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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.14
§ 49.14. INQUEST HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may hold an inquest hearing if the justice determines that the circumstances warrant the hearing. The justice shall hold an inquest hearing if requested to do so by a district attorney or a criminal district attorney who serves the county in which the body was found.

(b) An inquest hearing may be held with or without a jury unless the district attorney or criminal district attorney requests that the hearing be held with a jury.

(c) A jury in an inquest hearing is composed of six persons. Jurors shall be summoned in the same manner as are jurors for county court. A juror who is properly summoned and fails to appear, other than a juror exempted by law, commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.

(d) A justice of the peace may hold a public or a private inquest hearing. If a person has been arrested and charged with causing the death of the deceased, the defendant and the defendant's counsel are entitled to be present at the inquest hearing, examine witnesses, and introduce evidence.

(e) A justice of the peace may issue a subpoena to enforce the attendance of a witness at an inquest hearing and may issue an attachment for a person who is subpoenaed and fails to appear at the time and place cited on the subpoena.

(f) A justice of the peace may require bail of a witness to secure the appearance of the witness at an inquest hearing or before a grand jury, examining court, or other court investigating a death.

(g) The justice of the peace shall swear witnesses appearing at an inquest hearing. The justice and an attorney representing the state may examine witnesses at an inquest hearing. The justice shall direct that all sworn testimony be reduced to writing and the justice shall subscribe the transcription.

(h) Only the justice of the peace, a person charged in the death under investigation, the counsel for the person charged, and an attorney representing the state may question a witness at an inquest hearing.

(i) A justice of the peace may hold a person who disrupts the proceedings of an inquest hearing in contempt of court. A person who is found in contempt of court under this subsection may be fined in an amount not to exceed $100 and removed from court by a peace officer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.011 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.011
§ 103.011. RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other rights an individual attending a day activity and health services facility has as a citizen, an individual who is 55 years of age or older has the rights prescribed by Chapter 102 of this code.

(b) The department shall require each day activity and health services facility to implement and enforce the applicable provisions of Chapter 102 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.109 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.109
§ 411.109. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subchapter and Chapters 341 and 755, Health and Safety Code, to the extent possible shall all be given effect.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.00120 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.00120
§ 402.00120. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is entitled to compensation as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0303
§ 8483.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.004
§ 365.004. USE OF CERTAIN INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A district may use interest earned on its construction account for a purpose for which the district's financing documents permit the construction account to be used. For this purpose, the district's governing body may redeposit into the construction account any interest that has been transferred to the credit of an interest and sinking account.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0151
§ 540.0151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Accounts receivable tracking system" means the system the commission uses to track experience rebates and other payments collected from managed care organizations.

(2) "Agreed-upon procedures engagement" means an evaluation of a managed care organization's financial statistical reports or other data conducted by an independent auditing firm the commission engages as agreed in the managed care organization's contract with the commission.

(3) "Experience rebate" means the amount a managed care organization is required to pay this state according to the graduated rebate method described in the organization's contract with the commission.

(4) "External quality review organization" means an organization that performs an external quality review of a managed care organization in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Section 438.350.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 206.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 206 / Section 206.05
§ 206.05. UNMUTILATED STAMPS.
Status: in_force

No person may possess, buy, sell, or offer to buy or sell any empty carton, case, package, keg, barrel, bottle, or any other kind of alcoholic beverage container on which the state tax stamps have not been mutilated or defaced.
Tex. Government Code § 432.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.074
§ 432.074. DEPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after charges have been signed, as provided in Section 432.051, a party may take oral or written depositions unless the military judge, a court-martial without a military judge hearing the case, or, if the case is not being heard, an authority competent to convene a court-martial for the trial of those charges forbids it for good cause. If a deposition is to be taken before charges are referred for trial, the authority may designate commissioned officers to represent the prosecution and the defense and may authorize those officers to take the deposition of any witness.

(b) The party at whose instance a deposition is to be taken shall give to every other party reasonable written notice of the time and place for taking the deposition.

(c) Depositions may be taken before and authenticated by any military or civil officer authorized to administer oaths by laws of the state or by the laws of the place where the deposition is taken.

