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Tex. Education Code § 29.918 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.918
§ 29.918. DROPOUT PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 48.104, a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a high dropout rate, as determined by the commissioner, must submit a plan to the commissioner describing the manner in which the district or charter school intends to use the compensatory education allotment under Section 48.104 for developing and implementing research-based strategies for dropout prevention. The district or charter school shall submit the plan not later than December 1 of each school year preceding the school year in which the district or charter school will receive the compensatory education allotment to which the plan applies.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school to which this section applies may not spend or obligate more than 25 percent of the district's or charter school's compensatory education allotment unless the commissioner approves the plan submitted under Subsection (a). The commissioner shall complete an initial review of the district's or charter school's plan not later than March 1 of the school year preceding the school year in which the district or charter school will receive the compensatory education allotment to which the plan applies.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section. The commissioner may impose interventions or sanctions under Subchapter A, Chapter 39A, or Section 39A.251, 39A.252, or 39A.253 if a school district or open-enrollment charter school fails to timely comply with this section.

(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school to which this section applies shall, in its plan submitted under Subsection (a):

(1) design a dropout recovery plan that includes career and technology education courses or technology applications courses that lead to industry or career certification;

(2) integrate into the dropout recovery plan research-based strategies to assist students in becoming able academically to pursue postsecondary education, including:

(A) high-quality, college readiness instruction with strong academic and social supports;

(B) secondary to postsecondary bridging that builds college readiness skills, provides a plan for college completion, and ensures transition counseling; and

(C) information concerning appropriate supports available in the first year of postsecondary enrollment to ensure postsecondary persistence and success, to the extent funds are available for the purpose; and

(3) plan to offer advanced academic and transition opportunities, including dual credit courses and college preparatory courses, such as advanced placement courses.

(e) A school district to which this section applies may enter into a partnership with a public junior college in accordance with Section 29.402 in order to fulfill a plan submitted under Subsection (a).

(f) Any program designed to fulfill a plan submitted under Subsection (a) must comply with the requirements of Sections 29.081(e) and (f).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.454 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.454
§ 361.454. LEAD-ACID BATTERY WHOLESALERS.
Status: in_force

Any person selling new lead-acid batteries at wholesale shall accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead-acid batteries for recycling, if offered by customers. A person accepting batteries in transfer from a battery retailer shall remove batteries from the retail point of collection within 90 days after acceptance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.2211 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.2211
§ 431.2211. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not required to hold a license under this subchapter if the person is:

(1) a person, firm, or corporation that only harvests, packages, or washes raw fruits or vegetables for shipment at the location of harvest;

(2) an individual who only sells prepackaged nonperishable foods, including dietary supplements, from a private home as a direct seller;

(3) a person who holds a license under Chapter 432 and who only engages in conduct within the scope of that license; or

(4) a restaurant that:

(A) provides food for immediate human consumption to a political subdivision or to a licensed nonprofit organization if the restaurant would not otherwise be required to hold a license under this subchapter; or

(B) sells food directly to an individual consumer if:

(i) the restaurant holds a permit as a food service establishment under Chapter 437;

(ii) the restaurant complies with Section 437.026; and

(iii) the restaurant is not otherwise required to hold a license under this subchapter.

(a-1) A person is not required to hold a license under this subchapter if the person holds a license under Chapter 440 and is engaging in conduct within the scope of that license.

(a-2) A person is not required to hold a license under this subchapter if the person holds a permit under Chapter 435 related to the processing, producing, bottling, receiving, transferring, or transporting of Grade A milk or milk products and is engaging in conduct within the scope of that permit.

(a-3) A person is not required to hold a license under this subchapter if the person holds a license under Chapter 443 and is engaging in conduct within the scope of that license.

(b) An exemption from the licensing requirements prescribed by this subchapter does not exempt the person from other provisions prescribed by this subchapter or from rules adopted by the executive commissioner to administer and enforce those provisions.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to the distribution of beverages in sealed containers by holders of licenses or permits issued under Chapter 19, 20, 23, or 64, Alcoholic Beverage Code. The provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Code prevail to the extent of any conflict with this chapter.

(d) A food wholesaler is not required to obtain a license under this subchapter for a place of business if all of the food distributed from that place of business will be stored in a warehouse licensed under this subchapter.

