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Tex. Tax Code § 41.05 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.05
§ 41.05. HEARING ON CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of a challenge petition, the appraisal review board shall schedule a hearing on the challenge.

(b) The taxing unit initiating the challenge and each taxing unit in which property involved in the challenge is or may be taxable are entitled to an opportunity to appear to offer evidence or argument.

(c) The chief appraiser shall appear at each hearing to represent the appraisal office.

(d) If the challenge relates to a taxable leasehold or other possessory interest in real property that is owned by this state or a political subdivision of this state, the attorney general or a representative of the state agency that owns the real property, if the real property is owned by this state, or a person designated by the political subdivision that owns the real property, as applicable, is entitled to appear at the hearing and offer evidence and argument.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.253
§ 336.253. SALES AND USE TAX RATES.
Status: in_force

The permissible rates for a sales and use tax imposed under this chapter are one-eighth of one percent, one-fourth of one percent, three-eighths of one percent, and one-half of one percent.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.214 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.214
§ 172.214. NOT SUBJECT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

A conciliator, party, or representative of a conciliator or party, while present in this state to arrange for or participate in conciliation under this chapter, is not subject to service of process in a civil matter related to the conciliation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 448, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 5429b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the agriculture law more accessible and understandable, by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.251
§ 1083.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used:

(1) to meet the requirements of district bonds; and

(2) for the district's maintenance and operating expenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1952.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.103
§ 1952.103. ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a certificate of registration under this chapter who has less than one year of full-time experience in code enforcement is entitled to receive a certificate of registration as a code enforcement officer in training on:

(1) passing the examination described by Section 1952.102(3);

(2) paying the required fees; and

(3) meeting any other requirement prescribed by this chapter or by commission rule.

(b) A certificate issued under this section expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a code enforcement officer in training may engage in code enforcement under the supervision of a code enforcement officer registered under this chapter. If the employer of the code enforcement officer in training does not also employ a registered code enforcement officer, the officer in training may engage in code enforcement without supervision.
Tex. Education Code § 132.023 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.023
§ 132.023. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR REGULATION OF CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop, in consultation with the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and each state agency that regulates career schools and colleges in this state, a comprehensive strategy to reduce default rates at the regulated career schools and colleges and to improve the overall quality of the programs operated by these schools and colleges.

(b) The commission shall execute a memorandum of understanding outlining the strategy with the corporation and each state agency regulating career schools and colleges and shall adopt rules to carry out the commission's duties under this section. The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation shall adopt the memorandum of understanding as procedures of the corporation, and each agency by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding.

(c) The memorandum of understanding shall:

(1) require the development and monitoring of indicators that identify career schools and colleges that have excessive loan default rates, poor program performance, or both;

(2) require the sharing of specific information relating to the indicators between the commission and the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation or other agency; and

(3) require the application of specific sanctions by the commission or by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation or other agency, as appropriate, to lower the default rates, improve program performance, or both.

(d) If the commission enters into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation related to the regulation of career schools and colleges, the commission may require each career school or college governed by this chapter to provide information to the commission that is necessary for the purposes of the memorandum of understanding.
Tex. Election Code § 192.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.035
§ 192.035. VOTE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTS FOR CORRESPONDING ELECTORS.
Status: in_force

A vote for a presidential candidate and the candidate's running mate shall be counted as a vote for the corresponding presidential elector candidates.
Tex. Government Code § 497.0595 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.0595
§ 497.0595. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract or renew a contract with an employer for a private sector prison industries program under this subchapter if the board determines that the contract has negatively affected or would negatively affect any employer in this state, including through the loss of existing jobs provided by the employer to employees in this state who are not incarcerated or imprisoned.

(b) The board shall adopt rules that establish a procedure to be used in making the determination described by Subsection (a). The procedure must allow an aggrieved employer in this state to submit a sworn statement to the board alleging that the employer has been or would be negatively affected by the contract to be entered into or renewed.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a contract does not negatively affect an employer if the only negative effect alleged in a sworn statement by the employer is the loss of existing jobs that, at the time the sworn statement is submitted to the board, are performed by workers in a foreign country.
Tex. Insurance Code § 255.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 255 / Section 255.003
§ 255.003. PREMIUMS SUBJECT TO SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall pay the surcharge under this chapter on the correctly reported gross workers' compensation insurance premiums from writing workers' compensation insurance in this state, including the modified annual premium of a policyholder that purchases an optional deductible plan under Subchapter E, Chapter 2053.

