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Tex. Transportation Code § 225.165 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.165
§ 225.165. PETE SALINAS TRAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 716 in Duval County between its intersection with State Highway 339 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1329 is designated as Pete Salinas Trail.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Pete Salinas Trail 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. Government Code § 404.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.043
§ 404.043. SECURITY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may employ security officers to provide needed security services for the treasury and may commission the officers as peace officers.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.253
§ 2261.253. REQUIRED POSTING OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS; ENHANCED CONTRACT AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING.
Status: in_force

(a) For each contract for the purchase of goods or services from a private vendor, each state agency shall post on its Internet website:

(1) each contract the agency enters into, including contracts entered into without inviting, advertising for, or otherwise requiring competitive bidding before selection of the contractor, until the contract expires or is completed;

(2) the statutory or other authority under which a contract that is not competitively bid under Subdivision (1) is entered into without compliance with competitive bidding procedures; and

(3) the request for proposals related to a competitively bid contract included under Subdivision (1) until the contract expires or is completed.

(b) A state agency monthly may post contracts described by Subsection (a) that are valued at less than $15,000.

(c) Each state agency by rule shall establish a procedure to identify each contract that requires enhanced contract or performance monitoring and submit information on the contract to the agency's governing body or, if the agency is not governed by a multimember governing body, the officer who governs the agency. The agency's contract management office or procurement director shall immediately notify the agency's governing body or governing official, as appropriate, of any serious issue or risk that is identified with respect to a contract monitored under this subsection.

(d) This section does not apply to a memorandum of understanding, interagency contract, interlocal agreement, or contract for which there is not a cost.

(e) A state agency that posts a contract on its Internet website as required under this section shall redact from the posted contract:

(1) information that is confidential under law;

(2) information the attorney general determines is excepted from public disclosure under Chapter 552; and

(3) the social security number of any individual.

(f) The redaction of information under Subsection (e) does not exempt the information from the requirements of Section 552.021 or 552.221.

(g) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a contract posted on the major contracts database established under Section 322.020; or

(2) a contract of an institution of higher education that is valued at less than $15,000 and paid with money other than funds appropriated to the institution by this state.

(h) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code, except that the term does not include a public junior college.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.071 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.071
§ 2210.071. PAYMENT OF EXCESS LOSSES.
Status: in_force

(a) If, in a catastrophe year before January 1, 2026, an occurrence or series of occurrences in a catastrophe area results in insured losses and operating expenses of the association in excess of premium and other revenue of the association, the excess losses and operating expenses shall be paid as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The association may not pay insured losses and operating expenses resulting from an occurrence or series of occurrences in a catastrophe year in excess of premium and other revenue of the association for that catastrophe year with premium and other revenue earned in a subsequent year.
Tex. Government Code § 552.136 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.136
§ 552.136. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD, CHARGE CARD, AND ACCESS DEVICE NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "access device" means a card, plate, code, account number, personal identification number, electronic serial number, mobile identification number, or other telecommunications service, equipment, or instrument identifier or means of account access that alone or in conjunction with another access device may be used to:

(1) obtain money, goods, services, or another thing of value; or

(2) initiate a transfer of funds other than a transfer originated solely by paper instrument.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a credit card, debit card, charge card, or access device number that is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental body is confidential.

(c) A governmental body may redact information that must be withheld under Subsection (b) from any information the governmental body discloses under Section 552.021 without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G.

(d) If, under Subsection (c), a governmental body redacts or withholds information without requesting a decision from the attorney general about whether the information may be redacted or withheld, the requestor is entitled to seek a decision from the attorney general about the matter. The attorney general by rule shall establish procedures and deadlines for receiving information necessary to decide the matter and briefs from the requestor, the governmental body, and any other interested person. The attorney general shall promptly render a decision requested under this subsection, determining whether the redacted or withheld information was excepted from required disclosure to the requestor, not later than the 45th business day after the date the attorney general received the request for a decision under this subsection. The attorney general shall issue a written decision on the matter and provide a copy of the decision to the requestor, the governmental body, and any interested person who submitted necessary information or a brief to the attorney general about the matter. The requestor or the governmental body may appeal a decision of the attorney general under this subsection to a Travis County district court.

