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Tex. Government Code § 1433.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.021
§ 1433.021. ACQUISITION OF PROJECT; DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may acquire, by construction, purchase, devise, gift, or lease or by more than one of those methods, an industrial project or medical project that is located in this state and at least a part of which is located within the issuer's territorial limits.

(b) For an issuer that is a municipality, an industrial project or medical project may be located outside the municipality's territorial limits if the project is within the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(c) An issuer may sell and convey all or any part of property acquired under this section and make an order relating to the sale or conveyance that the issuer considers conducive to the best interest of the issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.005
§ 9038.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9729 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9729
§ 61.9729. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information in this subchapter to:

(1) each school of law authorized by the board to award a degree described by Section 61.9725(a)(1);

(2) any appropriate state agency; and

(3) any appropriate professional association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0401
§ 8511.0401. ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to effectuate this chapter.

(b) In adopting rules, the board shall comply, as appropriate, with the requirements of Chapters 2001 and 2002, Government Code.

(c) The board shall print its rules and provide copies to any person on written request.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.204 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.204
§ 21.204. STATUTORY PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the shareholders of a corporation have a preemptive right under this subchapter, the shareholders have a preemptive right to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation's unissued or treasury shares on the decision of the corporation's board of directors to issue the shares. The preemptive right granted under this subsection is subject to uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the preemptive right.

(b) No preemptive right exists with respect to:

(1) shares issued or granted as compensation to a director, officer, agent, or employee of the corporation or a subsidiary or affiliate of the corporation;

(2) shares issued or granted to satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to a director, officer, agent, or employee of the corporation or a subsidiary or affiliate of the corporation;

(3) shares authorized in the corporation's certificate of formation that are issued not later than the 180th day after the effective date of the corporation's formation; or

(4) shares sold, issued, or granted by the corporation for consideration other than money.

(c) A holder of a share of a class without general voting rights but with a preferential right to distributions of profits, income, or assets does not have a preemptive right with respect to shares of any class.

(d) A holder of a share of a class with general voting rights but without preferential rights to distributions of profits, income, or assets does not have a preemptive right with respect to shares of any class with preferential rights to distributions of profits, income, or assets unless the shares with preferential rights are convertible into or carry a right to subscribe for or acquire shares without preferential rights.

(e) For a one-year period after the date the shares have been offered to shareholders, shares subject to preemptive rights that are not acquired by a shareholder may be issued to a person at a consideration set by the corporation's board of directors that is not lower than the consideration set for the exercise of preemptive rights. An offer at a lower consideration or after the expiration of the period prescribed by this subsection is subject to the shareholder's preemptive rights.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0086 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.0086
§ 46.0086.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.0086. FINFISH TAGS: PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may purchase or use more finfish tags during a license year than the number and type authorized for the year by the commission, excluding duplicate tags issued under Section 46.006 of this code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may:

(1) use the same finfish tag on more than one finfish;

(2) use a finfish tag issued in the name of another;

(3) use a tag on a finfish for which another tag is specifically required; or

(4) take a finfish required to be tagged and fail to immediately attach a properly executed tag to the finfish in the manner prescribed by the commission.

(c) The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the requirements of this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.156
§ 172.156. AWARDING CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract in the amount of more than $15,000 for the construction of improvements or the purchase of material, machinery, equipment, supplies, or any other property except real property may be awarded only through competitive bidding after notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 15 days before the date set for receiving bids.

(b) A board may adopt rules governing the taking of bids and the awarding of contracts.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) personal or professional services; or

(2) the acquisition of an existing rail transportation system.
Tex. Government Code § 487.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.201
§ 487.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Medically underserved community" means:

(A) a community located in an area in this state with a medically underserved population;

(B) a community located in an area in this state designated by the United States secretary of health and human services as an area with a shortage of personal health services;

(C) a population group designated by the United States secretary of health and human services as having a shortage of personal health services;

(D) a community designated under state or federal law as a medically underserved community; or

(E) a community that the department considers to be medically underserved based on relevant demographic, geographic, and environmental factors.

(2) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state.

(3) "Primary care" means physician services in family practice, general practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gynecology.

