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Tex. Government Code § 508.0421 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.0421
§ 508.0421. TRAINING PROGRAM ON MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and provide a comprehensive training program on the release of inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision under Section 508.146 for board members and parole commissioners serving on a parole panel under that section. The program must include:

(1) background information on medically recommended intensive supervision; and

(2) training and education regarding:

(A) statutory requirements and board rules for the consideration and release of inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision;

(B) the supervision of persons released on medically recommended intensive supervision, including information on:

(i) the imposition of graduated sanctions on a releasee for a violation of a condition of release; and

(ii) the imposition and modification of special conditions on a releasee; and

(C) how to read and review a written report described by Section 508.146(h)(2).

(b) In developing the training program, the board shall:

(1) use available data on medically recommended intensive supervision; and

(2) consult with the department and a practicing physician and psychiatrist as needed.

(c) The board shall develop a condensed version of the training program that includes only the training and education described by Subsection (a)(2).

(d) A member of a parole panel described by Section 508.146(e) may not participate in a vote of the panel related to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision until the member completes the training program described by Subsection (a). Each member must complete the version of the training program described by Subsection (c) biennially after completing the initial training to remain eligible to participate in a vote of the panel related to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision. The board shall inform each member of any subsequent changes to the training developed under Subsection (a) that are made after the member completes the training required by this subsection.
Tex. Water Code § 26.552 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.552
§ 26.552. APPLICABILITY; PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to quarrying in a water quality protection area designated by commission rule. This subchapter does not apply to the construction or operation of a municipal solid waste facility regardless of whether the facility includes a pit or quarry that is associated with past quarrying.

(b) For the period of September 1, 2005, to September 1, 2027, the commission shall apply this subchapter only as a pilot program in:

(1) the John Graves Scenic Riverway; and

(2) the Coke Stevenson Scenic Riverway.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a quarry or associated processing plant that since on or before January 1, 1994, has been in regular operation in the John Graves Scenic Riverway without cessation of operation for more than 30 consecutive days and under the same ownership;

(2) the construction or modification of associated equipment located on a quarry site or associated processing plant site described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) an activity, facility, or operation regulated under Chapter 134, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.105
§ 7936.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0836 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.0836
§ 841.0836. RELEASE FROM HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A committed person released from housing operated by or under contract with the office shall be released to:

(1) the county in which the person was most recently convicted of a sexually violent offense; or

(2) if the county described by Subdivision (1) does not provide adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and for the person's housing or other supervision, as determined by the office, a county designated by the office.

(b) The office may require a committed person released to a county under Subsection (a)(2) to change the person's residence to the county described by Subsection (a)(1) if the office determines that adequate opportunities for the person's treatment and for the person's housing or other supervision become available in that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.004
§ 8109.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.254
§ 3862.254. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.253
§ 301.253. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 301.452, an applicant is entitled to take the examination prescribed by the board if:

(1) the board determines that the applicant meets the qualifications required by Section 301.252; and

(2) the applicant pays the fees required by the board.

(b) Each examination administered under this section must be prepared by a national testing service or the board. The board shall ensure that the examination is administered in various cities throughout the state.

(c) The examination shall be designed to determine the fitness of the applicant to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing.

(c-1) The board shall:

(1) adopt policies and guidelines detailing the procedures for the testing process, including test admission, test administration, and national examination requirements; and

(2) post on the board's Internet website the policies that reference the testing procedures by the national organization selected by the board to administer an examination.

(d) The board shall determine the criteria that determine a passing score on the examination. The criteria may not exceed those required by the majority of the states.

(e) A written examination prepared, approved, or offered by the board, including a standardized national examination, must be validated by an independent testing professional.

(f) The board shall develop a written refund policy regarding examination fees that:

(1) defines the reasonable notification period and the emergencies that would qualify for a refund; and

(2) does not conflict with any examination fee or refund policy of the testing service involved in administering the examination.

(g) The board may recommend to a national testing service selected by the board to offer examinations under this section the board's written policy for refunding an examination fee for an applicant who:

(1) provides advance notice of the applicant's inability to take the examination; or

(2) is unable to take the examination because of an emergency.
Tex. Government Code § 508.2811 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.2811
§ 508.2811. PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

A parole panel or a designee of the board shall provide within a reasonable time to an inmate or person described by Section 508.281(a) a preliminary hearing to determine whether probable cause or reasonable grounds exist to believe that the inmate or person has committed an act that would constitute a violation of a condition of release, unless the inmate or person:

(1) waives the preliminary hearing; or

(2) after release:

(A) has been charged only with an administrative violation of a condition of release; or

(B) has been adjudicated guilty of or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an offense committed after release, other than an offense punishable by fine only involving the operation of a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the court has deferred disposition of the case, imposed a sentence in the case, or placed the inmate or person on community supervision.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.057 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.057
§ 140B.057. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person on whom any civil investigative demand for the production of documentary material has been duly served under this subchapter shall make the material available to the attorney general or local prosecutor, as applicable, for inspection and copying during normal business hours on the return date specified in the demand at the person's principal office or place of business or as otherwise may be agreed on by the person and the attorney general or local prosecutor. The attorney general or local prosecutor shall bear the expense of any copying. The person may substitute copies for originals of all or part of the requested documents if the originals are made available for inspection. The attorney general or local prosecutor may elect to obtain or review information in an electronic format. The person shall indicate in writing which, if any, of the documents produced contain trade secrets or confidential information.

(b) The production of documentary material in response to any demand must be made under a sworn certificate in the form the demand designates by a natural person having knowledge of the facts and circumstances relating to the production to the effect that all of the requested material in the possession, custody, or control of the person to whom the demand is directed has been produced.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0153
§ 540.0153. OVERALL STRATEGY FOR MANAGING AUDIT RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement an overall strategy for planning, managing, and coordinating audit resources that the commission uses to verify the accuracy and reliability of program and financial information managed care organizations report.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.003
§ 153.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in a case not provided for by this chapter and the other limited partnership provisions, the provisions of Chapter 152 governing partnerships that are not limited partnerships and the rules of law and equity govern.

