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Tex. Education Code § 51.917 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.917
§ 51.917. FACULTY MEMBERS; USE OF ENGLISH.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code, but does not include a medical or dental unit.

(2) "Faculty member" means a person who teaches a course offered for academic credit by an institution of higher education, including teaching assistants, instructors, lab assistants, research assistants, lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors.

(3) "Governing board" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.

(b) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall establish a program or a short course the purpose of which is to:

(1) assist faculty members whose primary language is not English to become proficient in the use of English; and

(2) ensure that courses offered for credit at the institution are taught in the English language and that all faculty members are proficient in the use of the English language, as determined by a satisfactory grade on the "Test of Spoken English" of the Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the board.

(c) A faculty member may use a foreign language to conduct foreign language courses designed to be taught in a foreign language.

(d) This section does not prohibit a faculty member from providing individual assistance during course instruction to a non-English-speaking student in the native language of the student.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(15), eff. June 17, 2011.

(f) The cost of such English proficiency course as determined by the coordinating board shall be paid by the faculty member lacking proficiency in English. A faculty member must take the course until deemed proficient in English by his or her supervisor. The cost will be deducted from said faculty member's salary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.204
§ 8263.204. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose 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; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.330 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.330
§ 151.330. INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS, COMMON CARRIERS, AND SERVICES ACROSS STATE LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale of tangible personal property that under the sales contract is shipped to a point outside this state is exempted from the sales tax imposed by Subchapter C of this chapter if the shipment is made by the seller by means of:

(1) the facilities of the seller;

(2) delivery by the seller to a carrier for shipment to a consignee at a point outside this state; or

(3) delivery by the seller to a forwarding agent for shipment to a location in another state of the United States or its territories or possessions.

(b) The temporary storage of tangible personal property acquired outside this state and then moved into this state is exempted from the use tax imposed by Subchapter D of this chapter if after being moved into this state the property is stored here temporarily and:

(1) is used solely outside this state; or

(2) is physically attached to or incorporated into other tangible personal property that is used solely outside this state.

(c) The storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property that is acquired outside this state is exempted from the use tax imposed by Subchapter D of this chapter if the sale, use, or storage of the property would be exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter had it been sold, leased, or rented in this state.

(d) If, pursuant to Subdivision (2) of Subsection (a) of this section a delivery is made to a carrier for shipment to a location outside the United States, then the seller must maintain the same documents required by Subsection (b) of Section 151.307 of this chapter.

(e) Services performed for use outside this state are exempt from the tax imposed by Subchapter C of this chapter.

(f) Services performed for use both within and outside this state are exempt to the extent the services are for use outside this state and made taxable on or after September 1, 1987.

(g) The exemption provided by Subsections (e) and (f) of this section do not apply to services performed outside this state for use within this state.

(h) The sale of tangible personal property to a common carrier is exempted from the sales tax imposed by Subchapter C if the tangible personal property:

(1) is shipped to a point outside this state using the purchasing carrier's facilities under a bill of lading; and

(2) is actually transported to the out-of-state destination for use by the carrier in the conduct of its business as a common carrier outside this state.

(i) The storage or use of tangible personal property acquired outside this state for use as a repair or replacement part for and actually affixed in this state to a self-propelled vehicle that is used as a licensed and certificated common carrier of persons or property is exempted from the use tax imposed by Subchapter D.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.066
§ 391.066. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may revoke or suspend a license issued under this subchapter or place on probation a license holder whose license is suspended if the license holder violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. If the suspension of the license is probated, the department may require the license holder to report regularly to the commission on any matter that is the basis of the probation.

(b) The judicial appeal of the revocation or suspension of a license must be initiated not later than the 15th day after the date of the commission's action.

(c) The commission may adopt rules for the reissuance of a revoked or suspended license and may set fees for the reissuance.

(d) The commission may deny the renewal of a license holder's license if the license holder has not complied with the permit requirements of this chapter or Chapter 394.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.057 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.057
§ 111.057. UNLAWFUL USE OF LISTS OF NAMES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of health and human service programs and in accordance with regulations, it is unlawful for a person to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, names of, or any information directly or indirectly derived from records concerning persons applying for or receiving health and human services.

