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Tex. Education Code § 11.173 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.173
§ 11.173. USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may allow a religious organization to use the district's or school's facilities to host religious worship, services, sermons, or assemblies only if:

(1) the use of the facilities does not interfere with the district's or school's primary educational mission;

(2) the religious organization provides the fair market rental value or reimbursement for utilities, security, and other costs related to the use of the facilities as determined by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school, unless waived by the board or governing body;

(3) the religious organization agrees to be held liable for any damages that occur in the organization's use of the facilities;

(4) the religious organization is subject to the same rental terms for the use of the facilities that a nonreligious organization would be subjected to for that use; and

(5) any additional requirements imposed by other law for the use of the facilities are satisfied.

(b) A religious organization's use of a school district's or open-enrollment charter school's facilities interferes with the district's or school's primary educational mission for purposes of Subsection (a)(1) if:

(1) the organization engages in an activity described by Subsection (a) during regular school hours;

(2) the organization displays signage, symbols, books, or flyers on the district's or school's property during any period other than the period in which the district or school allows the organization to use the district's or school's facilities; or

(3) the district or school or an employee of the district or school promotes the organization's use of the facilities in any manner, including by distributing information or making an announcement regarding the organization or use or including an activity described by Subsection (a) on an academic calendar.

(c) A state agency, political subdivision, school district, or other governmental entity may not impose a penalty or sanction on or deny funding to a school district or open-enrollment charter school based on the district's or school's decision to allow a religious organization to use the district's or school's facilities in the manner provided by Subsection (a).

(d) This section may not be construed to require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to allow a religious organization to use the district's or school's facilities for religious purposes if the district or school elects not to do so.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.114 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.114
§ 348.114. CHARGES FOR DEFERRING INSTALLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retail installment contract that provides for a time price differential that is computed using the add-on method or the scheduled installment earnings method is amended to defer all or a part of one or more installments for not longer than three months, the holder may collect from the retail buyer:

(1) a deferment charge in an amount computed on the amount deferred for the period of deferment at a rate that does not exceed the effective return for time price differential permitted for a monthly payment retail installment contract; and

(2) the amount of the additional cost to the holder for:

(A) premiums for continuing in force any insurance coverages provided for by the contract; and

(B) any additional necessary official fees.

(b) The minimum charge under Subsection (a)(1) is $1.

(c) If a retail installment contract that provides for a time price differential that is computed using the true daily earnings method is amended to defer all or a part of one or more installments, the holder may charge and receive from the retail buyer time price differential on the unpaid balance of the contract at the rate agreed to in the contract. At the time of deferment, the holder must provide the following written notice to the retail buyer that is boldfaced, capitalized, or underlined or otherwise conspicuously set out from any surrounding written material: "FINANCE CHARGES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE ON THE UNPAID BALANCE AT THE CONTRACT RATE. BY DEFERRING ONE OR MORE INSTALLMENTS, YOU WILL PAY MORE FINANCE CHARGES THAN ORIGINALLY DISCLOSED." A holder does not collect a deferment charge by the accrual of time price differential on the unpaid balance of the contract.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.203
§ 19A.203. FOREPERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) When the grand jury is completed, the court shall appoint one of the grand jurors as foreperson.

(b) If the foreperson is for any cause absent or unable or disqualified to act, the court shall appoint another grand juror as foreperson.
Tex. Government Code § 552.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.127
§ 552.127.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.127. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH ORGANIZATION. (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the information identifies a person as a participant in a neighborhood crime watch organization and relates to the name, home address, business address, home telephone number, or business telephone number of the person.

(b) In this section, "neighborhood crime watch organization" means a group of residents of a neighborhood or part of a neighborhood that is formed in affiliation or association with a law enforcement agency in this state to observe activities within the neighborhood or part of a neighborhood and to take other actions intended to reduce crime in that area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.103
§ 1102.103. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as a professional inspector in this state for a buyer or seller of real property unless the person holds a professional inspector license under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.004
§ 8146.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;

(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and

(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Election Code § 172.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.051
§ 172.051. WITHDRAWAL, DEATH, OR INELIGIBILITY GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

With respect to withdrawal, death, or ineligibility of a candidate in a primary election, this subchapter supersedes Subchapter A, Chapter 145, to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.104
§ 2308.104. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY TOWING PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A private property towing permit is required for a tow truck used to perform a nonconsent tow authorized by a parking facility owner under this chapter.

(b) To be eligible for a private property towing permit, an applicant must submit evidence that:

(1) the tow truck is equipped to tow light-duty or heavy-duty vehicles according to the manufacturer's towing guidelines;

(2) the applicant has at least $300,000 of liability insurance for the tow truck; and

(3) the applicant has at least $50,000 of cargo insurance for the tow truck.

