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Tex. Family Code § 160.756 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.756
§ 160.756. HEARING TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A gestational agreement must be validated as provided by this section.

(b) The court may validate a gestational agreement as provided by Subsection (c) only if the court finds that:

(1) the parties have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court under the jurisdictional standards of this chapter;

(2) the medical evidence provided shows that the intended mother is unable to carry a pregnancy to term and give birth to the child or is unable to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to the child without unreasonable risk to her physical or mental health or to the health of the unborn child;

(3) unless waived by the court, an agency or other person has conducted a home study of the intended parents and has determined that the intended parents meet the standards of fitness applicable to adoptive parents;

(4) each party to the agreement has voluntarily entered into and understands the terms of the agreement;

(5) the prospective gestational mother has had at least one previous pregnancy and delivery and carrying another pregnancy to term and giving birth to another child would not pose an unreasonable risk to the child's health or the physical or mental health of the prospective gestational mother; and

(6) the parties have adequately provided for which party is responsible for all reasonable health care expenses associated with the pregnancy, including providing for who is responsible for those expenses if the agreement is terminated.

(c) If the court finds that the requirements of Subsection (b) are satisfied, the court may render an order validating the gestational agreement and declaring that the intended parents will be the parents of a child born under the agreement.

(d) The court may validate the gestational agreement at the court's discretion. The court's determination of whether to validate the agreement is subject to review only for abuse of discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.002
§ 7811.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.009
§ 286.009. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date the commissioners court makes an assessment under Section 286.002, a person who owns or claims an interest in the assessed property may appeal the assessment in district court. The person may contest:

(1) the amount of the assessment;

(2) an inaccuracy, irregularity, invalidity, or insufficiency in a proceeding or contract related to the improvement or assessment; or

(3) any other matter that is not in the discretion of the commissioners court.

(b) A person who does not bring a suit within the time provided by Subsection (a):

(1) waives the right to contest a matter that might have been heard at the hearing; and

(2) is barred and estopped from contesting the assessment or any matter related to the assessment.
Tex. Education Code § 37.145 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.145
§ 37.145. COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

If a child fails to comply with or complete graduated sanctions under Section 37.144, or if the school district has not elected to adopt a system of graduated sanctions under that section, the school may file a complaint against the child with a criminal court in accordance with Section 37.146.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.004
§ 257.004. ROAD DISTRICT SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road district to which this chapter applies shall post signs indicating the existence of the district at two or more principal entrances to the district so that they are readable by traffic entering the district. The signs must be posted not later than the 60th day after the date the district is established and must be maintained as long as the district exists.

(b) Consistent with state and local rules governing signs, the signs must be permanent and contain the name of the district in at least three-inch letters. The signs may contain other information as determined by the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 24.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.006
§ 24.006. SALARY OF SPECIAL JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to payment of salary to:

(1) a special judge commissioned by the governor as provided by Article V, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution; and

(2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004.

(b) Each special judge is entitled to receive for each day served as a special judge the same daily salary that a district judge receives.

(c) A special judge commissioned by the governor is also entitled to receive the same daily salary that a district judge receives for each day necessary for the special judge to travel to and from the court.

(d) The daily salary is determined by dividing the annual salary of a district judge by 365.

(e) In order to obtain his salary, a special judge commissioned by the governor must present his sworn account to the comptroller showing the number of travel days that were necessary. The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. The account must be certified as correct by the judge of the district or by the court clerk of the court in which he served.

(f) A special judge agreed on by the parties or elected by the practicing lawyers shall be paid on presenting to the comptroller the certificate of the clerk of the court in which he served and the judge's sworn account. The clerk's certificate must show the record of the judge's election or appointment and must show that the judge performed services in the court. The judge's sworn account must show the number of days that he served as the special judge.
Tex. Election Code § 162.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.002
§ 162.002. ELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to affiliate with a political party, a person must be:

(1) a registered voter; or

(2) eligible to vote a limited ballot at the time of affiliating.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.021
§ 413.021. RETURN-TO-WORK COORDINATION SERVICES.
Status: repealed

(a) An insurance carrier shall, with the agreement of a participating employer, provide the employer with return-to-work coordination services on an ongoing basis as necessary to facilitate an employee's return to employment, including on receipt of a notice that an injured employee is eligible to receive temporary income benefits. The insurance carrier shall notify the employer of the availability of the return-to-work reimbursement program under Section 413.022. The insurance carrier shall evaluate a compensable injury in which the injured employee sustains an injury that could potentially result in lost time from employment as early as practicable to determine if skilled case management is necessary for the injured employee's case. As necessary, case managers who are appropriately certified shall be used to perform these evaluations. A claims adjuster may not be used as a case manager. These services may be offered by insurance carriers in conjunction with the accident prevention services provided under Section 411.061. Nothing in this section supersedes the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and the employer's employees, and nothing in this section authorizes or requires an employer to engage in conduct that would otherwise be a violation of the employer's obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).