(4) "Start-up money" means a payment made by a medically underserved community for reasonable costs incurred by a physician to establish a medical office and ancillary facilities for diagnosing and treating patients.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.011
§ 365.011. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TOLL ROAD.
Status: in_force

A district may construct, acquire, improve, operate, repair, maintain, and finance a toll road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.202
§ 952.202. SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL FROM LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A lawyer referral service shall establish written policies and procedures to suspend or remove a lawyer or firm from the referral service's list of subscribers.

(b) The policies and procedures established under Subsection (a) must include the suspension and removal of a lawyer who fails to handle referred clients in a diligent and responsible manner.
Tex. Property Code § 53.174 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.174
§ 53.174. RECORDING OF BOND AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall record the bond, the notice, and a certificate of mailing in the real property records.

(b) In acquiring an interest in or insuring title to real property, a purchaser, insurer of title, or lender may rely on and is absolutely protected by the record of the bond and the notice to the same extent as if the lien claimant had filed a release of lien in the real property records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.204
§ 21.204. SCOPE OF DISTRICT'S REGULATORY POWER.
Status: in_force

The regulatory powers of the district under this chapter apply to each person in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.001
§ 158.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means a county civil service commission.

(2) "Employee" means a person who obtains a position by appointment and who is not authorized by statute to perform governmental functions involving an exercise of discretion in the person's own right, unless the person is included by a local civil service rule adopted under the procedures outlined in Section 158.009; or a person included in the coverage of a county civil service system as the result of an election held under Section 158.007. The term does not include a person who holds an office the term of which is limited by the constitution of this state.

(3) "Department" means a county, district, or precinct office or officer, agency, or board that has jurisdiction and control of the performance of employees' official duties. The term includes a sheriff's department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.051
§ 89.051. INMATE SCREENING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each inmate in a jail or community corrections facility shall undergo a screening test for tuberculosis infection approved by the executive commissioner if:

(1) the inmate will probably be confined in jail or a community corrections facility for more than seven days; and

(2) the inmate meets the screening guidelines prescribed by department rules.

(b) The inmate must be tested on or before the seventh day after the day the inmate is first confined.

(c) An inmate listed by Subsection (a) is not required to be retested at each rebooking if the inmate is booked into a jail or a community corrections facility more than once during a 12-month period unless the inmate shows symptoms of tuberculosis or is known to have been exposed to tuberculosis.

(d) An inmate is exempt from the screening test required by this section if:

(1) the screening test conflicts with the tenets of an organized religion to which the individual belongs; or

(2) the screening test is medically contraindicated based on an examination by a physician.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.026
§ 1231.026. ANNUAL LOCAL UNISSUED SECURITIES REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 30 of each year, a local government with voter-approved but unissued bonds shall submit a report to the board regarding the amount of voter-approved but unissued bonds authorized by the local government during the most recent fiscal year. The report must include:

(1) the total amount of voter-approved but unissued bonds authorized by the local government;

(2) the specific statute or law authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(3) the number of the propositions that authorized the issuance of the bonds, as applicable;

(4) the estimated cost of the issuance of the bonds on the bond proposition, as applicable;

(5) the estimated minimum dollar amount required to be annually expended for debt service after the issuance of the bonds; and

(6) any other information the board determines necessary.

(b) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.057
§ 463.057. FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

Each board member shall file with the Texas Ethics Commission a financial statement as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.203
§ 9047.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.074 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.074
§ 117.074. RATES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards governing the determination of rates paid for medical services provided under this chapter. The rules must provide for an annual reevaluation of the rates.

(b) The executive commissioner shall establish a schedule of rates based on the standards adopted under Subsection (a). In adopting the rate schedule, the executive commissioner shall:

(1) compare the proposed rate schedule to other cost-based and resource-based rates for medical services, including rates paid under the Medicaid and Medicare programs; and

(2) for any rate adopted that exceeds the Medicaid or Medicare rate for the same or a similar service, document the reasons why the adopted rate reflects consideration of the best value, provider availability, and consumer choice.

