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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.019
§ 341.019. MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that:

(1) is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and

(2) is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.

(b) A public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance.

(c) In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding.

(d) The public official, agent, or employee shall post on the front door of the residence a notice stating:

(1) the identity of the treating authority;

(2) the purpose and date of the treatment;

(3) a description of the areas of the property treated with larvicide;

(4) the type of larvicide used; and

(5) any known risks of the larvicide to humans or animals.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.021
§ 1471.021. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter must mature not later than 30 years after its date except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2004.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.008
§ 2004.008. COMMUNICATION OF WINNING NUMBER.
Status: in_force

The winning number of a charitable raffle conducted under this chapter may not be communicated to raffle participants by means of interactive and instantaneous technology.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0101
§ 7985A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Firefly Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.004
§ 1112.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts 1 and 3 of Coke County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1963.
Tex. Family Code § 264.4061 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.4061
§ 264.4061. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM RESPONSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall refer a case to a center and the center shall initiate a response by a center's multidisciplinary team appointed under Section 264.406 when conducting an investigation of:

(1) a report of abuse or neglect that is made by a professional as defined by Section 261.101 and that:

(A) alleges sexual abuse of a child; or

(B) is a type of case handled by the center in accordance with the working protocol adopted for the center under Section 264.4031; or

(2) a child fatality in which there are surviving children in the deceased child's household or under the supervision of the caregiver involved in the child fatality.

(b) Any interview of a child conducted as part of the investigation under Subsection (a) must be a forensic interview conducted in accordance with the center's working protocol adopted under Section 264.4031 unless a forensic interview is not appropriate based on the child's age and development or the center's working protocol adopted under Section 264.4031.

(c) Subsection (a) applies only to an investigation of abuse or neglect in a county served by a center that has executed an interagency memorandum of understanding under Section 264.403. If a county is not served by a center that has executed an interagency memorandum of understanding, the department may, if appropriate, directly refer a case to a center in an adjacent county to initiate a response by that center's multidisciplinary team.
Tex. Water Code § 51.803 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.803
§ 51.803. TAX TO PAY DISSOLUTION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The order issuing the dissolution bonds shall provide that the principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable from the proceeds of a tax to be levied on the taxable property located in the district. The tax shall be in an amount sufficient for the payment of the principal and interest.
Tex. Water Code § 29.050 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.050
§ 29.050. RECOVERY OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Civil penalties owed under Sections 29.047-29.049 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad commission.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.201
§ 312.201. DESIGNATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may designate as a reinvestment zone an area, or real or personal property the use of which is directly related to outdoor advertising, in the taxing jurisdiction or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality that the governing body finds satisfies the requirements of Section 312.202.

(b) The ordinance must describe the boundaries of the zone and the eligibility of the zone for residential tax abatement or commercial-industrial tax abatement or tax increment financing as provided for in Chapter 311.

(c) Area of a reinvestment zone designated for residential tax abatement or commercial-industrial tax abatement may be included in an overlapping or coincidental residential or commercial-industrial zone. In that event, the zone in which the property is considered to be located for purposes of executing an agreement under Section 312.204 or 312.211 is determined by the comprehensive zoning ordinance, if any, of the municipality.

(d) The governing body may not adopt an ordinance designating an area as a reinvestment zone until the governing body has held a public hearing on the designation and has found that the improvements sought are feasible and practical and would be a benefit to the land to be included in the zone and to the municipality after the expiration of an agreement entered into under Section 312.204 or 312.211, as applicable. At the hearing, interested persons are entitled to speak and present evidence for or against the designation. Not later than the seventh day before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing must be:

(1) published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality; and

(2) delivered in writing to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that includes in its boundaries real property that is to be included in the proposed reinvestment zone.

