten form to the Department of Public Safety to obtain the person's criminal conviction record when the person applies for employment and at other times as the facility or individual employer may determine appropriate. In this subsection, "identifying information" includes:

(1) the complete name, race, and sex of the employee;

(2) any known identifying number of the employee, including social security number, driver's license number, or state identification number; and

(3) the employee's date of birth.

(b) If the Department of Public Safety reports that a person has a criminal conviction of any kind, the conviction shall be reviewed by the facility, the financial management services agency, or the individual employer to determine if the conviction may bar the person from employment in a facility or by the individual employer under Section 250.006 or if the conviction may be a contraindication to employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0104
§ 8039.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8039.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 150.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 150 / Section 150.003
§ 150.003. RESTRICTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The municipality may not restrict the right of an employee of the fire or police department to engage in a political activity permitted by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.051
§ 1116.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large unless the boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter G or H.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless:

(1) the alternate terms provided by Section 1116.307, 1116.353, or 1116.354 apply; or

(2) four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 201.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.003
§ 201.003. GOALS.
Status: in_force

The goals of the department and all programs, facilities, and services that are operated, regulated, or funded by the department are to:

(1) support the development of a consistent county-based continuum of effective interventions, supports, and services for youth and families that reduce the need for out-of-home placement;

(2) increase reliance on alternatives to placement and commitment to secure state facilities, consistent with adequately addressing a youthful offender's treatment needs and protection of the public;

(3) locate the facilities as geographically close as possible to necessary workforce and other services while supporting the youths' connection to their families;

(4) encourage regional cooperation that enhances county collaboration;

(5) enhance the continuity of care throughout the juvenile justice system; and

(6) use secure facilities of a size that supports effective youth rehabilitation and public safety.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.055
§ 22.055. FEDERAL AND STATE AID; OTHER GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may accept, give a receipt for, disburse, and spend money from grants and loans for any of the purposes of this chapter. A local government must accept and spend federal money under this section on the terms prescribed by the United States and consistent with state law. A local government must accept and spend state money under this section on the terms prescribed by the state. Unless the agency from which the money is received prescribes otherwise, the chief financial officer of the local government shall deposit the money in separate funds designated according to the purposes for which the money is made available and shall keep it in trust for those purposes.

(b) A local government may designate the Texas Department of Transportation as its agent to accept, give a receipt for, and disburse money from grants and loans for any of the purposes of this chapter. The department shall accept and shall transfer or spend federal money accepted under this section on the terms prescribed by the United States. The department shall deposit money it receives under this subsection in the state treasury and, unless the agency from which the money is received prescribes otherwise, shall keep the money in separate funds designated according to the purposes for which the money is made available, and the state shall hold the money in trust for those purposes.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.151 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.151
§ 304.151. INTERFERENCE WITH CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE OR DEVICE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In making a telemarketing call, a telemarketer may not block the identity of the telephone number from which the call is made to evade a device designed to identify a telephone caller.

(b) A telemarketer may not:

(1) interfere with or circumvent the capability of a caller identification service or device to access or provide to the recipient of the telemarketing call any information regarding the call that the service or device is capable of providing;

(2) fail to provide caller identification information in a manner that is accessible by a caller identification service or device, if the telemarketer is capable of providing the information in that manner; or

(3) cause misleading information to be transmitted to a recipient's caller identification service or device or to otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call.

(c) A telemarketer does not violate Subsection (b)(3) if the telemarketer substitutes the name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is made for the telemarketer's name and telephone number.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.107 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.107
§ 355.107. ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF CLAIM OBTAINED BY CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after the first anniversary of the date letters testamentary are granted for an estate, a creditor of the estate whose claim or part of a claim has been approved by the court or established by suit may obtain an order directing that payment of the claim or part of the claim be made on written application and proof, except as provided by Subsection (b), showing that the estate has sufficient available funds.

(b) If the estate does not have available funds to pay a claim or part of a claim described by Subsection (a) and waiting for the estate to receive funds from other sources would unreasonably delay the payment, the court shall order the sale of estate property sufficient to make the payment.

(c) The personal representative of the estate must first be cited on a written application under Subsection (a) to appear and show cause why the order should not be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.151
§ 8863.151. AUTHORITY TO SET FEES; LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may set fees for administrative acts of the district, such as filing applications. A fee may not unreasonably exceed the cost to the district of performing the administrative function for which the fee is charged.

(b) The board shall set and collect fees for all services provided outside the boundaries of the district. The fees may not unreasonably exceed the cost to the district of providing the services outside the district.

(c) The board may assess production fees based on the amount of water authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well or the amount actually withdrawn. The district may assess the fees in lieu of, or in conjunction with, any taxes otherwise imposed by the district. The district may use revenue generated by the fees for any lawful purpose. Production fees may not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot payable annually for water used for agricultural use; or

(2) $10 per acre-foot payable annually for water used for any other purpose.

(d) The board may assess a production fee under Subsection (c) for any water that is:

(1) produced under an exemption under Section 36.117, Water Code; and

(2) subsequently sold to another person.

(e) The district may not assess a fee of any type on a well if the well's production is used only for domestic, agricultural, or wildlife purposes within the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.502
§ 1103.502. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide notice to the parties of a contested case hearing.

(b) The notice must:

(1) state the time and place of the hearing; and

(2) state that the appraiser or appraiser trainee must submit an answer as prescribed by Section 1103.505 not later than the 20th day after the date the appraiser or appraiser trainee receives the notice.

(c) Not later than the 30th day before the hearing date, the board shall personally deliver or send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the appraiser or appraiser trainee:

(1) the notice prescribed by this section; and

(2) the statement of charges prescribed by Section 1103.503.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.151
§ 6605.151. DEPOSITING REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Tax collections, after deductions of discounts and fees for collecting taxes, shall be deposited in the depository of the district. The collections may be withdrawn as directed by the board.

(b) All other district income shall be deposited in the district depository.
Tex. Government Code § 24.491 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.491
§ 24.491.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.491. 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 345th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.

(b) The 345th District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.152
§ 603.152. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The medical board may adopt rules necessary to:

(1) regulate the practice of perfusion;

(2) enforce this chapter; and

(3) perform medical board duties under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.210
§ 1575.210. PAYMENT OF STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; RECONCILIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Contributions allocated and appropriated under this subchapter for a state fiscal year shall be:

(1) paid in equal monthly installments;

(2) based on the estimated amount certified by the trustee to the comptroller for that year; and

(3) subject to any express limitations specified in the Act making the appropriation.

(b) A variation between the certified amount and the actual amount due for the state fiscal year shall be reconciled at the end of the fiscal year, and the annual contributions to the fund shall be adjusted accordingly.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.103
§ 157.103. SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county that has paid group health and related benefits for a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, or other county or precinct law enforcement official is subrogated to the law enforcement official's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by another to the extent of the payments made by the county.

(b) A county may not refuse to pay group health and related benefits on the ground that the law enforcement official has a claim for damages for personal injury.