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Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.0515 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0515
§ 161.0515. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall employ an assistant commissioner for state supported living centers. The assistant commissioner must be selected based on education, training, experience, and demonstrated ability.

(b) The assistant commissioner reports directly to the commissioner.

(c) The assistant commissioner shall supervise the operation of the state supported living centers. As part of that duty, the assistant commissioner shall:

(1) verify that quality health and medical services are being provided in state supported living centers;

(2) verify and certify employee qualifications for employees of a state supported living center; and

(3) work with the commissioner to create administrative guidelines for proper implementation of federal and state statutory law and judicial decisions.

(d) The assistant commissioner shall coordinate with the appropriate staff of the Department of State Health Services to ensure that the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center implements and enforces state law and rules that apply to the operation of state supported living centers.

(e) The assistant commissioner shall consult with the appropriate staff at the Department of State Health Services to ensure that an individual with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and an intellectual disability who is a resident of a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center is provided with appropriate care and treatment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.053
§ 593.053. DECISION.
Status: in_force

The court in each case shall promptly report in writing the decision and findings of fact.
Tex. Education Code § 46.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.002
§ 46.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner's rules may limit the amount of an allotment under this subchapter that is to be used to construct, acquire, renovate, or improve an instructional facility that may also be used for noninstructional or extracurricular activities.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1842 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1842
§ 152.1842. NUECES COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Nueces County controls and supervises each county facility used for the detention of juveniles.

(b) The juvenile board may adopt any order or regulation necessary to the welfare of juveniles in a county facility. The chief juvenile probation officer shall enter each order or regulation in a book kept for that purpose and shall certify the order or regulation and deliver a copy to each institution superintendent or person in charge of a facility. The superintendent or other person and each juvenile probation officer shall comply with the order or regulation.

(c) The juvenile board may require the superintendent or person in charge of a facility to submit to the board reports containing information required by the board.

(d) The district attorney of Nueces County shall assign an attorney in the district attorney's office to represent the juvenile board and probation officers in protecting the rights of children in abandonment cases and proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.111
§ 3921.111. ACCESS TO ROAD FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access to or from a road facility, including designating and approving the locations of access to the road facility from a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private road intersecting the road facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0304
§ 8092.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Education Code § 74.403 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.403
§ 74.403. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to execute and carry out with any entity or institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of professional schools of the first class, not in conflict with Section 74.401 of this code, and the board is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in other institutions under its governance, the salary of any such person who receives a joint appointment to be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.005
§ 260.005. PERMIT PROCEDURES; FEES; FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized by Section 260.004 may establish procedures for the submission of a boarding home facility permit application and for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of the permit.

(b) A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized under Section 260.004 may set reasonable fees for issuance of the permit, renewal of the permit, and inspections and may impose fines for noncompliance with the county or municipal boarding home facility regulations. The fees collected and fines imposed by the county or municipality must be used to administer the county or municipal permitting program or for other purposes directly related to providing boarding home facility or other assisted living services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

(c) A person required to obtain a boarding home facility permit from a county or municipality as authorized under Section 260.004 shall pay any fees required or fines imposed by the county or municipality.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.209 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.209
§ 42.209. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT LIMITED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may inspect a shelter day-care facility operating under this subchapter if the department receives a complaint or report of child abuse or neglect alleged to have occurred at the shelter day-care facility.

(b) If the department inspects a shelter day-care facility as authorized by this section, the department may require the facility to take appropriate corrective action the department determines necessary to comply with the requirements of this subchapter and to ensure the health and safety of children receiving care at the facility. The department may continue to inspect the facility until corrective action is taken and for a reasonable time after that action is taken to ensure continued compliance.

(c) The department may charge a shelter issued a permit under this subchapter a reasonable fee set by the executive commissioner by rule for the cost of services provided by the department in formulating, monitoring, and implementing a corrective action plan under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7898.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7898 / Section 7898.0203
§ 7898.0203. 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. Finance Code § 183.112 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.112
§ 183.112. BONDING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of a state trust company shall require a bond for the protection and indemnity of clients, in reasonable amounts established by rules adopted under this subtitle, against dishonesty, fraud, defalcation, forgery, theft, and other similar insurable losses. The bond must be with a corporate insurance or surety company:

(1) authorized to do business in this state; or

(2) acceptable to the banking commissioner and otherwise lawfully permitted to issue the coverage against those losses in this state.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by rule, a bond is required to cover each director, manager, managing participant, officer, and employee of a state trust company without regard to whether the person receives salary or other compensation.

