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Tex. Local Government Code § 142.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.012
§ 142.012. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of one million or more that has not adopted Chapter 143.

(b) Subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), a municipality may but is not required to establish a system under which compensation is paid or compensatory time off is allowed for overtime worked by the following officers and employees of the municipality's police department:

(1) a police officer who has a rank above the rank of captain and whose appointment to the officer's current rank was not based at least in part on the officer's performance on a competitive examination; or

(2) a civilian who receives a salary greater than the lowest base salary that the municipality pays a captain and whose appointment to the civilian's current position was not based at least in part on the civilian's performance on a competitive examination.
Tex. Education Code § 39.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.055
§ 39.055. STUDENT ORDERED BY A JUVENILE COURT OR STUDENT IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITY NOT CONSIDERED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code except to the extent otherwise provided under Section 39.053(g-3), for purposes of determining the performance of a school district, campus, or open-enrollment charter school under this chapter, a student ordered by a juvenile court into a residential program or facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or any other governmental entity or any student who is receiving treatment in a residential facility is not considered to be a student of the school district in which the program or facility is physically located or of an open-enrollment charter school, as applicable. The performance of such a student on an assessment instrument or other achievement indicator adopted under Section 39.053 or reporting indicator adopted under Section 39.301 shall be determined, reported, and considered separately from the performance of students attending a school of the district in which the program or facility is physically located or an open-enrollment charter school, as applicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1379.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1379 / Section 1379.003
§ 1379.003. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

To the extent allowed by federal law, the state Medicaid program, and a managed care organization that contracts with the Health and Human Services Commission to provide health care services to Medicaid recipients through a managed care plan, shall provide the benefits required under this chapter to a Medicaid recipient.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8214.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8214 / Section 8214.002
§ 8214.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.167 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.167
§ 61.167. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any applicant who plans to operate more than one mobile business establishment must file a separate application accompanied by a separate filing fee for each mobile business establishment that he seeks to have licensed.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.002
§ 59.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Electing company" means an incumbent local exchange company that elects for an infrastructure commitment and corresponding regulation under this chapter.

(2) "Election date" means the date on which the commission receives notice of election under Subchapter B.
Tex. Election Code § 192.103 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.103
§ 192.103. PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting of electors described in Section 192.104.

(b) The position of an elector is vacant if the elector has failed to execute the oath under Section 192.102.

(c) The secretary of state shall fill a vacancy with a substitute elector nominated in accordance with political party rules or named by an independent or write-in candidate for president, as applicable. A substitute elector who is filling the position of an elector is considered an elector for purposes of this chapter. If a person's position as elector is determined to be vacant, the person may not serve as a substitute elector with respect to that meeting of electors.

(d) To qualify as a substitute elector under Subsection (c), an individual who has not executed the oath required under Section 192.102 shall execute the following oath: "I swear to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the oath of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded."
Tex. Government Code § 391.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 391 / Section 391.001
§ 391.001. EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter governs the designation of state symbols, place designations, and days, weeks, and months for recognition made by the legislature by resolution approved by each house of the legislature.

(b) This chapter does not affect the designation of:

(1) a state symbol or a place designation made by:

(A) resolution before September 1, 2001; or

(B) statute; or

(2) a day, week, or month for recognition made by:

(A) resolution before September 1, 2009; or

(B) statute.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.611 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.611
§ 451.611. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF WITHDRAWN UNIT.
Status: reserved

(a) The net financial obligation of a withdrawn unit of election to the authority is an amount equal to:

(1) the gross financial obligations of the unit, which is the sum of:

(A) the unit's apportioned share of the authority's outstanding obligations; and

(B) the amount, not computed in Subdivision (1)(A), that is necessary and appropriate to allocate to the unit because of financial obligations of the authority that specifically relate to the unit; minus

(2) the unit's apportioned share of the unencumbered assets of the authority that consist of cash, cash deposits, certificates of deposit, and bonds, stocks, and other negotiable securities.

