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Tex. Government Code § 51.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.203
§ 51.203. REMOVAL OF CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) After motion and a hearing, a court of appeals may remove its clerk for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The motion must specify the particular charges.

(b) The court must give the clerk at least 10 days' notice of the hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the court determines the law and facts.
Tex. Government Code § 54.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.107
§ 54.107. WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness appearing before a master is subject to the penalties of perjury as provided by Chapter 37, Penal Code.

(b) A witness referred to the court under Section 54.106 is subject to the same penalties and orders that may be imposed on a witness appearing in a hearing before the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.201
§ 8345.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.002
§ 74.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative is established to foster collaboration, coordinate policies, and review and recommend actions to streamline regulations between the participating agencies that govern child care in the state.

(b) The Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission is established to lead the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.108
§ 1108.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, or pipeline, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Election Code § 253.167 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.167
§ 253.167. CERTIFICATION OF POPULATION; NOTICE OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter only, not later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall:

(1) make a written certification of the population of each judicial district for which a candidate for judge or justice must file a campaign treasurer appointment with the commission; and

(2) deliver to the county clerk of each county a written certification of the county's population, if the county:

(A) comprises an entire judicial district under Chapter 26, Government Code; or

(B) has a statutory county court or statutory probate court, other than a multicounty statutory county court created under Subchapter D, Chapter 25, Government Code.

(b) Following certification of population under Subsection (a), the commission or county clerk, as appropriate, shall make available to each candidate for an office covered by this subchapter written notice of the contribution limits applicable to the office the candidate seeks.

(c) The commission shall post the written certification required by this section on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.151
§ 242.151. PHYSICIAN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution shall have at least one medical director who is licensed as a physician in this state.

(b) The attending physician is responsible for a resident's assessment and comprehensive plan of care and shall review, revise, and sign orders relating to any medication or treatment in the plan of care. The responsibilities imposed on the attending physician by this subsection may be performed by an advanced practice nurse or a physician assistant pursuant to protocols jointly developed with the attending physician.

(c) Each resident has the right to choose a personal attending physician.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.153
§ 1157.153. PAYMENT OF MATURITIES ON PREFERRED DEBT AND LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If, not later than the 12th month after the date letters of guardianship are granted, the property securing a debt for which a claim is allowed, approved, and fixed under Section 1157.151(a)(2) is not sold or distributed, the guardian of the estate shall:

(1) promptly pay all maturities that have accrued on the debt according to the terms of the maturities; and

(2) perform all the terms of any contract securing the maturities.

(b) If the guardian defaults in payment or performance under Subsection (a):

(1) on the motion of the claim holder, the court shall require the sale of the property subject to the unmatured part of the debt and apply the proceeds of the sale to the liquidation of the maturities; or

(2) at the claim holder's option, a motion may be made in the same manner as a motion under Subdivision (1) to require the sale of the property free of the lien and apply the proceeds to the payment of the whole debt.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.205
§ 2308.205. FUND AVAILABILITY AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A state agency represented on the council shall provide to the council and each local workforce development board an estimate of fund availability and services provided by the state agency in each local workforce development area.
Tex. Education Code § 51.804 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.804
§ 51.804.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.804. ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS: SELECTED INSTITUTIONS. For each academic year, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be admitted to the institution if the applicant:

(1) graduated from a public or private high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the applicant's high school graduating class; and

(2) satisfies the requirements of:

(A) Section 51.803(a)(2)(A) or 51.803(b), as applicable to the student, or Section 51.803 (a)(2)(B); and

(B) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d).
Tex. Education Code § 11.1541 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1541
§ 11.1541. DONATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may, by resolution, authorize the donation of real property and improvements formerly used as a school campus to a municipality, county, state agency, or nonprofit organization if:

(1) before adopting the resolution, the board holds a public hearing concerning the donation and, in addition to any other notice required, gives notice of the hearing by publishing the subject matter, location, date, and time of the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the territory of the district;

(2) the board determines that:

(A) the improvements have historical significance;

(B) the transfer will further the preservation of the improvements; and

(C) at the time of the transfer, the district does not need the real property or improvements for educational purposes; and

(3) the entity to whom the transfer is made has shown, to the satisfaction of the board, that the entity intends to continue to use the real property and improvements for public purposes.

(b) The president of the board of trustees shall execute a deed transferring ownership of the real property and improvements to the municipality, county, state agency, or nonprofit organization. The deed must:

(1) recite the resolution of the board authorizing the donation; and

(2) provide that ownership of the real property and improvements revert to the district if the municipality, county, state agency, or nonprofit organization:

(A) discontinues use of the real property and improvements for public purposes; or

(B) executes a document that purports to convey the property.