(c) A state trust company may apply to the banking commissioner for permission to eliminate the bonding requirement of this section for a particular individual. The banking commissioner shall approve the application if the banking commissioner finds that the bonding requirement is unnecessary or burdensome. Unless the application presents novel or unusual questions, the banking commissioner shall approve the application or set the application for hearing not later than the 61st day after the date the banking commissioner considers the application complete and accepted for filing.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.256 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.256
§ 356.256. ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order the sale of the estate property described in an application for an order of sale if the court is satisfied that the sale is necessary or advisable. Otherwise, the court may deny the application and, if the court considers it best, may order the sale of other estate property the sale of which would be more advantageous to the estate.

(b) An order for the sale of real estate under this section must specify:

(1) the property to be sold, including a description that identifies that property;

(2) whether the property is to be sold at public auction or private sale and, if at public auction, the time and place of the sale;

(3) the necessity or advisability of, and the purpose of, the sale;

(4) except in a case in which a personal representative was not required to give a general bond, that the court, after examining the general bond given by the representative, finds that:

(A) the bond is sufficient as required by law; or

(B) the bond is insufficient;

(5) if the court finds that the general bond is insufficient under Subdivision (4)(B), the amount of the necessary or increased bond, as applicable;

(6) that the sale is to be made and the report returned in accordance with law; and

(7) the terms of the sale.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1052
§ 12.1052. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to the operation of an open-enrollment charter school, an open-enrollment charter school is considered to be a local government for purposes of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code.

(b) Records of an open-enrollment charter school and records of a charter holder that relate to an open-enrollment charter school are government records for all purposes under state law.

(c) Any requirement in Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, or Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code, that applies to a school district, the board of trustees of a school district, or an officer or employee of a school district applies to an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of a charter holder, the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, or an officer or employee of an open-enrollment charter school except that the records of an open-enrollment charter school that ceases to operate shall be transferred in the manner prescribed by Subsection (d).

(d) The records of an open-enrollment charter school that ceases to operate shall be transferred in the manner specified by the commissioner to a custodian designated by the commissioner. The commissioner may designate any appropriate entity to serve as custodian, including the agency, a regional education service center, or a school district. In designating a custodian, the commissioner shall ensure that the transferred records, including student and personnel records, are transferred to a custodian capable of:

(1) maintaining the records;

(2) making the records readily accessible to students, parents, former school employees, and other persons entitled to access; and

(3) complying with applicable state or federal law restricting access to the records.

(e) If the charter holder of an open-enrollment charter school that ceases to operate or an officer or employee of such a school refuses to transfer school records in the manner specified by the commissioner under Subsection (d), the commissioner may ask the attorney general to petition a court for recovery of the records. If the court grants the petition, the court shall award attorney's fees and court costs to the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.151
§ 3840.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 661.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.024
§ 661.024. USE OF TIME IN POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A state employee is eligible to use time contributed to the family leave pool of the state agency that employs the employee if the employee has exhausted the employee's eligible compensatory, discretionary, sick, and vacation leave because of:

(1) the birth of a child;

(2) the placement of a foster child or adoption of a child under 18 years of age;

(3) the placement of any person 18 years of age or older requiring guardianship;

(4) a serious illness to an immediate family member or the employee, including a pandemic-related illness;

(5) an extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing essential care to a family member; or

(6) a previous donation of time to the pool.

