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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 325.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 325 / Section 325.001
§ 325.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Director" means the administrator primarily responsible for the operation of a group home.

(2) "Group home" includes:

(A) an assisted living facility, as defined by Section 247.002;

(B) a boarding home facility, as defined by Section 260.001;

(C) a facility as defined by Section 246.002;

(D) a supportive housing facility operated by the state, a local government, or a private agency that provides supportive services to persons with mental illness, substance use conditions, or physical disabilities who require access to rehabilitative services and a stable living arrangement to maintain consistent treatment regimens; and

(E) a transitional housing facility designed to facilitate the transition from inpatient to outpatient care or, within a reasonable time, the transition from homelessness to permanent housing for persons with serious mental illnesses, substance use conditions, or physical disabilities and who may require intensive case management and assistance with long-term goal planning and independent living skills.

(3) "Resident" means a person who resides and receives services at a group home.
Tex. Family Code § 264.856 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.856
§ 264.856. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The department is not required to provide permanency care assistance benefits under this subchapter unless the department is specifically appropriated money for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0401
§ 8094.0401. 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 8094.0403.

(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. Estates Code § 402.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 402 / Section 402.053
§ 402.053. PROTECTION OF PERSON PURCHASING ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not a devisee or heir is not required to inquire into the power of sale of estate property of the independent executor or independent administrator or the propriety of the exercise of the power of sale if the person deals with the independent executor or independent administrator in good faith and:

(1) a power of sale is granted to the independent executor in the will;

(2) a power of sale is granted under Section 401.006 in the court order appointing the independent executor or independent administrator; or

(3) the independent executor or independent administrator provides an affidavit, executed and sworn to under oath and recorded in the deed records of the county where the property is located, that the sale is necessary or advisable for any of the purposes described in Section 356.251(1).

(b) As to acts undertaken in good faith reliance, the affidavit described by Subsection (a)(3) is conclusive proof, as between a purchaser of property from the estate, and the personal representative of an estate or the heirs and distributees of the estate, with respect to the authority of the independent executor or independent administrator to sell the property. The signature or joinder of a devisee or heir who has an interest in the property being sold as described in this section is not necessary for the purchaser to obtain all right, title, and interest of the estate in the property being sold.

(c) This subchapter does not relieve the independent executor or independent administrator from any duty owed to a devisee or heir in relation, directly or indirectly, to the sale.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0164 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0164
§ 11.0164. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the department.
Tex. Education Code § 21.04421 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.04421
§ 21.04421. TRADITIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In proposing rules under this subchapter regarding training requirements for a candidate seeking certification through a traditional teacher preparation route in which a candidate may concurrently receive an undergraduate or master's degree and a certification to teach a subject area at a particular grade level, the board shall require the candidate to complete substantial preservice practice in a prekindergarten through grade 12 classroom.

(b) The rules proposed under Subsection (a) must require training to be provided synchronously. The board may approve components of the training to be delivered asynchronously on application by an educator preparation program.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.024
§ 72.024. HOST-FREE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may adopt the host-free period adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture for Mexican fruit fly quarantine in this state. During a host-free period, host fruits may not be produced or permitted to remain on trees within a quarantined area.

(b) All old crop fruit shall be removed from premises in a quarantined area at the beginning of an annual host-free period.

(c) In addition to other fruits declared by the department to be host fruits, the following fruits are host fruits for the purpose of this chapter:

(1) mangoes;

(2) sapotas, including sapodillas, fruits of the family Sapotaceae and the genus Casimiroa, and all other fruits commonly called sapotas or sapotes;

(3) peaches;

(4) guavas;

(5) apples;

(6) pears;

(7) plums;

(8) quinces;

(9) apricots;

(10) mameys;

(11) ciruelas; and

(12) all citrus fruits, except lemons, sour limes, calamondin, and citrus fruit that, because of its stage of development during the host-free period, will mature during the period of the year not within the host-free period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.004
§ 8420.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8420.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.151
§ 8445.151. 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 8445.153.