(d) A duly authenticated deposition taken on reasonable notice to the other parties, to the extent otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, may be read in evidence before a military court or commission, or in a proceeding before a court of inquiry or military board, if it appears that:

(1) the witness resides or is beyond the state in which the court-martial or court of inquiry is ordered to sit, or more than 100 miles from the place of trial or hearing;

(2) the witness because of death, age, sickness, bodily infirmity, imprisonment, military necessity, nonamenability to process, or other reasonable cause, is unable or refuses to appear and testify in person at the place of trial or hearing; or

(3) the present location of the witness is unknown.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0505
§ 3984.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3984.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.058
§ 1051.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8828.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8828 / Section 8828.053
§ 8828.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election in the district to elect directors on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.054
§ 1043.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.009
§ 124.009. QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualified real property" has the meaning assigned by Section 2032A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 2032A).

(b) If an election is made under Section 2032A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 2032A), the representative shall apportion estate taxes according to the amount of federal estate tax that would be payable if the election were not made. The representative shall apply the amount of the reduction of the estate tax resulting from the election to reduce the amount of the estate tax allocated based on the value of the qualified real property that is the subject of the election. If the amount of that reduction is greater than the amount of the taxes allocated based on the value of the qualified real property, the representative shall:

(1) apply the excess amount to the portion of the taxes allocated for all other property; and

(2) apportion the amount described by Subdivision (1) under Section 124.005(a).

(c) If additional federal estate tax is imposed under Section 2032A(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 2032A), because of an early disposition or cessation of a qualified use, the additional tax shall be equitably apportioned among the persons who have an interest in the portion of the qualified real property to which the additional tax is attributable in proportion to their interests. The additional tax is a charge against that qualified real property. If the qualified real property is split between one or more life or term interests and remainder interests, the additional tax shall be apportioned to each person whose action or cessation of use caused the imposition of additional tax, unless all persons with an interest in the qualified real property agree in writing to dispose of the property, in which case the additional tax shall be apportioned among the remainder interests.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.671 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.671
§ 201.671. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Broadband" means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the service. The term includes a service that is functionally equivalent to the service described by this subdivision.

(2) "Broadband conduit" means a conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber-optic or other cables that supports broadband and wireless facilities for broadband.
Tex. Government Code § 508.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.191
§ 508.191. NO CONTACT WITH VICTIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If a parole panel releases a defendant on parole or to mandatory supervision, the panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the defendant not intentionally or knowingly communicate directly or indirectly with a victim of the offense or intentionally or knowingly go near a residence, school, place of employment, or business of a victim. At any time after the defendant is released on parole or to mandatory supervision, a victim of the offense may petition the panel for a modification of the conditions of the defendant's parole or mandatory supervision allowing the defendant contact with the victim subject to reasonable restrictions.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a defendant may participate in victim-offender mediation authorized by Section 508.324 on the request of the victim or a guardian of the victim or a close relative of a deceased victim.

(c) In this section, "victim" has the meaning assigned by Article 56A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0042
§ 511.0042. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of county corrections; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of county corrections.

(b) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 131.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 131 / Section 131.011
§ 131.011. AUDUBON SOCIETY LAND.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies to Green Island and the group of three islands in Big Bay and the flats, reefs, and shallow water near those islands in Cameron County during the period that the National Association of the Audubon Societies is the lessee of those islands.

(b) No person, other than an agent, representative, or employee of the National Association of Audubon Societies or an officer of this state or the United States may enter on the land without the knowledge or consent of the association for the purpose of hunting a bird or for the purpose of taking or destroying a bird egg or nest.

(c) No person may hunt or molest a bird on the described land whether the person is on or off the described land.

(d) No person may discharge a firearm or explosive on or above the described land.

(e) No person may land, tie, or anchor a fishing boat in the described land.

(f) This section does not prohibit an agent, representative, or employee of the association from:

(1) hunting birds known to be a prey on other birds or eggs; or

(2) taking birds and eggs for propagation, conservation, or scientific purposes.

