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Tex. Government Code § 30.00261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00261
§ 30.00261. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Mansfield.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.113 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.113
§ 352.113. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN GATES TO GATED COMMUNITIES AND MULTI-UNIT HOUSING PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

To assure reasonable access for fire-fighting vehicles and equipment, emergency medical services vehicles, and law enforcement officers, a county may require the owner or the owners association of a gated community or multi-unit housing project to comply with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0401
§ 8039.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8039.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 388 / Section 388.001
§ 388.001. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that an effective building energy code is essential to:

(1) reducing the air pollutant emissions that are affecting the health of residents of this state;

(2) moderating future peak electric power demand;

(3) assuring the reliability of the electrical grid; and

(4) controlling energy costs for residents and businesses in this state.

(b) The legislature further finds that this state has a number of unique climate types, all of which require more energy for cooling than for heating, and that there are many cost-effective measures that can reduce peak energy use and reduce cooling and other energy costs in buildings.
Tex. Property Code § 92.257 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.257
§ 92.257. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), a smoke alarm must be installed according to the manufacturer's recommended procedures.

(b) A smoke alarm must be installed on a ceiling or wall. If on a ceiling, it must be no closer than six inches to a wall or otherwise located in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. If on a wall, it must be no closer than six inches and no farther than 12 inches from the ceiling or otherwise located in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.

(c) A smoke alarm may be located other than as required by Subsection (a) or (b) if a local ordinance or a local or state fire marshal approves.
Tex. Government Code § 325.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.012
§ 325.012. RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In its report on a state agency, the commission shall:

(1) make recommendations on the abolition, continuation, or reorganization of each affected state agency and its advisory committees and on the need for the performance of the functions of the agency and its advisory committees;

(2) make recommendations on the consolidation, transfer, or reorganization of programs within state agencies not under review when the programs duplicate functions performed in agencies under review;

(3) make recommendations to improve the operations of the agency, its policy body, and its advisory committees, including management recommendations that do not require a change in the agency's enabling statute;

(4) make recommendations on the continuation or abolition of each reporting requirement imposed on the agency by law; and

(5) after consulting the Legislative Budget Board, make recommendations to improve the agency's key performance measures through the addition, amendment, or removal of the performance measures and related targets, including those listed in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The commission shall include the estimated fiscal impact of its recommendations and may recommend appropriation levels for certain programs to improve the operations of the state agency, to be forwarded to the Legislative Budget Board.

(c) The commission shall have drafts of legislation prepared to carry out the commission's recommendations under this section.

(d) After the legislature acts on the report under Section 325.010, the commission shall present to the state auditor the commission's recommendations that do not require a statutory change to be put into effect. Based on a risk assessment and subject to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the examination in the audit plan under Section 321.013, the state auditor may examine the recommendations and include as part of the next approved audit of the agency a report on whether the agency has implemented the recommendations and, if so, in what manner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.154
§ 1120.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.151
§ 2A.151. TYPES OF MAGISTRATES.
Status: in_force

The following officers are magistrates for purposes of this code:

(1) a justice of the supreme court;

(2) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) a justice of the courts of appeals;

(4) a judge of a district court;

(5) an associate judge appointed by:

(A) a judge of a district court or a statutory county court that gives preference to criminal cases in Jefferson County;

(B) a judge of a district court or a statutory county court of Brazos County, Nueces County, or Williamson County;

(C) a judge of a district court under Chapter 54A, Government Code; or

(D) a judge of a district court under Subchapter B, Chapter 54B, Government Code;

(6) a criminal magistrate appointed by:

(A) the Bell County Commissioners Court;

(B) the Brazoria County Commissioners Court; or

(C) the Burnet County Commissioners Court;

(7) a criminal law hearing officer for:

(A) Harris County appointed under Subchapter L, Chapter 54, Government Code; or

(B) Cameron County appointed under Subchapter BB, Chapter 54, Government Code;

(8) a magistrate appointed:

(A) by a judge of a district court of Bexar County, Dallas County, or Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases;

(B) by a judge of a criminal district court of Dallas County or Tarrant County;

(C) by a judge of a district court or statutory county court of Denton or Grayson County;

(D) by a judge of a district court or statutory county court that gives preference to criminal cases in Travis County;

(E) by the El Paso Council of Judges;

(F) by the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court;

(G) by the Collin County Commissioners Court; or

(H) under Subchapter JJ, Chapter 54, Government Code;

(9) a magistrate or associate judge appointed by a judge of a district court of Lubbock County, Nolan County, or Webb County;

(10) a county judge;

(11) a judge of:

(A) a statutory county court;

(B) a county criminal court; or

(C) a statutory probate court;

(12) an associate judge appointed by a judge of a statutory probate court under Chapter 54A, Government Code;

(13) a justice of the peace; and

(14) a mayor or recorder of a municipality or a judge of a municipal court.
Tex. Government Code § 481.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.211
§ 481.211. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The office shall:

(1) compile and update demographic and economic information on the state;

(2) develop and update information products for local communities on community economic development issues and practices that encourage regional cooperation; and

(3) compile and disseminate information on economic and industrial development trends and issues, including NAFTA, emerging industries, and patterns of international trade and investment.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.123 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.123
§ 60.123. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a rate for the existing termination of cellular or interexchange traffic.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0501
§ 540.0501. RECIPIENT ENROLLMENT IN AND DISENROLLMENT FROM MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) encourage recipients to choose appropriate Medicaid managed care plans and primary health care providers by:

(A) providing initial information to recipients and providers in a region about the need for recipients to choose plans and providers not later than the 90th day before the date a Medicaid managed care organization plans to begin providing health care services to recipients in that region through managed care;

(B) providing follow-up information before assignment of plans and providers and after assignment, if necessary, to recipients who delay in choosing plans and providers; and

(C) allowing plans and providers to provide information to recipients or engage in marketing activities under marketing guidelines the commission establishes under Section 540.0055(a) after the commission approves the information or activities;

(2) in assigning plans and providers to recipients who fail to choose plans and providers, consider:

(A) the importance of maintaining existing provider-patient and physician-patient relationships, including relationships with specialists, public health clinics, and community health centers;

(B) to the extent possible, the need to assign family members to the same providers and plans; and

(C) geographic convenience of plans and providers for recipients;

(3) retain responsibility for enrolling recipients in and disenrolling recipients from plans, except that the commission may delegate the responsibility to an independent contractor who receives no form of payment from, and has no financial ties to, any managed care organization;

(4) develop and implement an expedited process for determining eligibility for and enrolling pregnant women and newborn infants in plans; and

(5) ensure immediate access to prenatal services and newborn care for pregnant women and newborn infants enrolled in plans, including ensuring that a pregnant woman may obtain an appointment with an obstetrical care provider for an initial maternity evaluation not later than the 30th day after the date the woman applies for Medicaid.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.213 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.213
§ 2A.213.
Status: in_force

Art. 2A.213. CLERKS, STATE AGENCIES, AND ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING STATE: REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) On written request by the attorney general, the clerk of a district or county court shall report to the attorney general information in court records that relates to a criminal matter, including information requested for purposes of federal habeas review. The clerk shall provide the report:

(1) not later than the 10th day after the date the request is received; and

(2) in the form prescribed by the attorney general.

(b) On written request by the attorney general, a state agency or the office of an attorney representing the state shall provide to the attorney general any record that is needed for purposes of federal habeas review. The agency or office shall provide the record:

(1) not later than the 10th day after the date the request is received; and

(2) in the form prescribed by the attorney general.

(c) A district court, county court, state agency, or office of an attorney representing the state may not restrict or delay the reproduction or delivery of a record requested by the attorney general under this article.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.354 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.354
§ 53.354. PROCEDURE TO OFFER CERTAIN SERVICES OR MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES.
Status: in_force

After the initial balloting, a cooperative may offer extended local calling services, offer new services on an optional basis, or make changes in its rates or tariffs if the cooperative:

(1) files a statement of intent under Section 53.355;

(2) provides notice of the proposed action to each customer and municipality as prescribed by Section 53.356; and

(3) files with the commission affidavits verifying that notice was provided as prescribed by Section 53.357.
Tex. Local Government Code § 53.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 53 / Section 53.006
§ 53.006. PRINTED CODE AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may have printed, under the direction of the governing body of the municipality, a copy of the code that is authenticated and approved by the mayor's signature and attested by the secretary of the municipality.

(b) In a court, the printed code is prima facie evidence of the existence and regular enactment of the ordinance adopting the code. A court shall admit the printed code in evidence without further proof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.051
§ 3880.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442A.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.151
§ 442A.151. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Money contained in the opioid abatement account established under Section 403.505, Government Code, as added by Chapter 781 (S.B. 1827), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, may be appropriated to the board to fund the pilot program established under this chapter.

(b) The board may collect gifts, grants, and donations to fund the program.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.267 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.267
§ 46C.267. DETENTION PENDING PROCEEDINGS TO MODIFY OR REVOKE ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT OR COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state or the head of the facility or other person responsible for administering a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision may file a sworn application with the court for the detention of an acquitted person receiving court-ordered outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision. The application must state that the person meets the criteria of Article 46C.266 and provide a detailed explanation of that statement.

(b) If the court determines that the application establishes probable cause to believe the order for outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision should be revoked, the court shall issue an order to an on-duty peace officer authorizing the acquitted person to be taken into custody and brought before the court.

(c) An acquitted person taken into custody under an order of detention shall be brought before the court without unnecessary delay.

(d) When an acquitted person is brought before the court, the court shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the order for outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision should be revoked. On a finding that probable cause for revocation exists, the court shall order the person held in protective custody pending a determination of whether the order should be revoked.

(e) An acquitted person may be detained under an order for protective custody for a period not to exceed 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the period prescribed by Section 574.025(b), Health and Safety Code, for an extreme emergency.

(f) This subchapter does not affect the power of a peace officer to take an acquitted person into custody under Section 573.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.079 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.079
§ 22.079. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

On or before December 1 of each year, the governing authority of each constituent agency of a joint board shall approve a budget determining the total expenditures to be made by the joint board for any purpose in the following calendar year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.019
§ 485.019. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO AEROSOL PAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A business establishment that holds a permit under Section 485.012 and that displays aerosol paint shall display the paint:

(1) in a place that is in the line of sight of a cashier or in the line of sight from a workstation normally continuously occupied during business hours;

(2) in a manner that makes the paint accessible to a patron of the business establishment only with the assistance of an employee of the establishment; or

(3) in an area electronically protected, or viewed by surveillance equipment that is monitored, during business hours.

(b) This section does not apply to a business establishment that has in place a computerized checkout system at the point of sale for merchandise that alerts the cashier that a person purchasing aerosol paint must be over 18 years of age.

(c) A court may issue a warning to a business establishment or impose a civil penalty of $50 on the business establishment for a first violation of this section. After receiving a warning or penalty for the first violation, the business establishment is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $100 for each subsequent violation.

(d) For the third violation of this section in a calendar year, a court may issue an injunction prohibiting the business establishment from selling aerosol paint for a period of not more than two years. A business establishment that violates the injunction is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $100, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, for each day the violation continues.

(e) If a business establishment fails to pay a civil penalty under this section, the court may issue an injunction prohibiting the establishment from selling aerosol paint until the establishment pays the penalty, attorney's fees, and court costs.

(f) The district or county attorney for the county in which a violation of this section is alleged to have occurred, or the attorney general, if requested by the district or county attorney for that county, may file suit for the issuance of a warning, the collection of a penalty, or the issuance of an injunction.

(g) A penalty collected under this section shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(h) This section applies only to a business establishment that is located in a county with a population of 75,000 or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.051
§ 7992.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7992.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 1.107 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 1 / Section 1.107
§ 1.107. SECTION CAPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Section captions are parts of this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.004
§ 7957.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7957.003 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. Government Code § 551.1282 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.1282
§ 551.1282.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.1282. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN MEETING. (a) This section applies only to the governing board of a junior college district with a total student enrollment of more than 20,000 in any semester of the preceding academic year.

(b) A governing board to which this section applies, for any regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board for which notice is required under this chapter, shall:

(1) post as early as practicable in advance of the meeting on the Internet website of the district any written agenda and related supplemental written materials provided by the district to the board members for the members' use during the meeting;

(2) broadcast the meeting, other than any portions of the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128; and

(3) record the broadcast and make that recording publicly available in an online archive located on the district's Internet website.

(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials that the general counsel or other appropriate attorney for the district certifies are confidential or may be withheld from public disclosure under Chapter 552.

(d) The governing board of a junior college district is not required to comply with the requirements of this section if that compliance is not possible because of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar cause not reasonably within the governing board's control.
Tex. Tax Code § 327.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 327 / Section 327.008
§ 327.008. USE OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this chapter may be used only to maintain and repair municipal streets or sidewalks existing on the date of the election to adopt the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.005
§ 9041.005. 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 a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.