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Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.003
§ 1001.003. PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Design coordination" includes the review and coordination of technical submissions prepared by others, including the work of other professionals working with or under the direction of an engineer with professional regard for the ability of each professional involved in a multidisciplinary effort.

(2) "Engineering survey" includes any survey activity required to support the sound conception, planning, design, construction, maintenance, or operation of an engineered project. The term does not include the surveying of real property or other activity regulated under Chapter 1071.

(b) In this chapter, "practice of engineering" means the performance of or an offer or attempt to perform any public or private service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in applying special knowledge or judgment of the mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences to that service or creative work.

(c) The practice of engineering includes:

(1) consultation, investigation, evaluation, analysis, planning, engineering for program management, providing an expert engineering opinion or testimony, engineering for testing or evaluating materials for construction or other engineering use, and mapping;

(2) design, conceptual design, or conceptual design coordination of engineering works or systems;

(3) development or optimization of plans and specifications for engineering works or systems;

(4) planning the use or alteration of land or water or the design or analysis of works or systems for the use or alteration of land or water;

(5) responsible charge of engineering teaching or the teaching of engineering;

(6) performing an engineering survey or study;

(7) engineering for construction, alteration, or repair of real property;

(8) engineering for preparation of an operating or maintenance manual;

(9) engineering for review of the construction or installation of engineered works to monitor compliance with drawings or specifications;

(10) a service, design, analysis, or other work performed for a public or private entity in connection with a utility, structure, building, machine, equipment, process, system, work, project, or industrial or consumer product or equipment of a mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical, hydraulic, pneumatic, geotechnical, or thermal nature;

(11) providing an engineering opinion or analysis related to a certificate of merit under Chapter 150, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or

(12) any other professional service necessary for the planning, progress, or completion of an engineering service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 261 / Section 261.001
§ 261.001. REGULATION OF HOSPITALS BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:

(1) construct or establish one or more hospitals and control and regulate those hospitals; and

(2) prohibit or permit and regulate the establishment of private hospitals.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81D.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81D / Section 81D.004
§ 81D.004. COMPLAINT; INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position against whom an employer took an adverse action in violation of this chapter may file a complaint with the commission in the form and manner prescribed by commission rules.

(b) A complaint filed with the commission must include the following information:

(1) the name of the complainant;

(2) the name of the employer; and

(3) the nature and description of any alleged adverse action the employer took against the complainant.

(c) On receipt of a complaint under Subsection (a), the commission shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the employer took an adverse action against the complainant because of the complainant's refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For a complaint against a health care facility, health care provider, or physician, the commission shall consult with the department in determining if a policy adopted under Section 81D.0035 was reasonable.
Tex. Government Code § 609.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.116
§ 609.116. REGULATION OF QUALIFIED VENDORS.
Status: in_force

A plan administrator shall develop and implement requirements for qualified vendors and their employees concerning disclosure, reporting, standards of conduct, solicitation, advertising, relationships with participating employees, the nature and quality of services provided to those employees, and other matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.056
§ 1065.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than three for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.203
§ 485A.203. DURATION OF DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 485A.204, the office's certification of a person as a qualified person is effective until the second anniversary of the date the designation is made, regardless of whether the designation of the qualified media production location at which the qualified person is to perform its commitments under this chapter is terminated before that date.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.111
§ 1505.111. EXECUTION OF INDENTURE OR DEED OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an obligation issued under this subchapter is offered for sale, the mayor and the municipal treasurer or finance commissioner, if authorized by an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality, may execute an indenture or deed of trust that:

(1) makes effective the mortgage lien on any property pledged to secure payment of the principal of and interest on the obligation; and

(2) names a bank or banking institution with trust powers.

(b) The indenture or deed of trust may provide for a grant to a purchaser, under sale or foreclosure, of a franchise to operate the encumbered property for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of purchase, subject to Subsection (c) and to all laws regulating the same then in force.

(c) The municipality may, at any five-year period within the 20-year term, repurchase the property designated in the franchise under reasonable terms and at a reasonable price, as stated in the encumbrance. This subsection does not apply to any land or property in a reclaimed area that is acquired from the municipality by an individual purchaser.

(d) The indenture or deed of trust shall be recorded in the deed of trust and mortgage records of each county in which any of the indentured property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.104
§ 11007.104. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The district has all rights, powers, and privileges necessary or useful to enable it to provide for garbage collection and disposal in all or part of the district on terms and at rates and charges the board considers just and reasonable to:

(1) preserve the water of rivers and streams in the district and this state; and

(2) aid in the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the district and this state.
Tex. Government Code § 401.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.024
§ 401.024. TERM OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A person acts as governor under this subchapter until a new governor is elected and qualified or until a preceding officer in the order of succession becomes available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7802.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7802 / Section 7802.101
§ 7802.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) the powers of government; and

(2) the rights, privileges, and functions conferred by this chapter, by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and by the general laws of this state relating to levee improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 325.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 325 / Section 325.003
§ 325.003. SEX OFFENDER STATUS CHECK.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 325.002, as soon as practicable after a person requests to live at a group home or is assigned to live at a group home as a condition of community supervision or as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision, the director of the group home shall ascertain whether the person is registered under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, by consulting the Internet website maintained by the Department of Public Safety that contains the sex offender database.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.103
§ 2302.103. APPLICATION FOR SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

To apply for a salvage vehicle dealer license, a person must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed by the department and the application fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.0381 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.0381
§ 391.0381.
Status: in_force

Sec. 391.0381. VIOLATIONS BY CERTAIN PERSONS OF SIGN HEIGHT PROVISION: PERMIT DENIAL. (a) This section applies only to a person who has permits for 100 or more signs.

