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Tex. Government Code § 547A.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547A / Section 547A.0001
§ 547A.0001. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent funds are appropriated to the commission for that purpose, the commission shall make grants to entities, including local governmental entities, nonprofit community organizations, and faith-based community organizations, to establish or expand community collaboratives that bring the public and private sectors together to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use issues, or mental illness. In awarding grants, the commission shall give special consideration to entities:

(1) establishing new collaboratives;

(2) establishing or expanding collaboratives that serve two or more counties, each with a population of less than 100,000; or

(3) providing services to an average of at least 50 percent of persons experiencing homelessness in a geographic area served by a Continuum of Care Program funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development according to the last three Point-in-Time surveys of homelessness conducted by that department.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission shall require each entity awarded a grant under this section to:

(1) leverage additional funding or in-kind contributions from private contributors or local governments, excluding state or federal funds, in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the grant awarded under this section;

(2) provide evidence of significant coordination and collaboration between the entity, local mental health authorities, municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other community stakeholders in establishing or expanding a community collaborative funded by a grant awarded under this section; and

(3) provide evidence of a local law enforcement policy to divert appropriate individuals from jails, other detention facilities, or mental health facilities operated by or under contract with the commission to an entity affiliated with a community collaborative for the purpose of providing services to those individuals.

(c) The commission may award a grant under this section to an entity for the purpose of establishing a community mental health program in a county with a population of less than 250,000, if the entity leverages additional funding or in-kind contributions from private contributors or local governments, excluding state or federal funds, in an amount equal to one-quarter of the grant amount to be awarded under this section, and the entity otherwise meets the requirements of Subsections (b)(2) and (3).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.405 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.405
§ 153.405. STAY OF PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the limited partnership that is the subject of a derivative proceeding commences an inquiry into the allegations made in a demand or petition and the person or group of persons described by Section 153.404 is conducting an active review of the allegations in good faith, the court shall stay a derivative proceeding for not more than 60 days until the review is completed and a determination is made by the person or group regarding what further action, if any, should be taken.

(b) To obtain a stay, the limited partnership must provide the court with a written statement agreeing to advise the court and the limited partner making the demand of the determination promptly on the completion of the review of the matter.

(c) A stay, on motion, may be reviewed every 60 days for continuation of the stay if the limited partnership provides the court and the limited partner with a written statement of the status of the review and the reasons why an extension for a period not to exceed 60 additional days is appropriate. An extension shall be granted for a period not to exceed 60 days if the court determines that the continuation is appropriate in the interests of the partnership.
Tex. Family Code § 58.0021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.0021
§ 58.0021. FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMPARISON IN INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's fingerprints if:

(1) the officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct;

(2) the officer has investigated that conduct and has found other fingerprints during the investigation; and

(3) the officer has probable cause to believe that the child's fingerprints will match the other fingerprints.

(b) A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's photograph, or may obtain a photograph of a child from a juvenile probation department in possession of a photograph of the child, if:

(1) the officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct; and

(2) the officer has probable cause to believe that the child's photograph will be of material assistance in the investigation of that conduct.

(c) Temporary custody for the purpose described by Subsection (a) or (b):

(1) is not a taking into custody under Section 52.01; and

(2) may not be reported to the juvenile justice information system under Subchapter B.

(d) If a law enforcement officer does not take the child into custody under Section 52.01, the child shall be released from temporary custody authorized under this section as soon as the fingerprints or photographs are obtained.

(e) A law enforcement officer who under this section obtains fingerprints or photographs from a child shall:

(1) immediately destroy them if they do not lead to a positive comparison or identification; and

(2) make a reasonable effort to notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian of the action taken.

(f) A law enforcement officer may under this section obtain fingerprints or photographs from a child at:

(1) a juvenile processing office; or

(2) a location that affords reasonable privacy to the child.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5033
§ 54.5033. STUDENT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

(a) A student fee advisory committee established under this chapter shall conduct meetings at which a quorum is present in a manner that is open to the public and in accordance with procedures prescribed by the president of the institution.

