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Tex. Family Code § 153.317 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.317
§ 153.317. ALTERNATIVE BEGINNING AND ENDING POSSESSION TIMES.
Status: in_force

(a) If elected by a conservator, the court shall alter the standard possession order under Sections 153.312, 153.314, and 153.315 to provide for one or more of the following alternative beginning and ending possession times for the described periods of possession, unless the court finds that the election is not in the best interest of the child:

(1) for weekend periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(1) during the regular school term:

(A) beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed;

(B) ending at the time the child's school resumes after the weekend; or

(C) beginning at the time described by Paragraph (A) and ending at the time described by Paragraph (B);

(2) for Thursday periods of possession under Section 153.312(a)(2):

(A) beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed;

(B) ending at the time the child's school resumes on Friday; or

(C) beginning at the time described by Paragraph (A) and ending at the time described by Paragraph (B);

(3) for spring vacation periods of possession under Section 153.312(b)(1), beginning at the time the child's school is dismissed for those vacations;

(4) for Christmas school vacation periods of possession under Section 153.314(1), beginning at the time the child's school is dismissed for the vacation;

(5) for Thanksgiving holiday periods of possession under Section 153.314(3), beginning at the time the child's school is dismissed for the holiday;

(6) for Father's Day periods of possession under Section 153.314(5), ending at 8 a.m. on the Monday after Father's Day weekend;

(7) for Mother's Day periods of possession under Section 153.314(6):

(A) beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed on the Friday preceding Mother's Day;

(B) ending at the time the child's school resumes after Mother's Day; or

(C) beginning at the time described by Paragraph (A) and ending at the time described by Paragraph (B);

(8) for weekend periods of possession that are extended under Section 153.315(b) by a student holiday or teacher in-service day that falls on a Friday, beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed on Thursday; or

(9) for weekend periods of possession that are extended under Section 153.315(a) by a student holiday or teacher in-service day that falls on a Monday, ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

(b) A conservator must make an election under Subsection (a) before or at the time of the rendition of a possession order. The election may be made:

(1) in a written document filed with the court; or

(2) through an oral statement made in open court on the record.
Tex. Government Code § 808.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.057
§ 808.057. PROHIBITED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 808.056, a state governmental entity may not acquire securities of a listed company.
Tex. Education Code § 130.081 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.081
§ 130.081. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

In each junior college district which is controlled and managed by, and under the jurisdiction of, the governing board of an independent school district or a city school district, such governing board shall be constituted and chosen in accordance with the laws of this state applicable to the governing board of such independent school district or city school district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.007 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.007
§ 71.007. REJECTION OF BIDS AND ADDITIONAL BIDS.
Status: in_force

If the governing body believes that the bids submitted to it do not represent the fair value of the leases, the governing body may reject the bids, give notice, and call for additional bids.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 103.0535 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 103 / Section 103.0535
§ 103.0535. ALTERNATIVE ANNUITY COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person entitled to compensation under Section 103.001(a) may elect to receive reduced alternative annuity payments under this section instead of standard annuity payments.

(b) Alternative annuity payments are payable throughout the life of the claimant and are actuarially reduced from the standard annuity payments to their actuarial equivalent under the option selected under Subsection (c).

(c) A claimant may select one of the following options, which provide that:

(1) after the claimant's death, the alternative annuity payments are payable to and throughout the life of the claimant's spouse;

(2) after the claimant's death, three-fourths of the initial alternative annuity payment amount is payable to and throughout the life of the claimant's spouse;

(3) after the claimant's death, one-half of the initial alternative annuity payment amount is payable to and throughout the life of the claimant's spouse;

(4) if the claimant dies before 180 monthly alternative annuity payments have been made, the remainder of the 180 payments are payable to the claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary; or

(5) if the claimant dies before 120 monthly alternative annuity payments have been made, the remainder of the 120 payments are payable to the claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary.

(d) An election under this section must be made not later than the 45th day after the date:

(1) on which the claimant files with the comptroller the application required by Section 103.051; or

(2) on which the claimant experiences one of the following life-changing events:

(A) marriage or divorce of the claimant;

(B) the addition of a dependent of the claimant; or

(C) the death of a dependent, spouse, or beneficiary of the claimant.

(d-1) An election under Subsection (d) must be made on a form prescribed by the comptroller that:

(1) identifies the claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary according to Section 103.0536; and

(2) specifies the option selected under Subsection (c).