(b) An authority's outstanding obligations under Subsection (a)(1)(A) is the sum of:

(1) the obligations of the authority authorized in the budget of, and contracted for by, the authority;

(2) outstanding contractual obligations for capital or other expenditures, including expenditures for a subsequent year, the payment of which is not made or provided for from the proceeds of notes, bonds, or other obligations;

(3) payments due or to become due in a subsequent year on notes, bonds, or other securities or obligations for debt issued by the authority;

(4) the amount required by the authority to be reserved for all years to comply with financial covenants made with lenders, note or bond holders, or other creditors or contractors; and

(5) the amount necessary for the full and timely payment of the obligations of the authority, to avoid a default or impairment of those obligations, including contingent liabilities.

(c) The apportioned share of a unit's obligation or assets is the amount of the obligation or assets times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of inhabitants of the withdrawing unit of election and the denominator of which is the number of inhabitants of the authority, including the number of inhabitants of the unit.

(d) The board shall determine the amount of each component of the computations required under this section, including the components of the unit's apportioned share, as of the effective date of withdrawal. The number of inhabitants shall be determined according to the most recent and available applicable data of an agency of the United States.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 295A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 295A / Section 295A.004
§ 295A.004. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the district to participate in a health care provider participation program on the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.0503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.0503
§ 2306.0503. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001.
Tex. Education Code § 62.133 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.133
§ 62.133. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The national research support fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Property Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. EFFECT ON OTHER LIENS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Chapter 59, this subtitle does not affect:

(1) the right to create a lien by special contract or agreement; or

(2) a lien that is not treated in this subtitle, including a lien arising under common law, in equity, or under another statute of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.083
§ 225.083. TROOPER KURT DAVID KNAPP MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 10 in Kendall County beginning with mile marker 522 and ending at mile marker 535 is designated as the Trooper Kurt David Knapp Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Trooper Kurt David Knapp Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.359 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.359
§ 601.359. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.342 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.342
§ 623.342. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules that establish the requirements for obtaining a permit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.158
§ 651.158. INSPECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require a funeral establishment that has solid waste disposal and sanitation facilities that have not been inspected by the Texas Department of Health to obtain inspection of those facilities by an entity other than the Texas Department of Health.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for an inspection required under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 130.185 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.185
§ 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Laredo Community College District includes the territory within:

(1) the municipality of Laredo; and

(2) Webb, Jim Hogg, and Zapata counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.151
§ 8015.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8015.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8463.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8463 / Section 8463.102
§ 8463.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.159 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.159
§ 681.159. CITY OF EAGLE PASS OR DESIGNEE.
Status: in_force

The City of Eagle Pass, or a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the City of Eagle Pass, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone in Eagle Pass, Maverick County; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Government Code § 452.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 452 / Section 452.004
§ 452.004. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint one member of the commission to serve as presiding officer. The presiding officer serves at the will of the governor.

(b) If the presiding officer is absent from a meeting or is disabled, the members of the commission present at the meeting shall elect a temporary presiding officer by majority vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.154
§ 3815.154. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or service for a project or activity the district may acquire, construct, improve, or provide under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.027
§ 1207.027. COMPTROLLER TO ACCEPT AND KEEP SAFE DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall:

(1) accept each deposit, payment, or instrument received under this subchapter; and

(2) safely keep and use the money only for a purpose specified in this subchapter.

(b) Money deposited with the comptroller under this subchapter may not be:

(1) used by or for the benefit of this state or for the benefit of a creditor of this state, except as provided by Section 1207.032; or

(2) commingled with other money.
Tex. Family Code § 158.313 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.313
§ 158.313. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of a request for issuance of a writ of withholding, the clerk of the court shall issue the writ.

(b) The writ shall be delivered as provided by Subchapter B.

