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Tex. Government Code § 403.509 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.509
§ 403.509. COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES AND COUNCIL-APPROVED OPIOID ABATEMENT STRATEGY.
Status: repealed

(a) The council shall:

(1) determine and approve one or more evidence-based opioid abatement strategies that include:

(A) an annual regional allocation methodology to distribute 75 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) based on population health information and prevalence of opioid incidences as provided by law; and

(B) an annual targeted allocation to distribute 25 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) for targeted interventions as identified by opioid incidence information;

(2) wholly or partly reallocate the targeted money between regions if a region for which targeted money is allocated is unable to use all of the targeted money;

(3) develop an application and award process for funding;

(4) review grant funding applications and provide grant awards and funding allocations;

(5) monitor grant agreements authorized by this subchapter and require each grant recipient to comply with the terms of the grant agreement or reimburse the grant to the council; and

(6) determine the percentage of money that may be used for development of education and outreach programs to provide materials on the consequences of opioid drug use and prevention and intervention, including online resources and toolkits.

(b) The council may reallocate money between regions based on the funding needs of all regions if money allocated to a region lapses or is not used in the year that the money is allocated for use in the region.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (S.B. 1901), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2025.
Tex. Local Government Code § 180.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 180 / Section 180.008
§ 180.008. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, other special district, or other subdivision of state government.

(b) A political subdivision may not use public money to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person who is:

(1) an elected or appointed member of the governing body of the political subdivision; or

(2) an officer or employee of the political subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.307
§ 801.307. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine or work as a licensed veterinary technician. The board shall require six hours of continuing education annually to renew an equine dental provider license.

(a-1) The board by rule shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.

(b) The board may:

(1) establish general categories of continuing education that meet the needs of license holders;

(2) require a license holder to successfully complete continuing education courses; and

(3) for a license valid for two years, provide a one year or two year period for the completion of continuing education.

(c) The board may require a license holder who does not complete the required number of hours of continuing education in a period to make up the missed hours in a later period. Hours required to be made up in a later period are in addition to the hours normally required to be completed in that period.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.109
§ 252.109. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

A commissioners court or the road commissioners may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in building or maintaining roads in the county.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.86 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.86
§ 23.86. ADDITIONAL TAXATION FOR PRECEDING YEARS.
Status: in_force

(a) If land that has been appraised under this subchapter is no longer subject to a deed restriction or is diverted to a use other than recreational, park, or scenic uses, an additional tax is imposed on the land equal to the difference between the taxes imposed on the land for each of the three years preceding the year in which the change of use occurs or the deed restriction expires that the land was appraised as provided by this subchapter and the tax that would have been imposed had the land not been restricted to recreational, park, or scenic uses in each of those years.

(b) A tax lien attaches to the land on the date the change of use occurs or the deed restriction expires to secure payment of the additional tax imposed by this section and any penalties and interest incurred if the tax becomes delinquent. The lien exists in favor of all taxing units for which the additional tax is imposed.

(c) The assessor shall prepare and deliver a statement for the additional taxes as soon as practicable after the change of use occurs or the deed restriction expires. The taxes become delinquent and incur penalties and interest as provided by law for ad valorem taxes imposed by the taxing unit if not paid before the next date on which the unit's taxes become delinquent that is more than 10 days after the date the statement is delivered.

(d) The sanctions provided by Subsection (a) of this section do not apply if the change of use occurs as a result of a sale for right-of-way or a condemnation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.259 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.259
§ 846.259. COVERAGE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only if children are eligible for coverage under the terms of a multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document.

(b) A multiple employer welfare arrangement plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of an adopted child of a participating employee. A child is considered to be the child of a participating employee if the participating employee is a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child.

(c) An adopted child of a participating employee may be enrolled, at the employee's option, not later than the 31st day after:

(1) the date the employee becomes a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child; or

(2) the date the adoption becomes final.