(b) The procedures prescribed by the president must:

(1) provide for notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of the meeting at least 72 hours before the meeting is convened; and

(2) require that the notice be:

(A) posted on the Internet; and

(B) published in a student newspaper of the institution, if an issue of the newspaper is published between the time of the Internet posting and the time of the meeting.

(c) The final recommendations made by a student fee advisory committee must be recorded and made public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.003
§ 8478.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Penal Code § 20A.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.03
§ 20A.03. CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person engages two or more times in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 against one or more victims.

(b) If a jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury are not required to agree unanimously on which specific conduct engaged in by the defendant constituted an offense under Section 20A.02 or on which exact date the defendant engaged in that conduct. The jury must agree unanimously that the defendant, during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, engaged in conduct that constituted an offense under Section 20A.02.

(c) If the victim of an offense under Subsection (a) is the same victim as a victim of an offense under Section 20A.02, a defendant may not be convicted of the offense under Section 20A.02 in the same criminal action as the offense under Subsection (a), unless the offense under Section 20A.02:

(1) is charged in the alternative;

(2) occurred outside the period in which the offense alleged under Subsection (a) was committed; or

(3) is considered by the trier of fact to be a lesser included offense of the offense alleged under Subsection (a).

(d) A defendant may not be charged with more than one count under Subsection (a) if all of the conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 is alleged to have been committed against the same victim.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years.

(f) This subsection applies only to a prosecution for an offense under this section based on conduct constituting an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), in which the actor is alleged to have caused for one or more times a trafficked child or disabled individual to engage in or become the victim of prostitution as defined by Section 43.01. It is not a defense to a prosecution described by this subsection that the trafficked child or disabled individual:

(1) lacks the culpable mental state to engage in the act of prostitution; or

(2) did not complete the act of prostitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.001
§ 3818.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 327.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 327 / Section 327.002
§ 327.002. REQUIRED EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall undergo an efficiency audit in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The state auditor, subject to the legislative audit committee's approval, shall adopt a schedule for conducting the efficiency audits required by this chapter and include the annual portion of the schedule in the audit plan under Section 321.013. The schedule must provide for each state agency to be audited during the two-year period beginning on September 1 four years before the date the state agency is scheduled to be abolished under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).

(c) A state agency required by law to perform an internal efficiency audit is not required to perform the audit in any year the state agency is audited under this chapter.

(d) A state agency shall pay the costs incurred by the state auditor relating to an efficiency audit required by this chapter. The state auditor shall determine the costs of the audit and the state agency shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a statement from the state auditor regarding those costs.

(e) The state auditor, subject to the legislative audit committee's approval, may determine, in the interests of efficiency, whether the audit should be performed by the state auditor or an external auditor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.001
§ 501.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "office" means the office of public insurance counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.205
§ 3818.205. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee in accordance with Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district may acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 11(4), eff. June 19, 2009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.203
§ 1702.203. APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a personal protection officer license must submit a written application on a form prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.153
§ 11004.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.013 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 121 / Section 121.013
§ 121.013. SUBPOENA OF WITNESS; ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the sworn application of a person interested in the proof of an instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded, stating that a witness to the instrument refuses to appear and testify regarding the execution of the instrument and that the instrument cannot be proven without the evidence of the witness, an officer authorized to take proofs of instruments shall issue a subpoena requiring the witness to appear before the officer and testify about the execution of the instrument.

(b) If the witness fails to obey the subpoena, the officer has the same powers to enforce the attendance and compel the answers of the witness as does a district judge. Attachment may not be issued, however, unless the witness receives or is tendered the same compensation that is made to witnesses in other cases. An officer may not require the witness to leave his county of residence, but if the witness is temporarily present in the county where the execution of the instrument is sought to be proven for registration, he may be required to appear.
Tex. Government Code § 844.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.307
§ 844.307. CANCELLATION OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the medical board finds that a disability retiree has experienced medical improvement to the extent that the retiree is no longer mentally or physically incapacitated, it shall certify its findings and submit them to the board of trustees.

