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Tex. Government Code § 469.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.001
§ 469.001. SCOPE OF CHAPTER; PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The intent of this chapter is to ensure that each building and facility subject to this chapter is accessible to and functional for persons with disabilities without causing the loss of function, space, or facilities.

(b) This chapter relates to nonambulatory and semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of coordination, and aging.

(c) This chapter is intended to further the policy of this state to encourage and promote the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and to eliminate, to the extent possible, unnecessary barriers encountered by persons with disabilities whose ability to engage in gainful occupations or to achieve maximum personal independence is needlessly restricted.
Tex. Property Code § 77.304 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.304
§ 77.304. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person to whom a subpoena is directed under Section 77.303 fails to comply with the subpoena, or fails to file a motion to quash or otherwise demand a pre-compliance review of the subpoena, within the return date specified in the subpoena, the attorney general shall, on the request of the comptroller, bring suit to enforce the subpoena. The suit may be brought in a state district court where service may be obtained on the person refusing to testify or produce records.

(b) A court that determines that the subpoena was issued in good faith shall order compliance with the subpoena. The court may apply penalties for civil and criminal contempt otherwise available at law where a person refuses to comply with the court's order.
Tex. Education Code § 32.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.033
§ 32.033. INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency, in coordination with institutions of higher education and other public or private entities, may maintain and expand, as needed, the telecommunications capabilities of school districts and regional education service centers. The agency shall design and implement a telecommunications system for distance learning throughout the state.

(b) To the extent necessary, the State Board of Education shall conduct feasibility studies related to accessible telecommunications capabilities of school districts and regional education service centers.

(c) According to priorities determined by the State Board of Education, the commissioner may contract with a public broadcasting system or another supplier of telecommunications equipment, programming, training, or services to provide equipment, programming, training, or services to school districts, regional education service centers, or the agency.

(d) In providing additional telecommunications capabilities under Subsection (a), the agency shall give priority to school districts with limited financial resources.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3188 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3188
§ 49.3188. RESOLUTION EXCLUDING URBAN PROPERTY OR REJECTING APPLICATION; EFFECTS OF EXCLUSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If, as a result of a hearing ordered under Section 49.3187, the board finds that the owners of a majority in acreage of the urban property do not desire irrigation of that property or that the urban property is not used or intended to be used for agricultural purposes, the board shall adopt a resolution setting forth those findings and excluding the urban property or the part of the urban property as to which the findings are made.

(b) If any canals, ditches, pipelines, pumps, or other facilities of the district are located on land excluded under the resolution, the exclusion does not affect or interfere with any district rights to maintain and continue operation of the facilities as located to service land remaining in the district.

(c) A copy of the resolution excluding urban property from the district certified to and acknowledged by the secretary of the board must be recorded by the district in the deed records of the county in which the excluded property is located as evidence of the exclusion.

(d) On the passage of the resolution:

(1) the property excluded does not constitute a part of the district; and

(2) the owner of the excluded property:

(A) has no further liability to the district or for any bonded or other indebtedness of the district; and

(B) is not subject to further taxation by the district.

(e) If the board determines from the hearing that for any reason the application should not be granted, the board shall adopt a resolution rejecting the application, and the deposit made by the applicant is subject to withdrawal by the applicant or on the board's order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.0245 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0245
§ 501.0245. NOTICE OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "radioactive substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 401.003.

(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, or any other law requiring confidentiality, the department or any other state agency that receives a required report of a release of a radioactive substance into the environment shall immediately provide notice to each political subdivision of this state into which the substance was released. The notice must include the name, quantity, and state of matter of the radioactive substance released, if known.

(c) The information contained in the notice provided to a political subdivision under Subsection (b) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.461 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.461
§ 21.461. PLEDGE, MORTGAGE, DEED OF TRUST, OR TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by the corporation's certificate of formation:

(1) the board of directors of a corporation may authorize a pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, or trust indenture; and

(2) an authorization or consent of shareholders is not required for the validity of the transaction or for any sale under the terms of the transaction.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.411
§ 2306.411. SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, AND REDEMPTION PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other security for the department's bonds authorized by this chapter, payment of the principal and interest and redemption premium, if any, on the department's bonds may be secured by a first or subordinate lien on and pledge of all or part of:

(1) the department's assets and real, personal, or mixed property, including:

(A) mortgages or other obligations securing the assets of property;

(B) investments; and

(C) trust agreements or trust indentures administered by one or more corporate trustees as allowed by the board; and

(2) the reserves or funds of the department.

(b) The form of a mortgage, trust agreement, or trust indenture securing department bonds must be authorized under the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.001
§ 62.001. OBJECTIVE OF THE STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN.
Status: in_force

The principal objective of the state child health plan is to provide primary and preventative health care to low-income, uninsured children of this state, including children with special health care needs, who are not served by or eligible for other state assisted health insurance programs.
Tex. Government Code § 302.0121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0121
§ 302.0121. DECLARATION OF SPEAKER CANDIDACY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each speaker candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Ethics Commission as provided by this section.

