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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.156
§ 1105.156. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purposes for which the taxes were imposed or the bonds were authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0301
§ 7945A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.018 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.018
§ 12.018. TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of any person, the department may test an agricultural product for aflatoxins. The department may set and charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for each test.

(b) On request of any person, the department may perform laboratory analyses on agricultural products, including testing for pesticide residue, protein content, and milk butterfat content.

(c) The department shall set by rule the fee for each type of laboratory analysis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.054
§ 101.054. EXCEPTION; FULL-TIME SALARIED EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

Section 101.051(b)(6) does not prohibit a full-time salaried employee of a corporate insured from acting as an insurance manager or buyer in placing insurance on behalf of:

(1) the employee's employer; or

(2) a parent or affiliated company of the employer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.011
§ 594.011. SERVICE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

A service provider shall transfer a client, furlough a client to an alternative placement, or discharge a client if the service provider determines:

(1) that the client's placement is no longer appropriate to the person's individual needs; or

(2) that the client can be better treated and habilitated in another setting; and

(3) placement in another setting that can better treat and habilitate the client has been secured.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.04
§ 38.04. JURY ARE JUDGES OF FACTS.
Status: in_force

The jury, in all cases, is the exclusive judge of the facts proved, and of the weight to be given to the testimony, except where it is provided by law that proof of any particular fact is to be taken as either conclusive or presumptive proof of the existence of another fact, or where the law directs that a certain degree of weight is to be attached to a certain species of evidence.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.0041 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.0041
§ 73.0041. ADVISORY COMMITTEE DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The advisory committee established under Section 73.004 shall perform the duties and responsibilities required of an advisory committee under 20 U.S.C. Section 1441 and its subsequent amendments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 303.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.007
§ 303.007. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A nursing peer review committee on request shall disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:

(1) a licensing authority of any state; or

(2) a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter.

(b) A nursing peer review committee may disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:

(1) a licensing agency of any state;

(2) a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter;

(3) the association, school, agency, facility, or other organization under whose authority the committee is established;

(4) another nursing peer review committee;

(5) a peer assistance program approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(6) an appropriate state or federal agency or accrediting organization that accredits a health care facility or school of nursing or surveys a facility for quality of care; or

(7) a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information that identifies a specific individual is deleted.

(c) If a committee discloses information under this section, the committee does not by that action waive the privilege of nondisclosure of committee information and proceedings.

(d) A peer review committee that discloses information under this section and each person who receives the information shall protect, to the extent possible, the identity of each patient.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.202
§ 125.202. VOTING; OFFICE-HOLDING.
Status: in_force

(a) If permitted by the credit union's bylaws, a minor:

(1) may vote in a meeting of the credit union's members; and

(2) is eligible to hold an office or committee membership in the credit union.

(b) A minor may not vote through a parent or guardian at a meeting of the credit union's members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.351
§ 3952.351. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding debt issued by the city.

(c) The city may not dissolve the district until the development agreement and consent application have been executed and the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0501
§ 9090.0501. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0310
§ 4012.0310. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint initial directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 4012.0506 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.055
§ 2551.055. CHARTER OF CORPORATION ENGAGING IN BUSINESS OF TITLE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators of a corporation engaging in the business of title insurance and incorporated under this title, Subdivision 57, Article 1302, Revised Statutes, Chapter 40, Acts of the 41st Legislature, Regular Session, 1929 (Article 1302a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or any other law shall file the corporation's original charter only with the department and shall certify the charter only to the department.

(b) Only the department may collect from a company described by this section any filing fees required by law.

(c) A corporation described by this section is not subject to another law to the extent that the law conflicts with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.103
§ 8378.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.110
§ 1477.110. SIGNATURES; REGISTRATION BY COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this subchapter must be signed by the county judge and attested by the county clerk.

(b) The county treasurer shall register a bond issued under this subchapter but is not required to sign the bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.102
§ 8801.102. NONAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Other laws governing the administration or operation of conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 36 and 49, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 36.052, Water Code, this chapter prevails over any other law in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.316 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.316
§ 843.316. ALTERNATIVE CAPITATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

As an alternative to the procedures prescribed by Section 843.315, a health maintenance organization may request approval from the department of a capitation payment system that ensures:

(1) immediate availability and accessibility of a primary care physician or primary care provider; and

(2) payment to a primary care physician or primary care provider of a capitated amount certified by a qualified actuary to be actuarially sufficient to compensate the primary care physician or primary care provider for the risk assumed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.251
§ 3831.251. APPLICATION FOR PETITION TO CALL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If 10 or more registered voters of the city of Temple file a written application with the city for a petition to authorize the district to impose an ad valorem tax, the city shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among the registered voters of the city for the signatures of voters who want to authorize the district to impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) At the request of petitioners under this section, a petition for a local option election to determine whether the district may impose an ad valorem tax may also provide that at the same election the district shall be authorized to issue obligations payable wholly or partly from that ad valorem tax as permitted under Section 3831.160.

(c) The application for the petition must be titled: "Application for Local Option Election Petition to Enable the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District to Impose an Ad Valorem Tax not to Exceed 15 Cents per $100 Valuation of all Taxable Property in the District."

(d) The application must contain a statement just before the signatures of the applicants that reads substantially as follows: "The petitioners whose signatures appear on this petition intend that the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District be enabled to impose an ad valorem tax not to exceed 15 cents per $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district."