(c) A tow truck permitted under this section may also be used for consent towing but not for incident management towing.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.007
§ 167.007. TICK ERADICATION IN FREE AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may conduct tick eradication in the free area and may establish quarantines and require the treatment of animals in the free area as provided by this chapter. The commission shall designate in writing the land or premises in the free area in which tick eradication is to be conducted.

(b) An owner or caretaker of animals in the free area and the commissioners court of a county all or part of which is located in the free area shall cooperate with the commission in the manner provided by this chapter for tick eradication in the tick eradication area.
Tex. Education Code § 39.028 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.028
§ 39.028. COMPARISON OF STATE RESULTS TO NATIONAL RESULTS.
Status: in_force

The state assessment program shall obtain nationally comparative results for the subject areas and grade levels for which criterion-referenced assessment instruments are adopted under Section 39.023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0402
§ 7968A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7968A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.304
§ 1012.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Water Code § 11.503 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.503
§ 11.503. APPLICABILITY TO MAN-MADE WETLANDS.
Status: in_force

Section 11.502(4)(C) applies only to man-made wetlands, the construction or creation of which commences on or after the effective date of this Act.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.001
§ 86.001. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

In recognition of past, present, and imminent evils occurring in the production and use of gas as a result of waste in this production and use of gas in the absence of correlative opportunities of owners of gas in a common reservoir to produce and use the gas, the provisions of this chapter are enacted for the protection of public and private interests against these evils by prohibiting waste and compelling ratable production.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 195.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 195 / Section 195.003
§ 195.003. FALSE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly makes a false statement or directs another person to make a false statement in:

(1) a certificate, record, or report required under this title;

(2) an application for an amendment of a certificate, record, or report required under this title;

(3) an application for a delayed birth certificate or delayed death certificate; or

(4) an application for a certified copy of a vital record.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly supplies false information, or intentionally or knowingly creates a false record, or directs another person to supply false information or create a false record, for use in the preparation of a certificate, record, report, or amendment under this title.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person, without lawful authority and with intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates or directs another person to make, counterfeit, alter, amend, or mutilate:

(1) a certificate, record, or report required under this title; or

(2) a certified copy of a certificate, record, or report required under this title.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person, for purposes of deception, intentionally or knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, or furnishes, or attempts or directs another person to attempt to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish a certificate, record, or report required under this title, or a certified copy of a certificate, record, or report required under this title, if the document:

(1) is made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated without lawful authority and with intent to deceive;

(2) is false in whole or in part; or

(3) relates to the birth of another individual.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fraudulently identifies himself or herself to obtain or return registration forms, certificates, or any other forms required under this title.

(f) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(g) In this section, "person" means an individual, corporation, or association.

(h) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section, the court shall order as a condition of probation that the person cannot obtain a certificate, record, or report to which this section applies or practice midwifery, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall require as a condition of parole that the person cannot obtain a certificate, record, or report to which this section applies or practice midwifery.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.145 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.145
§ 521.145.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.145. APPLICATION BY PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. (a) The application of an applicant under 18 years of age must be signed by:

(1) the parent or guardian who has custody of the applicant or the agent under a power of attorney for the parent who has custody of the applicant; or

(2) if the applicant has no parent or guardian:

(A) the applicant's employer; or

(B) the county judge of the county in which the applicant resides.

(b) The department shall provide the applicant and the cosigner with information concerning state laws relating to distracted driving, driving while intoxicated, driving by a minor with alcohol in the minor's system, and implied consent. The applicant and cosigner must acknowledge receipt of this information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.308 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.308
§ 242.308. LICENSES; TEMPORARY LICENSE; INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who meets the requirements for licensing under this subchapter is entitled to receive a license. A nursing facility administrator's license is not transferable.

(b) A person licensed under this subchapter must notify the department of the license holder's correct mailing address.

