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Tex. Education Code § 37.352 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.352
§ 37.352. PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A school district shall comply with all applicable state laws and rules relating to procurement for district purchases relating to achieving compliance with the facilities standards adopted under Section 7.061 or provided by other law or agency rule.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.201
§ 601.201. MANDATORY TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The minimum standards of the advisory board for approval of a curriculum or an education program under Section 601.052 must include mandatory training guidelines for a person, other than a practitioner, medical radiologic technologist, registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant, who intentionally uses radiologic technology, including a person who does not hold a certificate issued under this chapter and who is performing a radiologic procedure at a hospital or under the direction of a practitioner, other than a dentist.

(b) The training program approved by the advisory board must contain an appropriate number of hours of education that must be completed before the person may perform a radiologic procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.977 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.977
§ 361.977. TELEVISION RECYCLING ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The television recycling account is an account in the general revenue fund that consists of the:

(1) fees collected under Section 361.976; and

(2) interest earned on the money in the account.

(b) Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission to be used by the commission to maintain a public Internet website and toll-free telephone number that provide consumers with information about covered television equipment recycling opportunities in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8199.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8199 / Section 8199.151
§ 8199.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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) An ad valorem tax rate imposed by the district may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.051
§ 8449.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8449.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.211
§ 424.211. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO HEDGING TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

After providing notice under Section 424.210, an insurer may enter into a hedging transaction under this subchapter if as a result of and after making the transaction:

(1) the aggregate statement value of all outstanding caps, floors, options, swaptions, and warrants not attached to another financial instrument purchased by the insurer under this subchapter, other than a collar, does not exceed 7.5 percent of the insurer's assets;

(2) the aggregate statement value of all outstanding caps, floors, options, swaptions, and warrants written by the insurer under this subchapter, other than a collar, does not exceed three percent of the insurer's assets; and

(3) the aggregate potential exposure of all outstanding collars, forwards, futures, and swaps entered into or acquired by the insurer under this subchapter does not exceed 6.5 percent of the insurer's assets.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.024
§ 402.024. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the division and to speak on issues under the general jurisdiction of the division.

(b) The division shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.

(c) In addition to compliance with Subsection (a), the commissioner shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the division's programs and services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.101
§ 952.101. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a lawyer referral service in this state unless the person holds a certificate issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.134 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.134
§ 411.134.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.134. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION. (a) In this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

(2) "Security-sensitive position" means a position of employment with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission held by an employee who:

(A) has access to the confidential records of state agencies that are stored by the commission;

(B) has access to any part of the archives of the state library as described in Section 441.010;

(C) has access to a computer terminal, if any information available from the terminal is required by law to remain confidential; or

(D) handles currency.

(b) The commission is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is employed in or is an applicant for a security-sensitive position.

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by the commission under Subsection (b) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(d) The commission shall destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person after the information is used to make an employment decision or to take a personnel action relating to the person who is the subject of the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.063
§ 1031.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0301
§ 8026A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.760 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.760
§ 21.760. COMPENSATION OF PROVISIONAL DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The compensation of a provisional director shall be determined by an agreement between the provisional director and the close corporation, subject to court approval.

(b) The court may set the compensation in the absence of an agreement or in the event of a disagreement between the provisional director and the close corporation.
Tex. Water Code § 51.334 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.334
§ 51.334. ELECTION PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 51.035-51.037 of this code shall not apply to an election to create a district to exercise the powers provided in Section 51.331 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 38.018 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.018
§ 38.018. CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district and private school shall develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan that establishes safety procedures for a district or school employee or other appropriate personnel to follow in responding to a medical emergency involving cardiac arrest on district or school grounds.

(b) In developing the plan, the district or school shall:

(1) work directly with local emergency services providers to integrate the plan with the providers' protocols; and

(2) incorporate evidence-based practices of a nationally recognized, guidelines-based organization focused on emergency cardiovascular care.

(c) The plan must include at a minimum:

(1) the establishment of a cardiac emergency response team;

(2) procedures for activating the cardiac emergency response team in response to a medical emergency involving cardiac arrest;

(3) the dissemination of the plan throughout each district or school campus;

(4) ongoing training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code, using evidence-based guidelines, for appropriate district or school employees, including school coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers;

(5) annual practice drills in responding to a medical emergency involving cardiac arrest; and

(6) annual review, evaluation, and, if necessary, modification of the plan.