(g) This section does not prohibit a person from taking refuge on the described land because of storms.

(h) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Property Code § 141.018 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.018
§ 141.018. LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim based on a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property, or a tort committed during the custodianship may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodian's custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable for the claim.

(b) A custodian is not personally liable:

(1) on a contract properly entered into in the custodian's custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or

(2) for an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.

(c) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.182 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.182
§ 225.182. COMMISSIONER EL FRANCO LEE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 59 in Harris County between its intersection with Interstate Highway 10 and its intersection with Loop 610 is designated as the Commissioner El Franco Lee Memorial Highway. This designation is in addition to any other designation.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Commissioner El Franco Lee 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. Local Government Code § 397A.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.105
§ 397A.105. COMMISSION REVIEW OF NEW PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "new project" means a project, as that term is defined by Section 245.001, for which an application for a permit that will establish a vesting date under Chapter 245 has not been submitted to a regulatory agency before the effective date of the Act adding this chapter, including a water contract, sewer contract, or master plan.

(b) A regional military sustainability commission shall establish an advisory committee and appoint six members to the committee. Three of the members appointed to the committee must represent the military installation for which the commission is established and three members must represent landowners in the area surrounding the military installation. The committee shall advise the commission on protecting the critical military missions of the military installation with regard to development.

(c) On receipt of an application for a permit for a new project in the commission's territory, the governing body of the participating governmental entity shall review the application and request a report from the commission regarding the proposed project. The commission, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall review the compatibility of the new project with the military installation's military missions and related operations based on the commission's compatible development standards. The commission shall submit a report of its findings, including a recommendation regarding compatibility, to the reviewing governmental entity not later than the 15th calendar day after the date the request was made. The report must include an estimate of the fiscal impact on the affected property of any recommendations submitted by the commission as part of the report.

(d) The reviewing governmental entity may not take action on the permit application until it receives the report of the commission. If the commission finds that the proposed new project is not compatible with the military installation's missions and recommends denial of the permit application, the reviewing governmental entity may disapprove the permit application.

(e) On annexation of an area in the commission's territory for full or limited purposes by a municipality, the area is removed from the commission's territory. If the municipality disannexes the area, the area is included in the commission's territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.155
§ 6906.155. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 809.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809 / Section 809.002
§ 809.002. OTHER LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

With respect to actions taken in compliance with this chapter, including all good faith determinations regarding financial companies as required by this chapter, a state governmental entity and the comptroller are exempt from any conflicting statutory or common law obligations, including any obligations with respect to making investments, divesting from any investment, preparing or maintaining any list of financial companies, or choosing asset managers, investment funds, or investments for the state governmental entity's securities portfolios.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.206
§ 1055.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

General obligation bonds and revenue bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Tax Code § 41.06 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.06
§ 41.06. NOTICE OF CHALLENGE HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of the appraisal review board shall deliver to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit entitled to appear at a challenge hearing written notice of the date, time, and place fixed for the hearing. The secretary shall deliver the notice not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(b) The secretary shall give the chief appraiser advance notice of the date, time, place, and subject matter of each challenge hearing.

(c) If the challenge relates to a taxable leasehold or other possessory interest in real property that is owned by this state or a political subdivision of this state, the secretary shall deliver notice of the hearing as provided by Subsection (a) to:

(1) the attorney general and the state agency that owns the real property, in the case of real property owned by this state; or

(2) the governing body of the political subdivision, in the case of real property owned by a political subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.112 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.112
§ 1954.112. REPLACEMENT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license holder may request a replacement license certificate by completing an appropriate application.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.079 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.079
§ 2304.079. PUBLIC SALE OR AUCTION OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department acquires housing in the enforcement of a lien under this chapter, it shall within six months after the acquisition offer the housing for public sale or auction.

(b) The department must provide notice of the public sale or auction by having a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located. The notice must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the date of the sale or auction and must contain:

(1) a description of the property;

(2) a description of the procedures for submitting competitive bids for the property; and

(3) a statement of the time and location of the sale or auction.

(c) The department may reject any or all bids submitted for the property.