(e) A claimant who elects to receive alternative annuity payments under this section that are payable to the claimant and the claimant's spouse and survives the claimant's spouse is entitled to an increase in the amount of the claimant's monthly annuity payments so that the claimant's monthly payments equal the monthly payments the claimant would have received had the claimant not elected to receive the alternative annuity payments. The claimant is entitled to the increased payments beginning the month after the month in which the claimant's spouse dies and ending on the date of the claimant's death.
Tex. Local Government Code § 81.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 81 / Section 81.021
§ 81.021. CHANGE IN PRECINCT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court that orders a change in the boundaries of commissioner or justice precincts may specify in its order an effective date of the change that is not later than January 1 following the next general election. An election for precinct office occurring after the date that the order is issued but before the effective date of the change in boundaries shall be held in the precincts as they will exist on that effective date. A person who has resided in the area included in a new precinct for the period required for eligibility to hold office is not made ineligible on the ground that the precinct has not existed for that period.

(b) The term of office of a commissioner, justice of the peace, or constable who holds office at the time a change in precinct boundaries becomes effective is not affected by the change, regardless of whether the change places the officer's residence outside the precinct for which the officer was elected. The officer is entitled to serve for the remainder of the term to which the officer was elected.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.204 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.204
§ 171.204. INFORMATION REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to determine eligibility for the exemption provided by Section 171.2022, or to determine the amount of the franchise tax or the correctness of a franchise tax report, the comptroller may require a taxable entity that may be subject to the tax imposed under this chapter to file an information report with the comptroller stating the amount of the taxable entity's margin, or any other information the comptroller may request that is necessary to make a determination under this subsection.

(b) The comptroller may not require a taxable entity that does not owe any tax because of the application of Section 171.002(d)(2) to file an information report with the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller may require any entity to file information as necessary to verify that the entity is not subject to the tax imposed under this chapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2024.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.002
§ 6915.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Willacy County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(2) a fresh water supply district; and

(3) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.107
§ 3900.107. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 36.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.020
§ 36.020. BOND AND TAX PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election to create a district, the temporary directors may include a proposition for the issuance of bonds or notes, the levy of taxes to retire all or part of the bonds or notes, and the levy of a maintenance tax. The maintenance tax rate may not exceed 50 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.

(b) The board shall include in any bond and tax proposition the maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued and their maximum maturity date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.251
§ 3947.251. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board may dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.261, Local Government Code, subject to Section 375.264, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 26.359 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.359
§ 26.359. LOCAL REGULATION OR ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "local government" means a school district, county, municipality, junior college district, river authority, water district or other special district, or other political subdivision created under the constitution or a statute of this state.

(b) A regulation or ordinance adopted by a local government that imposes standards for the design, construction, installation, or operation of underground storage tanks is not valid.

(c) This section does not apply to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001.

(c) This section does not apply to a rule adopted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority, or to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001, or thereafter amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0101
§ 7926A.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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576.
Tex. Water Code § 13.141 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.141
§ 13.141. BILLING FOR SERVICE TO STATE.
Status: in_force

A utility, utility owned by an affected county, or municipally owned utility may not bill or otherwise require the state or a state agency or institution to pay for service before the service is rendered.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 40.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.09
§ 40.09. THE RECORD ON APPEAL.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.023
§ 247.023. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant, the assisted living facility, and all controlling persons with respect to the applicant or facility meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter. The license expires on the third anniversary of the date of its issuance. The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on staggered dates during each three-year period. The commission shall prorate the license fee as appropriate if the expiration date of a license changes as a result of this subsection.

(b) To renew a license, the license holder must submit to the commission the license renewal fee.

