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Tex. Transportation Code § 111.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.103
§ 111.103. HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, "high-speed rail" means passenger rail service capable of operating at speeds greater than 185 miles per hour.

(b) On application by a railroad company, the department by rule may adopt safety standards for high-speed rail systems, including rolling stock, for that railroad company.

(c) In adopting safety standards under Subsection (b), the department:

(1) shall consider the safety records of high-speed rail systems, including rolling stock, operated in countries with a history of safe high-speed rail service; and

(2) may require the railroad company to construct grade separations or physical barriers to isolate the railroad company's high-speed rail systems from streets, roadways, or existing freight or passenger railroads.

(d) A railroad company is not required to submit an application to the department under Subsection (b) if the railroad company is operating under safety standards approved by the Federal Railroad Administration or another federal agency.

(e) The department by rule shall impose a reasonable fee on a railroad company that submits an application under Subsection (b) to recover costs incurred by the department in administering this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.002
§ 15.002. COMMISSION AS DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

The commission must be a defendant in a proceeding for judicial review.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.561 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.561
§ 2001.561. PENAL CODE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Section 47.08, Penal Code, applies to a prosecution for a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 61.224 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.224
§ 61.224. APPLICATION OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT RIDERS.
Status: in_force

Those riders in the General Appropriations Act that apply to expenditure of state funds at state-supported colleges and universities shall also apply to expenditure of state funds at any college or university attended by a student receiving aid under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 17.0112 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.0112
§ 17.0112. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN BONDS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue not more than $100 million in bonds authorized under Article III, Texas Constitution, during a fiscal year to provide financial assistance for water supply and sewer services as provided under Subchapter K of this chapter.

(b) On request of the board, the bond review board by resolution may waive during any state fiscal year the limits provided by Subsection (a) and authorize the board to issue an additional amount of bonds if the bond review board finds that the amount of bonds authorized for that state fiscal year has been exhausted or there is not a sufficient amount of bonds to meet needs of the program during the state fiscal year and that the public health and safety require immediate authorization of additional bonds. Before the bond review board adopts such a resolution, it shall give notice and hold a hearing to determine whether the limits should be waived and the authorization given.
Tex. Water Code § 61.073 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.073
§ 61.073. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified for appointment as a commissioner, a person must be a resident of the district, a freehold property taxpayer, and a qualified elector of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.058
§ 1047.058. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) meet at least once a month; and

(2) hold special meetings as the board considers necessary.

(b) A taxpayer, resident, or interested party:

(1) may attend a board meeting but may not participate in a meeting without the consent of the board; and

(2) may present any matter to the board in an orderly manner.
Tex. Family Code § 264.411 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.411
§ 264.411. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public entity that operated as a center under this subchapter before November 1, 1995, or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract under Section 264.410 if the entity:

(1) has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by Section 264.403;

(2) has a signed working protocol as provided by Section 264.4031;

(3) has a governing board as provided by Section 264.404;

(4) has a multidisciplinary team as provided by Section 264.406;

(5) regularly convenes the multidisciplinary team as provided by Section 264.406;

(6) employs an executive director who is accountable to the board of directors of the entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any governmental agency; and

(7) fulfills the duties required by Section 264.405.

(b) The statewide organization described by Section 264.409 may waive the requirements specified in Subsection (a) if it determines that the waiver will not adversely affect a center's ability to carry out its duties under Section 264.405.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.067 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.067
§ 201.067. REHABILITATIVE SERVICE; WORK RELIEF; EXCEPTION FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY CERTAIN TRAINED INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service performed:

(1) by an individual whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical impairment, developmental disability, mental illness, or intellectual disability or injury while the individual is in training at a sheltered workshop or other facility operated by a charitable organization under a rehabilitation program that includes:

(A) an individual plan for employment as required by 29 U.S.C. Section 722, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. No. 113-128);

(B) a timeline for completion of the training; and

(C) a planned employment outcome; or

(2) by an individual who receives work relief or work training as a part of an unemployment work-relief or work-training program assisted or financed in whole or in part by a federal agency, an agency of a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an Indian tribe.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), in this subtitle "employment" includes service performed by an individual whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical impairment, developmental disability, mental illness, or intellectual disability or injury, other than an individual compensated as provided by Section 62.057, and who, after training, is working for a sheltered workshop or other facility operated by a charitable organization:

(1) temporarily while awaiting placement in a position of employment in the competitive labor market; or

(2) permanently because the individual is unable to compete in the competitive labor market.
Tex. Penal Code § 71.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 71 / Section 71.05
§ 71.05. RENUNCIATION DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 71.02 that under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the actor's criminal objective, the actor withdrew from the combination before commission of an offense listed in Section 71.02(a) and took further affirmative action that prevented the commission of the offense.

