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Tex. Government Code § 660.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.007
§ 660.007. CONSERVATION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall minimize the amount of travel expenses paid or reimbursed by the agency. The agency shall ensure that each travel arrangement is the most cost effective considering all relevant circumstances.

(b) A state agency may specify a travel expense payment or reimbursement rate that is less than the maximum rate specified in this chapter or the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act. The lower rate applies only to a travel expense incurred after the agency has notified the affected individuals in writing about the rate. The agency is solely responsible for enforcing the rate.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.606 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.606
§ 43.606. APPLICATION OF GENERAL LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by this subchapter and the terms and conditions of the permit and management plan, the general laws and regulations of this state applicable to white-tailed deer apply to deer on the acreage covered by the permit. This subchapter does not restrict or prohibit the use of high fences on acreage not covered by a management plan.
Tex. Education Code § 51.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.007
§ 51.007. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any state officer, agent, employee, or member of a governing board of any of the above named institutions, or any other person who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, and in addition may be sentenced to not less than 15 days nor more than three months in the county jail. Failure to print and furnish to the officers above named, the reports above specified, shall subject all of the members of the governing board of the institutions above mentioned to the penalties provided for in this section. Every day in excess of the number of days hereinabove provided for that any sum of money belonging to any of the funds enumerated in this subchapter, whether depositable in special depositories or whether those that should be deposited in the state treasury, shall be withheld from deposit at its proper place of deposit, shall constitute a separate offense and each day of such withholding shall subject the officer, agent, employee, or person so withholding said sum to the penalties herein provided for.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.005
§ 3860.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Section 3860.111; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.

(c) A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.155 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.155
§ 48.155. INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION OR SERVICES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a guardian and notwithstanding Section 1151.001, Estates Code, may not interfere with:

(1) an investigation by the department or by another protective services agency of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability; or

(2) the provision of protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability.

(b) The department or another protective services agency may petition the appropriate court to enjoin any interference with:

(1) an investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation; or

(2) the provision of protective services such as removal of the elderly person or person with a disability to safer surroundings or safeguarding the person's resources from exploitation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.006
§ 3885.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Section 3885.253.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 373.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 373 / Section 373.058
§ 373.058. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or the local toll project entity may begin any environmental review process that may be required for a proposed toll project before initiating the process under this subchapter.

(b) If the local toll project entity initiates the process for development of a toll project under Section 373.051(a) and has not begun the environmental review of the project, the local toll project entity shall begin the environmental review within 180 days of exercising the option.

(c) The department or the local toll project entity may begin development of a toll project before the project receives environmental clearance but may not begin construction of the project before the project receives that clearance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.303
§ 3877.303. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize a sales and use tax. The election may be held with any other district election.

(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section 3877.212.

(d) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Waller Town Center Management District at a rate not to exceed ___ percent."
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.301
§ 1002.301. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day before the date the license expires, the board shall notify a license holder of:

(1) the date the license expires; and

(2) the amount of the fee required for renewal.

(b) The board shall renew the license of a license holder who before the date the license expires or within a period not to exceed 60 days after the expiration date:

(1) submits the required renewal application and fee and a penalty for late renewal, if required; and

(2) meets the requirements for renewal established by the board.

(c) The board by rule may establish conditions and fees for the reissuance of a license that has lapsed, expired, or been suspended or revoked.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.006
§ 3847.006. ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY BY GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If territory in the City of Houston's limit or extraterritorial jurisdiction is included in the district, the city's governing body may remove that territory from the district if the district does not have any bonded indebtedness.

(b) To remove the territory, the governing body of the City of Houston must notify the board secretary in writing that the territory is excluded from the district's territory.

(c) If a municipality annexes territory that is in its extraterritorial jurisdiction and included in the district, the governing body of the municipality shall notify the board secretary in writing that the annexed territory is excluded from the district's territory.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.001
§ 298B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district.

(2) "District" means the Tarrant County Hospital District.

(3) "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital located in the district that provides inpatient hospital services.

(4) "Paying provider" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(5) "Program" means the health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.206
§ 1117.206. INSPECTION OF DISTRICT RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The district's financial books and records, annual audit reports, district administrator's statement, and annual budget shall be open to reasonable inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.033
§ 2254.033. RESTRICTION ON FORMER EMPLOYEES OF A STATE AGENCY.
Status: repealed

(a) An individual who offers to provide consulting services to a state agency and who has been employed by that agency or by another agency at any time during the two years preceding the making of the offer shall disclose in the offer:

(1) the nature of the previous employment with the agency or the other agency;

(2) the date the employment was terminated; and

(3) the annual rate of compensation for the employment at the time of its termination.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 65), Sec. 30(7), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.061
§ 2252.061. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Auxiliary enterprise" means a business activity that is conducted at a state agency, provides a service to the agency, and is not paid for with appropriated money.

(2) "Contractor" means an individual, association, corporation, or other business entity that operates an auxiliary enterprise or performs a service of the auxiliary enterprise.

(3) "State agency" includes a state-supported institution of higher education.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.110
§ 173.110. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint an executive committee.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102 / Section 102.006
§ 102.006. OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect:

(1) Chapter 101 of this code (the Texas Tort Claims Act); or

(2) a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to a local government or an employee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.004
§ 289.004. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

A district created by this chapter is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2053.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.003
§ 2053.003. PARTICIPATION BY INTERAGENCY PLANNING COUNCILS.
Status: in_force

(a) In preparing the report required by this chapter, the governor shall request and consider from each interagency planning council appointed under Section 772.003 information about the efficiency of the state agencies in the council's functional area and recommendations about the reorganization of those agencies.

(b) Before submitting the report to the legislature, the governor shall submit to each interagency planning council for review and comment the part of the proposed report about the state agencies in the council's functional area.

