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Tex. Education Code § 51.884 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.884
§ 51.884. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a) is responsible for training personnel or volunteers in the administration of an epinephrine delivery system.

(b) Training required under this section must:

(1) include information on:

(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis;

(B) administering an epinephrine delivery system;

(C) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering an epinephrine delivery system; and

(D) properly disposing of used or expired epinephrine delivery systems; and

(2) be provided in a formal training session or through online education and be completed annually.

(c) Each institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a) shall maintain records on the training required under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 511.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.010
§ 511.010. GATHERING OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall be granted access at any reasonable time to a county jail and to books, records, and data relating to a county jail that the commission or executive director considers necessary to administer the commission's functions, powers, and duties.

(b) The county commissioners and sheriff of each county shall furnish the commission, a member of the commission, the executive director, or an employee designated by the executive director any information that the requesting person states is necessary for the commission to:

(1) discharge its functions, powers, and duties;

(2) determine whether the commission's rules are being observed or whether its orders are being obeyed; and

(3) otherwise implement this chapter.

(c) To carry out its functions, powers, and duties, the commission may:

(1) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and documents;

(2) administer oaths; and

(3) take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.

(d) The commission is not bound by strict rules of evidence or procedure in the conduct of its proceedings, but its determinations must be founded on sufficient legal evidence.

(e) The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority conferred by this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.107
§ 826.107. ELECTION; APPROVAL OF PLAN; ADOPTION OF AMENDED OR RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At a meeting convened to consider the conversion plan, an eligible member entitled to vote on the proposed conversion plan may vote in person or by proxy. The number of votes each eligible member may cast is determined by the converting company's bylaws. If the bylaws do not contain an applicable provision, each member may cast one vote. Before the eligible members may vote on approval of a conversion plan, the converting company must comply with Sections 826.101 and 826.102.

(b) At the meeting held to vote on the conversion plan, the eligible members shall also consider the adoption of amended or restated articles of incorporation.

(c) Adoption of the conversion plan or adoption of amended articles of incorporation requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes cast by eligible members.
Tex. Government Code § 508.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.055
§ 508.055. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 418.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.064
§ 418.064. LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan made from the account must be subject to the following conditions:

(1) the loan must be made at or below market interest rates for a term not to exceed 10 years; and

(2) the loan proceeds must be expended by the eligible political subdivision solely for disaster recovery projects.

(b) The comptroller shall credit to the account all principal and interest payments on a loan from the account.

(c) If the term of a loan from the account exceeds two years, the state auditor shall, on the second anniversary of the date on which the eligible political subdivision received the loan, conduct a limited audit of the political subdivision to determine whether the political subdivision has the ability to repay the loan under the terms of the loan. The division may forgive a loan made to an eligible political subdivision if the state auditor determines that the political subdivision is unable to repay the loan. The state auditor's participation under this subsection is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.303
§ 452.303.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.303. MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The subregional board of an authority described by Section 452.301 may not, without holding a public hearing on the proposed change, consider a change in the service plan that would:

(1) change the location of a right-of-way of a fixed guideway system;

(2) change or add a width of a right-of-way of a fixed guideway system;

(3) change a grade separation or add a grade separation to a fixed guideway system;

(4) move the location of a station of a fixed guideway system;

(5) reclassify the aerial, at-grade, or subgrade vertical alignment of a fixed guideway or establish the vertical alignment of a fixed guideway;

(6) move the location of:

(A) a parking lot;

(B) a maintenance facility; or

(C) an off-street transfer center;

(7) add a facility listed in Subdivisions (1)-(6); or

(8) add a route for a fixed guideway system.

(b) Before holding a public hearing required under Subsection (a), the subregional board shall in writing notify:

(1) each owner of real property located within 400 feet, including streets and alleys, of the boundary of the proposed right-of-way or the boundary of property on which the facility is proposed to be located; and

(2) the governing body of each municipality and the commissioners court of each county in which the changed or additional right-of-way or facility is to be located.