(b) For the purposes of this section and Subsection (d) of Section 71.02, renunciation is not voluntary if it is motivated in whole or in part:

(1) by circumstances not present or apparent at the inception of the actor's course of conduct that increase the probability of detection or apprehension or that make more difficult the accomplishment of the objective; or

(2) by a decision to postpone the criminal conduct until another time or to transfer the criminal act to another but similar objective or victim.

(c) Evidence that the defendant withdrew from the combination before commission of an offense listed in Section 71.02(a) and made substantial effort to prevent the commission of an offense listed in Section 71.02(a) shall be admissible as mitigation at the hearing on punishment if the actor has been found guilty under Section 71.02, and in the event of a finding of renunciation under this subsection, the punishment shall be one grade lower than that provided under Section 71.02.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.001
§ 105.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bank" means a state bank or a national bank that has its main office or a branch office in this state.

(2) "Credit union" means a state credit union or federal credit union domiciled in this state.

(3) "Demand deposit" means a deposit of funds that may be withdrawn on the demand of the depositor.

(4) "Depository" means the bank, credit union, or savings association selected by the municipality to provide depository services.

(5) "Time deposit" means a deposit of funds subject to a contract between the depositor and the depository under which the depositor may not withdraw any of the funds by check or by another manner until the expiration of a certain period following written notice of the depositor's intent to withdraw the funds.

(6) "Depository services" means the receipt and disbursement of funds by a depository in accordance with the terms of a depository services contract.

(7) "Depository services contract" means a contract executed by a municipality and a depository containing terms and conditions relating to the depository services to be provided by the depository.

(8) "Designated officer" means the treasurer of a municipality or other officer of the municipality so designated by the governing body of a municipality.

(9) "Federal credit union" means a credit union organized under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.).

(10) "Federal savings association" means a savings and loan association or a savings bank organized under federal law.

(11) "National bank" means a banking corporation organized under the provisions of 12 U.S.C. Section 21.

(12) "Savings association" means a savings association or savings bank organized under the laws of this state, another state, or federal law that has its main office or a branch office in this state.

(13) "State bank" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002(a), Finance Code.

(13) "State bank" means a bank organized under the laws of this state or another state.

(14) "State credit union" means a credit union organized under Subtitle D, Title 3, Finance Code.

(15) "State savings association" means any savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.013
§ 504.013. COVERAGE FOR TRUSTEES AND STAFF OF SELF-INSURANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

By majority vote of the board of trustees of a self-insurance fund created under this chapter, the fund may cover:

(1) members of the board of trustees;

(2) staff of the fund, including persons with whom the fund has contracted to perform staff functions; or

(3) any other self-insurance fund created under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.001
§ 98.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 , Sec. 1.09(h)(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

(2) "Ambulatory surgical center" means a facility licensed under Chapter 243.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(38), eff. April 2, 2015.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(38), eff. April 2, 2015.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(38), eff. April 2, 2015.

(6) "General hospital" means a general hospital licensed under Chapter 241 or a hospital that provides surgical or obstetrical services and that is maintained or operated by this state. The term does not include a comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital.

(7) "Health care-associated infection" means a localized or symptomatic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to an infectious agent or its toxins to which a patient is exposed in the course of the delivery of health care to the patient.

(8) "Health care facility" means a general hospital or an ambulatory surgical center.

(8-a) "Health care professional" means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care, for profit or otherwise, in the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term does not include a health care facility.

(9) "Infection rate" means the number of health care-associated infections of a particular type at a health care facility divided by a numerical measure over time of the population at risk for contracting the infection, unless the term is modified by rule of the executive commissioner to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(10) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 512 (S.B. 384), Sec. 2(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(10-a) "Potentially preventable complication" and "potentially preventable readmission" have the meanings assigned by Section 1002.001, Health and Safety Code.

(11) "Reporting system" means the Texas Health Care-Associated Infection and Preventable Adverse Events Reporting System.

(12) "Special care setting" means a unit or service of a general hospital that provides treatment to inpatients who require extraordinary care on a concentrated and continuous basis. The term includes an adult intensive care unit, a burn intensive care unit, and a critical care unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.052
§ 8306.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Mark Engels;

(2) Mark Oldemeyer;

(3) James Michael Sulester, Jr.;

(4) William Faust; and

(5) Don Montague.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8306.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8306.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8306.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Family Code § 85.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.004
§ 85.004. PROTECTIVE ORDER IN SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

A protective order in a suit for dissolution of a marriage must be in a separate document entitled "PROTECTIVE ORDER."
Tex. Government Code § 482.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.301
§ 482.301. SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS RESEARCH FUND; ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The space exploration and aeronautics research fund is established to provide grants to eligible entities and for other purposes as provided by this chapter.

