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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.02
§ 39.02. WITNESS DEPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

Depositions of witnesses may be taken by either the state or the defendant. When a party desires to take the deposition of a witness, the party shall file with the clerk of the court in which the case is pending an affidavit stating the facts necessary to constitute a good reason for taking the witness's deposition and an application to take the deposition. On the filing of the affidavit and application, and after notice to the opposing party, the court shall hear the application and determine if good reason exists for taking the deposition. The court shall base its determination and shall grant or deny the application on the facts made known at the hearing. This provision is limited to the purposes stated in Article 39.01.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.051
§ 171.051. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

A district may be created only in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more and counties adjacent to such a county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 47.0085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 47 / Section 47.0085
§ 47.0085. CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall create a process to:

(1) permit the parent of a newborn or infant to provide the consent required under this chapter through electronic means, including through audio or video recording;

(2) determine the manner of storing electronic consent records; and

(3) ensure the newborn's or infant's attending physician has access to the electronic consent records for the newborn or infant.

(b) A request for consent required by this chapter may be submitted to the parent or guardian of a newborn or infant through written or electronic means, including through audio or visual recording.

(c) A birthing facility or person required to obtain consent under this chapter is not required to use the process created by the department under this section to obtain the consent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.354
§ 541.354. RIGHT TO BRING ACTION NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

An assurance of voluntary compliance does not affect the right of an individual to bring an action under this chapter, except that the right of an individual in relation to money received according to a stipulation under Section 541.351(c) is governed by the terms of the assurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.102
§ 8364.102. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The authority has only the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes stated under Section 8364.004 for which the authority is created.
Tex. Government Code § 609.512 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.512
§ 609.512. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The TexaSaver 401(k) trust fund is in the state treasury. The fund is for the benefit of the program described by Section 609.001(10).

(b) The TexaSaver 457 trust fund is in the state treasury. The fund is for the benefit of the program described by Section 609.001(11).

(c) The board of trustees shall administer each trust fund.

(d) Deferred amounts, fees collected under Section 609.511, and state appropriations for the administration of a deferred compensation plan shall be credited to the appropriate trust fund.

(e) The interest on and earnings of amounts in a trust fund and the proceeds from the sale of investments shall be credited to the fund.

(f) The amounts credited to a trust fund are available without fiscal year limitation:

(1) to pay expenses for administering the deferred compensation plan for which the trust fund was established; and

(2) to purchase qualified investment products for participants of the appropriate plan.

(g) The board of trustees may establish accounts in a trust fund that it considers necessary, including an account for the administration of the deferred compensation plan for which the trust fund was established.

(h) The board of trustees may transfer assets from one account of a trust fund to another account of the fund for financial management purposes if adequate arrangements are made to:

(1) reimburse the account from which the transfer is made; and

(2) pay administrative expenses.

(i) The board of trustees may invest and reinvest money in a trust fund subject only to the duty of care provided by Section 815.307 that would apply if the investments were being made for the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Tex. Property Code § 70.402 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.402
§ 70.402. LIEN CREATED.
Status: in_force

(a) An agricultural producer who, under a contract with a contract purchaser, is to receive consideration for selling an agricultural crop grown, produced, or harvested by the producer has a lien against that crop for the amount owed under the contract, or for the market value of the crop on the date of transfer or delivery if there is no agreement concerning the amount owed under the contract.

(b) An agricultural producer who delivers or transfers an agricultural crop grown, produced, or harvested by the producer to a warehouse has a lien against that agricultural crop for the market value of the agricultural crop:

(1) on the date of delivery or transfer; or

(2) if there is to be a series of deliveries to the warehouse, on the date of the first delivery of the agricultural crop to the warehouse.

(c) A lien created under this subchapter is on every agricultural crop, either in raw or processed form, that has been transferred or delivered by the agricultural producer and is in the possession of the warehouse or the contract purchaser, and if the warehouse or the contract purchaser sells all or part of the crop, on the proceeds of the sale. If an open storage crop is commingled with a company-owned crop by a warehouse or a contract purchaser after the crop has been transferred or delivered, a lien created under this subchapter applies only to that portion of the agricultural crop in the possession of the warehouse or the contract purchaser in an amount that is equal to the amount of the crop transferred or delivered by the agricultural producer.