(e) A food wholesaler that is not required to obtain a license for a place of business under Subsection (d) shall register that place of business with the department. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the registration of food wholesalers under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.102
§ 7934.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.357 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.357
§ 11.357. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Liability of the department under this subchapter is limited to money damages in an amount not to exceed the amount paid by the insurance provider described by Section 11.355 to the claimant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.257
§ 3933.257. PUBLIC SERVICE USER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may establish user charges related to various public services, including:

(1) the collection and treatment of wastewater;

(2) the operation of storm water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for the protection of water quality in the district; or

(3) the provision of septic tank maintenance services inside and outside the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.024 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.024
§ 22.024. LIMITED DISCLOSURE GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

After notice and an opportunity to be heard, a court may compel a journalist, a journalist's employer, or a person with an independent contract with a journalist to testify regarding or to produce or disclose any information, document, or item or the source of any information, document, or item obtained while acting as a journalist, if the person seeking the information, document, or item or the source of any information, document, or item makes a clear and specific showing that:

(1) all reasonable efforts have been exhausted to obtain the information from alternative sources;

(2) the subpoena is not overbroad, unreasonable, or oppressive and, when appropriate, will be limited to the verification of published information and the surrounding circumstances relating to the accuracy of the published information;

(3) reasonable and timely notice was given of the demand for the information, document, or item;

(4) in this instance, the interest of the party subpoenaing the information outweighs the public interest in gathering and dissemination of news, including the concerns of the journalist;

(5) the subpoena or compulsory process is not being used to obtain peripheral, nonessential, or speculative information; and

(6) the information, document, or item is relevant and material to the proper administration of the official proceeding for which the testimony, production, or disclosure is sought and is essential to the maintenance of a claim or defense of the person seeking the testimony, production, or disclosure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.061
§ 3936.061. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.058
§ 228.058. AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY.
Status: repealed

(a) To aid in the collection of tolls and in the enforcement of toll violations, the department may use automated enforcement technology that it determines is necessary, including automatic vehicle license plate identification photography and video surveillance, by electronic imaging or photographic copying.

(b) Automated enforcement technology approved by the department under Subsection (a) may be used only for the purpose of producing, depicting, photographing, or recording an image that depicts that portion of a vehicle necessary to establish the classification of vehicle and the proper toll to be charged, the license plate number, and the state of registration, including an image:

(1) of a license plate attached to the front or rear of a vehicle; and

(2) showing the vehicle dimensions, the presence of a trailer, and the number of axles.

(c) This section does not authorize the use of automated enforcement technology for any other purpose.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258, Sec. 4.07, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.201
§ 8501.201. PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A warrant for the payment of money by the authority may be drawn and signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer if the account under which the payment is to be made results from a contract made by the board and is ordered paid by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0406
§ 3943.0406. SPECIAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include a special or supplemental service for the improvement and promotion of the district or for the protection of public health and safety in the district, including:

(1) tourism;

(2) elimination of traffic congestion;

(3) health, sanitation, public safety, and security;

(4) recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, and services; and

(5) advertising, promotion, and business recruitment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.502 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.502
§ 42A.502. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN VIOLENT OFFENSES; CHILD SAFETY ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "playground," "premises," "school," "video arcade facility," and "youth center" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A judge granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a) or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d) may establish a child safety zone applicable to the defendant, if the nature of the offense for which the defendant is convicted warrants the establishment of a child safety zone, by requiring as a condition of community supervision that the defendant not:

(1) supervise or participate in any program that:

(A) includes as participants or recipients persons who are 17 years of age or younger; and

(B) regularly provides athletic, civic, or cultural activities; or

(2) go in or on, or within a distance specified by the judge of, a premises where children commonly gather, including a school, day-care facility, playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility.

(c) At any time after the imposition of a condition under Subsection (b), the defendant may request the judge to modify the child safety zone applicable to the defendant because the zone as created by the judge:

(1) interferes with the defendant's ability to attend school or hold a job and consequently constitutes an undue hardship for the defendant; or

(2) is broader than is necessary to protect the public, given the nature and circumstances of the offense.

