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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.154
§ 9003.154. TAX STATUS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the district, the transfer of the bonds, and the income from the bonds, including profits from the sale of the bonds, may not be taxed by the state or by any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or taxing district of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8041.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8041 / Section 8041.0104
§ 8041.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8041.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 101.0015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0015
§ 101.0015. ALLEGED FATHER.
Status: in_force

(a) "Alleged father" means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) a presumed father;

(2) a man whose parental rights have been terminated or declared to not exist; or

(3) a male donor.
Tex. Education Code § 21.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.104
§ 21.104. DISCHARGE DURING YEAR OR SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY UNDER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher employed under a probationary contract may be discharged at any time for good cause as determined by the board of trustees, good cause being the failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally recognized and applied in similarly situated school districts in this state.

(b) In lieu of discharge or pending discharge, a school district may suspend a teacher without pay for good cause as specified by Subsection (a) for a period not to extend beyond the end of the current school year.
Tex. Election Code § 271.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.008
§ 271.008. BALLOT BOXES.
Status: in_force

(a) One set of ballot boxes may be used at a common polling place in a joint election for the deposit of all the ballots for each of the participating political subdivisions.

(b) If the voted ballots for more than one political subdivision participating in a joint election are deposited in a single ballot box after they are counted, the custodian of the key to the ballot box for voted ballots for elections ordered by an authority of any one of the participating political subdivisions may be appointed as the custodian of the key to that box.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.005
§ 91.005. RELIANCE ON PRIVATE ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall contract with a private entity to operate a railroad using facilities owned by the department and may not use department employees to operate a railroad. The department may maintain a railroad facility directly or through a private entity. The department may not own rolling stock.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.0245 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.0245
§ 271.0245. ADDITIONAL COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In the procedure for competitive bidding under this subchapter, the governing body of the governmental entity shall provide all bidders with the opportunity to bid on the same items on equal terms and have bids judged according to the same standards as set forth in the specifications.

(b) A governmental entity shall receive bids under this subchapter in a fair and confidential manner.

(c) A governmental entity may receive bids under this subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission. A governmental entity shall accept any bids submitted in hard-copy format.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.001
§ 50A.001. FIRES REQUIRING INQUEST.
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace shall conduct a fire inquest if a credible person makes an affidavit before the justice of the peace that there is reason to believe a building has been unlawfully set or attempted to be set on fire.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.006
§ 13.006. TECHNOLOGY POLICY.
Status: in_force

The counsellor shall implement a policy requiring the office to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the office's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the office on the Internet.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 51.0005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0005
§ 51.0005. REIMBURSEMENT STATUS AS INDUCEMENT.
Status: in_force

Reimbursement to a subject of ancillary costs under the program:

(1) does not constitute an inducement to participate in a cancer clinical trial;

(2) is not considered coercion or the exertion of undue influence to participate in a cancer clinical trial; and

(3) is meant to accomplish parity in access to cancer clinical trials and remove barriers to participation in cancer clinical trials for financially burdened subjects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.110
§ 3901.110. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.002
§ 51.002. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Business opportunity contract" means an agreement that obligates or is intended to obligate a purchaser to a seller.

(2) "Buy-back" or "secured investment" means a representation that implies a purchaser's payment is protected from loss.

(3) "Equipment" includes electrical devices, video and audio devices, molds, display units, including display racks, and machines, including coin-operated game machines and vending and other machines that dispense products.

(4) "Initial consideration" means the total amount a purchaser is obligated to pay under a business opportunity contract before or at the time products, equipment, supplies, or services are delivered or within six months after the date the purchaser begins operation of the business opportunity plan. The term means the total sale price if the contract states a specific total sale price for purchase of the business opportunity plan and the total sale price is to be paid as a down payment and one or more additional payments. The term does not include the not-for-profit sale of sales demonstration materials, samples, or equipment for not more than $500.