(d) Coverage of an adopted child of a participating employee under this section ends unless the multiple employer welfare arrangement receives notice of the adoption and any required additional premiums not later than the 31st day after:

(1) the date the participating employee becomes a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child; or

(2) the date the adoption becomes final.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.151
§ 8859.151. TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax. Sections 36.201-36.204, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.052
§ 184.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules governing billing systems or methods used by an apartment house owner to prorate or allocate among tenants central system utility costs or nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs.

(b) In addition to other appropriate safeguards for a tenant of an apartment house, a rule adopted under this section must require that:

(1) a rental agreement contain:

(A) a clear written description of the method of computing the allocation of central system utilities or nonsubmetered master metered utilities for the apartment house; and

(B) a statement of the average apartment unit monthly bill for all apartment units for any allocation of central system utilities' costs or nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs for the previous calendar year; and

(2) the apartment house owner:

(A) not impose a charge on a tenant in excess of the actual charge imposed on the owner for utility consumption by the apartment house; and

(B) maintain adequate records, including utility bills and records concerning the central system utility or nonsubmetered master metered utility service consumption of the apartment house, the charges assessed by the utility, and the allocation of central system utilities' costs or nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs to the tenants and make the records available for inspection by the tenants during normal business hours.

(c) A rule adopted under this section has the same effect as a rule adopted under Title 2, and an owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house subject to this subchapter is subject to enforcement under Sections 15.021, 15.022, 15.028, 15.029, 15.030, 15.031, 15.032, and 15.033.
Tex. Government Code § 551.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.042
§ 551.042. INQUIRY MADE AT MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to:

(1) a statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or

(2) a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry.

(b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 575 / Section 575.003
§ 575.003. ADMISSION OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not affect the admission to a state mental health facility of:

(1) a person with a chemical dependency admitted under Chapter 462; or

(2) a person charged with a criminal offense admitted under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 55.533 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.533
§ 55.533. PREFERRED LIEN IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

A lien for the payments due the United States under a contract between the district and the United States under which bonds have not been deposited with the United States shall be a preferred lien to that of any issue of bonds or any series of any issue of bonds subsequent to the date of the contract.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 90 / Section 90.007
§ 90.007. LANDOWNER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A prescriptive easement over private property cannot be created by recreational use of a protected freshwater area, including by portage over or around barriers, scouting of obstructions, or crossing of private property to or from a protected freshwater area.

(b) Nothing in this section shall limit the right of a person to navigate in, on, or around a protected freshwater area.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.02
§ 109.02. REGISTRATION OF BEVERAGES WITH COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Immediately after taking possession of the alcoholic beverages, the insurer or insurance salvor shall register them with the commission, furnishing the commission a detailed inventory and the exact location of the beverages. At the time of registration, the registrant shall post with the commission a surety bond in an amount that the administrator finds adequate to protect the state against the taxes due on the beverages, if any are due. The registrant shall remit with the registration a fee of $10. The fee only permits the sale of the beverages listed in the registration.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.165 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.165
§ 45A.165. MISTRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice or municipal court shall discharge a jury if the jury fails to agree to a verdict after being kept together a reasonable period.

(b) If a jury is discharged under Subsection (a), the justice or judge may impanel another jury as soon as practicable to try the case.
Tex. Government Code § 403.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.252
§ 403.252. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) state agency funds located completely outside the state treasury;

(2) the petty cash accounts maintained by the Department of State Health Services under Section 533.037(d), Health and Safety Code; or

(3) imprest funds kept by enforcement agencies for the purchase of evidence or other enforcement purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0201
§ 8022A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8022A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.213 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.213
§ 1001.213. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:

(1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; and

(2) the production for inspection or copying of records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter or Chapter 1071.

(b) The board, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) against a person who fails to comply with the subpoena.

(c) Venue for an action brought under Subsection (b) is in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) the county in which the board may hold a hearing.

(d) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.
Tex. Local Government Code § 133.124 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 133 / Section 133.124
§ 133.124. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The transportation administrative fee account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of money allocated to the account under Section 133.102(e). Money in the account may be appropriated only to the Department of Public Safety to defray the administrative costs associated with implementing Chapter 706, Transportation Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.103
§ 644.103. DETENTION OF VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer of the department may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry a motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter.