(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. Education Code § 54.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.057
§ 54.057. LIABILITY FOR UNPAID NONRESIDENT TUITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons are liable for the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for each academic term in which the person pays resident tuition as the result of an erroneous classification under this subchapter:

(1) a person who, in a timely manner after the information becomes available or on request by the institution of higher education, fails to provide to the institution information that the person reasonably should know would be relevant to an accurate classification by the institution under this subchapter; or

(2) a person who provides false information to the institution that the person reasonably should know could lead to an erroneous classification by the institution under this subchapter.

(b) The person shall pay the applicable amount to the institution not later than the 30th day after the date the person is notified of the person's liability for the amount owed. After receiving the notice and until the amount is paid in full, the person is not entitled to receive from the institution a certificate or diploma, if not yet awarded on the date of the notice, or official transcript that is based at least partially on or includes credit for courses taken while the person was erroneously classified as a resident of this state.

(c) A person who is erroneously classified as a resident of this state under this subchapter but who is entitled or permitted to pay resident tuition under this subchapter is not liable for the difference between resident and nonresident tuition under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0003
§ 441.0003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 44.275 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.275
§ 44.275. NAVARRO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Navarro County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Navarro County and shall represent the state in all criminal and civil cases in the district and inferior courts of the county.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Navarro County relating to criminal or civil matters involving the county or state that are conferred on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 284.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 284 / Section 284.012
§ 284.012. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT GOVERNING BODY IN ABSENCE OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

If a hospital district created under Article IX of the Texas Constitution does not have ad valorem taxes levied on behalf of the district by the commissioners court of the county in which the hospital district is located, the district board of directors or other governing body has all of the powers and duties otherwise provided to a commissioners court under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.155
§ 1055.155. DEPOSITORY OR TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Marion County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for two years until a successor is designated.

(b) All income received by the district shall be deposited with the district depository.

(c) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0451 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0451
§ 42.0451. DATABASE OF AGENCY FOSTER HOMES; INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a database of agency foster homes including the current address for each agency foster home as reported to the department. The database must be updated on a regular basis.

(b) The department shall make the database available to the Department of Public Safety for the purposes of Subsection (c).

(c) The Department of Public Safety shall include the information provided under Subsection (b) in the Texas Crime Information Center database and establish a procedure by which a peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who provides the department with a street address is automatically provided information as to whether the address is verified as an agency foster home under this chapter.

(d) Information provided to the Department of Public Safety under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0506 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0506
§ 544.0506. NOTICE AND INFORMAL RESOLUTION OF PROPOSED RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENT OR DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the office of inspector general shall provide a provider with written notice of any proposed recoupment of an overpayment or debt and any damages or penalties relating to a proposed recoupment of an overpayment or debt arising out of a fraud or abuse investigation. The notice must include:

(1) the specific basis for the overpayment or debt;

(2) a description of facts and supporting evidence;

(3) a representative sample of any documents that form the basis for the overpayment or debt;

(4) the extrapolation methodology;

(5) information relating to the extrapolation methodology used as part of the investigation and the methods used to determine the overpayment or debt in sufficient detail so that the extrapolation results may be demonstrated to be statistically valid and are fully reproducible;

(6) the calculation of the overpayment or debt amount;

(7) the amount of damages and penalties, if applicable; and

(8) a description of administrative and judicial due process remedies, including the provider's option to seek informal resolution, the provider's right to seek a formal administrative appeal hearing, or that the provider may seek both.

(b) A provider may request an informal resolution meeting. On receipt of the request, the office of inspector general shall schedule the meeting and give notice to the provider of the time and place of the meeting. The informal resolution process shall run concurrently with the administrative hearing process, and the administrative hearing process may not be delayed on account of the informal resolution process.

(c) The commission shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) to a provider that is a hospital not later than the 90th day before the date the overpayment or debt that is the subject of the notice must be paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.107
§ 1073.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may:

(1) purchase or lease property, including facilities and equipment, for the district to use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease district hospital facilities to individuals, corporations, or other legal entities.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of the district's property, including facilities and equipment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 395.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 395 / Section 395.003
§ 395.003. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency or political subdivision is eligible to apply for a grant under the program if the entity operates a fleet of more than 15 motor vehicles, excluding motor vehicles that are owned and operated by a private company or other third party under a contract with the entity.