(c) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means an organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0103
§ 8033.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0302
§ 7946A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 160.702 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.702
§ 160.702. PARENTAL STATUS OF DONOR.
Status: in_force

A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.005 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.005
§ 5A.005. FOSTER HOME ADDRESS INQUIRY.
Status: in_force

A peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall determine whether the address of a person involved in the allegation or call matches the address of a licensed foster home or verified agency foster home listed in the Texas Crime Information Center.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.003
§ 158.003. CREATION BY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A county civil service system may be created by an order adopted by a majority of the members of the commissioners court of the county.

(b) A copy of an order adopted under this section shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings. The copy of the order is public information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.209 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.209
§ 363.209. APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer of the political subdivision that created the district or the head of a department of that political subdivision may, with the consent of the political subdivision, apply to the board for funding of a program as described by Section 363.151.

(b) If the district was created by a county, the chief administrative officer of a municipality that is completely or partly located within the district may, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, apply to the board for funding of a program as described by Section 363.151.

(c) An application under this section must be submitted not later than the 140th day before the date the fiscal year begins, unless an exception has been adopted by rule.

(d) The board by rule may adopt application procedures.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.004
§ 366.004. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not construct, alter, repair, or extend, or cause to be constructed, altered, repaired, or extended, an on-site sewage disposal system that does not comply with this chapter and applicable rules.
Tex. Water Code § 17.895 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.895
§ 17.895. SOURCES OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

The fund is composed of:

(1) money and assets, including bond proceeds, attributable to the bonds;

(2) investment income earned on money on deposit in the fund and depository interest earned on money on deposit in the state treasury;

(3) money appropriated by the legislature;

(4) repayments of principal and interest on loans made under this subchapter;

(5) administrative fees charged by the board under the bond program;

(6) money disbursed to the fund from the state water implementation fund for Texas as authorized by Section 15.434; and

(7) any other funds, regardless of their source, that the board directs be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 365.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 365 / Section 365.001
§ 365.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a building or portion of a building:

(1) that is:

(A) used by a political subdivision of this state; and

(B) generally open to the public; and

(2) in which:

(A) carrying a handgun or other firearm, location-restricted knife, club, or other weapon on the premises or part of the premises would violate Chapter 46, Penal Code, or other law; or

(B) the political subdivision in control of the building, by sign or otherwise, prohibits handguns or other firearms, location-restricted knives, clubs, or other weapons on the premises or part of the premises.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a penal institution, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code; or

(2) a public primary or secondary school or institution of higher education.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.065 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.065
§ 503.065. REPORTS OF INJURIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to a report of an injury filed with the division under Section 409.005(a), an institution shall file a supplemental report that contains:

(1) the name, age, sex, and occupation of the injured employee;

(2) the character of work in which the employee was engaged at the time of the injury;

(3) the place, date, and hour of the injury; and

(4) the nature and cause of the injury.

(b) The institution shall file the supplemental report on a form obtained for that purpose:

(1) on the termination of incapacity of the injured employee; or

(2) if the incapacity extends beyond 60 days.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.135 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.135
§ 214.135. CONDEMNATION OF EASEMENTS AND INTERESTS; ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality must follow the same procedure that it is authorized by law to use to open streets when the municipality:

(1) institutes and conducts a condemnation proceeding to condemn an easement or interest necessary to establish a building line; or

(2) imposes and collects an assessment based on the benefits arising out of the establishment of a building line against the property owner and property abutting or in the vicinity of the building line.

(b) If, in the condemnation of a tract, the ownership of the tract or the interests in the tract are in controversy or unknown, an award for the tract may be made in bulk and paid into court for the use of the parties owning or interested in the tract as their ownership or interest appears.

(c) When the award and findings of the special commissioners, who are appointed under Chapter 21, Property Code, are filed with the court having jurisdiction over the condemnation proceedings, the award and findings are final and shall be made the judgment of the court. Compensation is due and payable on rendition of the judgment by the court adopting the award.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.254
§ 3877.254. TAXES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3877.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.103
§ 2202.103. MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A joint underwriting association shall maintain at the association's principal administrative office adequate records of all transactions.

(b) The association shall maintain the records in accordance with prudent recognized industry standards of recordkeeping.

(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative is entitled to access to records maintained under Subsection (a) for examination, audit, and inspection.

(d) Trade secrets, including the identity and addresses of policyholders and certificate holders, are confidential, except that the commissioner may use information otherwise confidential in proceedings instituted against an association.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.0141 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.0141
§ 562.0141. TRANSPLANT IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Immunosuppressant drug" means any drug prescribed for immunosuppressant therapy following a transplant.

(2) "Interchange" means the substitution of one version of the same immunosuppressant drug, including a generic version for the prescribed brand, a brand version for the prescribed generic version, a generic version by one manufacturer for a generic version by a different manufacturer, a different formulation of the prescribed immunosuppressant drug, or a different immunosuppressant drug for the immunosuppressant drug originally prescribed.

(b) A pharmacist may not interchange an immunosuppressant drug or formulation of an immunosuppressant drug, brand or generic, for the treatment of a patient following a transplant without prior consent to the interchange from the prescribing practitioner.

(c) To comply with Subsection (b), a pharmacist shall notify a prescribing practitioner orally or electronically to secure permission to interchange an immunosuppressant drug or formulation of an immunosuppressant drug, brand or generic. The practitioner's authorization or denial of authorization must be documented by the pharmacist and by the practitioner.

(d) If a pharmacist does not have the same drug product by the same manufacturer in stock to refill the prescription, or if the practitioner is unavailable to give authorization, the pharmacist may dispense a drug product that is generically equivalent if the pharmacist, before dispensing the generally equivalent drug product:

(1) notifies and receives consent from the patient, at the time the prescription is dispensed, to substitute the prescribed drug product; and

(2) notifies the prescribing practitioner of the drug product substitution orally or electronically at the earliest reasonable time, but not later than 24 hours after dispensing the prescription.

(e) This section is only effective subject to the conditions established by Section 562.0142.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.105
§ 7807.105. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract with the United States, the City of Carrollton, the City of Farmers Branch, another public body, or an individual, corporation, or other entity for the operation and maintenance of or construction of any facility or improvement authorized by this chapter.

(b) The district is not required to hold an election to approve a contract described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 2306.2585 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.2585
§ 2306.2585. HOMELESS HOUSING AND SERVICES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may administer a homeless housing and services program in each municipality in this state with a population of 285,500 or more to:

(1) provide for the construction, development, or procurement of housing for homeless persons; and

(2) provide local programs to prevent and eliminate homelessness.

(b) The department may adopt rules to govern the administration of the program, including rules that:

(1) provide for the allocation of any available funding; and

(2) provide detailed guidelines as to the scope of the local programs in the municipalities described by Subsection (a).

(c) The department may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, appropriation transfers from the trusteed programs within the office of the governor, including authorized appropriations from the Texas Enterprise Fund, available federal funds, and any other statutorily authorized and appropriate funding sources transferred from the trusteed programs within the office of the governor, for the purposes of this section. The department shall solicit and accept gifts and grants for the purposes of this section. The department shall use gifts and grants received for the purposes of this section before using any other revenue.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.108 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.108
§ 1204.108. DELIVERY OF WARD'S PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON ON SETTLEMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP OF THE ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the guardianship of a ward is required to be settled as provided by Section 1204.001, the guardian of the person shall deliver all of the ward's property in the guardian's possession or control to the emancipated ward or other person entitled to the property. If the ward is deceased, the guardian shall deliver the property to the personal representative of the deceased ward's estate or other person entitled to the property.

(b) If none of the ward's property is in the guardian of the person's possession or control, the guardian shall, not later than the 60th day after the date the guardianship is required to be settled, file with the court a sworn affidavit that states:

(1) the reason the guardianship was terminated; and

(2) to whom the ward's property in the guardian's possession was delivered.

(c) The judge may issue orders as necessary for the best interests of the ward or the deceased ward's estate.

(d) This section does not discharge a guardian of the person from liability for breach of the guardian's fiduciary duties.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.153 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.153
§ 37.153. REQUIRED REFUSAL OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A certificate holder shall refuse to serve a customer in the holder's certificated area if the holder is prohibited from providing the service under Section 212.012, 232.029, or 232.0291, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.454 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.454
§ 884.454. COMMISSIONER'S COMPUTATION OF RESERVE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practical each year, the department shall compute the reserve liability of each stipulated premium company that has outstanding insurance policies.

(b) To make the computations, the department:

(1) shall use the net premium basis in accordance with the reserve table and interest rate adopted by the stipulated premium company and approved by the commissioner; and

(2) may use group methods and approximate averages for fractions of a year.

(c) The reserve liability may be computed on not more than a one-year preliminary term with allowance for any deficiency reserve under Section 884.453.
Tex. Family Code § 110.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 110 / Section 110.005
§ 110.005. TRANSFER FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for filing a transferred case is $80 payable to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred. Fees collected under this section are to be remitted and allocated as provided by Chapters 133 and 135, Local Government Code, as applicable.

(b) A party may not be assessed any other fee, cost, charge, or expense by the clerk of the court or other public official in connection with filing of the transferred case.

(c) The fee limitation in this section does not affect a fee payable to the court transferring the case.