(b) A declaration of speaker candidacy must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) identify the legislative session as to which the candidacy relates; and

(3) include:

(A) the speaker candidate's name;

(B) the speaker candidate's residence or business street address; and

(C) the speaker candidate's telephone number.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a speaker candidate may not knowingly accept a contribution, loan, or promise of a contribution or loan in connection with the speaker candidacy or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a declaration of candidacy for the candidate is not in effect.

(d) A declaration of speaker candidacy terminates on the earlier of:

(1) the date the speaker candidate files a written statement with the Texas Ethics Commission stating that the candidate has terminated the candidacy; or

(2) the date a speaker is elected for the legislative session as to which the speaker candidate filed the statement.

(e) A former speaker candidate whose declaration of speaker candidacy is terminated under Subsection (d) may make a campaign expenditure in connection with a debt incurred during the period the former speaker candidate's declaration of candidacy was in effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.101
§ 1090.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 411.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.183
§ 411.183. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this subchapter expires on:

(1) the earlier of:

(A) the first birthday of the license holder occurring after the fourth anniversary of the date of issuance; or

(B) the expiration of the license holder's lawful presence in the United States as determined by the United States agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance with federal law; or

(2) the first anniversary of the date of issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's lawful presence in the United States.

(b) A renewed license expires on:

(1) the earlier of:

(A) the license holder's birthdate, five years after the date of the expiration of the previous license; or

(B) the expiration of the license holder's lawful presence in the United States as determined by the United States agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance with federal law; or

(2) the first anniversary of the date of renewal, if there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's lawful presence in the United States.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by Section 411.181(a-1), a duplicate license expires on the date the license that was duplicated would have expired.

(d) A modified license expires on the date the license that was modified would have expired.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.351 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.351
§ 42A.351. EDUCATIONAL SKILL LEVEL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the judge or jury places a defendant on community supervision, the judge shall require the defendant to demonstrate to the court whether the defendant has an educational skill level that is equal to or greater than the average educational skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in public schools in this state.

(b) If the judge determines that the defendant has not attained the educational skill level described by Subsection (a), the judge shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant attain that level of educational skill, unless the judge also determines that the defendant lacks the intellectual capacity or the learning ability to ever achieve that level of educational skill.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.252
§ 6913.252. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Education Code § 132.0611 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.0611
§ 132.0611. REFUND POLICY FOR STUDENTS CALLED TO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

As a condition to receiving a certificate of approval under this chapter, including a renewal of a certificate of approval, a career school or college must maintain, and include in the school or college's catalogue and enrollment contract, a policy under which a student of the school or college who withdraws from the school or college as a result of the student being called to active duty in a military service of the United States or the Texas National Guard may elect one of the following options for each program in which the student is enrolled:

(1) if tuition and fees are collected in advance of the withdrawal, a pro rata refund of any tuition, fees, or other charges paid by the student for the program and a cancellation of any unpaid tuition, fees, or other charges owed by the student for the portion of the program the student does not complete following withdrawal;

(2) a grade of incomplete with the designation "withdrawn-military" for the courses in the program, other than courses for which the student has previously received a grade on the student's transcript, and the right to re-enroll in the program, or a substantially equivalent program if that program is no longer available, not later than the first anniversary of the date the student is discharged from active military duty without payment of additional tuition, fees, or other charges for the program other than any previously unpaid balance of the original tuition, fees, and charges for books for the program; or

(3) the assignment of an appropriate final grade or credit for the courses in the program, but only if the instructor or instructors of the program determine that the student has:

(A) satisfactorily completed at least 90 percent of the required coursework for the program; and

(B) demonstrated sufficient mastery of the program material to receive credit for completing the program.
Tex. Penal Code § 76.045 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 76 / Section 76.045
§ 76.045. TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization" means a person acting on behalf of or otherwise employed or controlled by a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization.

(2) "Foreign terrorist organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01.

(3) "Protected conduct" means any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or by Section 8, Article I, Texas Constitution.

(b) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person commits or conspires to commit an offense under:

(A) Section 20A.02;

(B) Section 22.01;

(C) Section 22.02;

(D) Section 42.07;

(E) Section 42.072; or

(F) Section 43.05;

(2) the person commits or conspires to commit an offense described by Subdivision (1) with the intent to:

(A) cause another person to act on behalf of a foreign government or a foreign terrorist organization;

(B) cause another person to leave or be confined in the United States;

(C) discourage another person from engaging in protected conduct; or

(D) retaliate against another person for engaging in protected conduct; and

(3) the person commits or conspires to commit that offense as an agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization.

