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Tex. Local Government Code § 26.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 26 / Section 26.043
§ 26.043.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.043. FILLING VACANCY IN ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 384,000 OR MORE. (a) If a vacancy occurs in an elective office of a municipality with a population of 384,000 or more and if the charter of the municipality does not provide for the filling of the vacancy, the governing body of the municipality, by majority vote, shall appoint an individual to fill the vacated office for the unexpired term. Pending that appointment, the governing body may appoint a person on a temporary basis to serve for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(b) A person appointed under Subsection (a) must possess the qualifications required of the elected official.

(c) If the municipality holds an election to vote on proposed amendments to its charter, it shall at that time submit a proposed charter amendment to provide a method for filling vacancies in elective offices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0301
§ 8046.0301. 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. Local Government Code § 161.203 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.203
§ 161.203. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may request the waiver or reduction of a civil penalty by submitting an affidavit to the commission that states the filer's reasons for requesting a waiver or reduction.

(b) The commission may waive or reduce a civil penalty if the commission finds that a waiver or reduction is in the public interest and in the interest of justice. The commission shall consider the following before acting to waive or reduce a civil penalty:

(1) the facts and circumstances supporting the person's request for a waiver or reduction;

(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the violation, and the amount of the penalty;

(3) any history of previous violations by the person;

(4) the demonstrated good faith of the person, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the violation;

(5) the penalty necessary to deter future violations; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) After hearing the waiver request, the commission may affirm, reduce, or waive the civil penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.316 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.316
§ 54A.316. LIMITATION ON LAW PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.106
§ 232.106. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court, and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may impose the requirements of Section 232.029 or 232.0291.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.083
§ 251.083. ERECTING AND MAINTAINING BRIDGE IN MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may erect a bridge in a municipality in the manner authorized by law for the erection of a bridge outside a municipality.

(b) The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality may agree to erect the bridge jointly. The county or the municipality may issue bonds to pay its proportionate share of any resulting debt.

(c) The commissioners court of a county that owns a bridge located in a municipality shall maintain the bridge in good condition. The duty imposed by this subsection does not affect the municipality's liability for an injury caused by a defective condition of the bridge.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.067 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.067
§ 315.067. RULES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules governing hearings or notice of hearings that the governing body considers advisable to give all property owners a full hearing on assessments against them because of the special benefits.
Tex. Election Code § 254.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.035
§ 254.035. TIME OF MAKING EXPENDITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of reporting under this chapter, a political expenditure is not considered to have been made until the amount is readily determinable by the person making the expenditure, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) If the character of an expenditure is such that under normal business practice the amount is not disclosed until receipt of a periodic bill, the expenditure is not considered made until the date the bill is received.

(c) The amount of a political expenditure made by credit card is readily determinable by the person making the expenditure on the date the person receives the credit card statement that includes the expenditure.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a political expenditure made by credit card during the period covered by a report required to be filed under Section 254.064(b) or (c), 254.124(b) or (c), or 254.154(b) or (c).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.706 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.706
§ 1301.706. DECISION BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the board by order may:

(1) find that a violation occurred and impose a penalty; or

(2) find that a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the board's order given to the person must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Family Code § 156.407 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.407
§ 156.407. ASSIGNMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT RIGHT.
Status: in_force

A notice of assignment filed under Chapter 231 does not constitute a modification of an order to pay child support.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 489 / Section 489.051
§ 489.051. PATIENT ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A patient is eligible to access and use an investigational drug, biological product, or device under this chapter if:

(1) the patient has a terminal illness, attested to by the patient's treating physician; and

(2) the patient's physician:

(A) in consultation with the patient, has considered all other treatment options currently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and determined that those treatment options are unavailable or unlikely to prolong the patient's life; and

(B) has recommended or prescribed in writing that the patient use a specific class of investigational drug, biological product, or device.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.008
§ 541.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the underlying purposes as provided by Section 541.001.
Tex. Education Code § 85.24 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.24
§ 85.24. UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may improve and equip existing power plants and may construct, acquire, improve, and equip steam plants and additions to steam plants. For the purposes of this subsection, the board may acquire property for the institutions under its control when the total cost, type of construction, capacity, and plans and specifications have been approved by the board. As used in this section, "steam plants" does not include electrical generating facilities, but " power plants" does include electrical generating facilities.

(b) The board may construct, extend, and improve the water systems and sewer systems for all institutions under its control when the total cost, type of construction, capacity, and plans and specifications have been approved by the board.

