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Tex. Government Code § 614.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.015
§ 614.015. MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND TELECOMMUNICATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(2) "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code.

(b) Each law enforcement agency, and each agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that employs a full-time telecommunicator, shall develop and adopt a policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the peace officers and full-time telecommunicators, as applicable, employed by the agency who experience a traumatic event in the scope of that employment.

(c) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section must:

(1) provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer or telecommunicator is granted and may use mental health leave;

(2) entitle a peace officer or telecommunicator to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation;

(3) enumerate the number of mental health leave days available to a peace officer or telecommunicator; and

(4) detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer or telecommunicator who takes mental health leave.

(d) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section may provide a list of mental health services available to peace officers and telecommunicators in the area of the law enforcement or employing agency.
Tex. Government Code § 489.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.105
§ 489.105. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas economic development bank fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) appropriations for the implementation and administration of this chapter;

(2) fees charged under Subchapter BB, Chapter 481;

(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund;

(4) fees charged under this chapter;

(5) investment earnings from the programs administered by the bank;

(6) amounts transferred under Section 2303.504(b);

(7) investment earnings under the Texas product development fund under Section 489.211;

(8) investment earnings under the Texas small business incubator fund under Section 489.212; and

(9) any other amounts received by the state under this chapter.

(c) Money in the fund may be used only to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(d) The financial transactions of the fund are subject to audit by the state auditor as provided by Chapter 321.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.182 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.182
§ 391.182. STATE VOUCHERS AND WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On delivery to and acceptance by the commission of an instrument conveying to the state an interest described by Section 391.181(a), the commission shall prepare and transmit to the comptroller a voucher covering the commission's costs in acquiring the interest.

(b) The comptroller shall issue a warrant on the appropriate account covering the state's obligation as evidenced by the voucher.
Tex. Property Code § 92.353 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.353
§ 92.353. PROCEDURES FOR NOTICE OR REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a landlord is presumed to have given notice of an applicant's acceptance or rejection if the notice is by:

(1) telephone to the applicant, co-applicant, or a person living with the applicant or co-applicant on or before the required date; or

(2) United States mail, addressed to the applicant and postmarked on or before the required date.

(b) If a rental applicant requests that any acceptance of the applicant or any refund of the applicant's application deposit be mailed to the applicant, the landlord must mail the refund check to the applicant at the address furnished by the applicant.

(c) If the date of required notice of acceptance or required refund of an application deposit is a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, the required date shall be extended to the end of the next day following the Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.607 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.607
§ 12.607. APPEAL OF DEPARTMENT DECISION REFUSING TO ISSUE OR RENEW PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Venue to appeal a decision of the department refusing to issue or renew a permit is a district court in Travis County.

(b) The appeal shall be by trial de novo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.155
§ 3852.155. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property of a person who provides to the public gas, electric, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0202
§ 7971A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7971A.0103; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7971A.0103 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 7971A.0103; 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. Property Code § 161.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.024
§ 161.024. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A bank holding a security under Section 161.021, whether in registered or bearer form, at all times shall keep records showing the ownership of the security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.051
§ 8801.051. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board composed of 19 directors appointed as provided by this section. Directors serve for two-year, staggered terms. A director must be a qualified voter of the district.

(b) The mayor of the municipality with the largest population of any municipality in the district shall appoint six directors from that municipality. One of those directors must be a representative of industry.

(c) The mayor of the municipality with the second largest population of any municipality in the district shall appoint one director from that municipality.

(d) The mayors of all municipalities in Galveston County shall jointly appoint two directors from those municipalities.

(e) The mayor of Baytown shall appoint one director from the municipality of Baytown.

(f) The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall appoint three directors who are not residents of the municipality that has the largest population of any municipality in the district. One of those directors must be a representative of agriculture, one must be a representative of industry, and one must be a representative of municipal utility districts and a resident of a municipal utility district in the district.

(g) The Commissioners Court of Galveston County shall appoint three directors. One of those directors must be a representative of municipal utility districts and a resident of a municipal utility district in the district.

(h) The president of the Clear Lake City Water Authority and the mayors of the municipalities of Deer Park, Galena Park, La Porte, Nassau Bay, and Seabrook shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.

(i) The mayors of the municipalities of West University Place, Southside Place, Bellaire, and Jacinto City shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.

