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Tex. Government Code § 466.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.021
§ 466.021. DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall, every two years, employ an independent firm experienced in demographic analysis to conduct a demographic study of lottery players. The study must include the income, age, sex, race, education, and frequency of participation of players.

(b) The executive director shall report the results of the demographic study conducted under Subsection (a) to the commission, the governor, and the legislature before the convening of each regular legislative session.
Tex. Local Government Code § 217.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 217 / Section 217.042
§ 217.042. NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the municipality may define and prohibit any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and within 5,000 feet outside the limits.

(b) The municipality may enforce all ordinances necessary to prevent and summarily abate and remove a nuisance.

(c) The municipality may not define and prohibit as a nuisance the sale of fireworks or similar materials outside the limits of the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.0015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 829 / Section 829.0015
§ 829.0015. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county that has a population of 75,000 or less may adopt an order exempting the county from the application of this chapter. This chapter does not apply within the boundaries of a county for which an order is adopted under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.061
§ 397A.061. EXPIRATION AFTER MILITARY INSTALLATION CLOSURE.
Status: in_force

A regional military sustainability commission that has territory around a military installation that is closed by the federal government and the regional compatible development standards for the commission's territory may continue in effect until the fourth anniversary of the date the military installation is closed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.053
§ 3956.053. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city, including the mayor, shall appoint the voting directors. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8242.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8242 / Section 8242.053
§ 8242.053. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board shall be appointed by the commission upon petition of any landowner in the district.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, the directors shall decide the initial terms of office by lot, with a simple majority of directors serving until the second succeeding directors election and the remaining directors serving until the next directors election.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.152
§ 39A.152. QUALIFICATIONS OF MANAGING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for consideration as a managing entity under this subchapter, the entity must submit a proposal that provides information relating to the entity's management and leadership team that will participate in management of the campus under consideration, including information relating to individuals who have:

(1) documented success in whole school interventions that increased the educational and performance levels of students in campuses considered to have an unacceptable performance rating;

(2) a proven record of effectiveness with programs assisting low-performing students;

(3) a proven ability to apply research-based school intervention strategies;

(4) a proven record of financial ability to perform under the management contract; and

(5) any other experience or qualifications the commissioner determines necessary.

(b) In selecting a managing entity under this subchapter, the commissioner shall give preference to a qualified entity that:

(1) meets any qualifications under this section; and

(2) has documented success in educating students from similar demographic groups and with similar educational needs as the students who attend the campus to be operated by the managing entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8429.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8429 / Section 8429.003
§ 8429.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.103
§ 8365.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.06
§ 32.06. POOL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool system of storage may be used in any area. Under this system all members of a pool participate equally in the original purchase of all alcoholic beverages. The original purchase may be funded by a cash contribution from each member or from a loan to the club by a third person guaranteed by all the members. A person who provides a loan to the club under this subsection may be related or unrelated to the club. A loan for the original purchase may be repaid from the alcoholic beverages replacement account. The replacement of all alcoholic beverages shall be paid for either by money assessed equally from each member and collected in advance or by the establishment of an alcoholic beverages replacement account in which a designated percentage of each charge for the service of alcoholic beverages, as determined by the club's governing body, is deposited.

(b) If an alcoholic beverages replacement account is used:

(1) each service check may have printed on it the percentage of the service charge that is to be deposited in the alcoholic beverages replacement account;

(2) no money other than the designated percentage of service charges may be deposited in the replacement account;

(3) the replacement of alcoholic beverages may be paid for only from money in the replacement account;

(4) the club's governing body may transfer from the replacement account to the club's general operating account any portion of the replacement account that the governing body determines is in excess of the amount that will be needed to purchase replacement alcoholic beverages or repay a loan for the original purchase of alcoholic beverages, but it may make only one transfer in a calendar month; and

(5) the club shall maintain a monthly record of the total amount of alcoholic beverage service charges collected, the amount deposited in the replacement account, the amount used to purchase alcoholic beverages or repay a loan for the original purchase of alcoholic beverages, and the amount transferred to the club's general operating account.