(c) The commission may require participation in a continuing education program as a condition of renewal of a license. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.256
§ 8489.256. DIVISION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A county order dividing an emergency services district under this subchapter must:

(1) require the existing emergency services district to disannex the land of the new emergency services district;

(2) create the new emergency services district in accordance with Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code;

(3) name the new emergency services district;

(4) include the metes and bounds description of the territories of the new emergency services district and the existing emergency services district after disannexation; and

(5) appoint the board of the new emergency services district in the manner described by Section 775.034, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The county judge shall send to the comptroller by certified or registered United States Mail a certified copy of a county order dividing an emergency services district under this subchapter. The certified copy must:

(1) include the effective date of the division of the emergency services district; and

(2) be accompanied by a map clearly showing the boundaries of the new emergency services district.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.009
§ 420A.009. SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR CASE MANAGERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall adopt a salary career ladder for case managers. The salary career ladder must base a case manager's salary on the manager's classification and years of service with the office.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 40(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 40(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Local Government Code § 85.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 85 / Section 85.003
§ 85.003. DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of a deputy sheriff must be in writing.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a person appointed as a deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must take and subscribe the official oath, which, together with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, must be endorsed on the appointment. The appointment and oath shall be deposited and recorded in the county clerk's office. A list of the appointments shall be posted in a conspicuous place in that office.

(b-1) A person reappointed as a deputy may continue to perform the duties of office before retaking the official oath. The deputy must retake the oath as soon as possible after being reappointed.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a deputy serves at the pleasure of the sheriff. The sheriff may revoke the appointment of a deputy on the indictment of the deputy for a felony.

(d) A sheriff is responsible for the official acts of a deputy and may require that a deputy execute a bond or other security. A sheriff has the same remedies against a deputy and the deputy's sureties as any other person has against the sheriff and the sheriff's sureties.

(e) A deputy may perform the acts and duties of the deputy's principal.

(f) A deputy who is included in the coverage of a civil service system created under Chapter 158 may be suspended or removed only for a violation of a civil service rule adopted under that system.
Tex. Government Code § 571.138 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.138
§ 571.138. STATUS OF COMPLAINANT.
Status: in_force

The complainant is not a party to a preliminary review, preliminary review hearing, or formal hearing under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 67.26 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.26
§ 67.26. UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE; VENUE FOR SUITS.
Status: in_force

Venue for suits brought against the University Interscholastic League or for suits involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rules or regulations of the University Interscholastic League shall be in Travis County, Texas. When the litigation involves a school district located within Travis County, it shall be heard by a visiting judge.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.262 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.262
§ 154.262. WITHDRAWAL OF MONEY ON DEATH OF BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The seller of a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract may withdraw an amount equal to the original contract amount paid by the purchaser and the earnings attributable to the contract, less the amount retained under Section 154.252, after:

(1) the beneficiary named in the contract dies;

(2) the funeral service is completed;

(3) the funeral provider has completed the provider's obligations under Section 154.161(a) with respect to the contract; and

(4) the depository is presented with:

(A) appropriate affidavits by an officer or agent of the seller on forms prescribed by the department, attesting to matters required by Subdivisions (2) and (3); and

(B) a certified copy of the death certificate.

(b) The seller shall maintain copies of the affidavits and death certificate for examination by the department.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.408 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.408
§ 12.408. SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The use of a conviction for enhancement purposes does not preclude the subsequent use of a conviction for enhancement purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.152
§ 3848.152. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for the parking of motor vehicles; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in the parking of vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district must be either leased to or operated on behalf of the district by a private entity or an entity other than the district. The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and accomplish a public purpose under that section even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's public parking facilities and any lease to a private entity are exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes and state and local sales and use taxes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.126 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.126
§ 141.126. PROSECUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Each district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney to whom the service reports a violation of this chapter shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in the proper court without delay in the manner provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.202
§ 8163.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.054
§ 554.054. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by that person.

(b) The board may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement used by the person; or

(4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.047
§ 201.047. FARM AND RANCH LABOR AS EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Farm and ranch labor is employment for the purposes of this subtitle if the labor:

(1) is performed by a seasonal worker employed on a truck farm, orchard, or vineyard;

(2) is performed by a migrant worker;

(3) is performed by a seasonal worker who:

(A) is working for a farmer, ranch operator, or labor agent who employs a migrant worker; and

(B) is doing the same work at the same time and location as the migrant worker;

(4) performed after 1986 and the laborer is employed by an employing unit that:

(A) pays wages in cash of $6,250 or more for the labor during a calendar quarter in the calendar year in which the labor is performed or the calendar year preceding that year; or

(B) employs three or more individuals in farm and ranch labor for a portion of at least one day during at least 20 different calendar weeks of the calendar year in which the labor is performed or the calendar year preceding that year.

(b) Wages paid for services described in Subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) are included in determining the wages paid for the purpose of Subdivision (a)(4).
Tex. Government Code § 1433.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.006
§ 1433.006. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or the United States, the issuer by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.