(e) A governmental body that redacts or withholds information under Subsection (c) shall provide the following information to the requestor on a form prescribed by the attorney general:

(1) a description of the redacted or withheld information;

(2) a citation to this section; and

(3) instructions regarding how the requestor may seek a decision from the attorney general regarding whether the redacted or withheld information is excepted from required disclosure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.302
§ 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(3) is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;

(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;

(5) pays any required application or license fee; and

(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.

(b) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(3) is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer;

(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;

(5) pays any required application or license fee; and

(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.

(c) The commission shall waive the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and shall issue to the applicant a provisional license that expires at the end of that period.

(d) An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.103
§ 256.103. PROCEDURE WHEN APPLICATION FOR PROBATE IS FILED AFTER LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A lawful will of a decedent that is discovered after letters of administration have been granted on the decedent's estate may be proved in the manner provided for the proof of wills.

(b) The court shall allow an executor named in a will described by Subsection (a) who is not disqualified to qualify and accept as executor. The court shall revoke the previously granted letters of administration.

(c) If an executor is not named in a will described by Subsection (a), or if the executor named is disqualified or dead, renounces the executorship, fails or is unable to accept and qualify before the 21st day after the date of the probate of the will, or fails to present the will for probate before the 31st day after the discovery of the will, the court, as in other cases, shall grant an administration with the will annexed of the testator's estate.

(d) An act performed by the first administrator before the executor described by Subsection (b) or the administrator with the will annexed described by Subsection (c) qualifies is as valid as if no will had been discovered.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.051
§ 112.051. ENTRY ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A railroad company is entitled to make an examination and survey for the company's proposed railway, to be performed as necessary to select the most advantageous route for the proposed railway, and, subject to Subsection (c), may enter on the lands or waters of any person or corporation for that purpose.

(b) A railroad company is responsible for any damages arising from an examination or survey under this section.

(c) Except for the purposes of performing a lineal survey, a railroad company may not enter on private real property for the purpose of condemning the property or any material on the property for any purpose until the company agrees with and pays the owner of the property all damages that may be caused to the owner's property by the condemnation of the property and by the construction of the company's road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.207
§ 1086.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.148 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.148
§ 623.148. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) By issuing a permit under this subchapter, the department does not guarantee that a highway can safely accommodate the movement.

(b) Except as provided by Section 621.207, the owner of a vehicle involved in the movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle, even if a permit has been issued for the movement, is strictly liable for any damage the movement causes the highway system or any of its structures or appurtenances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.154
§ 1118.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records.

(b) On or before March 1 of each year, the board shall:

(1) file a copy of the audit with the district; and

(2) provide a copy of the audit at each public library located in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 62.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.021
§ 62.021. CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A navigation district may be created in the manner prescribed by this subchapter under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 81.207 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.207
§ 81.207. INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If under Section 81.206 a damaged building in a condominium regime must be reconstructed but insurance proceeds are insufficient to pay for the cost of reconstruction, the apartment owners directly affected by the damage shall pay the difference between the cost of reconstruction and the insurance proceeds, unless the bylaws provide otherwise. Each affected apartment owner shall contribute an amount for reconstruction that is proportionate to the interest of the apartment owner in the condominium regime.

(b) If one or more but less than a majority of the affected apartment owners refuse to make a payment required under this section, after a resolution by the majority of the affected apartment owners stating the circumstances of the case and the cost of the work, the majority may repair the damage at the expense of all apartment owners benefited by the reconstruction.

(c) By a unanimous resolution subsequent to the date of a casualty, the apartment owners in a condominium regime who are concerned with the application of this section may elect to modify its effects.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.003
§ 42.003. KIDNEY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The kidney health care program is in the department to carry out this chapter.

(b) The department may develop and expand programs for the care and treatment of persons with end stage renal disease, including dialysis and other lifesaving medical procedures and techniques.

(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter and to provide adequate kidney care and treatment for citizens of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.007
§ 172.007. TRUSTEE TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Trustees who act as fiduciaries for a risk pool must have at least 16 hours of combined professional instruction with four hours of instruction in each of the following areas:

(1) law governing the establishment and operation of risk pools by political subdivisions;

(2) principles of self-insurance and risk pools, including actuarial and underwriting principles and investment principles;

(3) principles relating to reading and understanding financial statements; and

(4) the general fiduciary duties of trustees.