(d) For purposes of this subchapter, an agricultural crop or processed form of an agricultural crop deposited by a contract purchaser with a warehouse, whether or not a warehouse receipt is given as security, is considered to be in the possession of the contract purchaser and subject to the lien created by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.306
§ 2308.306. REPORT.
Status: in_force

A board shall periodically provide a report summarizing by occupation the labor demand to:

(1) each public postsecondary institution providing vocational and technical education; and

(2) each entity under contract to the board to provide workforce training and services in a workforce development area.
Tex. Family Code § 105.0011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 105 / Section 105.0011
§ 105.0011. INFORMATION REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

At any time while a suit is pending, if the court believes, on the basis of any information received by the court, that a party to the suit or a member of the party's family or household may be a victim of family violence, the court shall inform that party of the party's right to apply for a protective order under Title 4.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.0512 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.0512
§ 1151.0512. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of property tax appraisal, assessment, or collection; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of property tax appraisal, assessment, or collection.

(c) A person may not be a member of the board if the person or the person's spouse is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board or the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8201.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8201 / Section 8201.053
§ 8201.053. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or road facility that is dedicated or otherwise transferred to public use; or

(2) purchase a road or road facility constructed by a private person.

(b) The amount paid for the reimbursement or for the purchase of a road or road facility under Subsection (a) may:

(1) include all construction costs, including engineering, legal, financing, and other expenses incident to the construction; or

(2) be at a price not to exceed the replacement cost of the road or road facility as determined by the board.

(c) The reimbursement or purchase of a road or road facility may be paid for with proceeds from the sale of the district's bonds or from any other money available to the district.

(d) The district may enter into an agreement to use the proceeds of a subsequent bond sale to reimburse a private person under this section. The agreement may provide the terms under which the road or road facility is to be dedicated or transferred for the benefit of the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 108.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 108 / Section 108.052
§ 108.052. BONDS AUTHORIZED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, before its abolition, a municipal utility district voted to issue bonds secured by property taxes for a defined area under Section 54.806, Water Code, and if some or all of the bonds were not issued, sold, and delivered before the abolition, the governing body of the municipality that abolished the district may, on its own motion, establish a public improvement district under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, for the purpose of issuing and selling municipal bonds:

(1) in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unissued district bonds approved by the voters; and

(2) for the purpose of carrying out the purposes for which the district bonds were voted, including the cost of facilities constructed after creation of the defined area in accordance with the plan for improvements adopted by the board of directors of the abolished district.

(b) A municipality that establishes a public improvement district under this section may:

(1) enter into agreements with developers of property in the public improvement district for the construction, acquisition, expansion, improvement, or extension of improvements in the public improvement district;

(2) reimburse a developer for the costs of the improvements through assessments payable in installments on property in the public improvement district;

(3) pledge any type of assessment, including installment assessments, levied against property in the public improvement district as security for bonds and agreements; and

(4) structure the assessments in any manner determined by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) In structuring an assessment under this section, the municipality may include in the assessment:

(1) a coverage factor;

(2) any prepayment dates;

(3) terms or amounts; and

(4) any other methodology or amounts determined necessary or convenient by the governing body of the municipality.

(d) Any bonds issued by the municipality under this section must be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and shall provide for the collection of the assessments as authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and this chapter.

(e) The bonds may be payable in installments, as determined by the governing body of the municipality, against the property in the defined area.

(f) The municipality may use the bonds to:

(1) pay or reimburse a developer for public improvements in the public improvement district under a development or other agreement with the developer;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; or

(3) pay any combination of purposes described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).
Tex. Penal Code § 72.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 72 / Section 72.04
§ 72.04. PARTICIPATION IN ENTERPRISE THROUGH RACKETEERING OR UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is employed by or associated with an enterprise and knowingly conducts or participates, directly or indirectly, in that enterprise through a pattern of racketeering or the collection of an unlawful debt.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.015
§ 462.015. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES PROVIDED USING TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) An outpatient chemical dependency treatment program provided by a treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464 may provide services under the program to adult and adolescent clients, consistent with commission rule, using telecommunications or information technology.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 282.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 282 / Section 282.004
§ 282.004. CONTRACT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may contract with the franchisee to finance, construct, own, maintain, and operate a toll underpass or tunnel and any approach.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.108
§ 8288.108. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If the district acquires existing works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances that are completed, partially created, or under construction, the district may:

(1) assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner; and

(2) perform the obligations of the previous owner in the same manner and to the same extent that any other purchaser or assignee would be bound.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.302
§ 1002.302. TAXES TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an annual ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds as they mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.151
§ 8478.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.056
§ 1109.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A manager serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of the manager's duties as determined by the board. The reimbursed expenses must be reported in the district's records.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.002
§ 78.002. LICENSE REQUIRED; FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may take any mussels, clams, or their shells from the public water of the state for commercial purposes without a resident or nonresident commercial mussel and clam fisherman's license.