(b) The rate of assessment for a surcharge shall be applied to the modified annual premium before application of a deductible premium credit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.156
§ 3862.156. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

An assessment based on the taxable value of real property may not exceed 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district, according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.205
§ 3885.205. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.

(b) The new districts may not contract with each other for water and wastewater services.
Tex. Education Code § 21.043 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.043
§ 21.043. ACCESS TO PEIMS DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall provide the board with access to data obtained under the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

(b) The agency shall provide educator preparation programs with data based on information reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) that enables an educator preparation program to:

(1) assess the impact of the program; and

(2) revise the program as needed to improve the design and effectiveness of the program.

(c) The agency in coordination with the board shall solicit input from educator preparation programs to determine the data to be provided to educator preparation programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.004
§ 8478.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8478.003 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. Government Code § 1506.160 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.160
§ 1506.160. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds issued under this subchapter state that they are secured by a pledge of revenue or rents from a contract, including a lease contract, a copy of the contract and the proceedings related to it must be submitted to the attorney general.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the contract.

(c) After the bonds are approved and registered as provided by Chapter 1202 and the contract is approved as provided by Subsection (b), the contract is incontestable in a court or other forum for any reason and is a valid and binding obligation for all purposes in accordance with its terms.
Tex. Education Code § 22.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.053
§ 22.053. SCHOOL DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A volunteer who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a school district is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a professional employee of a school district under Section 22.0511.

(b) In this section, "volunteer" means a person providing services for or on behalf of a school district, on the premises of the district or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, who does not receive compensation in excess of reimbursement for expenses.

(c) This section does not limit the liability of a person for intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.252
§ 6905.252. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A district bond must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.0625 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.0625
§ 1056.0625. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ physicians or other health care providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) The board shall adopt and maintain policies to ensure that a physician employed under this section exercises independent medical judgment when providing care to patients at the hospital operated by the district. The policies adopted under this subsection must include policies relating to:

(1) credentialing;

(2) quality assurance;

(3) utilization review;

(4) peer review;

(5) medical decision-making; and

(6) due process.

(c) A physician employed by the district under this section is subject to the same standards and procedures regarding credentialing, peer review, quality of care, and privileges as a physician not employed by the district.

(d) The district shall give equal consideration regarding the issuance of credentials and privileges to physicians employed by the hospital and physicians not employed by the district.

(e) A physician employed by the district shall retain independent medical judgment in providing care to patients at the hospital operated by the district and may not be penalized for reasonably advocating for patient care.

(f) This section may not be construed as altering, voiding, or prohibiting any relationship between a hospital and a physician, including a contract or arrangement with an approved nonprofit health corporation that is certified under Section 162.001(b), Occupations Code, and that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 844, Insurance Code.

(g) A contract to employ a physician under this section may not include a covenant not to compete on termination of the contract.

(h) This section may not be construed to authorize the board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
Tex. Government Code § 437.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.207
§ 437.207. MILITARY UNIT AS CORPORATE BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A military unit in the Texas military forces is, from the time of its creation, a body politic and corporate and may:

(1) take, purchase, own, hold, transfer, pledge, and convey under its corporate name property of a total value, when acquired, of not more than $200,000;

(2) sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and prosecute and defend in court under its corporate name;

(3) have and use a common seal in a form it adopts;

(4) adopt bylaws to govern and regulate its affairs, consistent with state law and United States law and the orders and regulations of the governor; and

(5) otherwise act as necessary and proper to carry out its purpose.

(b) The officers of the unit are its directors. The senior officer is its president.

(c) The power of a unit to hold or handle property is not affected by a natural increase in the property's value after it is acquired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.152
§ 8421.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8421.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0305
§ 7958A.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. Natural Resources Code § 161.066 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.066
§ 161.066. SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM.
Status: in_force

The board may issue a subpoena duces tecum to require a person to produce books, records, or any other documents for the board's examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.107
§ 11010.107. COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into an interlocal contract with a local government under Chapter 791, Government Code, to carry out a power of the authority.
Tex. Water Code § 7.0675 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.0675
§ 7.0675. ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "small business" means a legal entity, including a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that:

(1) is formed for the purpose of making a profit;

(2) is independently owned and operated; and

(3) has fewer than 100 employees.

