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Tex. Family Code § 3.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.001
§ 3.001. SEPARATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A spouse's separate property consists of:

(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;

(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and

(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.
Tex. Water Code § 49.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.101
§ 49.101. GENERAL.
Status: in_force

All elections shall be generally conducted in accordance with the Election Code except as otherwise provided for by this code. Write-in candidacies for any district office shall be governed by Subchapter C, Chapter 146, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.002
§ 1060.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The district of Menard County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.152
§ 1041.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1041.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.0022 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.0022
§ 751.0022. PRESUMPTION OF GENUINE SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

A signature on a durable power of attorney that purports to be the signature of the principal or of another adult directed by the principal as authorized by Section 751.0021(a)(2) is presumed to be genuine, and the durable power of attorney is presumed to have been executed under Section 751.0021(a) if the officer taking the acknowledgment has complied with the requirements of Section 121.004(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0901
§ 4001.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.007
§ 156.007. ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a registration renewal application and all required fees, the board, after ascertaining from the records of the board or from other sources considered reliable by the board that the applicant is a physician in this state and meets all other requirements for registration, shall issue to the applicant a registration permit certifying that the applicant has filed the application, has paid the registration permit fee for the registration period, and has completed the requirements for registration.

(b) The filing of the registration renewal application, the payment of the required fees, and the issuance of the permit do not entitle the permit holder to practice medicine in this state unless:

(1) the permit holder has been previously licensed as a physician by the board, as prescribed by law;

(2) the license to practice medicine is in effect;

(3) the permit holder has met the continuing medical education requirements; and

(4) the permit holder has submitted a current complete physician profile.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 73.008 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 73 / Section 73.008
§ 73.008. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit nonclinical business support services that may be provided to a dentist by a dental support organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.103
§ 1013.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board.
Tex. Family Code § 107.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.014
§ 107.014. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR CERTAIN PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 107.013 to represent the interests of a parent whose identity or location is unknown or who has been served by citation by publication is only required to:

(1) conduct an investigation regarding the petitioner's due diligence in locating the parent;

(2) interview any party or other person who has significant knowledge of the case who may have information relating to the identity or location of the parent; and

(3) conduct an independent investigation to identify or locate the parent, as applicable.

(b) If the attorney ad litem identifies and locates the parent, the attorney ad litem shall:

(1) provide to each party and the court the parent's name and address and any other available locating information unless the court finds that:

(A) disclosure of a parent's address is likely to cause that parent harassment, serious harm, or injury; or

(B) the parent has been a victim of family violence; and

(2) if appropriate, assist the parent in making a claim of indigence for the appointment of an attorney.

(c) If the court makes a finding described by Subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B), the court may:

(1) order that the information not be disclosed; or

(2) render any other order the court considers necessary.

(d) If the court determines the parent is indigent, the court may appoint the attorney ad litem to continue to represent the parent under Section 107.013(a)(1).

(e) If the attorney ad litem is unable to identify or locate the parent, the attorney ad litem shall submit to the court a written summary of the attorney ad litem's efforts to identify or locate the parent with a statement that the attorney ad litem was unable to identify or locate the parent. On receipt of the summary required by this subsection, the court shall discharge the attorney from the appointment.
Tex. Education Code § 38.023 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.023
§ 38.023. LIST OF RESOURCES CONCERNING INTERNET SAFETY.
Status: in_force

The agency shall develop and make available to school districts a list of resources concerning Internet safety, including a list of organizations and Internet websites that may assist in educating teachers and students about:

(1) the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website;

(2) the significance of copyright laws; and

(3) the consequences of cyber-plagiarism and theft of audiovisual works, including motion pictures, software, and sound recordings, through uploading and downloading files on the Internet.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.055
§ 1507.055. NOTICE TO ENROLLEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each written application for enrollment in a standard health benefit plan must contain the following language at the beginning of the document in bold type:

"You have the option to choose this Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Maintenance Organization health care plan that, either in whole or in part, does not provide state-mandated health benefits normally required in evidences of coverage in Texas. This standard health benefit plan may provide a more affordable health plan for you, although, at the same time, it may provide you with fewer health plan benefits than those normally included as state-mandated health benefits in Texas. If you choose this standard health benefit plan, please consult with your insurance agent to discover which state-mandated health benefits are excluded in this evidence of coverage."

