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Tex. Education Code § 25.114 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.114
§ 25.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.114. STUDENT/TEACHER RATIOS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES; CLASS SIZE. (a) In implementing the curriculum for physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C), each school district shall establish specific objectives and goals the district intends to accomplish through the curriculum, including, to the extent practicable, student/teacher ratios that are small enough to enable the district to:

(1) carry out the purposes of and requirements for the physical education curriculum as provided under Section 28.002(d); and

(2) ensure the safety of students participating in physical education.

(b) If a district establishes a student to teacher ratio greater than 45 to 1 in a physical education class, the district shall specifically identify the manner in which the safety of the students will be maintained.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.151
§ 81.151. APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the health authority, a municipal, county, or district attorney shall file a sworn written application for a court order for the management of a person with a communicable disease. At the request of the department, the attorney general shall file a sworn written application for a court order for the management of a person with a communicable disease.

(b) The application must be filed with the district court in the county in which the person:

(1) resides;

(2) is found; or

(3) is receiving court-ordered health services.

(c) If the application is not filed in the county in which the person resides, the court may, on request of the person or the person's attorney and if good cause is shown, transfer the application to that county.

(d) A copy of written orders made under Section 81.083, if applicable, and a medical evaluation must be filed with the application, except that a copy of the written orders need not be filed with an application for outpatient treatment.

(e) A single application may be filed for a group if:

(1) the department or health authority reasonably suspects that a group of five or more persons has been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease; and

(2) each person in the group meets the criteria of this chapter for court orders for the management of a person with a communicable disease.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.308 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.308
§ 3.308. PROOF OF SIGNATURES AND STATUS AS HOLDER IN DUE COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument are admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in the pleadings, the burden of establishing validity is on the person claiming validity, but the signature is presumed to be authentic and authorized unless the action is to enforce the liability of the purported signer and the signer is dead or incompetent at the time of trial of the issue of validity of the signature. If an action to enforce the instrument is brought against a person as the undisclosed principal of a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the defendant is liable on the instrument as a represented person under Section 3.402(a).

(b) If the validity of signatures is admitted or proved and there is compliance with Subsection (a), a plaintiff producing the instrument is entitled to payment if the plaintiff proves entitlement to enforce the instrument under Section 3.301, unless the defendant proves a defense or claim in recoupment. If a defense or claim in recoupment is proved, the right to payment of the plaintiff is subject to the defense or claim, except to the extent the plaintiff proves that the plaintiff has rights of a holder in due course that are not subject to the defense or claim.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 26.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 26 / Section 26.051
§ 26.051. STATE AGENCY WITH EXCLUSIVE OR PRIMARY JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before hearing or deciding a motion to certify a class action, a trial court must hear and rule on all pending pleas to the jurisdiction asserting that an agency of this state has exclusive or primary jurisdiction of the action or a part of the action, or asserting that a party has failed to exhaust administrative remedies. The court's ruling must be reflected in a written order.

(b) If a plea to the jurisdiction described by Subsection (a) is denied and a class is subsequently certified, a person may, as part of an appeal of the order certifying the class action, obtain appellate review of the order denying the plea to the jurisdiction.

(c) This section does not alter or abrogate a person's right to appeal or pursue an original proceeding in an appellate court in regard to a trial court's order granting or denying a plea to the jurisdiction if the right exists under statutory or common law in effect at the time review is sought.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.152
§ 8801.152. CERTAIN GROUNDWATER USES EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

The permit requirements of this chapter do not apply to:

(1) a well regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code;

(2) a well with a casing diameter of less than five inches that serves only a single-family dwelling; and

(3) any other well as provided by board rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.201
§ 3830.201. EXCEPTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may vote to dissolve a district that has debt. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the district shall remain in existence solely for the limited purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.

(b) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.201
§ 9029.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The authority may issue bonds for an authority purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.264 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.264
§ 6905.264. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may limit or qualify the rights of the holders of less than all of the outstanding bonds payable from the source to institute or prosecute litigation affecting the district's property or income.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.1025 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.1025
§ 14.1025. FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Financial literacy" means proficiency at managing personal finances.

(2) "Health and human services agencies" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.0001, Government Code.

(b) The commissioner shall collect information on programs, including classes, and other resources available to the public that focus on teaching financial literacy, compile the information into a one-page document, and post the document on the office's Internet website.

(c) A health and human services agency shall ensure that the document under Subsection (b) is offered to persons who receive services from the agency at locations at which those persons frequently access services provided by the agency.