(d) A private school is required to develop a cardiac emergency response plan under this section only if the school receives an automated external defibrillator from the agency or receives funding from the agency to purchase or lease an automated external defibrillator.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.011
§ 89.011. DUTY OF OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a well shall properly plug the well when required and in accordance with the commission's rules that are in effect at the time of the plugging.

(b) If useable quality water zones are present, the operator shall verify the placement of the plug at the base of the deepest fresh water zone required to be protected. The well is considered to have been properly plugged only when the verification is satisfactory and meets commission requirements.

(c) If, for the use of the surface owner, the operator of the well plugs the well back to produced fresh water, the duty of the operator to properly plug the well ends only when:

(1) the well has been properly plugged in accordance with commission requirements; and

(2) the surface owner has obtained a permit for the well from the groundwater conservation district, if applicable.

(d) Subsections (b) and (c) apply only to wells plugged on or after the effective date of this Act.

(e) The duty of a person to plug an unplugged well that has ceased operation ends only if the person's interest in the well is sold or conveyed while the well is in compliance with rules of the commission relating to safety or the prevention or control of pollution and the provisions of Sections 89.002(a)(2)(A)-(D) have been met. The person acquiring the seller's interest through such a sale or conveyance succeeds the seller as the operator of the well for the purpose of plugging responsibility once the provisions of Sections 89.002(a)(2)(A)-(D) have been met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0305
§ 8067.0305. 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. Government Code § 661.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.091
§ 661.091. PAYMENT FOR VACATION TIME ON RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contributing member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who retires is entitled to a lump-sum payment, from funds of the agency or department from which the member retires, for the member's accrued vacation time as of the date of retirement, unless the member opts to receive for that accrued vacation time service credit under Section 813.511(a).

(b) A payment required by this section is payable on the date of retirement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.046 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.046
§ 394.046. COMPUTING FACE AREA OF CERTAIN SIGNS.
Status: in_force

Each face area of a double-faced, back-to-back, or V-type sign is considered to be a separate sign for the purpose of computing the face area under Section 394.042 or 394.045.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1116.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.003
§ 1116.003. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY FOR CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "contingent deferred annuity contract" means an annuity contract in which a life insurer makes periodic payments for the annuitant's lifetime beginning when a designated investment that is not owned or held by the insurer is depleted to an amount specified by the contract due to contractually permitted withdrawals, market performance, fees, or other charges.

(b) The commissioner by rule may adopt reasonable standards for contingent deferred annuity contracts, including standards for:

(1) the procedures for department review and approval of contingent deferred annuity contracts and the criteria the department will use in approving the contracts;

(2) replacement, suitability, and disclosure requirements that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and

(3) advertising of contingent deferred annuity contracts that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8202.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8202 / Section 8202.001
§ 8202.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.154 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.154
§ 32.154. REMOVAL OF FLOATING CABIN; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL PENALTY; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person owns a floating cabin that does not meet the criteria for issuance of an original permit under this chapter or if an owner violates a provision of Section 32.104, 32.107, or 32.108, the department may by written notice require the removal of the floating cabin from the coastal water not later than the 90th day after the date of notice. The owner may, not later than 30 days after receipt of notice of removal, object to the revocation and show good cause why the permit should not be revoked. Good cause includes:

(1) force majeure, including a hurricane or tropical storm;

(2) circumstances resulting in a change of criteria for reasons not attributable to the actions of the owner; or

(3) any other reasons that the department adopts by rule.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person does not remove the floating cabin during the period provided by Subsection (a) or such extended period as may be prescribed by department rule. An offense under this subsection is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, except that the offense is not punishable by confinement in jail.

(c) The department may assess a civil penalty for a violation of Subsection (a) of not more than $1,000 for each day after the notice period that the owner fails to remove the floating cabin. Each owner is jointly and severally liable for the civil penalty and the reasonable costs of removal and cleanup of the floating cabin and related materials at that location.

(d) If a person does not remove the floating cabin during the period provided by Subsection (a), the department or a person or entity authorized by the department may remove and dispose of the floating cabin and any associated personal property in any manner without further notice.