(c) The notice required by this section must be given to each governing body and to the property owners shown by the municipal or county tax roll at least 20 days before the date of the hearing by depositing the notice in the United States mail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.005
§ 3911.005. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) 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 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) providing quality residential housing; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.101
§ 1021.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.053
§ 7807.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) approved by the board; and

(2) recorded in the official bond records of the county clerk of Dallas County.

(c) Each director shall file the bond as soon as practicable after the director's appointment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.064
§ 981.064. COMMISSIONER MAY ORDER REVOCATION OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may order the revocation of an insurance contract issued by an eligible surplus lines insurer that does not meet the eligibility requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.103
§ 32.103. ACCOUNTS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.
Status: in_force

An electric or municipally owned utility shall keep separate accounts showing profits or losses from the sale or lease of merchandise, including an appliance, a fixture, or equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0101
§ 8084.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Willis, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 176 of Montgomery County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.105
§ 1100.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 418.188 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.188
§ 418.188. POSTDISASTER EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the date a request is received from the division, a state agency, political subdivision, or interjurisdictional agency shall conduct an evaluation of the entity's response to a disaster, identify areas for improvement, and issue a report of the evaluation to the division.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7805.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7805 / Section 7805.052
§ 7805.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A director must own land in the district or be a resident of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.105
§ 8126.105. CONTRACT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR WATER OR SEWER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract to allow a political subdivision to provide retail water or sewer service in the district. The contract may contain terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous to the district.

(b) The contract may provide that the district will construct or acquire and convey or lease to the political subdivision a water supply or treatment system, a water distribution system, or a sanitary sewage collection or treatment system, as necessary to provide water or sewer service in the district.

(c) The district may use bond proceeds or other available district money to pay for its obligations and for services and facilities provided under the contract.

(d) If the contract requires the district to make payments from taxes other than operation and maintenance taxes, the contract is subject to Section 49.108, Water Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0172 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0172
§ 11.0172. LIMIT ON CONTRACTS FOR PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Publication" includes the publication of a book, magazine, photograph, poster, or bulletin.

(2) "Youth" means an individual younger than 17 years of age.

(b) The department may not contract with a person regarding a publication unless the contract provides the department the authority to:

(1) terminate the contract for a violation of a rule adopted under Subsection (c);

(2) retain final approval over the content of the publication, including advertising; and

(3) request and receive an appropriate number of copies of the publication that contain advertising that is appropriate for viewing by youth.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules regarding the types of advertising that are appropriate for viewing by youth.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9012.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9012 / Section 9012.201
§ 9012.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem basis or plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.03
§ 29.03. FOR SUFFICIENT CAUSE SHOWN.
Status: in_force

A criminal action may be continued on the written motion of the State or of the defendant, upon sufficient cause shown; which cause shall be fully set forth in the motion. A continuance may be only for as long as is necessary.
Tex. Water Code § 36.321 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.321
§ 36.321. ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 36.331, the owner of land not already in a district may file with the board a notarized petition requesting that the owner's land be included in the district. The petition must describe the land by legal description or by metes and bounds or by lot and block number if there is a recorded plat of the area to be included in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 403.246 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.246
§ 403.246. AMOUNT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the comptroller specifically directs otherwise under Section 403.249, the monetary limits in this section apply to petty cash accounts under this subchapter.

(b) A petty cash account established for changing currency may not exceed $500.

(c) A petty cash account established for making minor disbursements by the central office of a state agency may not exceed $1,000.

(d) A petty cash account established for making minor disbursements by offices other than the central office of a state agency may not exceed $500.

(e) A petty cash account established for advancing travel expense money to state officers and employees may not exceed one-twelfth of a state agency's expenditures for travel in the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(f) A petty cash account established for a purpose or a combination of purposes the agency considers prudent for conducting state business may not exceed the amounts determined by the comptroller as necessary for the efficient operation of the agency.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0053
§ 2270.0053. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a social development company that is not complicit in the Darfur genocide is not a scrutinized company under Section 2270.0001(9)(A).
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.204
§ 334.204. COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality by ordinance or the county by order may require the owner or lessee of a parking facility to collect the tax for the benefit of the municipality or county.

(b) An owner or lessee required to collect the tax under this section shall add the tax to the parking charge, and the tax is a part of the parking charge, a debt owed to the parking facility owner or lessee by the person parking, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the parking charge.

(c) The tax imposed by this subchapter is not an occupation tax imposed on the owner or lessee of the parking facility.
Tex. Government Code § 606.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.066
§ 606.066. COLLECTION OF EMPLOYEE'S CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the authorization of the head of a state agency, the disbursing officer of the department shall deduct from each payroll of a state employee with social security coverage the amount of the employee's contribution paid by the employee under this subchapter. The total amount deducted shall be paid in accordance with federal requirements.

(b) The head of a state agency shall, for each payroll:

(1) certify to the comptroller in the manner prescribed by the comptroller:

(A) the amount of a state employee's contribution to be deducted from the employee's salary; and

(B) the total amount to be deducted from all salaries; and

(2) include the total amount in the payroll voucher.

(c) If an amount less than the amount of the employee's contribution under this subchapter is deducted from a state employee's salary for the employee's contribution, the employee is liable for the difference between the amount deducted and the correct amount of the contribution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.060
§ 1045.060. ATTORNEY; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as:

(1) the attorney for the district; and

(2) assistant administrators.

(b) The attorney for the district and the assistant administrators serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 544.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 544 / Section 544.009
§ 544.009. LANE-DIRECTION-CONTROL SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

If a lane-direction-control signal is placed over an individual lane of a highway, a vehicle may travel in a lane over which a green signal is shown but may not enter or travel in a lane over which a red signal is shown.
Tex. Election Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR PRECINCT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of the six-month residence requirement prescribed by Section 141.001(a)(5), a candidate for or appointee to a precinct office must be a resident of the precinct on the date prescribed by Section 141.001(a)(5) and must have resided continuously in the county in which the precinct is located for six months immediately preceding that date if an order creating the precinct or changing the boundary of the precinct:

(1) was adopted less than seven months before that date; or

(2) was in litigation at any time during the seventh month immediately preceding that date.

(b) For the purpose of this section, an order is in litigation if the judgment concluding a judicial proceeding in which the order is mandated or the validity of the order is challenged has not become final.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.1521 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.1521
§ 373A.1521. CONTENTS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

The ordinance designating the homestead preservation zone must:

(1) contain the information required under Sections 311.004(a)(1), (4), and (6), Tax Code;

(2) assign a name to the zone for identification, with the first zone designated as "(Name of municipality) Homestead Preservation Reinvestment Zone Number One," and subsequently created zones assigned names in the same form numbered consecutively in the order of their designation;

(3) specify the amount of tax increment to be deposited by the municipality into the tax increment fund; and

(4) contain findings that the area is unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted as provided by Section 1-g(b), Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.351
§ 6002.351. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual or organization commits an offense if the individual or organization violates Section 6002.151, 6002.152, or 6002.154.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Venue for an offense under this section is in Travis County or the county in which the offense is committed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.306
§ 1704.306. RECORDS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person falsifies a record required to be maintained under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0501
§ 7888.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 24.242 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.242
§ 24.242.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.242. 140TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County.

(b) The terms of the 140th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 140th District Court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170A / Section 170A.001
§ 170A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002.

(2) "Fertilization" means the point in time when a male human sperm penetrates the zona pellucida of a female human ovum.

(3) "Pregnant" means the female human reproductive condition of having a living unborn child within the female's body during the entire embryonic and fetal stages of the unborn child's development from fertilization until birth.

(4) "Reasonable medical judgment" means a medical judgment made by a reasonably prudent physician, knowledgeable about a case and the treatment possibilities for the medical conditions involved.

(5) "Unborn child" means an individual living member of the homo sapiens species from fertilization until birth, including the entire embryonic and fetal stages of development.