(d) The commissioner shall periodically update the information contained in the document described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8248.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8248 / Section 8248.002
§ 8248.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Randall County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 423.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 423 / Section 423.101
§ 423.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "clearing corporation" means:

(1) a clearing corporation as defined by Section 8.102(a), Business & Commerce Code; or

(2) a clearance system that:

(A) is organized or operating under the laws of at least one foreign country;

(B) provides for book-entry settlement and custody of internationally traded securities; and

(C) has been organized and in operation for not less than 15 consecutive years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.154 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.154
§ 122.154. PREHARVEST SAMPLE COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall notify the department at least 20 days before the date the license holder expects to harvest plants from a plot in the manner prescribed by department rule.

(b) A sample must be collected by the department or another entity described by Section 122.151(a) for purposes of preharvest testing under Section 122.153.

(c) The department by rule may prescribe reasonable procedures for submitting a preharvest sample collected under this section to a testing laboratory selected by the license holder.
Tex. Local Government Code § 173.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 173 / Section 173.003
§ 173.003. MANNER OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Salary payments under this chapter may be paid in the manner directed by the person, subject to the approval of the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county, as applicable, except as provided by other law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.014 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.014
§ 322.014. AUTOMATED TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In an automated transaction, the rules provided by this section apply.

(b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.

(c) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.

(d) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.152
§ 1201.152. COVERAGE UNDER SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Clause (b) of the provision required by Section 1201.208(a), an individual accident and health insurance policy must cover any loss that occurs after 12 months from a preexisting condition if the insurer uses a simplified application form that does not include a question concerning the applicant's health history or medical treatment history.

(b) This section applies regardless of whether the simplified application form includes a question regarding the applicant's health at the time of application.

(c) This section does not require an insurer to cover a loss from a condition that the policy specifically excludes from coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.108
§ 1110.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may lease all or part of the district's property, including facilities or equipment, on terms the board considers to be in the best interest of the district's residents. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years from the date entered.

(b) The board may:

(1) lease or acquire property, including facilities or equipment, for the use of the district; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district. Sale or other disposal under this subsection must be at a public sale and at a price and on terms the board determines are most advantageous to the district.

(d) The board may donate to another governmental entity or to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or equipment if the donation serves a public purpose and is accompanied by adequate consideration.
Tex. Government Code § 419.0365 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.0365
§ 419.0365. DISCIPLINARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

If the commission proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's certificate, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001. Rules of practice adopted by the commission under Section 2001.004 applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8166.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8166 / Section 8166.151
§ 8166.151. LIMITATION ON USE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not use revenue received from the district sewage system, including from the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage, and from other purposes pertaining to the system, to pay for surface water development, transportation, distribution, or treatment.
Tex. Education Code § 130.036 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.036
§ 130.036. ORDER TO ESTABLISH.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the coordinating board, with the advice of the commissioner of higher education to determine whether or not the conditions set forth in the preceding sections of this chapter have been complied with, and also whether, considering the geographic location of colleges already established, it is feasible and desirable to establish a junior college district. In the exercise of this authority the board shall develop and publish criteria to be used as a basis for determining the need for a public junior college in the proposed district. The board shall determine whether programs in a proposed institution would create unnecessary duplication or seriously harm programs in existing community college districts. It shall be the duty of the coordinating board in making its decision to consider the needs and the welfare of the state as a whole, as well as the welfare of the community involved. The decision of the coordinating board shall be transmitted through the commissioner of higher education to the county school board or boards or the commissioners court or courts, as the case may be, along with the order of the coordinating board authorizing further procedure in the establishment of the junior college district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9602 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9602
§ 61.9602. REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of law school education loans for attorneys who apply and qualify for the assistance.

(b) The provision of financial assistance in the repayment of education loans under this subchapter promotes a public purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.057 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.057
§ 261.057. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The independent ombudsman shall promote awareness among the public and the children committed to the department or adjudicated for conduct that constitutes an offense and placed in a facility operated by or contracted with a juvenile probation department or juvenile board of:

(1) how the office may be contacted;

(2) the purpose of the office; and

(3) the services the office provides.
Tex. Education Code § 29.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.053
§ 29.053. ESTABLISHMENT OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall establish a procedure for identifying school districts that are required to offer bilingual education and special language programs in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) Within the first four weeks following the first day of school, the language proficiency assessment committee established under Section 29.063 shall determine and report to the board of trustees of the district the number of emergent bilingual students on each campus and shall classify each student according to the language in which the student possesses primary proficiency. The board shall report that information to the agency before November 1 each year.