(b) In accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the board, the board of trustees may adopt the findings of the medical board and cancel the disability retirement and terminate annuity payments to the retiree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.060
§ 1052.060. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of district employees required to maintain an adequate hospital system. The board may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, attorneys, and other employees the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.191 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.191
§ 214.191. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Alarm system" means a device or system that transmits a signal intended to summon police of a municipality in response to a burglary. The term includes an alarm that emits an audible signal on the exterior of a structure. The term does not include an alarm installed on a vehicle, unless the vehicle is used for a habitation at a permanent site, or an alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants within the premises.

(2) "Permit" means a certificate, license, permit, or other form of permission that authorizes a person to engage in an action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.057
§ 1028.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.104
§ 327.104. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

A zoo board shall hold regular meetings at times to be fixed by the zoo board or special meetings as necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.352
§ 1131.352. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The policyholder must pay the premium for the group term life insurance solely from funds contributed by the insured employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 507.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 507 / Section 507.153
§ 507.153. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter must:

(1) be payable only from the revenue of a spaceport developed by the spaceport development corporation issuing the bonds;

(2) mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance; and

(3) state on their faces that the bonds are not an obligation of the State of Texas or a political subdivision of this state, other than the corporation that issued the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.007
§ 8856.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the legislative intent and purposes of Chapter 36, Water Code. A power granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, or this chapter shall be broadly interpreted to achieve that intent and those purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 411.447 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.447
§ 411.447. ACTIVATION OF BLUE ALERT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) When a law enforcement agency notifies the department under Section 411.446, the department shall confirm the accuracy of the information and, if confirmed, immediately issue an alert through the alert system in accordance with department rules.

(b) In issuing the alert, the department shall send the alert to designated media outlets in Texas. Following receipt of the alert, participating radio stations and television stations and other participating media outlets may issue the alert at designated intervals to assist in locating the missing suspect.

(c) The department shall also send the alert to:

(1) any appropriate law enforcement agency;

(2) the Texas Department of Transportation; and

(3) a state agency described by Section 411.445.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.003
§ 1302.003. NONAPPLICABILITY OF LAW GOVERNING CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this section, Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to a good or service provided by a license holder under this chapter if the transaction involving the good or service is initiated by the consumer. Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code, does apply to a transaction that involves a breach of express warranty or a negligent installation in violation of a building code applicable to the good or service sold to the consumer.
Tex. Government Code § 497.096 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.096
§ 497.096. LIABILITY PROTECTIONS.
Status: in_force

An employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, sheriff, employee of a sheriff's department, county commissioner, county employee, county judge, employee of a community corrections and supervision department, restitution center, or officer or employee of a political subdivision other than a county is not liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act in connection with community service performed by an inmate imprisoned in a facility operated by the department or in connection with an inmate or offender programmatic or nonprogrammatic activity, including work, community service, educational, and treatment activities, if the act or failure to act was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0203
§ 8513.0203. SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A director or officer may be suspended or removed from office for:

(1) incompetency;

(2) official misconduct;

(3) official gross negligence;

(4) habitual drunkenness; or

(5) nonattendance at six consecutive regular board meetings.

(b) A director or officer may not be suspended or removed from office unless:

(1) charges against the director or officer are filed in writing; and

(2) the director or officer is given an opportunity for a fair hearing before the board.

(c) An affirmative vote of not fewer than eight of the directors is required to suspend or remove a director or officer.
Tex. Family Code § 55.40 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.40
§ 55.40. REPORT THAT CHILD IS UNFIT TO PROCEED AS A RESULT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

If a report submitted under Section 55.35(b) states that a child is unfit to proceed as a result of an intellectual disability and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered residential intellectual disability services under Section 55.06, the director of the residential care facility or alternative setting shall submit to the court an affidavit stating the conclusions reached as a result of the diagnosis. On receipt of the affidavit, the court shall:

(1) initiate proceedings as provided by Section 55.67 in the juvenile court for court-ordered residential intellectual disability services for the child under Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) refer the child's case as provided by Section 55.68 to the appropriate court for the initiation of proceedings in that court for court-ordered residential intellectual disability services for the child under Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.013 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.013
§ 322.013. ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.