(b) Each standard health benefit plan must contain the following language at the beginning of the document in bold type:

"This Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Maintenance Organization health care plan, either in whole or in part, does not provide state-mandated health benefits normally required in evidences of coverage in Texas. This standard health benefit plan may provide a more affordable health plan for you, although, at the same time, it may provide you with fewer health plan benefits than those normally included as state-mandated health benefits in Texas. Please consult with your insurance agent to discover which state-mandated health benefits are excluded in this evidence of coverage."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0745 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0745
§ 775.0745. ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX RATE.
Status: repealed

(a) If the board decides to increase the maximum tax rate of the district to any rate at or below the rate allowed by this chapter or Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, the board must order an election to authorize the increase. The proposition on the ballot must state the proposed maximum tax rate to be authorized at the election.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election as provided by Section 4.003, Election Code. The notice shall contain the information required by Section 4.004, Election Code.

(c) The election shall be held on the first uniform election date provided by the Election Code after the date of the board's order that allows sufficient time to comply with any requirements of law.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the increase in the maximum tax rate, the maximum tax rate for the district is increased to the rate authorized by the election. The increase in the maximum tax rate does not apply to a tax year for which the board adopts a tax rate before the date of the election.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.207
§ 1079.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1033
§ 25.1033. HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A county criminal court at law in Harris County has the criminal jurisdiction provided by law for county courts, concurrent jurisdiction with civil statutory county courts for Harris County to hear appeals of the suspension of a driver's license and original proceedings regarding occupational driver's licenses, and appellate jurisdiction in appeals of criminal cases from justice courts and municipal courts in the county.

(b) The judge of a county criminal court at law has the same powers, rights, and privileges as to criminal matters as a county judge having criminal jurisdiction.

(c) A county criminal court at law or its judge may issue writs of habeas corpus in criminal misdemeanor cases and all writs necessary for the enforcement of its jurisdiction.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(42), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(42), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(42), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The judge of a county criminal court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is not less than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, of a district judge in the county.

(h) An appointee to the office of judge of a county criminal court at law serves until the next general election at which the office appears on the ballot as provided by Article XVI, Section 65, of the Texas Constitution.

(i) A special county criminal court at law judge may be appointed or elected as provided by law for special county judges. A special judge may also be appointed to serve in a county criminal court at law as provided by Section 75.403.

(j) The county criminal courts may establish a court manager and coordinator system as provided by Section 75.402.

(k) The Harris County district attorney serves as prosecutor for the county criminal courts at law as provided by Section 43.180.

(l) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county criminal court at law.

(m) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(42), eff. January 1, 2012.

(n) The official court reporter of a county criminal court at law is entitled to the same amount of compensation as the official court reporters of the district courts in the county. The salary shall be paid in the same manner as the district court reporters are paid.

(o) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(42), eff. January 1, 2012.

(p) Sections 25.0006, 74.091, and 74.092 do not apply to a county criminal court at law in Harris County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0151 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0151
§ 152.0151. BAILEY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Bailey and Parmer counties is composed of the county judge, the district judges in the counties, and the judge of each statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the counties.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.

(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the members of the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,800, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the counties. The counties shall apportion and pay the salary according to the ratio used to pay the expenses of the 287th Judicial District.

(d) The counties shall apportion and pay the juvenile board costs, other than the judges' salaries, according to the ratio used to pay the expenses of the 287th Judicial District, unless the counties agree to use a different method of allocating costs.

(e) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the board.

(f) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board in Bailey and Parmer counties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.055
§ 281.055. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the district, the board may accept gifts and endowments to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.0151 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.0151
§ 86.0151. USE TO OPEN BROWN CEDAR CUT.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation, fund, or foundation exempted from federal income taxes under Section 503(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. Sec. 503(c)(3)), may take sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from Brown Cedar Cut in Matagorda County for the sole purpose of opening and reopening that passage between the Gulf of Mexico and East Matagorda Bay.

(b) The fee required by Section 86.012 of this code does not apply to sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (a) of this section, and that sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell may be deposited on private land.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.312
§ 2308.312. CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall establish career development centers accessible to students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice throughout the workforce development area. The board shall establish the centers not later than the 180th day after the date the board is certified.

