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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0353 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0353
§ 712.0353. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee of a total return fund, or of a net income fund seeking to convert to a total return fund, shall determine for the corporation, in the trustee's sole discretion and in accordance with this section, the average fair market value of the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.

(b) The trustee shall derive the average fair market value of the fund at least annually by averaging the fair market value of fund assets, determined on an asset-by-asset basis, as of the beginning of the current fiscal year and in each of the two previous years, or for the entire term of the trust with less than two previous years, using the valuation date or averages of valuation dates as the trustee considers appropriate. The trustee shall exclude from the fair market value calculation any asset described in Section 712.030(b) and any asset for which the trustee is not able to reasonably ascertain a fair market value. In determining the average fair market value, the trustee shall adjust the fair market value for each year used in the calculation as follows:

(1) for assets added to the fund during the years used to determine the average, the trustee shall add the amount of each addition to all years in which the addition is not included; and

(2) for assets withdrawn from the fund during the years used to determine the average, other than in satisfaction of permissible distributions, the trustee shall subtract the amount of each withdrawal from all years in which the withdrawal is not included.

(c) Before the 31st day after the beginning of each fiscal year, the trustee of a total return fund shall send written notice to the commissioner and to the corporation of the trustee's determination of the current fair market value of the fund as of the beginning of the current fiscal year and the average fair market value of the fund for determining permissible distributions for the fiscal year, with identification and explanation of any asset excluded from the determination. If the trustee alters the methodology of determining fair market value in a manner that changes the fair market value of the fund during a fiscal year, the trustee shall send written notice to the commissioner and to the corporation of the revised current and average fair market value of the fund and the reason for the revision before the first distribution is made based on the revised average fair market value.

(d) This section does not alter or otherwise affect a fiduciary duty under other law to evaluate and monitor the fair market value of assets held in trust.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.410 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.410
§ 51.410. REPORTS OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

A consultant, advisor, broker, or other person providing services to the board relating to the management and investment of the funds designated under Section 51.401 shall file with the board regularly, as determined by the board, a report that describes in detail any expenditure of more than $50 made by the person on behalf of:

(1) a member of the board;

(2) the commissioner; or

(3) an employee of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.552 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.552
§ 1701.552. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OF PERSON NOT CERTIFIED FOR INVESTIGATIVE HYPNOSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains another person in violation of Section 1701.403.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.
Tex. Family Code § 264.151 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.151
§ 264.151. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the legislature that the department contract with community-based nonprofit and local governmental entities that have the ability to provide child welfare services. The services provided by the entities must include direct case management to ensure child safety, permanency, and well-being, in accordance with state and federal child welfare goals.

(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the provision of community-based care for children be implemented with measurable goals relating to:

(1) the safety of children in placements;

(2) the placement of children in each child's home community;

(3) the provision of services to children in the least restrictive environment possible and, if possible, in a family home environment;

(4) minimal placement changes for children;

(5) the maintenance of contact between children and their families and other important persons;

(6) the placement of children with siblings;

(7) the provision of services that respect each child's culture;

(8) the preparation of children and youth in foster care for adulthood;

(9) the provision of opportunities, experiences, and activities for children and youth in foster care that are available to children and youth who are not in foster care;

(10) the participation by children and youth in making decisions relating to their own lives;

(11) the reunification of children with the biological parents of the children when possible; and

(12) the promotion of the placement of children with relative or kinship caregivers if reunification is not possible.
Tex. Education Code § 155.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 155 / Section 155.002
§ 155.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall create a severe storm research and planning center to facilitate research and develop plans, programs, and technology associated with the impact of and response to hurricanes and other severe storms in the Gulf Coast Region and adjacent areas, including:

(1) the development of real-time storm surge forecasting ability for hurricanes and other severe storms;

(2) the development of radar-based rainfall and flood warning systems for urban and coastal areas;

(3) the development of public education programs relating to compliance with government-initiated evacuation orders;

(4) the assessment of infrastructure risks; and

(5) the development of evacuation plans.
Tex. Water Code § 13.241 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.241
§ 13.241. GRANTING CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining whether to grant or amend a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the utility commission shall ensure that the applicant possesses the financial, managerial, and technical capability to provide continuous and adequate service.