(c) The governor shall submit with the report the comments received under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8869.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8869 / Section 8869.053
§ 8869.053. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors serve staggered four-year terms with four or five members' terms expiring December 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.302
§ 110.302. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council by rule shall develop procedures and eligibility and other requirements for issuance of a license under this chapter, including, if appropriate, requirements related to clinical practice experience and assessment, continuing education, and supervision.

(b) In developing the rules, the council shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(c) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice may vote to exempt employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from a specific licensing requirement imposed under this section if the board determines that the requirement causes financial or operational hardship on the agency. The Texas Youth Commission may not exempt any employee of the commission from a licensing requirement imposed by this section for any reason.

(c) The governing board of the Texas Youth Commission may vote to exempt employees of the Texas Youth Commission from a specific licensing requirement imposed under this section if the board determines that the requirement causes financial or operational hardship on the agency. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice may not exempt any employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from a licensing requirement imposed by this section for any reason.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.026 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.026
§ 12.026. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the department and the department's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the department. The department shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The department by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of directing complaints to the department. The department may provide for that notification:

(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of an individual or entity regulated by the department;

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each individual or entity regulated by the department; or

(3) in a bill for service provided by an individual or entity regulated by the department.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(2), eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(2), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.002
§ 323.002. MAINTENANCE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court annually may set aside from the general fund or the permanent improvement fund of the county an amount to be used to maintain or to make a permanent improvement or acquire land for the county library. The amount may not exceed 12 cents on the $100 valuation of all property:

(1) located in the county outside the municipalities that are supporting a free public library and that are not participating in the county library system; and

(2) located within the municipalities that are supporting a free public library and that have elected to become a part of the county library system.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.054
§ 401.054. PERSONS CERTIFIED BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not prevent or restrict the activities and services or the use of an official title by a person who is certified in speech-language pathology by the Texas Education Agency if the person only performs speech-language pathology or audiology services as part of the person's duties within an agency, institution, or organization under the jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency.

(b) The Texas Education Agency certificate in speech-language pathology must require an applicant to:

(1) hold a master's degree in communicative disorders or the equivalent from a university program accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and

(2) pass a national examination in speech-language pathology or audiology approved by the department.

(c) A person affected by this section who performs work as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in addition to performing the person's duties within an agency, institution, or organization under the jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency is required to hold a license issued by the department unless that work is limited to speech and hearing screening procedures performed without compensation.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1), an applicant's educational credentials are equivalent to a master's degree in communicative disorders if the credentials:

(1) consist of graduate-level course work and practicum from a program accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and

(2) meet requirements that are the same as those established by the department for a license in speech-language pathology or audiology.

(e) The clinical fellowship year experience or internship may not be a requirement for the Texas Education Agency certificate in speech-language pathology.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0102
§ 3963.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The SoGood Cedars Municipal Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 146.0232 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0232
§ 146.0232. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Section 146.023(b) is the number prescribed by Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.462 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.462
§ 2054.462. EXCEPTION FOR EMBEDDED INFORMATION RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to electronic and information resources equipment that contains embedded information resources that are used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of information, including thermostats or temperature control devices or other heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 54.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 54 / Section 54.001
§ 54.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Abortion services provider" means a person who provides abortion-related services, including:

(A) an abortion provider;

(B) a person who provides or refers an individual for abortion-inducing drugs for the purpose of inducing an abortion to terminate a pregnancy;

(C) a person who facilitates or funds travel to receive an abortion or abortion-related services;

(D) a person who provides information or education relating to abortion or abortion-related services; or

(E) a person who conducts any other activity related to providing, recommending, or advocating for abortion-related services.

(3) "Affiliate" means a person who enters into with another person a legal relationship created or governed by at least one written instrument, including a certificate of formation, a franchise agreement, standards of affiliation, bylaws, or a license, that demonstrates:

(A) common ownership, management, or control between the parties to the relationship;

(B) a franchise granted by the person to the affiliate; or

(C) the granting or extension of a license or other agreement authorizing the affiliate to use the other person's brand name, trademark, service mark, or other registered identification mark.

(4) "Governmental entity" means this state or a state agency or political subdivision of this state, including a court, municipality, or county.

(5) "Network contractor" means a person who contracts with the commission to provide or coordinate the provision of services under this chapter.

(6) "Program" means the Thriving Texas Families Program established under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.3841 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.3841
§ 1702.3841. INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE COVERAGE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is subject to Section 1702.124 and knowingly fails to provide and maintain a certificate of insurance or other documentary evidence of insurance sufficient to cover all of the business activities of the person related to private security. A person is presumed to have acted knowingly for purposes of this subsection if the person received reasonable notice from the department and an opportunity to provide or maintain the documentation required by Section 1702.124 and failed to do so.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.008
§ 171.008. REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an abortion is performed or induced on a pregnant woman because of a medical emergency, the physician who performs or induces the abortion shall execute a written document that certifies the abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency and specifies the woman's medical condition requiring the abortion.

(b) A physician shall:

(1) place the document described by Subsection (a) in the pregnant woman's medical record; and

(2) maintain a copy of the document described by Subsection (a) in the physician's practice records.

(c) A physician who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman shall:

(1) if the abortion is performed or induced to preserve the health of the pregnant woman, execute a written document that:

(A) specifies the medical condition the abortion is asserted to address; and

(B) provides the medical rationale for the physician's conclusion that the abortion is necessary to address the medical condition; or

(2) for an abortion other than an abortion described by Subdivision (1), specify in a written document that maternal health is not a purpose of the abortion.

(d) The physician shall maintain a copy of a document described by Subsection (c) in the physician's practice records.