(c) Each district with an enrollment of 20 or more emergent bilingual students in any language classification in the same grade level shall offer a bilingual education or special language program.

(d) Each district that is required to offer bilingual education and special language programs under this section shall offer the following for emergent bilingual students:

(1) bilingual education in kindergarten through the elementary grades;

(2) bilingual education, instruction in English as a second language, or other transitional language instruction approved by the agency in post-elementary grades through grade 8; and

(3) instruction in English as a second language in grades 9 through 12.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.033 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.033
§ 11.033. USE OF GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent allowed by federal law, money in the game, fish, and water safety account may be used for the following purposes:

(1) enforcement of fish, shrimp, and oyster laws, game laws, and laws pertaining to sand, shell, and gravel;

(2) dissemination of information pertaining to marine life, wild animal life, wildlife values, and wildlife management;

(3) scientific investigation and survey of marine life for the better protection and conservation of marine life;

(4) establishment and maintenance of fish hatcheries, fish sanctuaries, tidal water fish passes, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds;

(5) propagation and distribution of marine life, game animals, and wild birds;

(6) protection of wild birds, fish, and game;

(7) purchase, repair, and operation of boats and dredges;

(8) research, management, and protection of the fish and wildlife resources of this state, including alligators and fur-bearing animals;

(9) salaries of employees and other expenses necessary to carry out the duties of the department under laws relating to fish, shrimp, oysters, game, water safety, and sand, shell, and gravel;

(10) expansion and development of additional opportunities of hunting and fishing in state-owned land and water;

(11) removing rough fish from public water;

(12) administration and enforcement of the water safety laws as set out in Chapter 31, including administration of the boater education program established under Section 31.108;

(13) purchasing all necessary forms and supplies, including reimbursement of the department for any material produced by its existing facilities or work performed by other divisions of the department;

(14) purchase, construction, and maintenance of boat ramps on or near public waters as provided in Chapter 31;

(15) resource protection activities;

(16) the cleanup of illegal or abandoned cultivated oyster mariculture equipment and related debris in public water; and

(17) any other use provided by law.

(b) The department may use money from license fees paid by hunters and fishermen only for those functions required to manage the fish and wildlife resources of this state.
Tex. Water Code § 17.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.012
§ 17.012. DESCRIPTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be on a parity and shall be called Texas Water Development Bonds. The board may issue them in one or several installments and shall date the bonds of each issue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.304
§ 3929.304. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any contractual obligations or bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.007
§ 521.007. TEMPORARY VISITOR STATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall designate as temporary visitor stations certain driver's license offices.

(b) A driver's license office designated as a temporary visitor station under this section must have at least two staff members who have completed specialized training on the temporary visitor issuance guide published by the department.

(c) A driver's license office designated as a temporary visitor station shall provide information and assistance to other driver's license offices in the state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.102
§ 13.102. SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The regulations may govern:

(1) the conservation, preservation, and use of state property whether natural features or constructed facilities;

(2) the abusive, disruptive, or destructive conduct of persons;

(3) the activities of park users including camping, swimming, boating, fishing, or other recreational activities;

(4) the possession of pets or animals;

(5) the regulation of traffic and parking; and

(6) conduct which endangers the health or safety of park users or their property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.051
§ 8142.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8142.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.011
§ 353.011. FEDERAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a disclosure requirement of this chapter and one of a federal law, including a regulation or an interpretation of federal law, are inconsistent or conflict, federal law controls and the inconsistent or conflicting disclosures required by this chapter need not be given.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.209 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.209
§ 166.209. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 166.205(d), 166.207, and 166.208 and Subsection (c), a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or other person commits an offense if, with the specific intent to violate this subchapter, the person intentionally:

(1) conceals, cancels, effectuates, or falsifies another person's DNR order in violation of this subchapter; or

(2) conceals or withholds personal knowledge of another person's revocation of a DNR order in violation of this subchapter.

(a-1) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. This section does not preclude prosecution for any other applicable offense.

(b) Subject to Sections 166.205(d), 166.207, and 166.208, a physician, health care professional, health care facility, hospital, or entity is subject to review and disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing authority for intentionally:

(1) failing to effectuate a DNR order in violation of this subchapter; or

(2) issuing a DNR order in violation of this subchapter.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person whose act or omission was based on a reasonable belief that the act or omission was in compliance with the wishes of the patient or the person responsible for the patient's health care decisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.112
§ 1014.112. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.