(b) The powers and duties of a limited partner shall not be governed by a provision of Chapter 152 that would be inconsistent with the nature and role of a limited partner as contemplated by this chapter.

(c) A limited partner shall not have any obligation or duty of a general partner solely by reason of being a limited partner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.110
§ 1005.110. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board on behalf of the district may enter into operating or management contracts relating to the hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.155
§ 3904.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Education Code § 71.02 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 71 / Section 71.02
§ 71.02. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The organization and control of The University of Texas at San Antonio is vested in the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Family Code § 262.414 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.414
§ 262.414. EXPIRATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

On expiration of a court order for family preservation services under this subchapter, the court shall dismiss the case.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 154.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 154 / Section 154.104
§ 154.104. RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS UNDER PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A partnership agreement may provide rights to any person, including a person who is not a party to the partnership agreement, to the extent provided by the partnership agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0105
§ 8025.0105. 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 municipal utility 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.056
§ 3938.056. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A vacant director position is not counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
Tex. Education Code § 132.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.103
§ 132.103. APPEAL FOLLOWING REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

Appeals concerning revocation of certificates of approval shall be prosecuted in the same manner and under the same provisions as provided for appeals from denial of such certificates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.161
§ 1901.161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1901.161. EXEMPTION: DEWATERING WELL. The licensing requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a person who drills, bores, cores, or constructs a dewatering well or system to remove water for the purpose of constructing a highway, road, bridge, drainage, or underground utility project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.207
§ 155.207. LIMITED PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician graduate may:

(1) practice only in a county with a population of less than 100,000; and

(2) provide only medical services in the specialty in which the physician graduate's sponsoring physician is certified as described by Section 155.205(a)(3) under supervision in accordance with a supervising practice agreement.

(b) Before a license holder under this subchapter provides a treatment, consultation, or other medical service, the license holder must disclose to the patient that the license holder:

(1) is a physician graduate; and

(2) has not completed any formal specialized postgraduate or resident training.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.006
§ 132.006. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the Texas Mining Council are not entitled to compensation for their services.

(b) The members of the Texas Mining Council are entitled to receive actual expenses incurred for attendance at council meetings or attendance at meetings of the Interstate Mining Commission as alternate for the governor.
Tex. Family Code § 154.130 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.130
§ 154.130. FINDINGS IN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) Without regard to Rules 296 through 299, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, in rendering an order of child support, the court shall make the findings required by Subsection (b) if:

(1) a party files a written request with the court before the final order is signed, but not later than 20 days after the date of rendition of the order;

(2) a party makes an oral request in open court during the hearing; or

(3) the amount of child support ordered by the court varies from the amount computed by applying the percentage guidelines under Section 154.125 or 154.129, as applicable.

(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 12(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(b) If findings are required by this section, the court shall state whether the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate and shall state the following in the child support order:

"(1) the net resources of the obligor per month are $______;

"(2) the net resources of the obligee per month are $______;

"(3) the percentage applied to the obligor's net resources for child support is ______%; and

"(4) if applicable, the specific reasons that the amount of child support per month ordered by the court varies from the amount computed by applying the percentage guidelines under Section 154.125 or 154.129, as applicable."

(c) Findings under Subsection (b)(2) are required only if evidence of the monthly net resources of the obligee has been offered.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.111 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.111
§ 42.111. DEFERRAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN CASES APPEALED TO COUNTY COURT.
Status: in_force

If a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by fine only appeals the conviction to a county court, on the trial in county court the defendant may enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the offense. If the defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court may defer further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt in the same manner as provided for the deferral of proceedings in justice court or municipal court under Subchapter G, Chapter 45A. This article does not apply to a misdemeanor case disposed of under Subchapter B, Chapter 543, Transportation Code, or a serious traffic violation as defined by Section 522.003, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.002
§ 61.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) "Eligible county resident" means an eligible resident of a county who does not reside in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.

(3) "Eligible resident" means a person who meets the income and resources requirements established by this chapter or by the governmental entity, public hospital, or hospital district in whose jurisdiction the person resides.

(4) "Emergency services" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 773.

(5) "General revenue levy" means:

(A) the property taxes imposed by a county that are not dedicated to:

(i) the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market roads under Article VIII, Section 1-a, Texas Constitution;

(ii) flood control under Article VIII, Section 1-a, Texas Constitution;

(iii) the further maintenance of the public roads under Article VIII, Section 9, Texas Constitution; or

(iv) the payment of principal or interest on county debt; and

(B) the sales and use tax revenue to be received by the county during the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins under Chapter 323, Tax Code, as determined under Section 26.041(d), Tax Code.

(6) "Governmental entity" includes a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, but does not include a hospital district or hospital authority.

(7) "Hospital district" means a hospital district created under the authority of Article IX, Sections 4-11, of the Texas Constitution.

(8) "Mandated provider" means a person who provides health care services, is selected by a county, public hospital, or hospital district, and agrees to provide health care services to eligible residents, including the primary teaching hospital of a state medical school located in a county which does not have a public hospital or hospital district, and the faculty members practicing in both the inpatient and outpatient care facilities affiliated with the teaching hospital.

(9) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(10) "Public hospital" means a hospital owned, operated, or leased by a governmental entity, except as provided by Section 61.051.

(11) "Service area" means the geographic region in which a governmental entity, public hospital, or hospital district has a legal obligation to provide health care services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0502
§ 4017.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 4017.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.151
§ 3814.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The petition 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, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.