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Tex. Finance Code § 186.225 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.225
§ 186.225. RECORDS ADMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A record of a state trust company in liquidation obtained by the receiver and held in the course of the receivership proceeding or a certified copy of the record under the official seal of the receiver is admissible in evidence in all cases without proof of correctness or other proof, except the certificate of the receiver that the record was received from the custody of the state trust company or found among its effects.

(b) The receiver may certify the correctness of a record of the receiver's office, including a record described by Subsection (a), and may certify any fact contained in the record. The record is admissible in evidence in all cases in which the original would be evidence.

(c) The original record or a certified copy of the record is prima facie evidence of the facts it contains.

(d) A copy of an original record or another record that is maintained on a medium approved by the records management division of the Texas State Library, within the scope of this section, and produced by the receiver or the receiver's authorized representative under this section:

(1) has the same effect as the original record; and

(2) may be used the same as the original record in a judicial or administrative proceeding in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 591.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 591 / Section 591.001
§ 591.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.463 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.463
§ 407A.463. GUARANTY FUND AS PARTY IN INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The guaranty fund is a party in interest in a proceeding involving a workers' compensation claim against an insolvent group whose compensation obligations have been paid or assumed by the guaranty fund.

(b) The guaranty fund has the same rights and defenses as the insolvent group, including the right to:

(1) appear, defend, or appeal a claim;

(2) receive notice of, investigate, adjust, compromise, settle, or pay a claim; and

(3) investigate, handle, or deny a claim.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.128 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.128
§ 1956.128. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter R, Chapter 411, Government Code, on a metal recycling entity that:

(1) violates Section 1956.123 due to the entity's failure to exercise due diligence in purchasing or acquiring a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle; or

(2) violates Section 1956.124.

(b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000.
Tex. Government Code § 840.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.106
§ 840.106. ACTION INCREASING AMORTIZATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A rate of member or state contributions to or a rate of interest required for the establishment of credit in the retirement system may not be reduced or eliminated, a type of service may not be made creditable in the retirement system, a limit on the maximum permissible amount of a type of creditable service may not be removed or raised, a new monetary benefit payable by the retirement system may not be established, and the determination of the amount of a monetary benefit from the system may not be increased, if, as a result of the particular action, the time, as determined by an actuarial valuation, required to amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system would be increased to a period that exceeds 30 years by one or more years.

(b) If the amortization period for the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system exceeds 30 years by one or more years at the time an action described by Subsection (a) is proposed, the proposal may not be adopted if, as a result of the adoption, the amortization period would be increased, as determined by an actuarial valuation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.181 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.181
§ 375.181. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of any improvement project or services, including interest during construction and costs of issuance of bonds, may be paid from general or available funds, assessments, or the proceeds of bonds payable from taxes, revenues, assessments, impact fees, grants, gifts, contracts, leases, or any combination of those funds.

(b) During the progress of an improvement project or services, the board may issue temporary notes to pay the costs of the improvement project or services and issue bonds on completion.

(c) The costs of more than one improvement project or service may be paid from a single issue and sale of bonds without other consolidation proceedings before the bond issue.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0115 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0115
§ 212.0115. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, land is considered to be within the jurisdiction of a municipality if the land is located within the limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(b) On the approval of a plat by the municipal authority responsible for approving plats, the authority shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the authority.

(c) On the written request of an owner of land, a purchaser of real property under a contract for deed, executory contract, or other executory conveyance, an entity that provides utility service, or the governing body of the municipality, the municipal authority responsible for approving plats shall make the following determinations regarding the owner's land or the land in which the entity or governing body is interested that is located within the jurisdiction of the municipality:

(1) whether a plat is required under this subchapter for the land; and

(2) if a plat is required, whether it has been prepared and whether it has been reviewed and approved by the authority.

(d) The request made under Subsection (c) must identify the land that is the subject of the request.

(e) If the municipal authority responsible for approving plats determines under Subsection (c) that a plat is not required, the authority shall issue to the requesting party a written certification of that determination. If the authority determines that a plat is required and that the plat has been prepared and has been reviewed and approved by the authority, the authority shall issue to the requesting party a written certification of that determination.

(f) The municipal authority responsible for approving plats shall make its determination within 20 days after the date it receives the request under Subsection (c) and shall issue the certificate, if appropriate, within 10 days after the date the determination is made.

(g) If both the municipal planning commission and the governing body of the municipality have authority to approve plats, only one of those entities need make the determinations and issue the certificates required by this section.

(h) The municipal authority responsible for approving plats may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer its functions under this section.

(i) The governing body of a municipality may delegate, in writing, the ability to perform any of the responsibilities under this section to one or more persons. A binding decision of the person or persons under this subsection is appealable to the municipal authority responsible for approving plats.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0201
§ 7959A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7959A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.087 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.087
§ 85.087. TRAINING OF COUNSELORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and offer a training course for persons providing HIV counseling. The training course shall include information relating to the special needs of persons with positive HIV test results, including the importance of early intervention and treatment and recognition of psychosocial needs.