(b) The license form shall be prescribed by the department and shall designate the water in which the licensee may operate. All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 78 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(c) The license fee for a resident commercial mussel and clam fisherman's license is $30 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(d) The license fee for a nonresident commercial mussel and clam fisherman's license is $800 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(e) The department may grant permission to use a dredge in a designated area for an additional fee of $30 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 80, eff. June 16, 1995.
Tex. Occupations Code § 260.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 260 / Section 260.002
§ 260.002. EMPLOYMENT BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall, on a form and under rules adopted by the board, approve and certify a health organization to contract with or employ dentists licensed by the board if the organization, in its application to the board, presents satisfactory proof to the board that the organization:

(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) is organized and operated as:

(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or

(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).

(b) A dentist providing dental services under Subsection (a) shall provide those services free of charge or at a reduced fee equal to the patient's ability to pay in strict compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c.

(c) The board may refuse to approve or certify a health organization that applies to the board under this section if the board determines that the nonprofit corporation is established, organized, or operated in violation of or with the intent to circumvent this section.
Tex. Family Code § 107.1111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.1111
§ 107.1111. CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATOR ACCESS TO OTHER RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other state law regarding confidentiality, a child custody evaluator appointed by a court is entitled to obtain records that relate to any person residing in a residence subject to a child custody evaluation from:

(1) a local law enforcement authority;

(2) a criminal justice agency;

(3) a juvenile justice agency;

(4) a community supervision and corrections department created under Chapter 76, Government Code; or

(5) any other governmental entity.

(b) Except as provided by this section, records obtained by a child custody evaluator under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or to disclosure in response to a subpoena or a discovery request.

(c) A child custody evaluator may disclose information obtained under Subsection (a) in the child custody evaluation report prepared under Section 107.113 only to the extent the evaluator determines that the information is relevant to the child custody evaluation or a recommendation made under this subchapter.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discloses confidential information obtained under Subsection (a) in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.010
§ 157.010. REREGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A mortgage banker whose registration is revoked by the commissioner may register again only after receiving the authorization of the commissioner. The commissioner shall authorize the registration if the commissioner concludes that the mortgage banker will comply with state and federal law and will not engage in improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealings.

(b) A mortgage banker who seeks registration under this section may request and is entitled to a hearing before the commissioner or a hearings officer, who shall propose a decision to the commissioner. The hearing is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) If the commissioner denies authorization for the registration of a mortgage banker under this section, the commissioner shall recite the basis of the decision in an order denying the authorization.

(d) If the commissioner denies authorization for the registration of a mortgage banker under this section, the mortgage banker is entitled to appeal to a district court in Travis County. An appeal brought under this subsection is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.007
§ 3857.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.205
§ 3.205. SPECIAL INDORSEMENT; BLANK INDORSEMENT; ANOMALOUS INDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument, whether payable to an identified person or payable to bearer, and the indorsement identifies a person to whom it makes the instrument payable, it is a "special indorsement." When specially indorsed, an instrument becomes payable to the identified person and may be negotiated only by the indorsement of that person. The principles stated in Section 3.110 apply to special indorsements.

(b) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument and it is not a special indorsement, it is a "blank indorsement." When indorsed in blank, an instrument becomes payable to bearer and may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone until specially indorsed.

(c) The holder may convert a blank indorsement that consists only of a signature into a special indorsement by writing, above the signature of the indorser, words identifying the person to whom the instrument is made payable.

(d) "Anomalous indorsement" means an indorsement made by a person who is not the holder of the instrument. An anomalous indorsement does not affect the manner in which the instrument may be negotiated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.202
§ 9074.202. 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 Section 51.433, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0307
§ 8028A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.