(b) For water utility service, the commission shall ensure that the applicant:

(1) is capable of providing drinking water that meets the requirements of Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, and requirements of this code; and

(2) has access to an adequate supply of water.

(c) For sewer utility service, the commission shall ensure that the applicant is capable of meeting the commission's design criteria for sewer treatment plants and the requirements of this code.

(d) Before the utility commission grants a new certificate of convenience and necessity for an area which would require construction of a physically separate water or sewer system, the applicant must demonstrate to the utility commission that regionalization or consolidation with another retail public utility is not economically feasible.

(e) The utility commission by rule shall develop a standardized method for determining under Section 13.246(f) which of two or more retail public utilities or water supply or sewer service corporations that apply for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer utility service to an uncertificated area located in an economically distressed area is more capable financially, managerially, and technically of providing continuous and adequate service. In this subsection, "economically distressed area" has the meaning assigned by Section 15.001.
Tex. Water Code § 11.302 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.302
§ 11.302. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

The conservation and best utilization of the water resources of this state are a public necessity, and it is in the interest of the people of the state to require recordation with the commission of claims of water rights which are presently unrecorded, to limit the exercise of these claims to actual use, and to provide for the adjudication and administration of water rights to the end that the surface-water resources of the state may be put to their greatest beneficial use. Therefore, this subchapter is in furtherance of the public rights, duties, and functions mentioned in this section and in response to the mandate expressed in Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution and is in the exercise of the police powers of the state in the interest of the public welfare.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.206
§ 961.206. ADVANCE TO CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Any person may advance to a nonprofit legal services corporation, on a contingent liability basis, money necessary for the purposes of the corporation's business or to comply with this chapter. The advance may be made in an amount and at a rate of interest agreed to by the person and the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.052
§ 8854.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are changed, each director in office on the effective date of the change or elected to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change serves in the precinct to which the director was elected for the entire term to which the director was elected, even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8247.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8247 / Section 8247.151
§ 8247.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1769 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1769
§ 55.1769. ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System may issue bonds, in accordance with this subchapter and with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board, in the aggregate principal amounts not to exceed the amounts previously authorized for Angelo State University by Sections 55.1724 and 55.1734, as those sections existed immediately before this section took effect, less any portion of those amounts for which bonds were issued under those sections for the university before the date this section took effect. Subject to Subsection (d), bonds issued under this section for an amount previously authorized by Section 55.1724 or 55.1734 may be used only at Angelo State University for the purposes for which the bonds for Angelo State University were authorized to be issued under Section 55.1724 or 55.1734, as applicable.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas Tech University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas Tech University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the university.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0091 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0091
§ 212.0091.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0091. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A municipal authority or governing body that conditionally approves or disapproves a plat under this subchapter shall provide the applicant a written statement of the conditions for the conditional approval or reasons for disapproval that clearly articulates each specific condition for the conditional approval or reason for disapproval.

(b) Each condition or reason specified in the written statement:

(1) must:

(A) be directly related to the requirements under this subchapter; and

(B) include a citation to the law, including a statute or municipal ordinance, that is the basis for the conditional approval or disapproval, if applicable; and

(2) may not be arbitrary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.156
§ 3852.156. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR TAX BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax;

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes; or

(3) secure an agreement wholly or partly from a pledge of ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.002
§ 209.002. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGULAR BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

A provision of this subtitle or a commission rule applicable to a claim for or the payment of regular benefits applies to a claim for or the payment of extended benefits unless the result of the application of the provision or rule is inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.015
§ 112.015. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Council members appointed under Section 112.012 serve without salary but are entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in performing their duties, including travel, meals, lodging, and telephone long-distance charges.

(b) Members of the council who have a disability and who, because of the disability, require special aids or travel companions are entitled to reimbursement for those costs.
Tex. Water Code § 55.336 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.336
§ 55.336. EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the district contains any pumping plants, canals, dams, ditches, or reservoirs which the district is planning to acquire or purchase, the map or plat and the estimates required in this subchapter shall show these improvements and the price or probable price at which they may be acquired or purchased.
Tex. Government Code § 651.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 651 / Section 651.001
§ 651.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In any state statute, "officer" means an officer of this state unless otherwise expressly provided.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.008
§ 548.008. VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The vehicle inspection program is managed by a program director. The program director may not be a commissioned officer.