(b) Return-to-work coordination services under this section may include:

(1) job analysis to identify the physical demands of a job;

(2) job modification and restructuring assessments as necessary to match job requirements with the functional capacity of an employee; and

(3) medical or vocational case management to coordinate the efforts of the employer, the treating doctor, and the injured employee to achieve timely return to work.

(c) An insurance carrier is not required to provide physical workplace modifications under this section and is not liable for the cost of modifications made under this section to facilitate an employee's return to employment.

(d) The division shall use certified rehabilitation counselors or other appropriately trained or credentialed specialists to provide training to division staff regarding the coordination of return-to-work services under this section.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to collect data on return-to-work outcomes to allow full evaluations of successes and of barriers to achieving timely return to work after an injury.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 1.02(a).
Tex. Education Code § 28.018 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.018
§ 28.018. ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall develop and implement a program under which:

(1) students in participating school districts may comply with the curriculum requirements for an advanced mathematics credit under Section 28.025(b-1)(2) or an advanced science credit under Section 28.025(b-1)(3) by successfully completing an advanced computer science course; and

(2) participating school districts implement rigorous standards, as developed by the State Board of Education, for advanced computer science courses that are focused on the creation and use of software and computing technologies.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.013
§ 102.013. REQUIRED VOLUNTARY POOLING OFFER.
Status: in_force

(a) The applicant shall set forth in detail the nature of voluntary pooling offers made to the owners of the other interests in the proposed unit.

(b) The commission shall dismiss the application if it finds that a fair and reasonable offer to pool voluntarily has not been made by the applicant.

(c) An offer by an owner of a royalty or any other interest in oil or gas within an existing proration unit to share on the same yardstick basis as the other owners within the existing proration unit are then sharing shall be considered a fair and reasonable offer.
Tex. Government Code § 441.160 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.160
§ 441.160. REVISIONS TO RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULES.
Status: in_force

The records retention schedules may be revised and the revisions take effect according to their terms when they are approved and adopted in the same manner as provided by Section 441.158.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1252
§ 521.1252. OPTIONAL DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide to each applicant for the issuance of an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate who applies in person the opportunity to voluntarily indicate on a driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is deaf or hard of hearing as evidenced by a written statement from a licensed physician.

(b) The department shall include a designation that indicates the person is deaf or hard of hearing on each driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who:

(1) makes an election under this section; and

(2) provides sufficient evidence under Subsection (a) to qualify for the designation.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0163 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0163
§ 411.0163. HIRING OFFICERS WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, at the time a commissioned officer is hired, elect to credit up to four years of experience as a peace officer in the state as years of service for the purpose of calculating the officer's salary under Schedule C. All officers are subject to the one-year probationary period under Section 411.007(g) notwithstanding the officer's rank or salary classification.
Tex. Government Code § 482.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.201
§ 482.201. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and biennially update a strategic plan for the promotion of space and aeronautics economic development in this state.

(b) The strategic plan must include a list of potential projects that further the purpose of the commission, and, for each project:

(1) the estimated total cost for completion, including a potential state matching cost; and

(2) an assessment of the availability of external funding sources.

(c) The strategic plan may include any other information the commission determines is relevant to furthering the purpose of the commission.

(d) The board shall submit the strategic plan to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Education Code § 12.2525 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.2525
§ 12.2525. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT.
Status: in_force

An eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter is immune from liability and suit in matters related to the operation of an adult education program under the charter to the same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers are immune from liability and suit to the same extent as school district employees and volunteers. A member of the governing body of the entity is immune from liability and suit to the same extent as a school district trustee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.080 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.080
§ 462.080. RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a facility to which a person has been committed for treatment shall discharge the person when the court order expires.

(b) The administrator may discharge a patient before the court order expires if the administrator or physician treating the patient determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment.

(c) The administrator of a facility to which the patient has been committed for inpatient services shall consider before discharging the patient whether the patient should receive outpatient court-ordered care or services in accordance with:

(1) a furlough under Section 462.077; or

(2) a modified order under Section 462.073 that directs the patient to participate in outpatient treatment.

(d) A discharge terminates the court order, and the person discharged may not be compelled to submit to involuntary treatment unless a new order is issued in accordance with this subchapter.