(b) The department shall maintain a registry of persons who successfully complete the training course.

(c) The department may charge a fee for the course to persons other than employees of entities receiving state or federal funds for HIV counseling and testing programs through a contract with the department.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee in an amount that is reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of providing the course.

(e) The department may contract for the training of counselors.
Tex. Government Code § 551.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.082
§ 551.082. SCHOOL CHILDREN; SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES; DISCIPLINARY MATTER OR COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not require a school board to conduct an open meeting to deliberate in a case:

(1) involving discipline of a public school child; or

(2) in which a complaint or charge is brought against an employee of the school district by another employee and the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if an open hearing is requested in writing by a parent or guardian of the child or by the employee against whom the complaint or charge is brought.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.106
§ 371.106. LICENSE FEE; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before the date the license expires, a pawnshop employee license holder shall pay to the commissioner a fee in an amount determined as provided by Section 14.107.

(b) The commissioner shall send written notice of delinquency to a license holder who does not pay the fee on or before the 30th day before the date the license expires.

(c) If the fee for a license is not paid before the 16th day after the date of the delinquency notice, the license expires on that day.

(d) A pawnshop employee license expires on the 30th day after the last day of employment if the license holder:

(1) ceases to be employed by a pawnbroker that participates in the pawnshop employee license program under Section 371.101; and

(2) is not employed within that time by another pawnbroker that participates in the pawnshop employee license program.
Tex. Government Code § 24.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.301
§ 24.301. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, this subchapter applies only to judicial districts listed in this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.204
§ 353.204. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) The appropriate regulatory agency, the attorney general, or the district or county attorney for the county in which an alleged violation of this chapter occurs shall, on receipt of a verified complaint, initiate an appropriate administrative or judicial proceeding to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.031(9), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The Texas Medical Board is responsible for enforcing this chapter with regard to a violation of this chapter by a physician. A violation of this chapter by a physician is considered to be a violation of Subtitle B.

(d) The Texas Optometry Board is responsible for enforcing this chapter with regard to a violation of this chapter by an optometrist or a therapeutic optometrist. A violation of this chapter by an optometrist or a therapeutic optometrist is considered to be a violation of Chapter 351.

(e) The Texas State Board of Pharmacy is responsible for enforcing this chapter with regard to a violation of this chapter by a pharmacist. A violation of this chapter by a pharmacist is considered to be a violation of Subtitle J.

(f) The attorney general or an attorney representing the state may bring an action for an injunction to prohibit a person from violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.301
§ 1201.301. STATE INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may employ state inspectors to:

(1) carry out the functions the department is required to perform under this chapter;

(2) implement this chapter; and

(3) enforce the rules adopted and orders issued under this chapter.

(b) In enforcing this chapter, the director may authorize a state inspector to travel inside or outside of the state to inspect a licensee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.153
§ 1066.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8081.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8081 / Section 8081.0305
§ 8081.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 465.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 465 / Section 465.002
§ 465.002. INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT ACTION.
Status: in_force

The municipality or county may create the commission by its own action or jointly by agreement with another municipality or county or a private foundation, nonprofit organization, church, or other entity. If the commission is created by agreement, all matters regarding the creation and operation of the commission are governed as provided by the agreement.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 107.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 107 / Section 107.005
§ 107.005. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect a waiver of immunity from suit contained in other law.
Tex. Government Code § 403.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.404
§ 403.404. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREEN JOB SKILLS GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall establish a green job skills grant program, funded by the development fund under Section 403.403, through which the comptroller may award grants in cooperation with the Texas Workforce Commission through the State Energy Conservation Office for the implementation, expansion, and operation of green job skills training programs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.081 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.081
§ 91.081. GRADE NO.
Status: in_force

1. Grade No. 1 cabbage is:

(1) sound, green in color, reasonably hard, and trimmed such that three or fewer outside leaves are left on a head;

(2) free from stem rot and other diseases;

(3) practically free from dirt, wormholes, and lice;

(4) uncracked and not showing signs of going to seed or turning white from age; and

(5) at least 1-1/2 pounds but not more than 8 pounds in weight.
Tex. Family Code § 56.03 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.03
§ 56.03. APPEAL BY STATE IN CASES OF OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "prosecuting attorney" means the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney who has the primary responsibility of presenting cases in the juvenile court. The term does not include an assistant prosecuting attorney.

(b) The state is entitled to appeal an order of a court in a juvenile case in which the grand jury has approved of the petition under Section 53.045 if the order:

(1) dismisses a petition or any portion of a petition;

(2) arrests or modifies a judgment;

(3) grants a new trial;

(4) sustains a claim of former jeopardy; or

(5) grants a motion to suppress evidence, a confession, or an admission and if:

(A) jeopardy has not attached in the case;

(B) the prosecuting attorney certifies to the trial court that the appeal is not taken for the purpose of delay; and

(C) the evidence, confession, or admission is of substantial importance in the case.