(b) The office of the vehicle inspection program director must be located in Austin, Texas.

(c) The duties of the program director include:

(1) responsibility for the quality of the vehicle inspection program;

(2) coordination of the regional offices;

(3) compilation of regional and statewide performance data;

(4) the establishment of best practices and distribution of those practices to the regional offices;

(5) setting goals for the entire program, in consultation with the public safety director or the public safety director's designee, and setting goals for each regional office in consultation with the regional managers;

(6) monitoring the progress toward the goals set in Subdivision (5) and evaluating the program based on that progress; and

(7) coordination with the Texas Highway Patrol to enforce provisions related to vehicle inspection.

(d) The regional offices shall make reports as requested by the program director.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.759 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.759
§ 201.759. REVIEW DEADLINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following deadlines must be included in the standards adopted under Section 201.752:

(1) the department shall issue a classification letter not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives notice from a local government sponsor under Section 201.755;

(2) for a project classified as a programmatic categorical exclusion, the environmental decision must be rendered not later than the 60th day after the date the supporting documentation is received by the department;

(3) for a project classified as a categorical exclusion, the environmental decision must be rendered not later than the 90th day after the date the supporting documentation is received by the department;

(4) for a project that requires the preparation of an environmental assessment:

(A) the department must provide all department comments on a draft environmental assessment not later than the 90th day after the date the draft is received by the department; and

(B) the department must render the environmental decision on the project not later than the 60th day after the later of:

(i) the date the revised environmental assessment is submitted to the department; or

(ii) the date the public involvement process concludes;

(5) the department must render the environmental decision on any reevaluation not later than the 120th day after the date the supporting documentation is received by the department; and

(6) for a project that requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement, the department shall render the environmental decision not later than the 120th day after the date the draft final environmental impact statement is submitted.

(b) Review deadlines under this section specify the date by which the department will render the environmental decision on a project or the time frames by which the department will make a recommendation to the Federal Highway Administration, as applicable.

(c) A deadline that falls on a weekend or official state holiday is considered to occur on the next business day.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.162 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.162
§ 301.162. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of each voting place shall supervise the counting of all votes cast and shall certify the results to the commissioners court not later than the fifth day after the date of the election.

(b) A copy of the results must be filed with the county clerk and is a public record.

(c) Not later than the fifth day after the results are filed, the commissioners court shall declare the results.

(d) The commissioners court of each county holding an election shall send certified copies of the results of the election to the executive director not later than 24 hours after the results are declared under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.111
§ 3930.111. RECEIPT OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may receive surplus property from a school district that is located in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.056
§ 3868.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
Tex. Family Code § 84.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 84 / Section 84.005
§ 84.005. LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

If a proceeding for which a legislative continuance is sought under Section 30.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, includes an application for a protective order, the continuance is discretionary with the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.064
§ 224.064. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall determine the terms of a contract under this subchapter.

(b) The contract may not extend for a period of more than six years after the date of execution.

(c) The contract must provide that:

(1) the highway to be acquired is free of debts, liens, or other encumbrances at the time of acquisition;

(2) the highway to be constructed meets minimum design criteria prescribed by the commission;

(3) construction contracts are awarded through competitive bidding to the low bidder;

(4) priority of construction is assigned to particular highway segments;

(5) particular highway segments are opened to the public on completion of construction under right of entry even if consideration has not been paid by the commission; and

(6) the highway right-of-way is fully landscaped before acquisition by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 841.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 841 / Section 841.002
§ 841.002. PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and their beneficiaries and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system. The assets of the retirement system are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members, the retirees, and their beneficiaries and may not be diverted. Forfeitures may not be applied to increase the benefits any person would otherwise receive under this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.451
§ 2210.451. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "trust fund" means the catastrophe reserve trust fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0503
§ 7942A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.626 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.626
§ 1701.626. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature that includes:

(1) the number of law enforcement officers who received peer support through the peer support network for law enforcement officers;

(2) the number of peers and peer service coordinators trained;

(3) an evaluation of the services provided under this subchapter; and

(4) recommendations for program improvements.