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Tex. Occupations Code § 702.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.205
§ 702.205. ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval of an application for an exemption under Section 702.201, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of exemption.

(b) A certificate holder to whom a certificate of exemption is issued is not required to file a surety bond or post other security under Subchapter D.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.1131 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.1131
§ 481.1131. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SALE OR PROVISION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "synthetic cannabinoid" means a substance included in Penalty Group 2-A under Section 481.1031.

(b) This section does not affect the right of a person to bring a common law cause of action against an individual whose consumption or ingestion of a synthetic cannabinoid resulted in causing the person bringing the suit to suffer personal injury or property damage.

(c) Providing, selling, or serving a synthetic cannabinoid may be made the basis of a statutory cause of action under this section on proof that the intoxication of the recipient of the synthetic cannabinoid was a proximate cause of the damages suffered.

(d) The liability provided under this section for the actions of a retail establishment's employees, customers, members, or guests who are or become intoxicated by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic cannabinoid is in lieu of common law or other statutory law warranties and duties of retail establishments.

(e) This chapter does not impose obligations on a retail establishment other than those expressly stated in this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 172.108 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 172 / Section 172.108
§ 172.108. APPLICATION FOR CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity must apply for a credit under this chapter on or with the report for the period for which the credit is claimed.

(b) An entity shall file with any report on which the credit is claimed a copy of the certificate of eligibility issued by the commission under Section 172.105 and any other information required by the comptroller to sufficiently demonstrate that the entity is eligible for the credit.

(c) The burden of establishing eligibility for and the value of the credit is on the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.152
§ 1032.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Election Code § 173.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.036
§ 173.036. STATE FUNDS FOR AUDIT REQUESTED BY PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may approve an expenditure of state funds for an audit of:

(1) the state primary fund or a county primary fund on request of the state chair; or

(2) a county primary fund on request of a county chair.

(b) On receipt of written certification of the amount approved by the secretary of state for an audit, the comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant for that amount payable to the state or county chair making the request.

(c) An audit conducted with state funds approved under this section is subject to the conditions imposed by the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0306
§ 7946A.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.011
§ 89.011. SCREENING OF JAIL EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a jail or community corrections facility, through the community supervision and corrections department, shall require that each employee or volunteer working or providing services in a jail or a community corrections facility, who meets the screening guidelines prescribed by department rule, present to the governing body a certificate signed by a physician that states that:

(1) the employee or volunteer has been tested for tuberculosis infection in accordance with department rules; and

(2) the results of the test indicate that the person does not have tuberculosis.

(b) In lieu of a screening test, an employee or volunteer with a history of a positive screening test may provide:

(1) documentation of that positive test result and of any diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up; and

(2) a certificate signed by a physician that states that the person does not have tuberculosis.

(c) The health authority may require an employee or volunteer to have an additional screening test or medical examination if the department determines that an additional test or examination is necessary and appropriate to protect the public health.

(d) An employee or volunteer is exempt from the screening test required by this section if:

(1) the screening test conflicts with the tenets of an organized religion to which the individual belongs; or

(2) the screening test is medically contraindicated based on an examination by a physician.
Tex. Local Government Code § 337.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 337 / Section 337.005
§ 337.005. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

If a procedure under this chapter is held by a court to be unconstitutional, a corporation by resolution may provide an alternate procedure conforming to the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.151
§ 8474.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8474.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.001
§ 9003.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Aquilla-Hackberry Creek Conservation District.
Tex. Water Code § 51.336 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.336
§ 51.336. ADDITIONAL LAND.
Status: in_force

Additional defined areas may be added to the district in the manner provided in this subchapter for creation of a district.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.058 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.058
§ 180.058. RECOVERY FUND FEE OR SURETY BOND REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory official may not issue a residential mortgage loan originator license unless the official determines that the applicant meets the surety bond requirement or has paid a recovery fund fee, as applicable, in accordance with the requirements of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.

(b) Each regulatory official shall adopt rules requiring an individual licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator to obtain a surety bond or pay a recovery fund fee as the official determines appropriate to comply with the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.002
§ 463.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to protect, subject to certain limitations, a person specified by Section 463.201 against failure in the performance of a contractual obligation under a life, accident, health, or annuity policy, plan, or contract with respect to which this chapter provides coverage as determined under Subchapter E, because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policy, plan, or contract.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.156 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.156
§ 81.156. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

Any person against whom charges have been filed is entitled to appeal to the court of appeals, but the pendency of the appeal does not suspend his discharge.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0077
§ 411.0077. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OFF-DUTY ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) During the period that the officer is off duty, a commissioned officer of the department is entitled to attend educational programs or courses or to engage in any outside employment that does not adversely affect the operations or the reputation of the department. The rights of a commissioned officer under this section are subject to any reasonable department requirements that the officer be accessible to the department during off-duty periods for the possible performance of official duties.

(b) The department shall adopt reasonable guidelines relating to acceptable off-duty employment. The guidelines shall be uniformly applied to all supervisory and nonsupervisory commissioned officers.

(b-1) If the department denies approval of a commissioned officer's secondary employment or proposed secondary employment, the director or the director's designee must promptly notify the officer in writing of the specific guideline adopted under Subsection (b) on which the department's decision is based. The notice must explain why the secondary employment or proposed secondary employment is prohibited by the referenced guideline.