(b) If a sign for which a person has a permit violates Section 391.038 or a rule adopted to implement that section, the commission may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the commission, deny an application for a permit requested by the person on or after the date of the violation.

(c) After notice and an opportunity for hearing before the commission, the commission may deny an application for a permit or permit renewal for a sign if another sign for which the person has a permit is in violation of Section 391.038. The commission is not required to issue a permit to or renew a permit of the person for a sign until all signs for which the person has a permit comply with Section 391.038.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.0415 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0415
§ 155.0415.
Status: in_force

Sec. 155.0415. SALES: PERMIT HOLDERS AND NONPERMIT HOLDERS. (a) Except for retail sales to consumers, tobacco products may only be sold or distributed by and between permit holders as provided by this section.

(b) A person who is not a permit holder may not sell or distribute tobacco products on which a tax of more than $50 has been paid or is due.

(c) A manufacturer outside this state who is not a permitted distributor may sell tobacco products only to a permitted distributor or a permitted interstate warehouse.

(d) A permitted distributor may sell tobacco products only to a permitted distributor, wholesaler, or retailer. A permitted distributor who manufactures or produces tobacco products in this state may sell those tobacco products to a permitted interstate warehouse.

(e) A permitted importer may sell tobacco products only to a permitted interstate warehouse, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer.

(f) A permitted wholesaler may sell tobacco products only to a permitted interstate warehouse, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer.

(g) A permitted retailer may sell tobacco products only to the consumer and may purchase tobacco products only from a permitted distributor or wholesaler in this state.

(h) A permitted export warehouse may sell tobacco products only to persons authorized to sell or consume untaxed tobacco products outside the United States.

(i) A manufacturer's representative may sell tobacco products only to a permitted distributor, wholesaler, or retailer.

(j) A permitted interstate warehouse may sell tobacco products only in an interstate warehouse transaction. An interstate warehouse may not make an intrastate sale of tobacco products without written authorization by the comptroller.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.210 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.210
§ 21.210. TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission concludes from a preliminary investigation of an unlawful employment practice alleged in a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the commission shall file a petition seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent pending final determination of a proceeding under this chapter.

(b) The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:

(1) the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or

(2) the respondent resides.

(c) A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:

(1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and

(2) irreparable harm to the complainant in the absence of the preliminary relief pending final determination on the merits.
Tex. Government Code § 431.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 431 / Section 431.115
§ 431.115. STATE OF INSURRECTION.
Status: in_force

The governor by proclamation may declare any portion of the state where state military forces are serving in aid of the civil authority to be in a state of insurrection, if the governor determines that law and order will be promoted by the declaration.
Tex. Government Code § 825.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.207
§ 825.207. COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 825.302 or 825.303 or by Subsection (e) of this section, the comptroller is the custodian of all securities and cash of the retirement system, including securities held in the name of a nominee of the retirement system.

(b) The comptroller shall pay money from the accounts of the retirement system on warrants drawn by the comptroller and authorized by vouchers signed by the executive director or other persons designated by the board of trustees.

(c) The comptroller annually shall furnish to the board of trustees a sworn statement of the amount of the retirement system's assets in the comptroller's custody.

(d) The comptroller is not responsible, under either civil or criminal law, for any action or losses with respect to assets of the retirement system while the assets are in the custody of a commercial bank as provided by Section 825.302 or 825.303 or by Subsection (e) of this section.

(e) The board of trustees may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian or custodians of all or part of the retirement system's assets.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.108
§ 463.108. DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF IMPAIRMENT AND INSOLVENCY.
Status: in_force

On a majority vote, the board:

(1) may make recommendations to the commissioner for detecting and preventing insurer insolvencies; and

(2) shall notify the commissioner of information indicating that a member insurer may be impaired or insolvent.
Tex. Transportation Code § 728.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 728 / Section 728.011
§ 728.011. SALE OF MASTER KEY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or offers to sell a master key knowingly designed to fit the ignition switch on more than one motor vehicle.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.033 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.033
§ 415.033. FAILURE TO RESPOND.
Status: in_force

If, without good cause, a charged party fails to respond as required under Section 415.032, the division shall initiate enforcement proceedings.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.052
§ 51.052. SERVICE BY MAIL OR PRIVATE DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk, or the personal representative if required by statute or court order, shall serve a citation or notice required or permitted to be served by regular mail by mailing the original citation or notice to the person to be cited or notified.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the county clerk shall issue a citation or notice required or permitted to be served by a qualified delivery method and shall serve the citation or notice by sending the original citation or notice by a qualified delivery method.