(d) This article does not apply to a defendant described by Article 42A.453.
Tex. Election Code § 114.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 114 / Section 114.002
§ 114.002. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A United States citizen dwelling outside the United States is eligible to vote a federal ballot by mail if:

(1) the citizen's most recent domicile in the United States was in this state and the citizen's intent to return to this state is uncertain;

(2) the citizen would be eligible for registration as a voter in this state if a resident; and

(3) the citizen is not eligible to vote on federal offices in any other state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.1056
§ 1702.1056. LOCKSMITH COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person acts as a locksmith company for the purposes of this chapter if the person:

(1) sells, installs, services, or maintains, or offers to sell, install, service, or maintain, mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks;

(2) advertises services offered by the company using the term "locksmith"; or

(3) includes the term "locksmith" in the company's name.

(b) This section does not apply to a hotel, as that term is defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.002
§ 152.002. PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

Forest pests are declared to be a public nuisance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8234.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8234 / Section 8234.152
§ 8234.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8234.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by 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. Water Code § 49.463 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.463
§ 49.463. AUTHORIZATION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other purposes for which a district is created, a district is created for the purpose of financing, developing, and maintaining recreational facilities for the people in the district. A district may accomplish this purpose as provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.203
§ 8218.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations 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 or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

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

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.454
§ 1001.454. RIGHT TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board proposes to suspend or revoke a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing.

(b) Proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a license are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292E.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292E / Section 292E.054
§ 292E.054. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that authorizes the county to participate in a program under this chapter shall require each institutional health care provider located in the county to submit to the county a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement those sections.

(b) The commissioners court may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider in the county to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 411.0165 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0165
§ 411.0165. VETERAN APPLICANTS FOR TROOPER TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The department may accept a person applying to the department's trooper trainee academy if the person:

(1) has served four or more years in the United States armed forces as a member of the military police or other security force and received an honorable discharge; and

(2) meets all other department requirements for a commissioned officer.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0054
§ 526.0054. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR HIGH-COST MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) evaluate and implement, as appropriate, procedures, policies, and methodologies to require prior authorization for high-cost medical services and procedures; and

(2) contract with qualified service providers or organizations to perform those functions.

(b) A procedure, policy, or methodology implemented under this section must comply with any prohibitions in state or federal law on limits in the amount, duration, or scope of medically necessary services for Medicaid recipients who are children.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.084
§ 221.084. EXTENSION OF DURATION.
Status: in_force

If a corporation is dissolved by expiration of its duration, the corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to extend its duration within three years after the date of dissolution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3604 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.3604
§ 1603.3604. INTEREST ON REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If tuition is not refunded within the period required by Section 1603.3603, the private postsecondary school shall pay interest on the amount of the refund for the period beginning the first day after the date the refund period expires and ending the day preceding the date the refund is made.

(b) If tuition is refunded to a lending institution, the interest shall be paid to that institution and applied against the student's loan.

(c) The commissioner of education shall annually set the interest rate at a rate sufficient to deter a school from retaining money paid by a student.

(d) The department may exempt a school from the payment of interest if the school makes a good faith effort to refund the tuition but is unable to locate the student. The school shall provide to the department on request documentation of the effort to locate the student.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0605 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0605
§ 3973.0605. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.227 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.227
§ 2001.227. TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a rule or internal procedure of the Texas Civil Commitment Office that applies to a person who is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, or to an action taken under that rule or procedure.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.015
§ 32.015. PER DIEM AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

Each citizen member of the board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance for each day spent in performing his duties and as reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in performing his duties the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.018
§ 34.018. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The review committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the review committee is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.

(b) Expired.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.0081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.0081
§ 372.0081. ADVISORY BODY MEETINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a member of an advisory body appointed under Section 372.008 is physically present at a meeting of the advisory body, any number of the other members of the advisory body may attend the meeting by use of telephone conference call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication device. A member of the advisory body who attends a meeting via a telecommunication device is considered present for purposes of constituting a quorum, voting, and any other form of participation in the meeting. This subsection applies regardless of the subject of the meeting or topics considered at the meeting.

(b) If an advisory body holds a meeting using a telecommunication device in the manner provided by Subsection (a), the advisory body must provide two-way audio communication between board members attending the meeting and, if the two-way audio communication link with a member is disrupted, stop the meeting until the link is reestablished.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.202
§ 3860.202. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition requesting a project financed by assessment must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 25 owners of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property subject to the assessment in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.