(e) Notice under this section is valid if:

(1) a person who owns a floating cabin has held a permit issued under this chapter and the notice is sent by certified letter from the department to the owner at the last address supplied to the department under this chapter; or

(2) as to a floating cabin that has not been identified and for which the owner has not been issued a permit, the notice is affixed to the floating cabin.

(f) The department is not liable to a person for the value of a floating cabin, or any personal property associated with the cabin, removed under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.255
§ 2201.255. NOTICE TO COMMISSIONER; FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before engaging in business in this state, a purchasing group must provide notice to the commissioner. The notice must:

(1) identify the state in which the group is domiciled;

(2) specify the lines and classifications of liability insurance the group intends to purchase;

(3) specify the method by which and the persons, if any, through whom insurance will be offered to group members whose risks are located in this state;

(4) identify the insurer from which the group intends to purchase group insurance and the domicile of that insurer;

(5) identify the group's principal place of business and, if ascertainable at the time of filing, the group's location; and

(6) provide other information the commissioner requires to verify that the group qualifies as a purchasing group under Section 2201.251.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall impose a filing fee in an amount not to exceed $100 for filing notice under this section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
Tex. Labor Code § 22.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 22 / Section 22.001
§ 22.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property that results from a natural or man-made cause, including fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, or other public calamity requiring emergency action, or an energy emergency.

(2) "Emergency evacuation order" means an official statement issued by the governing body of this state or a political subdivision of this state to recommend the evacuation of all or part of the population of an area stricken or threatened with a disaster. The term includes a declaration of local disaster under Section 418.108, Government Code.

(3) "Emergency services personnel" includes fire fighters, police officers and other peace officers, emergency medical technicians, and other individuals who are required, in the course and scope of their employment, to provide services for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations.

(4) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation.

(5) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more employees.

(6) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, or authority of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.006
§ 1021.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.004
§ 8374.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8374.003 until each municipality has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) If a municipality does not consent to the creation of the district or if the district does not enter into an agreement required by the terms of the municipal ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under this section before September 1, 2012:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2012, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the municipality or another local governmental entity to be used for a public purpose; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.044 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.044
§ 186.044. NOTICE OF CERTAIN OFFENSES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A telephone directory distributed to the public in this state that lists the telephone numbers of an exchange located in this state must contain a notice explaining the offenses under Sections 186.042 and 186.043. The notice must be:

(1) printed in type not smaller than the smallest type on the same page; and

(2) preceded by the word "warning" printed in type at least as large as the largest type on the same page.

(b) At least once each year, a person providing telephone service shall enclose in the telephone bill mailed to each person who uses a party line telephone a notice of Sections 186.042 and 186.043.

(c) This section does not apply to a directory, commonly known as a classified directory, that is distributed solely for business advertising purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.102
§ 545.102. TURNING ON CURVE OR CREST OF GRADE.
Status: in_force

An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.006
§ 3830.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 111.38 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.38
§ 111.38. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university any land necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes as a state-supported institution of higher education. However, the power of eminent domain is restricted to the area within Victoria County, Harris County, and any county whose boundaries are contiguous to Harris County. The board shall not be required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of the commissioners as provided in Paragraph 2, Article 3268, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.032
§ 825.032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 825.032. ANGELINA, HENDERSON, OR TRINITY COUNTY: WOLVES AND OTHER PREDATORY ANIMALS. (a) The Commissioners Court of Angelina, Henderson, or Trinity County may pay bounties for the destruction of wolves and other predatory animals in the county.

(b) The commissioners court may, by resolution entered on its minutes, provide for the destruction of wolves and other predatory animals, the method of destruction and proof necessary to entitle the person destroying the animal to receive the bounty, and the amount of the bounty to be paid for each animal.

(c) A bounty paid under this section shall be paid by warrant drawn on the general fund of the county by the county judge on presentation of proof of destruction required by the commissioners court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.010
§ 2302.010. REBUILDING OF ASSEMBLED VEHICLE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A salvage vehicle dealer may not, as part of engaging in a business or activity regulated under this chapter, rebuild an assembled vehicle, as defined by Section 731.001, Transportation Code.