(b) A municipal police officer who is certified under Section 644.101 may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry within the territory of the municipality a motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter. A sheriff or deputy sheriff who is certified under Section 644.101 may stop, enter, or detain on a highway or at a port of entry within the territory of the county a motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter.

(c) A person who detains a vehicle under this section may prohibit the further operation of the vehicle on a highway if the vehicle or operator of the vehicle is in violation of a federal safety regulation or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(d) A noncommissioned employee of the department who is certified for the purpose by the director and who is supervised by an officer of the department may, at a commercial motor vehicle inspection site, stop, enter, or detain a motor vehicle that is subject to this chapter. If the employee's inspection shows that an enforcement action, such as the issuance of a citation, is warranted for a violation of this title or a rule adopted under this title, including a federal safety regulation adopted under this chapter, the noncommissioned employee may take enforcement action only if the employee is under the supervision of an officer of the department.

(e) The department's training and other requirements for certification of a noncommissioned employee of the department under this section must be the same as the training and requirements, other than the training and requirements for becoming and remaining a peace officer, for officers who enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.052
§ 1047.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

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

(1) is a district resident;

(2) owns land in the district subject to taxation; and

(3) is at least 18 years of age at the time of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.051
§ 8306.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8306.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 82.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 82 / Section 82.053
§ 82.053. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may direct the holder of an authorization to make complete restitution to each Texas resident, each Texas insured, and each entity operating in this state that is harmed by a violation of, or failure to comply with, this code or a rule of the commissioner.

(b) The holder of the authorization shall make the restitution in the form and amount and within the period determined by the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.09113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.09113
§ 501.09113. OUT-OF-STATE SALVAGE OR REBUILT SALVAGE VEHICLE.
Status: repealed

(a) On receipt of a proper application from the owner of a motor vehicle, the department shall issue the applicant the appropriate title with any notations determined by the department as necessary to describe or disclose the motor vehicle's current or former condition if the motor vehicle was brought into this state from another state or jurisdiction and has on any title or comparable out-of-state ownership document issued by the other state or jurisdiction or record in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System reported by another state or jurisdiction:

(1) a "rebuilt," "repaired," "reconstructed," "flood damage," "fire damage," "owner retained," "salvage," or similar notation; or

(2) a "nonrepairable," "dismantle only," "parts only," "junked," "scrapped," "crushed," or similar notation.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(2), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 791.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.030
§ 791.030. HEALTH CARE AND HOSPITAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A local government may contract with another local government authorized to provide health care and hospital services to provide those services for the local government's officers and employees and their dependents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.202
§ 1075.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund and to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.059
§ 501.059. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including any rule, interpretation, or enforcement action that:

(A) regulates the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(B) restricts advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(C) affects the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; or

(D) restricts participation in a profession or business the board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the executive council shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. Each member of the board shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Government Code § 29.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.005
§ 29.005. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The judge of a municipal court serves for a term of office of two years unless the municipality provides for a longer term pursuant to Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution. A municipal court judge who is not reappointed by the 91st day following the expiration of a term of office shall, absent action by the appointing authority, continue to serve for another term of office beginning on the date the previous term of office expired.
Tex. Occupations Code § 117.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 117 / Section 117.004
§ 117.004. BILLING INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A physician or health care practitioner may not bill an insurer or health maintenance organization for direct patient care that is paid under a direct patient care agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.355
§ 1501.355. RULES CONCERNING MARKETING AND AVAILABILITY.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted under Section 1501.010 may establish additional standards to provide for the fair marketing and broad availability of small employer health benefit plans to small employers in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9628 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9628
§ 61.9628. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

A reasonable amount, not to exceed five percent, of the money appropriated by the legislature to increase enrollments in professional nursing programs may be used by the board to pay administrative costs of implementing this subchapter or administering the money.