(c) An offense under this section is one category higher than the most serious offense listed in Subsection (b)(1) that was committed or conspired to be committed, except that if the most serious offense is a felony of the first degree, the offense under this section is a felony of the first degree with a minimum term of confinement of 15 years.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.03
§ 44.03. PRESENCE IN APPELLATE COURT.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Education Code § 48.161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.161
§ 48.161. ALLOTMENT FOR BASIC COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district is entitled to an annual allotment of $106 for each student enrolled in the district.

(b) Money allocated under this section may be used only to pay costs associated with:

(1) transportation;

(2) hiring retired teachers;

(3) providing health insurance and employee benefits and paying for payroll taxes;

(4) contributions and other costs under Subchapter E, Chapter 825, Government Code;

(5) utilities; and

(6) property and casualty insurance.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.117 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.117
§ 353.117. CONTRACT AFTER AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

After amendment the retail installment contract is the original contract and each amendment to the original contract.
Tex. Government Code § 436.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.156
§ 436.156. TEXAS MILITARY VALUE REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas military value revolving loan account is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The account may be used only for loans made under this subchapter.

(c) The commission shall deposit to the credit of the account all loan payments made by a political subdivision for a loan under Section 436.153, 436.1531, or 436.1532. The loan payments shall be used to reimburse the general revenue fund for money appropriated to pay the principal, premium if any, and interest on the bonds issued under Section 436.158. If loan payments exceed the amounts required for reimbursement, the excess shall first be applied to reimburse the expenses of administering the program and secondly deposited to the credit of the Texas military value revolving loan account to fund subsequent loans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.052
§ 3858.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board consists of the following directors:

(1) Position 1: a person appointed by the commissioners court;

(2) Position 2: a person appointed by the commissioners court;

(3) Position 3: a person appointed by the city council;

(4) Position 4: a person appointed by the city council; and

(5) Position 5: a person appointed by the commissioners court, who must be the individual, the designee of the individual, or the designee of the entity that owns more property in the district than any other individual or entity, except that if the commissioners court is unable to identify a qualified person who is willing and able to serve, the commissioners court shall appoint to the place a person who is:

(A) at least 18 years old; and

(B) a resident of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 432.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.055
§ 432.055. ADVICE OF STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE AND REFERENCE FOR TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before directing the trial of a charge by general court-martial, the convening authority shall refer it to the authority's staff judge advocate or legal officer for consideration and advice. The convening authority may not refer a charge to a general court-martial for trial unless the authority has found that the charge alleges an offense under this chapter and is warranted by evidence indicated in the report of investigation.

(b) If the charges or specifications are not formally correct or do not conform to the substance of the evidence contained in the report of the investigating officer, formal corrections and changes in the charges and specifications that are needed to make them conform to the evidence may be made.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.109 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.109
§ 352.109. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county shall maintain a record that accurately identifies the receipt and expenditure of all revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter.

(b) A county or entity that spends revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter shall, before making an expenditure, specify in a list each scheduled activity or event that:

(1) is directly funded by the tax or is offered by an entity that has its administrative costs funded wholly or partly by the tax; and

(2) directly promotes tourism and hotel and convention activity.

(b-1) A county authorized by Section 352.002(a-1) to impose a tax under this chapter shall produce an annual report that describes the tourism, hotel, and convention activity that is attributable to events held at facilities that received funding from the tax during the period covered by the report.

(c) If the commissioners court of a county delegates to another entity the management or supervision of an activity or event funded by the tax imposed under this chapter, each entity that is ultimately funded by the tax shall, before making an expenditure, specify in a list each scheduled activity or event that:

(1) is directly funded by the tax or is offered by an entity that has its administrative costs funded wholly or partly by the tax; and

(2) directly promotes tourism and hotel and convention activity.

(d) Subsections (b) and (c) do not prevent the county or funded entity from subsequently adding an activity or event to the list required by those subsections if the activity or event directly promotes tourism and hotel and convention activity.

(e) This section does not prevent a county or funded entity from setting aside tax revenue in a designated reserve fund for use in supporting planned activities, future events, and facility improvements that directly promote tourism and hotel and convention activity.

(f) For the purposes of this section, all expenditures for a sports and community venue project and related infrastructure, as those terms are defined by Section 334.001, Local Government Code, are a single scheduled activity or event.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.105
§ 3892.105. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with:

(1) Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services in the district for a fee; or

(2) a private entity for the private entity to provide supplemental security services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.1535 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.1535
§ 374.1535. SITE RESTRICTIONS AFTER CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission has completed corrective action at a dry cleaning site, perchloroethylene may not be used at that site.

(b) If the owner of a dry cleaning site uses perchloroethylene at the site after the completion of corrective action at that site, the site is not eligible for future corrective action using money from the fund.