(b) Each center shall provide access to information and services available in the workforce development area, including employment services, and shall address the individual needs of students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) The services must include:

(1) labor market information, including:

(A) available job openings; and

(B) education and training opportunities in the local area, in the state, and, as feasible, in the nation;

(2) uniform eligibility requirements and application procedures for all workforce training and services;

(3) independent assessment of individual needs and the development of an individual service strategy;

(4) centralized and continuous case management and counseling;

(5) individual referral for services, including basic education, classroom skills training, on-the-job training, and customized training;

(6) support services, including child care assistance, student loans, and other forms of financial assistance required to participate in and complete training; and

(7) job training and employment assistance for persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, provided in cooperation with Project RIO.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9019.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9019 / Section 9019.102
§ 9019.102. POWER TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY AND ASSUME INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may purchase or otherwise acquire from the city any property owned by the city, for the production, distribution, and sale of water and everything appurtenant thereto on terms agreed to by the governing bodies of the city and the district.

(b) The district may assume all outstanding bonds, warrants, and other forms of indebtedness of the city issued for waterworks purposes, including indebtedness payable from:

(1) the revenue of the city's waterworks system; or

(2) ad valorem taxes.

(c) The assumption of indebtedness described by Subsection (b) must first be approved at an election held in the district in the manner provided by this chapter for bond elections.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.095 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.095
§ 86.095. ZONING COMMON RESERVOIRS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall zone a common reservoir if, on consideration of the evidence introduced at a hearing, it finds that either the prevention of waste or adjustment of correlative rights and opportunities, or both, as designated in Section 86.081 of this code, may be accomplished more adequately by zoning the common reservoir.

(b) If the commission zones a common reservoir, each zone shall be regarded as a separate common reservoir in making allocations of daily allowable production as provided in this chapter.

(c) If the commission zones a common reservoir, the commission:

(1) shall allocate to each zone its just proportion of the market demand for gas from the common reservoir;

(2) shall establish appropriate rules applicable to each zone;

(3) may adjust its orders to the practicable conditions that exist; and

(4) may enter any reasonable order necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

(d) The commission may segregate a sour gas area from a sweet gas area and is not required to restrict the allowable production of the sour gas zone to the same percentages that may be produced from the sweet gas zone.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.157
§ 81.157. DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding under this chapter must be held in a district court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or is receiving court-ordered health services.

(b) If a person subject to an order for temporary management is receiving services in a county other than the county in which the court that entered the temporary order is located and requires extended management, the county in which the temporary order was issued shall pay the expenses of transporting the person back to the county for the hearing unless the court that entered the temporary order arranges with the appropriate court in the county in which the person is receiving services to hold the hearing on the application for extended order before the temporary order expires.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.141 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.141
§ 131.141. DENIAL OF A PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall deny a permit if:

(1) it finds that the reclamation as required by this chapter cannot be accomplished by means of the proposed reclamation plan;

(2) part of the proposed operation lies within an area designated as unsuitable for surface mining in Sections 131.035 through 131.041 of this code;

(3) it is advised by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the proposed mining operation will cause pollution of water of the state, or that the proposed mining operation will cause pollution of the ambient air of the state, in violation of the laws of this state;

(4) the applicant has had another permit issued under this chapter revoked or any bond posted to comply with this chapter forfeited and the conditions causing the permit to be revoked or the bond to be forfeited have not been corrected to the satisfaction of the commission;

(5) it determines that the proposed operation will endanger the health and safety of the public;

(6) the surface mining operation will adversely affect a public highway or road; or

(7) the operator is unable to produce the bonds or otherwise meet the requirements of Sections 131.201 through 131.206 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.052
§ 1066.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.124 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.124
§ 144.124. IMPROPERLY RECORDING BRAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, as county clerk, the person records a brand for which the person recording the brand fails to designate the part of the animal on which the brand is to be placed.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50.
Tex. Government Code § 835.1015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 835 / Section 835.1015
§ 835.1015.
Status: repealed

Sec. 835.1015. CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT. (a) A judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system and who accrues 20 years of service credit in the retirement system may elect to make contributions for each subsequent year of service credit that the member accrues by filing an application with the retirement system.

(b) A member who elects to make contributions under Subsection (a) shall contribute at the member contribution rate required under Section 840.102(a) multiplied by the member's state compensation for each payroll period in the manner provided by Sections 835.101(a) and (b).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(3), eff. September 1, 2009.