(c) The board may provide water, sewer, steam, power, electricity, or any combination of those services from the plants and other facilities located at each institution to all buildings or facilities that have been or may be constructed at each institution, and may determine the amount to be charged as a part of the maintenance and operation expense of those buildings or facilities for the service or services. The board may allocate the cost of providing the services to revenue-producing buildings and facilities and to other buildings and facilities at the institutions. The board may pledge the net revenues from the amounts thus received for the services to pay the principal of and interest on, and to create and maintain the reserve for, the negotiable revenue bonds issued for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, extending, or equipping the power and steam plants, or additions thereto, or other facilities, and may secure the bonds additionally by pledging rentals, rates, charges, and fees for the use or availability of all or any property, buildings, structures, activities, operations, or facilities, of any nature, which may be fixed and collected from all or any designated part of the students enrolled in the institution or institutions or from others in the amounts and in the manner determined and provided by the board in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) In addition to the authority granted to the board under Subsections (a) and (b), the board may construct and acquire power plants, and additions to power plants, located on university system property in Brazos County and may acquire water systems and sewer systems located on university system property in Brazos County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50A.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.006
§ 50A.006. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public health and the vice chancellor for The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program may jointly appoint the presiding officer or may authorize the council members to elect a presiding officer from among the members of the council.
Tex. Water Code § 58.829 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.829
§ 58.829.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.829. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT IN COUNTIES OF LESS THAN 11,000 POPULATION. Subject to the provisions of Sections 50.251-50.256 of this code, a district located entirely in a county having a population of less than 11,000, according to the last preceding federal census, may be abolished by a majority vote of those entitled to vote and voting at an election held for the purpose of determining whether or not the district should be dissolved.
Tex. Government Code § 411.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.403
§ 411.403. EMERGENCY RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The emergency radio infrastructure account is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The account consists of fees deposited in the account as provided by Section 133.102(e)(9), Local Government Code.

(c) Money in the account may be used only for grants made under this subchapter.

(d) Section 403.095 does not apply to the account.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0651 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0651
§ 61.0651. MANAGEMENT POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall adopt and recommend management policies applicable to institutions of higher education in relation to management of human resources and physical plants. The policies shall be designed to streamline operations and improve accountability.

(b) The human resources management policies shall be designed to increase productivity. The policies may relate to any human resources management issue, including:

(1) the improvement of health benefits for institutional employees through statewide group health benefit programs;

(2) the creation of a management training system to assist institutions in developing personnel management systems, in complying with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements, and in maintaining personnel records;

(3) the requirement of five-year plans to manage personnel overhead, to establish position control systems for administrative personnel, and to implement productivity improvement programs; and

(4) the development of institutional plans to identify, recruit, and develop outstanding administrators of institutions of higher education.

(c) The physical plant management policies shall be designed to maintain the state's investment in land and facilities. The policies may require institutions to:

(1) include estimated maintenance costs for the life of the building in any request for approval of new construction;

(2) end the practice of deferring building maintenance;

(3) achieve maximum utilization of classroom and laboratory facilities;

(4) prepare annual five-year plans for major repair and rehabilitation projects and for new construction, regardless of funding source; and

(5) implement policies and practices to reduce utility costs.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.301 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.301
§ 1151.301. NOTICE OF FILING REQUIRED; HEARING DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a filing by a guardian whose ward is a beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs of:

(A) an annual or other account of funds; or

(B) an application for the expenditure or investment of funds; or

(2) a filing of a claim against the estate of a ward who is a beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) The court shall set a date for a hearing of a matter initiated by a filing to which this section applies not earlier than 20 days from the date of the filing.

(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date of a filing to which this section applies, the person who makes the filing shall give notice of the date of the filing by mailing a certified copy of the filing to the office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in whose territory the court is located.

(d) An office of the Department of Veterans Affairs through its attorney may waive the service of notice or the time required for setting a hearing under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.069
§ 1477.069. COUNTY USE OF WATER.
Status: in_force

A county shall pay for water used by the county for its own facilities from general funds of the county legally available for that purpose, and free service is prohibited.
Tex. Education Code § 31.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.152
§ 31.152. ACCEPTING REBATE ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS OR TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A school trustee, administrator, or teacher commits an offense if that person receives any commission or rebate on any instructional materials or technological equipment used in the schools with which the person is associated as a trustee, administrator, or teacher.