(5) "Marketing program" means advice or training that a seller or a person recommended by a seller gives to a purchaser regarding the sale of products, equipment, supplies, or services. The term includes the preparation or provision of:

(A) a brochure, pamphlet, or advertising material, including promotional literature;

(B) training regarding the promotion, operation, or management of a business opportunity; or

(C) operational, managerial, technical, or financial guidelines or assistance.

(6) "Product" includes tangible personal property.

(7) "Purchaser" means a person who becomes or is solicited to become obligated under a business opportunity contract.

(8) "Seller" means a principal or agent who sells or leases or offers to sell or lease a business opportunity.

(9) "Services" includes any assistance, guidance, direction, work, labor, or other services provided by a seller to initiate or maintain a business opportunity.

(10) "Supplies" includes materials used to make, produce, grow, or breed a product or item.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.057
§ 6912.057. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining supervisors until the next election of supervisors for the authority. If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.151
§ 716.151. CREMATION CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:

(1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;

(2) provides a complete covering of the body;

(3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;

(4) is rigid for easy handling; and

(5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.

(b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.

(c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:

(1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or

(2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50D.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50D / Section 50D.004
§ 50D.004. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet twice each year and may meet at other times considered necessary by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.003
§ 8426.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 233.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.008
§ 233.008. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA IN CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

In a child support review under this chapter, the Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative subpoena authorized under Chapter 231 to any individual or organization believed to have financial or other information needed to establish, modify, or enforce a support order.
Tex. Labor Code § 205.017 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 205 / Section 205.017
§ 205.017. DELINQUENT GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall notify the comptroller in writing of the name of a governmental employer that is delinquent in payment of reimbursements under this subtitle and the amount of the delinquency. On receipt of the notice, the comptroller shall pay the amount of the delinquency to the commission from any funds that otherwise would be due from the state to the delinquent governmental employer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0275 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0275
§ 32.0275. MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AND AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "military medical treatment facility" means a military medical treatment facility described by 10 U.S.C. Section 1073d(b), (c), or (d).

(b) This section applies only to a military medical treatment facility located in this state that has been verified as a Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons or an equivalent organization.

(c) A military medical treatment facility or a health care provider providing services at a military medical treatment facility is considered a provider under Medicaid for purposes of providing and receiving reimbursement for:

(1) inpatient emergency services; and

(2) related outpatient services to the extent those services are not available from an enrolled Medicaid provider at the time the services are needed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.551
§ 1305.551. DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that a network, insurance carrier, or any other person or third party operating under this chapter, including a third party to which a network delegates a function, or any third party with which a network contracts for management services, is in violation of this chapter, rules adopted by the commissioner under this chapter, or applicable provisions of the Labor Code or rules adopted under that code, the commissioner or a designated representative may notify the network, insurance carrier, person, or third party of the alleged violation and may compel the production of any documents or other information as necessary to determine whether the violation occurred.

(b) The commissioner's designated representative may initiate the proceedings under this section.

(c) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 329.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.005
§ 329.005. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

Each commissioner shall:

(1) promote uniformity in state laws in subject areas in which uniformity is desirable and practicable; and

(2) attend national conference meetings.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 26.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 26 / Section 26.002
§ 26.002. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) When any program or project requires notice and a public hearing before approval, the notice must be given in writing to the person, organization, department, or agency that has supervision of the land proposed to be used or taken.

(b) The notice must state clearly the proposed program or project and the date and place for the public hearing. The notice must be given at least 30 days before the date for the public hearing.

(c) Notice must also be given to the public by publishing a notice similar to that specified in this section once a week for three consecutive weeks. The last days of publication must not be less than one week or more than two weeks before the date of the hearing. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation, which paper must be published at least six days a week in the county where the land proposed to be used or taken is situated.

