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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.001
§ 76.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Barrel of oysters" means three boxes of oysters in the shell or two gallons of shucked oysters without shells. The dimensions of a box are 10 inches by 20 inches by 13-1/2 inches. In filling a box for measurement, the oysters may not be piled more than 2-1/2 inches above the height of the box at the center.

(2) "Natural oyster bed" means an area with a substrate that is predominantly composed of oyster shell or live oysters.

(3) "Open season" means a period during which it is lawful to take oysters.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.203 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.203
§ 101.203. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates any provision of this subchapter is liable to a person damaged by the violation for the damages resulting from the violation.

(b) A person damaged by a violation of this subchapter may maintain an action to redress the damage and may obtain injunctive relief.

(c) An association or labor union that represents or purports to represent a person who violates any provision of this subchapter is jointly and severally liable with the person for the damages resulting from the violation.

(d) In this section, "labor union" means any incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, national or local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons organized and existing in part to protect those persons and to improve their working conditions, wages, or employment relationships and includes the local, state, national, and international affiliates of those organizations.
Tex. Education Code § 74.757 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.757
§ 74.757. OTHER FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the facilities of the health science center and its component institutions, the board of regents may enter into agreements under which additional facilities used in the center's teaching and research programs, including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and medical education buildings, may be provided by a public or private entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.154
§ 8425.154. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt;

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the requirement of Subsection (i) is satisfied.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8425.151 to authorize the district's bonds.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8425.003.

(i) If the district is located wholly or partly in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not divide under this subchapter unless the municipality by resolution or ordinance consents to the division of the district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 362.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 362 / Section 362.001
§ 362.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Joint airport" means an airport that is operated jointly by two municipalities and that is situated in two counties.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" means a municipal police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, marshal, deputy marshal, investigator of a district attorney's, criminal district attorney's, or county attorney's office, or police officer of a joint airport who has been commissioned as a peace officer under the laws of this state.

(3) "Multicounty drug task force" means a mutual aid law enforcement task force that is established as a multicounty law enforcement cooperation between counties and municipalities to enhance multicounty interagency coordination, acquire intelligence information, and facilitate multicounty investigations of drug-related crimes.
Tex. Government Code § 301.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.024
§ 301.024. PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A general investigating committee may issue process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents, and instruments required by the committee. Any other committee may issue process if authorized by the resolution creating the committee or the rules of procedure of the creating house. A committee may issue process to a witness at any place in this state.

(b) A committee chairman shall issue in the name of the committee all subpoenas and other process as directed by the committee.

(c) If necessary to obtain compliance with a subpoena or other process, a committee may issue writs of attachment.

(d) All process may be addressed to and served by any peace officer of this state or by the sergeant at arms appointed by the committee.

(e) A witness who attends a committee proceeding or a proceeding of either house under process is entitled to the same mileage and per diem as a witness who appears before a grand jury in this state. Mileage and per diem are paid from that house's contingent expense fund or from the contingent expense fund of the committee conducting the proceeding.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.251 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.251
§ 113.251. PLEDGE OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a multiple-party account may pledge the account or otherwise create a security interest in the account without the joinder of, as applicable, a P.O.D. payee, a beneficiary, a convenience signer, or any other party to a joint account, regardless of whether a right of survivorship exists.

(b) A convenience signer may not pledge or otherwise create a security interest in an account.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date a security interest on a multiple-party account is perfected, a secured creditor that is a financial institution with accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall provide written notice of the pledge of the account to any other party to the account who did not create the security interest. The notice must be sent by a qualified delivery method to each other party at the last address the party provided to the depository bank.