(c) If a commissioned officer is engaged in off-duty employment that the officer believes, in good faith, is not prohibited by a specific guideline adopted under Subsection (b), the officer is authorized to engage in the off-duty employment until the director or the director's designee informs the officer in writing that the employment is not acceptable.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.121 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.121
§ 348.121. AMOUNT OF REFUND CREDIT FOR OTHER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The minimum amount of the refund credit on a retail installment contract to which Section 348.120 does not apply shall be computed in a manner proportionate to the method set out by that section for the type of motor vehicle being sold, having due regard for:

(1) the amount of each installment;

(2) the irregularity of the installment periods; and

(3) the requirements of Sections 348.104(f) and 348.106.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 695.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 695 / Section 695.002
§ 695.002. IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON.
Status: in_force

The commission shall ensure a casket contains identification of the deceased person, including the person's name, date of birth, and date of death.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.153
§ 3881.153. FINANCING OF PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the district's public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of the district's public parking facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8864.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8864 / Section 8864.004
§ 8864.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of DeWitt County unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.209
§ 3901.209. AUDIT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may elect to complete an annual financial report in lieu of an annual audit under Section 375.096(a)(6), Local Government Code, if:

(1) the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;

(2) the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, assessments, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and

(3) the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.

(b) Each annual financial report prepared in accordance with this section must be open to public inspection and accompanied by an affidavit signed by a duly authorized representative of the district attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report.

(c) The annual financial report and affidavit shall be substantially similar in form to the annual financial report and affidavit forms prescribed by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 49.198, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0401
§ 8379.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8379.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.201
§ 1118.201. BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and

(2) equip buildings for hospital purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 301.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 301 / Section 301.004
§ 301.004. COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of managers must consist of seven members. The commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality shall each appoint three members and shall jointly appoint one member.

(b) The members of the board are appointed for staggered terms of two years with the terms of two members appointed by the commissioners court and two members appointed by the governing body of the municipality expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year and the remaining terms expiring on February 1 of each even-numbered year.

(c) When the commissioners court or the governing body of the municipality makes its initial appointments to the board, it shall designate two of the members it appoints for terms expiring on the first February 1 of an odd-numbered year that follows the date of the appointments. The remaining appointments shall be designated for terms that expire on the first February 1 of an even-numbered year that follows the date of the appointments.

(d) A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired part of the term in the same manner that the original appointment was made.
Tex. Water Code § 5.2291 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.2291
§ 5.2291. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "scientific and technical environmental services" means services, other than engineering services, of a scientific or technical nature the conduct of which requires technical training and professional judgment. The term includes modeling, risk assessment, site characterization and assessment, studies of the magnitude, source, and extent of contamination, contaminant fate and transport analysis, watershed assessment and analysis, total maximum daily load studies, scientific data analysis, and similar tasks, to the extent those tasks are not defined as the "practice of engineering" under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 5.2292, the procurement of a contract for scientific and technical environmental services shall be conducted under the procedures for professional services selection provided in Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.167 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.167
§ 651.167. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 490C.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490C / Section 490C.101
§ 490C.101. VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person violates this chapter if the person:

(1) uses, reproduces, or distributes the logo designed by the office under Section 490C.053 without the consent of the office; or

(2) violates a rule adopted or a procedure established by the office under this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.026 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.026
§ 17.026. SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action in which citation may be served on the secretary of state, service may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the clerk of the court in which the case is pending or by the party or the representative of the party.

(b) The method of service of citation provided by this section is in addition to any other method authorized by statute or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for service on the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0608 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0608
§ 3943.0608. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX OR TAX CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The adoption of a tax rate or a change in the tax rate takes effect after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.153
§ 225.153. RICHARD OVERTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County between its northern intersection with Levander Loop and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 969 is designated as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the loop.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.151
§ 888.151. DATA COLLECTION RELATED TO RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall:

(1) collect data, statistics, and information on the death rates, lapses, experiences, and other information relating to burial association rates in and outside of this state that the commissioner considers useful in determining reasonable and adequate rates for burial associations; and

(2) study the statistics, rates, and experiences of burial associations.

(b) The commissioner may distribute information collected under Subsection (a)(1) to burial associations in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.002
§ 382.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a county with a population of 1.5 million or more, other than a county that:

(A) borders on the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet of the gulf; or

(B) has two municipalities located wholly or partly in its boundaries each having a population of 225,000 or more; or

(2) a county with a population of 70,000 or more that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1) in which a municipality with a population of 90,000 or more is primarily situated and includes all or a part of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.020
§ 464.020. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A disciplinary alternative education program under Section 37.008, Education Code, may apply for a license under this chapter to offer chemical dependency treatment services.

(b) The board of trustees of a school district with a disciplinary alternative education program, or the board's designee, shall employ a mental health professional, as defined by Section 164.003, to provide the services authorized by a license issued under this chapter to the disciplinary alternative education program.

(c) The department may not issue a license that authorizes a disciplinary alternative education program to provide detoxification or residential services.

(d) The board of trustees of a school district with a disciplinary alternative education program, or the board's designee, may contract with a private treatment facility or a person employed by or under contract with a private treatment facility to provide chemical dependency treatment services. The contract may not permit the services to be provided at a site that offers detoxification or residential services. Section 164.006 applies to a contract made under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8435.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8435 / Section 8435.002
§ 8435.002. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9681 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9681
§ 61.9681. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) create an endowment to support geographic education programs in Texas;

(2) improve the quality of geography education in Texas; and

(3) promote a better understanding of Texas by all of its residents.