(d) If there is no newspaper that qualifies under Subsection (c) of this section, the notice must be published in a qualifying newspaper that is published in any county adjoining the county where the land is situated. If there is no qualifying newspaper published in any adjoining county, then the notice must be published in a qualifying newspaper published in the nearest county to the county where the land is situated. If there is no qualifying daily newspaper published therein, the notice must be published in any newspaper of general circulation published in the political subdivision affected. If no newspaper is published in the political subdivision, the notice must be published in a newspaper published in the political subdivision nearest the political subdivision affected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0401
§ 8006.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8006.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6A.202 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6A / Section 6A.202
§ 6A.202. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "affected party" includes:

(1) the recipient of proxy advisory services provided by the proxy advisor;

(2) the company that is the subject of the proxy advisory services; or

(3) any shareholder of the company described by Subdivision (2).

(b) An affected party may bring an action seeking a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, against a proxy advisor who violates this chapter. Not later than the seventh day after the date on which an action is brought under this subsection, the plaintiff shall provide notice to the attorney general, who may intervene in the action.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.283 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.283
§ 843.283. POSTING OF INFORMATION ON COMPLAINT PROCESS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician or provider must require the physician or provider to post, in the office of the physician or provider, a notice to enrollees on the process for resolving complaints with the health maintenance organization. The notice must include the department's toll-free telephone number for filing a complaint.
Tex. Labor Code § 64.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 64 / Section 64.002
§ 64.002. REDEMPTION OF EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who uses an employer's evidence of indebtedness shall, on the demand for redemption and presentation of the employer's evidence of indebtedness by the holder on a regular payday, redeem the employer's evidence of indebtedness:

(1) for United States currency; and

(2) at the face value of the employer's evidence of indebtedness.

(b) The face value of an employer's evidence of indebtedness is currency equal to the cash value of the purchasing power in merchandise at the commissary or other repository of the person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.045 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.045
§ 84.045.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.045. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation or the amount of the penalty, or both, and either pay or not pay the penalty.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.201
§ 52.201. DEREGULATION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission may deregulate the price of a service in a geographic market if, after notice and hearing, the commission determines that:

(1) the incumbent local exchange company is not dominant for the service in that geographic market; or

(2) the holder of a certificate of operating authority who is a dominant carrier is no longer dominant for the service in that geographic market.
Tex. Family Code § 9.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.005
§ 9.005. NO JURY.
Status: in_force

A party may not demand a jury trial if the procedures to enforce a decree of divorce or annulment provided by this subchapter are invoked.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.001
§ 3840.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Spectrum Management District.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.001
§ 101.001. RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.
Status: in_force

All persons engaged in any kind of labor may associate and form trade unions and other organizations to protect themselves in their personal labor in their respective employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0305
§ 8017A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.029
§ 372.029. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks, trust companies, and savings and loan associations;

(2) all insurance companies;

(3) fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians; and

(4) interest funds, sinking funds, and other public funds of the state or of an agency, subdivision, or instrumentality of the state, including a county, municipality, school district, or other district, public agency, or body politic.

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be security for deposits of public funds of the state or of an agency, subdivision, or instrumentality of the state, including a county, municipality, school district, or other district, public agency, or body politic, to the extent of the market value of the bonds, if accompanied by any appurtenant unmatured interest coupons.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.108
§ 8342.108. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district and is subject to all limitations and conditions provided by this chapter.

(d) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain land that is not contiguous to the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(e) A division of the district may not occur until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has adopted a resolution consenting to the division.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. REFUSAL TO CERTIFY; REVOCATION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

On a determination that a health organization commits a violation of this subtitle or is established, organized, or operated in violation of or with the intent to violate this subtitle, the board may:

(1) refuse to certify the health organization on application for certification by the organization under Section 162.001;

(2) revoke a certification made under Section 162.001 to that organization; or

(3) impose an administrative penalty against the health organization under Subchapter A, Chapter 165.
Tex. Water Code § 53.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.012
§ 53.012. CITIES AND TOWNS.
Status: in_force

Cities and towns are includable in a district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.002
§ 152.002. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of 19 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) twelve members who are learned and eminent physicians licensed in this state for at least three years before the appointment, nine of whom must be graduates of a reputable medical school or college with a degree of doctor of medicine (M.D.) and three of whom must be graduates of a reputable medical school or college with a degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.); and

(2) seven members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.