(b) The commission shall establish an enforcement diversion program for small businesses and local governments. The program must include:

(1) resources developed for the small business compliance assistance program under Section 5.135;

(2) compliance assistance training; and

(3) on-site technical assistance and training performed by commission staff.

(c) Before the commission initiates an enforcement action for a violation committed by a small business or local government, the commission may enroll the business or government into the enforcement diversion program.

(d) The commission may not enroll a small business or local government into the enforcement diversion program if an enforcement action against the business or government is required by federal law.

(e) The commission may not initiate against a small business or local government an enforcement action for a violation that prompted enrollment in the enforcement diversion program after the business or government has successfully completed the program.

(f) A small business or local government is not eligible to enroll in the enforcement diversion program if the business or government:

(1) committed a violation that:

(A) resulted in an imminent threat to public health; or

(B) was a major violation, as classified under Section 5.754; or

(2) was enrolled in the program in the two years preceding the date of the violation.
Tex. Family Code § 35A.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.005
§ 35A.005. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may hear evidence relating to the child's need for inpatient mental health services by the petitioner, any other matter raised in the petition, and any objection or other testimony of the child's parent, conservator, or guardian.

(b) The court shall dismiss the petition for temporary authorization if an objection is made by the child's parent, conservator, or guardian.

(c) The court shall grant the petition for temporary authorization only if the court finds:

(1) by a preponderance of the evidence that the child does not have available a parent, conservator, guardian, or other legal representative to give consent under Section 572.001, Health and Safety Code, for voluntary inpatient mental health services; and

(2) by clear and convincing evidence that the child is a person:

(A) with mental illness or who demonstrates symptoms of a serious emotional disorder; and

(B) who presents a risk of serious harm to self or others if not immediately restrained or hospitalized.

(d) Subject to Subsection (e), the order granting temporary authorization under this chapter expires on the earliest of:

(1) the date the petitioner requests that the child be discharged from the inpatient mental health facility;

(2) the date a physician determines that the criteria listed in Subsection (c)(2) no longer apply to the child; or

(3) subject to Subsection (e), the 10th day after the date the order for temporary authorization is issued under this section.

(e) The order granting temporary authorization continues in effect until the earlier occurrence of an event described by Subsection (d)(1) or (2) if the petitioner obtains an order for temporary managing conservatorship before the order expires as provided by Subsection (d)(3).

(f) A copy of an order granting temporary authorization must:

(1) be filed under the cause number in any court that has rendered a conservatorship or guardian order regarding the child; and

(2) be sent to the last known address of the child's parent, conservator, or guardian.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.125
§ 756.125. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit for injunctive relief to prevent or abate the violation of this subchapter may be brought by the county attorney for the county in which the pipeline facility is located, by the attorney general, or by the owner or operator of the pipeline facility.

(b) The court in which the suit is brought may grant any prohibitory or mandatory injunction the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction. The court may grant the relief without requiring a bond or other undertaking.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 15.04 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 15 / Section 15.04
§ 15.04. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Act is to maintain and promote economic competition in trade and commerce occurring wholly or partly within the State of Texas and to provide the benefits of that competition to consumers in the state. The provisions of this Act shall be construed to accomplish this purpose and shall be construed in harmony with federal judicial interpretations of comparable federal antitrust statutes to the extent consistent with this purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.021
§ 503.021. DEALER GENERAL DISTINGUISHING NUMBER.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in business as a dealer, directly or indirectly, including by consignment, without a dealer general distinguishing number in one of the categories described by Section 503.029(a)(6) for each location from which the person conducts business as a dealer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.064
§ 382.064. INITIAL APPLICATION DATE.
Status: in_force

An application for a federal operating permit is not required to be submitted to the commission before the approval of the Title V permitting program by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.506 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.506
§ 452.506. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to transact the business of an authority.

(b) On written notice, the presiding officer may call special meetings as necessary.

(c) The executive committee by resolution shall:

(1) set the time, place, and day of the regular meetings; and

(2) adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to conduct meetings.
Tex. Family Code § 31.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.006
§ 31.006. EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the parent of a student, including the right to make education decisions under Sections 151.001(a)(10) and (11), transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes.