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Tex. Local Government Code § 130.910 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.910
§ 130.910. AID TO DISASTER VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commissioners court of a county may provide money from the general fund of the county to individual residents of the county who are adversely affected by a disaster for which the county judge declared a local state of disaster under Section 418.108, Government Code.

(b) A county may not provide assistance to an individual under this section until the commissioners court of the county:

(1) has implemented policies and procedures to ensure that money granted under this section is used for the public purpose of providing disaster relief for emergency food, shelter, transportation, or other items or services necessary for public health and safety; and

(2) has determined that financial assistance from other sources, including this state and the federal government, is unavailable or inadequate.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0512 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0512
§ 40.0512. CONTINUITY OF SERVICES; INFORMATION SHARING.
Status: in_force

The department shall make a good faith effort to share relevant and appropriate information with health and human services agencies regarding persons receiving services from the department to ensure continuity of care and the best possible coordination of state-funded resources among health and human services agencies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.089 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.089
§ 325.089. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, if the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on its bonds when due or if it fails to make payments into any fund or funds created in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations set forth in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds are entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling and requiring the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions prescribed in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.051
§ 901.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy consists of 15 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) 10 certified public accountant members, at least eight of whom are, on the date of appointment:

(A) a sole practitioner; or

(B) an owner or employee of a certified public accountancy firm; and

(2) five public members who are not:

(A) licensed under this chapter; or

(B) financially involved in an organization subject to board regulation.

(b) Each member of the board must be a United States citizen.

(c) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Water Code § 60.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.153
§ 60.153. EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A contract entered into by a district under this subchapter shall be approved by resolution of the commission and executed by the presiding officer of the commission, the executive director of the district, or an authorized representative of the executive director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.051
§ 911.051. APPLICABILITY OF TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent of any conflict with this chapter, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a farm mutual insurance company. The commissioner has each power and duty of, and shall perform each act to be performed by, the secretary of state under that Act with respect to farm mutual insurance companies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.101
§ 8204.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.101
§ 8493.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0101
§ 7953A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the East Central Travis County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 1.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.053
§ 603.053. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the advisory committee serve two-year terms. The terms of the members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the president of the medical board shall appoint a person to serve for the unexpired term.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.006
§ 213.006. PRIORITY OF CLAIM FOR CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

If an employer's assets are distributed under a court order issued under the laws of this state, including a receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, or similar proceeding, a contribution due at the time of distribution or that becomes due after the distribution has the same priority as other tax claims under the laws of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 159.506 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.506
§ 159.506. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Subchapter G or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2) each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(3) the person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.252 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.252
§ 351.252. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of each county shall establish an adult sexual assault response team that includes the following members appointed by the commissioners court:

(1) the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, of a sexual assault program that provides services for the county;

(2) a prosecutor with jurisdiction in the county over cases involving sexual assault committed against adults;

(3) the chief, or the chief's designee, of the municipal police department with the largest population in the county, provided a municipality in the county has a municipal police department;

(4) the sheriff or the sheriff's designee;

(5) either:

(A) a sexual assault nurse examiner or forensic examiner from a facility that conducts sexual assault forensic exams for the county; or

(B) a representative from the largest health care provider operating in the county if the county does not have a professional described by Paragraph (A);

(6) a behavioral health services provider operating in the county or, if the county does not have a behavioral health services provider, a representative from the county health department; and

(7) other persons the presiding officer of the response team considers necessary for the operation of the response team or as recommended by the response team.

(b) Two or more counties, each with a population of 250,000 or less, within a contiguous area may partner to form a multicounty response team.
Tex. Family Code § 263.108 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.108
§ 263.108. REVIEW OF VISITATION PLAN; MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first hearing held under this chapter after the date an original or amended visitation plan is filed with the court under Section 263.107, the court shall review the visitation plan, taking into consideration the factors specified in Section 263.107(c).

(b) The court may modify, or order the department to modify, an original or amended visitation plan at any time.

(c) A parent who is entitled to visitation under a visitation plan may at any time file a motion with the court to request review and modification of an original or amended visitation plan.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.058 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.058
§ 60.058. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring an agricultural facility in order to own, operate, or maintain its functional capabilities or the land on which an agricultural facility is to be built, if the land will be owned by the district. The use of the land may be the subject of a lease agreement entered into by the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.304 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.304
§ 775.304. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may establish policies and procedures the board must comply with when:

(1) constructing, purchasing, acquiring, contracting for, leasing, adding to, maintaining, operating, developing, regulating, selling, exchanging, or conveying real or personal property, a property right, equipment, goods, services, a facility, or a system to maintain a building or other facility or to provide a service to or required by the district; or

(2) providing services through and using public funds for a volunteer fire department or emergency service provider.

(b) The policies and procedures:

(1) may include requiring the board to submit to the commissioners court periodic reports on the district's compliance with the policies and procedures;

(2) must establish the types of transactions, including maximum dollar amounts, the board may make when conducting an activity described by Subsection (a) without the approval of the commissioners court, if any;

(3) must designate by name, title, or position a person in the county as the primary point of contact between the commissioners court and the board; and

(4) may not be established until the commissioners court consults with the board.

(c) This section does not authorize the commissioners court or the board to use real or personal property, a property right, equipment, a facility, or a system to provide a telecommunications service, advanced communications service, or information service as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153, or a video service as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0204 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0204
§ 12.0204. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule may establish advisory committees to make recommendations to the department on programs, rules, and policies administered by the department.

(b) In establishing an advisory committee under this section, the department shall adopt rules, including rules regarding:

(1) the purpose, role, responsibility, goals, and duration of the committee;

(2) the size of and quorum requirement for the committee;

(3) qualifications for committee membership;

(4) appointment procedures for members;

(5) terms of service for members;

(6) training requirements for members;

(7) policies to avoid conflicts of interest by committee members;

(8) a periodic review process to evaluate the continuing need for the committee; and

(9) policies to ensure the committee does not violate any provisions of Chapter 551, Government Code, applicable to the department or the committee.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0001
§ 171.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Alcohol educational program for minors" means an alcohol awareness program described by Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(2) "Certificate of program completion" means a uniform, serially numbered certificate that is given by a program provider to a participant who successfully completes a court-ordered program.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Court-ordered program" means any of the following programs:

(A) the alcohol educational program for minors;

(B) the drug offense educational program;

(C) the intervention program for intoxication offenses; or

(D) the educational program for intoxication offenses.

(5) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(6) "Drug offense educational program" means an educational program described by Section 521.374(a)(1), Transportation Code.

(7) "Educational program for intoxication offenses" means an educational program described by Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(9) "Instructor" means a person licensed by the department to instruct a court-ordered program.

(10) "Intervention program for intoxication offenses" means an educational program described by Article 42A.404, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(11) "Participant" means a person who attends, takes, or completes a court-ordered program.

(12) "Program provider" means a person licensed by the department to offer or provide a court-ordered program.
Tex. Water Code § 56.751 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.751
§ 56.751. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

The landowners of a defined area of territory not included in a district may file with the secretary of the board a petition requesting an election on the inclusion of the territory in a district. The petition must:

(1) be signed by registered voters residing in the territory equal in number to at least five percent of the number of votes received in the territory to be included by all candidates in the most recent gubernatorial general election; and

(2) describe by metes and bounds the territory to be included in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 20.091 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.091
§ 20.091. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The other provisions of this chapter apply to a public library except provisions that conflict with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 532.00515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.00515
§ 532.00515. SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Local education agency" includes a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(2) "Regional education service center" means a regional education service center established under Chapter 8, Education Code.

(b) In accordance with Section 532.0051(a), the commission is the sole state agency responsible for administering the school health and related services program.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) oversee the participation of local education agencies as providers in the school health and related services program, including:

(A) the administration of provider training; and

(B) the provision of information and guidance regarding the program to those providers, including guidance on applicable federal and state regulatory requirements; and

(2) collaborate with regional education service centers to provide resources, information, and other appropriate assistance to local education agencies participating or seeking to participate as providers in the school health and related services program.