(b) Not later than the 180th day after the date of selection as trustee, or after the effective date of this chapter, whichever is the later date, a trustee must complete the training required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.155
§ 1160.155. ACTION OF COURT AND CONTENTS OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall enter an order setting out the court's findings and authorizing execution of the proposed pooling or unitization agreement, with or without payment of cash consideration according to the agreement, if the court finds that:

(1) the pool or unit to which the agreement relates will be operated in a manner that protects correlative rights or prevents the physical or economic waste of oil, liquid hydrocarbons, gas, gaseous elements, or other minerals subject to the pool or unit;

(2) it is in the best interests of the estate that the agreement be executed; and

(3) the agreement conforms substantially with the permissible provisions of Section 1160.151.

(b) If cash consideration is to be paid for the pooling or unitization agreement, the court shall make a finding as to the necessity of increased or additional bond as a finding is made in the making of leases on payment of the cash bonus for the lease. The agreement is not valid until any required increased or additional bond has been approved by the judge and filed with the clerk.

(c) If the effective date of the pooling or unitization agreement is not stipulated in the agreement, the effective date of the agreement is the date of the court's order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.104
§ 8834.104. ANNUAL GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold an annual hearing to determine the effects during the preceding calendar year of groundwater withdrawal on subsidence in the district.

(b) At the hearing, the board shall consider information provided under Sections 8834.107 and 8834.214 and information presented by persons appearing before the board.

(c) After the hearing, the board shall:

(1) consider all information presented to it;

(2) determine groundwater withdrawal in the district during the preceding calendar year; and

(3) make findings on the effects during the preceding calendar year of groundwater withdrawal on subsidence in the district.

(d) The board's findings and determinations under Subsection (c) shall be included in a report adopted by the board. The report shall be made available for examination by any interested person.

(e) The board shall submit the report adopted under Subsection (d) and a copy of the most recent district plan adopted under Section 8834.101 to the appropriate regional water planning group.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.052
§ 8154.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must reside in this state to be elected or appointed as a director of the board.

(b) A director is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 824.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.203
§ 824.203. STANDARD SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the standard service retirement annuity is an amount computed on the basis of the member's average annual compensation for the five years of service, whether or not consecutive, in which the member received the highest annual compensation, times 2.3 percent for each year of service credit in the retirement system.

(b) In the case of a person who retired before August 27, 1979, ceilings in the definition of "annual compensation" apply to the computation of average annual compensation under Subsection (a). In the case of a person who retires on or after that date, those ceilings do not apply and the computation shall be based on actual compensation paid or payable for services as an employee to the extent that the computation includes compensation for school years before the 1981-82 school year.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), for benefits payable because of the death or retirement of a member that occurred before September 1, 1982, the standard service retirement annuity is computed in accordance with applicable prior law.

(d) In no case may the standard service retirement annuity be less than $150 a month. The minimum benefits provided by this section are subject to reduction in the same manner as other benefits because of early retirement or selection of an optional retirement annuity.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 29(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Tex. Government Code § 552.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.203
§ 552.203. GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Each officer for public information, subject to penalties provided in this chapter, shall:

(1) make public information available for public inspection and copying;

(2) carefully protect public information from deterioration, alteration, mutilation, loss, or unlawful removal;

(3) repair, renovate, or rebind public information as necessary to maintain it properly; and

(4) make reasonable efforts to obtain public information from a temporary custodian if:

(A) the information has been requested from the governmental body;

(B) the officer for public information is aware of facts sufficient to warrant a reasonable belief that the temporary custodian has possession, custody, or control of the information;

(C) the officer for public information is unable to comply with the duties imposed by this chapter without obtaining the information from the temporary custodian; and

(D) the temporary custodian has not provided the information to the officer for public information or the officer's agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.103
§ 8475.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, and Section 53.029(c), Water Code, 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. Transportation Code § 342.306 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.306
§ 342.306. RECOVERY UNDER BOND OR FROM SURETY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person injured by a license holder's violation of a condition of the bond required under Section 342.104 may sue on the bond in the person's name for recovery of the amount due because of the violation.

(b) If a judgment is obtained against a license holder for a violation of this chapter and execution is returned because no property of the license holder can be found on which to levy to satisfy judgment, the justice to whom execution is returned shall cite the license holder's sureties to appear and show cause why judgment should not be entered against the sureties for the amount of the judgment against the license holder that is not satisfied.

(c) If the sureties do not show cause as described by Subsection (b), the justice shall enter judgment and issue execution for satisfaction of judgment against the sureties.