(e) When a person is discharged under this section, the administrator shall prepare a certificate of discharge and file it with the court that issued the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.103
§ 281.103. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Refunding bonds of the district may be issued to refund and pay any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district, including assumed bonded indebtedness.

(b) The refunding bonds must be issued in the manner provided for other bonds of the district except that an election is not required.

(c) The refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds plus the unpaid, matured interest on those bonds.

(d) The average annual interest cost on the refunding bonds, computed in accordance with recognized standard bond interest cost tables, may not exceed the average annual interest cost so computed on the bonds to be discharged out of the proceeds of the refunding bonds, unless the total interest cost on the refunding bonds, computed to their respective maturity dates, is less than the total interest cost so computed on the bonds to be discharged out of those proceeds. In those computations, any premium required to be paid on the bonds to be refunded as a condition to payment in advance of their stated maturity dates shall be taken into account as an addition to the net interest cost to the district of the refunding bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0209
§ 3965.0209. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
Tex. Education Code § 39.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.204
§ 39.204. CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish:

(1) standards for considering campuses for distinction designations under Section 39.203(c); and

(2) methods for awarding distinction designations to campuses.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall establish a separate committee to develop criteria for each distinction designation under Section 39.203(c).

(c) Each committee established under this section must include:

(1) individuals who practice as professionals in the content area relevant to the distinction designation, as applicable;

(2) individuals with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation;

(3) educators with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation; and

(4) community leaders, including leaders from the business community.

(d) For each committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives may each appoint a person described by each subdivision of Subsection (c).

(e) In developing criteria for distinction designations under this section, each committee shall:

(1) identify a variety of indicators for measuring excellence; and

(2) consider categories for distinction designations, with criteria relevant to each category, based on:

(A) the level of a program, whether elementary school, middle or junior high school, or high school; and

(B) the student enrollment of a campus.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.053
§ 37.053. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility that wants to obtain or amend a certificate must submit an application to the commission.

(b) The applicant shall file with the commission evidence the commission requires to show the applicant has received the consent, franchise, or permit required by the proper municipal or other public authority.

(c) The commission may not require the applicant to designate a preferred route for a proposed transmission line facility.

(d) For transmission facilities ordered or approved by the commission under Chapter 37 or 39, the rights extended to an electric corporation under Section 181.004 include all public land, except land owned by the state, on which the commission has approved the construction of the line. This subsection does not limit a municipality's rights or an electric utility's obligations under Chapter 33. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to prevent a public entity from expressing a route preference in a proceeding under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 444.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.011
§ 444.011. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to commission employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.107
§ 353.107. CHARGE FOR DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF INSTALLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract may provide that if an installment remains unpaid after the 10th day after the maturity of the installment for a heavy commercial vehicle or after the 15th day after the maturity of the installment for any other commercial vehicle the holder may collect:

(1) a delinquency charge that does not exceed five percent of the amount of the installment; or

(2) interest on the amount of the installment accruing after the maturity of the installment and until the installment is paid in full at a rate that does not exceed the maximum rate authorized for the contract.

(b) A retail installment contract that provides for the true daily earnings method or the scheduled installment earnings method may provide for the delinquency charge authorized by Subsection (a)(1), the interest authorized by Subsection (a)(2), or both.

(c) Only one delinquency charge under Subsection (a)(1) may be collected on an installment under this section regardless of the duration of the default.
Tex. Water Code § 63.332 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.332
§ 63.332. EFFECT OF APPROVAL OF FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The approval of the findings of the board of equalization and the tax rolls as finally fixed shall be conclusive except in cases of fraud or the failure to equitably distribute the assessments.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 21 / Section 21.006
§ 21.006. FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The interpreter shall be paid a reasonable fee determined by the court after considering the recommended fees of the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

(b) If the interpreter is required to travel, the interpreter's actual expenses of travel, lodging, and meals relating to the case shall be paid at the same rate provided for state employees.

(c) The interpreter's fee and expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the county in which the case was brought.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.302
§ 3946.302. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Government Code § 854.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.407
§ 854.407. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS AND DETERMINATION OF DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after an application for occupational disability benefits has been filed, the medical board shall evaluate the medical and other pertinent information concerning the member's application. The medical board may require the member to be examined by one or more physicians designated by it.

(b) The medical board shall issue a certification of occupational disability and send it to the board of trustees if the medical board finds:

(1) that the member is physically or mentally disabled for further performance of the duties of the member's employment;

(2) that the disability is likely to be permanent; and

(3) that the member should be retired.

(c) A member who is issued a certificate by the medical board as provided by this section is eligible to receive a standard occupational disability retirement annuity on the terms prescribed by Section 854.408.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.003
§ 1065.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.