(c) A personal representative shall issue a notice required to be given by the representative by a qualified delivery method and shall serve the notice by sending the original notice by a qualified delivery method.

(d) The county clerk or personal representative, as applicable, shall send a citation or notice under Subsection (b) or (c) with an instruction to deliver the citation or notice to the addressee only and with return receipt or other proof of delivery requested. The clerk or representative, as applicable, shall address the envelope containing the citation or notice to:

(1) the attorney of record in the proceeding for the person to be cited or notified; or

(2) the person to be cited or notified, if the citation or notice to the attorney is returned undelivered or the person to be cited or notified has no attorney of record in the proceeding.

(e) Service by a qualified delivery method shall be made at least 20 days before the return day of the service, excluding the date of service. The date of service is the date of mailing, the date of deposit with the private delivery service, or the date of delivery by the courier, as applicable.

(f) A copy of a citation or notice served under Subsection (a), (b), or (c), together with a certificate of the person serving the citation or notice showing that the citation or notice was sent and the date of the mailing, date of deposit with a private delivery service, or date of delivery by courier, as applicable, shall be filed and recorded. A returned receipt or proof of delivery receipt for a citation or notice served under Subsection (b) or (c) shall be attached to the certificate.

(g) If a citation or notice served by a qualified delivery method is returned undelivered, a new citation or notice shall be issued. Service of the new citation or notice must be made by posting.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.02
§ 103.02. EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURE OF ILLICIT BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

No person may possess equipment or material designed for, capable of use for, or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0257
§ 540.0257. NOTICE OF MEDICAID CERTIFICATION DATE.
Status: in_force

A contract to which this subchapter applies must require the commission to inform the contracting Medicaid managed care organization, on the date of a recipient's enrollment in a Medicaid managed care plan the organization issues, of the recipient's Medicaid certification date.
Tex. Government Code § 44.321 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.321
§ 44.321. TAYLOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Taylor County shall perform all the duties in Taylor County required of district attorneys by general law and shall perform the duties of county attorney in Taylor County.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall assist the county attorney of Callahan County or Coleman County on the request of the county attorney or if appointed to do so by the judge of a district court in that county when the county attorney is unable to act.

(c) The Commissioners Court of Taylor County shall supplement the state salary of the criminal district attorney in an amount not less than $4,000 a year.

(d) The criminal district attorney is entitled to the expenses and allowances provided by the General Appropriations Act for district attorneys who serve more than one county.

(e) The Commissioners Court of Taylor County shall provide suitable office space for the criminal district attorney in the county courthouse.

(f) The Commissioners Court of Taylor County shall determine the salaries of the employees of the criminal district attorney.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.043
§ 171.043. DETERMINATION OF POST-FERTILIZATION AGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046, a physician may not perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion without, prior to the procedure:

(1) making a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child; or

(2) possessing and relying on a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child made by another physician.
Tex. Election Code § 87.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.062
§ 87.062. COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the direction of the presiding judge, the early voting ballot board, in accordance with Section 85.032(b), shall open the containers for the early voting ballots that are to be counted by the board, remove the contents from each container, and remove any ballots enclosed in ballot envelopes from their envelopes.

(b) The board shall count the ballots and prepare the returns in accordance with the procedure applicable to paper ballots cast at a precinct polling place.

(c) Ballots voted by mail shall be tabulated and stored separately from the ballots voted by personal appearance and shall be separately reported on the returns.
Tex. Election Code § 64.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.035
§ 64.035. DEPOSITING BALLOT.
Status: in_force

After assistance has been provided in marking a ballot, the ballot shall be folded and deposited in the ballot box by the voter or, on the voter's request, by the person assisting the voter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0104
§ 5010.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory:

(1) in Jefferson and Orange Counties described by Sections 1 and 1A, Chapter 147, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, as that territory may have been modified under:

(A) Section 3 or 3a, Chapter 103, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929 (Article 8263a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before August 30, 1971;

(B) Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Water Code; or

(C) other law; and

(2) described by Section 3 of the Act enacting Subchapter F.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.011
§ 71.011. POSSESSION AND DISPLAY OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A trapper shall carry the trapper's license on his person while taking or possessing a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass.

(b) A wholesale fur dealer, a retail fur buyer, or a fur-bearing animal propagator shall display the required license at his place of business or while conducting business at a place other than his place of business.

(c) The failure to display a valid license on request by the department or an authorized agent of the department while taking, possessing, selling, offering for sale, or buying a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass is a violation of this chapter. If on or before the trial of a person charged with a violation of this section, the person produces for the court or the prosecuting attorney the proper license that was issued to the person and valid at the time of the offense, the court shall dismiss that charge.