(d) The commission and the Texas Education Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifically identifies the responsibilities of each agency with respect to operating the school health and related services program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.204
§ 1003.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the name of the district. The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.055
§ 551.055. REASON FOR DECLINATION, CANCELLATION, OR NONRENEWAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

In a notice to an applicant or insured relating to declination, cancellation, or refusal to renew, an insurer must state the reason for the declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal. The statement must comply with:

(1) Sections 551.002(b) and (c); and

(2) rules adopted under Section 551.002(d).
Tex. Local Government Code § 25.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 25 / Section 25.001
§ 25.001.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 5,000. This chapter applies only to a general-law municipality with a population of less than 5,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938 / Section 7938.0201
§ 7938.0201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may implement a program to require and issue an annual written certificate of compliance to the owner or operator of a stormwater detention facility within the boundaries of the district to ensure that each stormwater detention facility is operating to abate flooding as designed and approved by the applicable regulatory authority.

(b) The district may assess reasonable charges and fees for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this section.

(c) The district may impose a fine or penalty on the owner or operator of a stormwater detention facility for the failure to hold a certificate of compliance as required by the district under this section.

(d) This section does not apply to a stormwater detention facility that is owned or operated by a public entity other than the district or that operates under a permit held by a public entity other than the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.234 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.234
§ 623.234. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. The fees shall not exceed $100 per trip.

(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used solely to provide funds for the payments provided for under Section 623.233 less administrative costs, which shall not exceed 15 percent of the fees collected. The fees shall be deposited in the state highway fund. Fees deposited in the state highway fund under this section are exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 661.923 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.923
§ 661.923. LEAVE DURING AGENCY INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrative head of an agency may grant leave without a deduction in salary to a state employee who is:

(1) the subject of an investigation being conducted by the agency; or

(2) a victim of, or witness to, an act or event that is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the agency.

(b) A state employee who is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the employing agency is ineligible to receive leave for that reason under any other provision of this subchapter.

(c) Not later than the last day of each quarter of a state fiscal year, an agency shall submit a report to the state auditor's office and the Legislative Budget Board that includes the name of each agency employee described by Subsection (a)(1) who has been granted 168 hours or more of leave under this section during that fiscal quarter. The report must include, for each employee, a brief statement as to the reason the employee remains on leave.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.101
§ 2309.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director or commission, as appropriate, may take action as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.202
§ 1811.202. HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may hold a hearing on whether to issue a cease and desist order under Section 1811.201 if the commissioner has reason to believe that:

(1) an insurer or agent has violated or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) an insurer or agent has engaged in or is threatening to engage in an unfair act related to a certificate of insurance.

(b) The commissioner shall serve on the insurer or agent a statement of charges and a notice of hearing in the form provided by Section 2001.052, Government Code.

(c) A hearing under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.106
§ 2033.106. VIOLATION OF FINAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the executive director reasonably believes that a person has violated a final and enforceable cease and desist order, the executive director may:

(1) initiate administrative penalty proceedings under Subchapter B;

(2) refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement by injunction and any other available remedy; or

(3) pursue any other action that the executive director considers appropriate, including suspension of the person's license.

(b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under Subsection (a)(2), the attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0511 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0511
§ 39.0511. WAIVER REQUEST FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY-RELATED REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a school district campus in which at least 90 percent of the students have been identified as having a significant cognitive disability and receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall apply to the United States Department of Education for a waiver of requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) related to the rate of participation in the assessment program and high school graduation rates for each school district campus to which this section applies.

(c) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.006
§ 8008.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 464.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 464 / Section 464.051
§ 464.051. CREATION OF UNAUTHORIZED INSURANCE GUARANTY FUND.
Status: in_force

The unauthorized insurance guaranty fund is established.