(b) The fund is a trust fund outside the treasury with the comptroller and administered by the commission.

(c) The fund is composed of:

(1) gifts, grants, and donations provided to the commission; and

(2) money from any source designated by the legislature.
Tex. Local Government Code § 82.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 82 / Section 82.003
§ 82.003. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE; CONTINGENCY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall obtain an insurance policy or similar coverage from a governmental pool operating under Chapter 119 covering the clerk and each deputy clerk against liability incurred through errors and omissions in the performance of their official duties.

(b) The policy or other coverage document must be in an amount equal to the maximum amount of fees collected in any year during the term of office preceding the term for which the policy is to be obtained. However, the policy or other coverage document must be in an amount of at least $10,000 but is not required to exceed $500,000. If the policy or other coverage document provides coverage for other county officials, the policy or other coverage document must be in an amount of at least $1 million.

(c) The commissioners court may establish a contingency fund to provide the coverage required by this section if it is determined by the county clerk that insurance coverage is unavailable at a reasonable cost.
Tex. Transportation Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall approve or disapprove an application made to the secretary under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to own, construct, or operate a deepwater port off the Texas Gulf Coast.

(b) The commissioner shall administer, implement, and coordinate the provisions of this chapter regarding a determination by state and local agencies of the application's compliance with state and local laws regarding environmental protection, land and water use, and coastal zone management.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.006
§ 103.006. CHAIRMAN.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the council as the chairman of the council to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.17 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.17
§ 22.17. SALE TO CUSTOMER IN STORE AT CLOSING.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if a customer has entered a package store during hours in which the package store may sell alcohol and is still in the store at the time the hours of legal sale end, the permittee may allow the customer to remain in the store for a reasonable amount of time to finish shopping, and the permittee may sell an alcoholic beverage to that customer even though the sale occurs after the designated end of the hours of legal sale.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.142 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.142
§ 141.142. DISTRIBUTION OF CUSTOMER-FORMULA FEED IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages, conspires to engage, or causes another person to engage in the preparation, manufacture, or distribution of customer-formula feed in violation of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6708 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6708
§ 2306.6708. APPLICATION CHANGES OR SUPPLEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an applicant may not change or supplement an application in any manner after the filing deadline.

(b) This section does not prohibit an applicant from:

(1) at the request of the department, clarifying information in the application or correcting administrative deficiencies in the application; or

(2) amending an application after allocation of housing tax credits in the manner provided by Section 2306.6712.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.105 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.105
§ 201.105. VALUE OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS OTHER THAN CONDENSATE.
Status: in_force

The taxable value of liquid hydrocarbons other than condensate is the producer's total gross receipts for all liquid hydrocarbons, including condensate, recovered from gas produced by him less the taxable value of the condensate recovered from that gas.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.5011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.5011
§ 31.5011. ESTABLISHMENT OF BICENTENNIAL TRAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The land office shall coordinate the establishment of a hike and bike trail network for the purposes described by Section 31.502, with connections as described by that section, to be known as the Bicentennial Trail.

(b) The land office shall undertake to ensure that the Bicentennial Trail is established on or before January 1, 2036.

(c) As necessary or convenient to coordinate the establishment and maintenance of the Bicentennial Trail, the land office shall enter into memoranda of understanding with political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Department of Transportation, and other appropriate persons or entities.

(d) A memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection (c) may address:

(1) coordination of trail development;

(2) trail maintenance;

(3) acquisition of interests in real property;

(4) conservation efforts along the trail routes; or

(5) any other matter pertinent to the establishment or maintenance of the trail.

(e) The land office may adopt rules as necessary to coordinate the establishment of the Bicentennial Trail, including a timeline for the acquisition of real property and real property interests as necessary to complete the trail route.

(f) Real property or interests in real property necessary to complete the trail routes may not be acquired through eminent domain.

(g) This section expires September 1, 2037.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.158
§ 1014.158. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank, except that sufficient money must be remitted to an appropriate bank to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds or other obligations on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being selected as a depository bank.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.148 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.148
§ 431.148. RESTATEMENT OF ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

A corporation, by following the procedure to amend the articles of incorporation in this subchapter, including obtaining the approval of the commission, may authorize, execute, and file restated articles of incorporation as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 508.324 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.324
§ 508.324. VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

If the division receives notice from the victim services office of the department that a victim of the defendant, or the victim's guardian or close relative, wishes to participate in victim-offender mediation with a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision, the division shall cooperate and assist the person if the person chooses to participate in the mediation program provided by the office. The division may not require the defendant to participate and may not reward the person for participation by modifying conditions of release or the person's level of supervision or by granting any other benefit to the person.
Tex. Water Code § 61.237 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.237
§ 61.237. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor and collector of each county in the district shall assess and collect district taxes.