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Tex. Family Code § 264.181 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.181
§ 264.181. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Catchment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.

(2) "Community-based care" means the provision of child welfare services in accordance with state and federal child welfare goals by a community-based nonprofit or local governmental entity under the pilot program.

(3) "Eligible rural region" means a catchment area for which the department requested but did not receive bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to implement community-based care under Subchapter B-1 in which at least two-thirds of the counties comprising the area have a population of 50,000 or less.

(4) "Pilot program" means a rural community-based care pilot program implemented under this subchapter.
Tex. Property Code § 53.081 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.081
§ 53.081. AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDS FOR BENEFIT OF CLAIMANTS.
Status: repealed

(a) If an owner receives notice under Section 53.056 or 53.057, the owner may withhold from payments to the original contractor an amount necessary to pay the claim for which he receives notice. The withholding may be in addition to any reserved funds.

(b) If notice is sent under Section 53.056, the owner may withhold the funds immediately on receipt of the notice.

(c) If notice is sent under Section 53.057, the owner may withhold funds immediately on receipt of a copy of the claimant's affidavit prepared in accordance with Sections 53.052 through 53.055.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(7), eff. January 1, 2022.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8879.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8879 / Section 8879.001
§ 8879.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Crockett County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0502
§ 8141.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.23
§ 38.23. EVIDENCE NOT TO BE USED.
Status: in_force

(a) No evidence obtained by an officer or other person in violation of any provisions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or of the Constitution or laws of the United States of America, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the trial of any criminal case.

In any case where the legal evidence raises an issue hereunder, the jury shall be instructed that if it believes, or has a reasonable doubt, that the evidence was obtained in violation of the provisions of this Article, then and in such event, the jury shall disregard any such evidence so obtained.

(b) It is an exception to the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Article that the evidence was obtained by a law enforcement officer acting in objective good faith reliance upon a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate based on probable cause.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.006
§ 45.006. SALES OF GAME BIRD CARCASSES OR PARTS OF A GAME BIRD.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or purchase the carcass or any part of a dead pen-raised game bird unless:

(1) the carcass or part is clearly stamped and marked by the stamp authorized by Subsection (b); or

(2) the carcass or part is delivered to the purchaser and is accompanied by a document on which is printed or written the name, street address, and identification number, if applicable, of the game bird breeder.

(b) Each holder of a license required by this chapter who offers for sale the carcass of a pen-raised game bird may acquire a rubber stamp which, when used, shows the identification number of the holder of the license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.003
§ 152.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Service" means the Texas A&M Forest Service.

(2) "Forest pests" means native insects and diseases, nonnative invasive insects and diseases, and noxious and invasive plants included on a list under Section 71.151, Agriculture Code, that are harmful, injurious, or destructive to forests or trees and whose damage, if uncontrolled, is of considerable economic and environmental importance.

(3) "Forest land" means land with at least 10 percent cover by live trees of any size, including land that formerly had that amount of tree cover and will be naturally or artificially regenerated, but does not include land within the incorporated limits of a village, town, or city.

(4) "Forest" means the standing trees on forest land.

(5) "Control" means prevent, retard, suppress, eradicate, or destroy.

(6) "Infestation" means actual infestation or infection at conditions beyond normal proportion causing loss to forests.

(7) "Landowner" and "owner" mean a person who owns forest land or has forest land under the person's direction irrespective of ownership.

(8) "Forest owner" means a person who owns the standing trees on forest land, either by a present right or by a future right under the terms of a valid existing contract.

(9) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (H.B. 2567), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0002
§ 545.0002. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, subject to the approval of the governor and the Legislative Budget Board, shall develop and implement a plan to integrate services and functions relating to eligibility determination and service delivery by health and human services agencies, the Texas Workforce Commission, and other agencies. The integration plan must include:

(1) a reengineering of eligibility determination business processes;

(2) streamlined service delivery;

(3) a unified and integrated process for the transition from welfare to work; and

(4) improved access to benefits and services for clients.

(b) In developing and implementing the integration plan, the commission:

(1) shall give priority to the design and development of computer hardware and software for and provide technical support relating to the integrated eligibility determination system;

(2) shall consult with agencies whose programs are included in the plan, including the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Workforce Commission; and

(3) may contract for appropriate professional and technical assistance.

(c) The commission shall develop and implement the integrated system to achieve:

(1) increased quality of and client access to services; and

(2) savings in the cost of providing administrative and other services and staff as a result of streamlining and eliminating duplication of services.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2301 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2301
§ 152.2301. THROCKMORTON COUNTY.
Status: repealed

(a) Throckmorton County is included in the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.1101 applies to the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 65, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 65, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 65, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.252
§ 3877.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 3877.212.