(c) A private club may combine the club's alcoholic beverages replacement account, general operating account, and any other account into a single master account if the master account is maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the club is able to generate statements reflecting the funds allocated to each component account. If the club contracts with a third party to provide management or other services for the club, the club may permit the club's master account to be combined with the master accounts of other clubs to which the third party provides similar services if the combined account is maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the third party is able to generate, for the commissioner's review on request, statements reflecting the funds allocated to each component account of the combined account and the club's master account.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to tort actions.

(b) This chapter does not apply if a right of contribution, indemnity, or recovery between defendants is provided by other statute or by common law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.016
§ 141.016. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty if a person violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted or license issued under this chapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the person's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation;

(3) any hazard to the health and safety of the public;

(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and

(5) such other matters as justice may require.

(c) The penalty may not exceed $1,000 a day for each violation.

(d) Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.108
§ 1091.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 434.0171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.0171
§ 434.0171. STATE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659:

(1) the Texas Veterans Commission, for the sole purpose of managing the fund for veterans' assistance, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign; and

(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to the Texas Veterans Commission for the purposes of managing the fund for veterans' assistance as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, and the Texas Veterans Commission may use the contributions for the purposes listed in Section 434.017(c).
Tex. Government Code § 411.0075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0075
§ 411.0075. PERSONNEL POLICIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The director or the director's designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program. The program shall require intraagency postings of all non-entry-level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The director or the director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department work force that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the department work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(c) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (b) of this section must cover an annual period, be updated at least annually, and be filed with the governor's office.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(30), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 532.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 532 / Section 532.002
§ 532.002. MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a medical director.

(b) To be qualified for appointment as the medical director under this section, a person must:

(1) be a physician licensed to practice in this state; and

(2) have proven administrative experience and ability in comprehensive health care or human service operations.

(c) The medical director reports to the commissioner and is responsible for the following duties under this title:

(1) oversight of the quality and appropriateness of clinical services delivered in department mental health facilities or under contract to the department in relation to mental health services; and

(2) leadership in physician recruitment and retention and peer review.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 491 / Section 491.052
§ 491.052. LEAD INSTITUTION; ADMINISTRATION; PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A consortium established under this subchapter shall select a lead institution of higher education from among the consortium's members to represent the consortium and perform administrative functions under this subchapter, including contracting with and reporting to the commission as required by this subchapter.

(b) A consortium selected by the commission under this subchapter may employ personnel, including clinical, administrative, and data management personnel, necessary to support any consortium member's activities related to drug development clinical trials conducted under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.123 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.123
§ 51.123. LEASE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who desires to lease land shall submit a written application to the commissioner specifying and describing the particular land he desires to lease.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0312
§ 25.0312. CALHOUN COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a county court at law in Calhoun County has the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and by general law for district courts.

(b) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of:

(1) felony cases other than writs of habeas corpus;

(2) misdemeanors involving official misconduct;

(3) contested elections; or

(4) appeals from county court.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(16), eff. January 1, 2012.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(16), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) The salary of the judge of a county court at law shall be paid semimonthly in equal installments by the county treasurer on order of the commissioners court. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance, as authorized by the commissioners court.

(g) The official court reporter of a county court at law is entitled to receive a salary set by the commissioners court. The salary shall be paid semimonthly by the commissioners court out of funds available for that purpose.

(h), (i) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(16), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.055
§ 541.055. METHODS FOR SUBMITTING CONSUMER REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A controller shall establish two or more secure and reliable methods to enable consumers to submit a request to exercise their consumer rights under this chapter. The methods must take into account:

(1) the ways in which consumers normally interact with the controller;

(2) the necessity for secure and reliable communications of those requests; and

(3) the ability of the controller to authenticate the identity of the consumer making the request.

(b) A controller may not require a consumer to create a new account to exercise the consumer's rights under this subchapter but may require a consumer to use an existing account.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the controller maintains an Internet website, the controller must provide a mechanism on the website for consumers to submit requests for information required to be disclosed under this chapter.