(b) A school trustee, administrator, or teacher commits an offense if the person accepts a gift, favor, or service that:

(1) is given to the person or the person's school;

(2) might reasonably tend to influence a trustee, administrator, or teacher in the selection of instructional material or technological equipment; and

(3) could not be lawfully purchased with state instructional materials funds.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) In this section, "gift, favor, or service" does not include:

(1) staff development, in-service, or teacher training; or

(2) ancillary materials, such as maps or worksheets, that convey information to the student or otherwise contribute to the learning process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.101
§ 1031.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical, hospital, and health care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.063
§ 13.063. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The office shall prepare annually a report on the office's activities during the preceding year and submit the report to the standing legislative committees that have jurisdiction over the office, the house appropriations committee, and the senate finance committee. At a minimum, the report must include:

(1) a list of the types of activities conducted by the office and the time spent by the office on each activity;

(2) the number of hours billed by the office for representing residential or small commercial consumers in proceedings;

(3) the number of staff positions and the type of work performed by each position; and

(4) the office's rate of success in representing residential or small commercial consumers in appealing commission decisions.
Tex. Water Code § 15.111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.111
§ 15.111. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall not contract for the payment of the principal of or interest on or both the principal of and interest on any bonds or other obligations that have not been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.206
§ 8282.206. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

At the direction of the board or any other authorized district representative or investment officer, district money may be invested in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, the state, or any political subdivision of the state, or may be placed in certificates of deposit of state or national banks or savings and loan associations in this state, if that money is secured in the manner provided for the security of county funds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.081
§ 286.081. EXPENSES FOR MOVING FACILITIES OF RAILROADS OR UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

If, in exercising the power of eminent domain, the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone lines, conduits, poles, or facilities, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of a facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.202
§ 2A.202.
Status: in_force

Art. 2A.202. PEACE OFFICERS: REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ASSAULTIVE OR TERRORISTIC OFFENSES. (a) This article applies only to the following offenses:

(1) assault under Section 22.01, Penal Code;

(2) aggravated assault under Section 22.02, Penal Code;

(3) sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code;

(4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code; and

(5) terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal Code.

(b) A peace officer who investigates the alleged commission of an offense to which Subsection (a) applies shall prepare a written report that includes the information required under Article 5.05(a).

(b) A peace officer who investigates the alleged commission of an offense to which Subsection (a) applies shall prepare a written report that includes the information required under Article 5A.009(a).

(c) On request of a victim of an offense to which Subsection (a) applies, the local law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the commission of the offense shall provide to the victim, at no cost to the victim, any information contained in the written report prepared under Subsection (b) that is:

(1) described by Article 5.05(a)(1) or (2); and

(2) not exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.

(c) On request of a victim of an offense to which Subsection (a) applies, the local law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the commission of the offense shall provide to the victim, at no cost to the victim, any information contained in the written report prepared under Subsection (b) that is:

(1) described by Article 5A.009(a)(1) or (2); and

(2) not exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.057
§ 2310.057. USE OF INCORRECT MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's representative or agent knowingly uses an incorrect measuring device in:

(1) buying or selling motor fuel;

(2) computing a charge for services rendered based on measure; or

(3) determining the measure of motor fuel, if a charge is made for the determination.

(b) For the purpose of this section, a measuring device is incorrect if it:

(1) does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;

(2) is not accurate;

(3) is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;

(4) facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or

(5) does not conform to the specifications and tolerances under Section 2310.107.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4004.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.255
§ 4004.255. NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The continuing education exemptions for certain agents established under Section 4004.052(b) and Section 9.02(e), Chapter 703 (S.B. 414), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, do not apply to requirements under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 263.4012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.4012
§ 263.4012. PROHIBITING DISMISSAL AND RETAINING JURISDICTION WHEN CHILD IS MISSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 263.401, if the court finds the child is missing from the child's substitute care provider, the court shall retain jurisdiction and schedule a new dismissal date that is 180 days after the last dismissal date. The court may not dismiss the case until the earlier of the date the child is found or the date on which the child would no longer be eligible to receive department services or benefits.

(b) If the court retains jurisdiction under Subsection (a) but does not commence the trial on the merits before the dismissal date, the court's jurisdiction over the suit is terminated and the suit is automatically dismissed without a court order.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.353
§ 2165.353. QUALIFYING PROJECT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of reviewing a qualifying project. The commission shall develop and adopt a qualifying project proposal fee schedule sufficient to cover its costs, including at a minimum the costs of processing, reviewing, and evaluating the proposals.

(b) The commission shall use the professional expertise information required under Section 2165.352(c) to determine the amount of the fee charged by the commission to review a qualifying project proposal. The amount must be reasonable in comparison to the level of professional expertise required for the project and may include the cost of staff time required to process the proposal and other direct costs.

(c) The commission may use the money from the fees collected under this section to hire or contract with persons who have the professional expertise necessary to effectively evaluate a qualifying project proposal.