(c) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.114
§ 246.114. ACTUARIAL REVIEW.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies only to a facility whose contracts offer future guarantees of long-term nursing care that develop current actuarial liabilities.

(b) A facility subject to this section shall file with the commissioner actuarial reviews at least once every five years.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 1522), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2026.

(d) The commissioner may require an actuarial review of a facility more often than once every five years if:

(1) the facility leases from a third party any portion of the grounds on which the facility is located or buildings in which the facility operates; or

(2) in the opinion of the commissioner, the facility exhibits conditions of financial instability warranting an earlier review.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.351
§ 453.351. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR DISCIPLINE OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may deny a license or suspend or revoke a license, place a license holder on probation, reprimand a license holder, impose an administrative penalty, or otherwise discipline a license holder if the applicant or license holder has:

(1) except as provided by Section 453.302, provided care to a person outside the scope of the physical therapist's practice;

(2) used drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent that affects the license holder's or applicant's professional competence;

(3) been convicted of a felony, including a finding or verdict of guilty, an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo contendere, in this state or in any other state or nation;

(4) obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or deception;

(5) been grossly negligent in the practice of physical therapy or in acting as a physical therapist assistant;

(6) been found to be mentally incompetent by a court;

(7) practiced physical therapy in a manner detrimental to the public health and welfare;

(8) had a license to practice physical therapy revoked or suspended or had other disciplinary action taken against the license holder or applicant;

(9) had the license holder's or applicant's application for a license refused, revoked, or suspended by the proper licensing authority of another state or nation; or

(10) in the case of a physical therapist assistant, treated a person other than under the direction of a physical therapist.

(b) The board shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board.

(c) If a license suspension is probated, the board may require the license holder to:

(1) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board; or

(3) continue or review continuing professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Tex. Government Code § 305.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.023
§ 305.023. ADMISSION TO FLOORS.
Status: in_force

A person who is registered or required to be registered under this chapter may not go on the floor of either house of the legislature while that house is in session unless invited by that house.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.055
§ 1652.055. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the basic Medicare supplement benefit plan described by Section 1652.054, an entity may offer additional Medicare supplement benefit plans for sale in this state.

(b) The combination of benefits provided by an additional plan must conform to one of the benefit packages adopted by the commissioner and authorized by Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).

(c) The commissioner by rule shall provide for the approval of new or innovative benefits that may be provided in a plan other than the basic plan and that otherwise comply with this subchapter. The benefits must:

(1) be offered in a manner consistent with the goal of Medicare supplement benefit plan simplification; and

(2) meet the requirements prescribed by Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).
Tex. Estates Code § 256.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.102
§ 256.102. PROCEDURE ON FILING OF SECOND APPLICATION FOR PROBATE AFTER FIRST WILL HAS BEEN ADMITTED.
Status: in_force

If, after a decedent's will has been admitted to probate, an application is filed for the probate of a will of the same decedent that has not previously been presented for probate, the court shall determine:

(1) whether the former probate should be set aside; and

(2) if the former probate is to be set aside, whether:

(A) the other will should be admitted to probate; or

(B) the decedent died intestate.
Tex. Government Code § 661.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.063
§ 661.063. COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the payment to a state employee under this subchapter shall be computed by multiplying the employee's rate of compensation on the date of separation from state employment by the total number of hours of vacation time determined under Section 661.064.

(b) The payment under this subchapter to a state employee who separates from state employment while holding a position that does not accrue vacation time shall be computed according to this subsection. The employee's final rate of compensation in the last position held that accrues vacation time shall be multiplied by the employee's total number of hours of vacation time determined under Section 661.064.

(c) Under this section, rate of compensation:

(1) includes an emolument in lieu of base pay for which the state employee was eligible; and

(2) does not include longevity or hazardous duty pay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.152
§ 3830.152. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the resolution of the board imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.701 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.701
§ 452.701. CREATION OF REGIONAL OR SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a principal municipality, the commissioners court of the county of the principal municipality, or both of these bodies, from each subregion of a metropolitan area, may agree to initiate the process to create, by a motion of the body, a regional transportation authority to provide public and complementary transportation services in the area. The principal municipality, the county of the principal municipality, or both entities, in each subregion, may become the creating entity.

(b) The governing body of a principal municipality, the commissioners court of the county of the principal municipality, or both of these bodies, from any subregion of a metropolitan area, shall initiate the process to create a regional transportation authority to provide public and complementary transportation services for a metropolitan area on receipt of a petition requesting creation of an authority signed by at least five percent of the registered voters of the principal municipality, county, or both, as appropriate. The entity to which a petition is presented has the primary responsibility for initiating the authority within a subregion. The principal municipality and the county of the principal municipality of any subregion, however, may by agreement share the responsibility or shift it from one to the other.