(d) The financial institution is not required to provide the notice described by Subsection (c) to a P.O.D. payee, beneficiary, or convenience signer.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.007
§ 14.007. ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

On request by the governing body of a municipality, the commission may provide commission employees as necessary to advise and consult with the municipality on a pending matter.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.152
§ 1371.152. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) an issuer who has more than $3 billion in outstanding obligations as of September 1, 2007, or to a nonprofit corporation investing funds on behalf of such an issuer;

(2) a person acting as a financial adviser with respect to an issuance of public securities by an issuer created under Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, delivered before January 1, 2010, under a contract that was in effect on September 1, 2007, and that has not been modified since that date;

(3) an employee of an issuer providing advice to the issuer or to another issuer;

(4) a state agency:

(A) created by Section 49-b, Article III, Texas Constitution; or

(B) the head of which is an officer in the executive department under Section 1, Article IV, Texas Constitution; or

(5) a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, by a municipality located in a county bordering the Rio Grande River.
Tex. Education Code § 88.110 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.110
§ 88.110. PURCHASE OF LAND FOR SEEDLING NURSERY.
Status: in_force

The board may acquire by purchase in the name of the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Texas Forest Service, and may improve, a sufficient quantity of land suitable for the operation of a forest tree seedling nursery in the reforestation program of the Texas Forest Service and for the production of other forest products. However, not more than 400 acres of land may be purchased under this section; and the selling price of seedlings produced on the land, as far as practical, shall represent the cost of production plus at least 10 percent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.006
§ 7956.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2.02 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2.02 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.204
§ 7803.204. ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds, other than refunding bonds, unless the bonds are authorized by a majority vote of the district voters voting in an election held to determine whether the bonds should be issued and whether a tax should be imposed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(b) The board may order and provide notice of an election under this section.

(c) In addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the ballots shall have printed on them "For the issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes in payment thereof" and the contrary of that proposition.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0807 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0807
§ 526.0807. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The council:

(1) shall, in accordance with Section 526.0808:

(A) develop a recurring five-year statewide interagency aging services strategic plan; and

(B) submit the strategic plan to the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to the strategic plan;

(2) shall develop and, not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, submit to the legislature a biennial coordinated statewide interagency aging services expenditure proposal;

(3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of state-funded interagency aging programs and services that includes a description of how those programs and services further the purpose of the statewide interagency aging services strategic plan;

(4) may facilitate opportunities to increase collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal and state money for interagency aging services in this state; and

(5) may establish subcommittees as necessary to carry out the council's duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.202
§ 11002.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 11002.201, 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 § 9060.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.052
§ 9060.052. ADDITION OF LAND TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may not add land to the district unless:

(1) an owner of land adjacent or contiguous to the district requests in writing that the district add land;

(2) the owner of the land to be added consents to the addition; and

(3) the land is adjacent or contiguous to the district when added.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134A.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.001
§ 134A.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.007
§ 425.007. SUBSCRIPTION TO OR UNDERWRITING PURCHASE OR SALE OF SECURITIES OR PROPERTY PROHIBITED; CONTROL OF DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A life insurance company organized under the laws of this state may not:

(1) subscribe to, or participate in, any underwriting of the purchase or sale of securities or property;

(2) enter into a transaction described by Subdivision (1) for a purpose described by Subdivision (1);

(3) sell on account of the company jointly with any other person, firm, or corporation; or

(4) enter into any agreement to withhold from sale any of the company's property.

(b) The disposition of the life insurance company's property must be at all times within the control of the company's board of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.151
§ 3856.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.059
§ 36.059. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TAX BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the allocation of tax savings derived from liberalized depreciation and amortization, the investment tax credit, and the application of similar methods, the regulatory authority shall:

(1) balance equitably the interests of present and future customers; and

(2) apportion accordingly the benefits between consumers and the electric or municipally owned utility.

(b) If an electric utility or a municipally owned utility retains a portion of the investment tax credit, that portion shall be deducted from the original cost of the facilities or other addition to the rate base to which the credit applied to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.
Tex. Water Code § 152.161 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.161
§ 152.161. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A river authority may not use an economic development program to:

(1) promote fuel switching or the substitution of electric power for another fuel or energy source; or

(2) provide an economic or other incentive to use electric power to preferentially market the use of electric power over another fuel or energy source.