(b) The department is authorized to provide client and other information to and receive client and other information from any state agency for the purpose of increasing and enhancing services to clients and improving agency operations under this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117, except where federal law or regulations preclude such sharing.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.006
§ 8330.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.204
§ 336.204. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside of the district to serve as the depository for district money.

(b) The district shall deposit district tax revenue in a depository bank.
Tex. Estates Code § 1106.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.004
§ 1106.004. REPLACEMENT AND OTHER ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

When letters of guardianship have been destroyed or lost, the clerk shall issue new letters that have the same effect as the original letters. The clerk shall also issue any number of letters on request of the person who holds the letters.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.262 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.262
§ 13A.262. MORTGAGE FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.

(b) Any offense under Chapter 32, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may be prosecuted in:

(1) the county in which the property is located;

(2) any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction; or

(3) if the offense is an offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, any county described by Subdivision (1) or (2) or authorized by Article 13A.259.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.201
§ 1022.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.302
§ 775.302. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a district that is located wholly in a county:

(1) that borders the United Mexican States;

(2) that contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and

(3) for which the commissioners court appoints a board of emergency services commissioners under Section 775.034.

(b) This subchapter controls over a provision of this chapter or other law to the extent of a conflict.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0153
§ 526.0153. TEXAS HEALTH OPPORTUNITY POOL TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to approval of the waiver authorized by Section 526.0152, the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the commission as trustee on behalf of residents of this state who do not have private health benefits coverage and health care providers providing uncompensated care to those individuals.

(b) The commission may spend money in the fund only for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver authorized by Section 526.0152.
Tex. Water Code § 49.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.197
§ 49.197. FINANCIALLY DORMANT DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A financially dormant district is a district that had:

(1) $500 or less of receipts from operations, tax assessments, loans, contributions, or any other sources during the calendar year;

(2) $500 or less of disbursements of funds during the calendar year;

(3) no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the calendar year; and

(4) no cash or investments that exceeded $5,000 at any time during the calendar year.

(b) A financially dormant district may elect to submit to the executive director a financial dormancy affidavit instead of complying with the audit requirements of Section 49.191.

(c) The annual financial dormancy affidavit shall be prepared in a format prescribed by the executive director and shall be submitted for filing by a duly authorized representative of the district.

(d) The affidavit must be filed annually on or before January 31 with the executive director until such time as the district becomes financially active and the board adopts a fiscal year; thereafter, the district shall file annual audit reports as prescribed by this subchapter.

(e) A district that becomes financially dormant after having been financially active shall be required to file annual financial dormancy affidavits on or before January 31, until the district is either dissolved or again becomes financially active.

(f) Districts governed by this section are subject to periodic audits by the executive director.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 251.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 251 / Section 251.005
§ 251.005. WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING DUPLICATE OR ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouseman may not issue a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that a previously issued negotiable warehouse receipt describing the goods is outstanding and uncanceled.

(b) This section does not apply if:

(1) the word "duplicate" is plainly placed on the duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt; or

(2) goods described in the outstanding and uncanceled negotiable warehouse receipt were delivered under a court order on proof that the receipt was lost or destroyed.

(c) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:

(1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years;

(2) a fine not to exceed $5,000; or

(3) both the fine and imprisonment.
Tex. Government Code § 2107.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2107 / Section 2107.001
§ 2107.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Obligation" includes a debt, judgment, claim, account, fee, fine, tax, penalty, interest, loan, charge, or grant.

(2) "State agency" means an agency, board, commission, institution, or other unit of state government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0103
§ 7941A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.033 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.033
§ 60.033. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the election, the presiding judge shall make returns of the result to the temporary board of directors. The temporary board of directors shall canvass the returns and declare the results.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall order the district to be created and the persons named on the ballot to serve as the initial permanent directors and shall enter the order in its minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall declare the proposition to create the district as defeated and enter the result in its minutes.