(d) A controller that operates exclusively online and has a direct relationship with a consumer from whom the controller collects personal information is only required to provide an e-mail address for the submission of requests described by Subsection (c).

(e) A consumer may designate another person to serve as the consumer's authorized agent and act on the consumer's behalf to opt out of the processing of the consumer's personal data under Sections 541.051(b)(5)(A) and (B). A consumer may designate an authorized agent using a technology, including a link to an Internet website, an Internet browser setting or extension, or a global setting on an electronic device, that allows the consumer to indicate the consumer's intent to opt out of the processing. A controller shall comply with an opt-out request received from an authorized agent under this subsection if the controller is able to verify, with commercially reasonable effort, the identity of the consumer and the authorized agent's authority to act on the consumer's behalf. A controller is not required to comply with an opt-out request received from an authorized agent under this subsection if:

(1) the authorized agent does not communicate the request to the controller in a clear and unambiguous manner;

(2) the controller is not able to verify, with commercially reasonable effort, that the consumer is a resident of this state;

(3) the controller does not possess the ability to process the request; or

(4) the controller does not process similar or identical requests the controller receives from consumers for the purpose of complying with similar or identical laws or regulations of another state.

(f) A technology described by Subsection (e):

(1) may not unfairly disadvantage another controller;

(2) may not make use of a default setting, but must require the consumer to make an affirmative, freely given, and unambiguous choice to indicate the consumer's intent to opt out of any processing of a consumer's personal data; and

(3) must be consumer-friendly and easy to use by the average consumer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0101
§ 8017A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

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

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286.
Tex. Property Code § 116.175 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.175
§ 116.175. TIMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from the sale of timber and related products pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate the net receipts:

(1) to income to the extent that the amount of timber removed from the land does not exceed the rate of growth of the timber during the accounting periods in which a beneficiary has a mandatory income interest;

(2) to principal to the extent that the amount of timber removed from the land exceeds the rate of growth of the timber or the net receipts are from the sale of standing timber;

(3) to or between income and principal if the net receipts are from the lease of timberland or from a contract to cut timber from land owned by a trust, by determining the amount of timber removed from the land under the lease or contract and applying the rules in Subdivisions (1) and (2); or

(4) to principal to the extent that advance payments, bonuses, and other payments are not allocated pursuant to Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

(b) In determining net receipts to be allocated pursuant to Subsection (a), a trustee shall deduct and transfer to principal a reasonable amount for depletion.

(c) This chapter applies whether or not a decedent or transferor was harvesting timber from the property before it became subject to the trust.

(d) If a trust owns an interest in timberland on January 1, 2004, the trustee may allocate a net receipt from the sale of timber and related products in the manner provided by this chapter or in any lawful manner used by the trustee before January 1, 2004, to make the same allocation. If the trust acquires an interest in timberland after January 1, 2004, the trustee shall allocate net receipts from the sale of timber and related products in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.106
§ 1104.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

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

(c) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1111A.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1111A / Section 1111A.005
§ 1111A.005. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT FORMS, DISCLOSURE FORMS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use any form of life settlement contract in this state unless the form has been filed with and approved, if required, by the commissioner in a manner that conforms with the filing procedures and any time restrictions or deeming provisions for life insurance forms, policies, and contracts.

(b) An insurer may not, as a condition of responding to a request for verification of coverage or in connection with the transfer of a policy pursuant to a life settlement contract, require that the owner, insured, provider, or broker sign any form, disclosure, consent, waiver, or acknowledgment that has not been expressly approved by the commissioner for use in connection with life settlement contracts.

(c) A person may not use a life settlement contract form or provide to an owner a disclosure statement form unless the form is first filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a life settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner's opinion, the contract or contract provisions fail to meet the requirements of Sections 1111A.011, 1111A.012, 1111A.014, and 1111A.023(b), or are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public, or otherwise misleading or unfair to the owner.

(d) At the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may require the submission of advertisements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.056
§ 1015.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.