(b) This section does not limit a power granted to a river authority by other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 601.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 601 / Section 601.001
§ 601.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affiliate" means a company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company. For the purposes of this subdivision, "control" has the meaning described by Sections 823.005 and 823.151.

(2) "Authorization" has the meaning assigned by Section 82.001.

(3) "Covered entity" means an individual or entity that receives an authorization from the department. The term includes an individual or entity described by Section 82.002.

(4) "Nonaffiliated third party" means an entity that is not an affiliate of, or related to by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control with, the covered entity. The term does not include a joint employee of the entity.
Tex. Education Code § 38.0231 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.0231
§ 38.0231. GUIDELINES FOR USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall develop and distribute model health and safety guidelines that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools may use to determine best practices for the effective integration of digital devices in public schools. The guidelines must:

(1) be based on evidence-based studies and practices;

(2) consider the needs of students with intellectual or physical disabilities;

(3) consider the potential costs of implementation of the guidelines and affordable ways to reduce the hazards associated with the extended use of digital devices; and

(4) address:

(A) digital device use for varying age ranges and developmental levels;

(B) the amount of time a student spends using digital devices in the classroom;

(C) appropriate frequency for breaks from the use of digital devices;

(D) physical positioning of digital devices in the classroom;

(E) the use of digital devices to complete homework assignments;

(F) recommended total daily screen time usage for students;

(G) recommended practices or software to block access to inappropriate content; and

(H) recommended teacher training regarding digital device use in the classroom to ensure implementation of the best practices.

(b) The school board of each school district or the governing body of each open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy for the effective integration of digital devices in the district or school. In adopting the policy, the school board or the governing body may decide whether to adopt the guidelines developed under Subsection (a) for use in the district or school.

(c) Each school district or open-enrollment charter school that adopts the guidelines developed under Subsection (a) may implement the guidelines in a manner that best meets the district's or charter school's individual needs and the individual needs of students in the district or school, including students with intellectual or physical disabilities.

(d) If a school district or open-enrollment charter school adopts the guidelines developed under Subsection (a), the district or charter school shall post the guidelines publicly on the district's or charter school's Internet website.
Tex. Water Code § 51.782 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.782
§ 51.782. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

The board shall post notice of the hearing on the bulletin board at the courthouse door of each county in which the district is located and at three or more other public places within the boundaries of the district. The notice must be posted at least 10 days before the hearing on the proposed dissolution of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.153
§ 8246.153. MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district is entitled to maintain a flood control project constructed in Lavaca County by the United States if the project:

(1) extends wholly or partly into the district or is within five miles of the boundaries of the district; and

(2) is considered by the board to protect property in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.204 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.204
§ 32.204. LEASE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Any lease offered under Section 32.201 of this code shall contain a sufficient description of the land to be leased to enable the tract to be located on the ground. All other terms and conditions of the lease shall be identical to those contained in the lease covering such adjacent land, provided the terms and conditions are not inconsistent with any laws of this state. In the event there is more than one lease covering such land, the terms and conditions of the lease shall be no less favorable to the state than the most favorable of such leases. In those instances where the adjoining land is not covered by an existing oil and gas lease, all other terms and conditions of the lease shall be set by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.151
§ 7807.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Subchapter G, Chapter 54, Water Code, applies to all matters relating to the imposition of district taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.054
§ 592.054. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by this subtitle, the director shall provide without further consent necessary care and treatment to each court-committed resident and make available necessary care and treatment to each voluntary resident.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), consent is required for:

(1) all surgical procedures; and

(2) as provided by Section 592.153, the administration of psychoactive medications.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0303
§ 8063.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.102
§ 2211.102. LIABILITY OF INSURERS TO ASSOCIATION; ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The participating insurers are liable to the association as provided by this chapter and the plan of operation for the expenses and liabilities incurred by the association as provided by this chapter and the plan. The association shall make assessments against the participating insurers as required to meet those expenses and liabilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0201
§ 8071.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8071.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.361 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.361
§ 2203.361. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter are authorized investments under Subchapter B, Chapter 424, and Subchapter D, Chapter 425.