(c) A license is valid for two years. The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the two-year period. For the year in which a license expiration date is changed, license fees payable on the original expiration date shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder shall pay only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license. Rules adopted under this section shall include a time limit for a licensee to practice under a temporary license.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule may provide for a license holder to be placed on inactive status.The department shall serve as the administrator of the licensing activities under this subchapter and shall provide staff as necessary for the licensing and regulation of nursing facility administrators under this subchapter. If necessary to the administration of this subchapter, the department may secure and provide for compensation for services that the department considers necessary and may employ and compensate within available appropriations professional consultants, technical assistants, and employees on a full-time or part-time basis.
Tex. Education Code § 66.45 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.45
§ 66.45. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PLANS.
Status: in_force

Under each lease issued under this subchapter for agricultural or grazing purposes, the lessee shall be required to implement a soil and water conservation plan reviewed and approved by the board of regents of The University of Texas System under procedures adopted by the board. The board, in reviewing a plan, and the lessee, in implementing a plan, may be assisted by the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60032
§ 24.60032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60032. 487TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 487th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 487th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.084 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.084
§ 40.084. RETENTION OF GENETIC MATERIAL AND GENETIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(2) "Genetic information" means information related to the genetic characteristics of an individual or the individual's family that is derived from the results of a genetic analysis.

(3) "Genetic material" means blood or another specimen that contains DNA.

(4) "Genetic test" means an analysis of an individual's genetic material to determine paternity.

(5) "Testing laboratory" means any entity the department contracts with for the provision of laboratory services, including genetic testing.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department and any testing laboratory used by the department shall promptly destroy any genetic material and delete any genetic information obtained from an individual for the purpose of a genetic test after the purpose for which the sample was obtained is accomplished.

(c) The department shall retain the results of a genetic test. The results of a genetic test are confidential under Section 40.005.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.904 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.904
§ 552.904. LEASE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that owns its natural gas distribution system and that has conducted an election before July 13, 1959, that resulted in a vote to sell the system may, by majority vote of the governing body, enter a contract to lease the system to any person. The municipality may also grant an option to the lessee or other person to purchase the system at a price specified or determined in the manner provided by the lease or option contract.

(b) If the municipality has any outstanding bonds that are payable from the revenues of the system, unless the municipality provides for the full payment of the bonds with interest to their maturities or to the date the bonds are to be redeemed before maturity, it may not enter a lease or option contract except under the conditions specified in the ordinance that authorized the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.301
§ 1901.301. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The commission may discipline a person under Section 51.353 for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, including:

(1) an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of a fact on an application or well log or to a person for whom a well is being drilled, deepened, or otherwise altered;

(2) the failure to keep, deliver, or send a well log as required by Section 1901.251;

(3) the failure to advise a person for whom a well is being drilled that:

(A) injurious water has been encountered;

(B) the water is a pollution hazard; and

(C) the well must be immediately plugged in an acceptable manner; or

(4) the failure to complete a well in accordance with standards and procedures adopted by the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 29.362 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.362
§ 29.362. ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of money distributed by the comptroller for purposes of making transfers to the accounts of participating children, a certified educational assistance organization shall hold that money in trust for the benefit of children participating in the program and make transfers to the account of each participating child served by the organization as follows:

(1) not later than July 1, at least one-quarter of the total annual amount;

(2) not later than October 1, one-half of the total annual amount; and

(3) not later than April 1, the total remaining amount after the transfers under Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) Each year, the comptroller may deduct from the total amount of money appropriated for purposes of this subchapter an amount, not to exceed three percent of that total amount, to cover the comptroller's cost of administering the program.

(c) The comptroller may disburse each state fiscal year a total amount, not to exceed five percent of the amount of money appropriated for purposes of the program for that state fiscal year, to the certified educational assistance organizations for the cost of providing services under this subchapter.

(d) On or before the first day of October and February, a certified educational assistance organization shall:

(1) verify with the agency that each participating child is not enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school in a manner in which the child is counted toward the district's or school's average daily attendance for purposes of the allocation of state funding under the Foundation School Program; and

(2) notify the comptroller if the organization determines that a participating child is:

(A) enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school in a manner in which the child is counted toward the district's or school's average daily attendance for purposes of the allocation of state funding under the Foundation School Program; or

(B) not enrolled in a preapproved private school.

(e) The comptroller by rule shall establish a process by which a participating parent may authorize the comptroller or a certified educational assistance organization to make a payment directly from the participant's account to a preapproved education service provider or vendor of educational products for an expense allowed under Section 29.359.

(f) On the date on which a child who participated in the program is no longer eligible to participate in the program under Section 29.355 and payments for any education-related expenses allowed under Section 29.359 from the child's account have been completed, the participating child's account shall be closed and any remaining money returned to the comptroller for deposit in the program fund.

(g) Each quarter, any interest or other earnings attributable to money held by a certified educational assistance organization for purposes of the program shall be remitted to the comptroller for deposit in the program fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.203
§ 454.203. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for an occupational therapist license or an occupational therapy assistant license must present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has:

(1) successfully completed the academic and supervised field work experience requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the board, as provided by Section 454.204; and

(2) passed an examination as provided by Section 454.207.