(c) The clerk shall issue and mail the writ not later than the second working day after the date the request is filed.
Tex. Water Code § 68.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.101
§ 68.101. DISTRICT CREATION BY CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES WITH SHIP CHANNELS.
Status: in_force

A district may be created only by the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more that has a ship channel in the county.
Tex. Property Code § 5.015 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.015
§ 5.015. PROHIBITED FEES.
Status: in_force

A person who has a right of first refusal in real property that is a condominium subject to Chapter 81 or Chapter 82 may not charge a fee for declining to exercise that right, such as a fee for providing written evidence of the declination.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.094
§ 246.094. ORDER TO LIQUIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the trustee determines that further efforts to rehabilitate the provider would be impractical or useless, the trustee may apply to the court that ordered the rehabilitation for an order of liquidation.

(b) A court that has jurisdiction may issue an order to liquidate a facility on application of the board, regardless of whether an order to rehabilitate the facility exists. If the court issues an order to liquidate, the court shall appoint a trustee to collect and liquidate all of the provider's assets located in this state.

(c) A person may not contract for continuing care at a facility after an order to liquidate that facility has been entered.
Tex. Government Code § 809.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.056
§ 809.056. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENT IN LISTED FINANCIAL COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state governmental entity may cease divesting from one or more listed financial companies only if clear and convincing evidence shows that:

(1) the state governmental entity has suffered or will suffer a loss in the hypothetical value of all assets under management by the state governmental entity as a result of having to divest from listed financial companies under this chapter; or

(2) an individual portfolio that uses a benchmark-aware strategy would be subject to an aggregate expected deviation from its benchmark as a result of having to divest from listed financial companies under this chapter.

(b) A state governmental entity may cease divesting from a listed financial company as provided by this section only to the extent necessary to ensure that the state governmental entity does not suffer a loss in value or deviate from its benchmark as described by Subsection (a).

(c) Before a state governmental entity may cease divesting from a listed financial company under this section, the state governmental entity must provide a written report to the comptroller, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the attorney general setting forth the reason and justification, supported by clear and convincing evidence, for deciding to cease divestment or to remain invested in a listed financial company.

(d) The state governmental entity shall update the report required by Subsection (c) semiannually, as applicable.

(e) This section does not apply to reinvestment in a financial company that is no longer a listed financial company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.204
§ 1043.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1653.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1653 / Section 1653.003
§ 1653.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.455 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.455
§ 885.455. SALE OF STOCK OF CONVERTED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a fraternal benefit society converts to an incorporated stock company, each holder of a benefit certificate or other member of the society has a preference right to subscribe for the proportion of the total capital stock offered for sale that the amount of the member's insurance bears to the society's total insurance in force at the time the society's supreme governing body authorizes the conversion. The right provided by this subsection expires on the 90th day after the date the society's supreme governing body authorizes the conversion.

(b) Before an incorporated stock company that is converted from a fraternal benefit society may offer any stock for public sale, the society's membership has a preference right to purchase the stock. A member may not subscribe for or purchase more than:

(1) 25 percent of the capital stock of the new company; or

(2) 10 percent of the capital stock of the new company, if there are other members applying in writing to purchase stock whose subscriptions are not filled.

(c) If the membership of a converted fraternal benefit society has not subscribed for the total capital stock authorized, the new company may permit others who were not society members at the time of the conversion to subscribe for stock and hold equal rights in the ownership of the stock.

(d) Not later than the 10th day after the date a fraternal benefit society approves a resolution authorizing the society to convert to an incorporated stock company, the society shall notify each holder of a benefit certificate or other member of:

(1) the member's right to subscribe for and purchase the stock of the incorporated stock company;

(2) the amount of stock for which the member is entitled to subscribe; and

(3) all other terms of the subscription and purchase.

(e) The notice required under Subsection (d) must be in a form approved by the department. Proof of depositing a letter addressed to each holder of a benefit certificate or other member providing the notice in the approved form is considered proof of compliance with the requirements of Subsection (d) and this subsection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0331 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0331
§ 225.0331. GEORGE W.
Status: in_force

BUSH EXPRESSWAY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas County between its intersection with Knox Street/North Henderson Avenue and its intersection with Northwest Highway is designated as the George W. Bush Expressway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the George W. Bush Expressway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(c) The department shall accept a grant or donation made to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a marker under this section.

(d) The department may not design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.115
§ 1020.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.