(e) A notice made under Subsection (d)(2) is presumed delivered when placed in the mail postage paid and properly addressed to the appropriate presiding officer. A notice properly addressed and sent by registered or certified mail for which a return receipt is received by the sender is considered to have been delivered to the addressee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8243.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8243 / Section 8243.102
§ 8243.102. WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) acquire an existing water system that serves all or part of the district territory; or

(2) enter into a contract with the owner of a system described by Subdivision (1) under which the owner agrees:

(A) to operate and maintain all or part of the district's facilities;

(B) to provide billing for utility service supplied by district facilities;

(C) not to provide water service to a customer who is subject to the sanitary sewer service supplied by district facilities but who has not paid for that sewer service; and

(D) to any other agreement required to assure adequate maintenance of district facilities and provide money to pay district obligations.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.001
§ 840A.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "accumulated account balance" means the total of amounts in a member's individual account in the retirement system, including:

(1) amounts deducted from the compensation of the member;

(2) other member deposits required to be placed in the member's individual account; and

(3) interest credited to amounts in the member's individual account, including interest and gain sharing interest credited in accordance with Sections 840A.103 and 840A.104, respectively.
Tex. Government Code § 844.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.404
§ 844.404. PERSON CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR ANNUITANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A benefit, including any optional group term life benefit, payable on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a person convicted of causing that death but instead is payable to a person who would be entitled under this subtitle to the benefit had the convicted person predeceased the decedent. If no person would be entitled to the benefit, the benefit is payable to the decedent's estate.

(b) The retirement system is not required to change the recipient of benefits under this section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction of a beneficiary. However, the retirement system may delay payment of a benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a criminal investigation and of legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.

(c) The retirement system is not liable for any benefit paid to a convicted person before the date the system receives actual notice of the conviction, and any payment made before that date is a complete discharge of the system's obligation with regard to that benefit payment. The convicted person holds all payments received in constructive trust for the rightful recipient.

(d) If an annuity is in pay status, the retirement system shall pay in a lump sum the actuarial equivalent of the remainder of any annuity or payments that would otherwise have been payable to the convicted person to the person entitled to the benefit under Subsection (a) or to the decedent's estate. The time of the actuarial equivalence is the earlier of the time the retirement system receives the notice of the conviction under Subsection (b) or the time the retirement system begins the delay in payment of a benefit under Subsection (b).

(e) For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of causing the death of a member or annuitant if the person:

(1) has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense at the trial of which it is established that the person's intentional, knowing, or reckless act or omission resulted in the death of a person who was a member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated; and

(2) has no appeal of the conviction pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.
Tex. Government Code § 844.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.007
§ 844.007. INTEREST CREDIT FOR OTHER THAN DECEMBER RETIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A member who retires with an effective retirement date other than December 31 will be credited interest on the beginning balance in the member's individual account from January 1 of the year of retirement to the effective date of retirement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.115
§ 3872.115. FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 393.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.103
§ 393.103. UNAUTHORIZED VOTE.
Status: in_force

(a) A delegate or alternate delegate may not cast an unauthorized vote.

(b) Except as provided by Section 393.104, the determination that a vote is an unauthorized vote may only be made by the house that appointed the delegate or alternate delegate who cast the vote.

(c) A vote determined to be an unauthorized vote is invalid.

(d) A delegate or alternate delegate who casts a vote determined to be an unauthorized vote is disqualified to continue to serve as a delegate or alternate delegate. A vacancy in the office of a delegate or alternate delegate created by the disqualification of the delegate or alternate delegate shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 393.052.

(e) The presiding officer of the house that determined that a delegate or alternate delegate has cast an unauthorized vote shall promptly notify the head of the state delegation and the presiding officer of the Article V convention that the delegate or alternate delegate has cast an unauthorized vote and is disqualified to serve as a delegate or alternate delegate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.011
§ 379B.011. TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority's property, income, and operations are exempt from taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property granted by an authority for a project designated under Section 379B.009(a) in the same manner as it applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property constituting a project described by Section 505.161, except for the requirement in Section 505.161 that the voters of the municipality that created the authority have authorized the levy of a sales and use tax for the benefit of the authority.

(c) A commercial aircraft to be used as an instrumentality of commerce that is under construction inside the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code.

(d) Tangible personal property located inside the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code, if the owner demonstrates to the chief appraiser for the appraisal district in which the authority is located that the owner intends to incorporate the property into or attach the property to a commercial aircraft described by Subsection (c).

(e) In this section, "commercial aircraft" means an aircraft under construction that is designed to be used as described by Section 21.05(e), Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.054
§ 1113.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed or elected as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) at least 18 years of age at the time of the appointment or election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.101
§ 2051.101. DISCLOSURE BY POLICYHOLDER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A policyholder shall fully disclose to the policyholder's insurance company:

(1) information concerning the policyholder's ownership, change of ownership, operations, or payroll; and

(2) the policyholder's records relating to workers' compensation insurance.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.154
§ 8343.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent appraisal roll for each county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8343.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district:

(1) must:

(A) name each new district;

(B) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(C) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(D) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts; and

(2) is subject to a confirmation election in each new district.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 493.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.002
§ 493.002. DIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following divisions are within the department:

(1) the community justice assistance division;

(2) the institutional division;

(3) the parole division; and

(4) the rehabilitation and reentry division.

