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Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.055
§ 1251.055. FUND FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may issue a group accident and health insurance policy to a trustee of a fund to insure former employees, former members, and the spouses, former spouses, and dependents of former employees and members who were previously insured by the insurer under a policy issued to any entity described by this subchapter.

(b) The trustee of a fund is the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 109.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 109 / Section 109.007
§ 109.007. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an appropriation:

(1) to pay or indemnify a person for a negligent act or omission in the diagnosis, care, or treatment of a health care or mental health care patient, without regard to whether the claim is based on tort or contract principles;

(2) to pay a claim based on the conduct of a state medical school or of a hospital affiliated with an institution of higher education of this state;

(3) to pay a claim based on the conduct of an institution of higher education; or

(4) to pay a claim based on the conduct of a state law enforcement agency, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, or of a state corrections agency, including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.005
§ 8475.005. 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. Education Code § 109.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.205
§ 109.205. FUNDING.
Status: repealed

(a) The agency advisory council and the host university shall collaborate to create a fee structure that establishes membership costs at various levels for private entities that may contribute money to the consortium for research and investigation. Membership costs may include contributions of equipment or other resources in lieu of money.

(b) Money paid by private entities as membership costs may be used only for research and investigation conducted by the consortium.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 1047), Sec. 1, eff. May 13, 2023.

(d) The consortium may accept gifts and grants of money, equipment, or other resources necessary to accomplish its duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0101
§ 3962.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Pecos.

(3) "County" means Reeves County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the West Pecos Management District.

(6) "School district" means Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05101
§ 382.05101. DE MINIMIS AIR CONTAMINANTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may develop by rule the criteria to establish a de minimis level of air contaminants for facilities or groups of facilities below which the following types of permits are not required:

(1) a permit under Section 382.0518 or 382.0519;

(2) a standard permit under Section 382.05195, 382.05198, or 382.051985; or

(3) a permit by rule under Section 382.05196.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.101
§ 3949.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes described by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 161.2061 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.2061
§ 161.2061. TERMS REGARDING LIMITED POST-TERMINATION CONTACT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court finds it to be in the best interest of the child, the court may provide in an order terminating the parent-child relationship that the biological parent who filed an affidavit of voluntary relinquishment of parental rights under Section 161.103 shall have limited post-termination contact with the child as provided by Subsection (b) on the agreement of the biological parent and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(b) The order of termination may include terms that allow the biological parent to:

(1) receive specified information regarding the child;

(2) provide written communications to the child; and

(3) have limited access to the child.

(c) The terms of an order of termination regarding limited post-termination contact may be enforced only if the party seeking enforcement pleads and proves that, before filing the motion for enforcement, the party attempted in good faith to resolve the disputed matters through mediation.

(d) The terms of an order of termination under this section are not enforceable by contempt.

(e) The terms of an order of termination regarding limited post-termination contact may not be modified.

(f) An order under this section does not:

(1) affect the finality of a termination order; or

(2) grant standing to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to file any action under this title other than a motion to enforce the terms regarding limited post-termination contact until the court renders a subsequent adoption order with respect to the child.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.15
§ 49.15. INQUEST RECORD.
Status: repealed

(a) A justice of the peace or other person authorized under this subchapter to conduct an inquest shall make an inquest record for each inquest he conducts. The inquest record must include a report of the events, proceedings, findings, and conclusions of the inquest. The record must also include any autopsy prepared in the case and all other papers of the case. All papers of the inquest record must be marked with the case number and be clearly indexed and be maintained in the office of the justice of the peace and be made available to the appropriate officials upon request.

(b) As part of the inquest record, the justice of the peace shall make and keep complete and permanent records of all inquest hearings. The inquest hearing records must include:

(1) the name of the deceased person or, if the person is unidentified, a description of the body;

(2) the time, date, and place where the body was found;

(3) the time, date, and place where the inquest was held;

(4) the name of every witness who testified at the inquest;

(5) the name of every person who provided to the justice information pertinent to the inquest;

(6) the amount of bail set for each witness and person charged in the death;

(7) a transcript of the testimony given by each witness at the inquest hearing;

(8) the autopsy report, if an autopsy was performed; and

(9) the name of every person arrested as a suspect in the death who appeared at the inquest and the details of that person's arrest.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay a reasonable fee to a person who records or transcribes sworn testimony during an inquest hearing.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 300), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.
Tex. Election Code § 2.053 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 2 / Section 2.053
§ 2.053. ACTION ON CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of the certification, the governing body of the political subdivision by order or ordinance shall declare each unopposed candidate elected to the office. If no election is to be held on election day by the political subdivision, a copy of the order or ordinance shall be posted on election day at each polling place used or that would have been used in the election.

(b) If a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the election is not held.

(c) The ballots used at a separate election held at the same time as an election that would have been held if the candidates were not declared elected under this section shall include the offices and names of the candidates declared elected under this section listed separately after the measures or contested races in the separate election under the heading "Unopposed Candidates Declared Elected." The candidates shall be grouped in the same relative order prescribed for the ballot generally. No votes are cast in connection with the candidates.

(d) The secretary of state by rule may prescribe any additional procedures necessary to accommodate a particular voting system or ballot style and to facilitate the efficient and cost-effective implementation of this section.

(e) A certificate of election shall be issued to each candidate in the same manner and at the same time as provided for a candidate elected at the election. The candidate must qualify for the office in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.004
§ 7935.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7935.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.127 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.127
§ 161.127. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide by resolution for issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds issued under this chapter together with accrued interest on the bonds.

(b) As far as applicable, the preceding provisions of this subchapter shall govern:

(1) the issuance of the refunding bonds;

(2) the maturities and other details of the refunding bonds;

(3) the rights of bondholders; and

(4) the duties of the board with respect to the refunding bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.012
§ 116.012. RULES AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, the commission shall adopt necessary rules and standards relating to the work of compression and liquefaction, storage, sale or dispensing, transfer or transportation, use or consumption, and disposal of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.102
§ 8819.102. GROUNDWATER WELLS UNDER RAILROAD COMMISSION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a groundwater well drilled or operated within the district under a permit issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas is under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, and, in respect to such a well, the district has only the authority provided by Chapter 36, Water Code.

(b) Groundwater produced in an amount authorized by a railroad commission permit may be used within or exported from the district without a permit from the district.

(c) To the extent groundwater is produced in excess of railroad commission authorization, the holder of the railroad commission permit:

(1) shall apply to the district for the appropriate permit for the excess production; and

(2) is subject to the applicable regulatory fees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.251
§ 1002.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless exempted by this chapter, a person may not engage in the public practice of geoscience unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.

(b) Unless the person is licensed under this chapter, a person may not:

(1) use the term "Licensed Professional Geoscientist" or the initials "P.G." as part of a professional, business, or commercial identification or title; or

(2) otherwise represent to the public that the person is qualified to:

(A) practice as a geoscientist; or

(B) engage in the public practice of geoscience.

(c) A person may not take responsible charge of a geoscientific report or a geoscientific portion of a report required by municipal or county ordinance, state or federal law, state agency rule, or federal regulation that incorporates or is based on a geoscientific study or geoscientific data unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912 / Section 7912.053
§ 7912.053. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.253
§ 1008.253. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board must specify in the order calling the election:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(d) Chapter 41, Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Labor Code § 312.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 312 / Section 312.002
§ 312.002. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The industry-based certification advisory council is established to advise the commission regarding the alignment of public high school career and technology education programs with current and future workforce needs in communities, regions, and the state.

(b) The advisory council is composed of the following nine members:

(1) three members representing industry in this state, one each appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives;

(2) three members representing public school teachers who teach career and technology education courses or public school administrators, one each appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(3) three members representing a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, one each appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The members of the advisory council serve staggered four-year terms, with the terms of either four or five members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the initial members appointed shall determine by lot which four of the nine initial members will serve terms that expire February 1, 2023, and which five of the nine initial members will serve terms that expire February 1, 2025. This subsection expires January 1, 2026.

(d) A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for that position.

(e) A member of the advisory council is not entitled to compensation for service as a member of the advisory council but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the advisory council, as provided in the General Appropriations Act.

(f) Using existing resources, the commission shall provide administrative and staff support for the advisory council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0304
§ 3939.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.101
§ 166.101. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall, on the recommendation of the department, adopt all reasonable and necessary rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including rules:

(1) adopting a statewide out-of-hospital DNR order protocol that sets out standard procedures for the withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and certain other life-sustaining treatment by health care professionals acting in out-of-hospital settings;

(2) designating life-sustaining treatment that may be included in an out-of-hospital DNR order, including all procedures listed in Sections 166.081(6)(A)(i) through (v); and

(3) governing recordkeeping in circumstances in which an out-of-hospital DNR order or DNR identification device is encountered by responding health care professionals.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) are not effective until approved by the Texas Medical Board.

(c) Local emergency medical services authorities may adopt local out-of-hospital DNR order protocols if the local protocols do not conflict with the statewide out-of-hospital DNR order protocol adopted by the executive commissioner.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall specify a distinctive standard design for a necklace and a bracelet DNR identification device that signifies, when worn by a person, that the possessor has executed or issued a valid out-of-hospital DNR order under this subchapter or is a person for whom a valid out-of-hospital DNR order has been executed or issued.

(e) The department shall report to the executive commissioner from time to time regarding issues identified in emergency medical services responses in which an out-of-hospital DNR order or DNR identification device is encountered. The report may contain recommendations to the executive commissioner for necessary modifications to the form of the standard out-of-hospital DNR order or the designated life-sustaining procedures listed in the standard out-of-hospital DNR order, the statewide out-of-hospital DNR order protocol, or the DNR identification devices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0105
§ 7937A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8074.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8074 / Section 8074.0104
§ 8074.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8074.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.057
§ 9061.057. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code.

(b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establishes a district office outside the district, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by:

(1) filing a copy of the board resolution that establishes the location of the office:

(A) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(B) in the water control and improvement district records of Harris County; and

(2) publishing the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in Harris County.

(c) A district office may be a private residence, office, or dwelling. A district office that is a private residence, office, or dwelling is a public place for matters relating to the district's business.

(d) The board shall give notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.045
§ 69.045. LIABILITY TO PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not a pilot and who, in violation of this chapter, pilots a vessel and the consignee of the vessel are liable to a pilot, on written demand, for the amount of the applicable pilotage rate.

(b) In an action to recover compensation under Subsection (a), the court may include in a judgment in favor of a pilot an award of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.192 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.192
§ 225.192. TROOPER TROY HOGUE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 20 in Howard County between mile marker 173 and mile marker 190 is designated as the Trooper Troy Hogue Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Troy Hogue Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.052
§ 9501.052. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the commission shall be appointed as follows:

(1) one member by the commissioners court;

(2) one member by the governing body of the municipality; and

(3) one member by the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality, acting jointly.

(b) On expiration of a member's term of office, the office shall be filled by the authority that originally appointed the member.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during the term, it shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the original appointing authority.