(c) The prosecuting attorney may not bring an appeal under Subsection (b) later than the 15th day after the date on which the order or ruling to be appealed is entered by the court.

(d) The state is entitled to a stay in the proceedings pending the disposition of an appeal under Subsection (b).

(e) The court of appeals shall give preference in its docket to an appeal filed under Subsection (b).

(f) The state shall pay all costs of appeal under Subsection (b), other than the cost of attorney's fees for the respondent.

(g) If the respondent is represented by appointed counsel, the counsel shall continue to represent the respondent as appointed counsel on the appeal. If the respondent is not represented by appointed counsel, the respondent may seek the appointment of counsel to represent the respondent on appeal. The juvenile court shall determine whether the parent or other person responsible for support of the child is financially able to obtain an attorney to represent the respondent on appeal. If the court determines that the parent or other person is financially unable to obtain counsel for the appeal, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the respondent on appeal.

(h) If the state appeals under this section and the respondent is not detained, the court shall permit the respondent to remain at large subject only to the condition that the respondent appear in court for further proceedings when required by the court. If the respondent is detained, on the state's filing of notice of appeal under this section, the respondent is entitled to immediate release from detention on the allegation that is the subject of the appeal. The court shall permit the respondent to remain at large regarding that allegation subject only to the condition that the respondent appear in court for further proceedings when required by the court.

(i) The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure apply to a petition by the state to the supreme court for review of a decision of a court of appeals in a juvenile case.
Tex. Education Code § 110.40 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.40
§ 110.40. TEXAS TECH DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System.

(2) "Center" means the Texas Tech Diabetes Research Center.

(b) The board shall establish the Texas Tech Diabetes Research Center for purposes of researching issues related to:

(1) diabetes; and

(2) conditions associated with that disease, including acanthosis nigricans, as defined by Section 95.001, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The organization, control, and management of the center are vested in the board.

(d) The board shall approve the employment of personnel by and the operating budget of the center. An employee of the center is an employee of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

(e) The board shall select a site for the center at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

(f) The center may enter into an agreement or may cooperate with a public or private entity to perform the research functions of the center.

(g) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.

(h) In conducting its activities under this section, the center shall consult with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Border Health Office that administers the Type 2 Diabetes risk assessment program under Chapter 95, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.453
§ 4201.453. UTILIZATION REVIEW PLAN.
Status: in_force

A specialty utilization review agent's utilization review plan, including reconsideration and appeal requirements, must be:

(1) reviewed by a health care provider of the appropriate specialty who is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide the specialty health care service in this state; and

(2) conducted in accordance with standards developed with input from a health care provider of the appropriate specialty who is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide the specialty health care service in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9305.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9305 / Section 9305.0204
§ 9305.0204. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must submit to the board's secretary a petition requesting that action.

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 residents of the district who are qualified to vote at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0052
§ 8508.0052. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors serve for staggered terms of six years with two or three directors' terms expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Education Code § 51.315 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.315
§ 51.315. GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "General education curriculum" means a core curriculum, as that term is defined by Section 61.821, and any other curriculum or competency all undergraduate students of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving an undergraduate degree.

(2) "Governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) At least once every five years, the governing board of each institution of higher education shall conduct a comprehensive review of the general education curriculum established by the institution. In reviewing an institution's general education curriculum, the governing board shall ensure courses in the curriculum:

(1) are foundational and fundamental to a sound postsecondary education;

(2) are necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life;

(3) equip students for participation in the workforce and in the betterment of society; and

(4) ensure a breadth of knowledge in compliance with applicable accreditation standards.

(c) In reviewing the general education curriculum of an institution of higher education under Subsection (b), the governing board of the institution shall consider the potential costs the curriculum may impose on students, including for additional tuition, fees, and time a student must spend to complete an undergraduate degree program at the institution.

(d) Each institution of higher education shall annually submit to the governing board of the institution an update regarding any changes to the general education curriculum offered at the institution. The governing board may reserve the right to overturn any decision made by the institution regarding any changes to the general education curriculum offered at the institution.

(e) The governing board of an institution of higher education may appoint a committee to assist the governing board in carrying out its duties under this section, including by making recommendations to the governing board. Members of the committee may include:

(1) faculty employed full time by the institution;

(2) institution administrators;

(3) community leaders;

(4) industry representatives; and

(5) other individuals selected by the governing board.

(f) Not later than January 1 of each year a review is conducted under this section, the governing board of each institution of higher education shall certify the governing board's compliance with this section to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and each standing legislative committee and subcommittee with primary jurisdiction over higher education.