(b) The board may establish additional divisions within the department as it determines is necessary.

(c) Except as provided by Section 493.0052, the executive director shall hire a director for each division in the department, and each director serves at the pleasure of the executive director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.013
§ 242.013. PAPERWORK REDUCTION RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to reduce the amount of paperwork an institution must complete and retain.

(a-1) The department shall attempt to reduce the amount of paperwork to the minimum amount required by state and federal law unless the reduction would jeopardize resident safety.

(b) The department and providers shall work together to review rules and propose changes in paperwork requirements so that additional time is available for direct resident care.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0906 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0906
§ 61.0906. TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE CHOICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a system under which the board acquires and maintains data regarding the initial residency program choices made by graduates of medical schools in this state and the initial practice choices made by persons completing medical residency programs in this state. The tracking system must:

(1) use any data reasonably available to the board, including data maintained by or accessible to medical schools or residency programs in this state; and

(2) with respect to a person who completes a medical residency program in this state, collect relevant information for the two-year period following completion of that program.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), relevant information includes:

(1) whether and for how long physicians who complete medical residency programs in this state work in primary care in this state and which medical specialties they report as their primary medical practice; and

(2) the locations of the practices established by those persons.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1351.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.008
§ 1351.008. REJECTION OF COVERAGE BY PLAN HOLDER; NEGOTIATION OF ALTERNATIVE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the holder of a group health benefit plan rejects in writing the coverage required under this chapter, the plan issuer:

(1) may not include the coverage in the plan; and

(2) is not required to:

(A) offer the coverage to the plan holder; or

(B) provide the coverage under the plan.

(b) If a plan holder rejects in writing the coverage required under this chapter, the plan holder and the plan issuer may negotiate coverage for home health services other than the coverage required under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.113 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.113
§ 301.113. PROOF OF PUBLICATION; AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

The applicant shall file proof of the publication, together with the publishers' affidavits, with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation during the 15-day period immediately after the date of the last publication.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.204
§ 161.204. NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY OR SUPERVISORY ENTITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may notify the appropriate regulatory or supervisory entity, including any agency, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or the State Bar of Texas, of a violation of the ethics code adopted by the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.157 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.157
§ 58.157. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect:

(1) a victim's responsibility to provide documentation of stalking under Section 92.0161, Property Code; or

(2) a person's power or duty to disclose the documented information as provided by Subsection (j) of that section.
Tex. Family Code § 4.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.008
§ 4.008. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

A statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party.
Tex. Transportation Code § 362.901 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 362 / Section 362.901
§ 362.901. FREE USE OF TOLL PROJECT BY MILITARY VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and the governing body of each local governmental entity or private entity that operates a toll project shall adopt rules to allow a military vehicle to use toll projects without payment of a toll or fare.

(b) A rule adopted under this section must:

(1) allow a convoy of military vehicles of this state, another state, or the United States to use the toll project without payment of a toll or fare; and

(2) allow individual military vehicles to use the toll project without payment of a toll or fare, to the greatest extent practicable, considering the technological and personnel limitations of operating the toll project.

(c) A person who claims a privilege under a rule adopted under this section to which the person is not entitled commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Military vehicle" includes an unmarked military vehicle operated by military personnel conducting an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation or participating in a training exercise for an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation. The term does not include a vehicle operated for personal use.

(2) "Toll project" includes a toll road, toll highway, turnpike, toll bridge, ferry, or similar project, users of which are required to pay a toll or fare.
Tex. Government Code § 2056.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2056 / Section 2056.006
§ 2056.006. GOALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall establish and adopt achievement goals for each functional area of state government. Unless modified by the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning and the Legislative Budget Board, the functional areas must include:

(1) education;

(2) regulation;

(3) natural resources;

(4) health;

(5) human services;

(6) transportation;

(7) public safety and corrections;

(8) general government; and

(9) state employee benefits.

(b) The governor shall provide to each state agency a statement of the goals for each area in which the agency provides services.