(j) The mayors of the municipalities of Humble, Piney Point Village, Hedwig Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, Hilshire Village, and Spring Valley shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.
Tex. Government Code § 501.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.111
§ 501.111. TEMPORARY HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Subsection (c), the institutional division may not house inmates in tents, cellblock runs, hallways, laundry distribution rooms, converted dayroom space, gymnasiums, or any other facilities not specifically built for housing.

(b) Temporary housing may be used to house roving inmate construction crews and inmates temporarily displaced only because of housing renovation, fire, natural disaster, riot or hostage situations, if the institutional division provides those inmates with reasonable sanitary hygiene facilities.

(c) The institutional division may house inmates in tents or tent-like structures unless prohibited by federal law or a specific court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0201
§ 8046.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8046.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.504
§ 2303.504. STATE TAX REFUNDS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 2303.516, an enterprise project is entitled to a refund of state taxes under Section 151.429, Tax Code.

(b) At the time of receipt of any tax benefit available as a result of participating in the enterprise zone program, including a state sales and use tax refund, three percent of the amount of the tax benefit shall be transferred to the Texas economic development bank fund under Subchapter B, Chapter 489, to defray the cost of administering this chapter.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the last day of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall report to the bank the statewide total of actual jobs created, actual jobs retained, and the tax refunds made under this section during that fiscal year.
Tex. Finance Code § 16.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 16 / Section 16.005
§ 16.005. RECORDS; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) A financial regulatory agency shall keep financial and statistical information as necessary to disclose completely and accurately the financial condition and results of operations of the agency.

(b) Before the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, each financial regulatory agency shall submit to the legislature and the governor a report describing all of the agency's activities in the previous biennium. The report must include:

(1) an audit as required by Section 16.004;

(2) a financial report of the previous fiscal year, including reports on financial condition and results of operations;

(3) a description of all changes in fees imposed on regulated industries;

(4) a report on changes in the regulatory jurisdiction of the agency, including the number of chartered financial institutions, license holders, and registrants subject to the agency's jurisdiction and any changes in those figures; and

(5) a list of all new rules adopted or repealed.

(c) In addition to the reporting requirements of Subsection (b), not later than November 1 of each year, each financial regulatory agency shall submit to the governor, the committee of each house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over appropriations, and the Legislative Budget Board a report that contains:

(1) the salary for all financial regulatory agency personnel and the total amount of per diem expenses and travel expenses paid for all agency employees;

(2) the total amount of per diem expenses and travel expenses paid for each member of the agency's policy-making body, provided that only one report must be submitted regarding the Finance Commission of Texas;

(3) the agency's operating plan and annual budget; and

(4) a detailed report of all revenue received and all expenses incurred by the financial regulatory agency in the previous 12 months.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.002
§ 171.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor union;

(2) an agreement for the acquisition by one or more individuals of property, services, money, or credit in which the total consideration to be furnished by the individual is not more than $50,000, except as provided by Subsection (b);

(3) a claim for personal injury, except as provided by Subsection (c);

(4) a claim for workers' compensation benefits; or

(5) an agreement made before January 1, 1966.

(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a)(2) is subject to this chapter if:

(1) the parties to the agreement agree in writing to arbitrate; and

(2) the agreement is signed by each party and each party's attorney.

(c) A claim described by Subsection (a)(3) is subject to this chapter if:

(1) each party to the claim, on the advice of counsel, agrees in writing to arbitrate; and

(2) the agreement is signed by each party and each party's attorney.

(d) This chapter does not confer on the business court any new or additional jurisdiction.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.464 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.464
§ 13.464. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 13.455 or 13.456 or causes another person to violate Section 13.455 or 13.456.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, in which case the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.153 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.153
§ 65.153. RATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a market that remains regulated, a transitioning company shall price the company's retail services in accordance with the provisions that applied to that company immediately before the date the company was classified as a transitioning company.

(b) In a market that is deregulated, a transitioning company shall price the company's retail services as follows:

(1) for all services, other than basic local telecommunications service, at any price higher than the service's long run incremental cost; and

(2) for basic local telecommunications service, at any price higher than the lesser of the service's long run incremental cost or the tariffed price on the date that market was deregulated, provided that the company may not increase the company's rates for stand-alone residential local exchange voice service before the date that the commission has the opportunity to revise the monthly per line support under the Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan pursuant to Section 56.031, regardless of whether the company is an electing company under Chapter 58.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), in each deregulated market, a transitioning company shall make available to all residential customers uniformly throughout that market the same price, terms, and conditions for all basic and non-basic services, consistent with any pricing flexibility available to such company.

(c-1) A transitioning company may offer to an individual residential customer a promotional offer that is not available uniformly throughout the market if the company makes the offer through a medium other than direct mail or mass electronic media and the offer is intended to retain or obtain a customer.

(d) In any market, regardless of whether regulated or deregulated, the transitioning company may not:

(1) establish a retail rate, term, or condition that is anticompetitive or unreasonably preferential, prejudicial, or discriminatory;

(2) establish a retail rate for a basic or non-basic service in a deregulated market that is subsidized either directly or indirectly by a basic or non-basic service provided in an exchange that is not deregulated; or

(3) engage in predatory pricing or attempt to engage in predatory pricing.

(e) A rate that meets the pricing requirements in Subsection (b) shall be deemed compliant with Subsection (d)(2).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.120 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.120
§ 76.120. EMERGENCY MOSQUITO CONTROL BY CERTAIN MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal or county health department may apply for a waiver from the department authorizing the application of pesticides for mosquito control in the manner provided by this section if:

(1) the municipality or county is in a state of disaster as declared by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code; or

(2) the municipal or county health department determines that immediate action is needed to control the threat of mosquito-borne disease.

(b) On application by a municipal or county health department, the department may grant a waiver authorizing unlicensed employees of the municipality or county to apply pesticides for mosquito control under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator employed by the municipality or county, a nearby political subdivision, this state, or the federal government.

(c) An unlicensed employee of the municipality or county may apply pesticides as authorized by a waiver if the unlicensed employee and the licensed applicator supervising the employee execute an affidavit promulgated by the department describing the supervision arrangement and return the affidavit to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.009
§ 3919.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 614.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.063
§ 614.063. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer may not be suspended, discharged, or subjected to any other form of employment discrimination by the organization employing or appointing the peace officer because the peace officer refuses to submit to a polygraph examination as part of an internal investigation regarding the conduct of the peace officer unless:

(1) the complainant submits to and passes a polygraph examination; or

(2) the peace officer is ordered to take an examination under Subsection (d) or (e).

(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply if the complainant is physically or mentally incapable of being polygraphed.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a person passes a polygraph examination if, in the opinion of the polygraph examiner, no deception is indicated regarding matters critical to the matter under investigation.

(d) The head of the law enforcement organization that employs or appoints a peace officer may require the peace officer to submit to a polygraph examination under this subsection if:

(1) the subject matter of the complaint is confined to the internal operations of the organization employing or appointing the peace officer;

(2) the complainant is an employee or appointee of the organization employing or appointing the peace officer; and

(3) the complaint does not appear to be invalid based on the information available when the polygraph is ordered.

(e) The head of the law enforcement organization that employs or appoints a peace officer may require the peace officer to submit to a polygraph examination under this subsection if the head of the law enforcement organization considers the circumstances to be extraordinary and the head of the law enforcement organization believes that the integrity of a peace officer or the law enforcement organization is in question. The head of the law enforcement organization shall provide the peace officer with a written explanation of the nature of the extraordinary circumstances and how the integrity of a peace officer or the law enforcement organization is in question.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0209
§ 549.0209. TEMPORARY NON-PREFERRED STATUS FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall grant temporary non-preferred status to new drugs that are available but have not yet been reviewed by the board and establish criteria for authorizing drugs with temporary non-preferred status.
Tex. Government Code § 552.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.0055
§ 552.0055. SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM OR DISCOVERY REQUEST.
Status: in_force

A subpoena duces tecum or a request for discovery that is issued in compliance with a statute or a rule of civil or criminal procedure is not considered to be a request for information under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.161
§ 8888.161. GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may enter into a contract with any person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for the performance of its rights and powers under this chapter.

(b) The authority may enter into a contract with any person regarding the performance of any purpose or function of the authority, including a contract to jointly construct, finance, own, or operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the authority. A contract may be of unlimited duration.

(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of general law or of a home-rule municipal charter or ordinance, the authority and a municipality may, after January 1, 2002, enter into a contract of unlimited duration.