(b) A mass transit or school transportation provider or other public entity established to provide public or school transportation services is eligible for a grant under the program.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.603 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.603
§ 154.603. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE.
Status: repealed

(a) After the deductions for the purposes provided by Section 154.602 of this code, the revenue remaining of the first $2 of tax received per 1,000 cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per thousand and the first $4.10 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand is allocated:

(1) 18.75 percent to the foundation school fund; and

(2) 81.25 percent to the general revenue fund.

(b) The revenue remaining after the deductions for the purposes provided by Section 154.602 of this code and allocation under Subsection (a) of this section is allocated to the general revenue fund.

(c), (d) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.023
§ 302.023. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall delegate all or part of the administration of a program listed under Section 302.021 that is eligible for block grant funding under Section 302.062 to a local workforce development board in an area in which a board has been certified and a local plan approved by the governor, or to another appropriate state or local entity in an area in which a local workforce development board has not been certified and a local plan approved by the governor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.161
§ 1902.161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1902.161. EXEMPTION: DEWATERING WELL PUMPS AND EQUIPMENT. The licensing requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a person who installs or repairs well pumps and equipment to remove water for the purpose of constructing a highway, road, bridge, drainage, or underground utility project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 193.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 193 / Section 193.008
§ 193.008. CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county clerk or clerk of a county court chooses to maintain records on microfilm as provided by Chapter 204 and rules adopted under that chapter, the clerk shall divide the instruments received for filing, registering, or recording into seven classes for recording on microfilm.

(b) The seven classes of microfilm records are:

(1) records relating to real property, known as "Official Public Records of Real Property";

(2) records relating to receivables, chattels, and personal property, known as "Official Public Records of Personal Property and Chattels";

(3) records relating to probate matters, known as "Official Public Records of Probate Courts";

(4) records relating to county civil court matters, known as "Official Public Records of County Civil Courts";

(5) records relating to county criminal court matters, known as "Official Public Records of County Criminal Courts";

(6) records relating to matters in the commissioners court, known as "Official Public Records of Commissioners Court"; and

(7) records relating to an individual, a business entity, or a governmental agency, other than a property record or a court record, known as "Official Public Records of Governmental, Business, and Personal Matters."

(c) The clerk shall record each class of record on a separate series of rolls of microfilm or in a separate series of discrete groups of discrete microfilm images. Each roll of microfilm or separate series of groups of microfilm images is considered to be a bound volume or book.

(d) The clerk may consolidate the records described by Subsections (b)(1) and (7) into a single class known as "Official Public Records."
Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379C / Section 379C.007
§ 379C.007. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before adopting a plan, a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan.

(b) The city manager or the city manager's designee shall provide notice of the hearing to all community housing development organizations and to neighborhood associations identified by the municipality as serving the neighborhoods in which properties anticipated to be available for sale to the land bank under this chapter are located.

(c) The city manager or the city manager's designee shall make copies of the proposed plan available to the public not later than the 60th day before the date of the public hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.054
§ 3845.054. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as an appointed director, a person must be at least 18 years old and a state resident.

(b) To be qualified to serve as an elected director, a person must meet the qualifications for an appointed director and be an owner of real property subject to taxation in the district or a qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.017 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.017
§ 103.017. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: repealed

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 103.003;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 103.003;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 103.016;

(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 4.09(2), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.014
§ 593.014. EPILEPSY.
Status: in_force

A person may not be denied admission to a residential care facility because the person suffers from epilepsy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.255
§ 3916.255. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.105
§ 1202.105. APPROVAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTORS AND DESIGN REVIEW AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish criteria for the approval of, and approve accordingly, all third-party inspectors and design review agencies.

(b) The executive director shall recommend qualified third-party inspectors and design review agencies to the council.

(c) The executive director shall publish a list of all approved inspectors and design review agencies.