(c) A certified copy of the temporary board's order creating the district or of the declaration that the proposition to create the district was defeated shall be sent to the commissioners court of each county included in the district by certified or registered mail. The board shall include with the order or declaration the date of the election, the ballot proposition, and the number of votes cast for or against the proposition. A certified copy of the order creating the district shall be filed in the real property records in the county in which the district is located and shall include the legal description of the district.

(d) In the event 10 or fewer votes are cast in the election, not later than the 90th day following the date of the order canvassing the election, the temporary board shall submit the proceedings of the election, including voter affidavits as to residency and qualification to vote, to the attorney general.
Tex. Election Code § 127.202 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.202
§ 127.202. COUNT OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM BALLOTS BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure the accuracy of the tabulation of electronic voting system results, the secretary of state or the secretary's designee may conduct a manual or automatic count of any portion of any number of ballots from any precinct in which the electronic voting system was used.

(b) The count may be conducted at any time during the period for preserving the applicable precinct election records.

(c) The general custodian of election records is entitled to be present at the count.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577A.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577A / Section 577A.101
§ 577A.101. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for the certification of psychiatric residential youth treatment facilities under this chapter. The minimum standards must require a facility to:

(1) obtain accreditation by The Joint Commission, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Council on Accreditation, or another accrediting organization approved by the commission; and

(2) provide and prescribe guidelines for the provision of the following activities, treatments, and services:

(A) development and implementation of individual plans of care, including the provision of services provided by a licensed psychiatrist or physician to develop individual plans of care;

(B) individual therapy;

(C) family engagement activities;

(D) consultation services with qualified professionals, including case managers, primary care professionals, community-based mental health providers, school staff, and other support planners;

(E) 24-hour nursing services; and

(F) direct care and supervision services, supportive services for daily living and safety, and positive behavior management services.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.016
§ 111.016. DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN SHIPPERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A common carrier in its operations as a common carrier shall not discriminate between or against shippers with regard to facilities furnished, services rendered, or rates charged under the same or similar circumstances in the transportation of crude petroleum.

(b) A common carrier shall not discriminate in the transportation of crude petroleum produced or purchased by itself directly or indirectly.

(c) In this connection, a pipeline is a shipper of the crude petroleum produced or purchased by itself directly or indirectly and handled through its facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 54.813 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.813
§ 54.813. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court reporter must be provided during a hearing conducted by a master.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a referring judge may require a reporter at any hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.007
§ 420A.007. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the office shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report concerning the operation of the office. The office may include in the report any recommendations that the office considers appropriate.
Tex. Education Code § 11.066 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.066
§ 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

A person is ineligible to serve as a member of the board of trustees of a school district if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Section 43.021, Penal Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.057
§ 452.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the executive council is entitled to a per diem as provided by the General Appropriations Act for each day that the presiding officer engages in the business of the executive council.

(b) A member of the executive council, other than the presiding officer, may not receive compensation for service on the executive council. A member may receive reimbursement for transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act. A member may not receive reimbursement for any other travel expenses, including expenses for meals and lodging.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.115
§ 1100.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require the sheriff of Randall County or the police chief of a municipality located in Randall County, as appropriate, to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of Randall County or a municipality located in Randall County who is not a district resident.

(b) A person confined in a jail facility of Randall County or a municipality located in Randall County, as appropriate, is not considered a district resident unless the person meets the qualifications for residency notwithstanding the confinement, the length of confinement, or the facts surrounding the confinement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.114
§ 202.114. MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

If requested by the department, property acquired by advance acquisition may be managed by the General Land Office on behalf of the department as the department and the General Land Office may agree. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to property acquired under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.205
§ 3929.205. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction or financing of a utility or roadway improvement and the joint financing of a maintenance obligation.

(b) The new districts may not contract with each other for water and wastewater services. This subsection does not affect the right to contract described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.104
§ 2003.104. ELIGIBLE INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

Persons who may be certified or licensed to perform inspections under this subchapter include:

(1) a person licensed to perform real property inspections under Chapter 1102, Occupations Code; and

(2) a designated employee or agent of a county or municipality that chooses to establish a voluntary inspection program to inspect residential properties within the territorial limits of the county or municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0501
§ 9086.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.