(c) If one subregion establishes an authority, the remaining subregion may establish a separate subregional authority as provided by this chapter. This subsection does not apply to an authority created by a contiguous municipality.

(d) The governing body of a contiguous municipality on its own motion may, and on presentation of a petition requesting the creation of a subregional authority and signed by at least five percent of the voters of the contiguous municipality shall, initiate the process to create a subregional authority:

(1) as an alternative to participation in a regional transportation authority;

(2) if the creation of a regional transportation authority in which the contiguous municipality could participate is not confirmed;

(3) if the contiguous municipality withdraws from a regional transportation authority and:

(A) the regional transportation authority in which the municipality had participated is abolished by act of the legislature or by a vote of the voters of the entire service area; or

(B) the sales tax authorized to be collected by the regional transportation authority of which the contiguous municipality was formerly a member is modified in a manner that would reduce the authority's annual revenue yield by one-half or more; or

(4) if a regional transportation authority in which the contiguous municipality could participate is dissolved.
Tex. Property Code § 5.042 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.042
§ 5.042. ABOLITION OF COMMON-LAW RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The common-law rules known as the rule in Shelley's case, the rule forbidding a remainder to the grantor's heirs, the doctrine of worthier title, and the doctrine or rule prohibiting an existing lien upon part of a homestead from extending to another part of the homestead not charged with the debts secured by the existing lien upon part of the homestead do not apply in this state.

(b) A deed, will, or other conveyance of property in this state that limits an interest in the property to a particular person or to a class such as the heirs, heirs of the body, issue, or next of kin of the conveyor or of a person to whom a particular interest in the same property is limited is effective according to the intent of the conveyor.

(c) Status as an heir or next of kin of a conveyor or the failure of a conveyor to describe a person in a conveyance other than as a member of a class does not affect a person's right to take or share in an interest as a conveyee.

(d) Subject to the intention of a conveyor, which controls unless limited by law, the membership of a class described in this section and the participation of a member in a property interest conveyed to the class are determined under this state's laws of descent and distribution.

(e) This section does not apply to a conveyance taking effect before January 1, 1964.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.105
§ 7983.105. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.082 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.082
§ 172.082. DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION OF ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitration tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction, including an objection with respect to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. For that purpose, an arbitration clause that is part of a contract is an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract. A decision by the tribunal that the contract is void does not make the arbitration clause invalid.

(b) A party may not plead that the arbitration tribunal does not have jurisdiction after the submission of the statement of defense. A party is not precluded from pleading because the party has appointed or participated in the appointment of an arbitrator.

(c) A party may plead that the arbitration tribunal is exceeding the scope of its authority only when the matter alleged to be beyond the scope of its authority is raised during the arbitration.

(d) The arbitration tribunal may allow a plea after the period described by Subsection (b) or (c) if the tribunal considers the delay justified.

(e) The arbitration tribunal may rule on a plea described by Subsection (b), (c), or (d) as a preliminary question or in an award on the merits.

(f) If the arbitration tribunal rules as a preliminary question that it has jurisdiction, a party waives objection to the ruling unless the party, not later than the 30th day after the date the party receives notice of that ruling, requests the district court or division of the business court of the county in which the place of arbitration is located to decide the matter. The decision of the court is not subject to appeal.

(g) While a request under Subsection (f) is pending before the court, the arbitration tribunal may continue the arbitration and make an award.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.001
§ 1231.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Bond Review Board.

(1-a) "Interest rate management agreement" means an agreement that provides for an interest rate transaction, including a swap, basis, forward, option, cap, collar, floor, lock, or hedge transaction, for a transaction similar to those types of transactions, or for a combination of any of those types of transactions. The term includes:

(A) a master agreement that provides standard terms for transactions;

(B) an agreement to transfer collateral as security for transactions; and

(C) a confirmation of transactions.

(2) "State security" means:

(A) an obligation, including a bond, issued by:

(i) a state agency;

(ii) an entity that is expressly created by statute and has statewide jurisdiction; or

(iii) an entity issuing the obligation on behalf of this state or on behalf of an entity described by Subparagraph (i) or (ii);

(B) an installment sale or lease-purchase obligation that is issued by or on behalf of an entity described by Paragraph (A) and that has:

(i) a stated term of more than five years; or

(ii) an initial principal amount of more than $250,000; or

(C) an obligation, including a bond, that is issued under Chapter 53, Education Code, at the request of or for the benefit of an institution of higher education other than a public junior college.

(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.