(c) The executive commissioner shall provide notice to interested persons and allow those persons to present comments before adopting the standards and schedule of rates under Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Government Code § 2175.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.183
§ 2175.183. COMMISSION NOTICE TO OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall inform other state agencies, political subdivisions, and assistance organizations of the commission's website that lists surplus property that is available for transfer.
Tex. Estates Code § 201.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 201 / Section 201.151
§ 201.151. DETERMINATION OF ADVANCEMENT; DATE OF VALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a decedent dies intestate as to all or part of the decedent's estate, property that the decedent gave during the decedent's lifetime to a person who, on the date of the decedent's death, is the decedent's heir, or property received by the decedent's heir under a nontestamentary transfer under Subchapter B, Chapter 111, or Chapter 112 or 113, is an advancement against the heir's intestate share of the estate only if:

(1) the decedent declared in a contemporaneous writing, or the heir acknowledged in writing, that the gift or nontestamentary transfer is an advancement; or

(2) the decedent's contemporaneous writing or the heir's written acknowledgment otherwise indicates that the gift or nontestamentary transfer is to be considered in computing the division and distribution of the decedent's intestate estate.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), property that is advanced is valued as of the earlier of:

(1) the time that the heir came into possession or enjoyment of the property; or

(2) the time of the decedent's death.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.202
§ 374.202. OWNER RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may hold an owner responsible for up to 100 percent of the costs of corrective action attributable to the owner if the commission finds, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing that:

(1) requiring the owner to bear the responsibility will not prejudice another owner or person who is eligible, under this chapter, to have corrective action costs paid by the fund; and

(2) the owner:

(A) caused a release by operating practices contrary to those generally in use at the time of the release;

(B) is in arrears for money owed under this chapter, after notice and an opportunity to correct the arrearage;

(C) obstructed the efforts of the commission to carry out its obligations under this chapter other than by the exercise of the owner's legal rights;

(D) caused or allowed the release because of a material violation of the performance standards established by this chapter or the rules adopted by the commission under this chapter; or

(E) has more than once violated Section 374.151 or related commission rules.

(b) To the extent that an owner is responsible for corrective action costs under this subsection, the owner is not entitled to the exemption under Section 374.207.

(c) The commission, or the attorney general at the request of the commission, may bring a civil action to recover any amounts owed to the commission under this section. The commission or attorney general, as applicable, may recover court costs, the costs of preparing for litigation, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in an action brought under this section. An owner is jointly and severally liable with any other defendant for the entire amount of costs.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0202
§ 411.0202. DISPOSAL OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise required by law and subject to Chapter 441, the department may dispose of or destroy records that the department determines are not required for the performance of the department's duties and functions.

(b) The department may dispose of or destroy a defendant's original fingerprint card if:

(1) the department has on file and retains another original fingerprint card for the defendant; or

(2) the defendant has attained the age of 80.
Tex. Government Code § 618.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 618 / Section 618.009
§ 618.009. FRAUDULENT PLACEMENT OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OR SEAL; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud, the person places on a public security, instrument of payment, certificate of assessment or eligible contract:

(1) a facsimile signature or a reproduction of a facsimile signature; or

(2) a facsimile seal, or a reproduction of a facsimile seal, of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or a political subdivision of this state.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than seven years or less than two years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.0095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.0095
§ 464.0095. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.
Status: in_force

A person providing services to a client at a treatment facility shall comply with Chapter 322 and the rules adopted under that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.006
§ 7910.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.077 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.077
§ 21.077. UNIT OF MEASUREMENT.
Status: in_force

The unit of measurement in this subchapter has the following values, based on the International Meter established by the National Bureau of Standards:

(1) one meter = 39.37 inches exactly;

(2) one U.S. survey foot = 0.3048006096 meter;

(3) one vara = 33-1/3 inches exactly; and

(4) one international foot = 0.3048 meter exactly.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.102
§ 401.102. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the commission as follows:

(1) three audiologist members;

(2) three speech-language pathologist members; and

(3) three members who represent the public.

(b) Advisory board members must:

(1) be from the various geographic regions of the state; and

(2) be from varying employment settings.

(c) The advisory board members appointed under Subsections (a)(1) and (2) must:

(1) have been engaged in teaching, research, or providing services in speech-language pathology or audiology for at least five years; and

(2) be licensed under this chapter.

(d) One of the public advisory board members must be a physician licensed in this state and certified in otolaryngology or pediatrics.

(e) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Water Code § 43.0041 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0041
§ 43.0041. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner holds office for a term of six years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.