(b) A state employee who applies to use time under Subsection (a) to care for another person must submit and be listed on the other person's birth certificate, birth facts, or adoption or foster paperwork for a child under 18 years of age, including being listed as the mother, father, adoptive parent, foster parent, or partner of the child's mother, adoptive parent, or foster parent, or provide documentation that the employee is the guardian of a person who is 18 years of age or older and requiring guardianship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0204
§ 3959.0204. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes;

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met; or

(3) other contract revenues.
Tex. Government Code § 123.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.009
§ 123.009. OCCUPATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 521.2421, Transportation Code, if a participant's driver's license has been suspended as a result of an alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contact, as defined by Section 524.001, Transportation Code, or as a result of a conviction under Section 49.04, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, the judge or magistrate administering a drug court program under this chapter may order that an occupational driver's license be issued to the participant. An order issued under this section is subject to Sections 521.248, 521.249, 521.250, 521.252, and 521.253, Transportation Code, except that any reference to a petition under Section 521.2421 of that code does not apply.
Tex. Finance Code § 307.058 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 307 / Section 307.058
§ 307.058. RIGHTS OF CREDITOR AND DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligations and rights of the creditor and debtor with respect to the collateral under Chapters 1 through 9, Business & Commerce Code, are not affected by this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not impair other remedies, rights, or options available to a creditor under any law, rule, regulation, ruling, court order, or agreement.

(c) This chapter does not impair or alter other requirements of this code or other law that may apply to a credit transaction.
Tex. Education Code § 52.501 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.501
§ 52.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "Board interest and sinking fund" means an interest and sinking fund established by the board under Section 52.03 of this code.

(3) "Board student loan fund" means a student loan fund established by the board under Section 52.04 of this code.

(4) "Bond" means a general obligation bond issued by the board under Section 50b-4, 50b-5, 50b-6, or 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution, or any former provision of the Texas Constitution authorizing bonds to finance educational loans to students.

(5) "Student loan program" means the student loan program administered by the board under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0501
§ 4008.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.054
§ 372.054. USE OF TRANSPONDER BY ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION CUSTOMER.
Status: in_force

An electronic toll collection customer using a transponder must:

(1) activate and mount the transponder in accordance with the procedures provided by the toll project entity;

(2) provide to the toll project entity accurate license plate and customer contact information; and

(3) update as necessary the information provided under Subdivision (2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.102
§ 11007.102. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING WATER.
Status: in_force

The district has all rights, powers, and privileges necessary or useful to enable it to acquire, provide, supply, deliver, and sell potable water inside or outside its boundaries for any beneficial purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.208
§ 1509.208. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity or subordinate lien bonds under terms specified in the ordinance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.611 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.611
§ 2210.611. EXCESS REVENUE COLLECTIONS AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

Revenue collected in any calendar year from a premium surcharge under Sections 2210.612, 2210.613, and 2210.6131 that exceeds the amount of the public security obligations and public security administrative expenses payable in that calendar year and interest earned on the funds may, in the discretion of the association, be:

(1) used to pay public security obligations payable in the subsequent calendar year, offsetting the amount of the premium surcharge that would otherwise be required to be levied for the year under this subchapter;

(2) used to redeem or purchase outstanding public securities; or

(3) deposited in the catastrophe reserve trust fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7984A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7984A / Section 7984A.0105
§ 7984A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 826 / Section 826.024
§ 826.024. USE AND SALE OF RABIES VACCINE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) administers or attempts to administer rabies vaccine in a manner not authorized by Section 826.023;

(2) dispenses or attempts to dispense rabies vaccine in a manner not authorized by Section 826.023; or

(3) sells or distributes rabies vaccine for animals in violation of Section 826.023(c).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.101
§ 1065.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants and for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.006
§ 3892.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0033
§ 21.0033. TEACHER CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) From money appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the agency shall provide to each school district a one-time payment of $1,000 for each classroom teacher employed by the district who:

(1) was hired for the 2022-2023 or 2023-2024 school year as a first-year teacher;

(2) was uncertified on January 1, 2025;

(3) earned a standard certificate under Subchapter B by the end of the 2026-2027 school year; and

(4) was continuously employed by the district since the school year described by Subdivision (1).

(b) This section expires September 1, 2028.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.251
§ 8162.251. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenue, the district may be divided into two or more new districts.

(b) A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.

(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 creating this chapter.

(d) The board may consider a proposal to divide the district on:

(1) a petition of a landowner in the district; or

(2) a motion by the board.

(e) If the board decides to divide the district, the board shall:

(1) set the terms of the division, including names for the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each proposed district.