(e) If the petition also seeks an election to authorize the issuance of obligations by the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the statement: "and to Issue Bonds Payable in Whole or in Part from the Ad Valorem Tax" must be appended to the title specified by Subsection (c).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.055
§ 140A.055. PETITION FOR ORDER MODIFYING OR SETTING ASIDE DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the return date specified in a civil investigative demand or not later than the 30th day after the date the demand was served, whichever period is shorter, the person who has been served, and in the case of a demand for a product of discovery the person from whom the discovery was obtained, may file a petition for an order modifying or setting aside the demand in the district court in the county of the person's residence or principal office or place of business or a district court of Travis County. The petition must specify each ground upon which the petitioner relies in seeking the relief sought. The petition may be based on any failure of a demand to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or on any constitutional or other legal right or privilege of the petitioner.

(b) The petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition on the attorney general in accordance with Section 140A.054. The attorney general may submit an answer to the petition.

(c) In ruling on the petition under this section, the court shall presume absent evidence to the contrary that the attorney general issued the demand in good faith and within the scope of the attorney general's authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.911 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.911
§ 240.911. BOND FOR PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

A county may not require a cash bond as a condition of approval for the construction of a pipeline in the county's boundaries.
Tex. Government Code § 72.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.203
§ 72.203. FORENSIC ANALYST APPRENTICE POSITIONS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) In consultation with the office, the commission by rule shall adopt eligibility requirements for:

(1) individuals who may apply for an apprentice position under the pilot program; and

(2) publicly funded accredited crime laboratories that may apply to sponsor an apprentice under the pilot program.

(b) In establishing the eligibility requirements under Subsection (a), the commission shall prioritize the long-term retention of forensic analysts in accredited crime laboratories in this state.

(c) The commission shall award apprentice positions to individuals and accredited crime laboratories that meet the eligibility requirements established under Subsection (a). The commission shall enter into contracts with the laboratories selected to sponsor apprentices under the pilot program.

(d) The commission shall consult with the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors to determine the current need for forensic analyst apprentices in each forensic discipline.
Tex. Labor Code § 316.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 316 / Section 316.001
§ 316.001. EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop or approve education and training courses for the veterans reemployment program under Subchapter H-1, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, to assist eligible veterans in obtaining workforce skills and becoming gainfully employed.

(b) The education and training courses must provide instruction in workforce skills appropriate for veterans with disabilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.503 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.503
§ 547.503. DISPLAY OF HAZARD LAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle that is described by Subsection (b) and that is stopped on a roadway or shoulder shall immediately display vehicular hazard warning lamps that comply with Section 547.331, unless the vehicle:

(1) is parked lawfully in an urban district;

(2) is stopped lawfully to receive or discharge a passenger;

(3) is stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic;

(4) is stopped to comply with a direction of a police officer or an official traffic-control device; or

(5) displays other warning devices as required by Sections 547.504-547.507.

(b) This section applies to a truck, bus, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer at least 80 inches wide or at least 30 feet long.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.1525 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.1525
§ 404.1525. FIRST RESPONDER LIAISON.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "first responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.055.

(b) The public counsel shall designate an employee of the office to act as first responder liaison.

(c) The first responder liaison shall assist an injured first responder and, if applicable, the ombudsman assigned to the first responder's case, during a workers' compensation administrative dispute resolution process.

(d) The first responder liaison:

(1) must meet the qualifications for designation as an ombudsman under this subchapter; and

(2) is subject to the training and education requirements for an ombudsman under this subchapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.307 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.307
§ 101.307. METHODS OF CLASSIFYING MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

Other methods of classifying managers of a limited liability company, including providing for managers who serve for staggered terms of office or terms that are not uniform, may be established in the company agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.152
§ 1009.152. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
Tex. Election Code § 141.067 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.067
§ 141.067. WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A signature may be withdrawn from a petition as provided by this section.

(b) To withdraw a signature, the signer must request that the signer's signature be withdrawn.

(c) To be effective, a withdrawal request must:

(1) be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the signer of the petition; and

(2) be filed with the authority with whom the petition is required to be filed not later than the date the petition is received by the authority or the seventh day before the petition filing deadline, whichever is earlier.

(d) A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(e) The signer must deliver a copy of the withdrawal request to the candidate when the request is filed.

(f) The filing of an effective withdrawal request nullifies the signature on the petition and places the signer in the same position as if the signer had not signed the petition.

(g) If the withdrawal of a signature reduces the number of signatures on the petition below the prescribed minimum for the petition to be valid, the authority with whom the request is filed shall notify the candidate immediately by telephone, telegram, or an equally or more expeditious method of the number of withdrawn signatures. Before the third day after the date the candidate receives the notice, the candidate's petition may be supplemented with signatures equal in number to the number of signatures withdrawn.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.155
§ 126.155. POWER TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND RECOVER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The conservator may take measures necessary to preserve, protect, and recover the assets or property of the credit union, including filing a lawsuit against any person.

(b) An asset or property of the credit union includes a claim or cause of action that belongs to or that may be asserted by the credit union.

(c) The conservator may deal with that property in the capacity of conservator.

(d) The conservator may file, prosecute, or defend a suit brought by or against the credit union if the conservator considers it necessary to protect the interested party or property affected by the suit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.553 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.553
§ 460.553.
Status: in_force

Sec. 460.553. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE. The adoption of a sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the confirmation election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.102
§ 8844.102. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors serve four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 51.130 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.130
§ 51.130. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The penalty for violation of a rule or regulation is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published regulation shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense for a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.103
§ 8479.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Penal Code § 8.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 8 / Section 8.05
§ 8.05. DURESS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to himself or another.

(b) In a prosecution for an offense that does not constitute a felony, it is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was compelled to do so by force or threat of force.

(c) Compulsion within the meaning of this section exists only if the force or threat of force would render a person of reasonable firmness incapable of resisting the pressure.

(d) The defense provided by this section is unavailable if the actor intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly placed himself in a situation in which it was probable that he would be subjected to compulsion.

(e) It is no defense that a person acted at the command or persuasion of his spouse, unless he acted under compulsion that would establish a defense under this section.